May 28, 2007

"Year-end review" finally over

(continued from last post)

Flash 58:

EEE Room. “Rajat, you have to help out Kirni with the Tracking Bug project.”

Flash 59:

Backstage. Vol structure. “We got to make the best structure!”

Flash 60:

Vetti’s call. “Dude I heard you can code in VB…”

Flash 61:

Shuchi’s Bitsian birthday. My (our) card.

Flash 62:

Outside OLAB. “Oh you are the guy! We are planning to make a working model…”

Flash 63:

EEE room. “Rajat. Can you just write the computer interface code for this walking stick project?”

Flash 64:

Outside the mess. “Nikhil, can I please not come today?” “Rajat, try to come. If you don’t come I don’t expect many people to turn up. We have to complete the work.”

Flash 65:

Backstage. “Oh, only three vols left to complete the APOGEE work… Remember to recruit more Gults next time.”

Flash 66:

SMS. “Food from home! Come and have a share!” “Sorry…”

Flash 67:

Backstage. Raja Ram. “Suppose you become the STUCCAN of backstage. Don’t you think that if people do not turn up for work they are to be chucked out?”

Flash 68:

Kirni’s room. 4 o’ clock in the morning. First day of APOGEE. “Hmm… Lets try tuning the program. Edit the timer delay.” Tick. Tock. Tick. Tock. “YES! It is working!”

Flash 69:

EEE Project display room. “Rajat lets just run the simulator and we can explain the BB84 protocol to the people who come.”

Flash 70:

Physics project display room. Explaining the protocol. Standing. Watching. Enjoying.

Flash 71:

EEE Project room. Smart home setup. Carrying computers around. “I got a mic for you!”

Flash 72:

EEE Project room. VC. “You are the guy with 3-4 projects… Good luck!”

Flash 73:

OHT. “Get some EPC mags here.” Shuchi. Broken. I don’t want to give my opinion. No. I have to help.

Flash 74:

Smart home. Outsti girl. “Hey, this is an amazing project!” “Oooo… Please give me your email address.”

Flash 75:

BOB. The plane. It looks so good! Bhat. “Is this really a backstage structure?”

Flash 76:

SMS. “Don’t feel down. You are good in many things…”

Flash 77:

APOGEE Prize Distribution. “Security and defense. First prize. Smart Homes!” “Second Prize. Tracking Bug!” Blah…

I do not feel good. I want to end these flashes fast…

Flash 78:

EEE Room. “Pick up Rajat!” “This one for Smart Home! This one for Tracking Bug! This one for…”

Flash 79:

C’not. EEE treat. George. “Great APOGEE.” “And with first years like Karteek and Rajat…”

Flash 80:

“We forgot to mention your name on the project list…”

Flash 81:

Back IC. “What happened?” “Nothing.” “That day outside Ram… I was really hurt.” “He has destroyed my semester.” “I DESERVE MORE.” Cry. Silence.

Flash 82:

SMS. “Rishabh asked me out and I said yes! :)” “Nice, nice”

Flash 83:

Outside Sky. “What happened?” “Maybe what I told you I meant in a different way.” Walking towards MB. Karbelkar walking ahead!

Flash 84:

Hanuman Mandir. Praying.

Flash 85:

“I really want you to be a ten pointer this semester.”

Flash 86:

Bhawan allotment out. Saurya…

Flash 87:

Wing Rep. “Ya, lets take him in.” “So you want this wing. OK”

Flash 88:

Wing allotment meeting. Upper Front Wing. Clash. Draw of lots. “YES!”

Flash 89:

Compres. Room. IPC. Room. Mess. IPC. Room.

Flash 90:

IPC. “I don’t feel like studying workshop.” “Best of luck!”

Flash 91:

Workshop exam. Kutti sitting behind me.

Flash 92:

IPC. Prob stat marks. Oops…

Flash 93:

Prob Stat papers. “I think I just lost my 10.” Kutti. “No. Talk to him. Send for recheck.”

Flash 94:

Sky. Lots of people. Kutti. “Raajaat! I asked the IC! You will get A…”

Flash 95:

CP 1 exam. “Aaah.. Cool paper!” “Compres are over!”

Flash 96:

Burning DVDs! Filling up the trunk!

Flash 97:

Major Jeetendra’s house. Watching blast videos. “Amazing!”

Flash 98:

“You are strong. Continue to be strong. And best of luck…”

Flash 99:

Last day of the first year. Ram Bhawan. Roof top. Lying down. Starry sky… Pondering.

Flash 100:

“Bye…”

Hmm… And thus a year ended.