yippee...we bought our engine

I was half asleep while listening to the lecture on embedded systems when suddenly my cellphone rang. I could easily answer the call as I was able to hide behind the person sitting in front of me. It was Ashwajit on the other end. He told, "Dude where are you? I am coming to take you out of the class." I quickly answered, "uP lab." I knew what was coming...

As soon as we stepped out of the class, he yelled "WE ARE BUYING THE ENGINE TODAYYYYY".


We reached a place somewhere near Haji Ali where the Honda CBR600F4i bike was kept. When I first saw the bike the first thing that came to my mind was, "Oh baby you gonna get raped today". It was 2001 red model and ran ~10K km. Soon the sound of engine finally made us breathe at ease. We were waiting for this day since soooo long and to be present there was just amazing experience.

The bike was stripped in less than an hour and finally the engine was separated from the chassis. I quickly found out all the sensors on the engine and made a note of their placement. I was surprised to see that the bike didnt have O2 sensor which a must have for any EFI engine.

I was lucky to see a Harley Davidson and its VTwin engine. Also there was a dirt racing bike.

We left the place at around 9 PM and all of us were in the party mood :) We had hell of a time at OrionPit and were doing all sorts of crazy stuff. Finally at around 11-12 we left OrionPit and went to Khau Galli for dinner.

This was a day to remember. Finally our project kicks off and so does the work load ;)

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Tech Tags: FSAE Honda CBR600f4i Harley+Davidson

Dream On

The following is a great article that I thought I should share.

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler. --Henry David Thoreau

Fact of the Day:
How many of us find our work meaningful? How many of us feel able to do our best work? And how often do we stop to consider the consequences of our work on others, or its impact on society as a whole? Such opportunities to consider the meaning of work are rare, and challenges are salient across stages and fields. To create a paradigm shift, researchers at Harvard, Stanford, and Claremont Graduate University began the GoodWork Project. The notion of "good work" -- defined as work that is at once excellent in quality, responsive to the needs of the broader community, and personally meaningful -- is investigated in both professions and professionals. This article explores various fields, probing whether individuals desire to carry out good work, the obstacles they encounter and the strategies they have devised.

Conversation with mom

So finally I told my mom why I used to come so late these days. I didnt tell my mom about MAM and Genesis Film Project till yesterday because I knew what would be her reaction. Anyways I had to tell her about this.

When I used to come late home I just gave her one reason that "I am working". Thats it. She didnt asked further and I didnt say further. Yesterday while I was telling her about Genesis she said, "I thought you were earning?". I said, "No ma I told you I was working. Its an NGO and I ve volunteered for it". "But you could ve worked for some company and earned enough to buy books for your next semester". "I thought you were earning".

Now that really hurts and didnt know how to convince her. But I managed to assure her that the time and energy I an devoting to this huge project will be paid off in future someway or the other. But as soon as I said the word "future" she got kind of pissed off and told me, "Son I know your future is bright. You got a job and that too you ve got an option to choose, but what about the present?"....

I really didnt want to hear anything further and get lost at that moment. But I had to go through all this. Its funny although, because I am glad I listened to her. Now I feel she dumped all that was inside her mind yesterday and probably she must be feeling alright now.

I always had this feeling that I should ve an alternate or backup skill that I can use in case of fucked-up times or just to earn some extra bucks. Anything that I ve learned has helped me somehow or the other directly or indirectly. I ve met so many interesting people through the Genesis film project which wouldnt have been possible atall if I had decided not to work for it. This experience is so invaluable and I feel lucky to be associated with this project. This is the only thing that drives me to do new things in life. But also at the same time, life has taught me one of the greatest things- DO NOT EXPECT ANYTHING FROM ANYONE. Its kind of contradicting but I guess no one can deny the fact!
And yes at the end of conversation I told my mom that do not expect me to be successful always...just dont have huge expectations.... My mom chuckled and said," I am glad you are learning about life, son." Phew