Friday, November 18, 2011

Exam Fever Stage IV...VIT Library!!


Hello friends....i agree this post is coming up very soon compared to my previous records...but i need to share this asap!! As i feel i have to write this for a little edge for VITians...for a little edge of me being a VITian too!!

Before starting this post, i wanna apologise that this is been written in pure intention of fun n laugh..not to hurt anyyone else... Currently there is a little tension in the VIT air...reason...the Term End exam...doing breakdance!! Students are been killed here with the disease called Exam Fever stage IV...they have to go through this enormous pressure of exams, assignments, mini (research) projects, numerous internal exams, quizes and several conferencesbased on projects!! How these students manage their time n studies is really appreciable with 75%attendence compulsary!

Now that i have said well enough about the students, lets have an insight of what is going on in real!! Right now i am sitting in the most sacred place of VIT...the Library....and am in the reading area which a huge room for study!! I am just sitting near a corner...And I bet you will observe so manyvvarities of thingse moment you turn your head 360 degrees!

At every alternate table, there is a couple sitting, which is trying hard to study...but this pre exam time is the best time to sit and discuss about their 'relation', future plannings, each other's shortcomings...etc etc... Such talks are often interrupted with occassional flicking through pages...grave readings...and again back to relationship problems!! Then this goes on till one of them find that they have already wasted about 2 to 3 hrs of their time...now its better that they go to their respective areas of loneliness n study alone!!

The table where you will see a single guy sitting, staring at the laptop...aimlessly...he is definitely waiting for her gal to come over and teach her the subject!! He knows very well that this is a call just to spend some time with the girl...still he will make the excuse of studies...and even if the girl knows the same...she would come to teach him...and after some 2 or 3 hrs she would get mad and would leave the place blaming the guy of wasting his time!!

Then you will see the tables of some serious study groups...they will be having almost all the books possible from the library shelf and studying like crazy...and if any one breaks the rule of "silence" around them...they will give them the 'bhasmasur' looks!!

You can always spot a hyper active group in the room...with their occassional loud laughs...loads of standing over people around the table...and making fun of every possible teacher when they csnt understand the subject!!

Next category of people is the one who comes here for bird watching or csn be cslled "sight seeing group"..but not just bird watching...hybrid bird watching...as library would have birds of little upper breed here!! (pardon my language here)..

The last kind of group is the "do not bother n not bothered" group....they will have their heads inside the books, hands writing so fast in the notebooks that u can hear the pages crying of pain!! They do not care even for a bit whats going on in the outside world!

And the percentage of the group varies with the passing hour of the day!! The couples percentage increases towards the evening..as library is the only place open till 12 at night!!

Sitting here and observing each and every activity is like one of the most productful things i have ever done!! I would definitely like to do a survey about whether my assumptions are correct or not..lol I actually managed to sneak peak on many of the conversations thats going on here...ranging from politics to gadgets to Fashion to food...but it will all end up in depressing thoughts about the subjects and the subject teacher!! VIT is showing me new colours each and every day!!

Hope to get this blog updated with another VIT experience sooon!! Till then...CIAO!!!

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Research Redefined....

What is "Research"....well the classical definition is not 'searching again'...but does it really hold so....:P

Lets see it through the eyes of young researchers (...like...me..LOL...)....

1. No weekends...every freaking day is a working day.......But, you can take a holiday with the excuse of studying, literature survey, library and even headache.


2. You can start the laptop with the enthusiasm to search at least some 20-50 papers for your literature studies, but would definitely end up into Facebooking, Twittering, Gtalking, Blogging and sometimes playing games online.


3. You will forget what is life outside lab...as you by this time have already started growing lives in your Lab

4. You will get these constant headaches because of excessive exposure to chemicals.

5. You will no longer able to feel your legs as they are swollen from the constant standing.

6. communication will be redefined for you...mood swings and irritation are very common and often to occur.

7. you will not have a personal life..and if you had already then it will take a 2nd 3rd or nth place right now!!

8. Your house...your room...or your hostel will feel like a guest house for you...

9. Movies, TV series will take a back seat

10. You will be sleeping like a dead person...even earthquake cant wake you up....and all you dream is about proteins, DNA, microbes, flasks...etc.etc.etc

11. Fashion will loose its meaning for you, as you cant even remember what were u wearing in the morning today....

12. If you are at VIT, you will be specially treated as they expect you to write "research papers" and publish them.....do they think that papers are available for 100bucks outside the stall??

13. You will be given the designation of a Research Associate and the workload of a Advanced Scientific Lab Assistant!!

14. Lab is your home n chemicals and bacteria are your friend....you now have no life away from that or can think of any!!!

Thanks to my "Research" I have added a new word "Patience" to my vocabulary....as it is all that I am been said to have during my work....as I will never get any results when I want them or need them.....

We are doing real research.....welcome to our Biotechn World!!!