ZAP Chronicles-2

ahhhh!!!!!!!!!! yet another break!!!!!!!!!
i had to stop for some time as i was reaching my final semester and had to finish my project and college!!!!!
now i am out of my bloody college.am an official undergrad.T.Chandramouli B.E. sounds gr8 to me if not to u all........
it would hav come out a bit late if not for anir reminding me like a tape recorder to finish my blog.

ok!!!!!forget the present and now coming back to the nostalgia part.

this is the second chapter to the zap chronicles.quite a few characters are included and sadly few characters wont be present!!!!!!!!

this episode mainly involves the 12std of our education which was the most fun,crucial,entertaining and jolly period of my life.

now to business

characters not present(sry dudes but u read and enjoy)
1.Kumi aka samurai
2.M.Arun aka tds mapper

new characters
(after minutes of thinking who gets the prime spot)the list is gonna be headed by
1.Mr.Kasiviswanathan(our honorable vice principle)
its impossible to describe him in few words let alone few sentences.the KP owes its prime business during this period due to this esteemed,big headed,far seeing and (few swear words. no make it many) Neanderthal.
he can be a royal pain or a fawning ape depending on his mood.if u stay close to him for 1 hour then u will get this horrid feeling of an egoistic power hungry mongrel talking to u.sry for criticizing my VP but its the truth.never a class passes in which we do not hear abt his greatness.he proclaims he has contacts with the Delhi CBSE.and he was a forerunner in the ISRO while the rocket from sriharikota(place in India) was launched.and the best one was he was instrumental in teaching a college teacher regarding the instruments (galvanometer).he never comes to the lab and we(no make it our entire class) owe the project and lab completition to our lab attender.Worse still is that he runs off with his ego which at a point makes u bang ur head on the desk.Ahhh yet another bad mark abt him is the ever present omnipotent knowledge abt other subjects including chemistry,maths and biology which r absolute bullshit.he has a way of annoying me with his knowledge abt salt analysis and the way he imparts his knowledge(crap) in class.He talks as if he knows more than our chemistry mam and finally concludes that if she ever told these techniques,we would cheat in the lab and wont do it properly."As if he is a know it all".

To top it off which i should hav told earlier is his master piece of a vehicle which he brings to school and his tuitions.his monster of a vehicle was a blue kinetic honda in a pathetic condition.the students in his tuition centre(unfortunately me) had the ability to guess when he arrives.his thunder bird(sry!!!!anir i didn't mean ur wheels) or sonic vehicle whatever will make a huge noise when it comes in and while getting parked.the high and mighty will always(except the very first class) be late with corporate side of the school(so he says).so we will hav a galore until he comes and keep quiet when he enters into the class.

by this time u would hav known abt his character.but he was instrumental in the trio going and frequenting KP.why because he shouts and pisses off mainly anir and gem that we take out our anger in KP.
but i hav to hand it to anir.in some way he pisses off VP and goes and reconciles with him in his room.

2.Vikram aka (lots of profanity as his gaming name)
he lost to VP by an inch mind u.he is a scared shitless profanity yapping blackie kid who thinks he owns the world.ah!!!!he is 2 years younger than us.btw he and VP are always at dagger heads.he is a filthy rich kid who spends his money in games and other trash.lying,fawning,boot licking etc are inbred in his blood.this no good dick head regards everyone in the school as a dirt except for anir.
shit!!!!!anir is good in games and is frequently looked upon by vikram.how vikram vents his anger due to jelousy.insults anir's bro and frequently warring with athir.this jerk can act just like VP.bfore anir he is like an innocent boot licking dog and when anir's nowhere in the vinicity he starts his profanity yapping!!!!!!

3.Athir aka asura(co-leader of the clan dadas)
athir was in class 10th when we were in 12th.he was also the person who sat next to me during modal exams.shit i passed my time helping him and disturbing him.unlike anir he was more expert in counter strike(CS) than warcraft.he has the natural flair for CS and is way better than anir.
PS:if u ask anir he will definitely not agree that his bro's better than him.
in the end of the year with the exams nearing there will be a race between the 12th and the 10th for KP.the trio will always promptly be delayed due to chemistry mam or VP.u can see athir and his pals sitting in KP when we arrive tired and a mood to game more powerful than the thirst for vengence.

4.Naveen (leader of dadas)
i dont know his gaming name(sry) cos we never talk with him as much as athir.he was a real pro in CS with skills at par with athir.his war3 skills was sub par compared to the newbees(me and gem).

5.sappai(thats what dadas call him)
likewise we dont know much abt him except that he is at the receiving end of all the jokes and puns.he is a good CS player who acts as a good support but never performs well if he last man standing.he also cant play war3.

i guess thats it for intro of the new characters.but after that a small pep up treat.

VP'S DIALOGUES,PUNCH LINES AND PUNS!!!

