Dandiya Night...
Another relaxed day... term break is so much more peaceful... tonight was dandiya night in the atrium... Good fun... Nice music and some dancing fun... people dressed up in kurtas and ghagras etc etc... otherwise, pretty much a dull day... lots of sleep and some work on my resume... picked up "Frida" from the LRC... movie to end the day :)
Wednesday, October 01, 2003
term break!
Its term break... We had a take home exam for Gurcharan Das' course... but that was easy... my section celebrated the end of the four core terms with a trip to runway 9, probably hyd's only go karting course... the sections get broken up for the electives and so every section had its own party, the last days together... its been 4 terms of fun and CP (class participation) together... we have had fun, fights, and have put up with each other's opinions and learnt a tonne from each others opinions...
runway 9 was fun... go karting after a long time... they have a nice pub, pretty decent food and some shooting and archery if you are really interested... it was a nice evening... being a hours drive from the campus, we hired a bus and it was like back to those coellge day trips when you sing and dance and have fun in the bus... on the way back, there was a punchline dedicated to each member of the class... it was fun recounting some of the funniest things that had happened over the past 5 months...
yesterday atul, shilpi and another gang of 15 others went to the imax multiplex... we got tickets for the hindi movie "Zameen"... I was watching a hindi movie after some time and i did not regret it... this one was full of utter crap i thought... Portraying a hijack, the hijacker knows only one sentence and he keeps repeating "this is a hijack" to every one in the plane, even after killing a passenger... cudnt help laughing out loud... it was an out and out masala movie and i shud have left logic behind in the campus... anyways, going for a movie with a gang of friend made the day... to drown the movie and its funny punchlines, we went to Ten Downing Street (TDS)... almost everyone who was staying back in the campus seemed to be there... the whole place was flooded with ISBians and many songs were dedicated... very good music and nice spirit... it was fun... same faces in a totally different setting... I had been so lazy during the day that I had not had any food at all all day... so had to break at around 11 for some food... went to "Malgudi", which is just above TDS and reverted after a long time to my favourite south indian food... amazing food rounded the day off on a very good note...
back home and nobody was in any mood to sleep... it was just 1 am... so off we went to the rec center and the in house musicians, the guitarists and drummer of the batch, pumped out some very nice music... by the time I hit the bed it was 3... it was time for some sleep without setting the alarm... what a nice feeling that is!
Its term break... We had a take home exam for Gurcharan Das' course... but that was easy... my section celebrated the end of the four core terms with a trip to runway 9, probably hyd's only go karting course... the sections get broken up for the electives and so every section had its own party, the last days together... its been 4 terms of fun and CP (class participation) together... we have had fun, fights, and have put up with each other's opinions and learnt a tonne from each others opinions...
runway 9 was fun... go karting after a long time... they have a nice pub, pretty decent food and some shooting and archery if you are really interested... it was a nice evening... being a hours drive from the campus, we hired a bus and it was like back to those coellge day trips when you sing and dance and have fun in the bus... on the way back, there was a punchline dedicated to each member of the class... it was fun recounting some of the funniest things that had happened over the past 5 months...
yesterday atul, shilpi and another gang of 15 others went to the imax multiplex... we got tickets for the hindi movie "Zameen"... I was watching a hindi movie after some time and i did not regret it... this one was full of utter crap i thought... Portraying a hijack, the hijacker knows only one sentence and he keeps repeating "this is a hijack" to every one in the plane, even after killing a passenger... cudnt help laughing out loud... it was an out and out masala movie and i shud have left logic behind in the campus... anyways, going for a movie with a gang of friend made the day... to drown the movie and its funny punchlines, we went to Ten Downing Street (TDS)... almost everyone who was staying back in the campus seemed to be there... the whole place was flooded with ISBians and many songs were dedicated... very good music and nice spirit... it was fun... same faces in a totally different setting... I had been so lazy during the day that I had not had any food at all all day... so had to break at around 11 for some food... went to "Malgudi", which is just above TDS and reverted after a long time to my favourite south indian food... amazing food rounded the day off on a very good note...
back home and nobody was in any mood to sleep... it was just 1 am... so off we went to the rec center and the in house musicians, the guitarists and drummer of the batch, pumped out some very nice music... by the time I hit the bed it was 3... it was time for some sleep without setting the alarm... what a nice feeling that is!
Sunday, September 28, 2003
Saturday, September 27, 2003
group formation dynamics draw to a close...
This is an interesting phase of life at bschool... spam mails floating around asking for groups... people cold calling asking to be part of groups... "have you found a group?"... "Mind joining me in forming a study group for this course?"... we have two exms only this time around... the other two were just assignments and take home... the existing study groups and sections will get automatically disbanded and new sections and groups will take over... those groups that have managed to work together very well, are probably sticking together as much as possible... those that did not manage to work out all that well are going thru the motions of getting their last assignments done before taking leave... when it comes to new groups, its your chance to get to know new faces and personalities... courses become more dispersed with some taking only 3 courses and some 5... all of a sudden, life has changed...
the citibank scholarships were announced today... 2 scholarships, $12500 each... the essays and resumes have to be done over the term break after the exams on monday... dont know if I will make it, given my lack of interest and background in finance... fingers crossed...
