Back again with another khichdi of a post.

• Quark, Waves and Apogee. [For the uninitiated, Quark is our technical festival and Waves, our Cul-fest] I had been to BITS-Pilani, for attending their Tech-fest, Apogee.

  • One would expect Apogee to end up the best, but we were thoroughly disappointed. It came nowhere near the perfection of Quark and things seemed quite unprofessional. Hats-off to Chaitu n others in the Quark Org-Co. I’m already worried about missing Quark'09 [thanks to my PS]
  • The specials at all three events were unforgettable. Feeding the Fish, the Air Shows (Naval and Amateur planes), the Orchestral performance, Special Performance [Aasra], Sand art by Gagan and Mithali!
  • Had the opportunity, to meet/have a look at some of the guys studying at colleges in their home towns. For once, I felt being in a “reputed”, national college does matter.
  • Felt good spending some time with good ol’ friends at Pilani.
  • Always believed organizing events isn’t my forte, but, helped organize a couple of events at Quark. Feels good.
  • Effective Communication is less about how well you choose your words but more about your quantum of concern for the other person and the matter at hand!

• Pilani Campus, Love at First sight. Never really felt like coming back.

  • The arts/non-technical clubs there are simply superb! We have a lot to learn
  • Cycling on campus. A dream come true!
  • All Night Canteen is a real hangout place!
  • Green, Greener, Greenest. Never really felt like we were in the deserts of Rajasthan.
  • …. the list can go on and on. I’ll stop here.

• FOSS n me.

  • Attended my first FOSS event! The Install Fest @ Quark. Wasn’t as awe inspiring as I would’ve liked it to be, but still a memorable one. Simply for being my first install-fest and for the lessons we learnt.
  • FOSSKriti'08 is one event I’ll regret missing. It was absolutely amazing. I’m just hoping, people here too get to that level soon enough.
  • Free Software and Freeware ain’t the same stuff. It’s extremely painful when people address FOSS stuff as freeware. Free Software is Software that’s Free as in Free Speech n Freeware is software that if free as in free beer.
  • Eagerly awaiting mukt.in v2. Can’t wait to get back home!
  • Enjoying my time on \#mukt.in and \#linux-india. The new DC hub (GNOME) for FOSS junta is cool too!
  • There’s an urgent need to start contributing to FOSS. But how?

• Haven’t yet found myself an intern/project for summer. Wonder what’s in store, this summer.

• Most of the gang’s On-Campus next sem. Will really miss Voodoo though. Hoping he has a rocking PS.

• Hoping we won’t have to shift hostels next sem.

• Appreciation is a great motivator. Expressing it promptly is important. I’m bad at it. Should work on it.

• “The gang” is like a flock of birds in flight.

• This semester is coming to an end already, and I don’t have anything I’d be proud of.

• Wonder why I have absolutely no feelings about the farewell we’d be having soon.

• Awaiting Ugadi Celebs. Seems like they are gonna rock more than ever.

• Gone are those days, when I used to post because something I had to write about, compelled me to do so. These days, the long inactivity on my blog is turning out to be the sole reason for my posts. [A few Rare Exceptions though, and this one isn’t] I wonder if its because life’s become uneventful or because I grew lazier or because of something else.

• I don’t like posting accounts of events from the recent/distant past, but I’m doing it just to prevent my blog’s death.