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April 24th, 2006

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December 29th, 2005

01:44 am - vella! You Have A Type B+ Personality B+ You're a pro at going with the flow You love to kick back and take in everything life has to offer A total joy to be around, people crave your stability. While you're totally laid back, you can have bouts of hyperactivity. Get into a project you love, and you won't stop until it's done You're passionate - just selective about your passions Do You Have a Type A Personality? Current Mood: calm

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November 30th, 2005

05:20 am - My Harry Potter Alter Ego:-) You scored as Albus Dumbledore. Strong and powerful you admirably defend your world and your charges against those who would seek to harm them. However sometimes you can fail to do what you must because you care too much to cause suffering. </td> Albus Dumbledore 80% Harry Potter 70% Draco Malfoy 70% Remus Lupin 65% Ron Weasley 60% Hermione Granger 55% Sirius Black 55% Ginny Weasley 50% Severus Snape 30% Lord Voldemort 5% Your Harry Potter Alter Ego Is...? created with QuizFarm.com Current Mood: content Current Music: Eagles: Tequila Sunrise

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November 14th, 2005

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June 15th, 2005

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May 19th, 2005

02:23 pm At work...really bored obviously!! You Have A Type B Personality B You're as laid back as they come... Your baseline mood is calm and level headed Creativity and philosophy tend to be your forte Like a natural sedative, you have a soothing effect on people Friends and family often turn to you first with their problems You have the personality to be a spiritual or psychological guru Do You Have a Type A Personality? How to make a kanikagoyal Ingredients: 1 part success 1 part silliness 5 parts leadership Method: Layer ingredientes in a shot glass. Serve with a slice of curiosity and a pinch of salt. Yum! Username: Personality cocktail From Go-Quiz.com The Keys to Your Heart You are attracted to good manners and elegance. In love, you feel the most alive when your partner is patient and never willing to give up on you. You'd like to your lover to think you are loyal and faithful... that you'll never change. You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please. Your ideal relationship is lasting. You want a relationship that looks to the future... one you can grow with. Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment. You think of marriage something you've always wanted... though you haven't really thought about it. In this moment, you think of love as something you thirst for. You'll do anything for love, but you won't fall for it easily. What Are The Keys To Your Heart? You Are a Warrior Soul You're a strong person and sometimes seen as intimidating. You don't give up. You're committed and brave. Truly adventuresome, you are not afraid of going to battle. Extremely protective of loved ones, you root for the underdog. You are picky about details and rigorous in your methods. You also value honesty and fairness a great deal. You can be outspoken, intimidating, headstrong, and demanding. You're a hardliner who demands the best from themselves and others. Souls you are most compatible with: Old Soul and Peacemaker Soul What Kind of Soul Are You?

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May 12th, 2005

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May 8th, 2005

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April 24th, 2005

04:36 am - A complete circle Its a different time.. a different moment Moments I envisaged seemed only make believe a full circle stand at a different threshold peace, serenity there are extremes and sometimes it all balances out there are losses and there are gains Does the heart yearn to change acceptance has different forms I sit and listen search within the depths of my self silence, an echo words come slowly carefully and I see changes Peace building at a greater level life turning a full circle The zeal to reach higher The constant fight to rise more reaching a crescendo and I hear the need to stop Lay aside the compications Now its time to let it be simple Now its time to stop trying harder Its time to let what was be Will it happen in full measure Or does everyday, every passage of time mean another step to it Sometimes you forge ahead,sometimes its effortless The moment is not yours to pick The answer is yours to seek To follow your heart To just be :-) Current Mood: complacent

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January 29th, 2005

01:44 am - poetry time!! ....was in a reflective mood..so here goes...have fun..ciaoo Crossing over Crossing over takes its own time and even as we move on we move back and forth a word here, a thought there a phrase, a moment catch up to remind to make believe There are so many perceptible differences that was another time today there's a parallel shift or is it really there I hear echoes of the old me with a difference a greater sensitivity a greater awareness there is a temptation to let go to be free but the fear is too much or is it much deeper coming back to old ways takes its time habits deliberately ingrained, forged I hear the same song somewhere anf something yearns to be free to not complicate but hesitation runs greater what stops the urge to walk I get up and sit back A weakness to be strong a weakness still to be ruled is to miss the point fight to be weak with strength.. does it exist has it ceased to be I have no answers I must learn I must understand or perhaps i must relearn forgotten things crossing over takes its own time crossing over is not impatient crossing over takes its own time Current Mood: blah

