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Then started the placement season, with everyone saying that the economy is bad and jobs are scarce, I wasn't quite sure what to expect. Many PSUs came, picked up many people, excluding me of course, sat for my first written test for a company, got selected, still puzzled by it, didn't even finish the paper, and wrote five liners as answers to the HR questions. The GD was hilarious, had quite a bit of fun and so was rejected. Couldn't get past the first round for a number of subsequent companies, thereby reinforcing my faith in my shortcomings. Then came Aricent, they lowered the cutoff after a lot of negotiations and hence, I was barely able to apply. Got through the written round, and gave the GD (non-eliminative, woohoo) and turned up the next day for the interview. The interview was interesting and quite engrossing, many of the questions were straight forward and easy, some were a bit tricky but nothing that I hadn't seen before. Then came the results, with my heart pounding even harder at every name until my name was announced. I breathed a sigh of relief and surprise, wow, I'm good enough to be employed, what's next, self esteem? Ah fate, you're spoiling me. Turns out, fate heard me, so not only did I failed to get a better paying job (came mighty close once but was rejected at the last stage, before getting involved in an accident) but also got my percentage screwed up so bad that I was no longer eligible even for Aricent.
And then, when everything seemed depressing and meaningless, came Amdocs. Curiously, a similar chain of events followed, right from the time when they allowed ICE just 24 hours before the commencement of the placement procedure to the marathon written test followed by a thorough interview. It was at this moment, when it all fell in place, 70% of the interview consisted of in-depth questions about my summer project, and after each answer, I was thanking my stars that I got to do the entire project on my own. The announcement of the final results was followed by the very first award ceremony of my life, I dunno what else to call it and frankly I don't want to. That night, I was awkward, relieved and happy, feelings I hadn't experienced in the longest of times.
I really wish to put all the insane things that happened since my last post in greater detail, but not gonna do it because it will require some effort on my part. So, may be when I'm next in the mood to give some exercise to my fingers...Adios.
PS: Got an amazing new phone on birthday, HTC HD2, check it out: http://www.htc.com/in/product/hd2/overv
- Location:India, New Delhi
- Music:Summer of '69 - Bryan Adams
Your result for The Heart Test...
Lord's Heart
You are 90% Independent, 20% Idealistic, 20% Intimate, and 20% Indulgent!
The Lord's Heart
Independent, Realistic, Passionate, Explicit
Matches for the Lord's Heart:
The Pragmatic Heart
The Pragmatic Heart mirrors you in every way, but is more intimate than passionate. You will find the Pragmatic's independence something you greatly respect, as you are independent yourself and aren't very needy. You will also appreciate the Pragmatic's more intimate nature, which will provide a nice contrast to your passion. You can count on the Pragmatic to care for you, but to not be too clingy, leaving you the freedom you desire.
The Reclusive Heart
The Reclusive Heart matches your independence and realistic nature, but is more intimate and cares more about harmony. The only difficulty here is making sure you put in the time to make a relationship work, as the Reclusive will not want much conflict. But you will appreciate the Reclusive's self-sufficiency and caring nature, but you will have to bend a little to be more of a partner than a leader.
Your exact opposite is The Slave to Emotions.
Avoid Dependents whenever possible. You stand on your own and don't want clingy folks to cramp your style. Idealistic people may also not interest you, as you tend to focus on what is happening and not what could be happening.
Take The Heart Test at HelloQuizzy
Your result for The Supervillain Archetype Test...
The Megalomaniac
Ambitious, Intelligent, Calculating
The Megalomaniac is the most prestigious of super-villain classes. If anyone is ever going to rule the world, it will probably be you.
Your main goal in life is power and domination, you have the tools to do it, and you know it. Megalomaniacs are intelligent and forceful, and they tend not to let their emotions cloud their judgment. Most of the time. They are usually found, or not found, working at the top of a huge structured organization, though many prefer to work by themselves.
The Megalomaniac has but one flaw, but its an invariably fatal one; arrogance. He knows that he can take over the world, and he isn't afraid to let you know, often elaborately and in great detail. They often do not foresee the fly in their ointment, because they do not want to admit that such a fly could exist.
Sample Megalomaniacs: Dr. Doom, Lex Luthor, Ras al'Ghul, Kang the Conqueror, Emperor Palpatine, Brain
The sole reason of my indifference towards my blog has been that there was and still is, absolutely nothing worth mentioning. All I did in the last two months was to make some moronic assembly language programs, pump iron and indulge in imaginative self evaluation (also known as day dreaming). But so much of free time did give me some opportunities to experiment. Since experimentation with chemicals, fire, electricity, kids and animals have been banned by the powers that be, so I decided to try some on yours truly. Not with fire or anything, I’ll leave that to Lucifer, but I tried to observe my responses and feelings towards various situations, so this post will be all about ME.
