My Life

Two,too wonderful years@IIM Shillong…

2010-04-10T23:49:00.000-07:00

Two wonderful years@IIM Shillong…

Two beautiful Diwali’s…

Two colourful Holi…

Two enjoyable Birthdays…

Too few issues…

Too less sleep…

Too much bakar…

Too many friends…

Two rooms in two years…

Too many cases…

Too many groups…

Too many parties…

Too many places visited…

Two months in Nigeria…

Two years of IIM-S, not an education but an experience!

One life too less for IIM Shillong!!!

Happy Diwali!

2009-10-16T10:47:00.000-07:00

Happiness ?

2009-06-14T00:37:00.001-07:00

What is happiness ?

my nephew sleeping in my shoulder ?, chatting with friends ?, an 8 month old holding my hand ?, eating a full tandoori chicken ? blushing at a beautiful girl ?????

I think its all these. These make one feel happy but we should not get confused that this is happiness. These are just the symptoms, the root is – Happiness is just a state of mind. If one could simulate that state of mind i think he/she will be happy. But does that mean that one should stop going behind these materialistic pleasure which creates happiness? i would say not. If one can feel happiness by doing anything(within societal limits off course), i think its fair enough.

How do we ensure that we can sustain and live happily for ever ? we need to take cues from people who do it. It is mainly kids who are happy most of their time – i realized this from my nephew. Now what makes my nephew happy? the ability to appreciate the simple things in life and the excitement to see new things, Now don't we feel the same when we go to a new place for vacation or something! I think we need to create this attitude where we appreciate things around us and learn not to get pissed of by petty issues around us. This is easier said than done – Even the great samana’s find it hard to master this. So i think it takes a lot of time(our life time) to cultivate this characteristics. I think if one can achieve this he/she has achieved everything in the world – the ability to live happily!

Siddhartha

2009-06-01T04:28:00.001-07:00

I recently read the book, “Siddhartha”. Some of the interesting quotes that i felt i need to share are…

“Knowledge can be communicated not wisdom…” – Siddhartha

“Meditation is a flight from the self, it is a temporary escape from the torment of Self” – Siddhartha

“He whose reflective pure spirit sinks into Atman Knows bliss inexpressible through words” – Govinda, Siddhartha's friend

“Opinions mean nothing, they may be beautiful or ugly, clever or foolish” – Gautam Buddha

“I must judge for myself. I must choose and reject” – Siddhartha

“You know how to speak cleverly, my friend. Be on your guard against too much cleverness” – Gautam Buddha

“One can beg, buy, be presented with love in the streets, but it can never be stolen” – Kamala, a courtesan and Siddhartha’s lover

Even the great Samana stammers while expressing love :-)

“Nothing is caused by daemons; there are no daemons. Everyone can perform magic, everyone can reach his goal, if he can think, wait and fast” – Siddhartha

“People suffer and grow grey for things that did not worth the price – for money, small pleasures ad trivial honours…

M.Sc[integrated]…

2009-04-12T03:26:00.000-07:00

I am a proud student of the first batch of M.Sc[int] in Anna University. I joined it against the will of many of my relatives, since they wanted me to become an “engineer”. But my family helped supported my decision and i am glad that i made the right decision for it was five years unlimited fun and a good job at the end of it.

I still remember the day of counselling when on of the parents asked the director (of the maths department) that can we call this course a MS or anything else :-), people were only looking at the name and they don't care what the content was!. After a briefing they asked only the students to enter the next room, i saw one of the parents to entering and we were making mockery about that person, only to find out that he too is a student.

Mahesh(aka MAC) is the first guy i meet on the first day and while filling some form i noticed that he filled in as “Jat” and i corrected him saying that it’s “Jain” only to find out that there is a caste called JAT! anyways, from that day onwards we became good friends.

I don't think i can write year wise, for i need at least couple of months to finish this one entry! Some of the things i miss,

Subu’s running program
learning to use internet
spending most of the time in the hostel and watching movies, playing cards, carom, and mortor(its a strategy game, i think i need to advocate the same in IIM :D )
my first C program
learning to play basket ball, just because some girls were playing :P
J3, G12, F5… wat not!
ECR road
Mathrix
computer lab
...

Nigeria… a world of opportunities

2009-01-20T03:02:00.001-08:00

The country Nigeria is associated only with oil, fight, killing… and its only these bad things come to mind (at least that's what came to my mind when I heard about Tolaram and a chance to go to Nigeria). But after landing here I got a different perspective altogether. The people are very happy, friendly, warm and kind. Did you know that they are the happiest people on earth! No doubt the country is ransacked even by the government but the people here live with a hope that things will turn around and for the better. Almost 80% of the revenues coming from oil go to the government and it has done little to improve the livelihood of the people. If you closer at it, Nigeria by itself is three countries by demography and two by religion. The main religions are Christians and Muslims, and since this country is primarily import driven the cost of living is on the higher side. The expats should go around with caution as some see them as moving banks! One of my friend told me that he was robbed at gun point and when he went the next day to the police station to complain, he saw the same there as a cop!!! But the good news is that they don't hurt you if you jus give them what you have.

