This is it. The official and total end of the first term. Here is how it went.
Exams:
Well the studies were not really as hard as engineering. I mean there were no very difficult concepts to understand or very tricky problems to solve. But the theme was to understand everything and express it. For Strategy and DEM we had a real cases to read and then answer the questions. There you need to understand the frameworks and should be able to relate them to real life examples and put it effectively in the paper. While the mathematical papers had very limited time, about just an hour, to finish the paper. All in all though it is not very difficult to pass, it certainly is difficult to get the distinctions. And we had six exams in four days. All in all due to the long and tiring working hours we were putting throughout the term, the stamina was about to end. Remember the feeling after long trek or hard physical work when each and every muscle in your body is exhausted to its limits and cries for no more? Well same thing had happened to each and every nerve in the brain. Then were just about to break. Never had that feeling before.
Like all exams, some papers went good some bad. Overall I hope to pass in all.
The last paper ended at 1030 am in the morning. And some crazy people had literally brought Champagne and other drinks to the exams. The first bottle was opened at about 1038. And then many people started drinking only to finish at 0400 am next morning. It was crazy and unbearable. As per tradition, we all went to ‘Turn and Tavern’ pub. After an hour some of us left for lunch. Had a nice spicy Indian lunch, went back to home and fall on bed for next 3 hours. Then went to a friend’s place for dinner. Before and after dinner, played TT for long time. And again had good Indian dinner. On the way back to home, at Oxford Retreat – which is nearest and most visited by MBAs pub in Oxford – found many people. Stopped by there for some time. Most of them were drinking whole day. And at about 2345 the pub owner asked all to leave to close the pub. Many decided to head to another pub for more drinking. I went home to sleep. But I couldn’t. I was actually missing the exam and working. Past 10 weeks were so busy that I had no idea what to do with free time. And I was planning to go to Scotland for vacation. But at the last movement two out of four backed out. So the plan is dismissed. Now everyone has their plans for vacation and I am going to die of boredom. Since then I am wondering what to do and apparently doing nothing even though there are some small things to do.
London:
Anyways. Went to London with Aashima and Jitin on Friday. As I hadn’t participating and planning, there was no plan. We didn’t spend much time in normal tourist attractions or taking photos. Our prime concern was Indian food and musical. We had dinner at Woodlands. Simple south Indian Idli- Dosa. But tested fabulous. And then went to the Musical: The lord of the rings.
If you need to know the details see the link:
http://westendwhingers.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/review-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-musical/
If you google for it, you will find more. In short it is a musical show with production cost of 25 million GBP. Interesting fact is some pieces of its music is by AR Rahman. And I must say that this was the most spectacular stage performance I can imagine. We were lucky to get the cheap tickets still it cost me fortune (about 30 GBP). But it was worth every penny I spent. Acting was it was OK. But the stage and lights and special effects were beyond imagination. The stage floor is made up of 17 pieces that can go up and down and roll around. Using this many formations from bedrooms to mountains and castles were done. And I can’t describe the light and other things. Greeeeeaaaaatttt show. See the photos. They will give a glimpse of how spectacular it was.
Exams:
Well the studies were not really as hard as engineering. I mean there were no very difficult concepts to understand or very tricky problems to solve. But the theme was to understand everything and express it. For Strategy and DEM we had a real cases to read and then answer the questions. There you need to understand the frameworks and should be able to relate them to real life examples and put it effectively in the paper. While the mathematical papers had very limited time, about just an hour, to finish the paper. All in all though it is not very difficult to pass, it certainly is difficult to get the distinctions. And we had six exams in four days. All in all due to the long and tiring working hours we were putting throughout the term, the stamina was about to end. Remember the feeling after long trek or hard physical work when each and every muscle in your body is exhausted to its limits and cries for no more? Well same thing had happened to each and every nerve in the brain. Then were just about to break. Never had that feeling before.
Like all exams, some papers went good some bad. Overall I hope to pass in all.
The last paper ended at 1030 am in the morning. And some crazy people had literally brought Champagne and other drinks to the exams. The first bottle was opened at about 1038. And then many people started drinking only to finish at 0400 am next morning. It was crazy and unbearable. As per tradition, we all went to ‘Turn and Tavern’ pub. After an hour some of us left for lunch. Had a nice spicy Indian lunch, went back to home and fall on bed for next 3 hours. Then went to a friend’s place for dinner. Before and after dinner, played TT for long time. And again had good Indian dinner. On the way back to home, at Oxford Retreat – which is nearest and most visited by MBAs pub in Oxford – found many people. Stopped by there for some time. Most of them were drinking whole day. And at about 2345 the pub owner asked all to leave to close the pub. Many decided to head to another pub for more drinking. I went home to sleep. But I couldn’t. I was actually missing the exam and working. Past 10 weeks were so busy that I had no idea what to do with free time. And I was planning to go to Scotland for vacation. But at the last movement two out of four backed out. So the plan is dismissed. Now everyone has their plans for vacation and I am going to die of boredom. Since then I am wondering what to do and apparently doing nothing even though there are some small things to do.
London:
Anyways. Went to London with Aashima and Jitin on Friday. As I hadn’t participating and planning, there was no plan. We didn’t spend much time in normal tourist attractions or taking photos. Our prime concern was Indian food and musical. We had dinner at Woodlands. Simple south Indian Idli- Dosa. But tested fabulous. And then went to the Musical: The lord of the rings.
If you need to know the details see the link:
http://westendwhingers.wordpress.com/2007/06/06/review-the-lord-of-the-rings-the-musical/
If you google for it, you will find more. In short it is a musical show with production cost of 25 million GBP. Interesting fact is some pieces of its music is by AR Rahman. And I must say that this was the most spectacular stage performance I can imagine. We were lucky to get the cheap tickets still it cost me fortune (about 30 GBP). But it was worth every penny I spent. Acting was it was OK. But the stage and lights and special effects were beyond imagination. The stage floor is made up of 17 pieces that can go up and down and roll around. Using this many formations from bedrooms to mountains and castles were done. And I can’t describe the light and other things. Greeeeeaaaaatttt show. See the photos. They will give a glimpse of how spectacular it was.
Apart from this nothing is really special. The temperature is not rising about 3C at any point during day and I don’t have anywhere to go and almost no friends in Oxford. So this could be one of the most boring vacations. Apart from that I guess everything is fine.
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