Nishad

nishukokate @ 2009-06-09T00:52:00

2009-06-08T15:52:34Z

Nishad here...my first entry from my iPhone!!!it's marvellous...this machine...addictive too!!!;)with all the plethora of applications available...presently studying at the lounge of my engg science department...really good atmosphere in here...some hefty seniors playing mahjong at the table beside..a 25 something, white-haired nerdy japanese working hard on his laptop..atleast it seems so..cant really say though!!he's sitting right in front of me...he might be watching porn too..who knows...but I'm really curious to know n hence thinking about finding an excuse to get a sneak peek!!:P
Am seriously thinking of joining those mahjong guys man...they r looking so happy..n here I am...rackig my brains out at this circuit theory problem...life sure is unfair....(sigh)
Well..time to get back to work though:(
God night everyone...sweet dreams.....

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Long time no post!

2009-05-22T06:30:01Z

Yes...ppl..I`m back!..Sorry to keep u waiting!!(does anybody really even read my diary posts??..but who cares!!)

I`m in the second year of my BTech course in Oska Univ now....which doesnt really mean that I`ve learnt anything in the past 1 year...still feel like it was just y'day that I set foot on the Land of the Rising Sun....
I really think this whole swine flu incident is being blown out of proportion in Japan...schools/univs are closed down this week to prevent the spread of the infection among a clique called youngsters who are apparently the most susceptible...prevention of the eruption of a pandemic...thats what she said......
anyways, what I wanna write about today is something different(I know I always slip out of track!!but what can I do...its in my genes!!)
I was invited to a meeting with the shachou(CEO) of a medium-sized IT consultation firm by a very naive n ambitious Jap friend of mine...For starters, I was accidentally called 1 hr earlier than the actual meeting time..n i`d been diligent enuf to reach there before time!!
then i meet this chubby, not-so-handsome nerdy masuda shachou who lacked in personality but made up in the airs he carried...while everybody was praising my japanese, this irritatingly pretentious shachou-of-a-kind was comforting me by saying that i still have scope for improvement...finally, as per my analysis, he was nothing but a terribly thrifty, egocentric dillhole who basically must have been taught how shachous walk, talk n eat since childhood n was just following the preset guidelines forced upon him...no individuality..no compassion...
honestly speaking, I hate ppl like these n I can never work under anyone of this sort...i hope u get my point...
thats it for today then....
cheers mate..have a gr8 day ahead!!

creativity

2008-08-14T20:46:49Z

14th of aug...1 day into the 61st independence day of one of the most mysterious countries on planet earth...viz INDIA...i'll talk abt that later though...today..on my confidante's valuable advice, i'll talk abt a "learning" experience of my life!!
there is this japanese friend of mine who's really famous throughout the univ for thinking outta the box(believe me the limit of finding a japanese like him tends to zero!!)...so during the cultural festival that we had..i was expecting something really classy n hatke...n yes..just as usual he definitely didnt let my expectations down..in the festival, ppl had set up small stalls in which they'd sell some foodstuff which they prepare there...
so this friend of mine actually studies hindi at the univ and so was determined to put up a stall which cd somehow be related to india.unlike his classmates/business adversaries, who were flaunting the festival streets with indian curry stalls, my friend chose to think differently....he opened up an imitation of the indian version of mc donalds..coz the characteristically indian menu of the indian version of mc d's was a feature genuine enuf to guarantee a swarm of customers(most of which were youngsters..another imp pt to be considered when u think abt mc d's)... n just like any fastfood business anywhere on the face of earth, unsurprisingly the whole act tallied up to half the effort n double the profit as compared to his (usual curry stall) competitors!!...n must say..he was outstanding in his advertisement tactics too...all in all..it was a complete learning package in business management....quite impressive,eh??!!
oh yeah...even we were selling indian curry during that festival..but we had an edge over the other curry ppl coz at our place, handsome n hard-working indian lads had padded up to take on the chhole challenge!!unlike those other curry stalls where some ordinary yellow guy was donning the kurta n trying his best at making curry!! me n one of indian friends here...i think we overdid the average achari(for weddings) in those 2 days!!...man,was it tiring!!the other curry stalls were never really ny competiton to us...however, the real competition were selling beside us, in the same tent!!..actually, due to financial restraints, we cdnt rent a whole tent on our own...so our chivalrous chhole had to share space with an army of delicacies from 4 other countries!!..had to do something abt the competition...thats what had gotten into me since days b4 the festival..n finally i came up with an idea the day b4 the festival began...after convincing my indian friend in helping me with the following, we strove hard that day n by God's Grace, YES we reaped ...n reaped hard!!
there is this thing i'd observed in the last 1 yr or so i've been here regarding the jap...they r too much into astrology, horoscope, fortune-telling n other sick stuff like it!!..so decided to strike on this weakness of theirs..i planned to start selling palmistry n numerology to the blessed jap who wd grab a bite of our curry!! my friend taking care of the palmistry dept n numerology for me!!..of course we were dead blank abt all that stuff!!..thats y we ravaged the internet working hard all night long to master our respective jobs as much as possible!!..we also had to prepare hoardings for the same that night!!...i dont remember winking my eyes that night!!...n then..d-day...it was pure, unexpected fun!!
ppl had really fallen for our cunning trick like hell!! my compatriot was the happiest person though!!..c'mon whats better than touching soft n tender jap hands under the pretext of actually deeply understanding their pressure lines!!
this way..we cd easily gallop over our same-stall international competiton on both the festival days!!
i think it'll be enuf for today though!!..i can already hear ppl snoring...but dnt worry i'm not talkin abt u..coz i know u've been reading my post diligently!!..m talking abt my dad snoring the typical kokate way right beside me!!

