Filler vacation

Hello!

Let me describe how the vacation went, like I do every time. The title gives you some idea... it says "Filler vacation". So it was not so exciting, 'twas just a filler between two semesters.

I have four days to catch my train and a week for the exams to catch me. Speaking frankly, I had two months of full free time. Academically lot of time was lost and it was up to me to use it wisely. Did I or did I not? Hmm... Let me come back to this one later.

Lately I was emphasizing on interpersonal relations. I went and met people this time for I was feeling isolated from the world all the semester. I talked like never before(I suppose). I had habit of keeping mum in front of others most of the time. I always feared the future without living in present. I often regretted for my past. Timescale being plus/minus 4 years(Phew! That is a lot to fear/regret). But this comic from Zen pencils: The Dalai Lama answers a question changed me. Please read the comic to understand what I mean.

"Living in present"... I still have no idea how it feels to live like that because when all lights go off and I lie on bed at the end of day, I cannot mentally stay still. Instead I dance to the music of never fading fears inside my heart. When will this stop? When will I stop regretting for what I didn't do? Concentrating for weeks couldn't be possible as I had to take break for a while. I had an "agenda" for this vacation as well which included MATLAB programming, Antenna theory, Signals and Systems, LaTex and transmission lines. Apart from some of these I learned how television, radar, binaural recording and sound surround system work(thanks to the newly bought 5.1 channel home theater at home). Although I focus for short periods on different things, I find it difficult to pursue just one for days.

Things done this vacation:
Newspaper- Did not miss the national politics this time(was a morning addiction)
Milk- Glass full Horlicks every morning
Youtube- Stand up comedies and fun videos
Email- not to miss
WhatsApp- Every morning and evening
Teasing my younger brother!
Reading- Art of electronics, Signals and Systems and Wikipedia
Over usage of WiFi- crossed data limit many times
School visit- Met my teachers and old friends
That's it!

Now I am bracing myself for exams and the next half of third year at college(Winter is coming.... so is even semester). Now you got a picture of how I did this vacation.

Goutham

My brother's golden words - Scientists are Gods

Hi!

I have one younger brother, 14 yrs old. His name is Bharadwaj. I call him Baby. The following words were written by him when he took my laptop and started typing in Word. I feel this has got much deeper meaning(if you ignore his erratic grammar)...

"Hello, my name is Bharadwaj. My regular activities are going to school, going to Sharma(extra tuition), coming back to home eating supper and going to bed but this time I want to do something that no one does. Believing in god and I believe what some priest says this is my ideology. I used to belief that god helps us to do become what we wish to become but according to the 21st century scientists there is no god but that is all our belief. As per my ideology god is there but I cannot show them the proof so what I meant to say is that scientists are nothing but GOD. The similarities between god and scientists is that of same kind i.e help. Now I can show the proof with my simple hands with no papers in my pocket when any one asks that show me the god I can hover my hands towards that person as people are nothing but scientists"

Thanks for reading!

Rain rain go away.... come again never(atleast for a few months)

Hey fellow citizens!

I am writing this sitting comfortably on sofa in my home. This post got here because I am safe and connected at all times. Because I got away in time to escape the hell downpour and swift floods of Chennai and surrounding districts. The previous post was written as we were asked to vacate the hostels asap and holidays declared for atleast a month. Me and many of my friends got tickets booked in time, enough in time to be well out of the cyclone's reach. We are now feeling lucky and safe.

But what about others? There are people in my college as I write, stranded in hostels and waiting to go home with neither electricity nor healthy food. They are helping each other for basics like food, water and medicine. Some of them have showed their struggle through whatsapp by sharing pictures and distress messages. News reports poured in this evening saying that northern Tamil Nadu will get heavy rain for next 3 days. This is terrible! All those whom I have blamed, sorry. Its not your fault.

This is a natural disaster! All India Radio news reported all the three armed forces along with NDRF(National disaster response force) are working tirelessly to move residents in city to safety. Army is distributing food near my college. This has never happened ever before. In a city like Chennai, where monsoon just reminded heavy traffic and overflowing drainage. Now we are talking about overflowing rivers and lakes. This was never expected.

I have no idea how this is going to end with few more days of heavy rain warning. I pray for the people of the submerged areas. I pray for their health and comfort. Lets be hopeful... lets stay strong...
#Chennaifloods
#Chennairains

Goutham