three more days till Final

Been studying all day today….. yesterday and day before yesterday. Exam is on Wednesday and Thursday morning…... (All throughout the weekend I studied and completely forgot to go the " Save Darfur" demonstration at Boston Commons!! sucks!!!!) on the other hand, Pras managed to go see the "Raag concert" at MIT. Lucky him....

I have closed all the blinds and been focusing on my corporate finance book. About forty minutes ago, I eased back the curtains and saw lights. What a beautiful day it is outside.

I need a break. I have been hooked with the facebook. I met my old high friend Natasha from Japan almost after 12 years. Kudos to Facebook! It is really is amazing and addictive.

I did not go to school today. Decided to stay home and study. Been productive day I must say. Another couple hours of Finance and then I will focus on my Operational Management.

I want to keep writing... I just can't think of anything else important right now. Another night

Studyy

It's barely 11:20 and i can hardly keep my eyes open. It’s going to be nice to be asleep by midnight or a little after. I have been studying all day.. FINANCE.. dividend payout, bonds, stock, capital gains...uughhh

Second semester is literally done( Alas!) My last day of class was on Friday. Thursday we had the law Presentation and we got A on the spot!!! Our group was happy. Since we had spend soooo much time on the case analysis and the rationale.. it really paid off. Our case was on “Sherman Act” and “Arbitration” on Mitsubishi Vs Chrysler Company. Also got a satisfying grade on our IT presentation. Hopefully, the final grade will be as good as this one. So far, it has been good. I have been working straight through this semester. I'm not sure where it went. Never really stopped to take a breath ( well maybe here and there :). All of a sudden it is the last week of school.

Next week at this time, I will be in Frankfurt. I am excited but scared as well, because by then, I will be done with my Finance exam.. Wonder how I will do it.... ?? I wish Pras was allowed to join the group. I really wanted to see “Germany” with him but they would not let him….Maybe next time...

It was a beautiful day today…. beautiful in a photograph. A blue sky, electric green trees, people walking about... blustery winds and noises everywhere. Pras went for a walk! Lucky him. He did not take me along as I had to study... and I could not argue with him because I really had to.

Friday evening was nice and relaxing. We had the Yadav brothers at our place. White wine/Newcastle beer, spinach and shrimp curry ... were a good combination.

I cannot study anymore. Both Pras and I, we are watching a program called “1000 places to see before you die" on Travel channel. They are showing city of Paris... what a beautiful city that was........City of love.. Pariisssss.. tres tres bon!

Amnesty Demonstration

It is that time of the semester when you have totally given up on everything…you are physically and mentally tired and you feel everyone in whole world has disbanded you…Unfortunately, even your loved ones. If I were to literally define myself at this moment, I would say I am about to explode. Both my head and neck hurts awfully.Too much inside me and my body feels very heavy. The work load is just driving me crazy. Today is my last day of class….. the last presentation, my law presentation and then I am officially done with my second year of MBA. I have two finals next week. The brutal Finance and the operational management!

Now the Amnesty International demonstrations recap:

I left the house at 5:00 in the morning, and the group left for NY at 6.00. We were already in St. Bart’s Place at 55 Lexington Avenue by 10:15. It was going to be a long day. Luckily, the weather was just perfect. Neither Scorching sun nor a chill wind.. Just perfect.

This year’s agenda was

-Human Right abuses in Darfur, Sudan, Guatemala, Bhopal, India and Ethiopia.

There were more than 15000 Amnesty International Activists, primarily students, from more than 10 states. Escorted by the NYPD, we marched in the heart of NY city chanting the Human Right slogan.

At the Chinese mission to the UN, we protested for China to pressure Sudan to protect civilians in Darfur. Sudan represents China's largest overseas investment, worth at least $3 billion, and is the third- largest supplier of oil to China. The demonstration highlighted the failure of the Chinese government to use its influence to pressure the Sudanese government to admit a viable peacekeeping operation into Darfur.

At the Guatemalan mission, we strongly urged authorities to bring General Efrain Rios Montt to justice for his actions during his tenure as dictator, considered genocide by a U.N. Truth Commission.

The best part was the demonstration at J.P Morgan. The rally at J.P. Morgan was to
pressure the investment company, one of Dow Chemical's largest institutional investors, to
demonstrate its commitment to social responsibility by supporting a shareholder resolution
filed by Amnesty International seeking disclosure about Dow's efforts to address the health,
environmental, and social concerns of survivors of a Union Carbide gas leak in Bhopal, India,
 22 years ago.All the savvy looking JP Morgan workers came down to look at the
demonstration.

