The IMEI presentation went off pretty well today. The prof. was quite impressed with our work and our understanding of the topic. Whenever we are done with an assignment/presentation/submission there is a sense of relief, the kind that you generally feel after the last exam in school or college. Today was one such day as well. After the presentation a few of us went to Mirch Masala for lunch. Had heard a lot about the place, turned out to be pretty decent, one of the few places in Ahmedabad that actually serves non-veg food. Had a really heavy lunch which needed to be given due respect (read as siesta).
Wrote a movie review in the evening and did some general tp as well. Watched some cricket videos on youtube after a really long time, found this one - Sachin walking in to bat at the Wankhede, something that will always give me goosebumps :-) PlaceComm had called for another batch meet in the night, same agenda as last night where seniors share their summer internship experiences. That got done by around 1 after which I headed to the library to work on the MICAMINDS project, the deadline has been extended till tomorrow midnight. That took a couple of hours to do. Need to give some finishing touches tomorrow. Will head back to Palaash now, have two lectures in the audi tomorrow, hope I dont doze off there ;-)
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Saturday, September 4, 2010
Friday, September 3, 2010
Day 68 - 2nd September 2010
Rest day = wake up after 12 pm no matter how much work is pending. That was the case today as well, woke up at 1245 when I had to work on the IMEI presentation which is due tomorrow, the MICAMINDS project and start studying for the end terms!! That was also listed in terms of priority :-P Our group had to give a detailed analysis of Mint, the financial daily of HT media in association with WSJ. Got to learn a lot about the paper through the entire process. Also did a bit of work on the MICAMINDS project, which is more research oriented. I don't know whether it can be generalised or not but a lot can be learned from these kind of projects as compared to theory taught in the classroom. Also donated blood today, there was a blood donation camp organized on campus by Red Cross.
Today also happened to be Janmashtmi, so CulComm had organised MICA Matki Phod Competition (MMPC). There were teams were all of the hostels and even the people who work in the mess, who eventually won. It was amazing fun watching the whole thing, facebook is now flooded with photos and videos from the event :-) PlaceComm had called for a batch meet at midnight, seniors who interned at various companies shared their experiences with us. Got back to working on the IMEI presentation with our group after that, which went on till 430 in the morning, hope it goes off well tomorrow!
Today also happened to be Janmashtmi, so CulComm had organised MICA Matki Phod Competition (MMPC). There were teams were all of the hostels and even the people who work in the mess, who eventually won. It was amazing fun watching the whole thing, facebook is now flooded with photos and videos from the event :-) PlaceComm had called for a batch meet at midnight, seniors who interned at various companies shared their experiences with us. Got back to working on the IMEI presentation with our group after that, which went on till 430 in the morning, hope it goes off well tomorrow!
Sunday, August 15, 2010
Day 49 - 14th August 2010
One of the few days when lectures started at 10. Used the opportunity to sleep till 930. Had 3 lectures of IMEI which were conducted by an alumnus who is working with network18. Since it was in the audi it took some effort to stay awake, which I barely managed to do. After lectures were done I went to the library to start work on the PM individual assignments. One of
the tasks is to analyse company websites from a competitive intelligence point of view. So I decided to do an analysis of two IPL teams - RCB and MI.Although I am huge MI fan, I must say that the RCB marketing team has done a brilliant job to stay connected with their fans. The analysis took longer than expected and I was able to do only one out of the two tasks in the assignment.
Since it was a friend's birthday he and I went to Pizza hut to pack pizzas packed. We didn't expect the sudden downpour that greeted us when we reached there thanks to which we got drenched to the bone, luckily the pizzas didn't get wet. Azhar Bhai's rickshaw was the only solace for an otherwise avoidable outing. Came back to a friend's room where about seven of us
hogged on pizzas and garlic bread. I generally prefer dominos to pizza hut but the pizzas today were quite good.
Wanted to go back to the library to continue working on the assignment and conveniently forgot about the fact that it closes at midnight on saturday. So went to Chota for a while before coming back to the room and crashing for the day.
the tasks is to analyse company websites from a competitive intelligence point of view. So I decided to do an analysis of two IPL teams - RCB and MI.Although I am huge MI fan, I must say that the RCB marketing team has done a brilliant job to stay connected with their fans. The analysis took longer than expected and I was able to do only one out of the two tasks in the assignment.
Since it was a friend's birthday he and I went to Pizza hut to pack pizzas packed. We didn't expect the sudden downpour that greeted us when we reached there thanks to which we got drenched to the bone, luckily the pizzas didn't get wet. Azhar Bhai's rickshaw was the only solace for an otherwise avoidable outing. Came back to a friend's room where about seven of us
hogged on pizzas and garlic bread. I generally prefer dominos to pizza hut but the pizzas today were quite good.
