I was just cogitating upon the meaning of life and that reminded me of my blog. Hope you all are doing great. Life’s treating me pretty well and not so well at the same time as of late, am juggling with too many things and too little time to handle it all together – PhD entrance tests, interviews and what not. Few days back I was calling myself a clinomaniac but good days don’t last long and these days am up with the birds, rather am forced to get up early being at home. By 5:00 am, am on the track for running. This isn’t it – healthy diet that my parents have imposed on me. Your immense love for food only grows when you are asked to stay away from pizzas, lasagne, chocolate mousse and blah blah. Chicken Lasange reminds me of Hyderabad – Ten Downing Street : ) How much I miss the place. Ah! Gluttony is a deadly sin. My kids are going to be fat and lazy.
June has been quite taxing and to
make it worse, super-hot. I thought after submitting my dissertation that I
have crossed one hurdle but to my disappointment, we were all made to submit it
again as per the new guidelines. By the end of the re-submission, I was totally
enervated physically and mentally. But the major thing was still pending – the
Viva : ) I was quite perplexed about the kind of questions that will be asked –
gave me countless sleepless nights because I had no option but to do well. I
kept reminding myself that no human is Omni competent. Finally 15th
June arrived, all I was hoping for was a scintillating viva though I was
getting that jumpy feeling like the one I use to get before the exams in school
days. Lot of people who came out of the viva room were cagey about what
happened inside. My viva went on for good 30 minutes. I was satisfied and my
dissertation was liked by the external interviewer. I came out of the room
palpitating with joy. How could it all end without a good lunch and shopping :
) Btw, it was donuts day too! : ) I had my favourite double trouble.
Double Trouble on a Donuts Day! : )
By the way, am bubbling with
excitement to share something with you – I am done with my Masters (LL.M.) and
that too with a Gold Medal : ) I was totally geeked when I heard the result. I
broke my neck to get here. But in the end, it’s all worth : ) The credit goes
to my family, teachers and friends for always believing in me and for putting
up with my terrible mood swings which I use to get being under pressure.
I thought after LL.M. would be
over – I would take a much needed long vacation to Goa with friends but then it
isn’t the right time :D I planned to join Salsa classes and what not before the
viva but as they say, things never go as per your plan. It is not the time to
swerve from the chosen path. The thought of entrance tests and interviews lined
up soon is a great goad for me to work hard. I am full of grandiose ambitions
for the future. Time to pull up my socks as these lackadaisical efforts are not
going to get me anywhere. My preparation for the tests is still in its
embryonic stage so I better forget about the holiday in Goa.
Btw, it might just rain tonight.
The joy of a coffee and desserts with friends on a rainy day is what I’m going
to miss. Oh! Yeah, I have fallen in love with this track from Cocktail – Jag
mujhpe lagaye pabandi, main hoon hi nahi iss duniya ki : ) The beat of the
music is strangely hypnotic. With such hopeless movies releasing in the past
few weeks, all I did was watch few at home – We bought a zoo ( a cute one), Click
and Almost Famous. What I am desperately waiting for is a good movie to release
but this time for a change I’m going to watch a Punjabi movie – Jatt & Juliet
which is releasing on this friday. Will come up with review soon : )
Have a rocking day tomorrow! : )
