Ballads Here and Ballads There

The very thought of blogging about 6-day-events makes me very lazy... So, I'll be writing about it in March or April :P

Now, the thing is, (G)/(C)Rime Of The Ancient Mariner written in 1798 is in our English LR which was last edited in 1994 if I'm right. It is just like the usual makes-no-sense-ballad with a really different English.

 No - I'm not referring to the "thou" "thy" stuff.. It's the Archaic English used!

1) The Mariner's story starts with the classical "sun is setting, the ship is near the horizon etc. and they lived happily ever after" endings.

2) He uses all sorts of crazy spellings and thats called "archaic" english.

3) Our NCERT books have a really good recognition among the students for making mistakes in spellings/formatting etc.

4) One example is, the poet uses "spake" instead of "spoke". The doubt that will arise in similar places. Is the author using it or is a typo?

4) Are we allowed to use Archaic english in the exam?
  
         A BIG NO

5) Then what's the use of this?

Maybe it is to remind us that old authors made a lot of spelling mistakes and we shouldn't be making them...

6) Is the mariner a psycho?

Dunno.

7) Did the albatross' corpse fall on the ship? If so, did they literally hang the albatross around his neck?

8) How can the poet "create" a proverb?

Can I create one? Like "reading the Rime" for indicating that someone is dead crazy?

A suitable title would be Crime of the Ancient Mariner.

Wow... I'm late to school.. Bye! Proper conclusions later :P Editing FTW!

111.1

Yes. I've decided to tell the world.

      Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong

 This is my favorite epigram - which applies in situations where I hope it won't.

This, compared to the title, is 500% optimistic.111.1₂ is nothing but the number I dread -  7½. 

Actually, anything with a "half" part in it would do, but the worst number is 7½. All sorts of crazy things happen to me when there is anything with a 7½.  


For example, if I boot my computer at 7 : 30 (AM or PM. The number is enough.), it won't boot or there will be a power cut. If I correct someone's test paper (physics or biology or any class test), they get 7½ irrespective of whether the test is for 10 or 20 marks. Majority scored 7½ in the most recent English composition - I read the marks to ma'am.


Even though I am agnostic and I don't believe in superstitions (gave up my predictions on a good class/ bad class), this really makes me think - if I should "delve deeply" and experiment with it or I should "fear" a mere number.


Agnosticism and Linkin Park Rock!

 

A Wednesday...

Today is the first time I call Wednesday "good" because :

1. Sanskrit Period Free
2. Good time talking in the class..
3. I have a small hope of getting a new device with a "mystery feature"
4. I am still alive typing in this blog after 4xLOD

Wow.. Can't recollect any funny thing today except the 2nd anniversary celebrations.....


Thought : Be happy if you meet someone as confused as you.

Two 'Eyes' and One 'Tea' = SUPER CONFUSION

In case you don't know, this is the most awesome Indian college - IIT..

The dream college of all(Hmm.. a person I know has a very different ambition! So I won't say all) most - IIT was the topic of discussion today...

For the first time, I had a discussion with my friends (after school) about why we should go to coaching classes just to clear an entrance exam.... As mentioned by Arjun perfectly - Indian Institute of Tension - more frequently called IIT sets its entrance exam so tough that only the most brilliant of all can actually clear the exam with flying colours and the rest have to keep hoping that they would not be left out because of the 50% Quota or something....

Coming back to the discussion we had, the first question was : Why can't we study by ourselves? Why should we go to the infamous institutions like FIITJEE or SMART or Brilliant Tutorials, pay a lot knowing that you can't be sure about clearing the entrance exam?

I got "inspired" and actually, it is definitely valid asking this question. Why not have faith in yourself, work hard and succeed? It sounded absolutely like a "Personal Development" lecture despite the fact that I knew I was telling... How could I get so serious?

Asking the same question to my friend, we both came to the entrance gate of our school... Unfortunately, the day wasn't so lucky I suppose... There was another conversation which started exactly the same thing once we went there. Left with no other choice, I and my friend heard the usual parents' version of "Which IIT coaching class is better?" staring at each other helplessly..

OMG. Lots.Of.HW.To.Do. I better sleep rather than complete the HW

Moral : Even if you think you are serious or you are actually serious, you are YOU. Unfortunately, this time it is going to be a real for-your-good moral :( ...  "Never lose your seriousness once you are serious about studies since you aren't used to be serious about it very frequently"...

(K)Night and Day

It's been one hell of a weekend for me... Well, I wouldn't call it a weekend at all!


The newest equation I learnt was :
Sleepless Friday Night + Saturday Full Day School + Powerpoint = REAL MADNESS

Sitting in front of the computer is all through the day and night is what I've wanted and I never thought I would end up doing all sorts of crazy stuff (presentation) instead of Gaming...

Have no more time to spare.


PS : Knight and Day was a good film

Surprisingly, neither mom nor dad came this time!

Rain Rain Come Again Take Away My Wednesday!

"A day designated as having special significance for which individuals, a government, or a religious group have deemed that observation is warranted. It is generally an official (more common) or unofficial observance of religious, national, or cultural significance, often accompanied by celebrations or festivities."

Seriously, I don't know how rain ceases immediately after we get a message from Yokibu (2 hours after you know it is a holiday - thanks to the people keeping their eyes glued on the TV waiting eagerly for good news) saying that "Sri Sankara: LKG-XII - 7.12.10 - govt. declared holioday"... Well.. Monday was a special case.... 

If you are wondering what the first quotation is about, it is the dictionary definition for "Holiday" and I don't see any religious or national or cultural significance accompanied by celebrations in today....

A 4-day weekend wasn't a bad one but I hope tomorrow is a holiday too! - 2 SANSKRIT PERIODS!!!!

My schedule for yesterday and today :

1. Wake up at 8 AM
2. Do all routine stuff (brushing teeth etc.)
3. Sit in front of the computer
4. Get reminded that you need food for existence.. So, eat food in front of the computer around 10 AM
5. Realize that lunch is meant to be eaten in the afternoon.. So eat lunch around 3 PM in front of the computer again
6. Eat dinner watching a random part of a random movie in the computer around 8 PM
7. Wait till mom's temper reaches the highest point asking me to shut down the computer and go to sleep.
8. Sadly, go to sleep after a really good 14-hour computer session which consists of chatting, gaming and doing all sorts of vetti stuff..

Oh my god.. Close shave... Mom nearly started reading my so-called "schedule"..




Moral : Never Blog when you could end up getting thrashed because someone saw something they shouldn't be seeing :D

The Plight Of A Cake..

Just returned from KK Anand Sir's IIT Classes.. It was one of the usual classes - a good mix of fun and little serious stuff.. And yeah.. I can't forget Akshay's treat :D Akshay, Arjun, Myself and Deepak went straight to the shop in the break and we all enjoyed a Coca Cola and some random junk packets.. And yeah, the Vanilla cake stuck to our fingers just like a normal magnetic material would stick to a magnet :D (well.. maybe our fingers took it.. I couldn't find out what happened because it was faster than light! :D)

First it was arranged in pieces.. The second it was opened, what was left was a clean shining lunch box with no trace of lunch being brought in the past!

Then, some people came and asked us to tie rakhis (no, not Rakhi Sawant - the first word we heard when those guys said "Rakhi") to our neighbours irrespective of our gender.. That was a really strange thing...

Lesson To Learn : Sometimes, Hyperboles are cool! Hmm.. no.. Vanilla Cakes rule! :D and, boys, don't be afraid of rakhis anymore :D :D :D