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life has changed…!
Movie: Dil Chahta Hai
Remember that freak…who was sonali kulkarni’s (the girl who played saif’s better half) original boyfriend? And recall how to used to bloody time everything…right from his shitting moment to his breathing rhythm. Well…for people who know me…I am not that far off.
Has it ever happened to you that you come out of the shower in your undies…NOT draped in a towel…only to realize that your curtains are not pulled and there are people outside your window. And then you have to maneuver across in a rather james bond manner…making your way through the bed and study table (and duhhh!!! Not realizing that its better to just go back and get the towel)…and what nots…to finally make a lightening quick movement of your hand to pull the curtains…! Well…i am such a geek that I would make an excel sheet for the process…and then estimate the time I would require to handle each stage…!
Ok…so you get the point. For people who know me…I am this excel freak. Creating worksheets for just about everything…expenses to time table…to priority list…to ‘to-do’ lists…! I maintain a daily log of my life at ISB…and I was juts going through the same today.
Realized how much life has changed in just 6 months…within the same place…!
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
8.15 – 8.30 – Daily Stuff
8.30 – 9.30 – Gym
9.30 – 10.30 – Daily Stuff
10.30 – 11.00 – Internet
11.00 – 1.30 – Studies – Stats (G)
1.30 – 2.30 – Lunch
2.30 – 4.30 – Class
4.30 – 5.00 – Nothing Specific
5.00 – 7.00 – Class
7.00 – 7.30 – Nothing Specific
7.30 – 9.00 – Newspaper
9.00 – 9.30 – Dinner
9.30 – 10.00 – Telephone
10.00 – 10.30 – Lying down on the grass
10.30 – 12.30 – Studiess
12.30 – 1.00 – Walk
Total for the day: 16.75 hours
Sunday, January 15, 2006
10.00 – 11.00 – Daily Stuff
11.00 – 1.00 – Resume
1.00 – 2.00 – Lunch
2.00 – 4.00 – Studies
4.00 – 5.00 – Nap
5.00 – 9.00 – studies
9.00 – 10.00 – Dinner
10.00 – 1.00 – studies
1.00 – 2.00 – Nothing Specific
2.00 – 5.00 – Studies
Total for the day: 19.00 hours
life has changed…!
~a
…hopeful…
Long time…
!!
This term has started off with the placement bang…(as expected ofcourse). Am currently on my 17th version of the resume and it just doesn’t seem to stop. At times the content doesn’t fit well…at times the verb…and at times simply the indentation and font. Its actually an awesome art…and somehow I love spending time on it. however its coming at the cost of preparing myself on other fronts (browsing on markets, fin news etc) and that psyches me…! lets see…
The courses are pretty chilled out though.
Branding is one easy ride. Somehow (and don’t take this in a derogatory manner…especially marketing guys)…learning how to market and brand doesn’t seem to be something that requires prior knowledge. In the sense…this is my 1st marketing elective…and I was at ease with the concepts as much as the guy sitting opposite and majoring in marketing. This definitely wont have been the case had someone been sitting through a fin course (infact they might want to believe that fin electives are kinky in nature…with all the strips and straps and what have yous!).
So anyways…the prof Dr. Moorthy is a nice guy. Cracks jokes that aren’t exactly funny…and snorts at them…! :)
Data Mining is a rocking course. All the stuff that happens reminds me of my MSU nights…trying to set up neural net algorithms…and then learning about self-organizing maps and what nots. At times I miss that life…working with stars…looking up and realizing that that star up in the NE is something that you are trying to figure. You know everything about it…and yet nothing…! Suddenly the world used to feel so small…and insignificant…! Sigh!
Capital raising was fun…! The prof so wonderfully derived the fundamentals out of the class. And with such ease. It was as if… “oops…where did that come from…!!!” very nicely done. The load of the class is also not that high.
So hopefully this term shall be placements…jobs…resume…interviews…!!!
