To The Sun God

What if god would have created all weathers except summer ? I don't think people would have missed much at least in india . I guess the people crave for only one thing in this sweltering heat .What can give respite from this blistering hot and humid conditions. ? People go on vacations to hill stations or to countries where the sun god do not trouble them . But not all people are affluent enough to execute something like above . The best what they achieve is to stay indoors with their AC's and coolers working .But during summers,the supply of electricity is scant . We can do quite well with all seasons except summer . But then it's important for the crops which is of paramount importance . So I should stop being a selfish and let this cycle continue . I kindly beg the sun god to show some mercy on us or lest we would be roasted in this condition . I hope He doesn't desire this .


Few days back I suffered from excruciating tooth pain which did not allow me to sleep the whole night . Only after gargling by warm water ,I had some relief . The very next day I went to see a dentist who diagnosed it as tooth infection . He advised me to under go RCT ( root canal treatment ) . I underwent the treatment which was extremely painful but it lasted for around 30 minutes . I was asked to visit him again on monday for the same treatment which will go on for 3-4 times . Hopefully I will recover from this tooth ailment .


A week has passed since my training got over and still I'm not on a project . But I don't care about it anyway . I have begun my preparations and hope to continue it . Because once I am assigned a project I would get less time . So it's better I maximize my efforts .I don't know what I am gonna do but the dream goes on .Initially the motivation was lacking . But now it's back and so am I .Hope to continue in this manner .

Training Over

Finally the day arrived . Sixty- five days of the ordeal (read training ) ended yesterday . More importantly I don't have to move outside delhi . But there is a catch ? I have to warm the benches till I am allotted a project . People had to sit on bench almost for an year during the recession . I'll have to do the same for a period unknown to me. In simple words my professional life begins on an inauspicious note .But then people who were willing to get into a project moved to chennai . I didn't. That sums up the interest .


So the big question is what am I gonna do till I get a project ? Read novels . Nope. Start the dream yet again . I mean preparing for CAT. I don't know . I am still undecided about it .Too many doubts have crept into my mind .Doubts creating confusion . Confusion leading to the procrastination . But till when ?? I cannot run away from it .I know it . Once I start ,there is no stopping. Hopefully. The burden of my ambition will not leave me alone . I'll have to make up my mind soon .


During the last few days of our training ,I have been subjected to some serious leg-pulling . You only realize such things when it comes back to you . I too get it sometime and I really don't mind it because I have been doing such things all my hostel life . No qualms at all .


Saw raavan today . I didn't expected much . Thanx to mani ratnam . He did his best so that my expectations remained lower . I usually go to watch movies only after reading reviews and hearing good things from my friends . I made an exception and paid the price ( ticket). Actually I had gone to see raajneeti but there wasn't a show until 3.30 pm . So saw raavan and committed an error of judgment .


I am supporting the spanish armada for this world cup who are the favorites to win it along with brazil . But they got to a horrible start ,losing to switzerland . Now they have an uphill task to qualify for the next stage . Hopefully they will do so . Wimbledon starts on 21st june . Hopefully nadal will win it . The finals to be played between nadal and fedex. Can't wait .

My First Job

More than a year has passed since I wrote something ( who really cares!!!) on my blog. May be that's a reason why I stopped . May be I had nothing interesting to write (When did I have one ??). So why am I back ? Its not the sheer interest that has pulled me back . Nor I have something of national interest to discuss . So what brought me back ?. I find writing blogs a great way to reflect on my life .I try to bring out the rationale behind my deeds .


So what has changed since last year ? Nothing much. Except for the fact that I have stopped accepting money from my home. That concludes that I am earning myself . Remember I had been recruited by TCS during campus placement in March 2008. I should have got a call by june -july 2009 .But this didn't happen . Thanks to the global recession .The world was still recuperating from the massive hit . People from tier-1 colleges got their call earlier . My college reputation didn't do any good . Am I correct to blame my college for this painful delay ? No, I am absolutely wrong . I got what I deserved . No issues here . My branch also helped the delay as people from CSE and IT got their call first . Thanks to my Electronics background I got to stay a little longer with my family doing nothing.


