I Hate You, My Friend

For the people who have wronged me,
Here be my curse said whole heartedly;
Dark will be the things thou shall see,
For it comes from yours lovingly :)

A mokka figure will fall in love with thee,
Disturbed at her sight you will forever be;
Her super friend will be your soul mate,
But she has eyes only for your roommate.

The papers will say you won the big lottery,
Only for you to find they printed it all wrongly;
You will challenge me to a game in hamachi,
After defeating you big time, I ll say chi chi.

You will quit your job one fine day,
For an offer with much higher pay;
On the big day you ll be shocked to see,
Sitting on the interview chair ll be me :)

The Farewell That Wasn't - SOS

Sothapals Of A Somberi


Epilogue : The Farewell That Wasn't.


Having watched a lot of movies/tv series I always imagined how a farewell would go. But what happened was actually a little different.


Expectation.
Sitting in the last class of my college life and thinking "This is the last time I will be sitting in a class with my best friends. Maybe I should try taking notes one last time. Am gonna miss attending class though. How much fun I have had.."
---
Reality.
I overslept and missed the last day. Actually I didn't even know that was the last day of classes. I realized that only after seeing the message "Why didn't you come on the last day of classes?" at 1 pm.


On the last day looking at people and thinking "That dude's English made us laugh so much.. That guy singing without any care was epic.. The guy who walked like a girl.. There goes the "choreographer ".
---
When I saw all the people hugging each other and bidding goodbye, I couldn't help thinking "Ada pavi this fellow is in my department only huh.. Four years and I never knew that girl was studying in the other section"..


Talking to my favorite people in class and unwillingly saying goodbye to them. Becoming sad that the chances of seeing them again are very small. (All while a sad song is running in the back of my mind).
---
Okay, this kinda did happen to a certain extent.


Going up to the two (maybe three) girls whom I secretly had a crush on and talking to them at least once.
---
Too shy.


Writing pages and pages on people's slam book re counting all the memories that we shared over the four years.
---
Writing "We have never talked much in the four years but hope you have a bright future" in almost all the slam books.


Giving people my slam book and later reading them and remembering a few nice things.
---
Too lazy to buy a slam book and giving it to people. Ended up reading this.


Looking at the few "couples" in my class and being glad at least they have made it through four years and working on continuing it beyond the college life.
---
High five-ing with your best friend that the oddly matched couple are finally showing signs of breaking up. Good for her!


Receiving messages saying "Goodbye friends! If I have done any wrong to you, it was fully unintentional so pls forgive me" and forgiving them for those mistakes.
---
Receiving messages saying "Goodbye friends! If I have done any wrong to you, it was fully unintentional so pls forgive me" and thinking "Unintentional my arse. I didn't like you in the four years. That is not going to change because you sent an apology to everyone in your contact list thanks to your free message booster".


Walking around college and looking at places and seeing myself and my friends appear suddeny, laughing at something silly that we once did and then suddenly disappearing again.
---
Yet to do that. Am considering going to college and doing this by walking around with my headphones playing a few slow songs :D


Anyway at the end of the day, I loved most of my classmates and will miss them terribly. And for people whose path I have crossed, if I did anything wrong, it was completely unintentional (seriously :D ) and hope you will forgive me( am still serious :) )

Rest In Peace, B.E.

This being the 67th post, is written in fond remembrance of college memories both good and bad.

Just a few things I might miss from B.E.

