The hit counter on my blog reached 20074 today. Why you may ask, is that news, and why hadn't I cheered myself up when it was at 20,000 for example? Well, it is news because 20074 has been a very special number for me during my entire college life: it was my admission number, and my system-wide unique identity. It is strange, and surprising, how these numbers become a part of our identity. The social security number, the passport number, the id number in the college, or even your roll number somehow becomes an almost innate part of the day-to-day life. As soon as I see the same number somewhere else: maybe on a telephone, on a hitcounter, maybe somewhere else... a thousand memories are triggered. As my eyes struck the hitcounter showing 20074 right now, I was thrown back to memories of filling up exam answer sheets, hostel admission forms, library recall requests, and so much more! I believe that number was present on almost every official form which I filled in college: even when
The chronicles of Sudipta:
the man, the machine, and everything inbetween
Shabash Hero! Ek photo baith ke bhi khichwa lete :)
ReplyDeleteYour bike?
ReplyDeleteholy crap! awesome dude......
ReplyDeleteSirjee, ride pe kabh le jaa rahe ho?
ReplyDeleteHarshdeep, de raha hoon bhai.
ReplyDeleteShrinidhi, yes sir!
Galadriel, thanks, ma'am -- all hail the lord of the road :D
Supremus, milo sir kabhi ... tab na ride! :)
I wanna ride :D
ReplyDeletePhoto of you riding the bike plzz :P
Your bike? You actually ride a bike in US traffic? You got some guts dude..
ReplyDeleteBTW, I tagged you. hopefully you wouldn't mind...
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! :)
ReplyDeleteManasa, yeah will post that some other day. :)
ReplyDeleteRicha, people who learn karate have a lot more guts! And ask I left a comment, tag done.
Mala, thank you. :)
machine rocks,
ReplyDeletewhere is the man?
Saale .. tera bhi hai kya ki aisehi parking me khade hue bike ka le liye pic ...hehehehh
ReplyDeleteam jealous :P
Awesome...
ReplyDeleteMampi, will post with man and machine soon. :)
ReplyDeleteBirdy, idhar aa jaao uncle to dikha bhi denge :D
Raj, thanks!