Thursday, December 20, 2007

Bidding Adieu To The passing Year

Finally time has arrived to pack my bag and head towards home .In less than 24 hrs from now i would be on howrah - puri express heading towards howrah and finally to patna by poorva express .The very feeling of reaching home gives me immense pleasure not because i really miss my home as i have been staying away from home since 1990 and i have moved forward from all these sentimental stuffs .My home is the only place on this planet where i am at peace with my self in the context that i have nothing to worry .No classes hence waking up whenever i desire (conditions apply).Well i am at the mercy of my mother in the morning as she does not allow me too sleep for too long and my boasting of it as "desire" is something that happens very few times .So unkind of my mom keeping in mind the cold weather waiting for me where i dislike even to bring out hand out of a quilt . But i can bear this all without complaining just because of the food that i get at home .The overnight transformation of myself into a glutton amazes me often leave aside my mom .There the food not only fills up by stomach but goes far beyond satiating my hunger .Such high are the stakes that i can no longer wait to reach home .For such a life i don't mind anybody waking me up from deep slumber .These thoughts makes me nostalgic for which i often blame myself when returning back . Today i finished with the novel "The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari" which teaches us how to lead a life having everything in it .This book has loads of "gyan" for everyone who wishes to read it .If you have read swami vivekananda 's work then don't go for this book.Stay away from it if not accustomed to hear philosophy of life . Anyways i have begun reading "The Alchemist " a marvellous work by paul . I have planned certain things for myself as a part of "planning" so i have my task cut out at home .Lets see how things shape up at home .With another year coming at it's abrupt end it reminds me of the lost time together with the hope of a new year ,a new beginning and a new self .

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

ThE LAST DON

Finally i was able to finish reading "The Last Don" -a novel by Mario Puzo . The author is none other than who wrote "The Godfather " one of the bestselling novels of all times which was latter made into a blockbuster hollywood movie with the same name as the novel itself .The bollywood blockbuster "SARKAR " was the upshot of the indian adaptation of the great novel where the pivoted role was played by none other Big B himself .But i haven't watched any of the above movies till date and the above informations are strictly in accordance with data provided by the media itself .Well one must be pondering that why am i writing such stuffs when everyone out there knows about the author and "The Godfather ".But not every soul out there knows about "The last Don " by the same author which i began reading i don't when .Here my friend Rahul needs a special mention as he is the person who "persuaded" me to read the above novel after having read himself and more importantly finding it thoroughly enjoying . The word "enjoyment" is however a relative term and it differs from soul to soul . Meat to a person is poison to the other . I began with the novel having high expectations from the author only to be left disappointed in the end . All my expectations fell flat as i didn't experience the various emotions while going through the novel .The novel was able to keep me engrossed while for a short duration and that too at the fag end of it. The reason for disliking the novel is that it's story seemed to me too outdated thanks to numerous hindi movies which have more or less the same old story . I am not being too critical about the novel but it's just that i didn't quite like it ."The last Don " revolves around the lives of the members of a mafia clan and their relationships . Nothing more to" glorify" about the novel and read it at your own peril . Maybe my expectations were sky high . However this whole damp affair won't deter me from reading the classic novel "The godfather" obviously by the same author and revolving around the underworld again . At the moment i am going to kick off with "The monk who sold his ferrari " -a novel by Robin S . Sharma . So guys wait for it's review .

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

THE REAL BATTLE LIES AHEAD

Finally i have a lot to cheer about as my exams ended today though not on a good note .But overall it was a smooth sailing through some rough tides (read question paper ) and most importantly it lasted for a few days only ( thanks to my ETC department for showing some mercy as the sem included five subjects only ).So i can" relax "a bit as the results will be announced only after a month and gone are days when sem results kept me on tenterhooks .Compounding to my joy is the fact that my next end sem exams are about some six months away . So i can "relax" for such stuffs but the real battle lies ahead as coming months are very crucial for me. I will be sitting for the campus placements somewhere around march-april when companies begin pouring here . So that is an area of concern in the context that i haven't really put myself into it .Besides that i have as usual "planned" to finish off with Quant and have allocated a reasonable time for it keeping in mind the anomalies . I will strain my every nerve to stick with the task as this itself is going to decide a lot in months to come .So my friend get ur a** ready as we will not let this time slip out of our hands . So get ready for some real action.

