Diary 154: Honda City and Peace Day

Yesterday I slept at around 2:00 am. I was feeling very sleepy. Today I woke up at around 9:00 am. I went online, brushed my teeth and started working on the code optimization thing. I had a call with Ankit regarding the same. During the call, we all came to know that Sushma's birthday was on 6th September and everyone forgot about it. So, she was complaining to us. After some discussions, I and Ankit figured out that the code needed some other changes, and so I sent him the code again, and then relaxed. After that, I suddenly started working on my essays. I started the second essay, but couldn't continue. Then, I decided to study as I have a AIMCAT tomorrow. There is a bit of pressure since the result would be shared with my bodomama and bodomimi too. Anyways, they are coming tomorrow, and it will be fun. After that the current went off, and hence caused a lot of frustration. I ate my lunch (stuffed paratha this time) at around 3:00 pm. After that, I relaxed a bit, and then started studying again. Later, I noticed that Dad had already brought the car. I was obviously excited. At around 8 pm, Dad and I checked out the new car (Honda City). I loved the features. I was just waiting for the opportunity to drive it. Anyways, after that I watched the match between Mumbai and Cape Cobras. Mumbai put a nice total of 176 but the match was abandoned due to rain. I went to gym later, and realized that my weight increased to 80. Seeing this, I decided to run (and not only walk) on the treadmill today. I couldn't run continuously much, but I am planning to gain on it. I came back, had a bath, and my post work out dinner. Then, I wrote this post, and now I am planning to study some more and/or work on essays. I plan to sleep by 3:00 am. 

Diary 153: Good Work Day

Yesterday I slept at around 3:00 am. Today I woke up at around 8:45 am. It felt really good. I realized that there is a call with Gil, and so I brushed my teeth, and got ready for the call. The call was about the exercise that was given to us, and also about some code optimization thing. I noticed that I had the thoughts in line with Gil's. This gave me some confidence with regards to my approach. After the call, I continued working on my approach. Well, I was totally lost in between, but a sudden light of thought brought me back on track. I managed to reach the solution finally and I realized that I learnt a lot during this exercise. I wrote triggers, stored procedures and what not. I never myself to handle all that on my own. Anyways, after this I was very happy and hence made a nice design document, where I explained my approach. I realized that waking up early was one of the factors behind the success. I got more time, and was more efficient somehow. In between, I had my lunch at the same time around. My mom was not feeling well today, so much that she couldn't get up to make the tiffin for my sister. So, my sister ditched school today. In the late afternoon, out of nowhere, one of the tuition teacher came in, and asked for her. She was not at home, so I started my search operation. Finally, I managed to find her, and then she took her class. Later, I relaxed a bit. I came to know that Dad is going to pick up the new car - Honda City from the showroom tomorrow. Also, AJ got her gift and thanked us. Then, at around 8 pm, I started watching the match between KKR and RCB. It was a do or die match for KKR. Although they started off well, they lost their way in the middle and let RCB make 70 runs off the last 5 overs. The target for KKR was 170. Surprisingly, KKR were extremely dominant with the bat today. They defeated RCB with 3 overs to spare and by 9 wickets. In between, I had my Gym. Today was work out day, and I managed to complete all. Later, I had my post work out dinner, and then we all had a minor fight. Ultimately the things cooled down, and we all were fine again. The main topic was my sister, who didn't score well in her exams and also isn't that much concerned about it either. Anyways, I wrote this post then, and now I plan to work on the essays and may be study later. I plan to sleep by 3:30 am.

Diary 152: Work Again Day

Yesterday I slept at around 3:30 am. Today I woke up at around 10:30 am. I brushed my teeth, and went online. I started working on the exercise, but suddenly Gil sent us a mail, where he said that when we are not on projects, we should work from office and start at 9 am, so that we can collaborate with him. Well, he is right but for me 9 am is too early. Anyways, I sent out a mail to Gil saying that I will be busy for this and the coming week, since it is Durga Puja time. He didn't reply to that though. Anyways, I continued working on the next approach. I was utterly confused on one point, and so I asked Mukund about it. After that I was able to implement what I wanted to. I had my lunch at normal time, and continued working after that. At around 5:30 pm, my mom and sister left for beauty parlor. I was kind of frustrated with work and so took a break from it by watching the ongoing cricket match between T&T and NSW. I heard afterwards that the match was a Tie, and NSW won it in super over. Anyways, mom called me at around 7:30 pm. I also left for shopping. I bought few bermudas and three-fourths for me. Then, I came back, had my pre work out dinner, and left for gym at around 9:35 pm. Meanwhile, the second match between CSK and Cape Cobras had started. CSK pulled the game back nicely after a bad phase. Today was cardio day and hence was not a big deal. I noticed that my weight was 79.5. I returned home, and watched the match. CSK won it in style. Bravo was the hero this time. Later, I had my bath, and then called up AJ to wish her birthday. Then, I wrote this diary, and now I plan to work again, and sleep by 2:30 am.

Diary 151: Work Day

Yesterday I slept at around 4:00 am. Today I woke up at around 11:00 am. I brushed my teeth, and then went online. There was some work finally, so I started working on it. Later, we had a call with Gil, where he said that two or three of us might have to go to Pune during December or January. Also, he gave us an assignment, which we have to do individually. So, I started thinking about possible solutions. Then, I finally got registered with TIME, and booked my slots for the upcoming AIMCATS. Unfortunately, one of them is on Oct 1, when my bodomama and bodomimi are coming in. By the lunch time, I had started with one of the approaches. I had my usual lunch at around 2:45 pm. Then, I went back and continued working. Shaurin pinged me and asked something about an implementation in Excel. I helped him throughout the afternoon, and even worked on my solution. Later, I had to go out with my mother for some minor shopping. I came back home, and continued working on it. At around 8:30 pm, my parents and sister returned home, and I started watching the match between KKR and South Australian Redbacks. Well, it was a one-sided match, and that side was not KKR. They were poor in all the departments. After my pre work out dinner. I left for gym. It was workout day, and although I was feeling a bit weak today, I managed to complete all of them. I returned home to see the obvious. KKR had lost the match. I took my bath, and then ate my post work out dinner. Then I wrote this diary, and now I plan to work on another approach. I may study a bit If I get time. I plan to sleep by 3:30 am.

