Memories to cherish for lifetime : Adios JCE !

Finally I have to write this "It was last day in JCE BELGAUM yesterday" .. . Believe me when I joined JCE I never wanted to write this, my dream was to build and raise my career  here, but somethings are inevitable !

 This was my 2nd home for 15 months : Dept of CSE

For an year and so, JCE has been my second home, and it’s really hard to write about 15 months of fun filled memories in one blog post.

It finally dawns upon me what a big piece of my life filled with so many memories I’m leaving behind..  My students, you guys are some of the most amazing people I know and I’m going to miss you all.

To all my colleagues at Computer Science Engineering,  I will miss our team, specially Chitti sir, Anand sir, Viresh sir, Shridhar sir, Abhinandan sir, Parimal sir -> Numerous chats, staying late till evening to correct IA books, leaving early sometimes by writing in movement register , parties without any reason, Lemon tea at Ramesh anna's shop etc, these are some things which I will never get back. With many of you, I have shared a unique camaraderie which I hope will continue in the years to come even though I shall not be part of JCE.

It has been an enriching and memorable journey of 15 lovely months and I have had the honour of being the FACE coordinator this year and I take immense pride in the fact that everyone has shown so much faith in me. Teachers day, AVENSIS, Fresher's day some unforgettable memories !.

It saddens me now that I realize I will never be coming back here again. As much as it kills me to say this. Venturing into the new world I realise that today I depart with mixed emotions. Joyous, that I am prepared to deal with life’s challenges yet disappointed that I have to leave JCE in order to move on in life.

All my teachers colleagues and student friends, you have always been an integral part of my life and not seeing you all again gives me the shivers. I hope to remain in touch with each one of you all forever.

I will miss each and every element of JCE, but at the same time, cherish the memories of my time spent here. The journey went through Software Engineering , Web Programming, INS, C.

Maggi jokes during Software Engineering classes and first teaching blues were memorable. 2011-15 CS batch, u r my personal favourite batch, u guys rock !

I wonder where those 15 months went. They simply fleeted by happily on the sands of time and have ushered me to this day. It is undeniably difficult to say goodbye to what better way to do it than celebrate? Oh yess !! Thanks a ton to my students (7th sem & 5th sem)and colleagues for giving me grand farewell parties ( 5 farewell parties in 3 days !! ). 5th semester students, I never taught u any subject, but ur farwell party was touching !
Thanks for the trendy FASTRACK watch. Loved it !!!

 The CAKE that brought happy tears ! Miss ur batch :( 

I wish all my students good luck for their future life and I pray that each one achieves his/her goals and dreams.

I do wish all my colleagues ,CSE department and the JCE every success in all its future endeavors.

Lived the best part of my life in BELGAUM in last 3 years. Belgaum i will be back soon. KA 22 is stamped onto my heart forever !

Sunset at JCE ! IRONY indeed

Sunset view from CSE department door2, adieu to JCE CSE  #respects

Some heart touching compliments received on whatsApp from my dearest students. Thanks a ton, I never thought I deserved these !

Archana Kalburgi, 7th sem CSE

“I m not understanding from where do I begin with ...

U were the "coolest" prof I have come across .....

U were the first prof I could share things like how I copied in my exams... Would do any mischievous activities ...

Just a single day have passed without u in coll n v r already missing u ... V don't remember the count of how many times v took ur name today....

U have won so many hearts here

Finally u were one amongst those who makes saying "bye" so difficult...

Wishing u a v happy😀 future n all the very best to u”

Veeresh Maste, 7th sem CSE

Sir you might not be physically wit us but for each one of  you'll always be there in our hearts n thoughts forever!😇 n we all are happy for the bright future awaiting for you sir ! all the very very very very Best sir ! Thanks a lot lot lot lot lot lot for teaching us n supporting always without any hesitation ! Thank you very very much sir !

Saba Jahagirdar, 5th sem CSE

Since 3rd sem v wer eagerly waiting for U,,, to teach us..

But our batch was pretty unlucky...!!

Sir v all will MISS u !!