Then where are the opportunities? With high risk comes a high return. Majority business here is NOT matured and there is a lot of scope for growth. There is also room for mistakes unlike country like India. The government is planning a lot to ensure that Nigeria is on top 20 Nations by 2020, and there are some steps taken towards the fulfilment of it. All in all the next phase of growth will be seen in developing and underdeveloped country, so pack your backs and see you in Nigeria

A typical market in Nigeria

What to do in an MBA?

2008-12-14T04:07:00.001-08:00

Six months into an MBA...

What do we learn in mba other than the usual subjects etc? I believe it helps one to identify his own strengths and weakness (the great SWOT Analysis). When I joined IIM Shillong I thought that I had some strengths and weakness, little did I know that all my perception about myself was wrong! I am beginning to realize it as the progress through the course. If in two years I could identify my strengths and weakness, I would consider myself successful. All victories must be celebrated and all failures must be punished with appropriate learning from them. I do agree that failure teaches more than success, but failure to learn from the failures is the not going to help, which is what I am experiencing now. But hopefully I have realized and learnt from the failure now... only time will judge me

Last day at IBM

2008-07-21T09:58:00.001-07:00

I was with IBM more than 2+ yrs, but last day felt more special than any other day!. It was on that day we(read my frnds in office) had a nice personal chat for about 2 hours. I enjoyed every bit of it and i felt like i was with my college/school friends, we were pulling each others leg etc...How was my 2 yrs at IBM, well just like any other software firm, crap work and the same routine every day

The gist is, that 2 hrs was worth the 2years of stay at IBM and am happy that i met some good colleagues, who later on turned to be good friends !

Empty Nest

2008-06-26T20:46:00.001-07:00

background:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empty_nest_syndrome

I am finally going to Shillong to pursue my career in management, am in a mixed emotion. I am happy that am going to IIM S but at the same time i will defn miss my family and friends. will update it later.. got to go now...

Career update

2008-06-25T04:17:00.001-07:00

After my fms experience i have not updated... i got calls from mdi(interview exp) and IIM S(interview exp) and landed up in the wl of both colleges. Finally made it to IIM S!!! where i'll be spending the next 2 yrs :-)

college potos: http://picasaweb.google.co.in/distantcords/IIMSHILLONG i will update more, once i reach there

Kannan PGP 2008-2010

Vana Vani...

2008-06-19T03:02:00.001-07:00

I wanted to write about my experience about VanaVani for some time now. After 10 years at BMHSS, it was very hard to leave my leave BMHSS... i still remember the day when i was shivering and was not able to talk even a single word when the Principal of VanaVani asked me "why VanaVani ?" , still i got admit. I felt very happy and sad at the same time. Happy because it was one of the best schools available and the feeling of studying inside a IIT is enormous. Sad because i miss 10 yrs of frnd ship/ fun etc from Boston and now i have to start all over

But getting along in Vanavani was pretty easy. all of em were very friendly and helpful. I discovered that i have a good talent in dramatics. We had our own drama troop :-) and we used to play skits on every occasion possible. 11th was all fun and no work, 12th was the exact opposite.. we didn’t even attend the Annual day, because of tests etc ... :-( .

I met some of the best friends in VV, RDR - always ready to help, very ethu and good in whatever he does. Murali - soft shy but a good stud. Vicky - jolly fellow. Anatha - all full of energy, Bala, Arjun, Hari.. the list goes on and on... Thanks to Orkut am able to get in touch with a few of them

Wayanard continues... ;-)

2008-06-16T23:54:00.001-07:00

Time to take bath !

What a place... only we were there

Deepak's Photo skill's

Let's go boating!

Time for trekking

Lets go home.. am too tired !

That's it...

Wayanard - God's own country!!!

2008-03-12T03:59:00.000-07:00

I will let the pictures do the talking.. :-)

Trip started....

On the way

Drinks break :-)

Foto session@kerala border

Destination Arrived....

Some dam... it was an awesome place

Banks of the dam

Night out!!!!... dancing by the fire

Morning, wat a pleasant sight

Will add more later.....

One Night at a Railway Station!

2008-02-26T08:56:00.001-08:00

background: derailment

The Railway minister has done what one can just dream about!. He has turned a loss making company(read railways) to a profitable organization!!!. Having said, i was on of the many who suffered because of the derailment(read the background). But it was not full of frustration etc... thanks to my friends! we did enjoy that time of the day.. err night too :-)

Our Train was supposed to leave at 9.30pm but was initially postponed to leave at 1.30 am. We didn't know wat to do :-(. The whole railway station was crowded and no place to sit.