1."where is the jeeraxxx.u did not take it." //he has a wierd way of pronouncing xerox//
2."Idiotic fool coming late to the school." //at karthick naren when he comes late to school//
3."u can go complain to the president of Indiyaaa but i will not give u marks for the wrong answer."
4."yeh toh laddoo hai." //showing a galvanometer//
5."when i looked at the galvanometer.my dhristhi fell on it.then it started turning." //regarding the college teacher and the failed galvanometer//
6."saiiii prasad u may study physics under ******* professor.but he does not know the basic ethics of physics as well as i do.i hav taught physics for 10 years.i could hav easily wrote a guide or take iit tuitions.but i did not want to leave the student community."
7."there was this girl who studied under me.i will not name her so please dont ask me.she visited me yesterday.she had such a wonderful talent.i helped her out many times.yesterday she came to my room.we talked.while leaving she gave me a card.u will not guess what she has written

(U R THE BEST TEACHER EVER)^INFINITY "

I THINK THIS MUCH I REMEMBER ABT HIS FAMOUS DIALOGUES.IF U HAV MORE PLEASE SEND IT SO THAT I'LL ADD IT TO THE LIST.

bfore proceeding ALL HAIL VP AND VIKRAM

12th std started off well.in the begining me,gem and anir will talk abt war3 but were not intrested much in playing cos we were kept to spend every waking hour in school due to over dedication of teaching by our chemistry mam.shit we were made to come to school during saturdays,public holidays and worse during bandh when the entire city comes to a standstill with no one around the corner for a reassuring sight.the evenings and early mornings were fully occupied by tuitions.since this was the begining of 12th none of us wanted to risk playing around.so we were a bit studious and concentrated a lot on studies with less of games.
but we used to hav fun in class.most of all we were able to go over the strain of chemistry class cos our esteemed VP who coaches us physics will always blabber abt his self proclaimed greatness that we felt the time to relax.the other periods like english,computer science(or bio) was ok and we could pass our time really well.

12th really started of with a bang mind u.there was this overbright kid called ravishankar.he studies as well as creates pranks.with less than the 1st month he stuck up a pen up ramakrishnan's(he is called baby cos of his childish attitude) ass.since ramki being a kid started crying and took the afternoon off to go home and visit the hospital(the pen really went in).nxt day his dad came by to tell why his son took the afternoon off to none less than VP.with the morning prayer just finishing and us sitting down in class,in stroms VP as if someone has booted his rear.he screams on top of his voice shouting ravishankar which could be heard by almost half the school.it was supposed to be chemistry mam's period.since i sit behind in the rear rows i could see chemistry mam's hands shaking.VP literally teared ravi apart with his words.thankfully after 10 mins he stopped,asked for water and after gulping down water,he resumed his tirade with fresh vigor.all this while ravi stood up in his seat(he was seated behind me) trembling like a leaf.later on during lunch ravi confided that he nearly pee-ed in his pants.frankly speaking anyone would hav pee-ed after listening to that tirade.if it had been ramki,he would hav shitted and wetted his diapers.
now that the 12th started with a bang next came a bandh from the ruling party(aiadmk i guess) for god knows what reason.we were made to come to school to attend special class in physics and chemistry.physics got over in the morning and we were taking lunch in the class.suddenly the class came to a complete standstill.anir as usual was playing with ramki and snatched ramki's cap and ran around the class with ramki chasing him.suddenly when the class came to a standstill ramki was was at the last bench shouted at anir near the black board using the very words(i still remember them) "ANIR IF U DONT GIVE ME BACK MY CAP, I'LL NEVER BE UR FRIEND AGAIN. I WILL NOT TALK WITH U".the whole class couldn't comprehend what ramki told in a fit of anger.after a few seonds the entire class burst out with laughter with anir barely standing up.he gave ramki's cap but those words were a real treat.
in between the highlight was karthick naren.he never studied,always played around with his bike talking like an idiot.his favourite time pass was to booze.he could be seen regularly at game drome(another gaming centre) smoking.due to his pathetic marks VP pushrd him over to bharath's school where kumi was studying.
it was thru him i knew a little abt kumi.
Now was VP's turn to play the hero as usual with his knowledge(crap) regarding the other subjects.Out of the blue one day when our senior came to our school to visit his mom who works as a kindergarten teacher.This senior was a bit wayward,never studying and always on the hit list of VP and chemistry mam.But the good thing abt him is that he mixes well with all students irrespective of his seniority.This fellow goes home after lunch period which is technically meeting with big head man VP.After lunch VP comes to our class and tells us how he reformed this fellow.He scored 75% in his boards.Since he opted Biology,he scored his highest of 78% in Biology.This credit goes to VP.During the exam time he got into major trouble in a browsing centre for stealing RAM.So when his mom came and added her woes to chemistry and maths mam,VP overheard this and called the boy.made him get a biology book and gave him important questions.this made the boy study well and score 78%.Later VP was instrumental in helping him select a dental college.
Readers beware!!!!!!!!!!!don't get fooled.I met this senior during my board exams at a temple.The big headed man just gave this boy a biology guide asking him to read all the stuff.also this boy got into dental cos he applied for only 2 dental colleges.see how VP brain washes u all with his words.
Yet another incident took place in our school abt a 4th std kid possessing parts of a mobile phone.VP came to our class regarding the incident and lectured abt the ill effects of mobile phones and the potential havoc it can cause among kids.Within a week we see this man shamelessly carrying a mobile phone and using it to call someone in his room.
VP also has an uncanny habit of slandering everone who does not attend tuitions.many times he has criticized anir and gem for not attending tuitions in an indirect way.he knows how to criticize the other teachers in way that really makes u go out for those poor teachers.Plus he absolutely abhors guides written for the book.he has mentioned to us all that the local authors who write guides has plagiarized stuff from his near and dear NCERT staff in Delhi.he has this habit of giving problems from bits of paper and our prescribed text.the problems which r given by him orally or from bits of paper are always found in guides.the next shock was that i was misfortunate enough to attend his physics tuitions.it was during one of his class that i took a peek in his MONSTER of a vehicle.that no good vamoose had stacked up a bunch of guides in his vehicle compartment.it really pissed me off to hear him criticize the authors and finally having him boasting his original problems and sums while all he has done was to lift off problems from those very guides he criticized.