One thing that I’ve noticed is that I don’t feel the need for companionship. In other words, I don’t miss people, be it my parents, my friends or anyone else. In fact, if I don’t interact with you on a regular basis, there is a very high probability that you won’t hear from me till the end of days. May be it’s a vestige of a lonely childhood, or perhaps I had a lonely childhood because I’m borderline anti-social.
Contrary to what I might have claimed from time to time, I’m never genuinely bored, conditions notwithstanding , there is always enough stuff going on in my mind to keep me occupied. Most of it falls in one of the following three categories, namely violence, girls and philosophy. This three channel satellite connection coupled with a music station that plays only the most ridiculous and idiotic tunes sees me through dull and monotonous things like MD and stuff. So the next time you perceive me as sulking in a corner, think again, I might be having a whale of a time.
Perhaps the most intriguing aspect of my personality is that I’m extremely confident in my insecurities. I perceive everyone as a potential threat and there is no reassurance until I’ve figured out how to get under that person’s skin. I subconsciously pick up clues about a person’s nature while conversing with him, and it’s been perfected to such a degree that after just one conversation, I can gross you out, get you to blow your fuse and in some cases, depending on the individual, even depress you to the brink of suicide. But if you’re anything like me, then these same tendencies can forge very stable friendships and acquaintances, there have been at least two such cases that can support this hypothesis in the last 18 months.
Lastly, I’m particularly intrigued by death. As someone who needs to be in control of everything, I find the idea of a concept that is unchangeable and fixed, really comforting. It is something I can count on, something that’s inevitable and inescapable. The feeling of mortality, and the realization of one’s real significance with respect to the universe that comes with it helps me immensely in putting thing in perspective. Because of it, I don’t feel sad or scared of leaving this world, for I know that the cosmos wasn’t in pieces before I came, and it won’t be shattered when I go, so to hell with it. You can call it selfishness or callousness if you want, but the emotional detachment that it spawns is truly liberating.
Well, I guess I’ve said enough about me to last a lifetime, so adios amigos.
- Location:College
- Mood:
awake - Music:Bleed it out - Linkin Park
Your result for The Personality Plus Profiler Test...
Melancholy Choleric
0 Sanguine, 43 Melancholy, 57 Choleric, 36 Phlegmatic
Hail to you who is a Choleric Melancholy.
The depth to see into the heart and soul of life.
The grip of leadership to head us to the good.
The firm control when others ar losing theirs.
The ability to analyze and arrive at the proper solution.
The willingness to take a chance in a doubtful situation.
The talent to create a masterpiece where nothing existed before.
The pledge "if it is worth doing, it's worth doing right."
The confidence to hold true in the face of ridicule.
The urge to "take arms against a sea of troubles by opposing them."
The aim to finish what you start.
Yours is the most successful combination of the personality types. The pairing of your decisive Choleric leadership, drive and goals, with your Melancholy's analytical, detail conscious, organized schedule-oriented mind is unbeatable. Your melancholy side is inclined toward perfection, and your choleric side is predisposed towards success. So you will get what you want no matter how long it takes.
This is what is awesome about you as a Meloncholy:
You are deep, thoughtful, analytical, insightful, serious, purposeful, genius prone, talented, creative, possibly artistc, musical, poetic or philisophical. You are considerate, conscientious, self-sacrificing, and sensitive to others. In the workplace you set high standards, pick up after others, are schedule oriented, organized, detail concious, persistent, and thorough. You like charts and graphs. You see the problems and find creative solutions. As a friend, you make friend's cautiously, are content to stay in the background, avoid causing attention, are faithful and devoted, deeply concerned for others, will listen to complaints, and you can solve people's problems.
And here is what is awesome about you as a Choleric
You are a born leader, strong willed, active, dynamic, decisive, not easily discouraged, unemotional, independent, self-sufficent, confident, with a compulsive need for change & to correct wrongs, and you can run anything. At work you are goal oriented, you see the whole picture, seek practical solutions, quickly move into action, delegate, organize well, insist on production, stimulate activity and thrive on opposition. As a friend, you have less need for friends than other temperments. You'll work for group activity, lead, organize, and you excell in emergencies. You are usually right.
Can you see how cool this makes you? You can do anything! Others are hesitant, indecisive, impulsive but not you. However, it is not all roses. There are some hefty weaknesses here too.
