12 Things Today's Kids Will Never Know

1. What a Floppy Disc is/does.

2. Collecting tazos, jenga cards, basically everything that came free with cheetos!

He is serious about paying 1.5k if you still got Tazos and Jenga Cards

 :D

Yes, I wish I hadn't thrown away mine!

 
3. Playing with marbles! No not the online game!

4. Spinning the top. And that, my friends, would also include Beyblades. Let it rip!

Shuru ho jaye :P Kai was my favorite though :|

5. Raining outside? Stay home, call your friends over. WWE, cricket trump cards.

Ever wondered why Brock Lesner was always at the top?!

6. Board games; business, ludo, snakes & ladders etc

 

 

I sort of don't remember how this was played :|

7. Outdoor games! That would include, pakda-pakdi, langdi and lots of made up games too!

Chor Police

Lagori :P

8. Video game - no not playstation or xbox!

Marioooo

Contra!

9. Being the only kid with a computer in the locality!

 

That was pretty much a passing phase :D

10. The first mobile phone in your family- that moment!

Nokia 1110 - first cell in my house!

11. When cartoons made sense.

 

They fazed out, didn't they? :(

 














12. Rushing home after playing cricket on a Saturday afternoon at 12 PM to not miss this. Ever!

I can't forget dressing up like him for a fancy dress competition!

I'm sure I've left out many things from our childhood that are sort of extinct now. Do you have any in mind?

Chocolate Sandwich

‘Have a bite no!!’ – said Sanyukta emphatically to Samarth, as the sandwich vendor continued to stare at her.

‘Aye kya dekhta hai be.. chup chaap sandwich bana.’ – said a not so amused Samarth as he opened his mouth to dig into the sandwich from her hand. No matter what mood Samarth was in, he couldn’t resist his all time favorite cheese and chocolate sandwich. He had discovered this delicacy at a road side stall called Mamaji’s. When he was about to try the sandwich for the first time, he was a little hesitant, the words chocolate and cheese didn’t mix too well in his head. But as soon as he had a bite, he had a foodgasm and instantly Samarth knew he had to share that experience with the love of his life, Sanyukta.

It had almost been two years since they were together! Samarth’s heart had never desired something as much as it desired Sanyukta as soon as he saw her. He had always been a shy person and mustering the courage to express his feelings to her took a lot of time but when it happened, there was nothing that could stop them. Sanyukta didn’t realize the storm of feelings that Samarth had for her upfront. She got hints at times, but she didn’t want to be one of those that misunderstand the other’s feelings. With time, she got the clarity she needed, and her joy knew no bounds.
They were an incredibly "made-for-each-other" kind of a couple, the compatibility they had was fascinating.  Samarth loved every little thing about Sanyukta. Even though a considerable amount of time had passed since they were in a relationship, there were times when he would look at her and he would not be able to believe the fact that he was in a relationship with Sanyukta! She was so so gorgeous! He would naturally come up with new words to describe her amazing aura, like, Cutieful! He loved playing T.T with her and most of all he loved to make her laugh!  What attracted Sanyukta to Samarth was his amazing sense of humor. He wasn’t the forward sending kind, but he was a natural at coming up with witty statements spontaneously out of nowhere! Sanyukta found this quality really endearing. She loved how he made her feel even when they would just be around each other doing absolutely nothing. Such things would keep reminding her how true and pure their bond was.
Love is an incurable disease they say, but if it is so, Sanyukta and Samarth were glad that they were infected. They had come to that sandwich stall after quite some months and Sanyukta loved every bite of it. But the last bite that she had, felt a little salty, which was just strange.
Samarth loved her with all his heart and he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her. Though his wish was fulfilled, he didn’t know his life wouldn’t last too long. That night, Samarth was returning home after an excruciatingly long day at work. He was listening to his favourite playlist when he sud denly felt a piercing pain in his ears, a speeding SUV had rammed into his cab, the cab hit an electric pole and the impact was such that Samarth passed away- on the spot.
Sanyukta got a call from Samarth’s mobile; a passerby broke out the news to her. She couldn’t believe her ears! She thought this was one of Samarth’s pranks and she wanted to beat the hell out of him for scaring her like this. Sanyukta wished she could meet him to hit him, she wished he could feel that pain.
She rushed to the hospital where he was declared dead on arrival. She somehow mustered the courage to see his body, she felt an immense pain in her heart as she saw his face. Her heart couldn't believe the fact that he was no more. The love that Sanyukta’s heart contained for him was so strong that her brain couldn’t help but agree with her heart.
The sandwich vendor stared at Sanyukta, he saw her holding the sandwich up in the air and mouthing the words, ‘Have a bite no!!’.
If Schizophrenia is a disease, Sanyukta was glad she was infected. 