nothing substantial happened in between other than more and more of chemistry being pushed thru our heads.now it was time for our school culturals.the boys and girls as usual were made to marchpast in the hot sun.12th std were given the esteemed preference of attending class and marchpast and later class.class in the sense is chemistry ONLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
all of us will be completely pissed and irritated at chemistry mam except for saiprasad(topper and studious to the core).as the school day neared we had only march past.out of sheer irritation me,gem and anir planned to bunk the marchpast day.so we dressed for school and parked our cycles,went to class and gave attendence.when we were called for march past we used to go out using the children's park entrance in our school.since gem was staying in his uncle's house and my parents against the gaming habit,both of us wont hav enough cash.so anir took us to KP.it was dirt cheap and had unlimited credit to ur account.during the school day we cut school and went to KP and had a real blast.
by god's grace we were hosting the inter school culturals.so the 12th std students were incharge.therefore no classes for us(VP had to pressurise chemistry mam).as usual the 3 of us come in the morning,give attendence and go out.since it was free and many students were bunking,the watchman promptly lock the park's gate.the 3 of us will hoist up our cycles above the gate and then place it outside.then we ourselves will jump over and escape to KP.later on we'll return home at abt lunch time saying no class.this went on for a week.then after that it was regular class.

now the revision exams were nearing.after the exam gets over we stay back for question paper discussion.since we had holidays in between exams,all the three of us will run out of the hall to goto KP.the 10th and the 12th had revision exams together.so during physics and chemistry exams athir and his pals will be there already.it was still a treat for us to pedel fast half hoping there are 3 seats for us.the 8 computers in KP will be occupied by athir and his pals playing CS over and over again.
they will move their sorry asses at abt 1.pm.then we get our chance to use the comp.if lucky one of the comps will goto anir first cos he's athir's bro and a good gamer.so to pass time and irritate others gem and me will keep watch of the time spent and will frequently tell athir and his pals to get out.
vikram on the other hand will hang out in zap cos his status is not fit for KP.when we rarely goto zap,we can always see him play CS with his other buddies(they r real good and he often spends cash on them to join their clan).the high and mighty once challenged naveen and his buddies for war3 with anir as his team mate.anir promptly agreed and wantedly failed to show up during the match.u should hav seen that blackie's face shaped like a dirty puce.

the rates for KP was 20 rs for 1 hr which was calculated by referring a dirty old clock hanging on the wall.athir and his pals were not smart enough to leave credit while me and gem will always put us a 15 min credit.
hey!!!!!dont look at us like we r beggers.the sub standard comps and the horrible atmosphere make us do it.
there r abt 5 owners who who come around at regular intervals.one of them is destroyer.he is a mega fat bufoon who is really good in games.he has beaten anir in quake3 many times.he has this horrible habit of smoking the echai cigeratte(1 cigeratte used by abt 7-8 persons.u juct get a puff).worse u can see beer bottles in the maintainence room.he really pigs in on food and without washing them he sits or most likely places his fat ass bfore the comp to game.all of after watching it made it a point to wash our hands bfore eating.
ewwwwhhh!!!!!!!!his pigging still give me the creeps.
Another advantage of KP was the active parental support.The noob owners in KP actively support the kid's parents by not allowing the kids to play during exam time.This actually reminds me of an incident when one of the owners threw out naveen cos his grandma came to KP stating that her grandson was all day gaming and his grades are getting poor.It still used to give me us the laughs thinking abt naveen getting thrown out.

me,gem and anir will always play war3.gem is no good in CS while i am hopeless in quake3.ultimately all the 3 of us will end up playing warcraft.and it will always be me,gem vs anir.in the begining anir will make a fool of us cos we dont know entirely abt the game.so no proper counter for his units or his tactics.later me amd gem will stay back a bit and research entirely abt the race which we play.later on we were good enough for anir to start taking us seriously.now this joker would play his best and kick us.to counter his winning streaks me and gem would sit and discuss strategies,heroes,offensives etc during the question paper discussion.we will promptly send anir away.so during the discussion it will be me and gem stiiling in the last bench discussing strats while anir in the front listening and half turning at us.
even after researching abt our races we were not great shicks in the game cos we dont hav practice and anir practices daily in his home.so gem and me will set up complicated rules regarding what hero sould anir choose,his race,his units,his expansion etc etc.bfore we could even begin there will be arguments abt the rules.it will take ages to convince anir.during the gaming at KP both of us will take ages to achieve victory.anir would lose out in the end like a noob.later he will blame us for the rules.he would hav had a million chances to turn the game around but we were steadfast in holding him at bay.this victory for us would be a real treat but when anir loses he will always complain abt the keyboard or the rules.when he by chance wins will advice us to play better.so it was like a fire in me and gem to really crush raptor.finally during our modal exams we really did that to anir.later anir became quite pissed after losing and then started keeping all units and no rules for the matches.some of them we win but mostly we lose as he has a superior control and a steady mind.but we still had fun.thats what counted.we were able to safely put behind VP and chemistry and feel the bliss of gaming.

