The drudgeries of life
Monday, December 28, 2009
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I might be standing in the shadows of taller light houses, but I'm a beacon myself...
Labels: Photography, Random
Friday, December 25, 2009
Christmas of 2009
I never ever had imagined that there would be a day when I'd be spending Christmas away from home... it sucks :(
Christmas has always been a cherished festival... growing up listening to tales of Santa Claus (and believing in Him till a certain age); me and Sweety devouring the curl-curls, cakes and the rose cookies *yummy* that Mumma used to so painstakingly prepare; Dada's mastery at decorating the house, putting up the Star, preparing the awesome crib; the early morning Mass; the carols; rushing back home (or to the hotel) and gleefully opening presents; awesome food prepared by Dada and Mumma (or the kati kebabs at Nizam's in Calcutta)... Christmas used to be family time, either at home or at Calcutta!
Oh well! Times change... this Christmas was totally different. A small little Christmas tree that I decorated in my hostel room, midnight mass, walnut cake (nothing compared to Mumma's cakes) with friends, a few carols on Youtube, and that's about it :s Ho ho ho!
Anyway a few snaps of the things that cheered me up a bit :) MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!
The beautiful candles at Church
The top view of the beautiful crib at the Church (Dad, mail me a pic of the crib you made!)
Beautiful!
The neat little Christmas Tree I set up in my room (in the jungle of books!) :)
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Holiday season... or is it?!
Quotable quote: There's nothing sadder than getting up on Christmas morning and not being a child :(
Labels: Christmas
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Being different
Ok, I've been shortlisted for 8 Group Discussions so far, I have been called for 2 Personal Interviews (for 2 really awesome firms) and yet I'm unplaced. Big deal!
Not even 3 days since placements started and everyone's desperate to get placed... append "anywhere" and you know how desperate! But can't blame them!
Anyway, the placement scene is much better this time, over 170 of our awesome batch placed in less than 3 days! And some people can certainly afford to pick and choose... though not many are too keen to :s
Comparisons are being made; people are complaining and whinging about their "undeserving" 'friends' getting selected while they are left out in the cold; tensions are running high; shortlists are at times being criticized either as "long lists" or for being too damn short; half buried regrets are surfacing, or new ones are not getting buried at all!
That is the placement week for you :P Yet another reality check that life has to offer!
Oh well! I somehow am immune to all that's happening here... it's probably a disease! On second thoughts, it has probably got something to do with my upbringing (My family members are a bunch of optimists and "Everything happens for the best" believers :) )
And after getting an assurance from my parents that they're not worried at all, and it's fine with them if I wait for the right company rather than blindly opting for any damn company, I'm like totally happy!
Let's just hope the good companies keep showing up... sooner or later I'm sure to find an ideal match (pun intended :P)
And hey! I hate comparisons, but I noticed that I'm way to different from many of my friends! Wow!! A PoD (that's point of difference, for those ignorant about marketing concepts!)...
Finally, a recommendation: Do watch Rocket Singh: The Salesman of The Year... totally awesome movie, and a must watch for sales people and aspiring marketers! :)
Labels: Life, Optimism, Placements
Sunday, December 13, 2009
The Week!
Ever get the feeling that you're aboard the sinking Titanic, there are unlimited people who're scrambling for the limited lifeboats, the water you're slowly sinking into is shit cold and you don't know how to swim?!?!
And to think of it, everyone made a mad rush to get aboard this Titanic too, the future be damned. Funny how life allows you to draw so many parallels...
I try and try to keep the negativity out, but it somehow creeps in!
I'm sure I'll look back at all of this some years down the line and laugh my head off... just like I look back at the initial cribbing we did at DA-IICT, and wonder how wrong we were. It's more like life gives us chance after chance to make the same mistakes, and we welcome these with open arms :D
Yesterday at about 3 AM, Randheer, Sunita and I were sitting on one side of the Amphitheater observing the alumni who were having a nice time on the other side enjoying their 10 year reunion! And we were talking about how 10 years later, on Dec 12, 2019, we'll be sitting at their other side of the amphi :) If not for the college, at least for friends...
That, of course, is for later... in the meantime, the forms and the PPTs beckon!
Good luck for THE WEEK, fellow IMTians :)
Labels: Life, Nostalgia, Placements
Saturday, December 05, 2009
It's that time of the year again...
It's that time of the year again, when negative emotions run high...
Maybe the placements are responsible, or maybe it's the Delhi winters... no, I guess the placements can be given their due!
Happy-go-lucky folks seem to have given up everything to just crib crib crib... I actually have to pick and choose the friends I actually want to hangout with!
Negativity is infectious, the worst disease and it spreads like wildfire!
I love my Mom for repeating a statement I so very often scoffed at: Everything happens for the best. I have to remind myself the same at least 3 times a day :P
Ok, maybe not everything happens for the best, but whinging non-stop is definitely not the solution! Glad to have the gym and badminton (2 activities that I resumed of late)... the best catharsis :)
Hope the placements go fine, and everyone lands a nice job! Signing off...
Labels: Life, Optimism, Placements