& All d best

Hav a gr8 future ahead

Jenet Dias, 7th sem CSE

Miss you sir... may your life ahead be filled with lots of happiness because u have not left a single chance to make us laugh n cheered up by your humorous attitude.

Chetan Kulkarni, 5th sem CSE

Goodnight sir it was really grt fun... Even though u didn't  teach us... I'll really miss u   

And al a best for ur future!

Akshay Raddi, 7th sem CSE

Thank u sir had a very good time with u in this one year... u r the coolest professor in our dept...and I'm sorry if I have ever hurt u anytime in this one year....we made some sweet memories when we had been to Kolhapur for AVENSIS promotion and ur jokes ,v al gonna miss u sir... U ll be remembered forever.... And anyways once again I heartily congratulate u.... Al the very best for ur future

Vinay Jain, 7th sem CSE

Thanks u very very much sir for everything, for supporting us all the time, for being so friendly n close with us even after we dint attend ur classes

Thanks a lot

Ur the best teacher I came across in my lifetime seriously I am not just saying I am saying the truth

We will all miss u a lot sir

I hope to u stay in contact with us n be a frnd n guide through my life

Had a grt time with u sir

Nostalgia !!! Adieu to ORKUT. . A final walk thru the scraps, testimonials and many more !

Feeling nostalgic, logging into orkut after a long time to recollect many special memories of our generation’s first social networking site. Remember how till some time back it was one of the coolest thing to be on Orkut. 

We were in a NO-APP No-candy crush zone, with no smartphones around ORKUT was best site to kill the time and have loads of funn.

Digging into ORKUTTING days and taking a final walk through the memories. >NOSTALGIA<

Way back in 2008, during our fresher’s day, a bunch of seniors were ragging me, the question asked by one of my senior after getting to know my name was .. “are u on orkut?? “ !!  Butterflies in stomach !! I responded like .what orkut?? What.  She said - “Arey jaa orkut pe register kar le pehle”.

From there the journey of social networking started and I used to spend most of the time in hostel internet centre. Sending friendship requests to everyone was so common;  connecting to school friends  and writing numerous scrapbook entries became the regular routine after college hours. Most crazy part was finding ur crushes n viewing their profile regularly till they accepted friend request.

Clicking plenty of pics for showcasing a stylish pose to impress everyone and this is how DPs were born, which made everyone look much better than they actually did (ROFL a bitter truth -_-).

And ‘testimonials’?? how can we forget?. They were an assurance about our goodness, looks, style etc etc. . Begging friends and luring them by treats just to make them write testimonials on our profile.

Logging in to check the scrapbook entries not only of ours but of everyone. ‘Hey, I saw your scrap, why didn’t you scrap me?” Arguing and fighting over who has got highest scraps. !! it was much more cool if you had over a thousand scraps. It actually turned into a competition to have the highest number of scraps and people on your friend list.

I remember during my birthdays, the first thing I used to do was log in to ORKUT and check how many people wrote a scrapbook entry with all those graphic birthday wishes made the day most special.

Applying new themes to the profile, graphic fonts and names to attract everyone. We could also see who all visited our profile — it was really a cool feature, so we used to spend a lot of time in updating all the profile details. 

Seeing my pics clicked in my 20s is the real fun, no less than watching a CARTOON show!

Our generation learnt about social networking through Orkut and it helped us big time getting in touch with long-lost school and childhood galli friends.

Orkut, to me, will be like a maruti 800 or a cassette tape recorder — which left us with lots of good memories so as to receive more better things.

Social networking now is all about 'likes', 'comments', ‘photo tags’, 'hastags' etc,

Finally Orkut gets buried in the graveyard of dead, the memories of our teenage first social networking memories will always remain strong. 

REST IN PEACE - ORKUT  _/\_

Live and Let Live .!!

Couple of months back I had been to shimoga with my colleague to attend and present a paper in ICICT conference at PESITM shimoga. It was an awesome experience visiting the tiger reserve nearby PESITM and we had loads of fun. 