then we had our boards starting.during this time all of us took an oath to stop gaming till the boards are over. thankfully we were able to control the desire to goto KP which we couldn't restrain during the revision exams.
after the boards got over we stayed up in KP to play all the games jsut for the heck of it and mostly gem was leaving for Bahrain shortly.


Let this blog be a tribute to KP which got shut down.In other words it bombed the business.The KP couldn't generate the business which happened during the exam times as well as during the vacation time.Its mainly because of the 5 owners who come at irregular times and completely empty the cash register for their booze and smoke (and to fill up destroyer's ever growing belly)

afterword:
after gem left for Bahrain,all of us got busy with college selection and we could not meet up with each other.gem went into medical,kumi in biomed,arun in CSE engg,anir in B.Sc electronics and finally me in instrumentation.
all of us yet to meet with gem but kumi,me and anir started going to zap in our penultimate year of my college.
for the first 2 years i never could meet up with kumi or arun or gem or anir.later on when anir was finishing his B.S.c we culd meet for dinners but for zap only me and anir mostly or sometimes kumi will tag along.

now that college is over,it is planned by arun,me,kumi and anir to meet up more often for gaming and chilling out.sadly the most fun period of our lives which was the school days r over.its impossible to get it back.but its always a treat to review what has happened.there is nothing less than a smile or a laugh to put on ur face while relieving the golden memories.
last and not the least, enjoy the past and hav fun in the present but hav a good outlook for the future!!!!!!!!!!!!

PS:i am at a dilemma as to do post grad or go for a job.yet i am imbecile enough not to worry abt it and hav fun gaming for now.








hav fun and i really enjoyed writing the zap chronicles!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ZAP Chronicles-1

Hi everybody
i know i'm back after a long hiatus. sry abt that.my mistake.
Quite a many would be wondering what ZAP is.Its nothing but one of the best gaming centres in Chennai.Its in Adyar and is quite close to my house.I started frequenting that place with a few of my friends who share my passion for games(it was actually one of them who ignited that passion to a new level).
By now most readers would hav felt that this person is certified idiot,immature and acts like a 10 year old who cant leave his toys free and his diapers from getting wet.Believe me ppl thats absolutely wrong.The stuff ur gonna read from now on will show u that computer games are not for 10 year olds or geeks of the highest order.I will try to bring in the spirit and the passion of games thru this and the coming posts.If u dont get yet get intrested then sit back and enjoy the post cos there are more stuff than games like friendship,laughter,wisecracks and most importantly kicking others ass without hurting them(except their wallet:)).

Enough chit chat.now on to some serious business of laughter galore.
lemme introduce the cast of characters
1. Chandramouli--hey thats me,the most smart,handsome power packed son of a gun.Jus kidding.i am a fat ass who got into gaming thru Anir Vachan aka Raptor.Forgot to mention.All the gamers will hav a new name which resembles little of their personality but shows what they want to be like.I am called Claw Viper.
to be frank many gamers hav names related to movie characters,cartoon characters and of course swear words.
now then my first visit to the gaming parlour(gamers call it) or den was with my friend anir.he introduced me to this cult of gaming and am quite thankful to him.and most importantly ZAP was the first parlour i visited.

2.Anir Vachan--hes my best buddy from 11th even though we hav known each other in 10th.He was a beacon of light to me when i was there in my 10th thinking i am a pro in 8 bit catridge games playing daredevil games like Tank,Contra,Duck Shoot,Mario etc.to be quite honest these games are kick ass and mind blowing to ages from 10-15 years.since my stunted brain could not grasp more abt other games i was there sitting in the class cocky and big headed until i was put out or should i say busted my ass by M.Arun.He did not tease me but showed me the other world of games.But it was anir who did the honours of actually imbibing the PC games into head later in 11 th.More abt anir is that he is the best gamer who has kicked everyone im our set and has proved quite a challenge to other serious gamers.any doubt in game installation to repair anir knows some tom,dick and harry sites to help him out.but hes arrogant enough and never agrees when hes lost badly or a fair fight.he knows how to make a person feel bad but at the same time helps him out.

3.M.Arun--he also known as tds mapper.I really cant call him a gamer but it was he taught me abt elite and classy games and anir helped me refine it.this bugger knows how to tweak the very structure of a game to create something new and totally mind blowing.but sadly he seperated from us after 10th.i hav seen him twice in ZAP.but he often used to play a lot in his house and rite now extremely studious.if there is another word to put studious to a much higher and a technical level i'll definitely use it on him.

