Dead scorpion

When I first heard that ISB has a jungle around it and has a healthy ecosystem with snakes, scorpion, etc., I seriously thought to myself "shit...where the hell have I come."  Last time, I probably saw a snake or scorpion just roaming around was when I was living in India (10 years old or younger).  Even when I used to visit back, seeing these creatures was my biggest fear.

Today, the fear remains.

Even worst, every time it's dark outside and I have to walk around, I only pray and stare at the road ahead.  I pray that I don't see a snake or scorpion.  Just now, coming back I forgot to do the normal routine and was talking casually.  Right then, saw my teammate stopped back and was staring back.  He was staring at a dead scorpion.  He was evaluating whether it was dead or not.  Consequently I had just passed in front of the scorpion not even realizing.  Soooo glad it was dead.

Dead Scorpion on the road

Even while taking the above picture, I was scared to get close.... oh gosh!  Just praying...nothing else for tonight.  Good night, World!

Horsley Hills

I forgot to tell you about my 1st Term Break to Horsley Hills.  It's a really small hill station on the border of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.  Only 2 attractions there...the hill that overlooked a valley and gave that feeling of danger at times (if you slipped, you may roll down very far :D) AND the wind.  The cool wind penetrated your soul and made you feel like everything is so simple in life.  Life had just come to a stand still...such peace!

Plus, I joined in on probably one of the stupidest plans ever...

We decided that we wanted to see the sunrise because the sunset was soooo amazing.  Someone got the bright idea that we should just stay at the cliff overnight.  As it got colder and colder, few accepted defeat but others refused.  A few of us at least accepted that we need something to stay warm. (Many may think that this is where we start a bon fire, etc.... well no, it's not because it's really windy + cold....remember!)  So, I suggested that we go back to our hotel rooms and grab the sheets and comforters.  We decided to sleep on an incline of about 30degrees covered in sheets and comforters, and pillows (need comfort after all!).   If you didn't sleep with you feet firm against the ground...there was a chance of slipping.

I soon became a kulfi (aka ice cream) and gave up.  We would come back early in the morning to see the sunrise.  We woke up and it was still a bit dark outside.  We threw the comforters over our heads and camped in our makeshift tent to wait 'til sunrise.  The light filled the sky but no sunrise... we finally gave up and went back to sleep.

Before heading out, we came back one more time to pay homage to the cliff that uplifted our spirits from Term 1.  What a wonderful experience and what an amazing company.

It's raining...

Just woke up from a nap and saw it was raining outside....how awesome?!?!!!?!!!  I felt encouraged to post right away.  Isn't it amazing how rain just spruces everything around it, including the people.  Lovely!

Unfortunately, my nose doesn't appreciate the rain as much when it is happening but rather afterwards, when it has stopped raining...Allergies.  But I'm loving it right now........beautiful.

The fight gets tougher

Term 1 has completed and I've bombed.  How sad?!?!?!?!  Average... I have never been average before... at least not consistently average across courses.  Life felt very down. Side-effect = from that day, I hit the books everyday at library.  Read everything before classes each and every day for an entire week... definitely didn't read this much in entire Undergrad.  I was really hating what I was doing to myself.  Never have I run before after grades.  Just did my best and always got the right grades (or at lease decent ones).  Now, I don't know what had happened.  Stopped facebooking, socializing too much, thought about grades and classes, etc. all the time.

Until I had too much of it.... (thankfully, I had too much of it after only 1 week of doing it...)

What to do now?  I came thinking that I want to go to Strategy Consulting and would apply for Mackenzie... but that's not possible now or at least I'm mostly sure... now what's the game plan?

Sadly, the weekend has been a disaster soo far..... soooooo many assignments.  Term 2 has been kick-ass (literally!).  Well I know for sure... I can't be depressed for grades... life is too short.  Well I'll figure out a plan as I go.  At least, I have met some AMAZING friends, who care about me and look at for me.  I just find solace in that.  Need to get more involved in extracurriculars. Unfortunately, all of the club presidential elections happened this week...so that opportunity is gone.  Maybe I can form a club of my own... but what?

I have also started thinking about Marketing and working in a more creative role.  Thinking outside of the box... such a challenging thing to do but yet so fun.  Let's see where this year takes me.

For now, need to get back to Emotiv...

P.S: Went last night to the go-karting place again for the 2nd failed attempt to go-kart @ 1 in the morning. The place was closed for renovation... what a luck but at least company was great, got to get away from everything, had amazing weather again, and life felt good.  AND, weather has calmed down a bit... it has began raining a bit so temperatures have calmed down a bit...THANK GOD! :D