nishukokate @ 2008-07-10T11:19:00

2008-07-10T02:34:26Z

so its the 10th of july today,thursday...sem-end exams seem maliciously close nowadays...but i`m somehow excited inside..not because of the exams though...coz i`m going back to india on the 4th of aug!!やった！！will be arnd 45 days this time...plan to do lots of things...nothing special happening nowadays...but yeah..was really impressed with nadal`s game the other day agianst fedex..will get back to my report thing now..
cya again then...have fun...nd watch this...keep　ur spirits up!!
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=0CVB8YSOLK4&feature=related

nishukokate @ 2008-06-25T02:24:00

2008-06-24T17:40:37Z

so today was tuesday...
was late for the calcluls lecture...cld understand something here nd there during the lecture...then there was the small test...it was kinda easy...then having lunch with the normal bunch of guys...but this time they were kind enuf to not infiltrate on some road-side piece which wd stand out in front of the whole univ!!...especially the fact that i am the only gaijinppoi guy among all of us....c`mon the korean is just another east asian...
then the french class...i dont know...like girls(or ladies) soooo tend to reaveal the darkest of their secrets to me!!..i`m not exaggerating!!...they say I`m a good listener!!...muhuahuahua....
then i had the first course of my dinner with vishal dada n nazim(kyrgz)...then finally i enrolled into tipness today...the formalities took quite some time...but it was worth it...i had almost cast my spell on the pretty receptionist there!!...we did exchange phone numbers et al....
yeah..and then i swam for arnd 1 hr or so....i sooo need to get better at swimming....ready to work harder...
then finally the second course of my dinner with masuda....and then we went for a drink at the cheapest bar nearby...the regular friday one!!
and hola...there she was!!..alice!!...the notorious british blabber-box....but just as i had mentioned...m supposed to be a good listener!!...so had 'fun' with her!!...now gng to sleep at 2 30 am...gotta get up at 7 45 am...this world is so unfair!!..only 5 hrs and 15 mins of sleep !!...
nyways...hope u guys r fine...nd if u r not...well i pray that He loosens the grip arnd u a bit!!..making u feel a bit realxed!!!

