Ex Nihilo

On Thursday, our department, Department of Mathematics organised a seminar on Mathematical Logic and Non-standard models of Arithmetic. Now, to be frank, i hardly attend such seminars. It’s mostly because they don’t have anything to do with the syllabus. And also (unfortunately) there are very few students who are really interested in these seminars. But this time i had to. Two ‘firingi’ people are coming to attend the seminar. They were Prof Juliette Cara Kennedy and Prof Jouko Vaananen. Both from the Helsinki University. (Later i came to know that they are currently based in Amsterdam) They were staying at a guest house near Rabindranath Tagore Cardiac Research Institute which is not very far from my house and they don’t know the whereabouts of the city. So, the profs told me to go and get them to the college. I got a comrade with me: None other than Tuhin, that imp.
We reached our destination at 1o:3o in the morning. It turned to be Ms. Juliette was one of the most beautiful people i have ever laid my eyes on. I was just thinking how beautiful she was when she was young. (No vulgarity intended. She is a motherly figure.) And i was pretty shy to talk to them But she was the one who introduced herself and started an friendly chat with us. And by the time we reached our college, she was quite impressed by our city, altho i told her it’s far worse than the ones they have in the west. but she made it a point that as she was born in NY, she is kinda used to seeing the slums and all that.
Her lecture was the best part of the story. She is a PhD. in Logic. Her speech was on Non-standard models in arithmetic. And in the Q&A section i asked her what Turing machine. And her explanation was great.
We had to accompany them back to their guest house. On our way, she told us that she liked the way we Indian English accent. I told her that i had my first ever job interview on the day after. And she wished me all the best. And then came my big day…

It’s Satyam Computers. I was pretty sure that i have an edge cause i know ‘a li’l bit’ of Web-programming. Although i was not sure what i would say in my personal interview. But it went well. They were pretty impressed by what i said. And i got the job! But, the pay-package is too bad. So i can’t join it. Too bad to lose the first job because of no fault of my own. But someday, let’s see, if i can manage to get a job in Satyam with bigger pay-package.

I haven’t yet mailed Ms. Kennedy about my getting the job. But i will! Thanks, Ms. Kennedy for all your wishes. And to my family who’s always there for me!

With lots of love,
Bubai

That was exactly two years before - 30 Nov. 2005 - i first went to a Fossils gig. And that was great. This year it was again the same date. Fossils came to rock our Freshers’ Fest (called ISPAT, meaning IRON). They really really rocked. Everyone went crazy with Rupam and Co. I really enjoyed the evening. Rupam is a craze among the college goers but never thought he’s such a big fan following guys and gals were tumbling over one another just for picture or a touch of Rupam. He really really rocks…

It was World AIDS day. But more importantly it was my first ever interview. I was pretty tensed about it. But i missed it…

Never thought such a news will reach my brain. Got up late in the morning. Got a call in my cell from my uncle who gave me the news: My cousin of only one year elder to me, committed suicide. I was…i dunno. I just could not think this would ever happen. He’s been a great student. My parents reached much before i went to their house. Just could not think this things will happen to him.

He’s been a very good student. He was with Jadavpur University doing his b.tech in computer science. Just two sems away from completion. He even got a job in TCS. I can’t really figure out what made him take such a dangerous decision.
I always hated him. He used to say “i am so and so. I can do so and so.” Kinda hypocrite. But at the bottom he’s a good human being. Everyone loved him. A very lively person by nature.
R.I.P