Felicity '06

So.. finally.. after a brief hiatus I am back. But this time I have some hardcore reasons for my absence from the blogging circuit. And the main reason is Felicity '06.

For those who do not know, Felicity '06 is IIIT's technical cum cultural fest conducted every year in the first week of February. This time around, we have a much bigger and better show planned. Its going to be the place where the fun would never set. We are pretty much excited about it. Quite a number of companies have lined up to sponsor the major chunk of the felicity.
Well, I for one will be dealing with the Techfest newsletter with this guy. Also I have been roaming around quite a bit for sponsorships. Today was the first day though ;) Apart from that we hope to have an Apprentice-kinda event although nothing has been finalised. So I will be busy for some more days. Please do visit the website for more details. There are more fun, online events like the online treasure hunt (the prize-money is expected to be quite good) online quiz and stock market simualtion and of course a coding competition for the geeks who think they rule in programming concepts.

Moving on to a different issue, mom accompanied dad and me to the insti coz she had some work to attend in Lingampally. And because of the AICC (All India Congress Conference) session slated to be held next week, all the roads are being widened and I was pleasantly surprised when I saw lawns being laid out on the divider section. Tree saplings are being planted on either sides of the road.. So in short a major renovation is taking place all the way from the airport to Gachibowli, where our college is situated. Now mom was puzzled and she thought that all this was being done for our felicity.. :)) I could not control my laughter but then decided to play along. By then dad, who hardly lets an opportunity go by, pointed to a congress symbol and said that congress was sponsoring felicity. By then I could not stop giggling and told mom the truth, while she scowled and scolded dad. But seriously I wish that these conferences were held in every nook and corner of our country. At least then, the infrastructure in the country would improve. For starters, I hope they conduct one in Khairatabad, so that our street roads get widened.
Security has been heightened in the college. We are not allowed to stay in the labs past 12. And we are made to sign registers.. Seems as though Manmohan Singh and Sonia Gandhi will be staying here in our college. Now thats bad news. Hope nothing like the IISc incident occurse here. So much for Sonia Gandhi. aarrgh..

And now for some news from the personal front. I have been getting quite a few calls from someone named Keshu. This thursday sometime around 8, I got a call from this guy and the conversation went something like this...
Him: Hellooo..
Me: Hello
Him: haan.. apun keshu bhai bolre la hai.. zara Rajat bhai ko phone de.
(My heart lept with joy when I heard the apna mumbayya hindi but I was kinda appalled by the usage of "bhai" and so decided to stay away from apun-ka-accent. Kaiku phukat mein bhai log ke lafde mein padna.. sahi baat hai naa.. )
Me: Bhaisaaheb, yahaan koi Rajat naam ke saajjan nahi rahte hain. Aapne galat number pe phone kiya hai. Bye.
Him: Chaayla.. teri tho.. galat number dial kiya saale ne..
*Me hangs up*

After 5 minutes again my mobile rings.. same number. toh apun phone uthaaya aur woich aadmi vaapis fone pe baat kar re la hai..
Him: Rajat bhai hai?? Apun Keshu bhai bol re laa hai.. Jamnagar se..
Me: Yeh Rajat bhai ka number nahi hai.. Yeh mera number hai.. Gokul naam hai mera..
Him: Abey chokre.. apun number theek tarah se ich dial kiya hai.. Apne ko mama bana re la hai kya? Kahaan hai tera Rajat bhai? bula use
Me:*sensing the tension, I replied in a diplomatic voice* mama?? mere khyaal se aapne number galat number note kiya hoga. Aap vaapis Rajat bhai se confirm kar li jiye. I am sure a mistake has occured at some instant.
Him: *maybe because of the last english sentence, he seemed to have calmed down* Haan.. ho sakta hai.. theek hai.. rakhta hoon.
I was relieved and then thanked god for giving me the presence of mind. Or it might be some kind of prank that ma friends might have played on me. They are a mischievous lot. Also my apologies to my readers who cant decipher the conversation written above coz me is not in a mood to translate. apna bheja ab bahut kirkiri kar re la hai. upar se agle hafte apni vaat lagne vaali hai.. boletho apun ka mid sem shuru hone waala hai.. One more reason if I dont update my blog.

Also am practising CS for the felicity competitions. Hope to perform decently. But then I could not bear cheesy screaming at da top of her voice.. isi liye update kar dala. ab koi jhanjhath nahi hai.. sab jaake aaram se soo jao.. comment karne ke baad.. varna keshu bhai ko phone daalunga.. aur tum sabko tapka daloonga.. kya?? Gokul bhai se panga nahi lene ka..

Quote of the day:

“If you don’t fail at least 90 percent of the time, you’re not aiming high enough.”

- Alan Kay

P.S: The felicity site is awesome.. Please do visit it. The url is http://felicity.iiit.ac.in
Cheerz!!