4.Kumar Siddharth--aka Samurai.hes a bit different.alas i knew him only for a little while bfore he got shifted to another school.he is a person who gets the fact rite all the time.even though his remarks r more often rite but u wont be in a mood to grasp it.but later u'l make sense of what he told u.eventhough he plays less games and is more intrested in pursuing a career in music but i hav been comfortable in discussing strategies,pro players,ups and downs of a game with him.he has an assured way of saying stuff which makes u wonder whether he has been thinking this up rite from home or just at the spur of the sec.rite now we both are allies to whip anir the egomaniac's ass.

5.Gem Mohan--aka jehovah.he was quite intrested in games when i used to talk with anir abt games and stuff.we were introduced to warcraft3 a popular game which i regard it quite close to god.i find solace in playing that game.we wasted 11th getting to know the basic ethcis of the game and in 12th we were frequently warring with anir to see whos the king of the ring.he was of my wavelength.we would think nothing but strategies and how to counter anir if he does this and does that.we got so obsessed that it was during our modal and study holidays,we talked nothing but plans and strategies as if like naepolean and genghis khan who r abt to conquer the world.rite out of the blues gem would call me when i'll be busily studying and come up with a new idea.i'll shut him up with a counter and this ass will go study while i'll be thinking abt new stuffs.finally in zap we would never implement our elaborate plans cos we were nervous or anir was too quick.
but now he is studying in a medical coll and is not very much in contact with us.i got 77% in 12th std.serve me rite for letting my mind wander
PS:i am not gonna tell u how much my dad whipped me for the low marks.Ohhhhhh"""""it still gives me the shivers.so u continue on with the tale of a legendary soldier who has faced many hells to come up:):):).

so how abt then.so much for our band of gamers.i believe u readers would hav enough with intro and would like to get on with the story.

this story starts from 10th and ends with 11th std.
12th and college to be continued later. sry for the inconvinence!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

as the story goes i got introduced to a PC game called DIABLO by arun.i bough that game in Bangkok along with Counter Strike.in 10 th i was smitten by the diablo.arun and kumar(kumi)
had an irritating habit of keeping me in the middle and used to talk abt that game.at first it was a great insult to the 8 bit catridge champ in me.later as i started applying those talks to other friends ,only then did i find out that i was biggest moron and wasnt fit to graduate to 11th.
moreover arun gets into those wild fits and has the nasty habit of re-encating the spells(game special movements of a character) on me.more than often i had to bear with that 90+ kg and 6 ft monstrosity while kumi has the knack of spotting the urge and relocating himself with someone else and talking abt the world and enjoying my misery.
the atmosphere will be like a calm bfore the strom.its in our social science period when the 6+ foot khaali will announce "LEAP ATTACKKKK" and swamp me out of the desk.or else his milder version the "LEAP" where i'll be splayed on the desk gasping for breath so as to get ready to block his nxt attack or better move out of the desk when he comes charging on me.

i believe my readers are good in math.force=mass*acceleration.his acceleration is nearly 15 metre/sec.plzz do the math.my weak heart cant take in those damaging moments.

in the begining i'd be lying face down on the floor luckily with no injuries apart from a dirty shirt.but i got sick of ppl laughing at me.this joker has a uncanny habit of hiding his tonnage after bringing me down literally.in the end i look like a goof ball and he would be seen having a book.during subject hours i would frequently stand up on the bench while he would be gloating over my downfall.this made me take a resolve to stop the steel truck.i faced his leap attack in social period and blocked it successfully.but then the pain started shooting up my arm.i had nearly dislocated my arm in the first attempt.it was then i decided that i'd rather sit at the edge and get up at moments notice than to get pounded by him mercilessly.by the time i got proficient in the tactics of evading and blocking(i would hav done my karate sensai proud if he been to see me do the moves) it was time for boards and all of us got serious and had no goof ups.

