Monday, March 05, 2007

Memoirs of ISC 2007 – Maths!

We didn’t know how good today was going to be. Well, I didn’t. I got up and freaked over 3-D. I had studied it the day before, but it didn’t seem to be making sense today. Integration was the same too - nothing made sense. Confidence was on a big-time low.

The car-ride saw Shayaan, Ali and me discussing how none of us had done the vector-prove-that sums properly, though Ali knew it all, that un-naïve, board-topping, non-imbecile of a guitar-cum-study-genius. On reaching school, things didn’t change, I was pretty darn nervous, because this exam was important to me on some un-important level. Anyway, Ameya was at his laughing-because-he-knows-nothing best, Romit was “screwed” and Ashiq was on about his unique dream. Harry cut some of his hair and said that he was aiming for 100, and what would be a 79 mark leap from his previous "promising" score of 21. I say confidence is good weird-haired Harry! Tejas was in some classroom, desolate and lonely, waiting for the sky to ring with eternal pangs of separation, for he felt that nothing separated Shrivats Mohan from Tejas Menon, as their souls rose towards one heaven on the sad music of maths. Bharath was laughing and helping everyone out, whereas Zafar was distributing some Arabic stuff. I was partially freaking out. Oh, and Rohith Salim was also on an all-time nerves-high. Govind came late.

When we did get the paper, the tension was replaced by “haha”. The paper was easy. We had done more than 29/50th sums before, and for that I, and I’m sure all the rest you too, would like to thank Mr Mehmood Mudassir for his great, devoted and yet Alpha-Q loving, teaching. Most of the nerd gang are getting full, with Ali topping all possible lists. and Unmukt’s paper went only “okay” because everyone else is also getting full. It was a good day indeed, everyone seemed happy and the ISC re-iterated Dr Khan again by proving that these exams were indeed “student friendly” x 10. Next time, attach the answers too, k? No, I am not complaining.

Ali was so glad that he was getting 105 on 100, that he started dreaming of replacing Thapa as the school security guard. No not really, but Ali took Thapa's police-men type hat and wore it. All he needed now was a six-pack and a flaming guitar, then the "look" would be complete. Okay, shit, this is getting too Ali-oriented.

On a more philosophical note, today’s great mathematics exam made us realize that chemistry can die, for I don’t believe in chemistry, I don’t believe in metals, for life is everything but chemistry, for chem is tree. For all those who are interested, please bring 150 dirhams to school on Wednesday. We are planning to head out to Wild Wadi at 12:30 P.M. for some wadi fun! Tell your mums you will be home by 4:30 P.M, and make sure to pack in a lunch, a towel and some trunks. And, umm you girls are welcome too. Till Wadi then, adios!

P.S. The odds for “Who Will Top?” as they currently stand:

The Entire Grade 12 - 1:1

13 comments:

Govind said...

Good day - student-friendly? You're damn right .... those paper setters were either down-right lazy or in an opium-induced dream!
.. and I triple-frible-brible-mriple-scriple-griple-quadriinfinitically-times checked to make SURE I attempted ALL questions!! ... and for people like me, relying on Mr.M's notebook-sums - made nervous by the 'Advantage Math paper users'- HA!! Some of those had been done SO many times that I actually GUESSED the answer before attempting the question!!

... and did any of you feel any nostalgia - this possibly being your LAST math exam for life ... after 14 long years??? :S:S:S:S

Romit said...

I just now called him to tell "i love u, Sir"
Man we did half the sum which came with him in tuits.... and that man, noble man, blames it on his experience....WOW!!!
Anish shit ...i forgot abt Alpha Q, and four cube ....*memories*

yea Govind true i was thinking of that and HEROES( best show ever) for the last one hour of the paper...4got to check the apper shit!!!

Anonymous said...

heelooooooo....mathsss yeah was goood was goood:P...cursed vector sum nd mi stupidity!!

as for wild wadi...im in:P!...but dude ali wont come at 12 30...he needs at least an hour to finish and MAX his favourite subject!

mudassir in class...ah well i cant thank him or nything unfortuantely as i dint really listen to anything he said and whatever marks i get i dont think he played too much of a role

chemistry now...pah...

ali is big

- gomezzzzz

ps. anish wad was ur ans for the area of curves thing if u remember:P?

ug said...

'waiting for the sky to ring with eternal pangs of separation, for he felt that nothing separated Shrivats Mohan from Tejas Menon, as their souls rose towards one heaven on the sad music of maths.' - hahahahahhaha - brilliant!

apparently a lot of sums were from the '94 paper this year, the 93 paper last year and so on...so ive heard

my paper was 'okay' because i did infact make one mistake, but did an extra question that i'm hoping will not be ignored. also, i 'only' used 60 pages :P and forgot one sum that i'd done using two methods only yesterday, which doesnt speak volumes for me! and the last time i was expecting full in maths i actually lost a lot of marks, so i dont want to count on that! and also because everyone else is also getting 100, which i may eventually not even get :(

Anonymous said...

Aaron ure a bad guy

anish said...

aaron: area of curves = 16/9 sq units...we did it in class! and i checked! yay! :D

Anonymous said...

Anish, you do know that if you google "ISC 2007 Exams", your blog's the first result, (specifically the post about the Physics Practicals)?

anish said...

nice! :D

Anonymous said...

anish man..u know i still love you..

Anonymous said...

from tiara (howard university)
wow anish sounds like u had quite a nice math paper
best of luck for ur remaining exams

Anonymous said...

from tiara (howard university)
wow anish sounds like u had quite a nice math paper
best of luck for ur remaining exams

anish said...

thanks tiara (howard university)!

:P

Unknown said...

maths paper was very easy.I will get 100 .arsenal sucks big time(out of champ league).manu rocks