Phew

I heard horror stories about MBA but I can now confirm those from personal experience....they give u nightmares! hehe!
My earlier blog was in Aug....its now dec (almost)...shoot! I didnt write a single blog all this while!
Why? Coz I am tired...........!!!! Lectures every day! I've forgotten wats its like to go out and actually have some fun! Ive forgotten how it feels to clear your head after lectures get over!?!?! The only "fun" we get to have is to get a lecture off (by mistake)! "Woo Hoo!!! Yippie! We get to have a delayed lunch then!!!" Hmph! :/
Now, we have finals coming up next week....yeah i know...I should be studying! But what to do? My brain-o is fried-o! Ok, Im starting to feel guilty now....I should get back..
Laterz then..

Moved in..Day one!

Note: This blog should be backdated to 17th August 2008.
So! I am all moved in at the new apartment. Its great. Tv..check, DVDs...check, geyser..check, gas..check, clothes..check, me...check?! I was there but not there. I was looking out of the window and wondering how this was going to turn out. After everything was set up, my family were going back home and I wanted to go with them :( I missed them already! How was I going to live without them. Yes, I have lived away from home before but that knowledge doesnt make it any easier. I love them mucho and will miss them terribly when I come home to an empty apartment. Ahh and yes! another reason that I want to be back home is because my doggie just gave birth (on 11th aug) to 4 puppies (2 black and 2 white) and Oooooooooo! are they cute!!!!! It will be a week tomorrow and they havent even opened their eyes. I wanted to be there when they do! Now I dont think I will be though :( But one consolation I do have is that I can meet them whenever I feel like it and its only a matter of few hours.
The home looks broken into....it looks cozy and inviting. Is it? We'll have to live and find out.

Home sweet home

There is God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!In the search for places, I hit Diamond (or watever that is better than gold coz there are some arguments that diamond isnt better than gold becoz gold appreciates in value and u can melt it...blah blah....)!!!!
After dragging my parents with me to see places and seeing homes that were horrible, I thought I would never find a place that I would like and that I would regretfully (or so it would seem) pack my bags and go to NYU but then...like magic and a wait until 6pm in the evening to see a place, the broker showed us this place. Ahhhhhh! I felt at home at once...I wanted to hit the broker on his head and ask him why he didnt show this first...dummy! But! no harm done...better late than never! :)
Cost of
renting the place: Rs. XX
moving to the place: Rs. YY
View (yes! view!) from the place: PRICELESS!!!!!!!!!!!!
That place has a stunning view the world!!!!!!!!!!!! I will wake up to a view, make tea to a view and watch TV to a view! Amazing!!!!! Me so happpyyyyy!!!!

Chawl anyone?

So...you would think that all is set and that I am looking forward to school starting. Hmmm...WRONG! I am NOT all set and am definitely NOT looking forward to traveling in the train every morning from home all the way to my college....aahhhh! I will go insane. Looking for a place nearby college is driving me nuts...ppl are showing me homes that look like chawls...if something looks like a chawl..its definitely a chawl, people! Dammnit!!!! I dont understand why getting a decent place is such a chore. I've already laid down my specs (very realistic) for an apartment, all the broker has to do is see if it matches...but nooooooo....they will show me sh** and expect me to "chala lenge na"!!!! Argggghhhhh!!!!
Well, hopefully before college starts this monday, I will atleast find a place in which I dont feel neighboring eyes boring down on me and watching my every move. I truly hope finding a place gets easier by the day and that I will definitely hit GOLD!!!!!!! No? wat abt silver??? :/