nishukokate @ 2008-06-23T01:44:00

2008-06-22T16:57:20Z

ok...well...abt the summit today...
it was organised by students of some doshisha univ...and ppl from various univs like stanford,cambridge,blah blah had taken part...allover it was pretty ok...but the management of the events sucked big time!!...i dont really wanna generalise this to ALL the univs of japan...but...they really do suck at event management and logistics...and then...i was just a visitor...so i cdnt take part actively in the debates,discussions etc....the inevitable job of concealing my jutting opinions was really a pain in the ass...c`mon the guys at the podium were so stupid!!...i had something really far better which cd have given momentum to the already-half-dead debate...those guys were just going on repeating the same contents and just embroidering it with some high-class language skills....
and the chair-person sucked at his summarisation too...
then there were the symposiums..which were kinda interesting...took pictures and all...
but finally,just as they always say...
all`s well that ends well
i dont deny the fact that my participation in the summit was useful........

mundane classes from t`row...
zzzzzzzzzzzzz

nishukokate @ 2008-06-22T00:50:00

2008-06-21T16:06:45Z

ok...so...like always...warming my ass to blog after a century.....
i`m studying at osaka univ now..my department is the engineering science department and my major is electronics and material physics...might seem sophisticated and all to u...but actually the only reason why i chose this one was coz the building in which the dept is located is breath-takingly new and beautiful...moreover...the toilets in there r high tech too...they give ur ass temporary relief from the freezing winter cold..and then how can i forget the legendary automatic water jet!!
so...how`s univ life...and what am i upto...3 months since entering this univ,after screwing up my midterms like anything n partying almomst every friday at the cheapest bar close by....i really dont know where i`m going...I`m really jaded with my fuc*** impression as that of a very determined,diligent nd obedient student....i wanna be myself...enuf of all the nanotech n high aspiration crap...(ps:i`ve been listening to NUMB these days a lot!!)...
looking forward to some stupid environment summit which will be held at kyoto t`row...its gonna cost me money n time...nd i know that i`m obviously just gonna sleep thru all the seminars n stuff...but who cares...its all for the higher good...i wanna keep the aforementioned image of mine intact in front of the dept people atleast...
i plan to keep the blessed ones like u who take the pains to read my humdrum stuff updated with recent happenings......till then...
ciao

long time no see

2007-10-12T10:05:57Z

hi everybody....so finally...after some centuries of silence....i`m here again!!!....to disturb each and everyone of u there!!!...to kill all of ur time......ohhh...ok...back to business....
so its already been 6 months since i`ve come to japan....techinically!!!...but seriously....it seems like i`ve just come y`day....but yeah..my japanese has got better...so cant really say that...!!...but like...there r so many things yet to explore...so much yet to absorbed from the Land of the Rising Sun!!....i know ppl will be shocked...but yeah...yet to go to tokyo too!!!...actually...dont really have time....during this 1 yr course...but of course...once i enter my university to start studying engg...then those 4 yrs will be much better...atleast thats what everybody thinks out here!!!
btw....I`M REALLY HAPPY!!!!!.....coz i`ve bought my airplane tickets for india....19th december is the day...osaka-seoul-mumbai...korean airlines...and have to come back by the 6th of jan...i know...its kinda short....but...no way out!!!!...rest all is fine...preparing for the MOST important december exams now...the parties have stopped too...everybody`s studying....hope all of u r fine too...the weather...ok...its getting colder day by day....and according to my teachears, the winter over here in osaka is freaking cold!!!!....(scared)!!!!!but yeah...finally i`ll be able to touch.sense and play with snow....really looking forward to that experience!!!

thats it for now,folks...see u next week...same day...same place...
well...that was an unreliable one,wasnt it??!!

nishukokate @ 2007-08-27T17:54:00

2007-08-27T09:09:51Z

okkk....now...
tip of the day: NEVER LISTEN TO "HEY YA" BY "OUTCAST" WHEN IN AN ELEVATOR...SURROUNDED BY TEACHERS(  note)..AND WITH UR STYLISH N SOPHISTICATED,SONY HEADPHONES REFLECTING OUT ALMOST HALF OF THE SOUND TOUCHING THE EAR LOBE......AND YEAH......PLZ DONT WEAR FUNKY,CARRIBEAN-LIKE CLOTHES AT THAT TIME TOO!!!!!!!!!.........

