Comments and the Pre-boards..

First Pre-boards came and took us by surprise. A few sentences commenly overheard between students:

After Chemistry:
"I studied Organic this time, phew!!"
"Darn! I skipped numericals of ElectroChem, that's what she asked now..."
"Äck!! Friedelcraft's acylation... ****!! Why did I not realize that?!"
"Arre, I could do something from p-block,but d,f went for a toss.."

After Math:
"Iss baar, Integration kiya tha.. aur woh aaya!!"
"Vector Algebra..!! WTF?? Vector Algebra.. ARGHH!!"
"Ï was blank in the planes-wala question.."
"Shit! cos2x ko last mein sin ke form mein convert karna bhul gaya/i!"

After Physics:
"O Bingo!! I studied that stupid p-n junction diode"
"Me too, I messed up that Cyclotron, made my own principle"
"You got the Logic Gates??"
"Darn you!! It was because of Eddy Currents"

After Comp Sci:
"Output?"
"Linked Lists??"
"Binary/Linear Search?"
"Output?"

After Bio:
"I left this question"
"I couldn't write much for this one"
"Studied only the new chappies.."

After English:
"I knew the Mumbai Attacks wala question would come"
"WTF yaar?? 10 marks for Kothamongalam Subbu?"
"I forgot to write the key in the end for Note-Making question"
"Issh!! I didn't know that word meant this"


But, overall, the performance was way better than last time... Including Physics. Next, Pre-Boards II. But before that.. One last post later on the year that's coming to a close...

Adios Amigos!!

Results and well..

Sunday, last day of the Vacation

A typical conversation between two friends:

A: Hi..! How are you?
B: Fine. You?
A: Same here. Actually, I am tensed about results…
B: Oh yes, the results… I forgot about them! How have you performed?
A: Not well at all(Not too good, bad, bakwas, stupid, etc) I wonder what’ll happen
B: Will you pass?
A: (LONG SILENCE)
B: What?
A: Umm…
B: Not sure? Which subjects you flunking in?
A: I… maybe Math, could be physics, definitely in chemistry
B: But you said your Math went fine.
A: The definition of ‘fine’ has changed, dear.
B: huh?
A: Borderline, perhaps.
… And so on

Once upon a time, loosing a mark or two wouldn’t really bother us much, we’d say, it’s still in the 90’s or 80’s,etc. But now, he he, we literally scan our paper line-by-line to actually find a slight opportunity to find at least one mark which will put us on the borderline.

Monday morning, in the bus:
No Loser (yay!), no Friend, another classmate PV. PV and me chatting about the vacation trying our best to hide the tension in our minds. But the topic of results came up and we looked tensed and worried. Discussing performance worsened our mood. But yet, we were somewhat hopeful and were a li'l bit optimistic.

And then, our Physics teacher walked in. The atmosphere suddenly became tense. Every single person was saying his/her prayers and hoped that the marks weren't too bad. Well, their prayers were answered: The marks weren't too bad, they were, in fact, VERY BAD. All of us were appalled by our performance. Those digits circled in red pen didn't make any sense.. How could we have done so bad? THIS BAD?? Partners looked at each other with wide eyes. This is just the beginning.. was the common thought that crossed everybody's minds. There was more to come. Actually, none of us were completely prepared for the Physics exam, the situation was like -- One Holiday, 11 chapters and next day Exam. Luckily, the teacher advised us to study the FAQs and SAQs so that we could do something that day..

Next, Maths. Majority of the class had done badly. Everybody had felt the pinch in Integration and the luck was rotten as this time in Calculus,more stress was laid on Integration. Well, many of us lost our marks over here.

After that, Chemistry. But everybody had lost hope. The marks of Chemistry were slighty better with very few students below the borderline. But you couldn't be happy at all because the marks weren't that good but definately better than those of Physics and Math.

Next, English. Hopes soared. "C'mon re.. English ke marks kuch toh achche hoge.. PCM ke tarah bure toh nahi.." Well, naah! Class average was pathetic. 'Twas something around 40%. But quite a fraction of the class had done well. But my teacher expected more from me(well, she picked up the duster and was poised to hit me with it :( ). I promised her I'd do well next time. She exhaled audibly.