Wanted to go back to the library to continue working on the assignment and conveniently forgot about the fact that it closes at midnight on saturday. So went to Chota for a while before coming back to the room and crashing for the day.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Day 45 - 10th August 2010
Finally some sunshine! I cant seem to remember when was the last time I saw a clear sky throughout the day. Could finally get to play some tennis today, managed to play for two and a half hours.
Another relaxed day w.r.t lectures, had only 3 of them - IMEI and Eco. The eco prof. really amazes me with his knowledge about the subject and how he teaches it. I dont think I've mentioned this - he graded Chetan Bhagat's papers at IIM-A :-D. The seniors have also told us that he will take a session on Indian railways in which he will explain how they made money out of human excreta!
Since we are in the middle of the term now, assignment deadlines have started approaching. I made a list of things to be done over the next week and boy its one big list! Decided to study a bit in the night and read up on a bit of PM and eco. Went to Chota for some random discussions over chai. We have a PM tutorial coming up in which we will be graded on a case study, need to read up on that as well. Went to Chota for chai a couple of times and before I knew it, the time was 445 a.m. So I decided to visit slumberland because I have no interest in seeing the sunrise :-)
Another relaxed day w.r.t lectures, had only 3 of them - IMEI and Eco. The eco prof. really amazes me with his knowledge about the subject and how he teaches it. I dont think I've mentioned this - he graded Chetan Bhagat's papers at IIM-A :-D. The seniors have also told us that he will take a session on Indian railways in which he will explain how they made money out of human excreta!
Since we are in the middle of the term now, assignment deadlines have started approaching. I made a list of things to be done over the next week and boy its one big list! Decided to study a bit in the night and read up on a bit of PM and eco. Went to Chota for some random discussions over chai. We have a PM tutorial coming up in which we will be graded on a case study, need to read up on that as well. Went to Chota for chai a couple of times and before I knew it, the time was 445 a.m. So I decided to visit slumberland because I have no interest in seeing the sunrise :-)
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Day 44 - 9th August 2010
Another week begins. Had only 3 lectures today, thanks to that got done by 1230. The IMEI double lecture was interesting in bits and pieces - today's topic was the evolution of the print industry in India. The part which I found the most interesting was the innovative ways used by newspapers to circumvent the restrictions imposed during the Emergency. PM focused sales strategies today and the highlight of the class was the 15 minute discussion on the statement "A good salesman can sell a comb to a bald man" :-D some major DCP happened in class and it was hilarious, with some people even saying that he would be selling hope!
The weather improved considerably today, finally saw the sky after ages,but the joy was shortlived. I went to sleep in the afternoon at around 230 when it was bright and sunny outside, when I woke up a couple of hours later it was dark and gloomy and it had rained! But as the saying goes, for every dark cloud there is a silver lining(pun intended). Thanks to the incessant rains, couple of rooms on the first floor of Palaash are facing severe seepage problems. My room is one of them, so as a stopgap arrangement we've been moved to Asoka, the hostel for visiting faculty and international exchange program students :-) This hostel is like a 5-star hotel - swanky new rooms, attached (clean) bathrooms, intercom in every room and there are even paintings in each room to add to the aesthetic value :-D A refreshing change for 4-5 days though Im waiting to go back to Palaash.
The assignment deadlines have started nearing. Have submissions on the 13th,16th and 19th. Worked on the ID assignment which has to be submitted on 13th. Hope to start working on the others soon but for the time being will enjoy the temporary luxuries of Asoka.
The weather improved considerably today, finally saw the sky after ages,but the joy was shortlived. I went to sleep in the afternoon at around 230 when it was bright and sunny outside, when I woke up a couple of hours later it was dark and gloomy and it had rained! But as the saying goes, for every dark cloud there is a silver lining(pun intended). Thanks to the incessant rains, couple of rooms on the first floor of Palaash are facing severe seepage problems. My room is one of them, so as a stopgap arrangement we've been moved to Asoka, the hostel for visiting faculty and international exchange program students :-) This hostel is like a 5-star hotel - swanky new rooms, attached (clean) bathrooms, intercom in every room and there are even paintings in each room to add to the aesthetic value :-D A refreshing change for 4-5 days though Im waiting to go back to Palaash.
The assignment deadlines have started nearing. Have submissions on the 13th,16th and 19th. Worked on the ID assignment which has to be submitted on 13th. Hope to start working on the others soon but for the time being will enjoy the temporary luxuries of Asoka.