now of of course...the obvious qn....Y?????
because there is a part in the song....when that yeda singer keeps repeating   SHAKE IT some 500 times or so....and if u r as unlucky as me...then u get this part of the song when u r in that elevator..........................................
then u just dont have the courage to see if the teachers r paying attention or not.............and even if u try to switch   that machine off.....by the time u get to it...u`ve already reached ur destination.....
really embarassing........as if u were caught stealing underpants..................
and then comes the worst part.........when in between....the yeda shouts the following like a monster.....Shake it like a " p*@x*%# teacher"..............................................................................................................................................................................
what more could one ask for...right!!!????

nishukokate @ 2007-08-16T16:42:00

2007-08-16T07:44:05Z

back after a long time....some sort of hibernation perhaps.....or u could just call me lazy.....
nothing much....
just remember one thing....
NEVER make a mother cry.....never ever.......

nishukokate @ 2007-07-03T16:33:00

2007-07-03T07:42:48Z

well..tuesday is here...i`m not dead...actually happy...i hadnt screwed things up in the first place...got 97 in that test in which i was late....and in todays chuukyuu test...got a whole 100%...m really happy...because its only the second time that i`m getting such marks...math is troubling me right now..trying to find a way out..and yes...the most imp thing...MY DREAM IS GOING TO BE TRUE.....my host father in japan is actually a good friend of a NOBEL LAUREATE of 2002...for his research in protein endodynamic technology...and yipee...i`m gonna meet him this sunday on lunch...at my host family`s place....really looking forward to it....!!!!!yipee.....
and...we are given nanotechnology classes every friday...which simply rock!!!!!!...the AFM(Atomic force method)...that we learned last friday was awesome!!!!
happy for now atleast...
cya guys later...bye..

nishukokate @ 2007-06-28T19:36:00

2007-06-28T11:42:39Z

oh...oh...oh.....horror ahead...those who cant digest exorcist like things...plz get outta here...

Place: room no 1313
Date:28-6-07
Time:9:15 am

The landline phone ..ringing...yeah...it makes this tadad tadadad sound in japan.........weird na?
then a jerk lazily picks up the call and he hears some japanese speaking from the other end...the Japanese Mistress on the other end...says...the test has already started,sir...r u not coming??

SILENCE.....

then this moron...who is startled at first...then wears some clothes...i mean decent clothes...like the ones while going to college...and runs with all his innate force...as soon as possible...with his pencil box...i think i brushed my teeth too...well....i think...to the exam centre...20 mins late...ok...direct speech now...i`m down with this sudden blow...and in all this panic...i go BLANK.....

DEEP SILENCE.....

straight to the point now...i screwed up todays test like i have never done before....and while I`m writing this ....i`m also crying down there....hoping that God rewinds this SAMAY thingy...takes me back...to the morning....just 12 hrs...plz God...plz....maybe i shouldnt cry...because this is just a rehearsal test....not the actual test....but yes....it makes u unhappy...doesnt it?...i believe everybody reading this thing has had some day or the other like this......well...even if u havent...u can atleast pretend to be so..to make me feel happy...cant u?

well...i leave u with this qn for today...and come back after some days...probably on tuesday....when we get the results...and i`ll be the only one failing the test in my university.......

DEATH........

SILENCE........

nishukokate @ 2007-06-25T19:02:00

2007-06-25T10:19:43Z

well...well....exciting days...i`ve only been studying in the weekend though!!!todays test was good...screwed up in some questions though...but overall...easy...the speech was really good too...especially the accolades...(happy)!!!...see ya guys..

nishukokate @ 2007-06-21T19:15:00

2007-06-21T10:24:57Z

just done with the math classes....its tough...but its challenging...have to do better though...then...have the test on monday...a big one this time...now gotta go home...and practice my speech...then..cooking chhole today...internet isolation on weekends..hmmmm...thanks ur comments ppl....bye..have fun...