Workers from the nearby offices looked outside the window out of curiosity.  Some asked to  explain us why we were demonstrations the company, some simply stood there with their
sour faces and some simply smiled and applauded our effort.Cab Riders honked at us, Tourist bus
waved at us and applauded us even more. To me, this is a satisfaction. 

To JP Morgan, this demonstration probably means nothing. But to me, this was a chance was get out and be part of something that makes a difference, with other 1,000 people who feel the same way.

I am also suppose to write the journal for my Germany trip. A pre-travel journal I suppose. I have written once... with so much going in your life, it really is very hard to keep up.

Noam Chomsky

Weekend has been busy. Week has been even busier.

I have four presentation lined up for this week. I would say I am 80% done. Still need to work on that latter 20%.

Lots of exciting this has happened to me last couple of days.

The first one.

Professor Noam Chomsky- Mr. Chomsky was at Suffolk Law school giving a talk on “ The US and Middle East relationship.” I was very ecstatic. Ecstatic about meeting the FAMOUS Noam Chomsky. :) I really consider myself lucky for being able to hear him. The policemen outside the audotorium made me feel especial for attending the event.

I have not had chance to read any of his books however, upon hearing him, I am convinced that I will find his views and perspectives very interesting. The talk was very interesting and thought provoking I must say. I learned lots of things I did not know or I was not aware of.

“ Us supports brutal regime and opposes Democracy”. According to research done by Wall street Journal, this is how most people in Middle East perceive United States.

Later during his talk he gave his analogy on why US would not withdraw troops from Iraq?

What consequences will there be if Iraq is permitted with sovereignty?

US thinks that if they give Iraqis sovereignty then the Shiites in Iraq will improve their relationship with Iran and Saudi and then try to get power … they want Autonomy… Who does not want Autonomy? Is that not a country's soverign immunity??

Another interesting point he raised was about the relationship between US and Saddam Hussein “Saddam attacked the US in gulf and just got away an apology." Professor Chomsky emphasized the fact that US and Britain continued to support "Sadam Hussein " until 1989. I was quite aghast by this statement.

Chomsky is widely known for his political activism, and for his criticism of the foreign policy of the United States and other governments. Having finally able to see the Great Noam Chomsky( and of course shake his hands) was indeed a GREAT experience. I really admire this man for standing up for his views despite all the controversies he is dealing with. You gotta stand up for your right!!!!!!

I am getting tired. I had a long day today. The weather was awesome, again!! However, to my dismay, I could not enjoy a lot.

Pras took me to the famous Ipswich Beach yesterday! Simply fabulous.

I have yet to share my NY experience on Friday. I was in NY for the Amnesty International Human Right demonstration.. The JP Morgan demonstration was the Best Part.

sad news

Worst Campus Massacre in the U.S History.

Instead of waking up to a cool morning breeze and a hot cup of coffee, students at Virginia Tech woke up to the rattling of gunshots this morning. The Virginia Tech’s ghastly incident shocked everyone. Many Virginia Tech students are expressing their absolute shock and disbelief in regards to this situation.

What is the motive behind the killing of innocent people?

I tried to watch the updated news this afternoon and could not bear the digest the detail. I remember watching the news about a professor who had survived the holocaust and died yesterday from the hand of his own student.

Why should anyone allowed to buy a gun?

The Virginia Tech murders confirm the value of empowering ordinary citizens to carry a concealed weapon. Really….. Event like this has been happening quite frequently for the past 5 years and yet, nothing has happened. The law has not changed. What civil right is this?

The situation is simply beyond anyone’s imagination.

My best wishes go out to the victims, their families, and VT community.

Hectic

I am writing after a week… No improvement whatsoever, it is simply getting worse.

Life wise, it is frustrating....from everywhere. Got back my Finance test. Not satisfied at all.. With all that studying, merely an improvement compare to the first one. Now, with only one remaining final, I really have no hope in that class.. I mean really.

Semester is almost over. 3 weeks to be exact before the finals. All the last minute cramming is currently taking place. 3 presentations lined up for next week. Information Management- we have chose the topic of Secondlife, then Marketing and Law presentation along with 25 paper pages.