Lastly, Computers. "I am toh pakka fail in this subject!!" was the statement overheard commonly in conversations. But this time, the teacher was somewhat lenient in her correction. Yet, some could not make it past the borderline and pleaded her on bended knees to bring them past the line. She complied only if she felt there could be only half a mark finding its place somewhere, somehow with some logic.

---------------------------------End of the Dhamaka----------------------

New morning, new day, something new to look forward to.

But everyone wore a gloomy look and at the mention of results some eyes would turn misty.

*Breaking News*

*Loser broke up with his gf!!*

Okay, I am neither happy nor sad, least bothered, but hey, that's the news I first heard. And then, everybody's talking to everybody, talking about how they told their marks to their parents, the reactions, the restrictions, new rules, etc etc.

Me and my group were huddled in out usual spot and pretended to be interested in the floor. Finally, I broke the silence. What followed next was a long speech by me on how to improve the position which we are in. Nods, grumbles, and finally "yes, you are right"s followed. I motivated my group. I motivated myself. I think, we should all motivate ourselves.

See, jo ho gaya,so ho gaya.. Now you can't do anything about it. Accept the fact that you haven't done well in this set of exams. But hey, the Pre-Board I is coming up and we still have a month to pull our socks up and slog it out. Listen, I am sure we've all heard this talk from our parents. Well, they are right and so I am. And I am not going to say more because by now, I am sure we are all clear on what we want now and how we want it.

The next day, a dramatic change came over most of us. Whenever we had a free period, we religiously took our long notebook and an RD Sharma Part II and absorbed ourselves with Integration. Well, I am one of those too. Infact, atleast 3/4th of the class is. Glad to see change, and hoping the best for all.

C'MON GUYS!! WE CAN DO IT!!

**____ALL THE BEST_____**

Vacations come to an end...

Bonjour juene filles et garçons!!(darn, it means young girls and boys)

Vacations are coming to an end--Wait a min! They have ended, it's the last day today, SUNDAY.. And, I don't feel like I have had a Vacation..!! Because I did nothing(in terms of acads)! Then what did I do? Well, first week went in the festivities. Hey, don't look at me like that, I had just ended with my examinations and definately wanted a break and perfect excuse was just waiting for me... DIWALI!! The festival of lights, when we celebrate the victory of Good over Evil, when we go to each other's places and stuff sweets into their mouths and yet try to blurt out an incomprehensible "HAPPY DIWALI" to each other.. aaahhhhhh! What a bliss!! I wish Diwali lasted for a week more, it'd be cool na?

Okay, coming back. Two weeks -- I had planned(blindly) to do a chapter each from PCM everyday and finish off the syllabus, BUT all went kaput!! :( I could do only two chapters from chemistry, none from physics and Differential Equations and li'l bit Integration from Math. *starts crying* ooooooo this is soooooooooo baaaaaaaaaaaaaaad!!! Why do things pile up like this on me and I just lol around and write this stupid blog?!

Well, this is the last day... Goodbye people!! I shall see you again!! Or maybe not.. School's re-opening tomorrow and we shall be welcomed with our results.. They aren't good this time and really, really, really hope to improve!! Okay, I'll promise to do well the next..

Chalo phir, you take care and so will I.. Must catch some sleep

Sayonara!!

--SaturnIndian[SI]

Bond, what Bond??

Hello, my dearies...

Well, the Bond I am talking about is not the covalent,ionic,etc. which we study in Chemistry. It's our Mr.James Bond, the 007 fella.

And here I am saying "What Bond?". Thinking that probably this girl knows nothing?? Aww well, no. I am quite familiar with the 007 franchise, so don't get me wrong on this one. All I am saying is that.. this one was a disappointment.. really :( 

Since thursday I was frantically calling up the guys in the theatres asking them the timings for the Bond movie and they were all telling me to call back later as the schedules weren't updated by then. Okay, a day wasted. Friday, I book the tickets and sleep in the night just for the sake of it and wake up at 5:30am(automatically -- see, my excitement) on Saturday and me and my friends set off towards the theatre.