nishukokate @ 2007-06-19T16:45:00

2007-06-19T08:04:33Z

ohh...today was cool...lots of revision going on now....have imp tests next week...my advisor rocks!!!she always makes us have fun...while studying simultaneously!!!...her methods are so unique...and so cool.....that everybody has fun!!!!even the a**hole vietnamese in our class....and pratap...if u r reading this...then i`ll tell u one thing...there r 65 foreign students here....20 out of them r vietnamese!!!..they`re the jacka**es over here...always in their own group...never interacting with any other foreign student!!!and they have serious ego problems!!!my american friend hates them the MOST....u can guess why!!!...no pakistani over here...but one srilankan...looks like a replica of ranatunga...is also good in cricket...sometimes we do play cricket here...nz,sri,ind and south africa...recently...there was a match in osaka university....b/w bangladesh and india...bangladesh won...it was sad!!!...but they were really good!!!ok...back to the V`s!!!...the V of my class(class consists of 7 students)...has never talked to me ever...has some some serious problems when it comes to making non V friends!!!...but the V`s r good in studies!!!baka**ro`s...their edn system is similar to that of japan...so they have the V advantage!!!anyways...now i have to go back...cook dinner...and then study...and yes...on friday...there is this cultural exchange party b/w foreign students and japanese students....and i have been selected to give an introductory speech for the same!!!!man...its gonna be tough....but interesting...with the suit-vuit thingy.....in front of the ministry people....ohh!!!!...gives me the chills....but have to do good!!!...so gotta prepare for that too...see ya..

nishukokate @ 2007-06-11T19:57:00

2007-06-11T11:06:16Z

hisashiburi again!!!!....i`m ok right now...shokyu will be over in this week now...and chuukyu begins!!!!!!God!!!!and then the exam.....saraishu....hectic...hectic....really hectic....but the internet is the only source of my connection with the outside world....mostly INDIA...my friends and family....back home...getting lots of replies now...on orkut...about my new pics!!!!....bye...tc everyone...as if somebody actually reads this stuff!!!

nishukokate @ 2007-06-04T15:17:00

2007-06-04T06:27:43Z

hisashiburi ne!!!!.....things r going good...but i need to start studying more of nihongo now....since i`m falling back in classes(nihongo).....since...presently i`m concentrating on my senmon subjects....(math in particular)....the sunday recreation with my host family was really tanoshikatta...have to go now....books r waiting for me now....i cooked sabji again today...this...time...potatoes,sweet potato,tomato and onions....was really gr8.....enjoy ur life guys....and i`m really happy for the friends of mine...who`ve cleared iit jee 07!! congrats dudes!!!

finally 100%

2007-05-29T04:45:53Z

yes....i am so satisfied with myself....i feel like kissing myself....yes...a narcissist...perhaps...but yes..its cool...21 out of the 28 had already been unconquerable because...sometimes....0.5 marks..here or there...BUT TODAY....i was on a mission...L22...I had told myself that I will conquer this one...and yes...I DID IT!!!!!!100% finally!!!!!!!!
it was difficult...of course...slept only 4 hrs y`day...but its worth the after effects...I`m so happy!!!!!now no classes too....another reason to be happy!!!!now...gotta go and study math...one thing i know for sure...is that...these marks r not the end of my ride of nihongo study...they`re just happy moments in the journey of this study...now i have to study even harder to keep this moment constant...so that my confidence is always elevated...anyways....enough of all the philosophy now...have to studdddyyyy!!!!

had a trip of a lifetme :)!!!!

2007-05-28T05:41:02Z

hi all...hope everybody is fine....the ryoko to tsuyama and tottori simply rocked....it was simply too great!!!!had so much fun....that its indescribable on paper...oops...electronic paper...that is!!!lol..
we had gone on the first day to tsuyama...really cool place...went in the western influence museum....I LOVE JAP MUSEUMS!!!!...had a stroll in tsuyama city...took a lot of pics...then...also saw the tsuyama castle...very great...it was like an adventure trip...then we went to the ryokan after that...it was some sorta 5 star hotel!!!typically japanese style!!!and then came the best part of japan and of this trip....THE ONSEN(HOT SPRINGS)....there are separate chambers for men and women...of course...and everybody has to be naked...yes..u have heard it right...naked...and enjoy floating in the ever changing hot water...so...its hygeinic too....went 3 times...that night in the onsen....and then set off for tottori the next day!!...tottori pear museum was seriously marvellous...and then comes the sand dunes part...oh....soo....coooolllll!!!!!i was pulled by nature into the sea...yeah.literally...i was standing on the coast with just half an inch of water beneath me.....my friend was taking a picture...and then comes this fast and huge wave(no...not a tsunami...thank God!!!)...which pulls me into the sea...well...i know how to swim...lucky me...so i could balance myself...but man...i was soaking wet...and i was with all my things....even my wallet and my watch..then...i removed the imp things(kept them safe) and jumped again into the sea...this time with a purpose...a revenge...and ..swam to my hearts delight....that was much of it...and then came back home very happily....the weekend also passed away merrily...bought a new cell phone...911t...toshiba...
gotta go now...cya guys later bye...

