Diary 167: No Office and Many Tests Day

Yesterday I slept at around 3:30 am. I took another AIMCAT and that was bad too. It was just a feeble improvement. Today I woke up at around 10:00 am. I went online, checked the mails and started working on the same problem as yesterday. I got a ping from Ankit, and he asked me whether I was at home or not. Then, I spoke with Gil about the problem so that he doesn't forget me completely. Sarvesh was also working on that, and was kind of stuck at the same place. Anyways, after this, I decided to take sectional tests. I took around 4 of them, and scored bad in 3 of them. It was Quant, so it was more frustrating. I even thought of taking an AIMCAT, but later realized that the DOE project is starting again, and has an introduction call in the evening. So, I ditched the idea. Anyways, after the first three sectional tests, which went bad, I took the fourth one with all my power, and the test was somewhat better. In general, the tests were very lengthy and the DI part was extremely tough. Later, in the evening, I attended the call. We got the requirements from them, and were ready to roll. Tomorrow, I will go to Office and hopefully be more productive than before. Later, I had my pre work out dinner, and moved to gym. At gym, it was work out day, and I managed to complete all of them. Then, I came back, and took a bath. I wrote this diary, and now I plan to sleep by 11:45 pm.

Diary 166: No Office Day and Bad AIMCAT Day

Yesterday I slept at around 3:00 am. I had a long chat with an old friend - Shatabdi. I woke up at around 9:30 am. I informed Ankit that I will not come. Then, I started working on some new problem that Gil had mentioned in one of the mails. Then, I decided that I will take the AIMCAT at 3:00 pm, instead of 9:00 pm. The link was already available, and I was kind of looking forward to it. Anyways, I worked on the problem for a while, but got stuck. Then, I started watching some of the TV episodes. Later, I had my lunch at around 2:00 pm, and then took some rest. I slept for a while, and woke up at around 3:20 pm. I started the test at around 3:35 pm, and ended it at around 5:50 pm. Well, I was shocked to see the number of mistakes in Quant. It was 7, and overall mistakes were 21. Although I scored 31 in english, my quant score went down to 38. It was disappointing. I was sad again, but recovered. I decided to take all this seriously now. I will try to reduce the number of mistakes next time, and also increase my attempts in Quant. This time I struggled a lot with Quant in terms of timing. Then, I had an appointment with the dietitian. Jyoti was unavailable, and so her senior came in. She was kind of strict, and reminded me of hitler. She didn't pay attention to the 7 kgs I lost, and instead put me on a strict diet. I returned home, had the same old debate with my parents regarding the diet plan, and then pondered over my performance in the exam. I decided that I will not waste time now. I went to gym later, and changed my cardio style a bit. I returned home, took a bath, and then wrote this diary. Now, I plan to complete the TV episode and then study. I plan to sleep by 3:00 am.

Diary 165: Early Office Day 2

Yesterday I slept at around 1:00 am. Today I woke up at 6:30 am. I was very late already but somehow I managed to get ready and leave by 7:00 am. I reached the station on time and boarded the right train. I reached office quite early, at around 8:40 am, but there was no one there. Finally, Ankit arrived at around 9:40 am. I worked on the essays a bit, and then roamed around. I realized that Zomato's office is at the same floor as ours. Anyways, we started working on whatever came through. My brain was not working at all, and my productivity was at all time low. I was asking stupid questions and all. I decided that I will leave early today too. I wrote a few mails here and there, and then finally left the office at around 3:45 pm. I reached home at around 5:50 pm. I went online, and decided to watch the latest episodes of HIMYM, TAHM and Gossip Girl. Before that, I played the guitar for a while. Later, I watched the TV episodes and then was ready to go to the gym. Today was Lakshmi Puja, and hence my parents invited a few guests to serve the prasad. I also ate the same as my pre work out dinner. Today was workout day. My weight is still touching 80, and now has officially stopped reducing. Anyways, I returned home, and took a bath. Then, I wrote this diary. Now, I plan to complete the TV episodes and then sleep by 2:00 am or so. Also, I forgot to mention yesterday that Jagjit Singh is no more. He died yesterday of brain hemorrhage and his voice will be missed.

Diary 164: Early Office Day

Yesterday I slept at around 2:00 am. Today I woke up at around 6:00 am. I got ready for office and left home after breakfast at around 6:35 am. I reached the station on time and then boarded the train for Andheri. I reached the office at around 8:30 am, only to find the door locked. I waited for Ankit to come, but during that time, I started thinking about the essays. Then, Ankit arrived and the work started. As usual, very less productive work was going on in Office. Ankit seemed lost, and most of us were more worried about the PF that was cut from our salary for the last few months. Anyways, I somehow managed to pass through the office and then decided to leave early at around 4:00 pm. Luckily I managed to catch the trains right on time at both Andheri and Wadala stations. I reached home at around 5:45 pm. I went online, and checked out the solutions to the Bad AIMCAT that I had yesterday. I realized that I made a lot of mistakes in the LA section of the section II. I was surprised to see so many mistakes and hence realized the reason for so many negatives. Anyways, I also found that two of the questions were wrongly evaluated, and hopefully my marks would increase by 8. Although it doesn't matter much, but still it gives me some confidence. Later, I watched the latest episode of the Dexter, and then ate my pre work out dinner. I moved to gym at 9:30 pm, and returned at around 10:30 pm. Today, I saw some new treadmills in the gym. Anyways, I had a bath, and my post work out dinner. Now, I plan to complete the episode and then sleep by 1:00 am.

Diary 163: Bad AIMCAT Day

Yesterday I slept at around 2:30 am. Today I woke up at around 11:15 am. I brushed my teeth, and went online. I felt terrible because there was no chaos in the home now. Everything was quiet. My Dad seemed fine. I started practicing a bit for the AIMCAT which was scheduled at 3:30 pm. I didn't practice Quant. I took some tests in verbal and I scored okay. At least my mind was refreshed a bit. Later, the pest control guy arrived and smoked the house. We already had our lunch before that. I left with my Dad at around 3:05 pm. I reached the center at 3:20 pm. I started my test and literally hurried through the Quant section. The verbal section seemed easy but the result showed something totally unexpected. I scored 60 in Quant with only 3 mistakes, and 19 in the second section with 17 mistakes. I was terribly disappointed. My dad was there to pick me up. I came back after some grocery shopping. Then, I wrote this post. Although I am disappointed, I will try to score again, so that I cross the limits for some other B Schools other than IIMs. Next, I plan to have some Tea, and then watch the match between MI and RCB - the final. Later, I will go to gym, and then sleep early since I have to reach office at 9:00 am.