On May 6^th we boarded the Belgaum bus from Shimoga CBS and after few mins we got stuck in traffic. I was peeping outside the window to see people rushing in every possible direction to move on and we were stuck exactly at the signal. As we were waiting for the signal to go GREEN my eyes caught attention of a poor young girl may be jus about 10 yr old. She had a tiry look wearing torn clothes ultra-thin – malnourished, with a plate to beg <I felt reeli bad seeing her>. She seemed very hungry as she slowly opened a bread piece to eat. She took a bit and was about to take her next bite, a stray dog was in front of her wagging its tail. She was so sensible that quickly she put that bread piece on the road for the dog to eat. Dog sniffed the piece of bread and walked away. <It was so stale that even dog refused to eat> .The  very next moment ,the girl came, took that bread piece and ate it without hesitation. <This shows how much hungry she was. !sad! >. My heart cried and before I could see more of her through the window, the signal turned GREEN and our bus drove away. Till I reached Belgaum, I was thinking about that poor little gal.

Next day one of my friends treated our group as he had got a lucrative job. Everyone of us enjoyed the treat, had loads of fun, but the sad part was few of my friends wasted so much of food. It made me think about that poor girl I saw in shimoga – “Wish I could help her “; but it was too late. I started regretting that I could have stopped the bus and walked up to her which I did not do :(

All I could do was “think-regret-think-regret” . Without any hesitation the poor gal shared her bread with the dog, though she seemed very hungry. Then I realized instead of wasting food like this one can satiate their hunger according to their needs and save the rest of food to someone else; someone who cannot afford a simple meal, not even once a day.

I still look back at that traffic-signal incident fondly as I don’t know that little girl personally, but she taught me a lesson of life. We should SHARE and help the people in need. Lets Make world a better place to live :)    

   

Amboli - Weekend Fun at the Mystic lush green Western Ghats

Amboli - Mesmerizing experience !! 

It was one more lazy Sunday, Me and my colleague decided to go somewhere and the plan was to go in and around amboli to explore the scenic beauty of Western ghats.

Just 70km from Belgaum, Amboli attracts lots of tourists from North Karnataka. It’s a weekend hangout for many Belgaum people. Amboli is famous for its waterfalls and viewpoints. While monsoon is the best time to visit when waterfalls are in full, the post monsoon season provides some nice views.

After having some refreshment we drove towards amobli. We were a team of 3 -> Viresh sir, me & Vinayak. 
Very soon we entered Maharashtra. The difference was easily noticeable as there were no English boards and even the numbers were written in Marathi. But road quality was same as in Karnataka. Its pre monsoon, climate was humid and I was sweating and thought to go back to BELGAUM . But to my surprise there were drizzles as we neared to Hirenyakeshi.

Spot 1: Hirenyakeshi

This is the source of river Krishna and it owes its holy waters to the Shiva temple at the cave where the water originates.

Spot 2: Mahadevgad Point

Awesome Amboli - Mahadevgad

Chilling weather and the natural beauty of green hills, soaked in mild showers and mystic fog is perfectly exquisite.

Surrounded by a thick canopy of trees and dense forest cover, when viewed from top gives a tranquilizing feel.

Spot 3: Kavala sath point

This view point is much more beautiful. It provides a complete view of the lush green valley. Several waterfalls can be seen on both sides of the valley. This will be an amazing place during monsoon.

This is the view during pre-monsoon visit

Lush green view from Kavala sath point

Bunch of unique mountain flowers at kavala sath point

Still there are many amazing spots to explore. Some of the mesmerizing views from roadside points.

Some roadside point

An awesome hut somewhere between choukul and sirgaonkar point

Green Steps. Amazing isnt that?

Finally the actual spot to visit - AMBOLI WATERFALL

It was then time to visit Amboli waterfalls. It is just next to the main road. This is the only place in Amboli where you will find loads of people.  It is always filled with people. Steps are constructed to the falls. People take bath and spend a long time under water. <If u want good photos of falls without people , then visit on week days>

In all It was an amazing experience and a fun filled weekend. Cheers Viresh sir finally we executed the plan :D

Viresh sir & me !!