The troubles to find the correct bus that goes to college..
The "I will not encourage terrorism in my class" speech..
The long night fifa gamings thanks to Hamachi...
All the big matches watched at Vishnu's place..
The last minute goal by Iniesta to sink Chelsea, Ronaldo free kicks, United victories..
Eating chicken at 1 am, maggi at 2 am..
The egg puffs at Outside Canteen..
The extra hour of sleep by bunking first hour of class..
Bunking first hour after arriving five min late..
Bunking second hour as friend is fast asleep in pump house by the end of first hour..
Roaming around the town with a friend..
All the birthday celebrations..
The "I know the level of torture you girls go through in this class" speech during second sem..
The "enquiry" sessions attended by friends..
The irony of going to Chennai for industrial visit during March..
The getting to roam around with your best friends in Ooty during the second IV..
Trying two/three sets of dresses before wearing the wrong combination..
The race against time to catch the bus..
Sleeping in class..
The one-full-day preparation for internals during first semester..
The twenty minute preparation for internals during other semesters..
Archana Gayatri's chappati thanks to Vishnu..
The long long phone calls..
Looking at that single women thrice every minute(ya we actually counted :D )..
The coming and going of words like "SS", "NRS", "Bayangaro"..
The train journeys back and forth to Chennai hoping in vain for a decent figure to sit in the same coach..
The dinners at bismi when low on cash..
The dinners at the mall when financially strong..
People constanly otifying others..
My friends constantly otifying me..
Going blank for a few months..
The dance culturals where only one girl always seems to be dancing, even if it is a group event..
The "off-stage" performance in Glitzia..
Watching lame ass movies because your friends suggested it..
The unbelievableness of 2010..
Ergonoxis..
The more eventful trip to Sasthra college..
The long polambifications..
Seeing numbers like 67,78,110 as just not numbers..
Trying to convert many numbers to one specific number in network security period..
The Airtel 10 paise scheme..
Having mobile for the sole purpose of your friend putting kadalai in that..
Going to bed at 4am..
Getting up at 2pm :D

And cheers to the people here and others for making it fun.

Surya, for giving news when things were dry,

Viswa, for his constant jibber jabber,

Nemo, for few fond memories,

Aniruth, for hanging out with me,

Rufus, for hearing me out in dire times,

Sowmy, for being a close friend,

Sarvesh, for being almost like a brother

and

Vishnu Gowthem, for always being there.

Rest in peace, B.E.

Awkwardness

Something out of place,
Nothing happy to embrace,
Tranquility replaced,
By a wry face.

Despite all I try,
Can't see eye to eye,
Neither can I pry,
Sigh.

A solution in need,
That is agreed,
Lest things recede,
And sadness be freed.

So give me a clue,
On what to do,
There be things I rue,
But its not time to bid adieu.

"Chicken? Ewww" - SOS 2.1

Sothapals Of A Somberi

Semester 2

Chapter 2 : Chicken? Ewww

First a kutty flashback. We go to 2006 when am doing my 12th.

(Just roaming around my house)

Me : What's for dinner? 

Mom : Today Sunday na. So chicken.

Me : Chicken a? Chi. Am skipping lunch today then.

Mom : You can eat Maggi. Like you do every Sunday.

Me : But I can't even stand the smell. Its disgusting.

Mom : Adjust one day.

Okay next we go back to 2008 when am in my 2nd semester. 

Me and my friend Vishnu go out to eat.

(looking at the menu)

Vishnu : What you want?

Me : I donno. Anything is ok man.

Vishnu : Seri. We ll take the chicken fried rice and the chicken biriyani.

Me : Add chicken manjurian too.

Vishnu : Vokay.

Well this conversion from being a pure vegetarian to a eating-chicken-everytime-I-go-out is solely thanks to hanging out with a group of friends who I guess have never eaten veg anytime they went out. 

Also to Bismi and the local mall where we go to eat at least once a week.

How I Met My Friends - SOS 2 to 8

Sothapals Of A Somberi

Semester 2-8

Everyone in college has their own "gang" (unless you are like Surya who keeps jumping from one group to another never truly fitting in anywhere or like Viswa who is simply present in all gangs). If am gonna write about my college life, I should be writing about the people with whom I have spent a lot of time with. So here goes.

Vishnu Gowthem

A Man United fan, a gifted poet, one of the few to watch English TV serials and vague movies like the Machinist (which is a true master piece), loads of online FIFA via Hamachi meant we had plenty to talk during the long lecture hours. 

Impulsively sarcastic and a true somberi, the dude shows an uncanny ability in keeping his spirits high. This post probably describes him best. Apart from being one of my closest friends, he has done a spectacular job as my shrink :D

Oh ya, the dude has a real life story that would put most tamil movies to shame.