The movie started and ended. We came out feeling happy happy. And of course, a li'l bit swooning over Daniel Craig. But I wasn't entirely satisfied.

The movie wasn't any special at all!! It had no "Bond" element in it. Where was that famous line "Bond, James Bond", that "shaken, not stirred" vodka martini?? It appears as though Bond's forgotten himself!! He is still reeling under the loss of his previous girlfriend Vesper Lynd(in Casino Royale). He appears very stiff, not very charming and has seem to lost his charisma. He is all worked-up and stiff, not saying much but rather venting out his frustration by indulging in some raw hand-to-mouth fights. Baaah!! That's boring, I thought Bond was supposed to get away quickly with just a punch or two and look unhurt and suavé always but this time he is all slimy and covered in sweat and grime and looks very unpleasent. Remember how we used to marvel that those slick gadgets used in the movie? There are none here, save for his mobile phone which I am told is a Sony Ericsson fella. So then what do we have? Well, mostly action, fast cars, motor boats, flying a rickety ol' plane over a rocky terrain, etc. The stuff which you normally see in your regular Hollywood action flicks. The Girls?? Yuck!! They were a joke, seriously..!! They were brought in just so as to stick to the Bond formula(somewhat) that girls are needed. I think the story could have gone on very well without them. It didn't require them at all, it was just.. ha ha

Basically, it was thanda... When you leave the hall, you don't feel as though you've seen a Bond movie. I know I am stressing a lot on this fact but if you were in my shoes you would do the same. The Bond fever has subsided now... The Bond magic was 0 in this one. Daniel Craig seems like just another actor we have to look out for. Well, he does act well and carry it off with élan but there's room for improvement. There's no wry humour, all very dark and serious and gets a bit depressing in the middle.

But if you wish to see it -- go ahead!! You will enjoy the action and stuff in the movie hall but don't expect any thing "Bond" at all. I am not too happy with this one and I doubt if you shall be. For once I shall agree with the journo who reviews movies every week for the newspaper and rate it 2.5 on a 5... Sorry guys, Casino was better but Casino wasn't any better when it came out.

So, well, go watch it at your own risk..!!

Au Revoir!!

--SaturnIndian[SI]

Miss Most-Disliked-by-Teachers (in School)

Hello, hello.. The birdie is back!! This time with another worm to peck at incessantly...

Yes, so... Read the title and now wondering who is this girl? Well, Miss Most-Disliked-by-Teachers(Miss MDT) is none other than Mr. Loser's girlfriend!! He he, did I not tell you that I would talk about her later..?

Well, actually this girl is way better than Mr. Loser and that's why I'll be soft on her today. Needless to say, this girl is the most popular(because the teachers dislike her) in our class for umm.. I guess... the wrong reasons :

1) Short Skirt
2) Sport Shoes with School Uniform(what?!)
3) Flirtatious nature
4) Manners => X
5) Extremely frank(sometimes brutally) which doesn't go down too well with the conservative crowd here
6) Talking about things in the open which are usually prohibited

Actually, I have listed here the reasons why the teachers are unhappy with her.. These are only a few, there are more but I can't think any more.

Well, why do I dislike this girl? Simple, because even I have had an unpleasent experience with her.

We have something in our school called the 'Open day'. Just this one day, various depts of the school -- English Dept, Math Dept, Chemistry Dept, Physics Dept, etc -- put up a colourful exhibition. I was, well, where I was destined to be, in the English Dept(I wanted the Chemistry Dept but it was spineless at that time so..) and Miss MDT was also in with me. I didn't really mind her as long as she kept to herself. So, the story is: English Dept organises "Soliloquies"(that's what the spelling is.. right?) i.e. a single person shall stand on stage and deliver a long speach(like Portia in Shakespear's Hamlet) which often has some famous lines and is a turning point in that particular story. We decided on five soliloquies and Miss MDT was Marc Antony delivering the famous "Friends, Romans, Countrymen..." speech(for those who have no idea, go check your younger sibling's english textbook). Miss MDT was very excited, very enthusiastic and promptly declared that she shall start preparation. But, in the end, four days before the D-Day, she pleads me to exchange places with her. I agree, on the condition that she help me out but unfortunately that doesn't happen. I, learn the whole speech by-heart, direct my Shakespear play(yea, that was my job earlier) and everything else. And she? NOTHING!! Help, what help? Why did she do this? "I wouldn't really be in a position to be in the character that day. It's a guy thing you see.." Ugh! She and her guy problems! Why can't she just stick to one and not go around flirting with the others??