This is an interesting phase of life at bschool... spam mails floating around asking for groups... people cold calling asking to be part of groups... "have you found a group?"... "Mind joining me in forming a study group for this course?"... we have two exms only this time around... the other two were just assignments and take home... the existing study groups and sections will get automatically disbanded and new sections and groups will take over... those groups that have managed to work together very well, are probably sticking together as much as possible... those that did not manage to work out all that well are going thru the motions of getting their last assignments done before taking leave... when it comes to new groups, its your chance to get to know new faces and personalities... courses become more dispersed with some taking only 3 courses and some 5... all of a sudden, life has changed...
the citibank scholarships were announced today... 2 scholarships, $12500 each... the essays and resumes have to be done over the term break after the exams on monday... dont know if I will make it, given my lack of interest and background in finance... fingers crossed...
Thursday, September 25, 2003
A new unexpected wave sweeps the community...
Today, the section lists for the 5th term courses were out... and that means two things... an emotional last day with our sections A, B and C... and new dynamics with the new section... and the dynamics include forming new groups... since now we all know each other very well, we have been left to form our own groups... and thats something lot of people werent ready for... except for some smart ones... there is some selection happening... all the ones who have given an impression that they are free riders (ppl who dont do their work in group work for whatever reasons) are being isolated... those who are known to be good in acads are in demand... as the groups are being formed, there is clear segmentation and self selection happening... in a way, i dont think its right... though free riders dont deserve any sympathy, it is important to have ppl who are not very good in acads but are hard working, sincere and bring in interesting thoughts... anyways, i did not take any efforts to form a group... i thought i can just let people approach me and i will have a group in place... and by the time it was 7 in the evening and no one approached me, i was beginning to feel weird... i was wondering if I was being isolated until the first mail came with an offer to be part of a group... i began to feel better and finally, it did work out and within an hour, i had all the study groups done for the different courses... hope this doesnt sound haughty but thats the laid back lazy bum that I am... it was an interesting exercise... new groups, new dynamics and new people to work with... its another means to get to know different people... lets see how it goes...
Response to a comment: Kanishka's blog: http://www.livejournal.com/users/kanishka_sinha/
Just today I realised that i have tonnes of pending mail and comments here to respond to... planning to do so over the next week...
Today, the section lists for the 5th term courses were out... and that means two things... an emotional last day with our sections A, B and C... and new dynamics with the new section... and the dynamics include forming new groups... since now we all know each other very well, we have been left to form our own groups... and thats something lot of people werent ready for... except for some smart ones... there is some selection happening... all the ones who have given an impression that they are free riders (ppl who dont do their work in group work for whatever reasons) are being isolated... those who are known to be good in acads are in demand... as the groups are being formed, there is clear segmentation and self selection happening... in a way, i dont think its right... though free riders dont deserve any sympathy, it is important to have ppl who are not very good in acads but are hard working, sincere and bring in interesting thoughts... anyways, i did not take any efforts to form a group... i thought i can just let people approach me and i will have a group in place... and by the time it was 7 in the evening and no one approached me, i was beginning to feel weird... i was wondering if I was being isolated until the first mail came with an offer to be part of a group... i began to feel better and finally, it did work out and within an hour, i had all the study groups done for the different courses... hope this doesnt sound haughty but thats the laid back lazy bum that I am... it was an interesting exercise... new groups, new dynamics and new people to work with... its another means to get to know different people... lets see how it goes...
Response to a comment: Kanishka's blog: http://www.livejournal.com/users/kanishka_sinha/
Just today I realised that i have tonnes of pending mail and comments here to respond to... planning to do so over the next week...
Wednesday, September 24, 2003
Presentation skills
The IT course in this term concludes today with another set of presentations... the last 3 sessions of the course have been allocated by Prof.Banker to presentations by students... We have been allowed to choose a topic that we believe will help IT add value to the business... Yesterday was the second such session... my presentation went thru ok... i wasnt really happy with myself... thought I did not manage to keep all in the audience interested enough... though many came up to me and said they liked it, and i still am discovering ways to keep everyone clued on when I am talking in a presentation...
my presentation skills have improved a lot after I have come here... in the first term leadership development course, there was some useful feedback... i had done many presentations in past life, even to clients abroad and have always felt comfortable... but i have learnt some new things I did not know about myself here... that has helped me improved further but i do have a long way to go before I can perfect this one...
In general, the presentations have been good... nobody has had stage problems, and have been fluent in talking... some used video clips, flash scoured off the web to enhance the presentations... the best aspect has been how alomost everyone managed to manage their time effectively... if ever some overshot time, it was not by much... i have been impressed...
isb has revamped its alum site... we all got a mail asking our profiles to be updated... the carrot has been job postings from alums... :) i liked the site though it has just opened and alums are yet to completely visit it... i am going to watch out to see how this develops...
The IT course in this term concludes today with another set of presentations... the last 3 sessions of the course have been allocated by Prof.Banker to presentations by students... We have been allowed to choose a topic that we believe will help IT add value to the business... Yesterday was the second such session... my presentation went thru ok... i wasnt really happy with myself... thought I did not manage to keep all in the audience interested enough... though many came up to me and said they liked it, and i still am discovering ways to keep everyone clued on when I am talking in a presentation...
my presentation skills have improved a lot after I have come here... in the first term leadership development course, there was some useful feedback... i had done many presentations in past life, even to clients abroad and have always felt comfortable... but i have learnt some new things I did not know about myself here... that has helped me improved further but i do have a long way to go before I can perfect this one...
In general, the presentations have been good... nobody has had stage problems, and have been fluent in talking... some used video clips, flash scoured off the web to enhance the presentations... the best aspect has been how alomost everyone managed to manage their time effectively... if ever some overshot time, it was not by much... i have been impressed...
isb has revamped its alum site... we all got a mail asking our profiles to be updated... the carrot has been job postings from alums... :) i liked the site though it has just opened and alums are yet to completely visit it... i am going to watch out to see how this develops...
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