Quickly encapsulating last weekend:

Went to Ishwar dai’s secret B’day Bash at Motu dai’s residence on Saturday. It was fun. Met everyone after a long time. Pras went to his Raag conference all day on Sunday and I was practically glued in front of my computer doing the Marketing project which is not even halfway done.

Now the exciting news:

Yesterday, I had the chance to hear Mr. Jack Welch’s speak at MIT. What an energetic person he is. For his age, he is simply Amazing person. “Energy” is one of the common traits I have noticed in all the leaders I have seen. I guess it is good to be an energetic person.

I liked Mr. Welch’s 20-70-10 % theory.

He said, to make a better organization, you have to Reward top 20%
Remove the bottom 10% and Improve the middle 70%.

He emphasized the point that business is like managing a “sports team.” The one with a best players win. You as a leader must know your team, care about them.

How do you Groom leaders?

Mr. Welsh answered with 3 points.

1. Rigorous appraisal system
2. Tons of Training
3. Enforcing “education” from educated people

He also favored “Intrinsic” values as oppose to monetary values.

In sum, I was very happy to see the Retired CEO of GE. Truthfully speaking, it is people like this who change the world. During his tenure, GE market value grew from 13 million to $ 400 billion.

I had a long day today as well. Friday, and my class ended at 8:00. We had a networking event, which I decided not to go.

I have a scratch .. BAD scratch in my hand and the "Hepatitis" Immunization does not make it any better… It hurts really badly.

You know what? I’m happy tonight. Maybe not actively happy. maybe content

I can't say how much I’d like to close my eyes and float away right now. I’ve always had this dream of flying. Independently flying, not like in a plane or with wings. Feels like too much effort. Just floating, you know? All alone, unattached. Out of reach.

How wonderful would that be?

brutal week

Well, it's been quite a week. A hectic and exhausting week. This is by far one of the craziest weeks ever. 4 tests along with an agonizing neck pain (which to my dismay is still lingering around) with an dissapointing outcomes.. The finance test did not go well..

I had my law test yesterday. Unlike last time, I did not study for 4 days, I studied all day yesterday….. from 9:00 am in the morning till 7:00 in the evening.. and I think it went pretty well.... I could answer all the Multiple choice Questions and since the bonus question was on the topic of "Corporate Social Responsibility"..and Bhopal case.. it went well.. I think.... The result will say it all.

It was quite cold this morning. It was another exhausting day for both Pras and I. Running around Boston doing errands was not fun.

It is already Easter this Sunday… Wow… and in about couple of weeks I will be done with my school…

Plans for the weekend.. I plan to take it easy… However, I do need to work on my presentations….. a sigh of relief for all the case write ups.. Thank God.. they are all done... I have the last one for my Information management class this week and the no more!!

So, while a great restructuring is taking place in the mind (as well as the body), I take comfort in the fact that the school will be ending soon .

I have started Inheritance of Loss this morning. Depending on my mood, I plan to do parallel reading between Lolita and Desai’s book.

Right now, at this time, I want to forget about everything.. I mean.. absolutely everything and just relax…Ah! Ignorance is a bliss…

I just finished Watching the movie "DOR"....WHAT a great movie it was.. Simply amazing. This movie was particulary recommended by my mum and I simply.. I mean SIMPLY loved it.. :) It is a compelling movie. IT is on the empowermnet of the weak and oppressed. IT is a beautiful tale of love, loss, freindship, courage and desire to follow your heart!! It is so beleivable and deeply touched. It touched my HEART!!

Unfair

I've gotten worse and worse and staying up to date here. The last blog was quite sometime ago…

I study and I still do badly on the test. I study only little and still do bad on the test--- What is the logic behind this, I still wonder? Should I not study or should I study. Argghhh..

I had studied about “Variances” in my Finance class, and like the variance, the weather in Boston varies a lot. It is simply unpredictable. For instance, who would have ever imagined that after having the high 60s over the weekend, it would be actually snowing this week? Since, it is snowing and I have no umbrella, I have no choice but to stay in the library and wait for the snow to stop. The snow has stymied my plan to go home…. I am stuck inside the library after taking a brutal operational management quiz. My neck hurts, I mean it seriously hurts. After taking the 3 long Finance exams, the neck situation has only gotten worse. Never have I experienced such agony in my neck.. It is disturbing. I am at the library.. I have to speak a whisper..

