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.