Indians hate Indians like me – who prove Americans and Japanese are stupid

Indians don’t like people like me. A partial list of my scores upsets them. I haven’t shown some scores – one GRE where I had 98% on verbal, and one GRE advanced in computer science where I had a 91% after very limited exposure. During my days in the USA, during my first semester I… Continue reading Indians hate Indians like me – who prove Americans and Japanese are stupid

Air France flight

I was excited. In the flight there were some young students, all going for studies in the USA. One nice guy I met was going to Wharton to do his MBA studies there. I asked his GMAT score and he told me without any hesitation. His total score was 680, 98%ile, good for Wharton. His… Continue reading Air France flight

We had a postdoc among us

Decided to change my life one semester. Study hard was my motivation. The professor came. The course was named probably Linear Systems. He started writing. A large matrix. Some 10 by 20 matrix. No words. Perhaps he was on a silence vow. Soon the one hour got over. With that my motivation. A very standard… Continue reading We had a postdoc among us

My road to fitness

My waist was about 29″ when I went to American. After I performed very well in computer science courses, one redneck professor Robert O’Neil started harassing me and I gained weight, waist increasing to about 33″. USA was a constant harassment – they don’t like talented people – and went on increasing. Then I went… Continue reading My road to fitness

IIT vs MIT re-revisited

In my previous posts I have consistently maintained that MIT is a time-tested educational tool which is among the top in the world – in the top 5 in most rankings in engineering. With the rise of China, it might fall a few places but will remain the top destination for most. There are more… Continue reading IIT vs MIT re-revisited

American guy in Ecuador

Went there. Lived in a Hare Krishna farm opened by a Britisher in a mild jungle there. About 20 people, all young except me, we did some farming and later made vegan thick soup your to eat/drink. Very tasty. Sometimes we out for picnic near river and once a week went to the nearest town… Continue reading American guy in Ecuador

Runners up: 1

Jadhavpur (Enginnering) University Jadhavpur was my only choice if I didn’t get into IIT. Didn’t have to use that choice, even though I got admission there too. Two years back was going to Kolkata, by Shalimar AC 1 class. The co-passenger was from Jadhavpur. After I told him about problems with IIT Bombay, my favorite… Continue reading Runners up: 1

Thai Buddhist Temple Food

Just 5 minutes in front of Ashby Bart Station, towards the downtown Berkeley Bart station, was a small temple. I didn’t go there for the temple, but for the Thai food they sold sorry they distributed on Sunday afternoons. It was very popular, and I too went there several times. The big line to get… Continue reading Thai Buddhist Temple Food