Friday, December 7, 2007

EXECUTING OUR PLANS

Today i pondered over a matter which i feel is my staunch opponent and weakness too. What is that which frustrates me the most ? Is it the failure ? No way ! But that if neglected can cause complete doom. Neglect it and you are one the way to failure . No one can avoid it .Those who stick with it tastes success irrespective of the field they are in.Well i am not concerned a bit about others. But surely what has frustrated me through thick and thin of my career lately is the under achievement of my planned strategy . All the "efforts" that go into the planning goes in vain as our " efforts " are restricted till the plan. No such "real" efforts are shown even to come near that plan . What's the reason for it ? Do we plan our task beyond our capabilities ? Do we overburden ourselves not realizing about our limitations ? Well we may say so in some cases . But definitely not always at least in my case where i plan certain things well within my reach but never cares to finish it off . So why does it happen ? Do i plan beyond by capability ? The answer is NO as i know my limitations and everyone must it . Then what is it that separates me from the execution of my plans . I can't blame anyone as i cannot credit them too . After doing hell a lot of soul searching i got my answer .It was the consequences of a weak will power helped by some lethargic show by the body itself.But the major contributions came from a feeble mind which i possess of lately . The absence of a determined mind was the "real" culprit. But then is it the dead end ? Will i spend the rest part my "career" accompanied by "a weak mind ". No there's a way out as this was not always the case with me . It happened during my preparations for IIT and now when i am determined to bell the "CAT" the past is haunting me once again. Well certainly it has something to do with the insecurities which has crept into my mind and i can't escape them whatever i do. Then what's the way out ? Simple just keep asking yourselves some basic questions every day .What have done i done today to meet the efforts involved in the plan.? Have i executed my plans accordingly? And be honest to yourselves .Ask these questions and you would get an honest reply. Work upon if you have fallen short the next day to complete it .Always think positive as this is only the way to build a strong will power .This may sound as a lecture but this is the truth . How many of us execute all the plans we make ? Of course very few of us . Now people will say that every idiot on this earth knows about the above facts. But i ask how many of us execute the above self testing procedure ? Again the answer is very disheartening .Very few souls on this planet .Whatever i give a damn care to others and i will follow what i preach. The planning is essential but execution is the final blow to put it away. This is the most apposite method for me at least .Rest are free to follow their heart .

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

CAT :I am on fire

Welcome back !!! I am here after a long gap of few months and thus ending all the speculations .So my blog readers ( if any) have a reason to rejoice as this time i am here to stay for a longer duration. I don't know what forces compelled me to blog again but it has got something to do with pagalguy. Each time i browse the site and each time i come across some pagal's blog link .Compounding to the above reasons were my inner quests which i could not suppress for long.My sem exams are going on but i am no more concerned about my cgpa holdings. After the last sem fiasco i have grown a bit more stubborn .Thanks to my stupendous result which left me scratching my head in bewilderment (if not shock as i had little expectations) . Sorry exams for such a harsh treatment but you can now never threaten me atleast in KIIT.But this will not lead to my becoming complacent as i have more serious exams to look forward to. The first hurdle which i will be facing is CAT and others will then follow.Well to give an impetus to my preparations i joined TIME with more than a year to go for the D-day. With little over than three months of classes i am still not sure what i am doing . I made certain promises to myself but all ended in smoke as i lost the motivation in between reasons for which were inexplicable to me myself. With this dodgy approach to my preparations i am not going to land any where around my dream .I was not sure how badly i wanted it .I don't know what went wrong during these months but after putting in a conscientious thought i am regaining my lost "self" with determination as solid as rock . The stage is set for me to act and take the world by storm . Planning less and more of execution part is essential . Looking forward to my peregrination towards IIM'S . And of course now i know how much badly i need it . Really my a** is on fire and so am I.