DISQUS

Vinod · 5 years ago

'We have this course called Persuasive Communication. The prof really didn't want to offer it, but we talked him into it. '


Your best opening line ever, man! You're my idol. You're my GOD.



And Anonymous, won't it be easier to send your friends the link to this page? Just a suggestion..

Sidin · 5 years ago

Oh do forward with.. but with a link...:)

Sriram · 5 years ago

thats what happens to a person after going through "timoshenko and young" to pass his mechanics exam, in the very first year of his college life.....

Rajesh J Advani · 5 years ago

Nice!


To the anonymous commenter - The right way to "forward" someone's work is to forward only the first few paragraphs, with a 'Read more at this site' link at the bottom.



Same holds if you wanna put someone's work on your own blog.



I'm considering doing a thesis on that topic ;)

Mihir · 5 years ago

Sidin back at his very best ... u rock man .... being a mechanical engineer in IIMB now, i can vouch for many facts given ... especially the Thakur without wife and two arms one .....


/bows

guymysterious · 5 years ago

mechie's plight best expressed.. ..u Rock!!

Jupe · 5 years ago

ROFL ROFL..Awesome post Sidin.. But atleast in Mech u had no women which left everything to fantasy..In Chem we had two women and the less said abt them the better..Imagine Hritik Roshan, Jude Law, Hugh Grant and a host of other hunks stranded in an island with just... er.. shakila ;-) Getting it nuh :-p


Bugger, come up with Part 2 fasttt.. really fasttt..

Chenthil · 5 years ago

Hey Sidin


Linked this post in my blog. Being a mechanical engineer myself, can say that this is 100% true :-)

Aslan · 5 years ago

how do you justify text in ur posts?

Ravages · 5 years ago

Wait till Scott Adams gets this as a forward. You'll be on, sitting next to Asok. :)


You go dude.

coolcat · 5 years ago

Wow. Awesome post. Just read the one about flying, you are SO right about the airport and the flying! Way tuh go!

nku · 5 years ago

Very well written sir! Amazing.

surya · 5 years ago

hmmm.....sympathetic to Mech engineers....but ...the plight of other engineers is not any lesss....we had to sit in the class looking at some non-males sitting in our classes....

rosie · 5 years ago

SUCH an amazing post without a comment from Rosie??? Not happening!!
Thanks 'iw' for remembering.. :)

Sid... need I say any more... ?

Better and better and better and better... (sigh)

Jupe · 5 years ago

Tell me i am dreaming... Palace drew against Arsenal.. My Chelsea are on top ? Sidin, at the moment life rocks..Cud get better only if i see B.E part - 2 tomorrow when i come to office.. Humor me, pls ?

Kannappan · 5 years ago

That was humorous. Too good and realistic.
Hail the local hero!

Megha · 5 years ago

Awesome! :) Good to see you back in the blog world!

Ambar · 5 years ago

Dude...you are a God when it comes to funnies! This one rivals "The Travails.." IMHO. I've forwarded a link to this post to pretty much everyone I know :-)
When is part 2 due?

Vikas.Y.V · 5 years ago

Great post Sidin!! Makes me wonder watz gonna come up in Part 2. The part where the booze is shared with women seems interesting! ;-)

S 'naani' J · 5 years ago

Gosh! I stumbled upon Sidin by chance again. The email subscription thing has been keeping me in the dark all this time. Is anyone else having the same problems? Sidin, please look into this if you can. Would be sad to miss your posts given that they have become (understandably) infrequent...
Srikant

sriks6711.blogspot

Just Me · 5 years ago

This is not about the current post. Spotted you on TV. On Headlines Today. Acumen 2004. Must say the Jamnalal Team routed all ye quizzers. But you guys seemed to be having a good time. Cheers.

rosie · 5 years ago

You were on TV and you didn't tell us??!!
How mean... We coulda seen you!!!

Anyway, next time you are slated to be on, pls let us know.. (these are the negative sides of being famous :))

castelgard · 5 years ago

In one word too cool...but let me duties of teetoltaller...carrying back the mortal remains of drunken pals to our hostel rooms..clean the corridors Pukie messes

Zeus · 5 years ago

Get back to blogging man!
Too unnatural a delay...I am tired of checking this page everyday!

anty · 5 years ago

That was a good read. Liked it

Rohit · 5 years ago

This was bound to happen....

Shyam · 5 years ago

Hi Sidin,


This is a great blog! I especially liked your post "Finally...." - but I'm commenting about it on THIS post because it might be missed on the older one :) I really enjoyed reading your blog, and I'm gonna give it a link on mine.

we_d_living · 4 years ago

one of the most boaring of Blog....


I discount publishing blog of any nature but, doe not allow the freedom of posting such a boaring ones. It reflects loss of Integrity.

Vinod · 4 years ago

Hey Sidin,


Was looking through Landmark here in Chennai yesterday and saw a 'best of 1992-1993' collection of Behram Contractor's columns. I remembered you immediately and bought it. The guy is excellent and thank you for introducing me to him. I could also see where some of your style comes from.



Reading the foreword of the collection, I got the feeling he was dead too but then I remembered reading on your site that he was not and had written a column on the last Indian elections in April 2004.



SO, I googled and found out that Busybee had indeed passed away on 9th April, 2001. What was the confusion about the April article. Do enlighten.



And thanks again.

Prakriti · 4 years ago

Aw come on man, Come on come on come on.


It's been too hell of a long time! Get that ass moving! IIM-A can't be THAT busy, day or night! Not to mention that us mortals don't even know where you "took" placements.



You don't really want to drive your customers away, do you? It costs 5 times as much to acquire new ones, or something like that!

Yusuf · 2 years ago

I have read nearly all your articles Sidin, how did I miss this one. I am an Engineer so I can really appreciate how beautifully you have describe the truth. A gem of an article.