Secrets to getting a 9 point....unleashed for you !!!!!

Well,ever since I somehow sneaked in a 9 point, people(in particular Darsana/Darshana(05/CSE/42....for easy reference)(Even she doesn't know which is right,how do u expect me to know!!!!!) have been pestering me for treats and with questions like "how did you manage it?". Well, I answered that I didn't know,which was true then. Well,I thought to myself that how could I really manage such an educational calamity......well it really is one,trust me.After some thinking,I could come up with the following people\incidents who\which have contributed to my result..(Studies ain't there,because that played a very negligible role in the entire process).:-

1. Get yourself neck-deep into music.If you love to perform and can do so,practice for it.Time flies like anything and helps you concentrate in your life a lot better.

2. Involve yourself in all kinds of extra curricular activities possible.Visit all college fests that you know of and ones that you havent heard till now.Develop your skills in these fields.I really enjoyed all those days of drama practices and my trip to IIT-KGP was a real fun-filled one.Now,I cant explain how these actually affected my result but all I can say is that these really refresh your mind,help you think out of the box and give you a well-deserved break from the vicious routine of daily life.

3. Contest the college elections....you don't have to lose it like I did but enjoy it as much as you can.It's a time when you visit almost every guy on the campus and visit hostel wings where you haven't set foot till now.The canvassing is actually fun....people think that you're important and you bask in that glory till the time when the results are announced..I got to know people and this whole incident made me well acquainted with many people and I again got a "well-deserved" break....(do you get the idea that there are too many breaks and less of study activities!!!!).

4. Don't attend classes at all....and when I say at all,it means almost none at all.I'll give you a breakup of the no. of classes i attended and you will understand how I managed the 9 points...

• Compiler Design-8(3 Class Tests)
• Automata-6(1 Class Test)
• Networking-1(1 Class Test)
• Database Management System-1(1 Class Test)
• Operations Research-1(Introductory Class)
  

For all those of you who think that these are not true,feel free to go and see my attendance sheet.I don't know how I didn't land up in trouble due to such drastically low attendance....Probably what my friend Ankur said is true..."Either you should have high attendance like people who go to all classes or low attendance like Anish's to get a 9 point"....

Statutory Warning:- Don't attempt this in other departments.Ankur's theory doesnt work in other depts....you might end up with a supplee or an year lag.

5. And last but not the least,get a friend like Kaustuv Bhattacharya(05/CSE/26...this is for easy reference).This guy has been the sole reason probably why i got such a good result.All my class tests were ditto copies of what he wrote...I didn't bother to study even one line.One week before the exam,I managed to get hold of the syllabus and knew what the subject actually meant....and then on days before the exams,he used to come and teach and explain everything to me..It was actually part of his revision exercise.All I did was listened to what he said and went to the exam hall...I actually didn't write anything as part of my study process.Well,thanks to only him,I managed to pull this off...

Now,you've got an idea of how to go about your semester exams...All those who thought that only studies fetched you marks are absolutely wrong..Follow my steps and taste the path of success.......

P.S.:- Please don't blame me if these don't work out for you....I took the risk and they paid off.Maybe they won't again but then....Who Cares????

Football-the world's favorite game

Football has over the ages proved to be the world's favorite game,a game that transcends all cultural,political,socio-economic and behavioral borders and brings together people as one. People play the game with the same fervor and excitement in every part of the world. Every growing kid once has a swing at the ball in his childhood and is bound to get attracted to the game. You might be wondering that how could an Indian be more excited about football than cricket. Well,the matter of the fact is that cricket just happens to be a "richer and more posh" game in this country. But we share the same enthusiasm as an Arsenal or a Man Utd fan....we love the game. In fact, today's youth prefers the game much more than cricket which is the primary reason why they had to come up with the T-20 version of the game. There are some reasons I came up with:-

1. Football is more action-packed and enthusiastic than any other game. The entire complexion of the game could swing from one side to another in a matter of few minutes, something you would rarely find in any other game.
2. It is of just 90 minutes duration which perfectly suits today's busy world where people don't have time to spend the entire day sitting in front of the idiot box and spending time idiotically on long drawn games.
3. The game attracts a lot of money through sponsors( yeah,it does.Not in India,but it does) which means people get to see a lot more action from their favorite stars.
4. One of the most important feature is that football continues even in the rain,snow,slush and other such natural stuff.So it doesnt need some stupid arithmetic like Duckworth Lewis to decide matches.Cricket should take a break and go join some university;wasnt sports supposed to be a break from studies.Well,i guess,cricket thought otherwise.
   
5. Last but not the least, the players play it with a lot of passion and pride, something I find really lacking in other sports.

Football is an absolute live-wire game. It is guaranteed to leave you on the edge of your seats wanting more of it. How else could you explain the fact that every big and small club has a huge group of highly loyal supporters who flock to the ground every matchday to cheer their team. I mean London alone has so so many clubs. Despite the fact that it is not a highly-populated city, you have huge number of supporters for every team who follow their team all around Europe with absolute dedication and devotion.Those who can't make it to the ground do make it a point to catch the game,be it in the late hours of night or in the wee hours of morning.This is a clear indication of the level of enthusiasm that Football can generate.
One major thing that Football has succeeded in doing is that it has spread its roots throughout the world. Although it was initially a British Game, it did spread to all other countries under the British Raj and made a huge impact in these countries. People have since then played the game and see where it stands now compared to other games. 202 registered countries who play under FIFA,the world's governing body for football. With so many teams competing against each other in the World Cup, you can truly call the winner a World Champion,unlike cricket where a handful of teams actually play against each other. The huge no. of teams all round the world provides us with an opportunity to watch games from all round the world,watch our super-heroes excelling and spot young talented players coming up through the ranks.
Football has also helped in solving many world-wide issues,be it political or cultural or socio-economic. Players play in leagues all across the world where there is no discrimination amongst them. It unifies them together and they help us to forget enemies we are fighting on the battlefield. It helps us fight world issues like poverty, racial discrimination, social oppression, diseases, everything. Football has proved to be the highest fund-raiser game during times of any natural calamity. This just goes to prove how football is more of a humanitarian symbol than just a game which 22 players play among themselves. It's a statement which people are making all round the world-one of extending their arms of brotherhood and stringing together everyone with a thread of peace and communal harmony. It's a stage where the so called "poor" and thirld-world nations make their mark and announce to the world that they do exist.Football has over the decades successfully proved to be an ambassador of goodwill and friendship and will continue to do so forever.
So here's wishing all you football-buffs a happy footballing life....may you enjoy the game forever...and don't forget to yell your lungs out for your favorite team !!!!!!