caught behind....

date:17/09/07
time:around 3.10
venue 1: somewhere in computers department
weather:sunny monday afternoon
conditions:favourable for batsman(for us)
We were seated in front of systems and seriously trying to do some programming. we know that
this seriousness would not last for much time because we had the submission of assignment on
that day and it would be completed in 30 odd minutes.Luckily i was 10 th one in the order of
submission so i had the time for rechecking the programs for submission.The one after whom i had
to submit was my roomie "valentin" (Name changed under request ,he is called by this name in
french class).Previous night we both were busy preparing the assignment.Every weekend we say to
each other that monday's work should be completed on saturday itself but we end up busily doing
it on sunday night .
venue 2:f-**, ravindra bhawan
weather:humid sunday night
time:around 11.20
I was completing my maths tut.Dont misunderstand that im doing it on my own.we were asked to
submit 5 maths tuts out of which i had done just half of 1 st tut. We had our 1 st tutorial
class that week(because the one who takes our class is the laziest rs i ve ever seen .Every time
we had his class we wait for 5-10 minutes and return to hostel and find him sitting in canteen
happily with a cup a tea in his hand...never bothered about us,who used to wait for him in the
class ).In his first tut he asked us to complete 5 tuts.I think this is really unfair completing
five tuts in 5 days ????how can i do it ?? so i took tut copy of so called ghi**u(ghi**u is the
one who completes his tuts on time && spend saturdays and sundays in the library .For complete
definition check out my next blog.) and was zipping it(zipping refers to having same output with
minimum work...reducing number of steps in a problem and making it look small and
decent).valentin was adjusting his spectacles ,while trying to complete the assignment .He wears
it rarely as they are old fashioned big spects.We had to submit 4 programs out of which except
one ,the rest were almost complete. I asked him to complete the first program but he insisted
not to do it as mam did n't check that program in the previous turn .finally he completed his
assignment and later i too completed it.That night i had a good sleep did n't get any nightmare
of mam shouting at us for not completing the assignment. ( which i frequently get)(actually while writing this blog ,i stopped right here and just got down the stairs along with
valentin ,we headed towards canteen .it was around 12.30(night) ...and valentin asked me to find maths tutorial sir in the canteen. we both were smiling and after a minute valentin was
pointing some one ...It was none other than our maths tut sir.!!! we could n't stop laughing for
a minute(thanks to our maths sir.....))

time:around 3.30
venue 1:again in the lab

I was with soumya(pronounciation : soumye ...generally mispronounced as girl's name) asking
which program mam was checking and mam was asking the same question for which i and valentin
have prepared the same program . we hurriedly changed the interface of the program and making it
look as if they were different programs and finally it was valentin s turn to submit his
assignment and he went into mam's chamber . I was waiting for my turn and least bothered about
the program which we both had the same (with modified interface)and finally after 5 minues valentin opened the door and he said that mam checked his 1 st
program and for the first time i was feeling nervous .I entered the chamber
mam: hmm.. show me your program of bank account ( i opened the program and i was terrified by the fierce look on her face (her falt nose
frightens me )and was staring at the computer)mam: run the program....(she typed some random absurd data ...which she prefers rather than giving some correct
data...and my program gave her this message "exception occured:out of bounds list is empty")mam:is this the exception thrown by c++??I :it s thrown by my code mam: is this ur idea???(what can be worse than this statement .may be this is called called worst fear coming true)I : i didn't get you.... maam(this statement was to check whether mam meant the same which i thought or did she meanany other thing)mam: (in a louder voice) did u discuss it with any one(i was sure by this i was caught and there was no chance of escaping and the only thing which
never happened since i joined iit is going to happen now) I : yes mam..... with valentin(i knew mam remembered the output in valentin's program and so i thought i should nt lie )I : actually i did it in a simple way but later one of my friend told me to use linked listmam:who is he?I :mamm....rbmam: so whose program is this urs? valentin's?or rb's?I :he just adviced us .he is in no way related to this program ...maammam:so who coded the program?(finally rb is out of this matter ...but it was not the moment to relax ...it was time to face
bouncers )I :actually .....mam:(suddenly) no actually's ...tell me who coded itI : frankly speaking.. i did nt get the idea and so we both discussed and solved the problemmam: this is meant to be solved individually .I : he does nt have a laptop so we did it on my laptopmam: without wasting my time now please can you copy the part of code which you have writtenI : we both did it ...mammam: i want to know who typed the program. if im right, only one can type the keys ,both cant do
it at a time.so show me the part which you have written .(i highlighted the part which i know perfectly and left the rest and said we both did the rest)(mam got up and opened the door and called valentin)(now over to valentin)
I was feeling the relief of having successfully shown my programs and emerging out without being
caught.It was so easy. there was no need to have felt so tensed. I was busy typing the program
of the current tut sheet when i heard a voice calling....Valentin.Oh no!We have been caught!I got up and went inside the chamber.Mam: Who has made this program?I:Mam?????Mam:See.Did you write this program?I:Yes mam.(pause)Mam actually we had discussed the problem together.Mam:Did you discuss the problem and solved it individually?I:yes mam, our codes are different.(scrolling the page to find the differences) Mam, he has
written transfer function which i have not.Ummmmmmmmmmmmm He has written comments while i have
not.Mam:Ya that you can always delete. Now, can you please select the portion which you have written
yourself.I:(wondering what he must have said.......I selected the definitions of the class leaving out
the interface, exactly what he had done)Mam:Now, he says he has written this code and you say you have written this code. Now, who's
code is this?I: Mam actually i don't have a laptop so i did it on his laptop. We both did it together.Mam:Did the question say you had to do it together?I:Mam, actually we are using the same linearlist which is giving the same errors.Mam:Who wrote the linearlist?He: Mam, actually sir gave it in class.(i shocked)Mam: So did sir tell you to copy it?I:no mam every one is using the same.Mam:See you are supposed to write different codes. I have allowed you to discuss but not copy.(sensing that the situation was coming under control...........)We:Yes mam.Mam:See, this time i'm giving you marks but not from next time.Ok?We:Yes mam.(and a feeble sorry which only we must have heard)And then we left the room.
Oh! God! I will never use the same code. I will always do things myself.Of course i'm talking
about OOPS lab. In other subjects it's fine.
(over to him)hmm....finally out of danger ....i saw mam gave 15 marks to valentin out of 20 which i think
were decent enough.If mam meant what she said then we both will get 15. otherwise?? think
positively..... as this incident ended peacefully ,it will be a sweet memory for both of us.(i saw valentin taking a program from a friend, for next oops lab submission....some people
never change)

