Also Look! a mysterious absence of laziness has driven me back to this dashboard for this long overdue post.
I hope the last semester does not turn out to be my best ever in IIT.(in the same way I hope that my 2nd semester was the worst I'll have to face).It was so fast paced that I cant even remember all the eventful moments, and Im sure my summary wont even come close in covering it up to an appropriate extent.
Academics :Linear Programing was a strategic folly,but I'm more or less satisfied with the overall performance.(or maybe so does it feel after the torturous 2nd semester).All the professors were good,and the coursework was interesting.
Quizzing:Aah! This was probably the thing that turned the semester from good to 'wonderful'. I had suspected I might meet with some success in 2nd year,but I didnt know it would come so fast. It all started with a surprise-completely out of the blue- victory as wildcards in the Movie Quiz.Then 2 consecutive wins in QC comps as rep.Then Rendezvous happened,and then Antaragani,and then there was no stopping. I timed my entry in the Hostel Team to perfection as we recovered from a disappointing 4th from the previous event to another win.
The regular Quizzing time-pass with pradeep and gainda were also great fun,as were the Kutub Quiz meets.If this sounds like any self-praising kind of thing,it is because it is my journal ! :)
Swiss music: I needed to write abt it else I would have surely forgotten it. "You need to listen to some cool music to relieve the mind of exam stress" said pradeep- an example of his "so-pathetic-that-it-might-just-work" attempt of convincing me (to join him for the music event) As is usually the case with following impulsive behaviour just before exams,it turned out to be a joyous moment..made memorable by a certain ...Leia Eymann...
Rendezvous: I was surprised that almost everybody found this year cult fest a letdown.
My (attractive?) quizzing secy did bug me a lot,but it didnt stop me from having a great time.
Missing out on qualification by .5 marks or starred question did cause a lot of -"Shit I was so close" moments,but the finishing 3rd in Sphinx and a nice Fantasy quiz event with pradeep made up for it.Hitting the last question Connect in Sphinx and rising from 6th to 3rd was my definitive moment of Rendezvous.
Antaragini: As the semester threatened to turn dull after the Rendezvous blizzard(which probably happens every year),I found an escape route to Kanpur. Playing Poker all night with Kumaon seniors,and qualifying for all events except the Sports Quiz and Bolly quiz(thankfully!) made it a better experience than Rendezvous...
(aaah! Sports Quiz hurts....so close..I told 'em teammates to write Clijsters and Burnley and cudnt remem. Fiorentino Perez and Paarko.As it turned out,Aritra also had a similar experience and had his own bloopers,and we missed by 1 mark)
Plus theres an added sence of pride and pleasure when you are representing your college somewhere else.Hats off to Avinash Mudaliar for conducting some beautiful quizzes...
(I'd always remember Et tu Brute and Alfred and Irene Adler !)
The adorable Professor: I dont know in what words to describe my liking of Angelie Maam.When Abhinav said shes just overhyped and is prejudiced etc..I felt like blurting out a bunch of swear words.
Her's was the class I looked forward to all week,rarely missed it on purpose(just once maybe)
.uff...I still cant describe it...The class was just...cool. The way she communicated with students, her extremely friendly way of conducting the tuts etc etc.
I'll never be able to describe it. Maybe after a couple of more courses under her.
Algebra: Well Linear Algebra was a surprisingly smooth ride.Actually the surprising part was I was scoring more than others without studying..and trust me..thats an awesome feeling.Though I still am amused the way I messed up my majors.Modern Algebra was a beautiful subject.
and well..even though those guys think that my Algebra project was not worth a KVPY scholarship,it was a different experience.
Swine Flu Mania: Ha..I dont remember that time much,as it was very early.Though living with parents in the guest house was VERY comfortable,it really hampered my grades.As it turned out I dint really have it,and by a striking coincidence which may appear very suspicious to the public,I came out of illness as soon my test results came out to be negative.
Movie of the Semester : The Sound of Music (last semester's was Star Wars )
Music of the Semester: Western Classicals
Book of the sem: Well...surely there were better books and more acclaimed writers ..but Harry Potter has always been my weakness.
Semester grade: 7.18
Other Notable memories: Optimization TA(lol), T(r)unkush, EEP,2012,Rock Night! , Maths magazine and last but DEFINITELY not the least- Bhattappa and Billi Studappa
I'm sure I've missed many many things,and I'll update this post as they come to my mind.