Those were the trying times . Months passed on as I waited for the only job I had .Mom even visited an astrologer to ascertain when I would get the job . The poor person without knowing about the market scenario predicted that I would get the job within a month . That was way back in october .A month passed and my mother lost hopes . She had already heard a lot things about the software firms and the mass recruitment thing ( thanks to my maternal uncles ). She started pushing me to go on the lookout for a job in delhi . I believe she had to explain a lot many people about my stay for so long . This happens when you are from a small place . People start asking questions as if they are very much concerned about you and your family . They seize every opportunity to embarrass you . They start giving you all kind of suggestions that they won't be giving to their own children . I tried my best to avoid people . My maternal uncles too were pressurizing me to go for other jobs such as PO. So just to calm them I filled some forms . Deliberately I gave delhi as the centre just to avoid people and their questions . Life again was not easy here in delhi as the thought of being unemployed never left me . The thought of still being a liability didn't make me feel better anytime. I half heartedly prepared for the MBA exams . Then one fine day TCS probably remembered that it had recruited one "amresh kumar ". I was happy again . TCS gave me a call to join them on 21st jan 2010 and further increase their employee count by one . Soon I was a part of a big family . Mom was happy and relieved .Now she didn't have to answer anymore .

Nostalgic about DELHI

From past few days I have read quite interesting news . The first one is quite disheartening especially for me . Could you ever think of IIM ,FMS and XLRI grads posting their resumes on job sites ? I know none of us would believe it considering the benchmark set by these prestigious institutes over the years . Each and every year the students created new records with the fat salary packages . But this year the salary and the profile being offered were not well received by the graduates .I- banks were missing this time and even if they were not many got lucky .Besides the average compensation have gone down by almost 30% . Even the world's Top 20 ranked ISB has not been spared . Since they were not satisfied they have resorted to posting their resumes on job sites and are on look out for career satisfying jobs . If this trend continues in the next year too, many would be apprehensive to join them considering the cost of education and the ROI . You can only guess about the placement scenario of other MBA colleges all over India . I don't think if even IIT can boast of 100% placement this time . Sadly it seems as if the MBA job boom has come to an end . But then it will revive itself as per my theory . The big question is when ?


So what would you buy or prefer ? A bottle of pepsi or an ownership of citigroup . Really I'm not joking . This was the news which I read on ET when citigroup share plummeted to less than a dollar . May be I'll go for pepsi as citi's future is uncertain though it received help from the FED . I cannot see my money losing out on citi's share . At least pepsi can give some respite for a short while from this recession.


Old is gold . Isn't it ? After playing for almost 20 years of non stop cricket ,doing over the same things again and again , the commitment shown by Sachin is just mind blowing . I just can't help myself but admire him . Truly He is a genius . His hunger for runs remains unsatiated till this date . And I believe this is the prime motivation which keeps him going every time He walks on to the pitch .I consider myself quite lucky to be born around this time as I can watch Him destroying bowlers all over . Sachin Tendulkar . Take a BOW .

So the moment is finally arriving . The day is 14th of March . The place is DELHI . Having spent around 4 years of my life in Delhi ,it's like second home for me . I feel nostalgic just at the thought of going over there . I have some fond memories of that place . Wait I'm coming again. So the only call I got this year is from DFS . A career in finance is always what I have dreamt of .I've done my part and the rest lies in the hands of destiny . Still some time left for the D-day .Till then be positive . Signing off on a positive note .

The Bitter Truth

There is an old adage which goes something like this "What you most wish for and what you most fear of , both will come TRUE ". You may doubt the first part but certainly would agree with the second . I believe in most the cases it holds good but some souls may disagree .So leave them aside and let's face the truth. In this period of recession one activity is quite common . Every other person is coming with their own set of predictions about the growth of economy during the next one year . Some people even dared to say that India won't be effected much by this downturn and would register a growth of over 7% . I don't know the basis of their audacious claims but found one thing common between them and that was UPA . I can understand the obvious as the lok sabha elections are round the corner and they don't want to disappoint the "aam aadmi" . But how long can you fool people in this world ? Surely not long enough . The results for the last fiscal Oct-DEC were announced some days back and the truth was unfortunately out before the public . India had clocked a growth rate of 5.3% amid this slowdown . Now the figure is not too bad but definitely way below claimed predictions . If the last result is anything to go by ,one can only expect whatwill be the results for the current fiscal when it would be announced . Definitely this slowdown has taken it's toll on the booming growth .

