A few lines in Royale Blue...

 

 

 

 

 

Trying to describe one's own self is one of the most difficult tasks. I wonder how all these auto-biographies came out. Ok here goes...

I am Amod, born on August 23rd I am a leo-virgo cusp. The lion of the zodiac had a bigger hand in shaping my personality or so those who know me say. I was brought up in a beautiful little town, Roorkee and am crazy about outdoor sports. Lawn tennis, Badminton, Water-polo, Volleyball and cricket being my favourites. I am a student of the science stream and am doing my major in Information Technology from IIIT-A, have spent some of the most beautiful years of my life here. Apart from outdoor games I am passionate about computers, rock music-Pink Floyd being the all time favourite,books-Frederick Forsyth & Michael Crichton top the list.

I read somewhere that the best way to start writing about one's own self is to begin by giving your name and then by giving out a lot of facts. Well thats as many facts as I care to give here for the rest see my orkut-profile. I am very ambitious, arrogant,a tad over confident, can't-sit-idle type of a guy and somehow I always end up doing everything at the 11th hour and 55th minute.One night stand before the exams is a typical example. That is not to say that i endorse all these qualities (arrogance, ambition and over-confidence) as a must but I don't regret having them in me either. They give you a certain will power, an eagerness to succeed and an urge to win. Alright, this is beginning to look like a SWOT (strength-weakness-opportunity-threat) analysis so here is where this paragraph ends.

This profiling would be incomplete without the mention of Age of conquerers. For all those who are coming across this name for the first time, guys and gals, you are missing out on something exquisite. This is the most wonderful computer game ever made. Hell, it's worth buying a computer for. I spent an entire semester playing aoc at nights and sleeping days. Those were the golden days with no-attendance-mandatory and well a 7.96 said everything at the end of second semester. Shhhhhh! Till date I have absolutely no idea how our physics professor in the second sem looked like.

One of the passions that I have lately developed is orkutting. It's one of the best things ever developed for jobless souls, it's more addictive than morphine and is the best way to waste your precious time. Having said that, it sure is a lot of fun.

I have been a fortunate person all my life, have had reasons to thank my stars on more than one occasion. I believe in God but am not religious. A curious blend eh?. How about 'In god I trust, all others must pay cash'-pundits, priests and mullahs are not my cup of tea. I've had the fortune to make some really good pals. Be it the group of eleven nerds(supposedly) at school or be it the RA'A'SH group at IIIT-A, I cherish and value them a lot. That 'A' was for Hemant...LOL..tappi don't blush!. Talking of friends it would be improper not to mention that I lost my best friend partly due to my own stupidity. But I guess these things happen in life and you have to take them into your stride. I am a die hard optimist.

I believe that a moment of elegance triumphs over years of toil. But that is not to say that shirking can substitute perseverance.

'Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence.Talent will not, nothing is more common than talented failures.Genius will not, unrewarded genius is almost a proverb'-Calvin Coolidge.

By the way genius is the ability to go from A to C without having to go through B-courtesy HOLLOWMAN. Right, enough of lecturing, was meant for me and only me anyway. I am a big time procrastinator. Samir actually gifted me a T-shirt reading "Slacker"...LOL.

Would I be able to recognize myself,
If I were in a room jam-packed with souls.
What would I be looking for,
A resembling face or 'I' as a whole?

What would Identify me,
My actions or my fate?
Destiny was what I was born with,
But should'nt what I did carry more weight?

Do I know what I'd do in a given situation,
Can I foresee, can I foretell?
They say uncertainity is interesting,
Maybe it's just as well

That I am still discovering myself.... Amod

 

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