The Bharatpur trip was awesome. Absolutely awesome. Had such a fun time with everyone…getting up at 8…having breakfast under the sun…leaving for the sanctuary…cycling through it for some 20 kms…clicking snaps…loads and loads of them…going to the market all tired…and munching on local mithai…and junk food…going back…hot water bath tub…drinks…dinner…and spend the remaining night chatting…!
Bliss…!
Lots of exchange students are part of this term. And there are some really cool guys…and some really…well…girls…! For the first time I am actually experiencing the feeling of being in an international school.
And oh…some happenings…!
ISB hosted the leadership summit yesterday. Was a great event…awesome speakers…kept me engaged for all the time that I was there.
(http://isb.edu/campussbuzz1/Leadership_Summit_2006.html)
And then there was Ikshaa…the marketing summit…last Saturday. P (and his team) had been working on it like dogs. Unfortunately I wasn’t there…but from the word around it was quite a success. (http://isb.edu/campussbuzz1/Ikshaa_Summit2006.html)
And then…EDS had come to campus to recruit for their dallas office…strategy roles. They were in India for the 1st time…and lo behold…as per sources (so don’t quote me on this…!) they have taken 12 students. All of them for Dallas on 100K+ packages..! P is one of them…so the joke now is…daddy goes dallas…! (
Life is good…exciting…and a lot hopeful…!
~a
Some snaps…
Some snaps of the ISB campus…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/warikoo/sets/1751540/
Some snaps from my TAPMI visit…
http://www.flickr.com/photos/warikoo/sets/1751570/
enjoy…
~a
expectations…fears…2006
The year started well…
Had an awesome party on the 31st at ISB itself. Lots of people turned up…and the atmosphere was really nice. Don’t know why…it felt that we hadn’t had such a party for a long time now…wherein so many people just came together…and talked…and drank…and had a great time…!
The 1st was very chilled. Had an assignment to complete…which I started working on in the evening. During the day I was just generally…hanging out…! :) it was a pretty nice feeling…you know…you start the year…so much of hope…and prayers…and what have yous…and then on the 1st…you have nothing to do. So you go about wishing happy new year to some 345 odd souls…and gathering the same…! Its kind of a very simple…feeling…! (to be frank…I suck at explaining what it actually was…!)
Then in the evening…the boys gathered for a pizza dinner. The delhi boys (P, A and me) had our fighting scene with the Mumbai dumbasses…(A and G)…! In the end they accepted that delhi university is so much cooler…in every respect…than Mumbai univ. we had so much more fun back in college…which they cant even imagine…and not to mention the fact that I found R there…! Man…I miss those days…!
And then P and I had the quintessential Hindu-Hansraj fight…! I mean cmon dude…the Hindu cut-off is still higher (in all courses) than Hansraj’s…so what are you comparing. And yeah…about the fact that Hindu doesn’t have an attendance issue…and profs don’t come to teach etc…well…all I can say…is that Hindu is a pure democracy! :) you want to study…the profs will come…! Else they would anyday prefer to sit under the sun…and sip tea…!
Don’t have too many exams. Infact I got over the only one I had…today. and I have been watching movies for the past 3 days…everynight. Started with ‘Good Will Hunting’…then ‘Jerry Macquire’…and today ‘Traffic’. Really want to watch ‘Requim for a dream’…but cant seem to find it anywhere. Infact…while conversing with Ms. R yesterday I realized that I don’t tend to like those normal movies. The ones I truly liked…were the concept ones…’Pi’…’Eternal sunshine…’…Contact’…’titanic…!!!!’…she suggested this movie ‘changing lanes’…will try to watch it sometime…
Have to get done with the FENG assignment by tom…and then finish the ELP by day after. And then 3 days of awesome bird watching…! Yeah…am attending a fashion show…being organized at the Taj Krishna…!
Nahhh…! Am leaving for the bharatpur bird sanctuary…for 3 days. Should be an awesome experience…am so kicked about it…! tremendous clicking opportunities. And oh…my TAPMI snaps came out as well. the beach is surely a good place…! The snaps came out pretty well…! Have attached them…
Looking forward to a fruitful year ahead…lots of expectations…! and fears too…
Life’s good…
~a
Addition:
1. Just for clarification sake…the dumbasses that i have mentioned earlier…are yes…from mumbai. but they are one of the smartest people i have met..and i took the liberty of calling them dumbasses…just cause they are my friends..! naturally..this doesnt apply to all mumbaikars…(ahme…MG…!!!)