SH-180 . An english board in Maharsahtra . Surprised !! Lol

Thanks for this amazing click sir !!

Location : Amboli, Hill Station in Maharashtra (70km approx from Belgaum)

Best Time to Visit : During the monsoon or before winter

Transport : Road Transport is the only way. Should hire a local taxi.

Suggestion : Make sure you carry a raincoat if u visit the place during monsoon as it rains cats & dogs at Amboli. Also wear shoes to keep leech away from sucking ur blood. 

She walked away Love didn't

Usually an engineer's love story begins in college with a gorgeous dashing stunning engineering girl itself. But for Prateek it was a different story as he made a medico fall for him.

Prateek an engineer by profession & sheena - a medico; had a great bonding since the 12th standard. 
Every story has a feeling of fear and joy, and prateek's fear was 'i shud neva lose sheena'. His fear became a bitter truth and one fine day Sheena & prateek parted ways. It was on the day of first 6th sem final exams for prateek. He was devasted and shattered. Still he gathered courage and did well in exams.

Hubli climate was as usual cool & calm that evening. Prateek had finished his last lab external and was back to his hostel room and he broke down. He tried to contact sheena & the number was 'Switched off'.

Through her friends he came to know that she had stopped using cellphone. Now only option for prateek was to write a mail to sheena and express his feelings as how much he misses her. !!

June 8, 2010 - Prateek's mail to sheena read : 

"I have known u ever since I have known the true meaning of love. Love at first sight they say & I experienced the same when i stared into ur eyes. . It was awesome falling for u.
Every moment with u was magical. Every time we fell apart the magic vanished.  Its vanished fully today. :(
I Dono if we were meant to be together Or if we were the other halves of one another.

But, all I know is I'm so unconditionally and invocably in love with u.
U r the one who made me courageous. You're the only one I blindly relied on.
You were the one who strengthened me from within, driving away all my weaknesses.

Wen I think of us, I imagine us as a family. 
I'm not sure even if half of what I thought would appear to be true 
But that's a wish my heart made.
I never longed for someone so much before.
I'm the happiest wen u were by my side. & Sad wen u were away.
I smile wen I saw ur face. I blushed touching my lips to ur lips & i blushed more watching u sleep on my lap and I long for the same.
Wen I looked into your hypnotic eyes, I wanted nothing more than to be with u!
My love for u is pure, crystal clear n never ending & It goes from my heart to yours n will Neva dwine apart.
U made my soul feel complete. I have neva felt this way before. Every time I saw u i was pretty sure my heart skipped a beat because I felt it rejoiced with joy.
Seeing u tensed n calming u down were the best. 
Long drives ll stay forever in my heart. You came late to meet me many times,n I was just about to yell at u, ur arrival used to calm me down, my heart used to rejoice n that used to bring a blush on my face

I feel secure wen I'm with u. I feel it easy to breathe. My hands fit perfectly well on yours. 

I think bout u all the time. Even if I look away I think about u. 
With u I am in my senses & wen ur not with me I am out of my senses. 
I have gone through a lot. My body is wounded but my mind is at peace because of u. 
U mean everything to me. I would never let anything to happen to u. I will stand by you through thick n thin. I'll have ur back not only wen u need me even wen u don't. I would die before I could cheat on you.
Wish I could cherish our union forever. Wish I could be with u forever and love you more each day than I did the day before. 
I would trust you and respect you, laugh with you and cry with you, loving you faithfully through good times and bad, regardless of the obstacles we would face together.  I could have offered you my solemn vow to be your faithful partner in sickness and in health, in good times and in bad, and in joy as well as in sorrow. 

Till today, I promise to love you unconditionally, to support you in your goals, to honor and respect you to give you my hand, my heart, and my love, from this day forward for as long as we both shall live. I love u forever sheena.  I'm glad to have met u. U r far way and I miss u real badly. Hope u realise my love for u one day.  This one's for you. My heart spoke . "

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