If you're reading this blogpost(boy, are you jobless!) and want to know why I haven't written in a while, know this : Life in Pilani in third year is a bitch. Nope, I won't change this sentence. It. Is. A. Bitch.
Period.
This post is going to be a rant.You don't have to necessarily read it. But since you've clicked on this link in God-knows-what doomed moment, you might as well stay on a bit longer.
So, what was I saying? Yeah, well, for starters, you have CDCs. Compulsory disciplinary courses. They're what apparently bring about that all important transformation from noobs to engineers. They're supposed to, that is. Not happening here, but hey! it's just me.
My CDC experience has so far been this:
Go to lab.
Look at the question.
Look at the question.
Stare at the question.
Make a diagram.
Code.
Code.
Code.
CODE!!
Compile the code.
Run the code.
Segmentation fault. (no, don't wiki this up. It's just geek for you're screwed)
Die.
And then there's this whole what-is-the-meaning-of-life phase that comes up from time to time. What happens then is that since I don't want to study for the next day's test, and I have nothing better to do, I lie back and stare at the ceiling fan. And stare. And then stare some more. Only, it never answers any of those all-important philosophical questions that come up in my mind from time to time. Like: Wouldn't it make the world a better place to live in if rats ate up my test papers? ALL of 'em?
And I feel OLD!!!. Don't laugh. I really do. I didn't even feel like bugging any fucchas this semester.(No, I don't rag.) And then I keep coming up with stories of how things were in my first year. Seriously, who does that?! It's like my grandpa telling me how things were in his childhood!
My immediate seniors are getting placed, people are talking about MBAs and internships. Is it okay if I freak out? No, I don't mind getting placed and making a stash (:P) I just wonder who's going to come to hire me. I don't feel really wise or anything. I can probably use really complicated language for something as simple as chuck out whatever you don't need (parsing) and thanks to unlimited internet round the clock (sarcasm, yes.) I have a better typing speed than I did when I first got here.But that's about it.
Hmmm. Wait. Lemme think.
..
..
..
Nope. Still don't see why someone would hire me.
Phew! That's about it for now I guess. :D
P.s. Okay, I re-read what I wrote. You can trash me for this one. It's okay.One of my classes was cancelled you see. I don't have a pen, so I can't doodle. And I had nothing better to do. :P
Period.
This post is going to be a rant.You don't have to necessarily read it. But since you've clicked on this link in God-knows-what doomed moment, you might as well stay on a bit longer.
So, what was I saying? Yeah, well, for starters, you have CDCs. Compulsory disciplinary courses. They're what apparently bring about that all important transformation from noobs to engineers. They're supposed to, that is. Not happening here, but hey! it's just me.
My CDC experience has so far been this:
Go to lab.
Look at the question.
Look at the question.
Stare at the question.
Make a diagram.
Code.
Code.
Code.
CODE!!
Compile the code.
Run the code.
Segmentation fault. (no, don't wiki this up. It's just geek for you're screwed)
Die.
And then there's this whole what-is-the-meaning-of-life phase that comes up from time to time. What happens then is that since I don't want to study for the next day's test, and I have nothing better to do, I lie back and stare at the ceiling fan. And stare. And then stare some more. Only, it never answers any of those all-important philosophical questions that come up in my mind from time to time. Like: Wouldn't it make the world a better place to live in if rats ate up my test papers? ALL of 'em?
And I feel OLD!!!. Don't laugh. I really do. I didn't even feel like bugging any fucchas this semester.(No, I don't rag.) And then I keep coming up with stories of how things were in my first year. Seriously, who does that?! It's like my grandpa telling me how things were in his childhood!
My immediate seniors are getting placed, people are talking about MBAs and internships. Is it okay if I freak out? No, I don't mind getting placed and making a stash (:P) I just wonder who's going to come to hire me. I don't feel really wise or anything. I can probably use really complicated language for something as simple as chuck out whatever you don't need (parsing) and thanks to unlimited internet round the clock (sarcasm, yes.) I have a better typing speed than I did when I first got here.But that's about it.
Hmmm. Wait. Lemme think.
..
..
..
Nope. Still don't see why someone would hire me.
Phew! That's about it for now I guess. :D
P.s. Okay, I re-read what I wrote. You can trash me for this one. It's okay.One of my classes was cancelled you see. I don't have a pen, so I can't doodle. And I had nothing better to do. :P
good one !!! really remembered my third year :)
ReplyDeleteOk .. i know u are not looking out for answers at-least from me,but let me tell u something. It's just the fatigue that is creeping in as u think u are slogging the burden of engineering for 3 years. .. it's normal[live your engineering days, u would give anything to live those days again later in ur life].Secondly ... i was also clueless ... with everyone one figuring out what they wanted in life and i was like job .. i will do it .. mba let me try ... but none of it was my actual desire ..... so just wait ... hang out ... wait for the right moment and life would happen .. exactly in the same way as you have imagined. You just need to have faith .... rest i guess you are pretty intelligent urself.
~[A][B]~
wow. This is some amazing stuff. I can totally relate to my life in the last year of college.
ReplyDeleteVery nice work.
ReplyDeletefinally! ive been waiting since feb :D
ReplyDeletei first typed a reply to this one, a rant of my own, but i think one word is sufficient to express my reaction:
ReplyDeleteGPOY :)
@"Wouldn't it make the world a better place to live in if rats ate up my test papers?"
ReplyDeleteyes (for you)
NO (for !you = rest of the world)
if you do not learn what you need to take test, then you should try harder to. but not wish that test does not take place.
tests(difficulties) are inevitable. all you can do is prepare(face) well.
@"placement"
i think you feel the way you do because 'you do not know what your *value* is'. and this is because you didn't(never?) know(knew) what was *valuable* for employers. just have a chat with someone working in any field(that you are interested in) and try to improve your skills depending on what is expected of you.
build up "Human Capital".
p.s. words from one who thinks he is wiser than the rest around him :)
@everyone- thankyou for taking the time to go through this post and appreciating it:)
ReplyDelete@Abhinav- of course. excellent advice :)
@err.. Anonymous- I didn't quite understand your comment there,but from whateverI could make out of it: of course knowing what a future employer wants out of you is important, but a prerequisite is that you know what you'd like to get into. That "still-confused" zone is what's tough to deal with. Also, any particular reason for considering yourself to be wiser than everyone around you? :P
Not many are lucky enough to have the answer for 'what do i love to do?' figured quick enough in their life. Nobody knows what best for sure. So, people who didn't yet figure things out should try to improve their *scope* of 'getting into' various things they might like [like you wanna be an author or an athlete].
ReplyDeleteBut you should be ready to seize an opportunity if there is. Hence prepare before hand for various options[start doing both!].
Basically, my point is, since you don't really know what you'd like to get into, just prepare yourself for all the things you *might* get into. that way you mightn't regret anything!
[if you have huge number of things you might get into, i'd suggest teaching yourself 'how to get into things' rather than teach yourself 'getting into things']
@wisdom, I have this tendency to realize things around me(be it education, technology, or life). Others around me.. not many do. Hence I consider myself wise among fools!
Good luck. :)
Superfunny! Such a delightful post.
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