my crazy life

Waddup…!!!

laviedevikas — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:02:32 +0000

In London now and have seen so much in last 1.5 years since my last post, more than what I saw in my whole life in India. I’ve only emerged strong while taking my experiences in stride. I’ve had few fuck-ups, good thing, bad things, met new people, some really special ones(N-2), missed opportunities, grabbed chances etc..and yeah I am still in touch most of my buddies back in India.

Missing India alot this Diwali..

Right now focusing on job hunt (RBS on Friday, 28 Oct) and mission N (killer idea last night)

Rest later

soon to be an engineer :)

laviedevikas — Thu, 20 May 2010 04:56:58 +0000

the last exam of my engineering today.finally the day has come which was awaited for last 4 years. i just realized that i should post something for the record. tensed because of exam though.

gotta give Network Security exam today in about 3.5 hours from now. almost set, doing some revision so in quite a hurry.
after exam there wil be mixed feelings..fellings of happiness that I’ll be over with the grind and happiness of self achievement that ill be an engineer. This happiness will be accompanied by the sense of sadness. ill be away from my friends. those friends whom i didnt get much time to discover, but am happy that i knew them and wish i had known them better. ill try my best to keep in touch with all those i know from my last 4 years.

looking back at my past 4 years, it would be a lie if i said that i have no regrets. ive had my share of joys and sorrows. but all these experiences have made me a stronger and wiser individual. i thoroughly regret doing what i did in the last sem.(mind you, its not bunking classes to play cricket on the ground adjacent to GD Goenka, ill really miss that ). Those were the worst 2 months of my life. anyways am getting over it. and thank god i was saved from a really really bad disaster. on the brighter side ive found a gem of friends in kritika and vaibhav…i love u both.
four names that come to my mind as of now are the ones whom i feel connected to: sweetie, vaibhav, vinay, nidhi…be with me guys. i need you throughout the rest of my life.
love,
engineer

**Current state of mind: things looking good and positive now. thanks to LSE (and new LSE friends). still, gotta work on myself **

and LSE it will be…!!!!

laviedevikas — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:41:22 +0000

finally managed to get an admit from The London School of Economics. got the admit on 7th january. While i was on travelling via train on my way back to Delhi from Shirdi…..a vibration in my mobile woke me up. it was an SMS from Sweetie…i opened it and she sounded sooooooooooooo happy in her messege but didnt tell the reason why..then a few lines below were the letters “U got thru LSE”. pretty dramatic ‘eh. i owe a huge part of whatever i am <> to Sweetie. thanks for being there for me baby, when i needed u the most.

since then life has been really peaceful and fun filled….ive enjoyed each and every moment since then. the college life has been amazing too, i attended my 2nd lecture of the semester yesterday. bear in mind we already had our 1st terminals and college opened on 11 jan. moreover, we now play a lot of cricket in the nearby GD Goenka ground..we guys gel really well together. after the placements guys are too relieved now. we have enjoyed more then last 3.5 years in the past one month. i know i am gonna cherish these moments alot when i leave the college.

personal front..lifes rocking and shocking both…god knows what lies ahead !!!!

cheers

O dear LSE!!!

laviedevikas — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:31:30 +0000

I finished my applications to London School Of Economics & Political Science (LSE) just a few days ago. Now the hideous wait starts.

Ive decided that if I get my admit from LSE, i am gonna happily accept the offer, as ive come across many expert opinions that ‘the brand matters a lot in UK’. Ive noticed LSE is a household name in India too; almost everyone has heard of it.

Moreover, there is something about the city of London; i don’t know what but there are vibes, cosmopolitan touch, energy etc that attract me to London which is one of the world’s most exciting capital cities. The School is located in the centre of London; providing great social and academic resources. What better way can there be to experience London than to feel it right being in the middle of it. I’ll have the opportunity to be at the financial centre of whole UK where all the big things happen. This means more chances of meeting new and exciting people and grow my own network in addition to the countless cultural and educational opportunities.

But this all is IF i get an admit. Days just pass waiting in front of the lappie screen and refreshing the page for any gesture from them. even though i know the results won’t be out before January.

please pray for me till i get into it. O dear LSE; admit me, please!!!!!

“University of Edinburgh” beckons

laviedevikas — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 12:57:38 +0000

finally after the wait of exactly one month i got a nod from The University Of Edinburgh’s MSc OR yesterday. yeah i applied early to the programme as there were no deadlines. i got the reply early too. it was one of my first choices because the course seems awesome. Now next univ to be conquered is London School Of Economics(LSE). Applications start from monday,12Oct . Now if i get an admit from here too, it might be a tough task for me to decide. It would be a choice between Brand-name (LSE) v/s the Course content (Edinburgh). bro says “go for the course you like”.

here’s the mail that i got from the sweet lady….

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To the attention of Vikas Sharma, s1001066

Dear Vikas,

Thank you very much for your application to the MSc programme in Operational Research at the University of Edinburgh. We think you have a solid background for the programme and so we are very pleased to offer you a place, conditional on you completing your current degree with the equivalent of a UK 2.1 degree (which in your case should be 60% or over).