working

2007-05-22T08:10:53Z

my...my...my...what a day...y`day...i was happy with myself...today was good too...but in the noon...i was told that i will have to attend extra lectures of maths on thursdays...in the 3rd period...gosh..i`ll have classes throughout the day now...thats what it means!!!9-6...throughout!!..well..have to go home...do my hw...my first priority...as i had missed my last hw(of nihongo)...and the teachers will check...this time...so...that in the saisho..and tsugi...will be...math...of course...i HAVE to study MATH!!!...and its totally different from that in india...here they dont focus more on applications...then...I`ll be going to Okayama...day after t`row.. on a kengaku(study tour)...with many other ppl in gaidai!!!

ok...then...bye...and take care...everybody

what the !!!!!

2007-05-21T05:31:23Z

ohh...i had studied late uptil night y`day..but was still unsure about the kanjis!!!???....somebody help me...had studied grammar nicely though!!...and finally got up late this morning...BAD...VERY VERY BAD...and above that...i am wearing that so called Unlucky shirt!!!...well...i myself call it unlucky!!!...today i had to test its reliability and royalty!!!??and it flucked...and flunked hard!!!!!! i made a**hole mistakes in kanji and just one ch*t mistake in grammar...otherwise it would have been a perfect score in grammar...the class was not that good too...and again...wasting my free time here!!!!
what the f**k am i doing!!!!
s**t!!!

angry at myself

2007-05-18T11:07:56Z

today...the beginning of the day was really bad...got less marks than usual in the test...but i know one thing....the mistakes will not be repeated...the mistakes i made in the test were actually outta disappointment...i had forgotten to do my home work for today(of japanese).....and when the prof asked for the hw...everybody`s papers were already ready...while mr Kokate was sitting on that damn chair like a freaked out fool...looking here and there....searching for an answer on why he forgot the hw...man...that was scary...so my mood in the morning was really bad....as compared to my mood in the classes till now..well...that was ok....then the chem class...as usual...its the only afternoon class in which i dont sleep a bit!!!
the prof`s toooo great to sleep in his class!!!!!...could answer almost everything asked and done in class....this class actually boosted me up today...and the marvellous even showed us his research material and thesis on the tv...it was seriously interesting!!!
then....just strolling around here...and getting for the big party of tonight!!!!!!
see ya guys...now 2 days of internet isolation ahead!!!!
tc

busy

2007-05-17T10:44:23Z

a good day...have to work on my grammar though...well...i might buy a mobile phone this weekend..most probably...of softbank...had my first math class today...it was kinda good...i just hopw that the phys one gets better...plz GOD...DO SOMETHING...plz make it better...coz I usually get a little depressed though after the phys class...now i have to go back and study for t`row`s chem class...and also t`row`s nihongo shiken...ohh!!!...but then there is the party t`row...hosted by poc and myself....so looking forward to a gr8 weekend!!!with lots of studies in it...of course!!!

PS:: I need lots of books out here...have to decide abt it and confirm with chetan

Start

2007-05-14T06:33:41Z

Cool day...Welcome party was very cool..lots of snaps...with lots of friends;)
cool class...have a test t`row...gotta study..enjoyed b`day greatly...now things back to basics again...study..study...and study again...ohh....gotta go now..coz i am gonna be kicked out of this comp lab..lol...have fun guys...enjoy ur life to the fullest..that was the thought for the day!!

PS: I HAD NEVER THOUGHT IN THE WILDEST OF MY DREAMS THAT I WOULD HAVE SO MUCH FUN IN JAPAN