Manatali 'ti'..

With my GRE on 7th of September, I am completely engrossed by those 'esoteric' english words.. (esoteric itself means 'hard to understand'.. Thanx to Mukul, I remember this word very well)
So, desperately need some break from english..

So, putting forth one of the few poems written by me, long time back.. Its in marathi and reflects the thoughts of a romantic boy about his 'dream girl' and the relationship that he has with her.. One of my first few attempts at writing.. You may find it a bit typical, stereotyped one.. (Correct the pronounciation of 'ल' as 'ळ' wherever required)
So, here it goes

पाहिले होते तुला जेव्हा,
ज्हालो होतो अबोल काही।
तुज्हे ते वर्णन करण्या इतका सुंदर,
शब्द कुठला अस्तित्वातच नाही।

स्वभाव तुज्हा हा इतका सोज्वळ,
निलसर बोलके तुज्हे ते डोळे।
घायाल ज्हालोय बघुनी तुज्हे मी,
तेजस्वी चेहर्यावर हास्य ते भोले।

गप्पा गोष्टी करता करता
वेळ असा निघून जातो काही।
वाटते तेव्हा मनापासुनी,
हा काळ असाच का थाम्बत नाही।

तुज्या बरोबर असतो जेव्हा,
तुज्ह्यत इतका गुंतून जातो।
निरोप तुज्हा घेतल्यावर्ती,
पुढच्या भेटीची वाट पहातो।

त्या क्षितिजावर सूर्य उगवतो,
ते स्वप्न तुज्हे संपते।
तो मावलन्याची मी वाट पहातो,
तुज्या स्वप्नातच मन रमते।

वाटते आता मनाला माज्ह्या,
आपली ही मैत्री राहिल टिकून।
तुज्ही ही मैत्री मी ठेवील,
माज्ह्या ह्रुदयापाशी जपून.

The Finale...Its just started..

Its the final year of engineering.. The FINALE year as you can say..

Well, this academic year started with a different buzz altogether.. It wasnt the usual stuff..
It was people discussing about placement scene.. About bunking college coz we are in B.E after all!! About GRE preparation and dates.. CAT & GATE classes..
People searching for BE project sponsorship.. The endless notices & the tests and interviews to follow for obtaining project guidance from industry.. The T&P notice board finally got its due attention from us..

When the placement period actually commenced with a handful of companies turning up, it was a real sight to watch.. Watching people coming, dressed up in formals.. The filled auditorium for the presentation.. The aptitude test.. Hundreds of eyes scanning the results to see their name to be shortlisted.. The smiles, the disappointment, the congratulation wishes, the re-assuring pat from a friend saying that there are lot of companies still to come in December..
It was really fun to be a part of all this.. And it was a nice feeling to be amongst the first to be placed.. Well, that was never my aim, but feels real nice and real different as well, to watch all this from the other side of the fence.. And a great start to this year..

Next in the line was my Oracle certification exam.. Well, studied 8 full days for it before the test.. And as usual, the dumps were there as the tension busters with the assurity of not much coming apart from those.. So, secured a 100% score.. Let me tell you, that magical figure of 100% looks completely surreal.. But, to be frank, it wasnt that creditable as well.. I mean, everyone has to study hard before getting a good score, but the dumps play a huge role.. And I was real satisfied with my preparation.. All in all, I am an Oracle certified Associate (OCA)!!

Now, in all this, my GRE preparation had taken a huge hit.. It was time to get back to a thing that really needed some focus from me.. So, that is what is consuming my complete time and attention for the time being..
In the mean time, was a periodical phenomena that was to make its presence felt.. The results!! And it was 'the moment of huge relief' for me when i took the marksheet in my hand.. I was real apprehensive of my Sys.Software pracs and the last S/W Engg paper.. But never before was I so relieved just to see that column filled with 'P'(Pass) letter.. Cleared everythng and got 64%.. Not a score to be proud of, but given that i expected way less than these marks, it was a relief nevertheless.. I consider myself really lucky..

It feels really strange that how these 4 years of engineering makes a person literally 'shameless'.. I mean, I remember those days of FE where getting distinction was like just another thing and how it has now become something to strive for, especially in my case..

I just realized that I started writing this post for some different reason and have ended up writing about my initial months into this Finale year.. Well begun is half done, as they say and I am eagerly looking forward to the rest of this year.. Its gonna be a potpourri of fun, hard work and emotions and I am eager to make this 'FINALE' year, as memorable as have been, the last 3 years..