Diary 150: No Study and MI Day

Yesterday I slept at around 5:00 am. I was working on my essays and completed the first draft of my first essay. Today I woke up at around 10:30 am. I brushed my teeth, had my breakfast, and then went online. Throughout the time till lunch, I was chatting with people and asking their feedback on the essays. Meanwhile, I got a mail from Ankit who provided a quarterly feedback on my work. Well, I will get a hefty bonus and my work and contribution was termed as "excellent". Lots of money coming in the next month's salary. After that, I had my lunch at around 2:30 pm. My sister returned from school and informed that she got 65/90 in maths and 70/90 in Hindi. Well, she was already upset so I didn't force her to reveal her mistakes then. Later, divyansh pinged me and reminded me of Dallas's birthday. I totally forgot to wish him yesterday, and so sent a sorry and belated birthday wish message to him today. Also, we were planning on sending a gift to AJ (Ajeytaa). So, I and Divyansh decided on the gift (flowers, teddy, chocolates) and sent it to her. Later, I edited some parts of the essay, and then relaxed for a bit. In the late afternoon, I dropped off my mom at some place for a meeting. Then, I returned home and played the guitar after a long time. Then, I watched the TV for a while. At around 8:45 pm, I had my pre work out dinner. Then, I watched the match between MI and Trinidad. Well, the match seemed one-sided when Trinidad were bowled out for 98. But, when MI started batting, it was the contrary. MI were struggling at 33-5 at once. Meanwhile, it was cardio day at gym. I returned from gym, and started watching the match again. It was evenly balanced, and the contest ran up to the last ball, when a missed run out chance gave away the game to MI. It was a close victory once again for MI. Then, I took my bath, and had the post work out dinner. I wrote this diary then, and next I plan to study or work on the essays. I plan to sleep by 3:30 am.

Diary 149: Lazy and Study Day

Yesterday I slept at around 3:30 am. I worked on the essays and sent a version to few of my friends and even Mahak. Anyways, today I woke up at around 10:45 am. I brushed my teeth, and had breakfast. I watched the TV for a while, and then went online. I realized that Alok didn't like the version. I explained my reasons for adding that line. Then, I started looking out for possible schools to apply for. I realized that the essay topics are way too ahead of me than expected. I decided to study Verbal for a while then. At around 2:30 pm, I had my lunch. Then, I watched the TV for a while. I was feeling very lazy but I decided to take help from my sister in understanding few concepts in English. To my surprise, her explaining really helped. I moved on with the studies and also watched the ongoing cricket match. In between, I was so bored that I slept for about an hour. I woke up and multi tasked between studies and cricket again. Later, I had some Tea. Then, my mom, dad and sister left for shopping. I continued with the multi-tasking but later I had to prepare the dinner myself, as it was getting late. I ate wheat-flakes with milk. KKR were playing Somerset again, but now in the league match. KKR didn't start off well, but somehow managed to reach 161 in their 20 overs. I left for Gym then. Today was workout day, and I performed all the exercises. I returned home to find out that KKR are almost out of the game. But later KKR fought back. In the end, Somerset over-ruled KKR, and won the match in the last over. Then, I had my bath, had my post work out dinner, and wrote this diary. Next, I plan to watch the new episode of Castle, and then work on essays or study for a while. I plan to sleep by 3:00 am. 

Diary 148: Shopping, Cleaning and MI Day

Yesterday I slept at around 3:00 am. Today, I woke up at around 10:30 am. Well, before I brushed, I was kind of involved in the cleaning of my room. My mom and dad attacked the room and started cleaning up the drawers. I also had to help in that. Then, I brushed my teeth, and helped in the cleaning up activities again. This went on till noon. Then, I went online and started working on my essays again. I wrote some rubbish lines and later rejected them myself. I need to add actions instead of words. Anyways, my mom informed me that we are going to Vashi today for shopping. I nodded in agreement then. At around 2:30 pm, we had our lunch. Then, I watched the TV for a while. Then I started watching the match between Cobra and NSW. At around 4:30, I went to take a bath, and got ready to leave. Then, we all went out for shopping. After roaming here and there, and finding the shops affiliated to the ticket vouchers, and also eating our dinner at Navratna hotel, we returned home. I drove back home. Then, I realized that it was already the time for Gym. Also, the match between CSK and MI had started. I got ready for gym. At gym, it was cardio day. So, I performed all my cardio exercises and was also watching the match there. It seemed that MI were going to lose very heftily. I returned home and saw that even Pollard was out. Only Malinga and Harbhajan were left now. With no hopes, I started watching the match again. The match turned suddenly. Malinga hit a quick 37* and changed the complexion of the match. Finally, MI won by 3 wickets and CSK were stunned in silence. After that, I took a bath, and then wrote this diary. Also, I got a demo link from the developer. Well, to be frank, I hate the background of the design and will tell them about it tomorrow or day after tomorrow. Next, I plan to work on essays or study Verbal. I plan to sleep by 3:00 am.

