Day 132: 7th Nov, 2009

So back on the work track. Had an OM quiz in the evening. Squeezed in the time after class to do some INDEX work. Dealing with name changes as well ! How was I to know Mahanagar Boys school was now Montfort school ... ? Came to the same place thrice asking for directions when finally someone told me this particular fact !

Me, (PCOM - kaju) and Sud went to watch Ajab Prem ki Gazab Kahani. Every movie I go these days seems to set a new record, albeit negative. The first time I ever walked out in the interval itself! :-| And that wasn't even the worst part... there were people in the theatre who were actually laughing! :-O .. I mean... How could they!?!?! It is high time we have some quality control committee for movies!! Actually one more thing that probably is happening is that these old directors are trying to package their previous work in a contemporary situation, but they are miserable failing to understand this mindset. Mujhe kya... mera paisa vasool nahi ho raha hai !

The point of solace was that we couldn't get the 9pm tickets so went for a 10.30 show. Went to Barbecue Nation for dinner. That was a really nice place! Infact the best place I have been to in Lucknow I would say. Had some nice food (good choice for veggies too :-p) and lots of desserts :D

Day 131: 6th Nov, 2009

Pretty interesting day today!

Got our 1st term CGs. Have done better than what I thought I would. But yea, a little bit of a maggu batch this one... CG level seems to have gone up overall as well. And my section has gone bonkers - four 9-pointers; howzzat ! INDEX seniors are massively disappointed :-p .. Shruti is the big thing disguised as a small package, scoring a 9-pointer! I think it might be a first in INDEX ever :D

Had the 3rd interview today. Another round of HR questions. I really like the fact that they are serious about evaluating their candidates. But yea, it would be a little silly to not get through after the 3rd round interview.

Slowly people are recollecting the harsh truth called exams. Went for the MANAC remedials late evening. In the midst of the lecture, got to know from Shreyas' SMS that I got through Quetzal ! Awesome!! Summers over for me, finally! I guess this marks another qualitative landmark of the IIM L stay -

Went to the INDEX room. Bloody I got bumps again! Got started with all the pending INDEX work :)

Day 130: 5th Nov, 2009

Boring boring classes have started again. We got our OM prof to postpone the quiz. The real fun was when the prof came back after all the lectures had ended and told us that the quiz cannot be postponed :-| ... this at 2.30 pm for the quiz scheduled at 4.30 :-| ... fortunately we managed to convince the prof that it is impossible to inform everyone of the revised schedule and they might miss the quiz. Negotiation of evasion successful.

Had an interview for this startup founded by 4 IIM A alumni. (Have heard of it before from a friend here who has worked there and also because half the founders are from my engineering college.) Anyways, the interview was nice in the sense that they were keen on delving into every answer. Got through to the 2nd round. That was conducted by another founder. It is actually nice to see that people are genuinely interested in evaluating you. Got through this to the 3rd round.. that's scheduled for tomorrow.. lets see how this one works out.

More than anything else, I need to get through so that I can focus on INDEX work too. Saala am tied down to being inside campus!

Day 129: 4th Nov, 2009

Finally finished off with Rocky series! And what a place to finish it off.. the Reliance VideoConf webworld @ the city! The main advantage was that I got a chance to finally have a coffee from CCD @ Lucknow.

Normalcy is settling in. People have started wondering about the state and fate of quizzes, assignments and all. Regular classes from tomorrow! Boo hoo! :(

Slept off early. Apparently the batch meet had a billion forced claps churned out. Clap for this and clap for that. Pretty random.

Woke up at around 3 am. Wasn't sleepy. Went for a cup of coffee. Was real nice of this pretty dame to give me company. Makes me laugh when I think about my initial attempts about building up the 'other CV' :D

ps: pitstops for the day - insurance, heathcare IT conultancy

Day 128: 3rd Nov, 2009

Saw lots more of Rocky today. That's turning out to be one nice series.

Seems like I am destined for extended shortlists. Generally made a better impact here. Progressed to step 2 this time around. And then, stopped.

The air around is now chilly with emotion. You can sense it when you speak to people. The cold is biting. Honestly speaking, my feelings of disappointment are way too temporary and transient. I think I am just plain lucky. Well a little ironical in the current context but true in a more long term sense.

And as the roller coaster comes down, each of us will have little memories of this little ride.

-The random surprises! I mean, you just can't help but go 'W-T-F' when you see their names present and yours absent.

-The shortlist bonanza for some, adding to theirs (and others') agony.

-The GD crashers :D. Apparently one of the girls got so aggressive during her GD, she just waved her pen around so hard that it suddenly slipped out of her hand. And the guy in front had to duck to avoid the lethal assault weapon making a hole in his head. Guess someone needs to remind her that the pen is mightier than the sword, NOT word. And then again there was this guy who got so aggressive with his hand gestures that by mistake he kind of slapped his neighbour :D

Ah, well ... now for tomorrow ...

Day 127: 2nd Nov, 2009

Three step 1s. No step 2.

Step 1. Just another Jump.

Step 1 again. Didn't fly out of le nest.

Step 1 number 3. Decent Attempt. Buried. Un-understandable Reasons!

Started watching Rocky series 2 days back. Couldn't make much progress there either!

Day 126: 1st Nov, 2009

Guru Nanak Jayanti today. So everyone decides to take an off. So shall we then. Slept the entire day. 11pm - 7pm.

Had a batch meet where we were addressed to by professors Ajay Garg and Himanshu Rai. Just a pep talk session. The touch about Sharat's dirty shoes was funny :D