Today is not an ordinary day…its one of those days when I woke up in the morning feeling gloomy and sad. I tried to cheer myself up thinking of all the beautiful moments of my life. It actually didn’t help because it brought tears in my eyes. Isn’t it really silly that all those wonderful moments of your life bring tears to eyes? Occasions where you laughed like crazy now make you cry. But what exactly are occasions?
Occasions are not the earth shattering events that we encounter during the course of our lives, be it happy or sad. Occasions are those small moments in life that make you realize how important it is to live life. Moments that let you know that there is a difference in merely existing, and living; Moments in which you feel extremely sad or extremely happy; Moments when you stood up for yourself or for somebody else; Moments when you broke down but still refused to give up; Moments when you looked for a shoulder to cry or a hand to hold only to realize that you are all alone; Moments when someone you least expected became your motivator; Moments when you cried all night but still woke up with a smile only to cheer someone else up; Moments when someone became so dear that time spent with them felt like celebration; Moments when you almost wanted to die; Moments when you felt choked; Moments that became inspirations…
November 29, 2009
November 28, 2009
27th Nov: A crazy exam!
Yesterday I had my ‘Introduction to Linguistics’ exam. I had not studied anything at all…like all my other classmates (I kind of believed them…it feels nice!) It is that kind of a subject where you understand everything in class because Agnihotri Sir is a genius. He just makes it so simple but then you go home and don’t know where to start, what to study. So I decided not to study at all during the entire semester (I don’t recommend this!). Though this is one course I loved and looked forward to.
But exams are exams!! You are not evaluated for how much you love the subject (had that been the case I would have got 0’s in all my maths exams all my life…its not that I don’t like maths…I actually hate it!!) 5 questions 14 marks each…and no clue where to start! The only reassurance was that all my classmates were in the same dilemma. And yes…just one day to prepare!! I did whatever I could till 2.45 am…then woke up at 5.30 am to go through my notes and finally reached metro station expecting catastrophe (Katastrophe is one of my favourite German words coz it really sounds like disaster). Metro station is where the fairy tale began…yes u heard me right! Fairytale!!
I met Prity at the station. I normally don’t coz she always reaches half an early! Yesterday she was late and I was early...Hahaha!! Both of us were very scared. We had not read Sapir, Chomsky, Bloomfield, and Pinker…well actually everything that was important. In those 20 minutes in the metro we discussed 3 questions chosen randomly…Hockett’s design features, India as a linguistic area and constituency test. We just memorized every important point and we explained each point to each other…I knew things that she didn’t and she knew things that I didn’t…finally we understood all these topics!!
AND...(You might have already guessed!!) When I got the question paper all those 3 questions were there!! For a second I thought this could not be true! What’s even more interesting is that every question had an option but that turned out to be no option because I knew none of them. Had I not done those questions in the morning I could not have attempted 3 questions at all. The other 2 questions went pretty well too! This turned out to the best exam out of all the 4 courses that we were offered! What a last exam!! The day could not have been better! Now I can have a relaxed vacation.
After the exam Prity and I were literally thanking our stars! A shudder goes down my spine when I think had I not met her it could have turned out to be a nightmare…minus approx 40 marks out of 70 in a subject I like the most…sigh!!
Prity was so happy, she narrated this metro story to almost everyone…except the gatekeeper, the sweeper, the security guys at the metro and a few more people… ;)
I am looking forward to a comment on this post from Prity someday!!
But exams are exams!! You are not evaluated for how much you love the subject (had that been the case I would have got 0’s in all my maths exams all my life…its not that I don’t like maths…I actually hate it!!) 5 questions 14 marks each…and no clue where to start! The only reassurance was that all my classmates were in the same dilemma. And yes…just one day to prepare!! I did whatever I could till 2.45 am…then woke up at 5.30 am to go through my notes and finally reached metro station expecting catastrophe (Katastrophe is one of my favourite German words coz it really sounds like disaster). Metro station is where the fairy tale began…yes u heard me right! Fairytale!!
I met Prity at the station. I normally don’t coz she always reaches half an early! Yesterday she was late and I was early...Hahaha!! Both of us were very scared. We had not read Sapir, Chomsky, Bloomfield, and Pinker…well actually everything that was important. In those 20 minutes in the metro we discussed 3 questions chosen randomly…Hockett’s design features, India as a linguistic area and constituency test. We just memorized every important point and we explained each point to each other…I knew things that she didn’t and she knew things that I didn’t…finally we understood all these topics!!
