Get out !!!!!

I was in my 6th semester when this happened. It was a basic mechanical engineering hour. I really don't know the reason why we electronics students had to learn a mechanical engineering paper in 6th semester. I had lost all the touch with the subject. It was in my 11th standard that I had learned something similar. So let's come to the point. Dinesh sir, asst professor of ME department was assigned in our class. We were much advanced in learning, as we used to research on how aeroplanes fly depending on their aerodynamics. It was like a free period for us. In his class, he made it mandatory that every student should bring a calculator but we made it mandatory that every five persons should have a calculator. He always wanted us to shout answers. But we knew it was wrong to shout in class, so we kept mum. On one fine day, when he was doing a problem and he provoked us to shout answers. We obliged. Every body was shouting their own answers. Sexy answered "28.86". Rajeev didn't agree. He said "28.87". They were playing some kinda cricket. Then preju, mammootty, aadu and all came up with their own answers and joined them. The class was going out of his control. I and Srihari, were sitting with them. We were enjoying all the procession. We couldn't control our laughter. We suddenly broke into it. Suddenly our teacher turned back and saw us laughing. We didn't even have the notebooks. He yelled at me, "GET OUT"!!! I was trying to explain him, what really happened. Then he saw Hari chuckling. He roared' "you too". We made our walk out of the class as if we had hit a double century in 20-20. Well, after the class we went to apologise to him. He advised us and then pardoned us. As started strolling away from him, he called us from behind and asked, "what are your roll numbers, i have to mark attendance for you people". We were stupefied that a teacher in LBS was so liberal.

Television Repair

"ENGINEERING has been chosen as the TOUGHEST course amongst all other courses including BCom, BCA, BSc, MBBS & on: by the Guinness Book of World Records, on 18 Aug 2010. There are 58 university examinations, 130 series examinations & 174 assignments within the span of 4 years i.e maximum of 750 working days."

This was a facebook status, updated by my friend and I stumbled upon it. I'm none to debate on the authenticity of this statement. All I want to do is to disclose a funny experience of mine. After waging a great war against Kannur university for a four and a half years, to be exact, yours truly became a Btech degree holder in Electronics & Communication although I didn't know what those two words really meant!

One fine day, I was at my home and something happened to my TV set. Well, my father called in a specialist repairman. And that happened to be the lab attender working in my mother's school. He found that the trouble was with 'LOT'. I was watching over these proceedings. Suddenly my father asked, "what is LOT"? I didn't know what to answer. Suddenly he explained, "it is a flyback transformer (FBT), also called a line output transformer (LOPT) which was primarily designed to generate high current sawtooth signals at a relatively high frequency. It was invented as a means to control the horizontal movement of the electron beam in a cathode ray tube (CRT). The voltage and frequency can each range over a wide scale depending on the device. For example, a large color TV CRT may require 20 to 50 kV with a horizontal scan rate of 15.734 kHz". Hearing this my father asked, "what did you learn in Btech"? I answered, "I'm still trying to figure out".

Tales of MH 1 - sasi p..

We all might have heard of wildlife sanctuaries to protect a particular species. India has over 551 animal sanctuaries, referred to as Wildlife Sanctuaries (IUCN Category IV Protected Area). One of my classmates Subin P (aka Sasi) planned to create a similar one in his room, 306 in MH-1 The species he tried to protect were Aedes aegypti and Anopheles mosquitoes  which causes chikungunya and malaria. They way he protected them was unique. He never used repellents in his rooms. In fact, he never permitted his room mates to do so. He would have his mosquito net filled with young mosquitoes, give them enough blood from his own body, protect them from the cruel human beings like us. All those who read this post may think that my dear friend is mentally deranged. But he can quell our doubts with his super human thinking. My friend, Subin was one of the immensely talented classical dancers in our college. He was also a gifted dance teacher. The company of mosquitoes would help him learn new moves during night. This knowledge, he'll impart to his students. I'm eagerly waiting for 'Natyashri' Sasi P's new book, "Nrithavum kothukukalum", in which he'll explain the obstacles he had to overcome to create a modern 'Natyasastra'....

Dedicated to my buddy Subin P.

THE KATA ASSOCIATION

We had learned over and over during our school days about the basic needs of man and food is one of them. Our cooks, Narasimha and Shiva, they behaved as if they were 'Nala'. They cooked food in the filthiest of environments and was quite savourless. Even though, we tried to eat, the quantity of the food given could never satisfy our appetite. So thanks to both of them we frequently experienced, or lived with the threat of experiencing the physical sensation of desiring food - hunger. We tried going out to restaurants to satisfy it. But the food was very costly in the city. "Necessity is the mother of inventions", and it was the birth of "KATA ASSOCIATION" in Hyderabad. I dont know who started it, but they were awful a lot members. There were four function halls in the neighborhood of our hostel and we always witness the food being wasted and dumped on the road sides. Some of the chaps decided to act against this and became the members of KATA ASSOCIATION . KATAS (that's how the members are known), will attend these functions and eat without being noticed by anyone.

KATAS are characterised with

• formal dressing
• style of eating
• quantity of food eaten
• not an ogle
• serious looking face
• ...........