Diary 147: Lazy and TIME registration Day

Yesterday I slept quite early than usual, at around 1:15 am. I was kind of tired. Today I woke up at around 11:15 am. I brushed my teeth, had my usual breakfast, and went online. As usual, there was no work, and so I started working on the essays. At around 1 pm, I decided to go to the bank to deposit my salary cheque, and also register for the TIME test series. Well, only four of the tests are remaining, and hence they were kind of taken aback by my request but I handled it and also got a good discount. Then, I returned home and started looking at the essays again. I sent the sample start to one of my friends who said that it was fine. Also, I was a bit confused on the re-use of some lines and paragraphs in the new essays, but the reply from ISB's team meant that I should write a new one. Anyways, I was feeling very lazy after all this, and decided to take a break from all this. At around 3:00 pm, I had my lunch. I got a call from the gym that I have an appointment today at around 7:00 pm. So, I wrote down all the details about the diet in the form. Later in the evening, I had some tea and watched the TV for a while. Then, I had my appointment at the gym, where I got a new diet plan. I have lost overall 6 kgs after I joined the gym. Then, I started watching the match between RCB and Warriors. Well, RCB started off very nicely and reached a decent score of 171, but the Warriors came back very nicely and reached the target on the last ball of their innings. At gym, it was workout day and I performed all the exercises completely. I returned home and started watching the TV. Then I had my post workout dinner and returned to my room. I wrote this post, and next I plan to study verbal for a while, and then sleep by 3:00 am.

Diary 146: Office and Salary Day

Yesterday I slept at around 3:00 am. I woke up at around 8:00 am, and got ready for office. There was some PF related work, and so I had to go. Also, I had to take my salary cheque. So, I left with my Dad after some breakfast, and reached the office at around 10:40 pm. Well, Sushma and all were obviously making fun of me because I was in office after so long. But, I was fine with that, and moved on. Today's focus was on the salaries and tax calculations. Ankit had provided some rough estimation about it with the help of an excel sheet, but I modified it and made a neater excel sheet which calculates tax as per the user's requirement. I had my lunch. Although today I couldn't follow it by the book, but I didn't drink the tea at all. Later, some of us went to meet the CA of our company, and had a nice discussion on the salary structures and the investment details. I loved that discussion. Then, I left for home. I reached Dad's office at around 5:30 pm, and started thinking about the essays there. I wrote a few lines roughly to capture the ideas, but was not at all happy with the essay. Anyways, then I left for home and reached home at around 8:00 pm. I had some Tea, and then started watching KBC. I had my pre work out dinner, and then left for the Gym at 9:30 pm. Today was cardio day and performed all the exercises normally. I returned at around 10:40 pm, and took a bath. I went online, had my post work out dinner and then wrote this diary. Next, I plan to work on the essays again, and then sleep by 3:00 am.

Diary 145: No gym and No studies Day

NOTE: Today, one year ago, I took my GMAT and I scored 750.


Yesterday I slept at around 5:15 am. I was happy that I completed the DI portion more or less. Today, I woke up at around 10:30 am. I woke up early because my mom had to go to a kitty party. Then, I brushed my teeth, had my breakfast and started watching some TV. After that, I decided to start with one of the ISB essays. I was facing really hard time deciding on the words and all. I came up with a somewhat cliched beginning but for now, I will stick with it. I and my sister solved some questions together from the International English Olympiad book for Class 9, and it was a good refreshment for the memory. At around 2:00 pm, we had our lunch. After the lunch, my sister started watching TV, and I started working on my essay again. I couldn't do much about it though. I tried to gain inspiration from somewhere; recalled my days at Kota, my struggle and what not, but couldn't frame a story out of those thoughts. Later, I went to pick up my mom from the kitty party and then returned home, and started watching TV. I started watching the cricket match between Leics and Ruhunu. I didn't pay much attention to it. Later, I started watching the match between KKR and Somerset. This match was the decider and the match had to be close, for KKR to qualify for the main championship. I stopped working on the essays and started watching this match. It was an exciting match indeed. The Somerset reached a hefty total of 166 in their 20 overs. Meanwhile, there was no gym today as there was a gym event. So, I skipped my post work out dinner. KKR needed 153 to qualify, but they started terribly and lost 3 quick wickets. However, they managed to recover, and reached 155 in their 20 overs. Both the teams qualified and everyone was happy. Also, I got a call from Ankit, who said that I need to come to office tomorrow as there is some PF related work. I was fine with it, and was a bit excited. I wondered, how they would react to a soham minus 6 odd kgs. Then, I wrote this post, and now I plan to work on the essays for a while, and then sleep early by 2:00 am.

Diary 144: Relaxed Study and McD Day

Yesterday again, I found it difficult to close my eyes. I slept at around 4:15 am, but actually slept at around 5:30 am. I woke up at around 11:15 am. I brushed my teeth, went online, had my breakfast and started studying. Today was the last day of the challenge. I had to complete DI preparation today. Also, some quick concept revisions gave a push last night, and helped me solve a big part of the chapter related to "Cubes". This push was so much that I managed to finish the chapters concept-wise very quickly, and this helped me to just skim through few of the questions in the later chapters. By lunch, most of the remaining chapters were done, and I informed the same to my sister. Also, I decided that, my next steps would be preparing English and writing the essays for ISB. It's high time. I had my lunch at around 3:00 pm, and reverted back to studies. I was enjoying the studies now, because I was going to finish the chapters within deadline. Later in the evening, I completed the rest, and moved on to watch TV. I watched a couple of shows on Nat-Geo and Discovery. Then, my sister insisted that we order from McD. Well, I finally agreed and decided to order. I ordered less than my usual, and it seemed correct too - One burger, one small coke and one mcPuff. Anyways, I had cheese after about 1 and a half month. It felt good, but I made up my mind that I will work out a bit more today to burn off the extra calories. I watched the TV after that too. At 9:30 pm, I left for gym. Today was the cardio day, and unfortunately the gym would be closed tomorrow for some event. I will manage it with some small body workouts. Anyways, I returned at around 10:45 pm, had my bath, and then had my post work out dinner. I and my sister started listening to few songs, and then she went to sleep. I got a sudden message from Akshay, who asked about the status. I was already a bit angry on everyone, so I was very upfront in my replies. Later, I wrote this post and next, I plan to ponder over the concepts on which I will write my essays. I plan to sleep by 3:00 am.