The crashing sensex reflects the mindset of the investors and depicts how sceptic have they become . Rupee depreciation is another cause of concern which is currently trading at 52 against dollar .Three stimulus packages have already been announced by the UPA government since December 2008 to give some boost to this sagging economy . Lately excise duty and service tax were cut by 2% each . This would certainly leave more in the hands of the consumers and would help in increasing the demand . Now since the election dates have come out no more such packages can be announced by the UPA government as per the restrictions laid down by the EC . So the only body which can act now is the RBI and it didn't disappoint either . It reduced the repo and reverse repo rate - both by 50 basis points . Now this would certainly help in retaining more money with the banks itself . This has been done so that banks lend more and help in spurring the demand . But of late banks have been accused of hoarding as this is not going to serve the purpose .The forex reserve has too come down by more than $50 bn in fighting this downturn . The only positive thing is the constant decreasing inflation . The placements of top B-schools of India like IIM-A,XLRI, IIFT have been hit by this slowdown . Earlier placing all it's students used to be a matter of 4-5 days but this year the case is quite different with extended placement season .The students are not in demanding position anymore and are settling for a low salary packages than last year . The kind of profiles offered are also missing this year . And the people from finance department are finding it too tough .

Don't know when this world would come out of this gloomy situation .Everybody is facing the heat and are doing everything to save their job be it Citibank CEO Vikram Pandit or a common man . So the common solution for this common problem is that everybody has to work hard . We need to put in the combined effort and then only this situation will improve or can hope to improve .

Lifestyle takes a HIT

Global recession ,slowingdown of economy , financial meltdown are the few terms discussed at length these days .Everyday each and every newspaper brings out an editorial on such hot topics explaining the causes and the effects of the above dreaded words .The countries all around the globe are making every effort to deal with the slowdown .Unemloyment is at it's peak and the fear of losing the job in these trying times is creating a havoc in the minds of the people .Companies after companies are reporting huge losses and are fiercly shuting down many production sites to cut down losses . Despite global scenario and IMF 's prediction of India's GDP growing around 5.2% , India is crusing along fine . Afterall it will be the second largest growing economy after China . But certain economists are of the view that India will be less affected by the gloomy scenario and will register a growth of around 7% in the nest fiscal .I pray they are right but we will have to wait for a certain time to celebrate .

So what are the causes for this recession , slowdown and all these stuffs?? May be I am not learned enough to cite the reasons .But I have a certain philosophical point of view .Sorry if I sound funny ,and if, ignore this . Like in a lifetime there are happy moments ,there is a boom in the economy .There are difficult,unhappy times in a life and likewise it is the slowdown ,gloomy times . The sensex last year was climbing dizzy heights and there were claims floating that it might reach 25000 points , Alongside India was recording a healthy growth rate and reaping the benefits of good times .But with sensex crashing for the past few months depict the uncertainities of the current time . On an optimistic note we know that every bad periods end with the beginning of good times .The past is the proof of the above statement. The growth of a counrty is something like a Sine curve .There will be crests and troughs for sure .But what will remain undetermined is it's time period that is for how long will there be healthy growth and for how much time will this slowdown lasts. The second thing which cannot be calculated is by how the economy would grow or contract but surely can be speculated . It is the time to search for the mistakes and rectify them .To revisit the basics , to enhance your skills , and thus remaining competitive .When will these times vanish remains unknown till then be optimistic .

So how am I surviving in this period of financial meltdown ? Certainly the credit crunch has taken a heavy toll on my lifestyle but then I never was a spendthrift .To deal with the situation I had to adopt various cost cutting methods and ofcourse in almost all the cases my poor stomach had to bear the consequences . For the past four months I had been wearing a pair of slippers with a large hole in one of it .It could have created a problem for me ,of much larger magnitude , if only a nail or something would have got into my feet . But now I am safe as I purchased a new pair after a lot of deliberation. Weekly I used eat out twice on tuesday and saturday ( thanks to the mess food ) but now I have scrapped the whole idea fo eating out. I have given up drinking (read juice ) . Now the only expense remains is the evening nasta which I will try to cut to minimum level . I cannot afford to go to a movie hall ( thank god no srk movie in near future) . I didn't pay for the hostel function as well as Kritansh but savoured the dinner on both the occasions ( thanks to Anand & Amrit ) . I hope to employ such measures in many more cases as long as it reduces the financial burden . As of now I just hope that my financial conditions would improve and start an upward movement ....boom time.

