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 .