Haven't posted in quite a while,no I haven't.It's a long story for another day..another post.
The lowdown is,I've been ill,for a couple of months now.And the nature of my illness has caused me to lose quite a lot of weight.11 kilos in 2 months,to be precise.

Now leaving aside the math,I decided to put a positive spin on it.For months on end my parents were rambling about my rapidly protruding belly (they put it down to gaming and lack of any physical activity..jumping like a maniac when my team MUFC score doesn't cut it..apparently).So just to bring the issue back up,I pulled out all my old clothes (not old really,my waist had merely expanded,rendering them useless) and mind,it's a lotta clothes,and guess what? they all fit.woohoo!! I have a completely new wardrobe now.The rack is overflowing with clothes! I'm glad I didn't give them away :D

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Perhaps you have noticed as much,I haven't been posting as regularly as I used to.No,I'm not finished blogging,quite the opposite.However,I'm now being forced to take a brief break,since I am leaving for Coimbatore tomorrow for job training.It promises to be a hectic month,but I'll try and keep everyone posted about how I'm doing.TCS' training is said to be the most fun-filled educational experience I hear,so hopefully fun times are ahead.
I'll resume regular posting when I'm back.

C ya guys!

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OK folks, most of you will know that the CAT (Common Admission Test) which is held for admissions to the IIM's (and a few other colleges) is one of the toughest if not the toughest exam in the world.

What I'm about to do today,surpasses all that I've done before.I am about to appear for the exam,without any,check ANY preparation.I can visualize it right now,and it feels like a crash test dummy with a coconut helmet.


I decided to go easy with my prep since I'm joining TCS on the 24th (And it is to that I credit my recent uber-busy-ness reently).The decision to chicken out of the preparation was taken long before my joining date arrived.I'm not proud of it though,but I know I will prepare for the CAT well enough ,and bell the goddamn feline once and for all,with a couple of years worth of job experience to my credit.

But today's exam? It's gonna be a hellish 180 minutes.

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Another day,another bomb attack.It's like our country is going through this continuous waking nightmare,which plays itself out night after night after night.30th October will be remembered (by the families of the victims) and forgotten (by the rest of us) as the day when 11 blasts ripped though the state of Assam,in unison I have nothing to say about the bomb blasts.After all,what is left that hasn't been said yet? I want to talk about you and I.

For decades now,these incidents are taking place,literally by the week.Serial blasts in Mumbai,Terrorist attacks on temples,blasts in Mosques,crowded markets,Bus stations,busy trains,you name it.Hundreds of people lose their lives in such acts.

We,however,pat our backs because,we moved on.We showed our resilience,the city started moving within a matter of hours,normalcy was resumed in a day.Those cowards can't break our spirits!We moved on. I personally think this is nothing to be proud of.I am ASHAMED that the city life takes such hits so lightly.I'm ASHAMED the news channels will all move to cricket news withing minutes of that first BREAKING NEWS,I am ASHAMED to look at the TV,see the casualties and just move on,saying I can't do anything about it,and I am also ashamed that I have become so desensitized to human suffering.

The people who lose their lives become mere photographs,to be hung on walls and remembered on anniversaries,their families,bite back tears and try to start living afresh.

You and I,we just move on...until the day arrives when it's our turn.

I ask you this.Instead of just shrugging your shoulders,why wouldn't you stand up,take notice of these things and help,in any way or form you can.How about thinking 10 times before you lend your phone to a friend for a day? Or spending a measly 1000 Rupees on getting your Wi-fi secured by an expert,or carrying out a simple background check when you rent out your apartment,sell a motorbike or a car? You don't have to be home minister of India to do your bidding in stopping these crimes.Like it or not,you and I are party to what goes on,and it's only fair that we do all we can to stop this.

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