DFS: Only Hope

OK! I am here after a long break with all my MBA exams over . Actually it got over on 18th Jan itself but then I had other things to worry (like TCS and mid sem ) . So it was very difficult for me to continue scribbling on my bolgs . I hope you people would have understood the situation or shall I give more excuses incase you are not convinced . Anyways I shall stop myself now. By now one thing which would have been quite obvious is that I don't love writing blogs or rather I should say that I don't enjoy it much . So I can't say it's my hobby just to show that I am a person of bit diverse hobbies . But the other part which is important in this context is that neither do I hate writting blogs . May be later on when I find something intersting to write about then I may find it enjoyable . But for time being let's go along with the flow.



January 28 2009 will always hold a special place in my heart . It was on this day that I was short listed for GD-PI by DFS. When I saw the result I couldn't believe my eyes because I wasn't expecting a call . This was not because I had performed badly but rather it was due the less number of seats in DFS which made it a cut throat competition . I guess I was lucky enough . After I had failed to deliver the goods in all the exams starting from CAT ,I had completely lost faith in myself and my abilities . I was already thinking about the next year when the good news arrived . DFS was the last exam written by me with all my hope already evaporated by then . But then too I gave it and lastly GOD heard my call and rewarded the hard work I had put in throughout my preparation . The devotion finally paid off . It was an institute which I always wanted to join because of my affinity towards finance . But then the journey ahead is tough too .GD-PI is a hard nut to crack for a person like me . But I am leaving no stone unturn to come out with flying colours . Whatever needs to be done I am doing that and the rest GOD himself will see. Signing off an optimistic note ....

TIME has come

Somehow it seemed that I had forgotten this all important tool to reflect upon myself.In fact I desired to isolate it for quite sometime. But thanks to a very dear of mine for asking me why had I stopped this process.I was ecstatic !!! And why not.At last I found one soul who has enough time to read my blogs .Suddenly he made me realize that I belong to a particular league of AAmir khan and Amitabh bachhan who were famous bloggers. But the similarity ends here only as I am not a part of any advertising media as these icons are. And when they scribble something on their blog the whole of india reads the crap . To add to a similarity one more aspect is that He waits for my blog with the same enthusiasm as for his icons .At least now I can be content with that feeling .

Phew!! I have already scribbled a lot of crap today and that too in no time .Surely when it comes to speaking or writing nonsense no one does better than me .You can ask my friends or read the above lines to be sure about my abilities.Please forgive me if I took you fall or granted.

The days are passing by swiftly without me realizing it and the D-day is approaching apace.TIME mock tests are going on with each results mocking at my abilities and leaving me completely crestfallen.Something is seriously wrong with my approach and needs urgent attention before it is too late.Nothing to write about results as they are turning out to be pathetic and more pathetic.Trying hard to come to terms but I'm failing at each juncture. Seriously It has shook me belief in my abilities and compelled me to question myself incessantly .But the answers are a few only and more is needed at this hour to resurrect myself before the hour passes by. God help me out!!!

Missing Out during Holidayz

After a good one and a half month of holidays or more appropriately a long layoff I got back which has been my habitat for the last three years. All the plans which I had made for summer vacations were blown away by an unfortunate incident .A brawl which broke among some boys of our hostel and could have turned into a more uglier scene before which the authorities acted .And as a result SINE-DIE was declared and we had to vacate our hostels within few hours .Had no choice but to go home cursing everybody involved especially the hostel authorities who made hell out of nothing. Going back home was surely to my delight as home made food tempts each of us .But my study was going to be hampered a lot and this was hurting like anything .Already all my plans had ended in smoke and then spending a long vacation at home at this juncture wasn't a great idea .However I made up mind to maximize my efforts but at the end of the day it's your home .Did as far as I could but the constant disturbances always kept me behind my target which I finally couldn't achieve .However hard I tried but couldn't turn a deaf ear to homely talks . But I would rather blame my self as the intensity lessened and the fire within began extinguishing for some reasons .I know what I have lost within these days but that cannot deter me from gaining in coming months .What's gone is gone forever . I know I'm the person responsible . I have done "something" obviously far below my own expectations . It's time to remain focussed for the next six months and do not let any other thoughts creep into your mind . It's all about controlling your mind .

