What am I to you, fellow Ballistix ?

L2:Selva: Spoke more with you off-campus than on-
L1:PVR: What other frequencies do you hear when crouching near my loudspeaker?
51:Ramkumar: Machi, oru varusham worth of gujals miss pannittom.
50:Emmanuel: Dear Garsongo ! we look up to you.
49.Shema: Super senior in same class
47.Chuma: Bx's Usain Bolt says "Foourtie Sevone"
46.Ismail: I believe in angels..
45.Alphonse: Sweet Rwandan Mango
44.Ramadhan: Vanakkam Nanba!
43.Theogene: Children of God
42.Clement: Sports ambassador
41.Vinod: Neighbour, Nonchalance, Nonsense.
40.Vijayanand: Vijju ban gaya 'Gentle'man
39.Vijay: Sparring, Studying, Strategic Partner in campus. Friend for life.
38.Vijaya: Virundhombal in Veerappan kaadu. Singappooril enge un veedu?
37.Vidya: Vendum unthan punsirippu. Adutha jenmathil udanpirappu.
36.Vahini: Friend. Muse. Lesson.
35.Umadevi: The 'Puma' who can pounce on your weaknesses.
34.Sundar: The Counterpoint, Devil's Advocate,An Argument.
33.Srinithya: If only we had known you better.
32.Sivasankari: Silent sibling.
31.Sitaraman: Mandai. Whistle. Natpu.
30.ShobanaMV: Vaarthai vilayattu, in English ofcourse!
29.ShobanaR: That photo for the placement profile!! :)
28.Sharine: It would have been my bakyam to be your bhai!
27.Shanmugam: Oh my god ! Ayyo saami !
26.Seshadri: Proximity bred contempt. Separation bred admiration.
25.Senthil: Nenapputhaan..
24.Selva: 'Theni'yilirundhu oru Iniyavan. Kulikka marukkum Kodiyavan.
23.Sathish: Your humour gave me the stomach cramps, never the mess food.
22.Sandhya: Travelled, studied, laughed together
21.Rengaraj: Enge sellum indha paadhai?
20.Ravi: Not all men are born equal. Some are just more handsomer !
19.Ranjith: Podhuvaaga ivan manasu thangam..aana..
18.Rajesh: India Shines in you and me
17.Prem: Pointers, Pisthu , Poochi
16.Praveen: Lost in Peelamedu and Found in Paris.
15.Prasad: Will I ever get to actually know you?
14.Manivel: When friendship and leadership is congenital.
13.LP: The little miss sunshine, naughtiness in a landmine.
12.Kaarthi: Komrade
11.Karthik: Almost there mate, bravo.
10.Kamesh:Peter England, Where art thou?
9.Jeysree: 'Nine'ivil nirkkiraal.
8.Ganesh: The joy that is Virudhunagar.
7.Eswaran: So close yet so far - an enigma
6.Deepak: Sincere intentions and hormonal imbalances :-)
5.Balasundaram: Never in solitude in Soli'ten' (and) Labs
4.Balamurugan:A friend indeed - less in words, more in deed.
3.Ashwin : As roommate, helped explore extremes of all emotions
2.Arun : Still loves to chase crows, but too lazy to.
1.Aarthi : First jaw dropping experience in Tech !

Hear me out

I've read that people keep talking ALL the time, either to others or to themselves.
Its the ratio of whom they talk to that determines extroverts or introverts.

Leadership

Fear of unpopularity is the second greatest barrier to becoming a leader.
The first is ofcourse the fear of leading and telling people what to do :-)

Pandaminium

Any Panda in a zoo would probably feel real depressed, if it could understand all the people calling it 'keeoooouut'. Its a bear, but people look at it like a cute oversized cat! Even the Chinese character for Panda 熊猫 (Xiong Mao) means Bear Cat !

An alien game..

..of burly men pushing and jostling with each other in a field for the possession of a ball that cannot even roll in a straight line. Rugby - was not something we learned to play in school, something which we never watched in TV, probably because there is no recognizable Indian rugby team playing in any international sporting event.
Once in a while, I got reminded of this sport when I met some of its fans, overheard their debates during the Rugby world cup, with its own rivalries and star players-nations. It still remained a distant association till recently - No, I have not started playing it, nor watched a game in a stadium. It was this movie 'Invictus' ( for which I shall not be tempted to write yet another glowing review) which served as a introduction to the heart and soul of the beautiful game.
I found myself suggesting a DVD of the movie as a farewell gift to one of our team-managers who is an ardent fan of the game. We even played a game of soft rugby during his farewell party in a park. In addition to the dvd, the package included a All-Blacks rugby jersey, Canterbury tshirt and a Canterbury Rugby ball. When I held the new ball to check it out, I read something that took the game much closer to home - 'Made in India' !! We dont play it, but we do make it !
Rugby - An alien no more, but a curious neighbor I would like to know more about.