Que Sera Sera

Ok...so I've decided that I shud stay in India and get an MBA rather than go to NYU for MS. You might ask, reasons?? So that I can be closer to my family and an MBA is better than a MS...ppl vary on this opinion but with my background MBA will help me diversify.
It breaks my heart to decide against NYU but I have to think of what is ahead of me with an MS. First, I have to grow a money tree in my backyard, shake it every few weeks just to survive in the 'Most expensive city in the US'. Secondly, spend countless hours in laboratory, only to end up getting an measly 'assistant to the assistant researcher' job in a laboratory.....hmmm...!! Why did I apply then? I had applied for a PhD program but was offered MS. PhD, I was ready to do....yes, firstly it would have been "on the house" and yes..again countless hours in the laboratory but atleast I would start at a good position when I apply for a job and not to forget the respect that comes with it.
So if I do go for the MS, I can either go for a PhD later (for which I dont think I have the patience for) or I can go for an MBA to better my qualifications. But ohhh lookie lookie!! I am getting into an MBA now without the two (or so) year wait....so why struggle for the next few years, getting an MS and then work to get into a MBA.....I will go into it now...head on!!!!!!! so MBA...here I come.
And so......now on, I have decided to leave it to destiny...... "Que sera sera!!!"
P.S. I was being selfish in this blog...it was more for me than you...helped me get my thoughts straight, you see! :D

Today's fortune: The heart is wiser than the intellect

This is my fortune for today on my orkut profile. Well, is it really???? When I have made decisions "listening" to my heart rather than using my head, I have always ended up on my a$$! And how is this a fortune anyways?? This is what you might find if you google 'quotations+to feel not so regretful'.
I think my fortune would have been more like 'you will do nothing today, nothing significant will come your way and you are going to meet NOONE special tonite!'.
Well, I do have to decide between staying in India and going back to the US. Oooo! Is this a hint as to what I shud do?!?!! If so, shouldnt it have said 'Orkut fortune is wiser than you heart AND your intellect'. Hmmm, maybe Im reading too much into this. But I still have to decide though, dont know who to listen to....my heart or my intellect???

"Floppers"

© Universal Press Syndicate

I am a fan of Calvin and Hobbes. I came across this strip from http://progressiveboink.com/archive/calvinhobbes.htm
in which are listed the 'Top 25 Great Calvin and Hobbes Strips'. (I hope I have covered all copyright issues, lets c, referenced the source and everything, hehe)

This one is possibly one of my favorites. Calvin points out the faults in the education system so easily that it boggles your mind. After reading this strip I remember the story Mumbai Mirror had published where in they tested the GK of HSC toppers and they did really bad on it.

Check out mumbaimirror.com June 13th epaper for the story titled 'Floppers'...

Most scholars (please note I have written most, if you are a scholar in studies and also in other things, Im happy for you) in India are good at memorizing information and just regurgitating it in exams.....not knowing what it actually means. Most (again...) of them are good in studies and thats about it! I have met people who I consider truly all rounders...they are smart in all aspects. They may not be THE top ranker but they end up doing very well in life. Those, I believe, are the true toppers and deserve all the good things in life that they worked so hard for!

Cheers to all of you out there! :)

Funny

I have a lot of free time on my hands. What do I do with it??? I do things that people with jobs and real work dont do...I check out youtube for funniest videos that I can find.
I came across this clip from the show "The Soup" that airs in the US (that show is a must see!)
I have attached the original American Express commercial featuring Beyonce....and then you will find the soup's version of the commercial.....FUNNYYYYY! Check it out :D

Original:


The Soup's take on it:

To take or not to take!

So what happens when you mix a tortoise with......lets say, another tortoise?? Born are the dte people....! Gosh...its taking forever for the CAP rounds to finish and admissions into this year's Maharashtra MMS/MBA to be done.
Once upon a time, on Feb 17th the CET was held....wondering why it begins like a fairy tale?...oh yes, its a tale of time forgotten....but it aint no fairy tale.......! For me, the cet was better than expected...with a last minute decision (actually Jan7th) of taking the CET, few days of hard work and constant simCETs...I couldnt have done better (scored a 96.49%ile)..which is "decent". So you (and so would I) think that when the admissions process begins, you would be all set. But ofcourse how mistaken was I. Admissions began June end and even until now...the admissions arent done for most of us losers with now "crappy" 96%ile score!
I dont understand why couldnt the process be more like the CAT rounds, where in the colleges gets to decide whether to admit you. It would be more reasonable for the aspired college to decide whether I am good enough to be there. But never mind that!
Well, I gotta go....fill in my form for the next round beginning today....Grrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!

First time

This is my first time blogging. I thought about it for a long time before I finally started. Hmm...I know there is nothing to think about but seriously, never fancied the world reading my thoughts. I would hate to be near someone who could read minds. But then....wats the big deal..right?
Hmm....wat to say? wat to say??