And what guy problem? Well, nothing at all!! She just found a cute-looking guy and tried hitting on him and he just wasn't interested. Looks like she anticipated it. Last I heard, she was crying in the class.

When you are in school, you are expected to dress in a certain manner. That manner that means that dress modestly and smartly - which is the sole purpose of the uniform - NOT PROVOCATIVELY. Well, our person in the spotlight, just did that. Short skirt(above knee-length, d-uh!), socks pulled down to the ankles, and shirt buttons open in a suggestive manner. Now, that's a bit too much. Well, as the motto for most teenage girls goes: If you have the body, flaunt it.. She has just overdone that. Basically, if you ask me, it looks cheap. It really does. There's a way of dressing that way and yet look modest and NOT inviting-trouble types. Well, my juniors can show you how. Despite repeated attempts by the lady teachers(also prodded on by the male ones), to dress decently, everything's fallen on deaf ears of this young lady. Ah well, the result: Loads of boys craving her attention and she finding herself in an uncomfortable spot most of the times. Luckily for her sometimes, her girlfriends save her as they know how to deal with most of the guys here(she's a new admission).

And when it a free period in class -- a CIRCUS -- lol, literally. She and her girlfriends scream about here and there, squeal, shriek, jump on top of the desks(some girls in her group are yet to blossom, they roll on top of each other and ahem-ahem) and create a ruckus in the class. My complaint is the usual: I cannot concentrate.

Well, I must appreciate her for her outspoken & friendly nature. She's smart, cool, confident and has an American I-don't-give-a-damn attitude. Fine, I like it. Most do. And her group of girls are copying her(*rolling on the floor laughing*). That's so desperate!! HA HA HA!! I mean, whoa, make a group around here, fine, but don't go around following her every move. They listen to exactly the same songs she does, they like the same stuff she does, they choose exactly the same stuff she chooses. The girls have lost their individuality, sigh!

But now, well, she's single. I guess she musta broken off with Mr. Loser because of her recent performance in these exams. But I don't blame her. Actually, I don't wanna comment much on this. Her choice.

But hey, frankly speaking, she's good at heart, that's what I've found out, she only needs to check her actions and her tongue,too.

** Will be back with another worm soon**

Till then,
Sayonara!!

--SaturnIndian[SI]

The Loser...

It's just another normal morning, i board the bus along with my Friend, chatter incessantly with her and then a long silence follows. That's when the bus approaches a certain bus-stop where i ridiculously hope this Loser doesn't board but no, he boards..!



And now, starts the part of the journey when i have to tolerate him..! Why?? Simple, he talks like an idiot, sweet-talks with my Friend(who isn't the least bit interested) and pretends to be smart.



Like this:

Loser: Did you study yesterday?

Me: Not much, just a bit

Loser: Define "just a bit"

Me: Some math, and chemistry

Loser: No Physics?

Me: Naah, don't like that subject

Loser: But why? Its the best subject around, you should study that as well.. study now then, why you doing chem?

Me: I'll do it later -- I am just studying some more in chem

Loser: Why do you study so much?

Me: Why should I not study much?

Loser: But, you always study.. and you say that

Me: I don't.. that's just your perception

Loser: Ya ya whatever.. you always say that

Me:(doesn't reply)



Pointless discussion. Naah,please i am no "padhaku". I just study something everyday so that I am in touch with what's going in class. I mean, that's something which everybody does when they go back home.. And he says that it's a lot of study... Seriously??

And on the day of a test or an exam, the journey to the school is a real pain. He doesn't study anything and asks literally everything. For example: Let's say we have semi-conductor devices for a test.

Loser: Hey, did you study?

Me: Of course.. Why wouldn't I?

Loser: I was thinking if I could do some masti and persuade her to postpone it

Me: I don't think so that's possible, she seemed pretty firm.

