back on campus
and yes... term three has officially begun
have been here a day and already feel like i didnt go home at all... (the food is almost over and classes are on in full swing... :o)
i did miss this place while i was home.. unlike the last vacation when we were just 2 1/2 months old in the insti and so didnt miss it all that much, 3 months more and some things about this place have just grown on me
like...
coffee and tea being available at 4 a.m. at the turn of a tap
not having to pay for packaged foodstuff and chocolate :P (it has been my undoing these past 6 months)
never having to carry a wallet around with me
no dust and smoke in the air
long winding roads ideal for a stroll (unlike the filth and dirt on the roads in mumbai which make them unwalkable... i do love mumbai! :)
no crowds to wrestle with while getting from one place to the other
being able to walk into someones room at unearthly hours for a chat (and not having to worry about whether theyre awake or not)
movies on the LAN
complaining about the mess food outsiders seem to enjoy...
hmmmm.... does feel good to be back :o)
Merry Christmas!
Deck the halls with boughs of holly.. fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
It's the season to be jolly... fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Merry Christmas to all!! :oD
being home
my second visit home since i left for indore.... (feels strange to say "i'm
visiting home")
if i ever thought things would change or that i would have trouble adjusting to things back home... i was mistaken.. thats one thing about home... u dont need to adjust to it.. its always who you are...
drinking good coffee with a long lazy breakfast (being able to laze around in the morning as against running for class!) , meeting up with friends i've known forever, feasting at old little kabab joints and udupi restaurants we used to frequent not so long ago, sitting up late at night with my best friends discussing every minute detail of our lives, shopping for clothes (and computer hardware... something ive never done before!).... helping my mum around the house, getting updated on the occupational, educational, locational and marital status of the members of my extended family, putting up decorations for christmas, helping roll the kalkals (ok i haven't done that yet! :D) tasting prototypes of christmas cake, chocolate, marzipan, date rolls.. et al... going carolling at night (and its not even freezing cold.. yay!) and having all the neighbourhood kids follow us and santa...
familiar people, familiar places, familiar events... feels good to be home.. :o)
exam week
once again.. its exam time...
if theres one thing about IIM I life thats thoroughly well documented in my blog its the examinations.... no real surprise actually, exams are the only times i actually have some time for myself... ergo... i blog
not just blogging actually, lots of stuff happens in this one 'eventful' week; long walks, overdue laundry, chatting with long lost friends on messenger, chatting with the person 2 rooms away from me on messenger, eating chocolate like crazy, (eating anything like crazy :o( ), watching movies (though im still a novice at this, dont really have the guts to watch an entire movie with the exams around), copying music, exercising... name it... i have time for all of it at exam time... of course in between one has to study...
in fact those with birthdays during the exams benefit the most from this wonderful mood..
term 1, the evening before the MAC and microeco endterms, we went to mhow to shop for birthday presents and cake and then spent the night decorating the birthday boys' room with streamers, balloons... all the works!
term 2 midterms, the evening before the macroeco paper, we spent the entire evening (scouring for) and wrapping 22 presents for someones 22nd birthday... (very cheesy i know but it was fun!)..
basically, the moral of the story is: it's exam time at IIMI and i'm very
wella right now! :D
losing my direction...
... if i ever had any that is........
im supposed to be getting answers here, not more questions...
im supposed to figure out what i want in life
im supposed to figure out who i really am
im supposed to know so much more!!!......
all ive managed to do is get more confused.. more disoriented... and completely irritated (at myself)
to add to it are movies like
office story (or something like that) that i saw today..... freaked me out thoroughly.. felt so claustrophobic seeing the movie, i dont know how id ever survive that kind of life.. one tiny cubicle... an irritating boss... monotonous job.... and NO PASSION!!!!!
i can already see myself heading that way..
back home i used to read like crazy.... today, ive completely lost interest.... used to doodle a bit, do some artsy stuff occasionally... no more... hvnt solved a crossword in ages... even sudoku i dont feel like doing anymore... where in the world have i lost myself!!