After reading Siddhartha, I have started pondering a bit about the philosophy of life. Life is hard. At this juncture of life, I don't know whether I am happy or sad, or maybe just fine.

Occasionally, I get tired of the usual morning's mundane matters. The days of my youth, as I look back on them, seem to fly away from me like a flurries of snow. Future still holds ambiguity…. well not so much one might think but to me, it still is a lot of confusion. I must not dwell too much, I know..

I finally finished Siddhartha; I have borrowed Damien and Lolita. I have already read Lolita--- almost 6 years ago… (This is what I mean of my youth flying by…) but I wanted to re- read it again. In the meantime, I would also like to start Inheritance of Loss. A Thousand Splendid Sun is out….. I cannot wait to read it.

Quick re- cap of my weekend.

This computer almost died….. but Pras thankfully revived back with the help of Sanjay.

I studied all day Saturday--- I usually like to take a rest on Saturday, however, with all those exams lined up, I had no choice but to study all day Saturday. Got a nice break at the Bista residence that night. Food and ambience were both great….. Got back home.. and it was another crazy night…

Sunday…. I studied all day … all night.. Was up till 1:00 in the morning doing last minute practice..

On the side note, I have opened an account in Facebook and I must add, it is quite an entertainment. I have already added 7 of my high school friends from Japan.

Somewhere in the dark tunnel, both Pras and I, saw a ray of hope this morning. Hopefully, this will be it!! Amid uncertainity, Amid, ambiguity.... there is still hopeee..... :)

crazyy

My days go by in waves.

Life has been odd lately. Up and down, in and out, it's crazy. Things taking in a complete different mode… completely unexpected… and completely unfair. I wish there were something to say about it…. Something is really … suffocating to the mind.

Friday afternoon, I am at school trying to recuperate my last piece of brains to do some Finance. I just finished my Operational Management class. This week has been tough, and so will the next week and the week after next. With the semester almost coming to an end and all the presentation, Finals and case write up lined up, it is absolutely chaotic.

Plan for this weekend… Studying… Absolutely studying.Corporate Finanace, Operational Management, Law and the case write is all waiting for me next week.

Last weekend, even though I was in School until 2:00 in the afternoon on Saturday, the evening was quite pleasant. Sahilendra dai, Pras and I, we went to “Tanjore” for dinner and then later at night, enjoyed the long waited movie, “The Namesake.” I was very satisfied with the movie. Unlike other movies, (Da Vinci code, The Scarlet Letter, The house of Spirits) where the movie is completely distrorted from the book, the namesake had lots of resemblance to the main plot of the book. It was very nicely done. Apparrently, the author Jhumpa Lahiri herlself is in the movie, I only realised it after the movie ended. Pras really like it as well.

Yesterday, I had the chance to attend the talk titled “US-Pakistani Relations” by Mahmud Ali Durrani, the current Pakistani Ambasaddor to the U.S and yes, I did shake his hand and had a brief talk with him after the event.

“What is your perspective on the coup regime by General Musharef” was my question to him?” which unfortunately was answered in a very ambiguious way?

Why was the coup d’etat successful in Pakistan and why it failed in Nepal? I am still confused?

I just don't get it.

Saw the video " Night in Bhopal" in our law class. Such a hearbreaking video. I am glad I am going to partake in Amnesty's demonstration this year as well.. Those culprits needs to get jailed.......

There are many things on my mind lately .

Why is it so difficult to get something that you really want?? Why?

Royal Ghost

I finished the “Royal Ghost.” I have always enjoyed reading books by Samrat Upadhyay. This is also one of my favorite books.. and how can I forget our very own Guru of Love? This is his third book I have read so far and I have to be blatantly honest that the more, the more I become fan of his writing styles. So vivid and so descriptive.

Amongst all the books I have read, if I were to rank, I would pick Herman Hesse, Samrat Upadhyaya and Kiran Desai as powerful writers. If anyone was to examine my choice, upon a quick glance, they would realize that they are all foreign authors. I sometimes ponder if I have been biased on making this judgment. Humbly speaking, I enjoy reading books by foreign authors as oppose to the American ones. This does not mean that I do enjoy reading them---I guess, I am more inclined to the foreign authors.