You Need Luck Too !!!

Going by the placements in my college a serious question which has come to the surface is "Which is more important ,Intellect or luck?" If I hereby quote that intellect outweighs everything else then some of you would argue endlessly which I will not able to cope up with.But if I take the other stance I 'm not safe either .It's placement season and therefore companies have thronged our college. This has brought about a sea change in the attitude of all kinds of students, be it the knowledgeable one or the ones who are clinging to their luck .But the placements results has left a lot to be desired in terms to be known to them who are still not recruited .The unpredictable results has shook the confidence level of many a students.It has made them to doubt their own abilities and question their knowledge.Some are responsible for their own falls and but some are not "responsible" for their "highs".Yes i'm talking about such people who have ended with different companies just on sheer luck .I won't doubt their knowledge as they have nothing of that "sort" to doubt about.So it's quite simple If your luck accompanies you on a day you may not require the services of your brain .I can give numerous examples of such people who have landed with a job and are not deserving .Rather I should say not deserving enough to study the B.tech course .I know I'm harsh because in India poor children are unable to get a proper education leave aside getting a job .I won't get into this matter because it's useless. for me to talk as the plight of the poor won't change .


So i was speaking about the "lucky" ones .I would add to it further that their luck won't last forever as they will be ones who will be thrown out of the company first and then only they would realize.But then students who actually have a fair amount of knowledge and those who didn't have the luck with them on that particular day are not useless. It's just that one day their luck would too click and they would too land up with a job .Here I must say that some people are only themselves to blame and it would be better if they realize this as soon as possible.Be confident but not overconfident that it leads you to your downfall.It's a day which sees how better you apply your resources and how cool you are about things .And blah blah.....We all know such stuffs but why we all falter at the important moment will be a mystery .May be because we are humans and have variable amount of luck on a particular day.As a famous man says "Your hard work comprises 99% and luck just a meagre 1% but sometimes that 1% luck outweighs the 99% hard work and thus determines your success ."So better pray for good luck if you desire success at any level.I was lucky enough to get into TCS on the very first day of the campus.Come on !! Don't start doubting my "knowledge" .I know I have enough ( only scant).

Now I AM A TCS ASSOCIATE

A week has passed out since my (stupendous ) success(I can say now or may be I'm not sure).But the truth is that I'm one of the guy to be recruited by TCS(obviously a software giant) on a campus drive a week ago.So this blog is dedicated to my hardwork and success and above all god who was with me right through the two day process. And when I say I was one the lucky lads I really mean it.Because many people who were excellent in tech (obviously I don't doubt mine) didn't get through and some with poor skills(read tech) sailed through.This is perhaps the irony of these placement drives.You need to have a great amount of technical knowledge or great luck or sometimes both.I personally believe that luck determines only 1% in success but sometimes this 1% luck outweighs 99% labour.And I had my share of luck on that day for two reasons .First I was interviewed by a Lady(don't take her for granted) who was kind enough not to ask absurd questions .And second I was at peace with my self(lucky enough because many of my dear friends got frustrated by the kind of "unkind" questions hurled at them without any mercy).The interview was a cool breeze with only some minor faults but she seemed impressed though I believe I could have spoken a bit slower.Need to take this fault seriously .Well I would not go into the actual questions and make this space a boring to read .As soon as I was out of the interview room I knew I had made a mark and was somewhat sure of my selection unless something wrong happened.But in the end after a lot of speculation ,the results were announced and my name was called(thank god) among those 310 lucky people.TCS has the largest workforce and is known to pick people in bulk(but that is not the reason why I was selected).And because of such a process some enter who are not supposed to be there(read misplaced).Therefore TCS throws out it's employees( sorry Associates) in order to weed out such "misplaced people"( I'm not fearing about it).