Sarvesh Ghautham

 
A cousin of sorts, Sarvesh is a stand up guy and best described by the word 'decent'. Despite coming from a seriously loaded family (He once said, in full earnest, "Pocket money la bike vaangirla. Aana my family won't let me drive it"), he wants to start a company fully on his own. Baffling, you know. Co-founder of TOSS. He has given me plenty of advice on a specific area of interest which I have mostly never followed. 
And ya, a famous tamil movie is more or less based on his real life story :P
 
Sowmy Narayan aka Ironman :D
 
The geek of the group, Sowmy (ya some boys also have that name :P ) is a rare specimen indeed. This lanky dude is clever, witty and amusive. A true connoisseur of sarcasm, his ability to grasp even the most subtle meanings of a conversation is unbelievable. The dude reads novels, watches movies/tv serials, bunks classes yet still somehow ends up with a CGPA above 9. Also the co-founder of TOSS.
One of the best writers I know in real life (to know what I mean, read this), he wants to be a writer, lawyer and/or an entrepreneur :D
 
Viswanath aka Viswa (not Vichu)
             
Initially hung out with him mostly because he hung out with Vishnu. Talks a lot and comes with tons and tons of mokkais, a small percentage of which are actually funny. Best used to break the ice in awkward situations, he is comparable to a head ache. Despite your best efforts, you are never sure why you got it and how to get rid of it.

Surya

His inclusion in this list would surprise a lot of people and for good reason. He has somehow stuck to my gang for so long, getting rid of him has become too much effort for a somberi. Guaranteed to do something silly-looking at least once every five minutes, he has got a recent passion for cartoons and the spartans (this is an inside joke.. for now) which thankfully no one else seems to share.
 
Nalini aka Nemo

Childish and studious to almost a fault, she is a happy-go-lucky kinda girl. Its almost funny how every time I talk to her I seem to upset someone or the other. She is quite a good dancer and has been the inspiration for quite a few posts in this blog. And thanks to her, I have had many interesting phone calls(again, this is another inside joke). Also she is probably one of the few women who knows a lot about me and someone I know a lot about.

Well I could write about a few more people but feeling too lazy to complete.

Blankness Is Bliss - SOS 6.x

Sothapals Of A Somberi

Semester 6
Chapter (Not Yet Decided)

Too many thoughts crowd in my head,
It is so bad I cannot even go to bed.
All these memories are making me mad,
For my life has become so so sad.

Then comes the blankness to come save me,
And out of this crappy life it sets me free;
Something I have tried has gone wildly amiss,
It is true, this blankness is bliss.

What was it that I tried? Why the blankness?
To know all this, keep reading, the Sothapals Of A Somberi :D

An Autobiography

Well I wanted to write a decent post for Diwali. No ideas so far. So thought I d ready my Autobiography.

So, people, I give you..

Outview.

Sai Santhosh joins the college on August 2007. Read how he goes through his four years in college. How he comes out of his geekiness. How he is shown the fun side of life by his friends. How he missed the accused list. How his laziness takes control. How he sothapifies a perfectly good relationship. How he makes enemies in unlikely departments. How his friends handle his moodiness. How his classmates never understood what he said. How he got through placements.

An account of all his sothapals in four years at TCE.

Reviews(Probable)

"Absolutely LOL" says Vishnu Gowthem.

"A good read. Difficult to keep track at places" says Sarvesh Ghautham.

"A decent read" says Sowmy Narayan.

"Well acutally this is first book I read. I think it was ok but blah blah (125 words later) good" says Viswa.

"Nice da." says Surya.

Ms.Nalini was unavailabe/unreachable for comments.


Read the unedited Prologue here :)

God Is Great ;)

So there I was sitting in the open auditorium looking at the cultural show. Just as I was beginning to get bored, it happened.

Someone crossed me and sat two rows in front of me. My God, was she beautiful. The easy smile, the flowing hair, the breath-taking beauty. I had never seen a more beautiful woman. It was like I was in a dream. I sat there, totally blanked out. She was easily the most beautiful woman I have seen in my.. Wait.

