Reflections Of Life

Gone in 60 seconds

Sunday, November 06, 2005

I seem to be spending time by myself after a really long time! Listening to theme music from the movie above.

I have been struggling to keep pace with all that is happening around me… I had to do 5 courses this term… it was a voluntary decision and no regrets on that, but I am not happy with the way I have been managing it. Life is too chaotic these days… my schedule is always filled… my room hasn’t been this messy ever! I have not been able to do all that I want to do (basically all that I want to do is just too many to do in 24 hours). I have been eating and sleeping at weird timings… My blog has been left idle for a long time! And I just don’t get the time to sit back and relax. Too much of pressure does get the best out of me… but I am exhausted! Maybe I can think of it as I am learning to do things in the shortest possible time.

The schedule for the coming week doesn’t look any better… I seem to be having some submission every other day and most of these are group assignments which I have to do with 5 different groups for my 5 courses!!

I gave my Options and Futures mid term today… This course is taught by our Dean and I grade him as the best professor who has put me to sleep in the shortest possible time! There was one class on stochastic processes in which I didn’t have the handouts and decided to take notes on a blank sheet of paper… the snap in the below post was taken at the end of the class and not at the start of the class!! With a lot of tutoring I managed to understand most of the concepts in the past week… But again I got lost in today’s paper and I was cursing myself all day… I think I have some kind of bad luck with exams in ISB!! anyways, I know I put in a lot of effort for this and I did learn lots in the past week and I am going to be happy with that.

Placement season has officially started in ISB. Deutsche Bank is conducting the first round of interviews on Monday and the shortlist is expected sometime soon. Last year they took 13 rounds of interview before giving one offer… mere mortals like me need to keep away from this! We got our first list of companies that might come to campus for placements… a shorter and confirmed list is expected later.

On a lighter note, in between all those mid term preparations, Diwali was good… Maybe for the first time, I didn’t burst a single cracker, but I enjoyed watching everyone here… On the eve, the SV-1 guys lighted the jungle :)and on the day of Diwali, we had a great musical performance by our veteran singers and drummer followed by some debut performances in ISB. Shruti gave a splendid performance and surprised many – though I have had the privilege of listening to some of her recordings earlier… she should sing more often. Would miss her when she leaves to Darden in Jan. There were also some short but enthusiastic performance from kids here... nice to see such young kids singing and playing instruments. In the evening, we had a professional fireworks show which was good to watch.

Should I sleep now or start the case which needs to be submitted on Monday?

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