Diary 143: Continuous Study frustration Day

Yesterday I couldn't sleep at all. Although I closed my eyes at 3:30, I slept around 5:45 am. Anyways, I woke up at around 11:50 pm. I brushed my teeth, went online, and had my breakfast. Then, as usual, I started studying. I ditched office today too. There was no work and hence no point in wasting time in travel and in random browsing at office. I continued my studies till the lunch time. My sister arrived then, and we had lunch at around 3:00 pm. I watched the TV for a while, and reverted back to studies. She reminded me of the challenge to finish DI within 20th. It seems impossible, but I will try my best to complete as much as possible. My studies went on till around 4 pm, when I decided to multi-task between cricket and studies. Champions League T20 qualifiers were on the way, and hence I started watching them. First match was useless (Trinidad and Tobago v/s Ruhunu). At around 6:30 pm, I was completely frustrated with DI, and asked my mom to make me some Tea. After some rest, I felt good, and started studying again. The next match was the one I was waiting for - KKR v/s Auckland Aces. The first part of the match was horrible. KKR managed to get only 121 in their 20 overs. After that, I left for Gym. Today was workout day, and I performed all the exercises judiciously. I returned at around 10:40 pm, and the match was still on. The match was balanced, and KKR made a remarkable come back in the end. Finally, KKR won the match by just 2 runs. Bret Lee saved the day. After that, I took bath, and had my post workout dinner. My sister was also studying with me till 12, but then she went to sleep. Next, I reviewed Alok's SOP for a while before writing this post. Next, I plan to study till 3:00 am, and then sleep.

Diary 142: Intense Logical Day

Yesterday I slept at around 3:15 am.Today I woke up at around 11:50 pm. I brushed my teeth, and then went online to check my mails and all. I realized that the overall DI course is too big and that the challenge of completing it within 21st is under a threat. So, I started studying Reasoning. Well, I was totally caught in the cob web of the logical world. Every seemed an If statement, premises, predicate, subject and what not. The chapters had 14-15 exercises, and I started solving those. Some topics were really important and so it took a bit of time to get used to those. In between I had my lunch at around 3:00 pm. After that, I continued my journey through logical path. The A4 sheets were filled with venn diagrams of all kind. This went on till late afternoon. I had my Tea then and reverted back to studies. At around 8:40 pm, I had my pre work out dinner. After some more solving, I left for the gym at around 9:40 pm. Today was cardio day, but I was feeling a bit low on energy, don't know why. Anyways, I completed my quota of exercises and returned home. I had bath, and then ate my post work out dinner. Then, I jumped back to studies again. Till now, I have completed only 4 chapters out of the 16 in the reasoning book, but I plan to keep on doing it. I wrote this post then, and next I plan to study and then sleep by 3:30 am.

Diary 141: Study and Frustration Day

Yesterday I slept at around 3:30 am. Today I woke up at around 11:00 am. I had an objective to complete a lot of exercises in DS today, so I quickly brushed my teeth, had my breakfast and started studying. I didn't go online yet. I kept on studying till 1:30 pm, and then went online. I realized that the developer has sent a new design for the internal page. I approved it and asked a few other doubts, which were cleared later. Today I was very frustrated with the non responsiveness of both Akshay and Dallas. So, I sent a mail with the designs again, but got no reply at all. I am kind of frustrated by this now. Then, my sister returned from school, and I had my lunch at around 2:50 pm. Also, today Dad finally found my sister's birth certificate somehow. We had the notion that it was never given to us by the hospital. After that, I reverted back to studies and continued the same till the late evening. In between, I took a break by listening to songs on YouTube and all. My mom and dad left for the police verification of Passport. I had a discussion about the names with Alok again. I suggested few and he liked only one of them. Anyways, after that I continued studying till 9:00 pm, and then had my pre work out dinner. Then I left for gym at around 9:30 pm. Today was workout day. I was kind of tired today after the workout, but I didn't miss the mark in any exercise except for the second set of leg raises. That is anyways a very tough one to sustain. I returned home, took a bath, and watched the TV for a while. Then I reverted to studies, and completed one of the exercises. There are 4 exercises of DS left, but I don't think I will handle all of them. I will return to DS after revisiting some concepts of Reasoning and Logical ability. I wrote this post then, and now I plan to study more and sleep by 3:30 am. 

Diary 140: Last ODI for Rahul Dravid Day

Yesterday I slept at around 3:00 am. Today, I woke up at around 10:30 am. I brushed my teeth, had my usual breakfast, and went online. No work again, and so I started studying. But before that, I opened up my mind by playing a bit of solitaire. Although, I didn't play that well, I was now awake. Then, I studied till the lunch time. My sister asked me doubts in English and I somehow managed to handle those. I even got confirmations from Alok. Then, I had my lunch at around 2:45 pm. I ate baingaan bharta after a long time, and it felt good. It was a less oily version but still, I loved it. Then I moved on lazily with the studies. I was facing problems with Data sufficiency questions. Some were really tricky. There are 14 Exercises to be done, and I just started the 6th one. Meanwhile, I got a call from Vaibhav, who said that he is not that happy with the internal page design of the website. So, I gave him the liberty of that and he started working on a new design. Later, I continued with the studies till late evening. I dropped off my mom at someone's house as she had a meeting regarding Durga Puja. At around 8:20 pm, I went out to pick up my mom from that house, and also brought some paani puris as requested by my sister. I just ate 2 of them and had my pre work out dinner. Then, I realized that there is a match going on, and that it was the last ODI match for Rahul Dravid. Anyways, India made an impressive 304/6 in their 50 overs, but the rain gods interfered again and killed the show. The match is still going on, so the final result is still on the way. Meanwhile, I went to gym for the cardio day, and came back at around 10:45 pm. I ate my post work out dinner and started watching the match. I started multi tasking between match and studies. Later, the rain interrupted again, and I moved to my room to write this post. Next, I plan to watch the match again, and study too. I plan to sleep by 4:00 am.