Loser: Ahh okay, now tell me what is a junction-diode, I didn't study anything!

Me: You had 2 days to prepare, what nonsense?

Loser: I was thinking that maybe I could get her to postpone it

Me: (ignores and buries nose in book)

See, he had 2 days to prepare for that chapter, and mind you, that chapter isn't boring or tough or incomprehensible or anything of that sort that two days seem impossible for preparation. And worse, junction diode is something basic you should know to understand that chapter!

He doesn't pay any attention in the class. I'll give you a scene:

Teacher walks in. Students stand up to wish. And then, he starts:

Loser: Ma'am, please a free period

Teacher: I have to finish the portion, sorry, some other time

Loser: Ma'am.. No please!!

Teacher: Sit down please, let me begin

Loser: Ma'am, we never get one..

Teacher: So? You should be studying, that's good

Loser: But ma'am we never never get--

Teacher: That's none of my business

Loser: You could atleast give us this one..

And so on..

And hence, half of the class is wasted in this ridiculous attempt of his. During the class, he doesn't let the teacher teach properly. Frequently, he pops in stupid comments. Once, we were learning this thing in English called "HyperbolE", during the class all he did was chant "HyperbolA" irritating the teacher who repeatedly asked him to shut up.

I must talk about the relationship of him and his gf(I'll talk about her later). It's funny, really. Now, our Mr. Loser had/has a huge crush on my Friend(I talked about her in the beginning). Well, my Friend is committed to another Guy. And our Loser too is seeing someone. Now, I don't know what he means but it's really funny to see him catch my Friend's attention everytime. But once he is with his GF, no one is important. Another thing to note, in front of him, his GF goes around flirting with her ex-es. Aww, poor guy has no guts to confront her about it. He just stands there helplessly, stupidly grinning. Well, let's just see how it'll be like if he confronts her about it. She'll only say, "You're only being insecure". And she goes on about it again. If he confronts her about it again, she'll break up with him again!! OOOOhhhhh No.... what face will he show to my Friend who's going very strong with her Guy?!?! So it's best to keep quiet.

Bah!! I am so frustrated writing about him. Imagine me actually tolerating him...!! Oh you know what? He's quite a show-off: The other day, me and another friend were tensed after the exam when he turned behind and asked how did our paper go.. I said,"We're worried..". He said,"Mine went pretty fine. I'll definately do well.. You guys might end up giving the re-test." And what happened? HE gave the re-test.. for Two subjects...!!

And the worst...?? He stinks...literally(bad breath). A li'l birdie just flew in to say that someone was pretty disgusted by Me. Loser because of this. YUCK..!! need I say more??

You take care and don't come anywhere near him..

--SaturnIndian[SI]

Hello Darlings!! :)

Lemme introduce meself to you:

I am Class XII CBSE student(he he shocking.. i am writing) residing in India. I am a Science Non-medical(PCMC--Comp Sci) student which naturally implies i am also preparing for my entrance examinations, the ordeal which shall begin right after my board exams. Huge Fan of... (??) darn, i don't know!! Basically, these days i am not too attached to anything to be labelled as its "Fanatic".. Okay, maybe Harry Potter but the hype is currently down, so that's taken a backseat. Used to be a huge fan of Daniel Radcliffe(if you don't know who he is--good for you!!) but no, yawn at him these days.

Well, back to the topic:
So you see it's a pretty hectic life with academics taking centre stage always.. so much that i actually having dreams wherein the alkyl halides and amines(go google if you can't figure out what they are) were pulling me to their respective sides -- then i remembered that i had to study those chapters for the chemistry exam..!! The only entertainment i have is the TV.. wait, NOT the cable TV.. renting DVDs and watching them.. and the browsing the Net every weekend(though i try and do it during the weekdays sometimes :P) .. See, ain't it boring?? You said it!!
Well, but still let's see... i'll try my best to live these few months in an interesting manner and update you about what's going on... I'll tell you some facts which i have observed, some gossip from my class(names stricty protected), my views on some current issues, etc etc

So, that's it from me now..
Adios dear Reader..!

--Saturnindian[SI]