A day in the life of an AIMian ...

I'm taking liberty to go back in time...Dan dana... dana dan ... Flashback .....

10:00 p.m. 20th of Sep 2007...

We first yearites (or MBA-I, as we are called here in AIM) have an LOB (Language of Business) quiz at 08:00 a.m. on 21st. Because of certain issues, we have been asked not to bring our Laptops in the quiz. So everybody is running after seniors to borrow their Financial Calculator as the syllabus of quiz also covers bond amortization and annuity payment.

Now me, instead of studying LOB, I'm reading pages after pages of HP 12C Platinum Financial Calculator's User's guide, which I've bought in the evening itself. At 23:00 hrs, I decide not to challenge myself any further by trying to learn something new under extreme pressure situation, and start looking for a senior who has by now not lent his TI BAII Plus financial calculator to someone.

After coming back empty handed from a few rooms, I'd almost lost hope when out of blue, one of my senior became my saviour. He used all his resources, phone, IM, contacts etc to find one of his batchmet who had his CalC with him. Finally I'd one of the high in demand calculator in my hand at 23:25.

Now... it took me more than 30 mins and help of 02 batchmets to make me feel comfortable with using NPV, IRR and other functions of CalC. After that we (06 dorm mates) started solving 05 practice problems forwarded by one of the finance whiz. kid of our batch. When we solved all these problems we realized that its already 02:40 a.m. and once this realization dawned upon us, we also realized that we are actually very very hungry. So all six of us ran after whatever was there to eat... bread, noodles, popcorns... coffee nething and everything. Now once something went inside our stomach, re-energized, we went back to revising theory for the test.

One by one, we finally started going to bed starting from 04:30 a.m. I fnally cud sleep only after 05:30 a.m. as I gave almost half an hour more in learning to use my beloved HP 12C finanancial CalC.

Even though, I'd not slept properly in the night, my test went fine. I was able to finish my paper in 40 mins and came back to my room 20 mins earlier. I then utilized this time in trying to get prinout of my emotional literacy test result which I was required to carry with me in HBO lecture starting at 11:00. As the concerned person in library was not available, I cud take this printout only at 09:35 a.m. After this I'd to discuss the result with one of my frnd, as we were not able to do the same last night. In between I was fighting with myself to keep me awake so took a power nap of 15 mins for the duration in which my partner went down to get printout of his test result.

HBO lecture which begun at 11:00, lasted till 12:30.

Next lecture of MC was to start at 14:00. But then someone reminded that we have to do one ECO assignment too in which we were supposed to read one 14 page long case and answer 03 questions based on that. So the fight between will power to remain awake and study and to sleep started all over again and continued till I found that without doing lunch I'm in case room.

After coming back from class at 15:30 hrs, there was no time to think for nething. We just barely managed to do and submit our eco assignment hardly a min before the deadline, i.e. 17:00 hrs.

At long last I was free for some time and so started having my lunch/brunch. While I was having this, I received a call from one of my CAN group mate that other CAN group mates are waiting for me in the Zen garden as we have to go to a FIGARO Coffee parlour for getting a first hand feel of the place related with our MM (Marketing Management) project. Realizing that therz no way out as the program was fixed on monday itself, I finished my lunch and went down. I cud come back only after 19:30.

At this point of time I was feeling so very tired, sleepy and hungry and enervated at the same time. I tried to slep for some time, but soon realized that its not easy to sleep unless you have something solid in ur stomach. Whatever, I made noodles and had that.

I'd started feeling relaxed when one of my roomie reminded that we have to finish updating our Resume on the institute website at any cost during the night itself as tomorow morning same shall be cut on a CD to be sent to prospective employers. Not to forget that I'd to chat with my two younger brother, cousin sis and Wifey too. And yeah, a little bit of masti or time pass too. As it was our only way of rejuvenating ourself with the enthu to start working tirelessly again.

By the time I finished updating my resume, I realized that its already close to dawn, i.e. 04:30 a.m.

After all this, when I tried to sleep, I failed miserably. So here I'm writting all this to bore you all with this tiring and enervating experience..... :D

MBTI & Emotional Intelligence Test

After MBTI test which says that I'm an ENTP, I gave a highly spcialized Emotional Intelligence test yesterday. This test which has been developed by HBO department of Asian Institute of Management, Manila (http://www.aimeq.com) tries to measure the Emotional Intelligence of an individual. I must say the findings were startling, at least for me.

I used to think, I'm good at understanding emotional cues. Not anymore. I'll certainly try to develope this skill over period of time. Good thing that it kind of substantiated my belief that I'm highly Self Confident and believe in Collaboration :).

By the way, just came across this highly motivating status message in gtalk of one of my senior at AIM :

"Jindagi ki asli udaan abhi baaki hai,

Humaare iraadon ka imtehaan baaki hai;

Abhi to napi hai mutthi bhar zameein,

Aage khula aasman baaki hai......"

Great thought .... Loved it the first time I read it.

Apooravi.... my little angel

Phew.... I've almost forgotten when was the last time I visited my own blog. It was only when someone mentioned about it in the class today, I thought may be I should write something today.

So ... its 13th of September 2007, B'day of one of my cousin sister...Good thing that I didn't forget this and called her first thing in the morning :).
Also, my daughter, Apooravi, has become exactly 3 months old today. I've asked my wifey to send me her recent photographs. May be I'll post some of them tomorrow.
For the time being I'm posting a picture of my little angel, which my wife took and sent me a month back.

Another important thing happened today ... I received a cheque from my previous employer towards full and final settlement of my Pension and PF fund. Its a handsome amount, slightly more than what I'd expected it to be. It should be enough to take care of some of my financial worries :)

Don't feel like writing much ... may be I'm tired. After all this third LOB quiz and CP pressure has robbed me of a sound sleep since what seems like ages.