But is the battle won ? Nope!! The job is only half done or rather I would say it has just begun.I say this because now I can prepare for CAT where I long to belong(read: IIM) without any thoughts about placements creeping into my mind.Having secured a job in the very first company ,I have no tensions as of now.But my task ahead is cut out as i have only 7 months to go for the D day .If I 'm able to crack it that will be my biggest achievement till date and I'm quite capable of doing the same.And determined too.I have begun the same process which I had left before the placements and zeal remains the same or may be enhanced .This I have to achieve for my self .And I 'm quite contended or rather adamant to do it.Ahead is a long battle and only if I 'm quite focussed to bell it I see no reasons why I can't do it.So let's hope for the best not better and pray to GOD.

Peaceful Warrior:Are U At peace with yourself ?

Currently I'm busy(seriously) with my mid semester exams which will probably continue for a week and henceforth I would accelerate the preparations for the impending "placements".In between papers I got two day's holiday,much to dismay as I always wished it to by "unnoticed".It was declared a public holiday because this day coincided with the Birthday of Biju Patnaik ,whom you can call a pioneer of today's Orrisa .The other day due to "Mahashivratri" ,one of the prominent hindu festivals.Sometimes I wonder if there were no hindus in India surely students would have been deprived of such holidays.Anyhow no need to freak out .We welcome such breaks with open arms.Perhaps this time the timing for the holidays wasn't apposite because it needlessly extended the duration over which exams were supposed to be held.This irks me more as I quickly wanted to get over these exams and continue with my preparations for the placements .Well I took off time to relax( as always) and decided to procrastinate it.Actually I was too happy to see India win the CB series finals thrashing the mighty Australians . In fact the whole of India was rejoicing .Thanks to Sachin for such a masterful knock in both the finals .Sometimes I wonder how is he able to cope with the pressure of over one billion population.And he has been delivering that since his debut at such aa ripe age.But then soon I realize that he is Sachin ,a legend of Indian cricket in fact of world cricket .And those who don't like them or those who criticize them should go to hell.


So today I watched a movie titled "Peaceful Warrior" .I should call it a gem and seriously advice people to surely watch this one.Caution:This movie is full of philosophy and those who are weak at it (I mean allergy) should refrain themselves from watching such stuffs.I seriously beg to those people too who think at they know loads of "that" kind of stuff also should move away .I will not entertain any accusations later on.Anyhow I have a great affinity for anything which inspires me or anything which can bring about changes in me only to improve me as an individual.This hollywood flick is based on a novel with the same name and the protagonist "Dan millman " is it's author.I don't know whether it's based on a true life incident and i don't wan't to.So now i am on the hunt for the book itself after enjoying the flick.This movie is about Dan millman who is a gymnast and his struggles with "himself".His inner self ,his soul.Though he is quite happy with events happening in his life but is not able to get restful sleep in nights. Then he actually realizes that he isn't happy at all. There is something which time and again makes him sad ,makes him to fear. He fears that what would happen if he would not be able to qualify for the Olympics .Why is he constantly thinking about his competitors or about the gold medal which is his ultimate goal. During the trainings his mind is full of such useless thoughts which he is unable to part with .He is not at "PEACE" with himself.Then he meets with an elderly gentleman ,his own self actually, which unites him with peace .In the process he learns a lot about life while he was recuperating from an accident and finally he went on to realize all his dreams.Seriously this movie is loaded with beautiful quotations which are needed to be jotted down .Journey is what that makes happy ,not the destination.Get rid of your pride and your possessions.Got a taste of that stuff.Taking a cue from Millamn's life.....

My First Tryst With TIME AIM-CAT

My first tryst with TIME AIM CAT ended in bad taste .I won't present any excuses for my pathetic show taking the whole blame on myself( sparing even the question paper).This had to happen .And surely it did. I had a certain feeling of guilt at the end of the paper not because i had put up a worst performance but because i realized that i had wasted a hell lot of time.In pursuit of CAT i had joined TIME more than a year in my hand just to give myself the required push.Just before joining the coaching i was high on spirits but soon i lost sight of my goal. Just joining it isn't enough .You have to maintain the requisite tempo all throughout your preparation .That didn't actually happened in real sense. Well it wasn't that i was not attending the classes but then i attend my classes in my college too . The extra effort which was required that moment was lacking in preparation .I knew about my weaknesses and how to rectify them but the execution wasn't happening. Actually i got serious (somehow finally) about my preparation just after my fifth sem exams and since then i am preparing (i believe) in right earnest .But then too despite being aware of my weak points i wasn't undertaking any remedial measures .I was expecting a "fiasco" in AIM-CAT and it did occur .All my hopes and dreams came crashing down in a moment .I wasn't able to solve a single question from DI section beacuse after reading two questions was left crippled .I lost my calm and asked my friend Anand to help me with two questions and he did.This was done in panic just at the fear of my poor marks in DI section. But what's the use of such marks because it accounts for nothing .In english too it was a pathetic show( as usual).Amid such difficult and traumatic times i asked myself "Was it the end?". No came the reply. But then You need to realize sooner or lest you bear the consequences . The positive aspect of mine giving the exams will be immense. Such exams ask you serious questions about ur preparation which u need to answer .I have got mine and know how to tackle it . It's not the time to repent on what u have done .Rather it is the time to pull up ur shocks and move on with ur dreams .The next AIM-CAT is somewhere in may and i have got ample time to showcase that i have got what it requires to Bell the CAT.

