So you want to study in the US? Well, then read on.

[Lame opening. I know but can't help it]

In June 2004, after I had received my HSC (12th grade) results, I was unsure of what I wanted to do. I had all but given up hope of getting into IIT and it was now a toss-up between a college in Mumbai or one somewhere else. Admissions in Maharashtra were getting delayed big time so I thought I should try getting into Manipal in Mangalore (I believe). So we contacted this friend of my father who could help me get in. When he saw my grades (97.33% PCM and 90.5% overall), he suggested I apply to US universities. I was hesitant at first but still went to meet with the counselor. Even after the meeting, I was very hesitant and just wanted to go to a college in Mumbai so that I would stay at home. I thought it over for a couple of days.
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Yeah, me bitchin’ again. Too much work. Even when I have free time, work is always on my mind and I have been neglecting my blog of late. Not anymore. Next time I get free time, no more UT2004. I’ll instead blog. I need to get cracking on a lot of things such as Google Ads (yeah I need some money) and finally getting to work on those promised blogs about studying in the US. I have some holidays in the coming week so expect some stuff then. For now, back to finishing homework.

Apple announced two spanking new hardware products this week - a replacement for the iPod Mini called the iPod nano and the new Motoola ROKR “iTunes” phone. They also released iTunes 5.0 alongwith the hardware. The nano is Apple’s first flash-based music player and will be available in 2GB ($199) and 4GB ($249) versions. The Mini has now been phased out. The new phone with iTunes, is basically just an upgrade to their E398 phone with a different color, iTunes, and a larger memory card. They have also added support for video recording although the camera is still 0.3MP only.
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Oh yeah it is! 5 courses, 3 of which are physics, not to add two jobs! And being Secretary of the Physics Club doesn’t help either! But at least, the Club stuff is fun to do

Yes, all my plans of starting to write about studying in the US have been put on hold. I had planned on writing 1 blog entry every week but haven’t written any so far! But, I promise I will get to work on that pretty soon and you can expect a blog entry for it next week. New York has been pretty warm over the past 10 days or so. Fall hasn’t quite set in so temperatures often go over 30 degrees celsius. I have been getting plenty of homework but I have been balancing it with UT2004 frag sessions. My roomie has the full version which I borrowed and we play over the LAN. I’m gonna play Burnout 3: Takedown on his Xbox today. So see ya laterz!

Over and out.

Yes I’m back! Got my internet up and running here after some effort. Had to reinstall my LAN card to get rid of all the old settings (read: settings for iGate in Mumbai). And yeah, the speed is really good although I haven’t tested the actual speed.

I hate international travel. I really do hate it. There’s a million things that need to go just right for the trip to be called a good one. If even one screws up, you could end up having a nightmare of a journey. Starting right from your packing to actually reaching where you intend to spend your next few days - there’s so much that could and does go wrong. Let me bore you guys with my trip details. The possible problem areas are in bold
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