The year 2001 had loads in store for me. I was running through my engineering semesters like a WhirlWind. Within no time I had completed two semesters.
It was almost the last quarter of 2002. I was having loads of fun @ college. The frequency of our evening walks had almost tripled , since the time we started it.
These days , I was not only spending my Saturday evenings , walking along the streets of BEML Layout , but also those weekdays , when we had a half day off , was thrown wide open , to pitch in , as makeshift Saturdays. We had as much fun on these days as on weekends.
Soon in the month of October 2002 my Third Semester classes started. Hardly a fortnight into my third semester , i noticed one thing. The strength of my class increased by 3.
Three new people joined my class , all of them were Diploma Candidates. Among the three, one person stood out. He was none other than Narayan GK.
Narayan GK was a down to earth guy, his thoughts were as clear and transparent as spring water. People could recognise Narayan as the most humble , modest guy around .
He had loads of expertise behind him , but, yet stood as simple as he could.
He had tremendous knowledge not only in software but also hardware. He was a trained " HARDCORE " hardware and networking guy with an year of professional experience in this field.
One thing I try to learn from Narayan to this date , is his temperment , attitude. He was as cool as the frozen ice of alaska. There were many major events, involving him , that happened during his engineering days , but none of them shook him.
Great Going Narayan. !!!!! Three Cheers. !!!!
Narayan was a resident of my neighboring locality , this proved an added advantage, coz he joined our friends circle on Saturdays. Soon we were 3 in number walking , chatting and having great food on Saturdays.
These memorable days were short lived , as in 2004 we had to part ways due to unavoidable circumstances.
Narayan also completed his graduation, and is currently busier than any of we guys. He s too pursuing a career in the field of IT . He s now put up in Central Bangalore. Though he no more accompanies us , on Saturdays , on our evening walk, the awesome memories of 2002 - 2004 , are sure enough to fill this vacuum.
Narayan I wish you all the best in your future endeavors. Remember one thing " We are friends for Life ".
There s gonna be one day when we are gonna freak out harder than ever before.
The Necessity for " An evening Walk "
2001 was fast becoming a memorable year, in my life. I was close to completing a semester of my engineering. I was now travelling more frequently to Kranti Vikram's house to discuss about our engineering subjects. It was on one fine evening , to be more precise a week before our CCP [Computer Concepts & C Programming ] Lab external exam that i visited his house . We were studying for weeks together and needed a break. Discussing college life and other stuff , playing computer games did not provide much needed break. On this very evening we decided to take a casual stroll along the streets of BEML Layout 5th stage.
Least had I expected , that this would turn into a major pastime. It not only provided us the much needed break , but also gave us an opportunity to explore our surroundings , meet new people, in other words FREAK OUT !!
BEML Layout RajaRajeshwariNagar has not undergone a major change in the past 4 years apart from a slight increase people density.
The one prominent change I noticed in BEML Layout , is the the presence of a new park , on a piece of land which once appeared of little use , covered by weeds. The park has sprung all of a sudden and it adds a new dimension to our evening walk these days.
We casually moved out on to the streets discussing our engineering subjects. Soon we approached Double Road where we came across a Bhel Puri vendor. We did give our taste buds a little exercise , but it was memorable and even to this day we cherish the thought of having CHAAT @ DOUBLE ROAD , BEML L/O RajarajeshwariNagar.
Day after Day our visits to the street side Chat store increased. Above this we were joined by new friends. Soon our friends circle grew and soon we were not the only two at the Street Chat Center but now more often accompanied by surprise visitors ( Nitin Kumar UK and Narayan GK who has yet to make an appearance in the blog. )
Even to this day we go on an evening walk along the streets of BEML Layout . Inspite of our busy lives we take time to hook up during weekends esp Saturday to make some time for an evening walk.
Some people call us crazy, for doing the same things over and over again. But be rest assured , this is gonna be the same , for years to come, until one of us moves onsite.