A group dance from the B Arch girls just started. And there she was. Right in the middle of the group. One look at her could just fill any man with a thousand smiles. The slight touch of laziness in her dance was magical. I had never seen a more beautiful woman. I knew I could look at such beauty all day along and still.. Wait.

Thoughts about the girl of my dreams popped into my mind. To say she was stunning would be such an understatement. I mean, she was easily the most beautiful woman I had seen in real life. I had always wondered how an angel would look like. After seeing her, I knew. It had to be.. Wait.

And the list keeps growing. There is only one possible explanation for all this beauty in this world.

God is great.

A Sad Ending

A glorious start.

Shakira's shaking hips.
Vuvuzela's vociferous noise.
England's bad luck.
France and Italy's meet at the airport.
Messi's disappointment.
Germany's counter attack.
Forlan's blinders.
Spain's dominance with the ball.
Sneijder's blinding passes.
Robben's weird-looking runs.
Casillas's luck.
Netherlands's one loss.

A sad ending to the FIFA World Cup 2010.

The Clueless Walk

My life is one long walk down a road,
Down a road whose destination is not known;
Not knowing where I go has been the fun,
The fun is what that keeps me going.

I often have found people to walk with me,
To walk with me on an otherwise lonely road;
Lonely road it has been when there was none,
There was none to speak or listen to.

My path has often been chosen by other people,
Other people who have their own path to follow;
To follow them gives me more time with them,
With them have I had many a cherished memories.

I have no clue where am supposed to go,
To go left or right is not my concern,
Not my concern for this I know well,
I know well that only the journey matters.

Happy Birthday!

May 29, Birthday of Mr.Sowmy Narayan aka the IronMan :D

His appearance can often be very deceptive,
Yet this lanky man is clever, witty and amusive;
The word that best describes him is uncanny,
For very few can be this geeky and this funny.

It took eighteen years for our paths to cross,
Yet it turned out to be worth the wait;
Now on this special day, I have only one to say,
To one of my closest friends,a happy birthday!


Happy Birthday man!

Capital Problem

Well there I am in my Visual Programming lab doing my semester practicals. I write a simple program. One function call another function

myframe()
{
create(0,"hello");
}

And i get the error:
"create" variable not initialized.

I have no idea what this means. Basic programming skills tells you "create" is a function and not a variable here.

I spend an hour - a full 60 minutes - to find out what's wrong. Then I find the mistake.
Apparently in VC++, create() and CREATE() are the same. But Create() is not. An hour wasted because of a single letter. Darn.

A Lazy Man's Lament

There once was this man living all quiet,
Yet no one knew his mind was like a riot,
Most people thought he was one lazy dude,
For his busy mind never did they intrude.

He never seemed to get anything done in time,
And his ambitions never seemed too high a climb;
No one noticed he did get all his work done,
For doing things at the last minute was fun.

His slow walk did they ever laugh at mockingly,
But all these things he never did take seriously;
In fact he never was serious when he should be,
For it let his alter ego be open for all to see.

His lack of interest in arguing, people do misread,
Didn't they know lazy ppl never like to argue or bleed;
He will keep safe what is given to him or he ll try,
And if it does get lost, he ll only say f it and move on.

He never understands why his lazyness upsets others,
Nor does he know why they look down at his lazyness;
Don't they know that being lazy is a real talent,
And the other word for being lazy is being efficient?

Random

Just a few random thoughts here..

If you are impulsive few times and lazy the other times, it leads to disastrous effects.

If something goes too well, it means you are going to face a whole new level of comedy soon.

Being an introvert denies you a few joy. And a lot of trouble.

Give something a lot of thought and you will f it up.

If you are good at something, there is always someone better at it.

Life is not a sin curve to have an up, a normal and a low. It is a tan curve with an all-time-high followed by an all-time-low to gradually high again.

Mates before muffs. Our mates know it, the other doesn't.

They say we must be like the phoenix which rises again from its ashes. They don't tell you that the phoenix is born again as a baby and has to struggle for a while before reaching its prime again.

What is life is but a dream :)

A confused mind is a disease. It soon makes the others confused too.