2. MG…i think you would be better off treating patients…than replying to my stupid comments…!
If only we knew how to convert all days and all nights into New Year’s Eve, wherein even when we party, we do it with the enthusiasm large enough to drive any task to completion. Wherein even if we sleep we do it with the comfort and excitement of the next day. Wherein even if we are alone, there is hope for better days. And wherein even if we pinch ourselves in disbelief, we pray for that happiness to remain.
Here is wishing you a 2006 filled with New Years Eve…each and every day. May all your wishes and plans, work out just the way you wanted them to be. And may the 365 days of 2006 make you realize what an amazing thing life is.
(Inspired)
~a
am in love….
99 days left for graduation. I was just discussing with G…as to how life will be after ISB. She is mighty kicked at the prospects of leaving this place in the next 3 months…! :)
As for me…its still an undecided thought. At times I feel very attached to the place…the people…even my room. And it feels sad to think of the day when my room shall be empty…with my bags all packed up…waiting for the new occupant. And then there are times when the future excites me to no end. I want to see what life will be like…after ISB. I want to start working…and contributing…! I want to travel…and click…do so much…
And I know…very soon I shall be blogging with just a day to go. And I don’t quite know the feelings that shall be within me…
Anyways…
So…I am in love. And this time its for real. Last night I spent 4 hours with ‘her’…and the feeling is something I cant express. I love every part of her…every sound of her. I can feel her…though cant touch her…! I am seriously in love…
The new song by strings… “Yeh hai meri kahaani”…from the movie Zinda.
Breathtaking delivery…awesome composition…powerful lyrics…wonderful rendition by strings. I am so totally in love…! The song hasn’t stopped playing on my computer since yest…repeatedly…
…Yeh hai meri kahaani
Tanhai ki zubaani
Har zakhm khil raha hai
Kuch mujhse keh raha hai…
…chubte kaante yaadon ke
Daman se…chuntaa hoon
Girti deewaron ke
Aanchanl mein
Zinda hoon…
In awe…!
Term 6 ended…and it was an awesome term…in terms of the course contents and the profs. I just have 1 exam…and 2 take-homes…which should not take more than 2 days to get done with. So am targeting the next 2 days for that…following which I have to wind up my ELP…and then prepare for the exam as well. Next week shall be placement prep at full bloom…!
And oh btw…I got my 1st new year DJ assignment…! I shall be ushering in the New Year at ISB with my music…on the 31st party…! And yes…thanks for your concern…I have purchased a head gear…I shall be wearing enough clothes to protect myself from mini bombs…and as the final precautionary measure I shall carry a AK-47 for my protection…!
Sorry guys…no other choice…! :)
~a
past…and the present…
Have been pensive all day long. I think I know why…however at times I don’t think that’s the real reason. Lately a lot of stuff has been happening to keep me questioning…about reasons…effects…impact…the learnings…life!
Finance tells you…decisions can be safely taken based on NPV calculations. You have the right discount factor…and the future values…and you bring everything down to the present. This gives you the present value. If more than the current cost…you go ahead with the project.
And then you question… is the past really the past…? Does it truly have no role to play? I know of sunk cost…but how sunk is sunk…? When at each and every step your past is what brought you to your present…then how can the present and the uncertain future be so powerful to let people decide on what to do. Would you have been here if a different path had been taken…? If a different history had been scripted…? The answer is obvious…
Yet…the present always wins. And rightly so…because at some level you are always hiding the past. And your present is what people see…and judge you on…and that present…with each passing day…becomes the ‘new’ past…stronger than the original past…!
And in the end…its so amazing. Different people have seen you differently…because they were part of a different present…and thus a different past…! The same individual is not the same…anymore…!
