High Living

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It happened!

You know we live in an apartment on the 13th floor:

http://gpsastry.blogspot.com/2011/04/lucky-hands.html

Yesterday Ishani (all of 18 months now) hurled the remote of her split-window AC down her window.

I couldn't beat gravity and so it dropped like a stone, fell on the head of the smoking Security Chap and broke into several pieces (I mean the remote).

She was kind enough to drag her mom to the window to show off her achievement.

My D-i-L looked down and found the Security Chap gesticulating wildly (serves him right for dereliction of duty).

I at once took the opportunity of giving my wife a picnic in monsoon weather. We two drove down to our earlier apartment block near Banjara Hills to buy a replacement. My wife loves her earlier haunt and I am always looking for an excuse to drive my ancient jalopy to prove to myself that I am driving fit...it was a 50 km drive along the arterial Bombay road with deadly potholes.

She bought some Coffee Day coffee powder (60-40), onion samose', garlic-mango pickle, tamarind achar, and pakori...(all out of bounds for my tummy).

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Five Point Great One

Prof B B Pandey of CE once told me that a Structural Engg Firm from Bihar asked him to recommend a CE B Tech graduate with a five point CGPA.

He was curious and asked them why.

They said they had recruited a nine pointer a couple of years back and all that they could learn from him was that:

"Stress Tensor is symmetric"

On the other hand they hired a five pointer last year and he turned the Company upside down and brought a huge profit.

Reason: The guy didn't like CE subjects and took some Industrial Engg courses as electives.

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Yankeeland

Late Prof R C Arora (DOSA) was living in our Apartment Complex and we had a nodding acquaintance.

Once we happened to meet at the B C Roy Hospital waiting to look up a mutual friend who was being examined by the Doctor inside one of the hallowed cabins.

This is the conversation that ensued:

He: Which year is your son in?

Me: Final Year

He: What CGPA does he expect?

Me: About 7.90

He: Guys below 8.0 have no chance of getting jobs through T & P

Me: What do you advise?

He: He should go to the US.

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