"Everything that can possibly go wrong will go wrong"
--Murphy's Law
Day: August 9 (A bright sunny morning which suddenly got overshadowed by funny looking clouds)
Event: The dreaded Communication Engg lab exam
Problem: By hearted almost all the circuits for the exam. Resister values, capacitor values, pin numbers and what not (using my special memory aiding mnemonics and repetitive cramming). No clue about how the design is, no idea about the working, no idea about the application (Yes, I'm labeled electronics engineer, sigh!). But that was the last measure taken by an incorrigible procrastinator.
Reached college by 10; my slot was scheduled at 11. Heard that the external was a draconian martinet who found pleasure in castigating the students. I had to study one more circuit (AM modulator using differential amplifier, to be exact). By hearted that one too, but not so well. Slot came, entered the lab, took the question sheet, opened -- Qn: Design and setup an AM circuit for frequency 500 KHz using 2KHz sine wave and demodulate it. Fuck! Wasted all my memory and got this scewed up question I studied in the last minute. I quickly jotted down all the compnent values in the answer sheet as I did not trust my short term memory. Drew the circuit , made up a 'never heard before' design using the memorized values, that's what I call reverse engg (usually its the other way round, you get the values by designing, but come on, these are desperate measures). Showed the circuit and got approval. Hastily collected the required components, assembled the circuit, switched on the supply and voila!! There lies my B-E-A-yootiful amplitude modulated sine wave in the CRO. 10 minutes is all it took and here is me, the arrogant (temporarily though) lil genius with my sexy AM wave. Got up, held my head high, called the external (he's like 'evan aareda'), and I proudly showed him the CRO screen. Wait a sec, the screen is blank (Shit does happen).
ext: Evideyaado o/p?
me: (frantically turning all the knobs) Saar, o/p ippum kittiyethaayirunnu.
(ext staring at me)
me: sir, one minute, ippum o/p undaakki tharaam.
ext: undaakkikondu thaan thanne avide irunnaal mathi.
(And he walked away saying something like 'raavile ooronnu irangikkoolum' )
Me still turning all the knobs. God, why is this happening to me. I havn't raped any girl, I havn't hurt any kid, still why?? After 2 hrs and 30 mins and a lot of adjustments, voila!!, again I got the o/p. Not sexy anymore, but deformed at parts. I didn't see the external anywhere near, so called the internal and showed her the o/p. O/p verified. Finally!!. I dismantled the circuit and waited for the external, ready for viva.
ext: thante o/p njaan kandillallo.
me: ??.......saar, I showed the internal.
ext: athonnum sheruyaavoolla, I want to see the o/p.
me: saar, I disassembled the circuit.
ext: ithonnumalla procedure. (Browsing through my answer sheet). Edo, thante demodulated o/p verify cheythittillallo.
me: deeemodulator!! (Fuck! I forgot that part)
me: (speechless)
ext: aaa, placed aayo?
me: yes
ext: evide?
me: XYZ Corp
ext: nee okke avide pooyittu enna undaakkaana. (+ a lot of things which I don 'member & which I don’t want to 'member)
ext: ninaglokke electronics padichittu enthinaanu s/w field il pookunne. Valla MTech inum pokkoode.
(Yeah rite, I should go for MTech, end up as a lecturer in some screwed up college, go as external in some other screwed up college, and take the curses of all the overfed, ill begotten students over there)
After 5 minutes of verbal lashing (luckily I don't think anyone heard anything), my self respect was not just destroyed, it was annihilated. And after some not so impressive viva session, I walked out of the lab with head low, dilapidated self esteem and a sweat stained shirt. I hit the bed immediately after reaching home & woke up at 10 at night. And I "wished" everything was a bad dream. But wishes are just wishes. Sigh!
Update: Heard that though the external was hotheaded, he cleared those who got partial o/p. Kudos to him!!
--Murphy's Law
Day: August 9 (A bright sunny morning which suddenly got overshadowed by funny looking clouds)
Event: The dreaded Communication Engg lab exam
Problem: By hearted almost all the circuits for the exam. Resister values, capacitor values, pin numbers and what not (using my special memory aiding mnemonics and repetitive cramming). No clue about how the design is, no idea about the working, no idea about the application (Yes, I'm labeled electronics engineer, sigh!). But that was the last measure taken by an incorrigible procrastinator.
Reached college by 10; my slot was scheduled at 11. Heard that the external was a draconian martinet who found pleasure in castigating the students. I had to study one more circuit (AM modulator using differential amplifier, to be exact). By hearted that one too, but not so well. Slot came, entered the lab, took the question sheet, opened -- Qn: Design and setup an AM circuit for frequency 500 KHz using 2KHz sine wave and demodulate it. Fuck! Wasted all my memory and got this scewed up question I studied in the last minute. I quickly jotted down all the compnent values in the answer sheet as I did not trust my short term memory. Drew the circuit , made up a 'never heard before' design using the memorized values, that's what I call reverse engg (usually its the other way round, you get the values by designing, but come on, these are desperate measures). Showed the circuit and got approval. Hastily collected the required components, assembled the circuit, switched on the supply and voila!! There lies my B-E-A-yootiful amplitude modulated sine wave in the CRO. 10 minutes is all it took and here is me, the arrogant (temporarily though) lil genius with my sexy AM wave. Got up, held my head high, called the external (he's like 'evan aareda'), and I proudly showed him the CRO screen. Wait a sec, the screen is blank (Shit does happen).
ext: Evideyaado o/p?
me: (frantically turning all the knobs) Saar, o/p ippum kittiyethaayirunnu.