I do have couple of favorite ones like “To kill a mocking bird, Catcher in the Rye, 1984, A room with a view, Native Son…”—to name a few .However, I have to confess that lately I have been more attracted to the foreign authors. Maybe cause I can relate more to them. For instance in Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri, I could relate a lot to myself and my family when I first moved to Japan... the new culture, the new school, the new place... In addition to empathizing with the characters, the readers also get to comphrehend a new global perspective from the authors. In Kite Runner, I learned a lot about the Taliban Regime and the Phustuns tribe which I could relate to when I was watching the movie “Kabul Express..”which might not have been possible had I not read the bool. This movie by the way is an excellent one.

Royal Ghost is an amalgamation of short stories. It talks a lot about the Maobadi situation so I am guessing Samrat has used recent time for the Setting. Chintamani’s woman is one of my favorite stories out of that collection. The coincidence I must add is that Chintamani is the name of my granddad as well. However, to my surprise, the story here in about a 23 year old boy. The story bears the stamp of Samrat’s lucid, illustrative and discriptive prose. Characters are familiar, so are the milieu– Kathmandu and its vicinity. Reading the book is like wandering in the streets of Kathmandu.Another Story that really hit me hard was " The Refugee."

Refugee is a story about Pitamber, a good father figure who volunteers his house as a refuge for a poor woman from the country and her daughter, who had lost most of their family to Maoist violence. They are traumatized. Pitamber has to manage his unruly teenage son and also fend off gossip that perhaps he’s taken a “second wife.” Sadly, this is how our society is like .... filled with gossip.

In other news….. the World cup Cricket. I am not a follower at all, however, this morning’s NPR news caught my attention. What happened to the Coach Bob Woolmer? How did he die and what happened to the Pakistani team? The coach has been strangled says the New York Post. What a tragedy during the World cup.

The sky is patterned in the sky, and the moon’s sickle floating in the blue like a boat. I would like to wonder the world like a child, wide awake and open to my surrounding and free from mistrust.

(By the way, I wrote this blog on Friday afternoon.. was bit lazy to post it right then therefore, here I am uploading it, after 2 days. :) Weekend was fun. I need a new post for that.)

Back to School

Spring break is over.

I'm not sure if it’s a sign of me getting older, or how busy life gets at school, but time is zooming by a ludicrous speed.

We did manage to New York to visit the newly wedded sister and brother-in law. They got back from Nepal about 3 weeks ago.. . I was really excited ... excited that the snow had finally stopped. It really was a going to be a very short visit but I was very much looking forward to it ...... Surprisingly, because of the snow, the road was completely deserted which made the drive a hassle free one. Imagine getting stuck in the Traffic on Saturday afternoon.. Ugghh.. After picking my cousin, we headed to the Nepali restaurant called “Yak” in Jackson Height. The place reminded me so much like restaurant back home.. They even had a singer who sang beautiful Hindi and Nepali songs and on top of that, the momo was simply de-licioous..!!

We also got to meet and had a wonderful lunch with Pushkar dai and his wife. Pras gets really excited meeting with his old friends. I still am very amazed by the connection and the friendship he has with his old friends.The Budhanilkantha connection I suppose. :)

In sum, the LongIsland trip was really nice. I really got to cherish my old Ktm memories back which definetly is a priceless moment.

Now back to school…

I grew apprehensive as I entered by Finance class yesterday. The Grueling ordeal was finally about to end. My heart almost skipped a beat…. I got my paper back. Not good at all. But I passed… Man... after all that studying.. Got to study more…

This week:

I have a case write up in Marketing, which I need to work extra hard. Then I have the law exam… and then the finance one the following weekend. And all the looming presentation… Boy oh boy!! I gotta really work hard.

In class today, we did the PriceWaterHouseCoopers’s Knowledge Curve case study. I was up until 12 doing the write up and getting up this morning was hard. On the other hand, the case was really interesting. The whole topic of “Portal Integration,”“ Knowledge Curve.” I had no idea until yesterday that IBM had actually bought the PriceWaterHouse Consulting after the spin off..…. very very interesting!

I better get back to my work. I would at least try to finish the “British Airways” case for my IT class and my stomach in GROWLING…...

Oh did I mention that I am one of the e-board members for the Women in Business club at Suffolk :)

gaze the no'reaster :)

The last day of my Spring break today ends with FOUR letter word? SNOW! ARGH!

