Saturday, April 24, 2010

1320

That is how much I scored on my GRE.. not a spectacular score, but not too bad either.. Let's see where my magic carpet of a score takes me :)

Saturday, April 17, 2010

In a jam


Why is it that in my life either nothing happens for really long stretches of time or everything happens at once?

The moment I booked my date for GRE, every other opportunity that I had been waiting months for suddenly decides to present itself to me at or around the same time. I get a call for interview from II effing T, an interview that I would give an arm and leg to attend but cannot because it is ON THE VERY SAME DAY as my GRE in a completely different city. Great timing or what? IIT would never agree to change the date of the interview, in fact they say so in the letter and I would have to spend an extra $45 to change the date of my GRE which is pretty expensive. So, that one goes down the drain. The irony of it is that while I require the GRE in order to apply for PhDs, working in an IIT  would almost guarantee that I get in..

I had planned on staying at my cousin-who-also-happens-to-be-my-best-friend's place for a few days after the exam. What with her job and my studies we never get to spend as much time together as we used to. So, I was really looking forward to visiting her. But, another interview decides to happen two days after my GRE. If that one had been on the same day too, I would've been back to square 1- with no job and no possibilities of getting one in the near future..

It's not like I don't have the qualifications or skills for the sort of jobs that I want. It's just that in India, just those are never enough. In fact, if you have the right contacts, you can even do without those. I hope I can do something to change this rotten system in any small way that I can, some day..

Friday, April 16, 2010

15

Yes, it is a red letter day.. My beloved now has a job and can storm into my house anytime, announce to my dad, "I'm taking her away, away from your domination for ever." and whisk me away to a romantic villa by the sea where we can spend all of our days blissfully in each other's arms.. :D I know that's not likely to happen ever but wouldn't it be divine if it were.. (dreamy) sigh :) I'm such a hopeless romantic ;)

Friday, April 2, 2010


I just noticed that the first anniversary of my blog has tiptoed past me. My first post began with this poem of mine- 

When the body is too weak to care,
The spirit shall soldier on..
When the mind is too feeble to dare,
The spirit shall soldier on..
When the heart is in despair,
The spirit shall soldier on..


I'm glad I read it now.. I truly needed to awaken the Arien inside me.. The one who never gives up.. Sigh ('cos never giving up gets a little tedious sometimes..)


I haven't posted in a long time.. That's because nothing worth posting was happening.. I didn't have a job.. Still don't have one (not counting the tutoring job).. and was not getting any closer to my PhD and hence, to being with my beloved.
But I have taken a tiny step towards my goal today.. I finally booked the date for my GRE.. I'm gonna take it this month.. I hope I do well..