You can write a blog out of anything in your life :P

Everything ends. Except nothing.

New Year Resolutions :)

I will no longer spend long hours gaming,

Rather I will concentrate more on studying;

I will not waste my time in vetti websites,

And find a physical activity like flying kites;

I will no longer think lazyness is good for me,

And accept the fact that hardwork is the key;

I will take notes in all the classes I attend,

And not be playing hollywood with my friend;

I will no longer cut classes for no reason,

And consider bunking an act of treason;

Importantly, tomorrow when I see this thing,

I shall not burst out laughing.

Happy New Year Ppl :)

Love?

When my eyes to her was drawn,

I knew not what i was feeling,

All other thoughts were gone,

For she was my only first love.

I was with her for five long years,

But never once did she know this;

Away from her now, I am in tears,

For she was my only first love.

To me she will forever appear a star,

Ever beautiful and beyond my reach,

Her memories will now only be a scar,

For she was my only first love.

I know she will one day go her own way,

'Cos she is as pretty and free as a dove;

Someday someone is gonna take her away,

For she was my only lost love.

P.S : The poem is about my first crush exaggerated for poetic reasons :D

See C

Well having attended a few C debugging contests, I found C can get very interesting even at the very basic levels. Here is a few questions that are worth understanding if you got any interest in C :)

*)First is the simple printf statement. Consider

int i=5;

printf("%d,%d", i, ++i);

If you guessed output as 5,6 - sorry.

Thing is printf first evaluates all the expression from RIGHT TO LEFT before printing the actual values. So actual answer would 6,6.

*)Now the comma operator. They always asked questions involving this. I didn't even know what it meant till I saw this.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comma_operator

*)The playing with increment/decrement operator. Consider

i=5;

j=i+++++i;

If you split the second line as j= (i++) + (++i) and calculated the appropriate value, then congrats, you made the same mistake as me :)

Seems it actually gets divided into (i++) ++ (+i) so it becomes an invalid expression.

*)Problem is to print "Hello World" without a single semi colon in the program :D

Now I thought of macros,recursion,function calls blah blah blah but as always the answer was one hell of a simple solution.

Just put the printf statement in the if condition or for/while condition thing and job done :)

*)The mother of all C questions :D

int a,i=5;

int *b=&i; //Creating pointer to i

a = i/*b;

What is value of a?

If the answer 1 popped up in your mind (after all we divided a value by same value), ha ha ha! Compile,run and see :D

Naming Convention

It always makes me wonder how people can mess a name as simple as mine. Let me tell you what I mean.

My EDC mam thought my name was Sai Shankar.

HOD thought it was Shankar.

EDC Lab mam thought it was Sai Saravanan.

So did the other sec boys for sometime. :D

Apple lab mam thought it was Sarvesh Gautham/Sai Vignesh.

uP sir thought it was Sowmya Narayan.

OS mam thinks(still :D) it is Sai Krishna.

I even had a boy from the other sec come to me and ask earnestly "Dei unnoda unmayana per ennada?" Lol!

Note : My real name is Sai Santhosh :)

Shift+Delete

I have a drive full of movies. And soon I ran out of space. So I decided to remove few movies. Cars got shift+deleted. Next was Angels and Demons. But this popped out an error. "The file does not exist in the system" or something very similar to that. I tried deleting the folder again. Same error. I restarted my system. The error didn't change. I couldn't understand what was going on. How could the file not exist??? I mean, it was right in front of my eyes.

I googled and found many strange solutions for this strange error. I tried many of them but in vain. I tried to create a rar file out of it and encountered same error. Yet the movie inside the folder ran perfectly fine. This kept me wondering for a few days. Then I did what I always do under these circumstances.

Restart. Go to Ubuntu. Mount the media. Now I tried Shift+Deleting the file. Angels and Demons was deleted successfully. What Windows failed to do, Ubuntu accomplished without a fuss. Ofcourse I still don't have a clue why that error came. But from experiences like these I have learnt something.

If something doesn't work in Windows, try in Ubuntu.

If you want to do something, try Ubuntu.

If it doesn't work in Ubuntum it's not worth doing.