Amazing…! And so beautiful…
~a
life…and death…
I thought life after Poseidon would be slightly easier than what it was. Not so much…! Have been flooded with assignments and what have yous, ever since. Its either placement preparation…or some case…or the agony of what’s going to happen in the future…to sheer lack of sleep (for stats knowledge…till about Tuesday my sleep count was 14 hours in the past 120 hours!!)
However…even with its share of fire fighting…poseidon was a sheer pleasure to handle. I am not quite sure whether I would want to go through the path again…it’s a tricky call. At some level you find yourself asking “at what cost”…and the very next minute you feel like abusing yourself for asking the question.
My learnings from Poseidon:
1. Never work with a tee shirt company whose name starts with an ‘e’…and ends with an ‘a’ (and has the alphabets t, a, n, t, r, a in between).
2. If you really have to work with them…definitely avoid a lady whose name starts with an ‘a’…ends with an ‘a’…(and has 4 other alphabets in between)
3. If you really have to work with her as well…DEFINITELY DON’T HAVE K in your team…otherwise he will surely blow her up…!
4. Never call a music competition…a music competition. Call it a rock show…if that’s what it is…or a soft music competition…if that’s what it is…
5. Even if you call it a music competition…check the profile of bands coming in. They might just not gel together…
6. Even if everyone turns up…please for god sake get a better sound system. You never know what happens ‘after death’…!
7. Ultimately…any fest…or for that matter any event…is not so much about what you ‘serve’ but how you serve it. Students from all b-schools left with such a wonderful feeling…I guess we managed to make them feel special.
The event pinnacled with the greek theme party. We had thrown it open to the ICFAI students as well…and much to our embarrassment they outnumbered us all through. However, the party was awesome…and A yet again did a remarkable job. I didn’t enjoy myself as much as I thought I would…maybe the physical tiredness settled in. And then something happened that shouldn’t have…which upset me…!
Overall…AWESOME EXPERIENCE…as K would put it…I have technically completed my MBA. Have learnt so so much from Poseidon…its intimidating to think back…and recognize the amount of effort and time everyone put in. hats off guys…!
Evidently…my academic front has slackened a bit. So had a lot of catching up to do…which took a lot of energy. Assignments were not forgiving…and the next 2 nights after Poseidon were spent awake….!
It was only yesterday…after so so long…that I spent some relaxing time. This weekend shall be busy though…have classes on Saturday as well…
Which brings me to the topic I wanted to write about. Anurag Gupta (our risk management prof) faced a tragedy last Saturday. His ma expired…from a cardiac arrest. Naturally his Monday class was cancelled. However, he turned up for the Wednesday class. And in a state that cant be explained in words.
He started off telling us about the tragedy…and how it was totally unexpected. And then he said something that shoke me… “till about Saturday I didn’t know how it felt to loose your mother. And even though I knew of people who had…I could never feel what they felt. But today I do…and its not easy to come to terms with it. so if you can…in any which way…please pray for me…”
I was in tears. On one hand I was feeling disgusted with myself to actually expect him to teach us. Here I was acting as a spineless capitalist…trying to maximize my returns over my investment…and here was this guy who had lost his mother for god sake…and was attempting to teach. Was attempting to speak. He was holding his tears…I could see it…I could feel it…and it was the most horrible feeling ever…
I can’t possibly start to imagine what all he might be going through. It takes a lot of courage to do what he is doing. I personally can’t imagine life without ma. I shudder at the thought that one day I will realize that I will never get to see her. For me…I wish to lose my senses before it happens…so that I can escape the pain of going through it all.
And here he is…back on his duty…3 days after the tragedy. Trying to act normal…trying to put up a brave front…!
I am sorry Prof Gupta for making you go through this. And in awe of your courage…! Thank you…
~a
PS:
1. life and death…! R became an aunt yesterday. Her sister-in-law delivered a baby boy…!
2. sorry for turning the blog into an emotional spill…!
over….
Poseidon finally over…
And I have so much to share…but not the luxury of time…!
Sometime very very soon…
~a
PS: and oh btw…if you really want to know the true me…search for the comment right after ‘educatedunemployed’ in this post (really very funny…not to mention insightful)
poseidon…
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Life…!
~a
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