Diary 139: Study Day

Yesterday I slept at around 3:30 am. Today I woke up at around 11:00 am with a call from Dad. He asked me to send him some document from the other laptop, so I got up and tried starting that laptop. Somehow, I managed to copy the file to a pen drive and then send it to dad's e-mail address. Then, I brushed my teeth, had my usual breakfast, and started studying. I continued studying till the lunch time. I had my lunch at around 2:30 pm. After that, I took a break from studies and played Solitaire. Later, I studied till 7:30 pm. Then, I had a discussion with Alok regarding the name of the website and he also gave me some tips with the approach and all. I noted them down in my mind. Also, I suggested few changes to the internal page design which were sent by Savita, the developer. It seems like a copy of the existing sites, so I was not that impressed. At around 8:30, I started watching KBC, then had my pre work out dinner, which was now a bowl of Daliya. After that, I left for Gym at 9:30 pm. Today was workout day. So, after a small warm up of 5 minutes or so, I jumped on to the workout. Well, it took a nice toll of my body, and I was exhausted at the end. I returned home, took a bath, and had my post workout dinner i.e. sprouted salad. Then, I started writing this post. Next, I plan to continue with DI. I will try my best to finish the basic DI tonight. I plan to sleep by 3:30 am.

Diary 138: Lazy Day

Yesterday I slept at around 4:00 am. Today I woke up at around 12:00 pm. Yah it was quite late, but I woke up once at 8:30 am to check out the color of Honda City that my Dad has selected. Although I had no role in that, but still I woke up so that I don't get an earful later. Anyways, I started my day as usual - brushed my teeth, had my usual breakfast and then went online. As expected there was no new work, so I started studying. Some of the questions in Quant were left, and after completing those, I felt lazy to start off with DI. I decided to take a break from studies and watch a movie. I started watching "Autograph", a Bengali movie. It was a different kind of movie and I loved it. It attacked the very basic fiber of Bengali Cinema production. Anyways, I had my usual lunch at around 2:30 pm. Also, I got the home page and internal page designs from the developer. I liked it, but Akshay said that it is very basic. Dallas said that the page has appeal. The afternoon was very lazy and I spent the time sleeping and watching the movie. Late afternoon, I had some Tea, and then played the guitar for a while. Then, I browsed randomly for a while. Later, I watched the KBC till 9:30 pm. I left for Gym then. Today was cardio day, but I added a new exercise in that. It was for the abs, and I never realized it until yesterday. May be this is the reason that my abs are not as much in shape as expected. I came back at around 10:45 pm, and took a bath. Then, I started writing this post. My sister is also studying in the same room, and I will also start with DI now. I wish me best of luck. I plan to sleep by 3:30 am.

Diary 137: Dad Returning From muscat/dubai Day

Yesterday I slept at around 4:00 am. Today, I woke up at around 11:30 am. I noticed that Dad has returned from Dubai/Muscat trip. He brought along lots of gifts and chocolates, and of course photos. I got a new T-shirt saying " I love Dubai", although I haven't been there at all. I brushed my teeth, and went online. Then, I heard stories about the neatness and the awesomeness of Dubai and Muscat. After that, I saw that there is no work at all at the job front, so I started studying. Today, I was supposed to start with DI, but I decided to complete the rest of the chapters in Quant, especially Geometry (similar triangles and all). I was facing tough problems in those, and all those reminded me of those 10th or 11th class theorems (Angle bisector theorem, Mid point theorem etc.). Anyways, I continued with the studies till the lunch time. I had my usual lunch and then realized that I have a meeting the developer. I remembered that he was going to show me some designs today. So, I left home and went there. I had a long meeting with him. I liked the neatness of the design and also suggested some additions and modifications. I returned home, and started studying again. I did that till late evening. Meanwhile, my sister challenged me to complete DI within 7 days. I will try to accomplish that. At around 8:30 pm, I started watching KBC. I did that till 9:30 pm, and then left for the gym. Today was the workout day. I increased my loads in many of the exercises and thus felt something in my arms and legs. I even followed up the workout with a treadmill for 5 minutes. I came back, took a bath, and then had a look at the photos and videos of Muscat and Dubai properly. Later, I had a nice little chat with Shatabdi (long lost chat/blog friend). Then, I decided to write this post. Next, I plan to study and then sleep at 3:00 am. I may also watch the movie - "Autograph" later but not so sure about it. 

Diary 136: Another Day

Yesterday I slept at around 3:30 am. Today woke up at around 11:00 am. I brushed my teeth, and went online. There were few changes which were to be done and so I started working on them. I passed on the work to Mukund and then started studying. Meanwhile, I had my usual breakfast. The multi tasking went on till the lunch time. Also, I had to complete the rest of the chapters in the book, so that I can start with the DI next day. I was on track for that. At around 2:30 pm, my sister returned from school, and told us that the Maths exam didn't go well. After that, I resumed studying and started listening to songs too. This went on till the late evening. I had a 7 pm appointment with the nutritionist and hence got ready for that. I left for gym at around 6:55 pm, and came back at around 7:45 pm. I came to know that although my weight has reduced from 86 to 82, my waist size has not reduced at all. So, that was a concern now. I came back with the diet plan for the next week. I hope to reduce at least some waist fat. After that, I studied for a while, and then left for Gym at around 9:30 pm. At gym, I did cardio. I worked out more than usual. I came back at around 10:45 pm, took a bath, and also had my usual post work out dinner. I started studying and listening to songs too. Two chapters are left now. I hope to cover them tonight. I wrote this post then, and next I plan to study and then sleep by 3:30 am.