10th moved on and it was 11th and arun had gone to state board while i continued with anir in the same school.it was at this time that we really got to know each other.he was lonely with out any friends and i with out any with gaming knowledge.in the begining i thought he was a creep who was not to be trusted.but as we got to know each other better(frequent cycle rides) did we do some serious gaming.in 11th we had our sports day.the entire school was on the field or in the class relaxing.we were having a talk abt diablo in the kiddies park nxt to our ground.all of a sudden he asked me whether u'd accompany me to the gaming parlour.i had wild fantasies abt it like in the alladin and the genie.so i agreed and we jumped over the gate and went to ZAP.it was in the basement.when i got in the atmosphere was so differnt to what i imagined that i was totally downcast and had my misgivings when he asked me to sit with him and watch him play.but i wanted to give ZAP another chance.so i sat there watching all the other things happening apart from anir playing.
it took me quite a while to register the atmosphere.in the begining when i entered the air was full of sounds of swear words and jubliation with team mates that i felt this was a sacrilage to gaming.while i was sitting quietly and noticed that each and every one was totally engrossed to their monitor.i believe even if a riot broke abt or shakira or jennifer lopez came in front of them,they would not even glance or if they did turn,they would quickly turn to their comp and analyze the strategies and the opponent's style.
if truth be told shakira or lopez would grab a comp and start playing with them if they got the chance.its no pun i tell u.i didnt know abt the games so i sat there looking like a lost puppy.:(
also bfore the start of a tournament the atmosphere will be so tense that u can cut it with a knife(this will be experienced by first timers and diehard loyal gamers).
then anir started winning warcraft3 which he played with someone in korea(wonders of telecomm).he started explaining me abt that game.i felt confused in the begining and he took me quite a few time so that i got a feel abt that game.in that period i was a major fan of diablo and often compared it with warcraft.poor anir had to exsasperatedly tell me that both of them are of different generes.its like comparing tiger woods and roger federar.
my second visit was when anir had his 2 other chummies from his old school coming to ZAP.he asked me and i jumped at the offer.he made me play warcraft of which i had no idea.he told me the basic commands and i did it.he trounced his partner with a complete ignorant person.it was then i started regarding him highly.he let me play counter strike with him.the game goes as follows.buy a gun, point and shoot,duck and keep shooting for the win or die in that attempt.
sounds simple isin't it.i made the same mistake.there is more to it than it meets the eye.in my first game i din know we could buy ammo.so i bought a gun and saw the first person and started firing endlessly.it was later i found that he was my ally.nxt thing was another person game with a huge gun towards me.try as i might to fire i couldn't.i was out of ammo.i was bawling at anir that i couldnt fire and din know how to but ammo.this gunner changed his gun to a puny knife.i thought he was doing magic while he came in coolly and stabbed me.suddenly others were laughing.it was then i found that to be knifed,grenaded r very much worse for a gamer than heroically losing or getting beaten black and blue.

it was the very nxt week we had half a day and he took me to ZAP again.this time in the afternoon.fortunately only the 2 of us were there.he put me through a tutorial course in warcraft.it was really humiliating for me.but howmuch ever i protested he put on the game and dumped the headphones over my ears.in truth if i hadnt played the tutorial,i wouldnt hav improved or learnt anything of value later on.so i bit my pride and played the tutorial.it was challenging and i strted enjoying it.later after the tutorial he taught me abt counter strike.how to move,crouch,which gun to buy,armour,grenade etc.i valued these lessons very much.
then we couldnt meet in ZAP though we were very much talking abt the game in school.it was during the exams did he take me to Kouch Potatoanother gaming centre but with ok comps and cheap rates.its known for the unlimited credit u can keep if u had the knack and talent.there anir played war3 with another person in KP and he made me stand the entire session.sometimes hes really helpful and rest of the times anir acts like a stuck up jerk.
this time we had gem who also got smitten by the gaming bug.though we did not frequent the parlours but we had fun discussing strats and other stuff abt games.it was during the start of 12th did the three of us really start frequenting.

like i said i will continue the 12 std episode later.some would not hav enjoyed but the real treat comes in the nxt chronicle.
this is not a cheap publicity stunt i am putting for readers to keep awating the nxt issue but i assure u that if u didnt like the funnies and laughter galore,u can catch my collar and slap me.

PS:::::::
there are many things about games which most of us hav not explored including me.gaming is not for 10 year old.the person who designs these is a 20-30 year old.or even a 40-50 year old female.there is more to it than it meets the eye.gaming is taken as a cult in some countries sadly India is not among them.but India too are developing quality gamers.

finally last and not the least
i wanna thank anir vachan aka raptor aka rappy who has inspired me abt games,taught me and given me a great seal of support in helping me develop my hidden and unborn talents in gaming.
also it was he who made me come out of a long reverie and make me write this post and for the posts yet to come.
so cheers raptor!!!!!!!!the gamer who inspired me and made me proud of what i am!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i dedicate this post to u anir vachan!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PPS::::::::
sry for getting sentimental but it happens to all of us who try to post their nonstalgia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

bye and hope to give u yet another blast in the coming posts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

are placements that important

The eveb sem for every pre-final year student is a nightmare.i mean he will be damn busy at that time with his projects,papers,MS/MBA and placement activities.
there is no time for rest.u gotta keep on slogging.is this really necessary for a electronics or mech or any other dept. to join a software company???
the answer is no.there are tonnes of options around us which we fail to see as a potential for achieving our goals.this sudden rush to IT companies is spoiling our dreams.
sadly we are not in a position to choose our jobs.just as time and tide waits for none.so does jobs.in order for any respect in the society, we need a job.
i guess this is one of the main reasons for the deteoriating economy and culture in our country.

