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A Place That I'll Miss.

"Eda..Coming with you to Landmark is like accompanying a lady to a Saree shop" .. I don't deny that .. And because of this, I dont drag people to this place :-) As I'm packing up my stuff to leave b'lore, I calculated an approximate sum of money that I had spent @ Landmark over the last two years..That would definitely come to about Rs.22,000+ i think ...People ask me why don't I go and buy second hand books that would come damn cheap ...Well, All I can say is, certain questions does not have logical answers.. the atmosphere @ Landmark is a factor..the awesome collection that they have is another.... maybe that 'freshness' in a book would be another... But rather than all that I'd say, its not possible to rationally or logically substantiate all your actions in life.. Certain things you do because you just want to do those...And you shouldnt restrict yourself from doing those because, you might regret later in life.. ( For t...

System, Change , Efforts

I went there with a desire to set winds for a change in a system..A system in which I'm going to have very minimal or practically nil stake..Five minutes into the process, I realize that I'm banging my head against a brick wall...When the underlying realities are harsh, words cannot be music to ears... Essentially at some point, I felt its not going to be of much use... The atmosphere is no longer cordial.. I lost interest.. Left the effort..Played on through the process..And it got over. When I think about it, I still ask myself... In such situations, should one persist and argue over things ? The downside of this being that the cordiality would be more broken than you can amend..And it goes against my 'God-father' principles .. What matters in life the most is your contacts & friends...And you shouldn't antagonize anyone for needless things... But then, it wasnt a needless thing..Its something that I really wanted to see happening, though I wouldn't ga...

Another Twist In Life

A few posts through last few years in my life Jan - 2 , 2006 :- IIMB PGP interview call April - 11 , 2006 :- IIMB puts me in Waitlist - 47 May- 9 , 2006 :- Kicked out of Waiting list ---------------------------------------------------------- Nov-20, 2006 :- Better CAT papers..TIME,IMS predicts six calls based on a screwed verbal key Jan - 8 ,2007 :- Kicks from all IIMs.. One of the most disappointing days in my life April - 13, 2007 :- PGSEM interview April - 30, 2007 :- Taking PGSEM but disappointment over PGP still persists ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jan -10 , 2008 : CAT - 2007 results ( L,K calls ) -- People Dont believe that I got this without any major preps.. But thats the truth . April 11- 30 , 2008 : OBC quota issues, results delayed . --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- May - 1 : 2008 C...