Here are your weaknesses as a Choleric:
First of all you don't think there is anything wrong with you. You think you are always right, so you can't be wrong. You'll probably think the following aren't even weaknesses. They are. Cholerics are impatient, impetuous, inflexible, unsympathetic, bossy, quick tempered, dominating, and too busy. You can't relax, you won't let others relax, you like to argue, you won't give up when you are losing, you won't admit you are wrong, and basically you come on too strong. In the workplace, you have little tolerance for mistakes, you don't compliment others instead you are rude and tactless, you make rash decisions by glossing over details (unless you have a melancholly edge to you), you are manipulative & demanding. As a friend you tend to use people, dominate, decide for others, know everything, think you can do everything better than everyone else, be unapologetic, and be too independent.
Those blend powerfully with the weaknesses of the Meloncholy:
You remember negatives, hold on to hurt, sulk, get moody or depressed or guilty, you are too introspective, self-centered, with a low self-image, you feel persecuted and you mind is off in another world. In the workplace you may be too meticulous, or a martyr. You are not people oriented, choose dificult work, are hesitant to start, spending too much time on planning, prefering analysis to work, and you are hard to please with your high high standards. As a friend you live through others, are critical, withdrawn, hold back affection, don't accept compliments, you are unforgiving, suspicious, and you dislike those in opposition towards whom you are antagonistic and even revengeful.
Okay that is a crap load of negativity there. You are for the most part, freaking awesome. You are the cornerstone of any good plan. Without you everyone would just be running around like a chicken with their head cut off, or sitting around relaxing doing nothing. The other personality types would like you to understand how overbearing you can be, and they'd be grateful for more acceptance from you, but for the most part they appreciate your making things happen.
The depth to see into the heart and soul of life.
The grip of leadership to head us to the good.
The firm control when others ar losing theirs.
The ability to analyze and arrive at the proper solution.
The willingness to take a chance in a doubtful situation.
The talent to create a masterpiece where nothing existed before.
The pledge "if it is worth doing, it's worth doing right."
The confidence to hold true in the face of ridicule.
The urge to "take arms against a sea of troubles by opposing them."
The aim to finish what you start.
Yours is the most successful combination of the personality types. The pairing of your decisive Choleric leadership, drive and goals, with your Melancholy's analytical, detail conscious, organized schedule-oriented mind is unbeatable. Your melancholy side is inclined toward perfection, and your choleric side is predisposed towards success. So you will get what you want no matter how long it takes.
This is what is awesome about you as a Meloncholy:
You are deep, thoughtful, analytical, insightful, serious, purposeful, genius prone, talented, creative, possibly artistc, musical, poetic or philisophical. You are considerate, conscientious, self-sacrificing, and sensitive to others. In the workplace you set high standards, pick up after others, are schedule oriented, organized, detail concious, persistent, and thorough. You like charts and graphs. You see the problems and find creative solutions. As a friend, you make friend's cautiously, are content to stay in the background, avoid causing attention, are faithful and devoted, deeply concerned for others, will listen to complaints, and you can solve people's problems.
And here is what is awesome about you as a Choleric
You are a born leader, strong willed, active, dynamic, decisive, not easily discouraged, unemotional, independent, self-sufficent, confident, with a compulsive need for change & to correct wrongs, and you can run anything. At work you are goal oriented, you see the whole picture, seek practical solutions, quickly move into action, delegate, organize well, insist on production, stimulate activity and thrive on opposition. As a friend, you have less need for friends than other temperments. You'll work for group activity, lead, organize, and you excell in emergencies. You are usually right.
Can you see how cool this makes you? You can do anything! Others are hesitant, indecisive, impulsive but not you. However, it is not all roses. There are some hefty weaknesses here too.
Here are your weaknesses as a Choleric:
First of all you don't think there is anything wrong with you. You think you are always right, so you can't be wrong. You'll probably think the following aren't even weaknesses. They are. Cholerics are impatient, impetuous, inflexible, unsympathetic, bossy, quick tempered, dominating, and too busy. You can't relax, you won't let others relax, you like to argue, you won't give up when you are losing, you won't admit you are wrong, and basically you come on too strong. In the workplace, you have little tolerance for mistakes, you don't compliment others instead you are rude and tactless, you make rash decisions by glossing over details (unless you have a melancholly edge to you), you are manipulative & demanding. As a friend you tend to use people, dominate, decide for others, know everything, think you can do everything better than everyone else, be unapologetic, and be too independent.
Those blend powerfully with the weaknesses of the Meloncholy:
You remember negatives, hold on to hurt, sulk, get moody or depressed or guilty, you are too introspective, self-centered, with a low self-image, you feel persecuted and you mind is off in another world. In the workplace you may be too meticulous, or a martyr. You are not people oriented, choose dificult work, are hesitant to start, spending too much time on planning, prefering analysis to work, and you are hard to please with your high high standards. As a friend you live through others, are critical, withdrawn, hold back affection, don't accept compliments, you are unforgiving, suspicious, and you dislike those in opposition towards whom you are antagonistic and even revengeful.
