About Compilers, playing cricket and what not!!

The other day, when one of the juniors was whining to me about how Zulu was making life hell for the 2k4 batch, I was reminded of the day when he had asked me to get married. I'm sure he STILL makes the same set of statements. And it made me read the posts I had written about the compilers course. Quite funny, I must say. You can find them here. And the post includes the feedback + post-feedback class :D A parting word of advice if you're a CSE student of the 2k4 batch - sit in the front benches at the extremes. You'll hardly get noticed ;)

Now a days, I've been playing cricket quite regularly. In the lawn of course. It's fun. We usually get a decent audience. And if you're wondering what I do on the field..
When I'm fielding:
1. I taunt the batsman and the opposite team members (who are just lazing around on the lawn)
2. I bowl. Sometimes I am just awesome. Sometimes.
3. I'm a livewire on the field. I fumble regularly. I drop catches. I manage to hold on to some as well. But STILL I'm a livewire on the field.
4. I encourage the bowler and the fielders. After almost every ball. By taunting the batsmen of course!
5. I sometimes dive around and get scraped. But that is rare. Quite rare.

When I'm not fielding:
1. I make fun of the bowler.
2. I make fun of the fielders.
3. I make fun of our batsmen. (Just cant help it :-s )
4. I keep all ants off me. (We've got ants in the lawn. Some pretty big ones!)

When I go to bat:
1. I swing.
2. I miss.
3. If by chance,I connect then it goes out of the ground. Which by the way, is actually declared out.
4. I mistime shots and give a catch straight down the fielder's throat.
5. I run sloppily and run others out. (unless I've already run myself out)
6. I defend easy, lollipop, nicky boye-ish fulltosses. (Read it in Boycott style)
6. I make fun of the bowlers.
7. I make fun of the wicket-keeper.

But its fun playing cricket. The feeling of wet grass beneath your feet is just amazing. Totally worth it! :)

Moving on to other stories, the hot rottis guy has been given the contract for the ground floor mess and the dinner is just awe-huh-some! The number of puris is unlimited and the gravy/side-dish/curry is quite decent. So mom's really happy that FINALLY there's a mess which can cater to her growing boy's needs! And so, I am consistently having almost 6-8 puris on an average which is quite good. But I seem to developing this paunch and if I do not take drastic steps any time soon, you will be watching me on AXN in Ripley's Believe it or not - the lankiest man to have ever had a paunch. Yes, I can wave for you. All you need to do is mention your name and the message in the comments box. I can always do a Big B.

*wave* Panchnagar ke vaasiyon.. aap sabko mera pranam.. *wave*

Anyways coming back to more raging topics, after the electricity debacle - when the hostel bills shot up - my wingmates were big time into saving electricity. No they were not switching off the geysers. Instead they refused to switch on the exhaust fans!!! So whenever I had to take a leak, my lung capacity was tested. And for 4 days I had to endure the stink (which in a way helped me perfect the art of pranayam, but thats not the point!!) Right now though, things are much rosier. I just keep them switched on (the exhaust fans!) and no one seems to care :)
[And no, we still dont switch off the geysers after use]

Quote of the day:

We all wear masks, and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing some of our own skin.

- Andre Berthiaume

PS1: So BTP viva is around the corner. And we have hardly done anything on that front. In fact I feel quite guilty when people discuss about their projects in the mess! Damn you geekos!
PS2: Tomorrow is the D-day for our play. For the uninformed, our play will be held as part of a big cultural event in room number 119. The event is supposed to start at 17:30 hours and ours is the second performance. So be there and witness the miracle! (If you think people making themselves look like jackasses a miracle) Something tells me that its going to be quite embarassing.. :-s Everyone is showing signs of screwing it up! Lord, save us.
PS3: Siddarth is going great guns on the CAT front. I have decided to look at the (BIG picture minus Siddarth) and now it looks a lot comforting. The joys of imagination.. *sigh*
PS4: Being a TA is kinda shitty.. in fact its totally shitty. End of story.
PS5: Watched OMKARA and kinda liked it. But you dont want to be watching it with your family - unless you like going pink when you hear words like chutiya. Watched bomarillu as well. Nice. Planning on watching it again. And the whole experience...Out of the world. Deserves a separate post.
PS6: Need to prepare for carrom competitions :-s Especially doubles. Why?
2004 - winners
2005 - runners-up
2006 - ??
I know I am not very good at showing off.. :(
PS7: Had a nice time over the weekend. And a nice lunch. I think I just messed up the order.. :P
PS8: Senor Placements is getting on my nerves. The last remaining ones! :((
PS9: Long time since I blogged and hence such an unstructured post.