"Hello World!"
What better way for a geek to start his blog than those two words (also because I don't know where to start). Well if you're not a geek, then FYI, this is the line that every programmer is supposed to print with his first program. (Feminists please forgive me, but I can't use "his/her" every time I refer to second or third person!)
Also, please note, that what's written here is in a random order, just as they come to my mind.

Now, since I'm writing this blog to tell everyone about myself, where should I start...ummm first the physical facts of my life. I was born in the summer of 1983, did my schooling from Delhi
Public School, Dhanbad, somehow, through grace of God, or through some freaky luck or any other reason I managed to scrape through IIT-JEE in 2001, and landed up at CSE-ITBHU, where I still am.

Now, about me, well lets say I'm a simple-minded, complex creature, if you know what I mean! I don't think that there is any absolute good or any absolute evil in the world, rather everything, everyone is made of both. This is a simple fact, not much when you listen to it, but tell me how
many people can think that their loved ones can commit evil, or that their enemies can do anyone any good?

My love for computers is only exceeded by my love for fiction, or any other book that's not a
part of my course. I don't know if it's true, but my mom says that my love for books started when I could'nt even turn over, she says that whenver I cried she'd hand me a book, any book, and I'll fall silent. Computers, I first saw one at school, it was a 386 or 486, no hard-disk, boot from floppy, and it was love at first sight, like a whole new world opening up in front of my eyes.
The love continues and is still strong, even today I spend most of my waking time with my
computer.

Of the many books I've read the two that've influenced me the most are Atlas Shrugged and
Fountainhead. Ayn Rand's philosophy of objectivism sans the atheism part, is something that
appeals to the very core of my heart, or should I say mind. I use the phrase "sans atheism", as I
do believe in God, I have my reasons, though I may not be able to convince others to it, yes I am a believer and I pray to God every day, but I also believe that religion is futile. I say so,
because every day I see the hatred people have for others, I read news of what fanatics are doing in the name of God, and I feel sad, surely God did not want us to fight over the proper manner of worshipping Him.

What do I love besides books and silicon machines? Well I love pulling legs, not literally
though! This can be better said by people who've been at the receiving end of my sarcasms.

I am very cool creature, the reason is that I believe in Destiny, Anything that has to happern
will happen, and in God, Whatever happens is for the ultimate good, so there's nothing left to
worry about in life. So I don't get worked up every time soething comes up, exams or whatever.
I'm usually lazy, but if I accept a job, I usually do it and do it well.

Another random rant: http://fourthyrlife.blogspot.com
Catch me on Yahoo! messenger: cool_dude_spidy

There are many things that I've left out, many things yet to be said, but right now my random
rants must stop, maybe I'll follow up with more posts.