Okay that is a crap load of negativity there. You are for the most part, freaking awesome. You are the cornerstone of any good plan. Without you everyone would just be running around like a chicken with their head cut off, or sitting around relaxing doing nothing. The other personality types would like you to understand how overbearing you can be, and they'd be grateful for more acceptance from you, but for the most part they appreciate your making things happen.
Curious about the 4 temperment types?
here are links to the 4 basic results you can get.
Phlegmatic
Choleric
Melancholy
Sanguine
In other news, we've landed ourselves a godzillian but totally cool project (you know you're on the cutting edge when a third year engaged in a DS hyper drive has no clue what you're doing), yet the footsteps of the approaching midsems send a shiver down my spine, what with ADG ominously telling us to try and pass the subject and that "God bless you" from the No.1 guy about the No.3 (girl??) teach...Mister Mahadude sir, could do with a little help here...
That's it for now people, will post after midsems if Graphics doesn't manage to KILL me...
- Location:Home sweet home
- Mood:
indifferent - Music:House of Wolves- My Chemical Romance
Exams got over more than a fortnight ago, but I'm still tending to the scars they left, the training (if it's kosher to use that term for the idiocy we're having) is going on, took me two weeks to make head and tail out of the PSpice thing and now I'm expected to get proficient enough in MATLAB to be able to code simulations for electronic circuits, and that too by reading the help section of the application!!(no wonder teachers don't make much money)...Well then, adios amigoes, gotta get back to the MATLAB thing.
- Location:Inico
- Mood:
cranky - Music:Chaotica-House of Red Tape
| You Are Creepy |
 Serial killers would run away from you in a flash. |
Boo-yaa, take that Jason, maybe the hockey mask and the machete are not the in things nowadays, are they?
| Your Power Element is Metal |
 Your power colors: white, gold, and silver Your energy: contracting Your season: fall You are persistent (and maybe even a little bit stubborn). If you see something you want, you go for it. You have a lot of strength, and it's difficult to get you down. Very logical, you tend to analyze everything going on in your life. |
Not much other than that, having abandoned all attempts to get through AWT classes, right now, I'm just waiting for the college to start and absorb me into the insane, preposterously illogical world known as NSIT. Don't get me wrong, I really like the college, but then again, that may be because I've never seen better. The thoughts of going through MD and Power apparatus, is really unnerving, and the horror stories of people gone before me aren't of much help either.
Would love to tell more but right now, I'm busy making an a** out of myself in front of research scholars by arguing about some Hamiltonian variance in a three degree SO3 system or something...
- Location:Home
- Mood:
blank - Music:Toxicity-System of A Down
In other news, laid my hands on a treatise on the string theory:
The Search for Superstrings, Symmetry, and the Theory of Everything by John Gribbin, a really fascinating concept and logically consistent with electrodynamics as well, the book analyzes all versions of the theory, totaling five in number, and though only one of them is correct(which one, scientists haven't figured out yet ), they all agree on one singular point though, that the number of overtones that the strings comprising an electron have is 496 (Vaishnavi, interested??), this result is taken as a fundamental postulate in any statement of the string theory. The book also touches aspects of micro dimensions in our universe and quantum gravity though only in brief, all in all, a good read.
And oh yes, the first year of my BE is over, and looking back, it wasn't as bad as it seemed, made some good friends and had some 'adventures' too, and while the absence of logic and rationality was only too conspicuous still the second sem was better than many thing that I've endured in my life.
PS: read this http://www.stopragging.org/2005/03/22/h
really novel ideas in the last para.
- Location:home
- Mood: awake
- Music:Machete- Daddy Yankee
| You Are 8% Phobic |
 Wow, you're scared of very little. And you're always conquering new fears that come up. Have you considered a career as a stunt double? You should at least go on one of those crazy reality shows where you eat bugs! |
| You Are 5: The Investigator |
 You're independent - and a logical analytical thinker. You love learning and ideas... and know things no one else does. Bored by small talk, you refuse to participate in boring conversations. You are open minded. A visionary. You understand the world and may change it. At Your Best: You are sharp, inventive, and creative. You have the skills to lead the world. At Your Worst: You are reclusive, weird, and a bit paranoid. Your Fixation: Greed Your Primary Fear: Being useless or incompetent Your Primary Desire: Being competent and needed Other Number 5's: Bill Gates, John Lennon, Kurt Cobain, Bjork, and Stephen Hawking. |
| You Are a Realist |
 You don't see the glass as half empty or half full. You see what's exactly in the glass. You never try to make a bad situation seem better than it is... But you also never sabotage any good things you have going on. You are brutally honest in your assessments of situations - and this always seems to help you cope. |
- Location:home
- Mood:
bored - Music:Rammstein-Engel
