The Midas Touch

Some people really do have the Midas touch. MS Dhoni for example. He's put India well on the way to where the Aussies' asses lie--so we can kick them off that coveted throne!
But closer to home than Oz, a new miracle is unfolding. The life of an eduated unemployed buffer is suddenly becoming very exciting. And there's the Midas touch and the golden moment-- I've got a job!
Yes. Finally. And where? Didn't I say some 2 weeks ago that I hoped IMS would have a vacancy? And I was merely kidding. Now that's a TERRIFIC coincidence.
Everything's been laid out...I got a red carpet welcome...I'd never imagined an idiot like me would be offered a post by the All-India Prep Team head of such a well-known organisation. And when I went for the "interview", I realised my job had been virtually confirmed even before that guy had seen me in flesh and blood.
It all happened so quickly: there was no anticipation, no arguments, no detailed procedures. Just two calls and the deal was sealed. On the 1st of December I was jobless and within 36 hours I was on the content development team of the leading MBA coaching institute in India. Wow!
Call it luck, call it destiny, call it the fruit of my actions, it's happened. It's taught me a very important fact of life: to succeed, you must not only be good at your work, but get noticed too. I ran amok on the IMS Forums for one and a half months, with this result.
But now it's time to bask in the glory, create art for the sake of art (and a bit of cash), and reap the rewards. And believe in the Midas touch of a certain person who had predicted all this. And finally it's time for me to go to bed. Bye!!

Another Comeback..

Hi People.
Here I am again. And no, my present post won't be about literature. Rather I keep finding new things, and new people, and that's how I like it. Because adventure (and not just variety) is the spice of life.
Recently I've joined a forum-- my IMS forum. It's a bit of fun, a bit of learning and a bit of timepass. It's even better because I'm a popular guy there. Ya it's the VA thingie again. I've found friends, followers and even students through that. What more can one ask for? A couple of months ago I was a virtual non-entity, and suddenly I find myself with a fan following! I've even made a close friend through that forum, and a couple of decent ones.
See, that's how life surprises you. Just when you think you're a goner, it lifts you up high into the skies. Only I hope it doesn't fling me down hard!
I think this one's getting boring.
But fate has more in store I think. When my CAT Form got rejected my friends and parents felt sadder than I did. And now all my hopes hinge on those "other" exams. Some people have encouraged me not to "compromise" which means reappear for CAT next year. Guys I want a job. Can IMS have a vacancy? Lol. I'm supposedly "IIM material", said an IMS admin guy. Pooh! Can't even get a 90 percentile in Maths yet...he doesn't know that.
Whatever it is, that's about it for now. Gotta go. Bbye people!!

A little more

Here's a bit more...can't go off with only 1 post!!
Ya...so about MUSIC
I dunno but Im progressing from a more pop-based entertainment to a more classical-based one. First there was pop, then Indian film music, then New Age and now Western Classical. I have a conviction that when one has "realised" a particular genre of music, one experiences a kind of dizzy sensation in the head, and one moves on to more classicalized forms.(It has happened to me all the time). It's weird but true.
I have also tried to analyse the differences between Indian and European Music. Indian Music being microtonal, has a higher melodic and rhythmic quality. It is basically a spiritual experience, but just like its European counterpart, needs a trained ear for appreciation. It is the kind of music that seeks to grow on you, and by my own analysis, enchants the heart more than the brain. Symbolically it is like the silence and peace of the night, without a definite beginning or end, or like the traditional positive qualities of the feminine gender, of tenderness, compassion, love and endurance.
On the contrary, European Music is semitonal, and hence relies more on harmonic briliance, which is usually profound. It is based in the Gothic era, has a huge structure and is a secular exercise. What separates and distinguishes European Music from other traditions is its legendary and epic character. It is a awe-inspiring experience, and thus usually a greater favourite with the brain rather than the heart. Symbolically it represents the more vibrant half, the daytime, a variegated dance through human emotion, with concord and discord in equanimity. It represents the traditionally masculine characteristics, the heroism, the confidence, individualism and patriotism.
So there you are. I think a succint analysis. The next blog will be about literature, so I'm entering intellectual territory...cya!!

Back!!!

Ya so Im back.....late again, I know....
Anyway...MBA preps have really started so why not indulge in a bit of studying.....as we guys don't do it too often....
Iv developed a habit of letting people know class schedules...lol..quite contrary to what was the situation even a year back..I was the dumbest, most non-informed guy around. My parents were quite disturbed about that.
But now all has changed...for the better I think. Im not the recluse I once was, and my introvert side is dormant for the moment. I'm also (for the first time in years) being generally liked than otherwise, coz I always was considered weird and forbidding. And I'm good at something finally--at VA, or Verbal Ability, and looked up to. But then, English was always my strength and I was known for that in school ( so long ago!!).
And Im on a spree--an artistic spree. Im really into Western Classical these days (listening, not playing, that's TOO difficult)...AND I'm on a reading spree. I have rediscovered that reading habit, and read 9 novels in the last 2 months, more than what I read in 2 years prior!!
Dunno what is the word limit here...so I'll end my post for now...cya guys, and I'll return soon!!

Hey its been very long since I last blogged, but I'd lost my password!!Anyway, life is being very unruly nowadays!!So much hard work and little result!!After slogging for a month, can't say that TYBCom exams were good...

ALSO the issue of still being monetarily dependent on parents...it sucks bigtime!!!!I know Im (only) 21, and as my dad keeps saying, Im only looking at the money part of work, not the work itself...he thinks Im a lazybones...

BUT 0ne and a Half Thousand a month is not enough, even though its for basic expenses...I wanna enjoy life yaar...

ANYWAY, Im looking forward to a June 6 b'day party...though the actual party may be a li'l later coz of date problems...lol. The main problem though is location...I dunno where to go, been to so many places in the last 4 years...we're not allowed (wat da f**k) to hang out at nightclubs or pubs, and we can't just sit at home.
Im hoping to get a nice gift from old friends though....and a call from a few new friends atleast... though I would like to invite them for the party itself (concerned people understand).

REST is OK OK. See ya soon...or reply first!