Casino Royale

after reading the newspapers and listening to the news i felt that casino royale was a damn good movie.i couldn't get the ticket owing to the crowd and my exams.the news and reporters went on and on abt the movie stating that it is the first bond movieand the film is raw with no funky gadgets and less heroine wooing.so i thought that the film must not make it big but then the news were telling otherwise.after all the previous bond movie acted by pierce brosnan had super cool gizmos having cutting edge techonology incorporated in them.i have watched the movies of brosnan and they r really good.though i got to watch only a couple of scenes of "to russia withlove",i felt that sean connery has the real talent for 007.there r innnovative gadgets used in sean connery film.note that thegadgets r innovative but not something damn sophisticated like in brosnan's.
now back to the topic.one of my buddies warned me after watching the movie that it is not as good as the previous one's.it was then i chanced upon a DVD.i thought that my friend was wrong and proceeded to watch the movie.the begining was good as he kills the MI6 section chief and his associate.all the actions were taken in black and white.next the location zoomed to Madagascar where bond has to capture a bomb maker.the chase sequence was really stunning.then came the sad part.our hero without any concern goes into the embassy and tries to capture him inspite of the guards.finally after realising its impossible he just kills the bombmaker and escapes with his cellphone.this is where the conceptstarted to falter.i mean u cannot just bust into an embassy and kill the person in coldblood and escape eventhough your identity is captured by cameras.an agent is supposed to be a person who can finish his job silently without alerting the necessary ppl involved if not atleast try not to let the public know abt it.then the plot goes to Le Chiffre.he is a banker who tries to fund many terrorist organisation.he tries to blast the airline in order to make more money but bond foils it.once again our hero is involved in chase of the villian who tries to blow up the plane.bond places the timer in the sucider's beltlink.but there is a flaw as during the chase fuel is flooded from the truck they r driving.the truck barely misses the plane when the suicide bomber jumps out leaving bond to crash on the plane.but when the crash occurs the plane is unharmed eventhough the fuel is spilled all over the place.Le Chiffre then holds a poker tournament to regain his losses but loses again to bond.once again there is a flaw in the plot.Le Chiffre's girl spikes bond's drink with digitalin.bond as an agent must atleast know where drink came from.i mean if he is damn good enough to spot his girl,walk up to her and kiss her then he must atleast be a bit observant abt his drink.his girlvesper lynd saves him.she is a banker who funds bond.bond loses his first round and gets defeated by Le Chiffre.vesper doesno give bond the money to play again.then bond in a desperate urge goes all out to finish off Le Chiffre which is highly unlikely for an agent as he must never lose his cool.then a CIA agent gives him money with which bond wins.Le Chiffre evadescapture by CIA and kidnaps vesper.then Le Chiffre captures bond too and attacks his genitals using a knotted rope to makebond reveal the account number.but a mr.white appears and kills Le Chiffre and his gang.later we see bond in a hospital.the banker arrives to transfer the winnings where bond says the password to vesper.then bond confesses his love and both go to venice.there he gives his resignation to M.but what bond doesn't know that his girlis a double agent who uses bond's winning to rescue her ex boyfriend.bond finds this out from M and hunts down vesper.then an attack takes place and bond destroys the foundation of a building under construction.as the building sinks bond triesto rescue the money and vesper.but suitcase goes underwater only to be taken by mr.white who has liasions with the terrorists.vesper who sees bond trying to save her feels that she has let him down and commits suicide.but she leaves mr.white's number in her cell with which bond tracks down and shoots his leg and says his trademark dialogue.

so i must say it is worth watching only once in the theatres.i dont recommend watching it again.i only hope the director and producers change him or atleast make better use of him.

JACKASS
1.actions r so so.they do not compare to the prvious bond films.2.daniel craig:(-he is balding and has a bit of a tummy(see it when Le Chiffre whips him).he does not look suave.
3.bond's r generally not blond haired.so daniel does not look so convincing.
4.lack of gizmos or atleast innovative gadgets.

SECRET AGENT1.eva green is beautiful:):):)
2.plot sticks to the story.
3.chase sequences r beautifully crafted.

Kotti Batch2004-08 Revisited

Hi the wolf is back again.
my buddies felt that enough treatment was not done in my previous blog.so here i am once again .i guess u ppl would hav got a basic idea of the famous five(not the story book).it is time to introduce u ppl to my seniors and juniors.our big time favourite senior is Sandeep.apart from Deepak and Maran every one had a big spat with him.he is our CSE dept.hero.he is a gr8 talker.no one can ever match up with him in a mouth fight.not that he uses filthy language but he knows how to subdue ppl with his speech.most of the teachers and students usually give in to him in order to avoid embaressment.u ppl must hav heard of sacrifices made by the tribes in order to appease their god.in the same way the juniors r forced to keep regular treats to keep him happy.this bugger has never taken a dime out of his pocket to spend for any damn thing i tell u!!!honestly from college canteen to roadside hotels we gotta cough up for his deliquant fodder.Guru had a big fight with him regarding the fresher treat in second sem.i had a fight with him in the third sem for the same reason and Kausik had a fight with him in the fourth sem regarding the same.i would hav spent abt 200 bucks for him alone.inspite of all his misgivings he taught me something and that is never to spen unnecessarily when others r ready to spend for u.its logical isin't it???when others r ready to help u only a fool would refuse such an offer.dont worry Sandeep we will keep up ur good work.of course the mech trio Hemant aka big brother,Vamsi the producer and Ramanand the gullible.i never talk much with the trio.only Kausik has ever chatted with them.the ECE dept super singer Manish is also seen with the trio.all the four r extremely party type and studious too.another mech is there and eventhough he is close to the big brother,he rarely talksand is extremely quite.his name is Senthil.there r 2 EEE dept seniors.they r Jeyandran and Jagan.both r extremely opposites.former is extremely studious while the latter is extremely easygoing.the former spends every day revising while the otherstarts studying only bfore exams.the former believes in struggle and toil while the other believes in enjoyment and relaxation.yet the two attract like the opposites of a magnet.another ECE dept fellow is Dinesh.he has a peculiar voice and is always teased with a girl in his bus stop.there is another person i hav not told abt.he is Namasivayam.my senior.eventhough he spends his time away from everyone and sleeps through the whole journey,i hav some special respect for him.anyone on looking at him will think that he is lazy and conservative but only if u spend some time close to him will u realise that behind that lazy face mask is the face of a clever and intelligent person.he talks rarely but only useful stuff.he has helped me in many ways and so i help him out whenany junior tries to act over enthu bfore him.
i guess thats it for now.i 'll give u more fun facts abt my college bus later.so dont miss reading my issues!!!!!
PS:Guru talks a lot abt his heroism only when the seniors r not around.Kausik is frequently getting damaged by the senior and Guru combo.Maran,BakBak and me never talk much bfore our seniors.only the first two talk and only the latter gets damaged quite often.........:)