AND...(You might have already guessed!!) When I got the question paper all those 3 questions were there!! For a second I thought this could not be true! What’s even more interesting is that every question had an option but that turned out to be no option because I knew none of them. Had I not done those questions in the morning I could not have attempted 3 questions at all. The other 2 questions went pretty well too! This turned out to the best exam out of all the 4 courses that we were offered! What a last exam!! The day could not have been better! Now I can have a relaxed vacation.
After the exam Prity and I were literally thanking our stars! A shudder goes down my spine when I think had I not met her it could have turned out to be a nightmare…minus approx 40 marks out of 70 in a subject I like the most…sigh!!
Prity was so happy, she narrated this metro story to almost everyone…except the gatekeeper, the sweeper, the security guys at the metro and a few more people… ;)
I am looking forward to a comment on this post from Prity someday!!
my first post!!!
Finally I am blogging too!!
I have no clue why I am doing this but I’m determined to do this coz over the years I have become lazy when it comes to writing. I wonder how someone like me now prefers presentations over written assignments and homeworks! Though I’m still the quiet student that I was. Presentations are not easier than assignments rather the amount of work is almost double but still I’m not afraid of them. May be that’s why I decided to blog. I seriously want to start writing the way I used too.
Well, First things first...why have I named it 'Logic Upside Down’? Hmm...Coz sometimes I can be immaculately illogical...yet correct! I have every 'reason' (how I hate this word!!) to believe that I do use logic but it's upside down...so what!! I am true to my heart and extremely impulsive and intuitive...and I think I am extremely lucky to have that ability. I have taken all the important decisions of my life in seconds... (Not even in minutes!). When I say 'all' it means 'all'. Over the years all those decisions, decisions that are and were risky to say the least, have paid off. And I’m really lucky to have parents who have stood by me and my decisions! They have utmost faith in my abilities. It sometimes scares me no end because at the end of the day I am accountable for the decisions that I take. Their faith in my abilities and their unconditional support has been my driving force; the wind beneath my wings!
Logic and reason is the last thing that comes to my mind :)…just like I speak straight from the heart…I think straight from the heart!! And of course I use my brain too…all of us have learnt enough biology to know that. And straight talking is what my blog is all about…hopefully! I don’t know whether I will be regular here… but I’ll try my best.
I’ll share my views, my blunders, my anger, my happiness, my feelings…and the list goes on :). Sometimes I think people do find it hard to digest my views, for reasons unknown to me. I am actually looking forward to do all this!
I have no clue why I am doing this but I’m determined to do this coz over the years I have become lazy when it comes to writing. I wonder how someone like me now prefers presentations over written assignments and homeworks! Though I’m still the quiet student that I was. Presentations are not easier than assignments rather the amount of work is almost double but still I’m not afraid of them. May be that’s why I decided to blog. I seriously want to start writing the way I used too.
Well, First things first...why have I named it 'Logic Upside Down’? Hmm...Coz sometimes I can be immaculately illogical...yet correct! I have every 'reason' (how I hate this word!!) to believe that I do use logic but it's upside down...so what!! I am true to my heart and extremely impulsive and intuitive...and I think I am extremely lucky to have that ability. I have taken all the important decisions of my life in seconds... (Not even in minutes!). When I say 'all' it means 'all'. Over the years all those decisions, decisions that are and were risky to say the least, have paid off. And I’m really lucky to have parents who have stood by me and my decisions! They have utmost faith in my abilities. It sometimes scares me no end because at the end of the day I am accountable for the decisions that I take. Their faith in my abilities and their unconditional support has been my driving force; the wind beneath my wings!
Logic and reason is the last thing that comes to my mind :)…just like I speak straight from the heart…I think straight from the heart!! And of course I use my brain too…all of us have learnt enough biology to know that. And straight talking is what my blog is all about…hopefully! I don’t know whether I will be regular here… but I’ll try my best.
I’ll share my views, my blunders, my anger, my happiness, my feelings…and the list goes on :). Sometimes I think people do find it hard to digest my views, for reasons unknown to me. I am actually looking forward to do all this!
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