Just as I was thinking about the beautiful weather this week which has put me in the best moods of late, this happens!! After a day this week where we were in the 70s, we have a snow.....and that too on the weekend. My only hope is that the past few days were warm enough that it won't stick for long.

And the timing isn't very good.

We are planning to drive down to NY tomorrow to meet our newly married cousin and her husband. I really hope we can go.. I am really excited to meet her. Snow Snow go away.....

The annoying Noreaster!!! Arghhh..

Happenings-wise:

Even though it's the holidays—aka spring break, I'm trying to stay on top of my work. I had my internship interview yesterday… the second interview which went quite smoothly. It is still quite early for the fall internship, but I am trying to make a bit of a head start.

After the interview, I decided to go to MFA. The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston.

When I got to the museum, surprisingly enough there were fire brigade lined outside the building and everyone was out in the garden. I humbly asked one of the staff members, “Fire in the roof” was her quick reply.

Her calmness made me conclude that it was not anything serious. Upon waiting for 20 minutes, we were allowed inside the museum. Thank god!! After making a detail inquiry, I found out that it was a small fire in the new building they were expanding. I was extremely happy that they had let us all in

I love Museums…… simply cannot put more emphasis on the word LOVE!! I cannot spend whole day, but I can spend good amount of time, if I really enjoy the piece. Strolling down the isle, looking at Manet, Monet, Renoir and all the mixture of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist art with a additional flavour of Egyptian Art was a thrill for me. The main purpose of the visit was to look the “Paris Fashion collection.” It was really nice. They had the little collection by Chanel, Dior, Valentino, and Yoji Yamamoto to name a few. It truly was a depiction of the “"the democratization of fashion."

The incomprehensive clothing exquisitely crafted indeed was very breathtaking... very much like the actual "Runway" you see on Fashion channels. (Since I have never been to the real one, I am making the basis of the judgment on my knowledge of Fashion TV.) Without my realization, I had actually spent almost an hour and half studying the beautiful dresses on the mannequins, which I so hoped were real models. In sum, yesterday was a great museum day for me.

Saw the movie Departed. Great movie. to me, the most exciting part was when Matt Damon says he wants to go to Suffolk ( my school) to get a one year law degree.

Just a while ago I eased back the curtains and saw the continuous snowfall… moving furiously, west to east. I went in my room, put on my shoes, and found my camera. Click click…..I manage to take couple of quick shots!.. including this one of our bikes... which sadly is completely covered in white snow.

Pras is back from work early.

Right now, I have the blinds open. Sipping the hot soup while enjoying the mixture of white snow and the smooth jazz is simply AMAZING!

Quickly reflecting on my dream-- I had a nice dream about my granddad and my great grand mum.

Oh—Happy Saint Patty’s day tomorrow!!

Reading wise, I have started “the Royal Ghost.”

Work

I have been busy working for my professor's research all morning. The perfect Spring break for me would have been lying in front of the TV or reading books all day. However, I am stuck with work.

I am getting nutts. That is for sure. It's almost 2:30 in the afternoon and I have been in this position since early morning. Such are the vageries of life.. :)

Lot needs to be done before Friday.

I still have to study my Finance and law class... Biggg presentation on the way.

In the meatime, here are few of my favourite songs by Prasanna. I occasionaly do get the liberty of enjoying his melodious voice :)

1. Song 1 (Sanjha ko Jun sangai )
2. Song 2 (Timrai Ash Ma)
3. Song 3 ( Timrai Aagman ko )

Enjoy!!

spring break

I am reasonably happy today.

Reason = Spring break… very simple equation :)

I am reminiscing my college old days…..Those college days. I had made my FIRST trip to Boston during my sophomore year Spring break in 2001, and I had fallen in Love with place then. Little did I know that I was going to be in Boston in Future, but then, I really had hoped of getting a job after my graduation in Boston. And Voila, here I am..

Weekend was a relaxed one.

On Saturday, after a good brunch at Sahilendra dai’s and Sanjay’s place, we managed to go for a quick drive. Pras also managed to see his role model, Vinod Khosla’s speech at the Energy seminar in MIT. Since last few weekends had been overloaded with homework’s, I completely wanted to relax this weekend. We rented “Babul,” which was an Ok movie. I still have to finish the last bit.

Sunday was nice, mainly because of the weather. Sagar dai and Jasmeen had come to our place. It was nice seeing them after such a long time. I really have been out of loop because of school. Weekend is always occupied with homework and projects.