Monday, August 9, 2010
Day 43 - 8th August 2010
Wonder if rest day should be renamed to waste day. Woke up at one in the afternoon :-D Though the heavy rainfall and accompanying thunder last night did wake me up a couple of times. The downpour was so severe that rooms in the on the ground floor got flooded, poor guys had to drain out all the water from their rooms. For once I am happy to be living in a room on the first floor.
It was raining in the afternoon as well and a pump had to be brought in at the badi court to ensure that the water clogging wasn't too severe. Luckily it subsided a bit in the evening and the skies cleared up a bit.
One of good things about hostel life are the impromptu events that take place and they end up being even more fun than the planned events. Today was one of those days, had a session of cricket in the Palaash courtyard which turned out to be amazing fun. There were so many people who wanted to play that eventually we split up into four teams and ended up playing a mini tournament! The first time these things happen are always fun, but the second time onwards it not as much fun,like the rain dance, its rained almost everyday since the first rain dance but dancing in the rain is the last thing on people's minds now :-P
Planned to read a bit IMEI but 10 pages into the book I found it to be like a novel so then decided to go to Chota for a while. Got back from there a while back and just saw the time, its 3.10 a.m.! Will try reading a bit of IMEI till it puts me to sleep(which will be very soon)
It was raining in the afternoon as well and a pump had to be brought in at the badi court to ensure that the water clogging wasn't too severe. Luckily it subsided a bit in the evening and the skies cleared up a bit.
One of good things about hostel life are the impromptu events that take place and they end up being even more fun than the planned events. Today was one of those days, had a session of cricket in the Palaash courtyard which turned out to be amazing fun. There were so many people who wanted to play that eventually we split up into four teams and ended up playing a mini tournament! The first time these things happen are always fun, but the second time onwards it not as much fun,like the rain dance, its rained almost everyday since the first rain dance but dancing in the rain is the last thing on people's minds now :-P
Planned to read a bit IMEI but 10 pages into the book I found it to be like a novel so then decided to go to Chota for a while. Got back from there a while back and just saw the time, its 3.10 a.m.! Will try reading a bit of IMEI till it puts me to sleep(which will be very soon)
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Day 41 - 6th August 2010
TGIF! Had a reasonably relaxed day today. Started with our first session on the Media and Entertainment industry. It was a joint lecture in the audi - there is something that I haven't mentioned about the audi, it isn't a conventional one, there in an ascending flight of stairs on which pillows are kept, so basically one has to sit on the floor. Because of the CS assignment submission and a birthday celebration last night, quite a few people in the batch didn't get their daily quota of sleep. An air-conditioned audi with comfortable pillows and place to stretch was a boon for quite a few people. They took the liberty of actually lying down on the topmost row,which was empty, and were caught only at the end of the lecture. At least they got two hours of undisturbed sleep :-P
There was a one and a half hour break today, during which I saw the India SL test match. It feels like ages since I have seen cricket, and watching the match today was therapeutic :-) After lectures our group gave some finishing touches to the CS assignment, the deadline for which was 5 p.m. Managed to submit it by 430, no last minute adventures, though Im quite sure there are quite a few of them in the offing. It felt like exams are over and vacations have begun after submitting the assignment. Slept for a while in the evening before we had our last movie screening of the term. Today's movie was an Iranian movie, two women. This movie made me realise that the image of Iran ingrained in all our minds and the ground realities are quite different.
Did absolute tp post dinner. Walks around campus, badminton, tt, nimbu paani at Chota and the like ensured that time flew. Decided to come back to my room by 130. Listening to U2 as I type this one. Will go to sleep hoping and praying that India manage to pull off a miracle against SL tomorrow!
There was a one and a half hour break today, during which I saw the India SL test match. It feels like ages since I have seen cricket, and watching the match today was therapeutic :-) After lectures our group gave some finishing touches to the CS assignment, the deadline for which was 5 p.m. Managed to submit it by 430, no last minute adventures, though Im quite sure there are quite a few of them in the offing. It felt like exams are over and vacations have begun after submitting the assignment. Slept for a while in the evening before we had our last movie screening of the term. Today's movie was an Iranian movie, two women. This movie made me realise that the image of Iran ingrained in all our minds and the ground realities are quite different.
Did absolute tp post dinner. Walks around campus, badminton, tt, nimbu paani at Chota and the like ensured that time flew. Decided to come back to my room by 130. Listening to U2 as I type this one. Will go to sleep hoping and praying that India manage to pull off a miracle against SL tomorrow!
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