Prakash and Purnima went in search of finding empty space a to our delight the whole of platform 2 was empty!. We packed our baggages and went there. We started discussing wat to do, whether we have to cancel and go the next day or wait. Three of em decided that they will leave... the rest stayed

We were doing what we do best.. talking!. Thanks to railways, the fans where working fine. Two guys(read mac and prakash) slept and i tried, but to no anvil :-(. We were chatting, chatting and more chatting. Then they announced that it will start at 4am :(, then 4.30 then 5.. but the train arrived at 5.30 and started at 6.. phew!

I have cut shot the whole exp... wait!, a picture is worth a thousand words...

Things i learnt,

1. There is always scope for improvement
2. I should always carry my laptop :-(

My first B-School Exp..!

2008-02-05T04:33:00.000-08:00

Boston(B!) Matriculation Higher Secondary School(BMHSS).. that is where i studied from 1-10th std. I did my lkg and ukg in St Francis School.. but i dont rem much :( so am not goin to tell u abt it

Comming back to BMHSS. I was asked to take a test(my first entrance exam :-D ) and the q's were, 1. your name? 2. your fathers name..etc, And this was the first entrance exam i cleared!!!!!. I felt as though i have done something great. I will consider it as one of my best accomplishments!

those 10 years have been nothing short of excitement, emotions and extravaganza. I came across some great friends whom i have lost in this deluge called "world" including Nirmal, Manikandan, Bhupesh, Vijay, Charles, Rafi, Yeshwant ... Thanks to Orkut i am able to get back in contact with a few of them including Bhagawan, Kavitha, Abhi, Sameer, Archana, Vidya...

1-5th std:

I don't rem much here. All i can rem is that we used to make paper rocket and flew is through the window and if the teacher(read keshwani) finds it out... we are in for some trouble. We used to play leg punch, cricket in the garden etc.. It wasnt all play and no work... there used to be regular exams(which if banned would have made my childhood life easier)

In third std, i was so naughty that my class teacher made me still between 2 girls(Hansa and Vidya...). I was so embarrassed.. but wat to do, life goes on!
It was during this time i accomplished an important milestone, i learnt how to ride a bicycle!

5-10th sthd:

I am grown up now!. I was allowed to wear a pant to school(from 1-5 we shud wear only short trousers). Now the number of subjects too increased.. i found it hard to coup up, but some how i managed. Kavitha became the class rep, I envied here so much(not anymore :-) ) because she used to always get 1st rank in all the exams and next person will be far away(just like the 100 percentiler in cat).

It was also during this time i started playing volleyball and i was pretty decent at it. I also remember the kabadi match which we won because of me!, I was on cloud nine... Bhupesh used to bring nice chappaties which he will hardly get any. The bike which i rode first was a Scooty, which Vijay brings to school. He was the only person who had a bike in our whole gang.

In 8th std, one new girl joined(Jyotsna Sharma). She was tall and huge.. things never worked well between us and i think she was the class rep for 8th std and one day i argued with her and she went crying to the class teacher. Class teacher called me a "Sadist"( i can still rem it.. even though i didnt know wat it means then!). But things started to cool off between us and she became one of my best friends in 9th std.

In 10th std they segregated students based on there previous years performance into sections(A Section- not so good, B - average and C - good). I was in the C-section. But i really hated it because i was in b section and all my friends are scattered across section. Our whole class was dismantled :-(. But i came across some good friends like Bhagawan Rakesh, Abhi, Ramnath..etc

that's all i cud remember now..
oh.. i forgot the days we used to watch speed racer in Praveen's house

Next stop: 11th and 12th in Vana Vani

bye
Kannan V

wtf.. why the heck i am posting only mba stuff!

2008-01-23T07:29:00.000-08:00

We11 the reason is simple :-).. it was my latest aspiration. And i was so close, yet so far(at least for the iims, this year). I wanted to post about my xat experience and the scores.. but i wont!, it is not worth post :-(

For my next post i'll write about my experience of my initial schooling days,
signing for now..
bye

Fms.. wat a fun!

2008-01-13T22:22:00.000-08:00

120 mins... 175 easy+moderately diff questions, with 4 section... WOW, wat a paper!!!
I took fms in chennai Anna Adarsh college for women ;-) . I went with a definite plan to give 20 mins for qa, 50 mins for va+rc and 50 mins for lr

But after glancing the paper i decided to change the strategy. I gave 30mins to qa, 40 to va, 20 mins to va and 30 mins to lr

I found qa to be easy
Although RC was huge and running to pages, they were not very difficult, but the questions were!..neways managed to attend all the 5 rc's
va i did some crap!.. the passage stuff was the only relief
lr was easy,moderate and difficult(esp the rooms, curtain stuff)

at the end i didnt have the time to count the number of attempts..