Cyril was the chief propagandist. My roommate Sarath, whom we affectionately called 'bebu' was an ardent supporter of this movement. It was a movement whose support base was always increasing. Later a number of Malayalees from my hostel joined the movement including Shinto, hari (my collegemates), fradaric (my roommate). This made me a part of this movement, even though i was against this idea earlier. The idea was so radical so that it became irresistable for the other Malayalees. It was just like a social network. We met new people and made lot of new friends. Later the KATA ASSOCIATION expanded its support base.  A lot of non keralites joined and became KATAS. Now KATA MOVEMENT has become the 2nd largest movement in Hyderabad after TELENGANA!!

Courtesy- Harikrishna Varrier, Sarathbabu Sasi, Shinto KK, Fradaric Joseph, Vineeth KIV, Cyril, Shamnadh, Sachin, Sharon........ well it goes on.....

Deepawali in Hyderabad.

It was around 8:30 pm, we strode through the crowded streets of Hyderabad. The city was as charming as the young damsels who were basking themselves in the colors and the sounds of the fireworks. Yes, it was deepawali, the "festival of lights". In each legend, myth and story of deepawali lies the significance of the victory of good over evil; and it is with each deepawali and the lights that illuminate our homes and hearts, that this simple truth finds new reason and hope. From darkness unto light - the light that empowers us to commit ourselves to good deeds, that which brings us closer to divinity. It took the entire city into a reveling atmosphere. Everyone was enjoying themselves. All the people regardless of religion came out to the streets to take part in the celebrations. The fireworks where seen everywhere, even on the roads, infront of shops, on the terraces of the buildings, rockets were even flying between our legs. The air of festivity was prevailing everywhere we roamed. It was also the time for the elite economic class to show their opulence, bursting the crackers on the roads in 'police protection'. The policemen didn't want the public to occupy the roads as it would adversely effect the big fishes' euphoria. There was a really funny incident when a lassie 'dressed so brightly' lit a rocket but it turned against her. She had to run for her life. Lemme tell you, she was very hot. If something had happened to her, then surely we would have fought each other to save her life. It was then the police had to use their lathi. We had to move from there. We then stayed out of the rush. Walking alone the quiet localities we saw families who were celebrating the festival in true spirits. They were not competing with anyone, just enjoying themselves. This was a wonderful moment for me. It was for the first time in my life i had seen such diwali celebrations, as in Kerala, atleast in my part it not a major festival...... A moment which will remain etched in my memory.....

Straight from my heart.

"So close, no matter how far
Couldn't be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
and nothing else matter"
.....
- Metallica

One fine afternoon, here in Hyderabad when most of my roommates have gone to attend classes, i got myself into a situation which always prompts me to dig into my past, especially the four years in college. Those years, were the best in my life. Always surrounded by cheerful friends, talking about literally everything beneath the sun. We people were always been in full of energy, always restless. To be frank, we enjoyed each others' happiness and took part in their sorrows. Planning outings, mischiefs, parties....... well, it goes on. But now everything has changed, with all of us in different corners of the world. We wait with a coffee cup in our hand during the late evenings in front of the pc for our friends to come online. Thanks to facebook and EPL, i could really feel that i'm not so far from my friends, atleast some 'em..........

Insomniac...

Insomnia is most frequently defined by an individual's report of sleeping difficulties. While the term is sometimes used in sleep literature to describe a disorder demonstrated by polysomnographic evidence of disturbed sleep, insomnia is often defined as a positive response to either of two questions: "Do you experience difficulty sleeping?" or "Do you have difficulty falling or staying asleep?"......

Lying down in the bed, waiting for being embraced by Hypnos till morning, well that's the most disgusting thing. When i start feeling comfortable in his company, it's the time for Helios, to show his might. Sleep was one of my favorite activities. Now i just can't do that....... I had often used vodka as a form of self-treatment of insomnia to induce sleep. But it's not practical now. I don't have the company for that here in Hyderabad. The search for a substitute led me to Zolfresh, Zolpidem (N,N,6-Trimethyl-2-(4-methylphenyl)-imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine-3-acetamide), containing tablets. It is a prescription medication used for the short-term treatment of insomnia, as well as some brain disorders. It is a short-acting nonbenzodiazepine hypnotic that potentiates gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA), an inhibitory neurotransmitter, by binding to GABA_A receptors at the same location as benzodiazepines. It works quickly (usually within 15 minutes) and has a short half-life (2–3 hours). Yesterday was the first time that i have ever tried such a sleep enhancing drug. I didn't feel anything bad. Had a nice sound sleep, didn't even hear my alarm and Kareem woke me up at 5:30 am. Mind you, i had to go to class at 6:00 am. But when i came to know the side-effects, i was shocked. Some users take zolpidem recreationally for some of these side-effects, notably sedation, hallucinations and euphoria. Zolpidem becomes addictive if taken for extended periods of time, due to drug tolerance and physical dependence or the euphoria it can sometimes produce. Under the influence of the drug, patients may take more zolpidem than is necessary, due to either forgetting that one has already taken a pill or knowingly taking more than the prescribed dosage. Some users have reported unexplained sleepwalking while using zolpidem, and a few have reported driving, binge eating, sleep talking, and performing other daily tasks while sleeping.God!!!! Well i don't know whether i'll continue using it or not. Lemme tell you, sleeplessness, it's a really miserable condition...

 Courtsey- Sanjay Lal Satish Menon aka Kanjappan....