Diary 135: No Gym Day

Yesterday I slept at around 3:15 am. Today, I woke up at around 11:40 am. I brushed my teeth, went online and realized that the issues are still there. I was kind of frustrated, and hence I decided to solve the problem myself. I spent the next few hours on the issue, and it was partially solved. Then, I passed on the code to Mukund. It was already lunch time then, and I had my usual lunch. After lunch, I came to know that the ODI match has already started. So, the rest of the day was a multi tasking day between Study and Cricket match. Well, I couldn't concentrate very well on the studies so my speed was slow. About the match, India made a good recovery after 110/4 and made 280/4 with Dhoni and Raina scoring half centuries. Meanwhile, in the late evening, I had some Tea and took a break from the studies. I noticed that the gym's light were not lit, so I figured that the gym is closed on the occasion of Ganesh Visarjan. I didn't like it, mainly because I wanted to work out heavily today and also check my weight. But anyways, I resumed my studies and so did the cricket match. England chased very nicely and the nature supported them too. There were around 2-3 stoppages due to the rain, and which caused a lot of ups and downs in the game. Finally, it was a draw with England at par with the D/L score of 270/8 in 48.5 overs. Luckily, Munaf was responsible for two quick wickets in the very same over, other wise India would have lost easily. Anyways, the series went to England, and so India lost both Test and ODI series to England. I came back to my room, and wrote this diary. Next, I plan to exercise a little, then take a bath and finally go back to studies - lot of chapters to cover. I guess, I will exceed the previously allotted 7 days to Quant. Anyways, I can afford one more day for Quant. I plan to sleep by 3:00 am.

Diary 134: Just another Day

Yesterday I slept at around 4:30 am. Today I woke up at 11:00 am. I brushed my teeth, and checked my mail. There were few mail exchanges regarding some issues. I decided that I will work on those issue first and then study. Meanwhile, I had my usual breakfast. I started working on the issue. I spotted the issue quickly and started rectifying it, and within the next hour or so, I completed it. Then, I mailed the correct version of the code and started studying. I had my lunch at around 1:30 today, because my sister had a tuition scheduled for 2. After that, I continued with the studies till 5:30 pm. In between, I got a call from Vaibhav and he scheduled a meeting for Tuesday. Later, I and mom went to the market for some random shopping. It took a lot of time, and I returned at around 7:45 pm. I had Tea, Soup and green Tea after that. Pretty soon, I had my pre work out dinner too. I studied for a while, and then left for the gym. I increased my cardio time for walking today. My weight has somewhat stagnated and is not going below 82.5 kg. I aim to reduce another 2.5 in the coming three weeks, so that bodomama and bodomimi see me that way. Anyways, I came back, had a bath and then my post work out dinner. I started studying after that. I have to complete around 11 chapters of Quant tomorrow. Let's see if I am able to do that. Then, I wrote this diary post and next I plan to study, and then finally sleep at around 3:00 am or so.

Diary 133: Job and Study Day

Yesterday I slept at around 4:15 am. Today I woke up at around 11:15 am. I brushed my teeth and went online. I had my usual breakfast. There was some new work from the older project, and I started working on it. Later, I got a mail from Sanjeev, and it said that we may need to work after 8 pm. So, I stopped working and started studying. Sarvesh was now handling the older project issues. He called me few times but those were some minor issues. In between, while mom was cleaning up some drawers, she found some old photos and birthday cards. It was nice too look at those things after such a long time. My sister was also at home because it was a holiday for her. Both of us were solving maths. I had my lunch at around 3:00 pm. It was that old lunch today - daliya and salad etc. After that, I reverted to studying. This went on till the late evening. At around 6:45 pm, I realized that we have a call with Sanjeev at around 7:00 pm. So, the battle started again. Mukund was also there in the call, and he made the changes in the mapping. We faced some issues but we rectified those. Later, the call ended, although all the issues were not solved yet. So, I stopped working then, ate my pre work out lunch and left for Gym. At gym, I had a nice work out session today. I completed almost all the exercises without fail. I returned home, took a bath, realized that India have made a small total of 234 in 50 overs, and that they are on the verge of losing again. Well, they did ultimately. Meanwhile, I was working again on the issues and faced some odd patterns. Finally, I stopped working at around 3:30 am. I wrote this post then. Next, I plan to sleep by 4:15 am.

