Yo
Fall has well and truly started and in just 3 days I am beginning to feel the heat! pun intended ...actually its a tri-pun,,,heat of the course work..the miami heat and of course the HOT crowd...man,,,,,,..FIU ought to be the most glam campuses around....unbeleivable crowd..boy!!!
This semester I have dedicated myself to understanding and studying Proteins and their structure and what not.Took 2 courses in the same field and to top that off I am doing a sit thro in biochemistry class.I hope I gain a lot in this 3 months and if i dont get in the act now I beleive i probably never will.
Add to this the excitement of being in 411....Man our house is a BUZZ of activity these days....at any given time of teh day and for that matter night there seem to be a min of 4 people in my house (that makes it 10...if u include our 6 members)
Planning to install Ganesha idol in our home for teh coming festival .I am all enthu aboout it.I am not a highly religious person but somehow "Lord Ganesha " seems to bring out the religious bent of my mind.
Watched Roddick in full blast againt Henman the other day.A pity is was a first round game.Saw Sampras cry on center court in his farewell ceremony.He was/ is GOD...Booming serve,a ripper forehand a rock solid backhand and delectable volleying skills.He wasnt the most fun to watch but when it comes to ruthless ability to win and raise the game under pressure he must be the best ...best ever..We will miss u sampras and tennis will be poorer since it lost a champion.
Thats it for the day folks
Tats
layer
August 28, 2003
August 21, 2003
Yo
Lots seems to be happening.Summer is almost drawing to a close.Classes start from next monday .Fortunately I have just one class to take and i am done with the course work.Mite do a sit through on a couple of other courses and start working on my thesis.That thought is now the foremost on my mind.Looks like the Fall 03 semester is going to be a busy one and exciting one for me.Of course thers the INdia trip that i am eagerly looking forward too.
I recall at the start of summer I told roomies that the summer was gonna be a long and boring one.Only the initial part came true.4 months is a pretty long summer isint it..but it certainly wasnt dull or boring. Since I was on a contract I was coming to school almost everyday and was trying desperately hard to inculcate the Amru way of working 9-5.That unfortunately I am struggling to achieve.But still I have made a start.Coming to school at 9-30 in the morning is an achievement to feel proud of.The advantages are numerous.You can pack off by 5,,,take a lil nap at home and go gymming or play tennis.It is fast turning into one of my favorite sports.I always enjoyed watching the game esp matches involving Becker..Agassi and Rafter. But now I realise that playing the game is just as much fun as watching it! Back home tennis was exorbitantly expensive.I think it was 60 bucks an hour and the cost of tennis balls was like 150 for a set of 3.Who was gonna fund me for that??? Here its so simple.Thers a tennis court on the terrace of my apt.A racket costs 20$ and we share the ball price.SO simple!!
hmm..food for thought.If we can make facilities available at a reasonable cost to the Middle class families youngsters will be willing to move away from cricket and football and try out their hand at comparitively expensive sports like golf and tennis.Get the point? India lost a budding tennis player.,....he went to MIami instead to do MS in biomed engg :-)
hehe
Lots seems to be happening.Summer is almost drawing to a close.Classes start from next monday .Fortunately I have just one class to take and i am done with the course work.Mite do a sit through on a couple of other courses and start working on my thesis.That thought is now the foremost on my mind.Looks like the Fall 03 semester is going to be a busy one and exciting one for me.Of course thers the INdia trip that i am eagerly looking forward too.
I recall at the start of summer I told roomies that the summer was gonna be a long and boring one.Only the initial part came true.4 months is a pretty long summer isint it..but it certainly wasnt dull or boring. Since I was on a contract I was coming to school almost everyday and was trying desperately hard to inculcate the Amru way of working 9-5.That unfortunately I am struggling to achieve.But still I have made a start.Coming to school at 9-30 in the morning is an achievement to feel proud of.The advantages are numerous.You can pack off by 5,,,take a lil nap at home and go gymming or play tennis.It is fast turning into one of my favorite sports.I always enjoyed watching the game esp matches involving Becker..Agassi and Rafter. But now I realise that playing the game is just as much fun as watching it! Back home tennis was exorbitantly expensive.I think it was 60 bucks an hour and the cost of tennis balls was like 150 for a set of 3.Who was gonna fund me for that??? Here its so simple.Thers a tennis court on the terrace of my apt.A racket costs 20$ and we share the ball price.SO simple!!
hmm..food for thought.If we can make facilities available at a reasonable cost to the Middle class families youngsters will be willing to move away from cricket and football and try out their hand at comparitively expensive sports like golf and tennis.Get the point? India lost a budding tennis player.,....he went to MIami instead to do MS in biomed engg :-)
hehe
August 09, 2003
New kids are here and my mind goes back an year when I first sat on a plane and came to USA with the noble intention of pursuing my MS in biomed engg.Its no exaggerartion to say that time flies when I say that about my first year in USA.Boy! the chaos is unbeleivable.There are 11 guys in my apt rite now including montys friends.We could make a cricket team of our own!what say?