......beep an interruption...........

Hey..guess who is typing..ruining the smart and confessional blog of the Great Valento and
VenKat...Oops I forgot to introduce myself.But alas nothing much to say.I just happen to be the
poooor...Ghi**u whom the smart duo dudes have mentioned( yeah the guy who judiciously does the
tuts..).Well any way since it is a team effort I will just pop in my grievances tooo..You know I have realised recently that being too honest is also counterproductive...especially
when u are surrounded by vicious snakes( read as smart Duo ).An example...the dudes were actully
crying that they got abt 15marks( actually when they havent done anything apart from changing
the interface of MY PROGRAM ).And guess what..I the source was awarded only 12..leave alone the
reason..the mam is really a crack...Another one...there was this material tut to be
submitted.Our greatest Ghi**u had done it first..alas the poor guys book was not that neat(he
did it himself right!!).Now the snakes slithered and coiled around the book.The rest as u know
is history.The final result "Valento awarded excellent..(u have to accept that he is the ulti
cheypo master") and the venkat too managed without any remark.So the world runs...after all when
does a person learn unless he experiences everything.....


............beep interruption ended............


Sorry for the interruption,or what i should say an unsuccessful act of self-defense.Well, the above ghi**u does need some introduction...............He is the one who expects others living around him to learn his language, defending himself by
saying he too learnt hindi and calling me shameful. But he forgets that living in India, he
learnt hindi at the age of 19, and that too when it became necessary for his survival. Well, i
would call that shameful, really shameful. He is the one who would say, "There is no need to study for C++. it's all logic. I never study
for it". And then the next day he bunked Maths class to study C++ coz there was a test on it in
the afternoon.He is the one who would go about wandering from room to room trying to know the concept of some
topic of Material Science during the night, and then when just one hour is left for his tut
claass, he would gladly snatch a tut copy (of the above mentioned greatest ghi**u) from us, copy
it till the end, return it to its owner and leave with his copy(snatching a tut paper as he
leaves). Now people like us who were dependant on it were left helpless. If we copy, atleast we
are sure of what we want to do. We don't pretend to do be ethical and honest, and give up all
these things at the last moment.If someone is unclear about the nature of the vicious snakes, let me tell them that copying and
getting excellent does not make us one. It was he who came slithering in my room, coiled around
the source tut copy, bit us and took the prized possession, and then sat their in front of our
eyes, hissing silently, and copied the tut till the very end./* And let me tell you that it was not only venkat who "managed without any remark", but many,
including him. And it was my neat presentation that fetched me the remark...irrespective of what
was written.*/