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 .

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 .

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.

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 .

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.

CHAK DE INDIA

Hey it's me !!! Have you all forgotten me ?? May be as i never posted any blogs for quite a long time .A gap of around one and a half months. That's quite a long time considering it to be as one's daily business .Never mind i am still back ,if not late.Now the question arises as to why am i back?? Its quite obvious that something must have given me a reason to ponder over ,leave inspired .While i was pouring over the TOI today i came over an article titled "BLOGS @10" and that made me recall that once even i was an avid blogger . Number of bloggers are increasing in leaps and bounds everyday as calculated by Blog-tracker in july 2007 which estimated them to be around 93.8 million.The next was that i simply asked myself if i was one of those from 93.8 millions .The next moment i was blogging at my blogspot.

Another child prodigy shailendra is in news for becoming a computer graduate just at the age of 14. It's must be ensured by the government that such children face no financial hurdles. But their poor old classmates must be feeling embarrassed by his ripe age.Sometimes i wonder that how much gray matter such children contain .Of course from my state bihar too a child prodigy named tathagat made headlines a few years back and forced people to scratch their heads in astonishment.

After erudite debacle ,test at time was ok to say the least .With cheating in full flow as the examiners took little interest it was always going to be a good one. But then too i came out cursing myself as there was no negative marking and i had marked nothing based on sheer luck as this was an scholarship test and my aim was to get the maximum rebate .The result will be out on 16 th and till then i am keeping my fingers crossed.Let see how much can i get .

It has become more or less obvious that the 3rd test will end in a dull draw courtesy rahul dravid for taking such a bad decision that put india on the back foot .Never mind india has won the series and this win has come after a hiatus of 21 years .It's good see each and every member of the team play as a unit and contribute in the win. Thats great performance boys .Chak de india

Holidays.ahead ...Enjoy

Times up!!! In less than 12 hours ,i will be moving away from king's palace towards the railway station where patna-puri express is expected to leave at 3:45 pm.Alas i will be heading for home after a hiatus of six months .I have just less than a months holiday and this precious time has to be used judiciously with no goofing around.I expect the weather to be kind towards me as no power has shown up at my house since 1994.. Besides it's time for rain gods to open up heavily enabling a cool life out there.I am expecting all these but it remains to be seen how life shapes out there.Anyhow i have assigned myself a few tasks which i am capable of carrying out and hopefully will. I am eagerly waiting for the all the delicacies prepared by my mom to be stuffed down my belly.Of course i am not a glutton but when it comes to the items prepared by mom theres' no stopping me until i am overloaded.Blame it on the gods above for gifting "magic hands" to all the mothers on this planet.I have never heard anyone complaining about ones' home made food.Though i have been staying away from home since 1990 and i have got accustomed to foreign food but then too sometimes i get too bored visiting hostel-mess.It would be a good change of taste .Besides getting home after long durations i am at the helm of the kitchen proceedings.That simply means i get what i desire.It sounds great.Ok just leave it for sometime as it is already making my poor stomach go wild .
Well this is my last blog before i embark towards my home and when i return i hopefully will continue the good work.These holidays are just the kind of break i needed to invigorate my drooping spirit .This break would help me recollect my energies and put them together for a heavy season ahead.Ahead lies an important semester and an year as long as our placements are concerned. Right now lets forget the upcoming 3rd year and enjoy the holidays.Till then take care.It's bye from me . I will be right back in a months time.See u then..