(ext staring at me)
me: sir, one minute, ippum o/p undaakki tharaam.
ext: undaakkikondu thaan thanne avide irunnaal mathi.
(And he walked away saying something like 'raavile ooronnu irangikkoolum' )
Me still turning all the knobs. God, why is this happening to me. I havn't raped any girl, I havn't hurt any kid, still why?? After 2 hrs and 30 mins and a lot of adjustments, voila!!, again I got the o/p. Not sexy anymore, but deformed at parts. I didn't see the external anywhere near, so called the internal and showed her the o/p. O/p verified. Finally!!. I dismantled the circuit and waited for the external, ready for viva.
ext: thante o/p njaan kandillallo.
me: ??.......saar, I showed the internal.
ext: athonnum sheruyaavoolla, I want to see the o/p.
me: saar, I disassembled the circuit.
ext: ithonnumalla procedure. (Browsing through my answer sheet). Edo, thante demodulated o/p verify cheythittillallo.
me: deeemodulator!! (Fuck! I forgot that part)
me: (speechless)
ext: aaa, placed aayo?
me: yes
ext: evide?
me: XYZ Corp
ext: nee okke avide pooyittu enna undaakkaana. (+ a lot of things which I don 'member & which I don’t want to 'member)
ext: ninaglokke electronics padichittu enthinaanu s/w field il pookunne. Valla MTech inum pokkoode.
(Yeah rite, I should go for MTech, end up as a lecturer in some screwed up college, go as external in some other screwed up college, and take the curses of all the overfed, ill begotten students over there)
After 5 minutes of verbal lashing (luckily I don't think anyone heard anything), my self respect was not just destroyed, it was annihilated. And after some not so impressive viva session, I walked out of the lab with head low, dilapidated self esteem and a sweat stained shirt. I hit the bed immediately after reaching home & woke up at 10 at night. And I "wished" everything was a bad dream. But wishes are just wishes. Sigh!
Update: Heard that though the external was hotheaded, he cleared those who got partial o/p. Kudos to him!!
13 comments:
good work bro....njoyed it as much as de external wud have...hehe...in a way u r lucky in de sense dat u got de components atleast;i got it only after 1.5 hrs!!!!...nyways i agree to ur views about de external...dey treat us like pigs stuck amidst de mud nd dey njoyin it...sorry to read dat placed in tcs had bcom a curse in disguise....nyways keep up ur gud work nd keep blogging...
the story is completely fabricated and none of it is true.. he even not even attended the lab xam............
@all: The above anonymous loggerheaded hedge-born pignut is a brat called Nidhin KP, in my class. This is a true experience and the above brat is one of the few persons who was liked by the external.
nee okk s/w pokunnatha nalle...PHE..!!! doing a modulator wen u r asked to do a demodulator...and mind ur qstn was not the toughest one in the lot...ennittumm...lajjjaille...!
@varun: Poda pulle. The qn was to modulate and then demodulate. I forgot to do the demodultor part.Pinne, enikku lajjailla, i wud rather go for s/w than connect some fucked up obsolete circuits.
so 4 de first tim
(think so), u too gt a
chance to taste de bitterness of
"unluck"!!!...it's nic 2
hv som xperiences lik
dis atleast once
in a decade.. hehehe...
but thomas, hw can
u call dis as "unluck"???...u
byhearted dat qs in de last min,
eventhen
u got de o/p!!!....lotta ppl
(includin me)had similar xperience ,
but...
faild 2 get de rslts,dats
wat de real unluck!!!
"ext: nee okke TCSil pooyittu
enna undaakkaana....
Valla MTech inum pokkoode"...
nee okke TCSil
pooyalee lif enthanennu
padikku....allathe doin m.tech
& enterin as a lecturer in ny
graded clg & njoyin lif,
w/o hvin much pain...aaha
angane sukikandaa....:)
@anjali: ya, in a way i was lucky, but the situation was so screwed up, hehe.
gr8 wrk buddy...!!n u r way o ritin has chnged u noe nw its more informal n fun to read...i noe it wdnt hav been dat fun an experience @ da lab exam n all...
n i dnt thnk ur tcs job wud becm a cursse k?,,it seems like u r 1 amng dose lucky 1ce who gt placed dis early..!!!so cheer up n enjoy..!!!
@ammu: ThanQ so much. It was actally a tensed situation, but looking back at it now, it all seems humorous, thats why i thought of posting it. By the way, its been a long time since u've added anything to ur blog. Try to continue blogging.
hah..
had to laugh a bit..lol....
you can always enjoy a joke as long as its not on you hehe
@syam:thnx for droppin by dude
Thomas,
Ee lokath atmarthamaayi padich passaaya oruthanum illede?
Ellam ingane enneyum ninneyum pole mnemonics tharikida kaanich...
Good one dude!
-Nikhil
@nikhil: Aadmaarthamaayittu padichu pookumbazhum motta kittarundu. It doesn't make any difference, hehe. Ellaam thala vara! :D
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