Diary 132: Frustrating Error Day

Yesterday I slept at around 4:00 am. Today, I woke up at around 11:15 am. I brushed my teeth, and then went online. I had my usual breakfast then. We had to work towards the issues today, and hence I started working straight away. I allotted some of the work to Mukund and Rohit. Close to the lunch time, we were done with the issues, and also with the effort estimation. We were quite relaxed after this, and hence, I started studying. I continued with the online material. Then, I had my lunch at around 2:30 pm. After that, I continued studying. Also, I got a project deliverable document from Vaibhav. It seems that my bank account is going to be empty soon. Anyways, life was peaceful until Gotham called me up suddenly and asked about our status. I gave him an update about the issues, and that was fine. I informed Ankit about the same. Later, in the evening, I was watching TV and solving the Number theory problems, when Sanjeev called me up and mentioned that there is some issue with an XML file. The issue was critical and required immediate attention. So, I informed Ankit and we both started working on it. This went on till 8:45pm. I left the issue, and had my pre workout dinner. After that, I informed Ankit that I will be away for around 30 minutes, and left for Gym. Today was cardio day, and I burned some 350 calories. While coming back, I realized that there were several missed calls from Sanjeev and Ankit. I called up Ankit, and got the update that the issue is still not resolved. Then, I came back home and worked with Ankit on the same. The issue was solved within few minutes, and we were happy again. We informed Sanjeev and asked for a screen share meeting. Before all this, I had a bath, and also my post work out dinner. The problem started now. We altered the code at the client side, and expected that it would run properly, but there was an odd error. Even the debugger couldn't do anything. Logs showed that there is some issue with the filepath. So, we all banged our head for the next 4-5 hours on the same. Ultimately the error was a simple NEWLINE character, because of which the file was not parsed properly by DT. We all were frustrated. Even Gil had to chip in for this. But, ultimately we figured out the main issue. We stopped working and logged off. I wrote this post in half sleep, and next, I plan to sleep by 4:00 am.

Diary 131: Mixed Bag Day

Yesterday I slept at around 4:00 am. Today I woke up at around 11:10 am. I brushed my teeth, admired my flatter belly and then checked my mails. There was nothing new, and so I started with the study. I referred some online material on mathematical concepts. It was a relief from the dangerous number theory and helped me revise few of the concepts. I came to know that my sister scored 30 out of 90 in her tuition class maths test. I was upset, but controlled myself. I went through the whole paper and explained her the questions and also the various methods to solve them. After that, I had my usual diet lunch. Then, I left for the meeting with Vaibhav. There, we discussed on the various possibilities of the design and also how to make it search engine friendly. After the meeting, I returned and started studying again. I did that till 8:00 pm. Then, I was wondering about my Gym session today, because it was the workout day. I feared that I will pull my muscles again like the last time. I ate my pre-workout dinner, then watched KBC, and then left for Gym. At gym, I managed to handle workout very easily. In fact, I followed the workout with a 10 minute Cardio, mainly because I didn't feel a thing. I came back, took a bath and then went online. Gil had sent a mail regarding the issues, and asked us about those. Ankit and I decided to look into these in detail, tomorrow. Then, out of the blue, Akshay pinged me and said that he finally got his laptop. I informed him about the start of work. Later, I wrote this post, and next I plan to study for a while, and then sleep by 3:00 am.

Diary 130: Study (Number Theory) Day

Yesterday I slept at around 3:15 am. I studied and watched the latest episode of Entourage too. Today I woke up at around 11:00 am. I brushed my teeth, checked my mails, and started with the studying. I continued with the online material for a while, but then moved to some paper material I had. Before that, I transferred the advance amount to Vaibhav's account. He called me up later and scheduled a meeting for tomorrow to kick start the work. I continued with the study. The topic was number theory, and it was the tough. It had weird theorems and so obvious corollaries. Although I was gaining a lot, the level of the questions was quite high, and hence my pace was slow. I recalled that today there was an ODI match between England and India, and hence was eager to watch it. I had a different lunch today. I ate a curry brought my mom from the hotel and two tandori rotis. I compensated it by drinking green tea right away. Later, I came to know that the cricket match has a delayed start due to rain. I continued with the study till 6:00 pm, and then started watching TV. I watched it till 8:30 pm. Then, I had my pre workout dinner. Later, I left for gym at around 9:30 pm. My weight before workout was 82.2 kg, and post workout was 82.5 kg. I came home, took a bath and then had my post work out dinner. The match was going to start now, and it was only 23 overs per side. So, I decided to watch it and solve the number theory problems also. Well, I struggled badly in the problems. India had posted a good total on the board - 187/8, but England chased it down easily. The whole match was a waste of time. Anyways, I came back to my room, and wrote this post. Next, I plan to solve some more problems and then go to sleep by 4:00 am.

Diary 129: No Movies Day

Yesterday I slept at around 3:00 am. I finished the movies. Today I woke up at around 11:00 am. I got a call from Mahak, but I didn't pick up. There was no work even today. I brushed my teeth, had my usual breakfast, and went online. Today, I decided that I will not watch movies and instead start with some preparation for CAT. I started with Quant. I tried to revise the concepts and formulas as far as possible. Also, I got a call from Vaibhav, who asked me to come at around 4:30 pm. I agreed and decided to close the deal today itself. Anyways, I continued with the study till the lunch time. I had my usual lunch and then continued with the study for a while. I felt sleepy after sometime, and so took a power nap till 4:15 pm. Then, I left home to meet Vaibhav. The meeting went well, and I asked him to start the work immediately. Later, he passed on the bank details and I added him as the payee. But, I couldn't transfer the money yet, because it was past 6:30 pm. Then, I watched the TV for a while, and saw some amazing things on "I didn't know that". The show was based on concepts of Electro-Magnetism and Superconductivity, and it was awesome. It showed some superconductivity can be used for a zero power maglev train. The implementation is tough, but it can be done in future. Then, I had my pre-workout dinner. My dad was using my laptop to look for hotels in Muscat, as he was going to Oman and Saudi Arabia for some work. Later, I left for the gym at around 9:30 pm. Today, I faced a bit of problem working out because my stomach was full of water. I drank too much water. Anyways, I worked out more than usual, and then left for home. I decided to skip the post workout meal because I was already too full. I took a bath, and then watched the TV for a while. Then the lights went off, and since the Inverter was not connected, it was pitch black. I decided to play the guitar to pass my time. After some time, the lights kicked in and I went online. I wrote this post. Next, I plan to continue the study for a while, and may be prepare a schedule for the whole preparation. I plan to sleep by 3:00 am.