Since, days are gulped down in the vortex of time, in no time; it will be a “back to school” time. I am really dreading it because once the school starts, I have all my papers and presentation due.

The whole day light saving phenomena is still not engraved in my mind. Waking up this morning was hard. I am glad; I did not have school today. That gave me more time to voyage with my wildest Dream. DREAM!!

My thoughts regarding my dream are too complicated and disorganized to sum up here.

It takes me far from everything familiar, it throws me wingless into the void of the world, it tosses me beyond the gravitational pull of familiar stars

There---My life is the steam that rises from the translucent stillness, this fragile nothing that curls and wavers in the wind.

phenomenal women

PHENOMENAL WOMAN

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.
I say,
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It's the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can't touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them
They say they still can't see.
I say,
It's the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Now you understand
Just why my head's not bowed.
I don't shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It's in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
the palm of my hand,
The need of my care.
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Maya Angelou's poem Phenomenal Woman is very lyrical, as are many of her other poems. I had first read this poem in my 9th grade English class and was in love with Maya Angelou. I remember printing this out and sticking in my reading desk at home. To me, this was a very powerful and influential poem.. and it still is. Happy Women's day!

We are all PHENOMENAL WOMAN and yes!! we can RISEEE :)

Women's day

HAPPY WOMEN'S DAY!!!!!

Today is International Women's Day. It is a time set aside for people to celebrate the achievements of women around the world, and to inspire women to achieve their full potential and make a difference.

Today is the day meant to highlight women around the world and focus on their continuing struggles.

The United Nation's theme for International Women's day in 2007 is : " Ending Impunity for Violence agianst Women and Girls: " Happy Women's day!"

Let's stop the Femicide in Guatemala!!!

I did not get back my Finance paper.. I was so happy... My spring break starts from next week.. Had I gotten the paper back.. I would have been depressed throughout the break. :)

With my test and my case write up done, I am little bit relieved but still lots need to be done. This spring break is THE only long break I have until August.

I am at the library. I just got done with my Operational Management class. I have to attend a talk by Meridith Heckmann, the director of Market Research at Welch's. I literally cannot wait till Friday!!

Happy Holi

Finance test : It was my first thought, this morning, aside from the alarm clock, which is less a thought than a reaction, the test was so very terrible yesterday and I have still not overcome that ordeal.

My law test was bad and now this…. Why am I dealing with the déjà vu?

I really had studied quite a lot but in retrospect, I guess that was not enough.

I am sitting in library Again!! and trying to wrap up my case-write up for Ice-wine, my consumer behaviour class.

I pop my knuckles in the silence and think of friend who hates it but, I do not stop.

I should be doing work of sorts or being productive, although I define this as productive; more so than mindless sporadic reading/pondering process.

Cette après-midi.

In an hour, I will get back my test.. I am dreading it!!!!

I am hungry..

It is cold today….. – 15 I think. With the wind chill... it is really bad...

Warming up to the idea that it will be getting high by the end of this month, I see it as more of an inevitability. Seeing things beautiful sometimes anyway but sounds like an experience to assemble words about. Some other part of life regardless, I suppose.

This morning, walking, in the cold, I kept a sharp eye. It’s something I do these days, to prevent running into those I don't want to.

Weekend was all about studying for Finance.. which I still do not believe that I completely screwed up!

Friday night—watched the movie, “ Kabul Express.” We both liked it so much. I could relate so much to the book, Kite Runner… the terms Hazara, Phustuns..…

It was a good movie.

Saturday, for a change, I wrote my case write up at a Starbucks café, which was pleasantly soothing expereince with white choclate mocha. I usually get distracted, however, this time, I got lot done--- listening to music recorded.

We went to Tamarind Bay at Cambridge for dinner that night. ‘t was ok.

On the side note, it was HOLI on Saturday. The picture above was taken 2 years ago back home.... My first holi with Pras.... Lots of memories that day!

March madness

I am sorry. Both for myself and my absence for the extended period of time since my last post---the busy class schedule and tests and write ups is the culprit here.

I got my law test back yesterday. It was Terrible. Its early and late. I did not think it was going to be that bad. I really need to do lot of studying in that class.I’m in that odd state, a mix of shock and disillusion.

Yesterday was a big day for us. Hope everything will work out just fine.