Poor monty! is having a tough time ...managing pickups and handling the crowd.Thats one of the disadvantages of owning a car.u just cant say no when ur roomie asks u to drop them to school at all odd hours. And i am amongst the guilty list...but at least i keep regular hours...:))
Finished a month now with my new advisor and things are fairly smooth and i do hope that i will pick up pace real soon.The world of proteins is quite fascinating to say the least and that they run our system and control a hell lot of stuff that goes inside our body ...well thats even more amazing.Need to read a lot really...
sujit
PS: khare and I plan to start training teh new kids on "Ideal tea making".They are gonna be in our apt for the next 10 days at least.What can be greater joy than to have someone give u readymade tea in the morning ? USA has been tough on both of us. Chai mangta hai?? Khud banao! boo--hooo...
Poor monty! is having a tough time ...managing pickups and handling the crowd.Thats one of the disadvantages of owning a car.u just cant say no when ur roomie asks u to drop them to school at all odd hours. And i am amongst the guilty list...but at least i keep regular hours...:))
Finished a month now with my new advisor and things are fairly smooth and i do hope that i will pick up pace real soon.The world of proteins is quite fascinating to say the least and that they run our system and control a hell lot of stuff that goes inside our body ...well thats even more amazing.Need to read a lot really...
sujit
PS: khare and I plan to start training teh new kids on "Ideal tea making".They are gonna be in our apt for the next 10 days at least.What can be greater joy than to have someone give u readymade tea in the morning ? USA has been tough on both of us. Chai mangta hai?? Khud banao! boo--hooo...
August 03, 2003
Been on a movie watching spree of late.Only on the weekeknds though.Last weekend it was Qayamat and Mr and Mrs.Iyer.This time I have already seen "The Pianist", "The Life of David Gale" and some part of "Darna Mana Hai"
Over the past year that I have been here I have become a huge movie buff.Back home I used to hardly watch anything.Here I have fallen in love with Hollywood movies.
"The pianist" was a good movie though it is bound to leave u a little depressed esp if u watch it on a Friday nite.The story is based in Poland during the Nazi invasion of that country during WW2.Some scenes were outstanding.For instance,the scene showing the disabled old man being overthrown from his 3rd floor apartment from his wheelchair was outstanding for its impact value.I have watched quite a few movies of thhis type now.Schindlers List was amazing and Life is beautiful is of course my all time favorite.
I do not follow movies in Bollywood that regularly but looks to me like apna fillum industry is also going Hi-tech.Watched Kaante long back and now seen Qayamat and DMH.The attempt to try something different is definitely there.Perhaps the direction is a little bit offtrack but the intent is clearly there.I have come to absolutely HATE those love triangles/family wedding types.YUCKSSS!!!Same old story ..same old faces......A 100 room bungalow...heroines dressed up as dolls and heroes with hearts of gold!!! How bout something new and daring???
In fact I saw only half of DMH.Initially I was just ridiculing the movie.But in the end my reaction was "Actually its not that bad a movie."The scene between Nana and Vivek oberoi is quite outstanding and Aftabs wasnt too bad either.All these new breed of directors seem to be determined to carve their own path and I hope these guys do well.
Last word for the best! Iyer ROCKS! Outstanding performances by both Rahul Bose and KonKona Sen.The movie certainly provides some food for thought and I enjoyed the movie thoroughly.And as a bonus check out cute little Santhanam aka Santa!!
Over and out!
PS: Rahul Bose is also a member of Indias Rugby team.Which brings me to one of my all time favorite question.How can some people be so multi-talented? Beats me man.Used to think about this a fair bit but I have given up since. Guess u need to make do with what u got.barabar na?
byeeeee
:)
Over the past year that I have been here I have become a huge movie buff.Back home I used to hardly watch anything.Here I have fallen in love with Hollywood movies.
"The pianist" was a good movie though it is bound to leave u a little depressed esp if u watch it on a Friday nite.The story is based in Poland during the Nazi invasion of that country during WW2.Some scenes were outstanding.For instance,the scene showing the disabled old man being overthrown from his 3rd floor apartment from his wheelchair was outstanding for its impact value.I have watched quite a few movies of thhis type now.Schindlers List was amazing and Life is beautiful is of course my all time favorite.
I do not follow movies in Bollywood that regularly but looks to me like apna fillum industry is also going Hi-tech.Watched Kaante long back and now seen Qayamat and DMH.The attempt to try something different is definitely there.Perhaps the direction is a little bit offtrack but the intent is clearly there.I have come to absolutely HATE those love triangles/family wedding types.YUCKSSS!!!Same old story ..same old faces......A 100 room bungalow...heroines dressed up as dolls and heroes with hearts of gold!!! How bout something new and daring???
In fact I saw only half of DMH.Initially I was just ridiculing the movie.But in the end my reaction was "Actually its not that bad a movie."The scene between Nana and Vivek oberoi is quite outstanding and Aftabs wasnt too bad either.All these new breed of directors seem to be determined to carve their own path and I hope these guys do well.
Last word for the best! Iyer ROCKS! Outstanding performances by both Rahul Bose and KonKona Sen.The movie certainly provides some food for thought and I enjoyed the movie thoroughly.And as a bonus check out cute little Santhanam aka Santa!!
Over and out!
PS: Rahul Bose is also a member of Indias Rugby team.Which brings me to one of my all time favorite question.How can some people be so multi-talented? Beats me man.Used to think about this a fair bit but I have given up since. Guess u need to make do with what u got.barabar na?
byeeeee
:)
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