  
Credits - Sir Sagar Vilas Kulkarni

Whyyy Soo Curiouss?

An RCUPG initiative: What makes you curious?

Curiosity is the mother of all inventions - I don't think I got that phrase right but it fits well somehow! If it wasn't for "how..?", "Why..?", "What..?" there would've been no inventions. Everybody has their own chunk of interests drawing their curiosity. Me? ahh well, there are so many things that I ponder about and have got no reliable explanations for the same.

How on earth did the initial inhabitants start talking? Who invented words? How did that "hu hu aa aa" escalate into words? We can create our own language today but only by using a language that already exists and we already know very well! You would imagine the scientists have probably got this figured out. But because of lack of any direct evidence to the origins of the first language ever spoken, the scholars have dubbed this topic "unsuitable" for serious study and therefore there exists no consensus for the same!        

The "How-Why-What" is really a source for interesting facts. Why a certain place is called by that name or a certain recipe being named after the Chef who prepared it or the story behind rock band names! The band Marilyn Manson was named after the beautiful “Marilyn Monroe” and America’s chilling murderer musician “Charles Manson”.

Turning to some lighter curiosities; who cleans up after Spiderman's webby mess all over the city? How does Bane eat? Seriously how does he eat!? Can we really dream within a dream? Or are we already doing that and just don’t know about it? If time travel was possible, there would really be no end of time right? Who is the whistler in the Samsung notification tone? Does he get any royalty for that one whistle? Doesn't Ekta Kapoor know her serials suck?!

Champagne is produced worldwide, including India. The surprising thing here is that there is no drink called "Champagne" produced outside of Champagne, a wine region in France. So even if there is production of sparkling wine inside France and yet outside Champagne, you can't call it "Champagne"! I got all this only from "Why is Indian Champagne so much cheaper than imported one?" – Because there is nothing called “Indian Champagne”!

What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object? Is that just a phrase or is it scientifically possible? Google as much as you want, all you will get is references to Joker's dialogue in Dark Knight and some really kickass creative answers. This one really intrigued me; Read carefully

"Since such objects could not exist and only exist in this hypothetical situation because of their absolute yet contradictory statuses any answer must be formed around sustaining those absolute statuses. If an unstoppable force were to meet an immovable object either time will slow down as the force approaches so the two will never meet, space will expand so the two will never meet, or once they meet the unstoppable force causes the universe to split in two identical universes... one with the unstoppable force and one with the immovable object.
That's the best I've got! I'm exhausted... too much of hypthetical thinking."

And so am I! 

So share with me, what makes you curious?


- Rtr Prasanna Mainkar,
  Club Editor,
  RC Dahisar Coast.

Just 6 Reasons Altogether Why, Why We Joined Professional Academy!

1. To get personal attention from the Professors

2. To study on recliners!

Where are the recliners?? :'(

3. Because studying in a normal classroom in a small batch of students is too mainstream! :D 

4. Balcony view didn't cost more than the normal fees :P

5. When we thought CA, we thought Professional Academy ;)

6. Because no matter how much we write, there is always a "however", "further", "alternatively" and "In other words"!

P.S - Jokes apart, studying within the presence of such a massive population and fantastic professors is an altogether different experience but not something I regret. The lectures are unexpectedly interactive and every faculty member is good enough to solve each and every person's doubt- during the lecture or afterwards! These are days we will be craving to re-live again. Think CA, think PA ;)

10 Things We All Do During Exams

1. First things first, call up friends and get the portion.

2. Study the whole syllabus just before the exam? Challenge accepted!

3. Think very deeply about how we wasted the entire year not studying

4. Study planning: Study for an hour, power nap for two hours!

5. Mom -_- "If you don't get good marks, I will.. "

6. Bribe God. Our favorite spots - Mahalaxmi and Siddhivinayak!

7. Night duty riding on coffee/caffeine.

8. "Tera kitna hua padhke?.. Main tere aage hu" 

9. Where are the things I haven't used all year? Writing pad? Eraser? Pen? Pencil? etc

10. Before the last paper- "Guys, where are we going after exam?" 

Goaaaaaaa

10 Things Only A CA Student Will Understand

1. Which topic should I start studying with? 

Sometimes it feels like I spend more time deciding what to study and from which book to study than the actual study time!