Batch 2004-08 Kotti Bus

Frankly speaking there r less no. of 2004-08 batch than all the others.most prominent of the batch r Guru,Deepak,Kausik and Mouli(hey thats me!!!).
now let me list out the ppl
GURU--Dada,Manasthan,Thalaivar etc(i hope u get the drift abt him)
DEEPAK--jerk,crazy,humorous
KAUSIK--big time flirt,big mouth,knowledeble,pissed quite easily etc
MOULI--laughing,making a fool of everyone inc. him,never angry(ppl need to be like him)
MARAN--quite,reserved but talk big when having fun
LEO--new entry,nothing much except he doesn't mix
SRINIVASAN--new entry,quite,reserved,loner
BALA--funny guy,nice to talk with,cant tolerate mokkai(esp from bak bak)

not mentioning girls here(sorry kausik!!!!i'll make up to u sometime for this)

the batch hotshots r the first 5.
Guru is the person looked upon when there is trouble,when something needs to be done.he is mostly serious and often fights with others if things dont go in his way.the other 4 dont hav lots of fun without him cos when he is there there is always a sense of security from teachers,conductor etc.so he is not my type of guy.come on if u cant laugh,be serious and cant tolerate mistakes then its no fun.
PS--he is a gr8 fan of Vijaykanth,Rajnikanth.if any one talks bad abt tamil or hte heroes Guru gets mightly pissed.he has a big crush on Jyotika(u gotta be kidding)and compares himself to KakhaKakha Surya(is he for real).

Deepak is humorous,good at putting mokkai(awwww!!!stop it bak bak).if u read his testi his friends would hav written that he is serious.i hav never seen him to be serious.his is always cracking jokes ond rarely angry but never serious.i am the only person who laughes at his jokes,mokkai.somehow ppl get along with him.he pisses persons around him when he is close to his ECE batch.he does such stupid stuff that would make a normal person blush bfore a girl.

Kausik is a flirt to the core and always is always BROKE when going out with us only.he has a lot of girl friends than boys.Guru and Kausik r always at loggerheads.guru has a lot of friends in his class just like bakbak.whereas kausik knows girls from most of the dept.Guru is really jelous of this.both of them had a big spat over 1 girl and it took quite a while for things to cool down between them.he is knowledeble and knows lots of high ups.i always argue with him over any small reason.i lose the argument mainly cos he knows the ppl involved.

CHANDRAMOULI(Thats me).i am the only person in hte bus who has the tendency to laugh at anything.i frankly dont give a damn abt my worries.i envy kausik cos he has a way with the girls which i am unable to do.i always smile or laugh and try to make others happy by making a fool of others or myself.even if i get humiliated i dont care as making others laugh is quite a challenge.
the gr8 actor Kamal Hassan has told that out of all the roles in the film only comedian is the most challenging one.i dont get along with Guru much cos he doesn't like my tendency to laugh when things r serious.he has even resorted to fists.

ManiMaran is good boy.i like him a lot as he is fun to talk with and does not crack jokes like BakBak or serious like Guru or damn argumentative like Kausik.BakBak and Maran get along quite well eventhough BakBak slaps him a lot.Maran gets angry quite fast like sodium and punches on the others head.his anger also evaporates quite fast.he hates it when i crack jokes on the eve of sem or cycle test.also he is the most studious of hte group even though Kausik is the first.

other important person i forgot to mention
he is supposed to be a year younger than us.his name is ThamilArasan.only Guru can tolerate him.he gets on everyone's nerve except Guru.Guru has a odd way of making friends with weird ppl.this thamilarasan is a royal pain in hte butt and is highly knowledeble and disrespectful towards his seniors and pokes his nose into anything which is concerned with studies.it irritates us when he tells us something abt a topic during tests.(As If We Didn't Know It)

well thats all folks..plz plz dont go away.i'll be back with more news.
so keep posted to my blog!!!!!