Diary 128: Just Another Day

Yesterday I slept at around 2:30 am. I finished watching the movies then. Today, I woke up at around 11:10 am. I brushed my teeth, and then went online. There was nothing new on the job front yet. The purchase order will take some time. I started watching some movies. Meanwhile, my dad was shortlisting a car to buy. He suggested Volkswagen Vento, but I preferred Honda City. For a small increment in investment, the benefits were more. He also understood that, and realized the same. This went on till lunch time. My sister came back from tuition. She had her maths exam in the tuition, but she declined to discuss the details of it as usual. I ate my diet lunch. I liked it. After lunch, I watched a nice movie - "walk the line". It was based on a true story and life of legendary musician Johnny Cash. I loved the movie. These movies remind me how alone I am right now, and that I don't have any prospects of even meeting a girl. It depresses me, but I kept myself afloat and hope for a better future. At around 6:30 pm, I had Tea with biscuits, cream-cracker to be precise. Then, I started watching another movie and did that till 8:00 pm. Then, I decided to take a look at the material I have to study for CAT. I collected as many books and notes as possible, and organized them. I even called up Vaibhav, and fixed an appointment for tomorrow. Most probably, I will be starting from tomorrow on Feasthunt. At 9, I had my pre-workout dinner and left for Gym. Today I had to walk to gym because my parents and sister had gone for a puja. I came back at around 10:30 pm. I took a bath, and then ate my post work out dinner. Then, I wrote this post, and next, I plan to complete the movies and sleep by 3:00 am.

Diary 127: Movies Day

Yesterday I slept at around 4:00 am. I completed the movies. Today, I woke up at around 11:30 am. I brushed my teeth, and went online. We have exceeded the allotted number of hours for the project, and hence we can't work unless a new purchase order is placed, and that may not happen before Monday. After that, I started watching movies again. I was not that happy with the thing that I was wasting my time on movies. Also, I got many calls from Vaibhav, the developer and felt guilty about not picking up. Anyways, I decided to meet him tomorrow and make up some kind of excuse. Later, I had my lunch. Then, I dropped off my sister to her tuition class. It was raining very heavily and I had to drive very carefully. I continued with the movies after that. Also, there was a One-day match which was going on between India and England. India made an impressive total of 274, but unfortunately the rain Gods interfered and the match was abandoned. England were 27/2 when the game ended. Anyways, later I continued with the movies till 8:45 pm. Then, I had my pre-workout dinner. It was different than usual, but I had it anyway. Then, I went to gym. There, I increased my level of exercise again. Also, my weight measured around 83.2 without the shoes on. I came back, had bath and my post work out dinner. Then, I completed one of the movies - "The Runaways". It was a good movie. Next, I plan to watch more movies, and then sleep by 3:00 am. 

Diary 126: Good Movies and ISB Application Start Day

Yesterday I slept at around 4:30 am. I was happy with the deployment work. Today, I woke up at around 11:45 am. I brushed my teeth, and went online. There were no new mails from Gotham, so I guess there were no issues as such. Then, I decided to start with the ISB Application. I already had applied once, so I already knew what all documents are required. I went through the older application and filled up the basic details. In between, I left to shop some things from the market. Finally, I was only left with the new employment details, one document and the four essays. That was a huge progress and I loved it. Now, I need to start working on my essays. I need to find my two greatest achievements. Anyways, later, I had my lunch. I ate chicken again, and I loved it. After the lunch, I started watching movies. I watched some very good movies - "Listen to your heart", "Nick and Norah's infinite playlist", "RockStar", "The art of getting by". I loved each one of them. The movie thing went on till 7:00 pm. Then, I watched the football match between Argentina and Venezuela. It was the first international friendly match between two foreign nations in India. The match was at Salt Lake Stadium, Kolkata. Argentina won 1-0. Messi was awesome. After that, I ate my pre-workout dinner and then left for Gym at around 9:30 pm. I continued with the cardio. I increased the level of cycling today. I came back home, and took a bath. I ate my post work out dinner, and started watching the movies again. I even cried while watching "Listen to your heart". It was really awesome, and touched my soul. It gave inspiration to me. Then, I decided to write this post. Next, I plan to continue with the movies and then sleep by around 4:30 am.

Diary 126: Sudden work and Deployment Day

Yesterday I slept at around 4:00 am. I was watching the movie - "The butterfly effect 3". It was a good movie indeed. Today, I woke up at around 10:45 am. I brushed my teeth, and went online. I checked the mails, and started working right away. Meanwhile, I had my new diet breakfast. It was different from what was suggested but it was good enough. Anyways, we were supposed to start the move to production at around 6:30 pm, but we had some issues at hand. So, I and Ankit started looking into those, and had many calls in between. I had my new diet lunch, and it was awesome. I had grilled chicken, raita, dal, roti, salad and all. I loved it. Then, I moved back to work. We also had a conference call with Gil. We solved one of their issue then and there. So, we were done with the issues, and were ready to move the code to production. Well, the clock struck 6:30 pm, but there was no sign of Gotham. We tried contacting him, but there was no reply. After sometime, we came to know that it will start at 9 pm. I informed Ankit that I will be away for around half an hour. Meanwhile, I spent time by solving olympiad questions from my sister's book. It didn't start at 9. At 9:30 pm, I left for the gym. The gym was very empty today, mainly because of the Ganesh Chaturthi thing. I was in the middle of the cardio, when Ankit called me. I didn't pick it up, but had to cut short by cardio time by 7 minutes. Anyways, I left for home, and straightaway joined the client call. They were in the middle of the code move. My bath and post workout dinner were pending, but I continued. After lots of hiccups and roadblocks, we were able to deploy the code to their environment. It all ended at around 2:30 am. In between, I managed to have a quick bath and the post workout dinner. Next, I plan to watch some movie, and then sleep by 4:00 am or so.