An official offer letter will be sent to your Euclid account in due course, to which you will then have to respond as to whether you accept or decline the offer. There is a high demand for places on the OR MSc programme so it is important to keep us informed of your plans.

We would be delighted and very much hope that you will accept our offer and look forward to welcoming you to the University. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

With best wishes,
Coralia Cartis, PhD
Lecturer, School of Mathematics
OR MSc Admissions Selector
University of Edinburgh

Operational Research MSc, School of Mathematics,
University of Edinburgh, JCMB, King’s Buildings, EDINBURGH, EH9 3JZ, UK.

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ive read that mail like 100 times…now m ready to have a hole in my pocket (yeah it calls for a party). but its just a first step, main journey starts a year later(next september to be precise). till then i can relax and enjoy my college now. gotta focus on my project and hard days to come in recent future, but these hardships would seem a lot sweeter and things must ease out now, kudos to this admit. DIWALI seems to have come a week early for me.

Party time

Find the joy in your life!!

laviedevikas — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 11:28:48 +0000

sweetie was outta town today so i thought it was the best time to catch-up with a movie, with no one to disturb me. yeah i confess i am a movies-freak. when i see one, i am totally into it. i feel to be the part of whatever is going in front of me in a movie. just finished THE BUCKET LIST. needless to say i liked it a lot. there were some really memorable moments and quotes to take away and contemplate over. one of my favorites was:

“our lives are streams flowing into the same river towards whatever heaven lies in the mist beyond the falls. Find the joy in your life. My dear friend, close your eyes and let the waters take you home.”

especially that, finding the joy part. there are so many precious moments that pass and we just don’t acknowledge them. mostly busy with chasing our dreams, we all forget to find happiness in our li’l moments that unfold unexpectedly. we wait for something to happen and make us happy( like i am waiting for my admit). i realized so after watching the movie.

i am not a great writer who is articulate enough to scratch what i feel. but i think of giving it a try. m gonna maintain a “to-do list” for myself too, similar to the one in movie. one item from the list that i will never be able to fulfill would be catching NIRVANA live (especially Kurt Cobain. drugs are bad you see). still ill bear with other items on list and try n live my life, while am alive, to the fullest.

Happy living

bang!!!

laviedevikas — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:05:18 +0000

thud….ouch!!!! asshole it hurts even now.

yeah same was the reaction for me and my project partner at our first defense in front of that “white-huge-supari-eating” jerk. those at my college may have understood by now.

he stripped our project(V2-Torrent,1.1)…..wasn’t interested in it at all. asked whatever he know about the word “torrent”. in a way showed his middle finger to us and our really out of the box project. damn that rude bastard.

Oh..by the way,forgot to mention, those questions weren’t even related to what we were doing.

even though our HOD was totally impressed by us, and asked that guy to take special care of such good projects. but as soon as he left, that monster just lambasted us and our projects. literally F’d us. what else would anyone expect from us after giving a minor. i mean, this is absolute madness.

we weren’t the only ones he shagged though. everyone coming out after the defense tried to weigh his reactions and compare who had that fabled project that infuriated that tosser the most.

gotta work hard for the next defense….

god save us, for end is nigh

clearance checks

laviedevikas — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 11:29:32 +0000

my application documents have passed the clearance checks of University of Edinburgh. Euclid users may know…

hell, just the clearance checks and i shout it out onto my blog for that???.. well yeah, it means a lot me still. University of Edinburgh is one of my dream Universities and its my first step towards it.

many things are still left for an offer, though. anyways m positive, as i was with DSP. hope i get my admit. until then i savour this waiting period. \m/

details later(yet again!!!! procrastination at best, i know)…

College Senior !!!!

laviedevikas — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 01:53:32 +0000

finally today i begin my journey as college senior.
how it feels, how it has been????
ugh….this final year is still left to leap over
well whole of this summer has been full of sleep, movies, sweet corn, studies(ill elaborate later)
if someone is in an illusion that i am relly happy to be at the college again after 2 long months…. go have a walk dude, i could spend another month home doing the same old shit. it’s just that such a big crazy lazy ass i am.
yeah a li’l change in the routine is alwez good.
gotta go to college , rest later.

Edit@ after a long long time(tomorrow my first internals end) :: i got my results the same day i started my journey as a college senior. i passed all my subjects including DSP(stop scratching your head,see below). overall i got 76.7 %……

“aaj tak koi aisa subject nai bana jo BHAI ko fail karde “

lines that make me tick…

laviedevikas — Sun, 24 May 2009 16:54:36 +0000

“The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place… and I don´t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently, if you let it. You, me or nobody, is gonna hit as hard as life. But ain’t about how hard you hit… It’s about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward… how much you can take, and keep moving forward. That´s how winning is done. Now, if you know what you worth, go out and get what you worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hits. And not pointing fingers saying: You ain´t what you wanna be because of him or her or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain´t you! You´re better than that!”
- Rocky Balboa