Overall i liked fms paper than cat and xat!

After CAT....

2008-01-10T07:05:00.001-08:00

Quants has been my weak point, and it has continued to..:-(, my scores after cat07,

Quantitative 19(83.97)
Logical Data Interpretation 40.63(90.58)
Verbal 44(99.61)
TOTAL 102(97.98)

I am now in a position that i may not get a mdi call too :-(...It's 8pm and i am still in office(which is almost empty) and i am now wondering wat to do, I have screwed up XAT too. I want to prepare for fms, but the feline is still in my mind.

To be very honest, i have not prepared to my best effort for cat 07. I havent score more than 90 percentile in any of the time mocks...but i always had the gut feeling that i'll crack it this year. Time will be the best medicine for me i guess, for i strongly feel that if i prepare well i will defn crack it!

With 2 days to go.. i will give my best effort for fms..
I CAN, I WILL!
All the Best to fellow fms takers..

cat from 2005 to 2007...

2008-01-10T06:52:00.000-08:00

I have made three unsuccessful attempts for cat till now. I did my first attempt(cat05) when i was in my final year, with full preparation and i ended up with a measly 88 percentile.. but i thought i'll give cat after two years of exp and joined IBM

cat06:

I totally forgot about cat and bought the cat forms in the last minute and applied just like that, and appeared with zero preparation.. but i ended up with a decent 91 percentile... I thought to myself that if i prepare well the next year i'll crack it..

cat07:

I just enrolled for time mock, i think this the first mistake i made.. i didnt care to go through the materials and i never analyzed mocks properly..but i always thought that i'll crack cat, All my mock percentile ware below 80 except once in which i got 89. This year i have applied for XAT,CAT and FMS...

cat07 exp in detail:

My test center was PESIT B'lore... i have never been there, so i thought i'll go visit once before cat to see how long it takes to reach there(in blore it sometimes takes 30 mins to travel 1km).... it took me about 45mins from BTM . Then i came back and planned to watch OSO in a theater nearby... went along with some my frnd(macora), but alas! they have changed the movie...! and it's a opening day of a Kannada movie. So we went to FORUM and spent the whole day watchin...

On D-Day:

Woke up a bit early and did my usual routine stuff and was ready to leave by 8.30am.. I took the auto at 8.45 and reached PESIT at arnd 9.10(road was pretty empty). There was lot of cat aspirants standing before the gate(exam fever started!)... they let us in only at 9.45. I went and loosened myself and went to the classroom.. it was a perfect place to take the test

Then they gave the omr sheet.. i was very happy to see that the number of q's were 120. Then filed it and checked it twice.At around 10.20 they gave the q-paper i was happy to see that they have not changed anything

10.30am

1min to check whether all the pages were printed correctly and then i started of with my 'so' called strong section..VA. I would usually take 40mins but it took 50mins and managed 21 attempts, i was happy and went to QA, my weakest section and solved some q's in the first page rather easily..then came the "find the value when n is 9.." i virtually fought with that ques.. only to find that i cudnt answer it .. it was 11.45 and jus finishes 10 q's... I started panicking.. Looked at the rest of the q's very fast and finally completed it in 11.15(60mins) and manged 16 attmpts
DI is one pf my fav sections, Scanned through and i didnt find any LR q's I saw some DS q's, started from the last set..the flight one and solved backwards and solved all the ds q's... 40mins and 16 attempts.. then i had 5 mins i jus wanted to recheck the QA ans and redid the 107 (10,1,50) q's and confidently marked 17 as the answer(i missed 7+50+50!)

"PLEASE STOP WRITING NOW!!!"

I jus checked weather i have i have marked every thing properly...
came home and my roomtes solved the 107 q's and i felt.. i didnt hav the nerve to check the score and hid the paper(otherwise my roomies will start solving them..!) and slept till 6.30 and was in a dilemma to check the paper and made up my mind to check it on monday..

Monday i can very early to office(8.30 am) and checked my score...
First section.. QA,

7 correct and 9 wrong!!!!!!!!!!!!!... nett 19

I dont want to check any more... but "curiosity killed me" so i checked DI

11 correct and 5 wrong... nett 39, i was a bit sad, since i usually score better in DI

Then went to VA..
12 correct and 9 wrong and nett score of 39
and a total of 97... bye bye iims!, hope is there for mdi, Then i checked with ims answer key and VA shot to 54(15,6).. the rest were same...i might get a single call i thought, if time cuttoffs are correct

I desperately checked my QA with CF,CL.. hoping it wud increase..but it didnt, but acc to tcy i am getting one more correct!!.. that means 24.. i hope they are correct

kris

Hello world!

2007-12-13T22:38:00.000-08:00

This is my first blog!!

I'll start posting sooooooooooon....................

About me

2006-04-28T22:39:00.000-07:00