Today is soooo blah and slow and rainy and all that I just want to lie down and sleep. This weekend I have to do lots of studying. Corporate Finance and the Consumer Behaviour case write up.

I have been studying for Finance all day today. Now, I have to get ready for the “networking” event in Boston. I would have been excited to go had it not been this crazy weather. The pouring rain does not motivate me at all. I feel like lying in a couch and watching a movie.

The most remarkable thing happened to me yesterday—I am trying to be very optimistic.

I was on the way to my school.. riding in the T. The train stopped at Central Square. Two Nepali got in the train. One Boy and a girl. The girl sat next to me and the boy stood right in front of her. I was in my usual reading self. I was reading the last intense paragraph of “Gods of Small thing,” looking very serious. I was wearing my black coat had my black scarf wrapped around the neck. There was no-way… no way in the whole wide world that I looked like a “ Detective.”

However, to that teenage boy, I did. He signaled his friend in Nepali saying “ Look at that girl sitting next to you. She looks like a Detective. With that black coat and the scarf, she really looks like a serious detective...” He was about to saying something about my nose stud.. and I abruptly interrupted him by saying.. “ I am a Nepali as well… so you really think I look like a detective??..…”

This last statement completely took him by awe. He had no idea what to say next.

This was a funny incident.

When I shared with Pras that evening, he simply laughed and I laughed with him…

Pras had a flue yesterday. It is a flue season again. He is slowly recovering.

I started "Siddhartha" by Herman Hesse.... the writing style is enriched with the beautiful literary terms that I simply mesmerized by. Oh! how I wish, I could write like that.

Familiarity bores me. I hate it that I see things happening, understand the nuances of what goes on, and just accept them.

usual ramble..

What kind of goals are there to have?

I thought of this while thinking of the other stuff but I forgot to write it down.

What is progressive?

What is change?

What kind of goal can you possibly look to accomplish?

Hmmmm..

It was snowing this morning.

The school did not get closed.

I sat in the library looking out at the snowy y morning. The glowing remaining leaves, the icicles on the trees. i knew it was frigid but it didn't look cold… looked forty five-ish and lovely.

I talked with mum. She is back from Nepal. I also got to talk with my grand mum in Malaysia last night. It was nice talking with her. She is enjoying the sun. I also called home this morning from school.

Weekend was study time.

Finance and Case write ups. My law midterm is over. It went ok I suppose… the words.. jurisdiction, sovereign immunity, forum non convenience, extraterritoriality….. they are all still lingering inside my brain.

Saw the movie Eklayba…. We both really liked it. The protagonist was amazing.

Too much going on right now.. My brain is completely Frail..

I need lots and lots and lots of luck for next couple of days.. very very important time for me.
The book is finished. What a twisted ending.. it really took me by surprise. Now, I can finally start Siddhartha....

long weekend

The long weekend is over… ‘t was too short.

We had made a short trip to visit our sister and brother in law in Delaware. Oh! How I wished we had more time.

After studying all day on Friday and Saturday (the law test is this week), we hopped into a car after Pras’s Raag class on Sunday morning for a longweekend gateaway. The drive was not bad at all. We made it to Newark, Delaware at around 6:30 is. Both of us were extremely excited to see our cousins,our biani jwais :) Simona and Sajju. It had already been a year since we had seen them. After enjoying the lovely dinner (the food was simple delicious. Seriously, to prevent myself from salivating, I cannot think about the food right now. ) The kebab and the fish curry was the quintessential of Delicious food. It was our short, yet a fulfilled and memorial trip. It would have been nice if they were in Boston or maybe even to Connecticut. But things always does not happen our way does it.

We got back to Boston at 1:30 am. Yes, we did manage to go to Pras’s old town in New Jersey and had dinner at an Indian Place. The food was delicious, but not as delicious as the food we had in Delaware. :)

Getting up this morning was hard. I had a 9:00 class. Luckily, I had done all my home works on Saturday, so I was a guilt free student.

As I was writing this, I dozed off for about 15 minutes.

And I had a Dream.

I had a dream about writing. I dreamt about the people I love

I can't decide whether this week should feel long or short….

More studying, more focus, more work

- The book is getting exciting. Rachel and Estha finally gets to meet long awaited Sophie Mol.

The "JetBlue" fiasco is crazy... Good Strategy of the CEO to apologize the customers in public. With all the competitiors I wonder how much of this is going to be effective.