The placement pace is picking up now... lots of tense nerves, lots of confusion about where to go next and lots of philosophising... the 'what do i want from life' kinds...
I want to watch a movie to clear my head for a while... lately, I cannot absorb anything new given the months of information force-fed into my brain... some people can handle it, some can't.. i seem to fall in the middle given the FIFO method my brain works in... i cant remember anything beyond a few days, and hence there's always room for the new stuff, but no retention of the old stuff! :) I'm fine with that...unconscious memory will be activated when the time comes..
I have decided not to apply to the blue-eyed McK... never was keen, and now realize i am and want to be more hands-on, than the advisory types... my advice is limited to the philosophical-realm and no CEO will pay me a million bucks to hear my take on life! :) Goodbye McK... it was fun to know about you...and think I want to join you.. not anymore!
My interest in wireless though has picked up...a wireless world is my vision... with wireless power being one of the ultimate dreams. I guess if you're passionate about the industry and the technology, you will do well and also be happy - you are making a difference to the world!
Heading to Bombay for a couple of days.. .friends' wedding... hope to relax a bit and discuss plans with folks... and then, it's back to the madness which I enjoy! :)

The world is divided into two types of people - those who love mathematics and those who hate it. However, one needs to cross their natural 'camp' and understand what the other camp feels.
I think the appreciation for numbers can be developed over a long period of time, if one realizes he lacks the natural inclination towards it. And I am trying to do the same... it's tough, it's painful and it's disheartening to realize that the process should have begun many years ago...

In the end, mathematics is simply trying to help us understand the world around us... many geniuses are trying to put a method to the madness... and due to their efforts, so much has been achieved.... I think they should now patiently educate the rest of us who do not have a strong left-brain (and try to cover up by thinking numbers are useless).... One person did that today with me... and I can feel the positive difference in me... Thanks!

Also, the mathematicians should open their eyes and accept the glorious randomness in this world... for, that is what makes us human, and the world an unpredictable and hence interesting place.

Past 2 days were great fun.. met with many alums, with lots of views on placements, etc. Great couple of parties too... had a decent amount of drinks with no hangover - am learning how to moderate my alcohol-intake and am succeeding! :)
Alums were most talkative abt their various experiences... and although my 'filter' came on now and then to remove personal biases, a lot of information was very useful. One of the sad things abt a 2-year course is you have no seniors to guide you, and hence each batch has its own character, drivers and thought-process too...
It was nice to just meet them... maybe will bump into them somewhere else outside ISB...

Know thyself, gather and assimilate new info by meeting new people, enrich your thoughts.

There are so many, different expectations of you from everyone.... it's easier to just be yourself!

And that'll be my philosophy now.

Looking forward to the Solstice and Poseidon weekends...the next 2 weekends coming up. Hope to meet some alums from my select companies/industries, and see if I can stay put for the next one year there... after that, who knows!
Am getting no time to do placement related activities... despite the late, late hours... there's gotta be some way.... and soon....

Someday, i hope certain folks will start realizing a few basics about being a student in a b-school: there is a reason for marketing, finance, HR, and other job functions to exist. Understanding and implementing these old and established functions is definitely required for any business or manager to do well. It's surprising when fellow students run down other professions, and put on a strange superiority complex about how their view of the world is the absolute - immature, childish and definitely not leadership material. It's all about synergy between various elements of a business. If one cant even accept them, how will one ever work with them? And one can never be good at all of them... that's why there are other people in the world...with whom one has to work to leverage joint strengths.

On that note - i really cant see any real leaders emerging here... level-headedness, maturity and humility are traits that are required in leaders - and with the arrogance and competitive rivalry of a b-school grad, how many can one find with these essential traits? Is leadership training in b-schools a waste of time, then? Nope. There is a reason for it to exist.

Before you challenge the existence of anything, understand and reflect upon the reason for its existence. You will then be wiser and take the right course of action.