After all spending your Saturday evening @ a place where the number of people per sq ft area < = 1
(away from city , pollution , traffic , noise ) , is not such a bad idea , infact its an awesome idea.
Thanks guys (UKN and Kranti ) for keeping the trend ticking.
Least had I expected , that this would turn into a major pastime. It not only provided us the much needed break , but also gave us an opportunity to explore our surroundings , meet new people, in other words FREAK OUT !!
BEML Layout RajaRajeshwariNagar has not undergone a major change in the past 4 years apart from a slight increase people density.
The one prominent change I noticed in BEML Layout , is the the presence of a new park , on a piece of land which once appeared of little use , covered by weeds. The park has sprung all of a sudden and it adds a new dimension to our evening walk these days.
We casually moved out on to the streets discussing our engineering subjects. Soon we approached Double Road where we came across a Bhel Puri vendor. We did give our taste buds a little exercise , but it was memorable and even to this day we cherish the thought of having CHAAT @ DOUBLE ROAD , BEML L/O RajarajeshwariNagar.
Day after Day our visits to the street side Chat store increased. Above this we were joined by new friends. Soon our friends circle grew and soon we were not the only two at the Street Chat Center but now more often accompanied by surprise visitors ( Nitin Kumar UK and Narayan GK who has yet to make an appearance in the blog. )
Even to this day we go on an evening walk along the streets of BEML Layout . Inspite of our busy lives we take time to hook up during weekends esp Saturday to make some time for an evening walk.
Some people call us crazy, for doing the same things over and over again. But be rest assured , this is gonna be the same , for years to come, until one of us moves onsite.
After all spending your Saturday evening @ a place where the number of people per sq ft area < = 1
(away from city , pollution , traffic , noise ) , is not such a bad idea , infact its an awesome idea.
Thanks guys (UKN and Kranti ) for keeping the trend ticking.
Early days of my engineering
During my early engineering days i made loads of new friends. Some of them were
Kranti Vikram , Veeresh Shalamath , Vasimullah Shariff , Santhosh S , Shivaramakrishna and not to forget the ever so studious Nitin Kumar UK aka UKN.It was a great team out there , hanging out , freaking out in our own awesome ways during college hours. Being in remote area one would wonder for options , for freaking out. But there were plenty.
First being taking a break and moving towards the small shop close to Mylasandra where we used to have a casual conversation over a cup of tea. No one to disturb ,, we used to see a few trucks which would pass by this road, but other than that ,, there was total silence ...
The second option to freak out was to move to Kengeri where a lone hotel stood in the Kengeri Shopping Complex. Those days there was an awesome shade all along the Kengeri Main Road, all thanks to the large number of huge trees along the main road. Nowadays you find a bald landscape as you approach Kengeri.Most of them have been cut off to make way for a bigger Mysore Road.
The third option was an extension of the second. A drive from our college to Kengeri would ease out stress from our soul. The road was once so empty that we used to park our vehicles and literally sit on the road side for a casual conversation.
Kranti Vikram , Veeresh Shalamath , Vasimullah Shariff , Santhosh S , Shivaramakrishna and not to forget the ever so studious Nitin Kumar UK aka UKN.It was a great team out there , hanging out , freaking out in our own awesome ways during college hours. Being in remote area one would wonder for options , for freaking out. But there were plenty.
First being taking a break and moving towards the small shop close to Mylasandra where we used to have a casual conversation over a cup of tea. No one to disturb ,, we used to see a few trucks which would pass by this road, but other than that ,, there was total silence ...
The second option to freak out was to move to Kengeri where a lone hotel stood in the Kengeri Shopping Complex. Those days there was an awesome shade all along the Kengeri Main Road, all thanks to the large number of huge trees along the main road. Nowadays you find a bald landscape as you approach Kengeri.Most of them have been cut off to make way for a bigger Mysore Road.
The third option was an extension of the second. A drive from our college to Kengeri would ease out stress from our soul. The road was once so empty that we used to park our vehicles and literally sit on the road side for a casual conversation.
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