 










 
2. Being asked from which college you are pursuing CA. 

Will you guys just stop that already. There are no colleges, no quotas, no management seats and no attendance!

3. How was my paper? I don't know. Will I pass? I don't know. 

Scoring well in the papers that were awful and scoring pitifully in the ones you expected an exemption in; sounds familiar?

4. "Engineering is more difficult than CA" - Yeah right.

If engineering is more difficult than CA then Angelina Jolie is also my girlfriend.

5. The burdensome moment of bringing the modules from the institute. 

6. What section was that?? I knew it.. Oh well, darn it.

A dozen Acts, hundreds of sections and thousands of pages to be read and that the one you skipped is the one that popped up in the question paper!

7. And after all there is nothing wrong with boasting off knowing a section. 

Hell yeahhhh!!

8. We don't like being asked the no. of attempts unless it was the first.

Ahemm ahemm.

9. Outstation audit? By a flight? Woohooo.

An article's fantasy. 

10. In your non-CA circle, anything related to finance and everybody looks at you for an answer.


Come on, reasonable time has passed since the exam, I need a revision to answer that question ehh.
 

Top 5 Foreign Debutantes in EPL in 2013-14

The top 5 foreign signings this season who make the cut here had surprisingly good seasons. Many newbies were just bench warmers or played to flop while others are listed here. It was easier to make the last year's list!

Notable misses for the No.5. spot.

• Mesut Ozil - Had a decent season, couldn't cope with high pressure English football when it mattered the most. 

• Jesus Navas - In terms of goals and assists, he doesn't stand too tall. However, his agility has been influential in City's game.

• Willian - Looked flamboyant in his style of play but never really cemented his place in the side due to healthy competition from Schurrle, Oscar, Salah etc

• Alvaro Negredo - Started the season very brightly, scoring in consecutive 9 home games. Lost his form over the course of the season and lost his place to Dzeko. 

5. Nemanja Matic (Benfica to Chelsea, £21 million)

Came in the second half of the season and immediately established himself in the playing XI. After re-joining Chelsea, he played substitute role in the first games and then started all till the end of the season. The hunk is inch perfect at tackling, long range passing and hardly error prone while defending. In half a season he proved he is the best midfielder at Chelsea ahead of Mikel and Luiz! He possesses all the qualities to compete with the best holding midfielders of the game. 

4. Dejan Lovren (Lyon to Southampton, £8.5 million)

While he is calm on the ball, he has conceded just 24 fouls in 28 appearances this season, which is sincerely phenomenal for a defender. Lovren along with Fonte at the back contributed to the 3rd highest clean sheets in the league (15) behind Arsenal and Chelsea. Lovren slipped in to the physical English game quite smoothly for a debutant. He is a highly valued player in the squad and their former manager Pochettino is already trying to tag him along to Tottenham!

3. Christian Eriksen (Ajax to Tottenham, £11.5 million)

Paulinho, Erik Lamela, Vlad Chiriches, Nacer Chadli and Roberto Soldado, all turned out to be disappointing as the season progressed. Christian Erikssen was the only Spurs signing who impressed. Erikssen boasts off his quick feet and his ability to put in those penalty area penetrating curling crosses and often steps up to take set pieces. In 25 appearances, he managed to score 7 and set up 9 others! At the age of just 22, he has got brighter years ahead and Spurs will need to hold on to him!

 

2. Wilfried Bony (Vitesse to Swansea, £12 million)

Wilfried Bony has already scored more goals in an EPL season (16) than Torres' personal best for Chelsea (8, 2012-13). And he didn't even cost 50 Million! He is a nightmare for any defender marking him. Breaks apart defense with his might and pulls the trigger on the ball without thinking twice and potent on the other end of the crosses with powerful headers. It's no surprise the beast hails from the land of Didier Drogba!  

1. Fernandinho (Shakhtar Donetsk to Manchester City, £30 million)

The little Brazilian was one of the best central midfielders in EPL this season. There were doubts raised with his big money move but he has silenced all his critics with some impeccable performances. His role on the field paved way for Yaya to play forward in a more attacking position. Fernandinho is a unique holding defensive midfielder who can attack with his pace, shooting ability and box-to-box play.