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November 25th, 2004

10:38 pm - The fool within :-) Life has a certain way of equating what we give and recieve....its so easy to not question when you have everything and all the happiness..only in times of strife and sadness do we question, ponder and try to understand all that which is worth fighting for and what we really seek from ourselves. You begin to realise that most things are really very simple.. we only complicate them when we are not clear or too foolhardy.. wisdom certainly gives us its share of clarity and perception of what is and what ought to be.... but wisdom takes something away sometimes..the ignorant's unconditional passion and blind belief...you may argue that the ignorant will fail at some point because he doesn't know.. but its also true that sometimes we think we have become so wise that we are unwilling to try the insane, the crazy, the unreachable.. Perhaps this is where I finally get to what I am trying to say.. I wish somewhere to retain that ridiculous, obstinate, stubborn passion and belief yet I also know I laud the wisdom that time brings..and this is where I stumble..in striving to keep a balance between the two..and maybe this is where the difference lies between those who believe nothing can be won, those who reach for what can be and those who reach for the impossible...I wonder where I really am and even where I want to be or fear to be...the thoughts are strewn all over...I grasp at certain subtelities of it.. not fully managing it...there is so much that stays unearthed..for we live a life constantly trying to do so many other things..pack so many other things..and also trying to avoid certain things because to allow yourself to think too much forces you to address so much that you would rather leave closed...or not open...you question and yet not question because then you have to face it and you would rather not..so you live with the peace you have made but wonder when you will do the rest of the work or perhaps its a continous process and every moment there is more to work on and every moment there is more to discover and be.. Its a battle between today and tomorrow...a battle between a stable, certain, happy present and an unfanthomable, unclear road out there and right now you would rather just be.. watch from the sidelines and be the person who cheers, laughs, shares but doesn't participate in full measure...its like that road you travel where you pick those challenges that fit with today's choices and leave those which cause you to deviate... you enjoy the serenity, the peace, the clarity, the happiness...yet you know you run from it being challenged to greater heights...Though there is that idealist there somewhere..which yearns and knows it will fight someday tooth and nail to reach that greater potential..where failure will just be a passing thing and the feeling of being spent and yet not stopping..the sweet ache of knowing you are trying to the fullest and not caring about the end because the moment is so much more than the end..and where the child within believes completely that the end will be everything she envisioned, even if not what she thought she had decided it to be..and will not stop for that belief alone. The human soul is greater than every catastrophe, every obstacle and everyday you realise its strength, its greatness because in its fears, lonliness, sadness, weakness lies the other side of it..the happiness, the immense strength, the stubborness and the possibilty of miracles...or maybe I'm just a fool.. but what a fool to be..the fight between the realist vs the idealist.. I watch everyday who wins..one cautions and the other one dares to dream...pulled from one to the other...I watch and wait...mostly the tad cynical realist wins but just somtimes the idealist emerges to show the glory of the More..and I catch glimpses of the old me “A Prayer” by Max Ehrmann Let me do my work each day; and if the darkened hours of despair overcome me, may I not forget the strength that comforted me in the desolation of other times. May I still remember the bright hours that found me walking over the silent hills of my childhood, or dreaming on the margin of a quiet river, when a light glowed within me, and I promised my early God to have courage amid the tempests of the changing years. Spare me from bitterness and from the sharp passions of unguarded moments. May I not forget that poverty and riches are of the spirit. Though the world knows me not, may my thoughts and actions be such as shall keep me friendly with myself. Lift up my eyes from the earth, and let me not forget the uses of the stars. Forbid that I should judge others lest I condemn myself. Let me not follow the clamor of the world, but walk calmly in my path. Give me a few friends who will love me for what I am; and keep ever burning before my vagrant steps the kindly light of hope. And though age and infirmity overtake me, and I come not within sight of the castle of my dreams, teach me still to be thankful for life, and for time's olden memories that are good and sweet; and may the evening's twilight find me gentle still. Current Mood: contemplative Current Music: Crossroads- Don Mclean

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November 23rd, 2004

01:27 am - baaaacckkkkkk Hmm..so it's been a while since I last wrote..just forgot and kinda lost track of it..anyhow had a pretty busy day today...so am very tired....was playing Table Tennis for A hostel..won first 2 sets in a game of 5 sets.. n then lost the match..don't believe it. So much for my sport skills.!!hahha...but hostel A won overall so it's good...did major CP in Operations Management class..outdid myself compared to finance class also...everyone was shocked..vishak was asking me if I had had too much for lunch...hahaha..this term I have a pretty neat set of modules..Financial Management which I am crazy about..not so crazy about the quizzes we have..almost makes me feel I should forget about majoring in Finance..then have Operations Management which I am beginning to enjoy!!, Management Accounting II which is fun, Buss. Ethics and Organisational Behaviour which I am not so fond of..so boring and global and Ops Research by ghonchu..a joke!! and Macroeconomics.. prof. sucks but I have fun reading it...so in short it's a pretty decent semester. Apart from that I have started working on Spandan..the IIMK management Journal..have a few plans and will hopefully be able to translate them into reality. Kunal was a real sweetheart and helped design the brochures..anyways I have been doing major editing in it and am learning to fool around with pagemaker..it's fun!!! We had a party two days back on campus and I kept sipping a bit too much from yash and amar's glass and got drunk!! Tity, rohit and yash took me to my room and put me to sleep..they are damn sweet, my mommies that they are. I was talking total crap and kunal threatened to expose it all on his blog..meanie.. sometimes it's funny..but can't believe it...what a great time I have here...didn't really expect it. Well..that's life....always good:-))... Went to kovallam a week back for 2 days..yash rohit sam raul tity bhawna etc etc ... was tons of fun... ate lots of good food..as usual I amaze myself with my capacity for food..played for hours in the water and tried board surfing...was pretty cool..tity bhawna and me went mad in the water..we made a chain and all..haha.. Anyways now I shall stop and go watch a movie. P.S.- They introduced cheese sandwiches and pizza in the canteen..yipee and I have been a total PIG ever since. Need to stop or I will really become a pig literally!! Current Mood: sleepy Current Music: An innocent man

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September 7th, 2004

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September 5th, 2004

05:58 pm - Interesting last few days.... Hi guys..So it has been a while since I last wrote... too much work and too much sleep! Am getting killed big time..lots of MM to read and if that is not enough, ME quiz tomorrow and end terms in just 15 days. It’s a Sunday today..yipeee... and it’s been an interesting few days to say the least. It started with OCS war on the IT seminar with everyone needing to take out their frustration after being forced to sit for hours for the IT seminars. Talks given by CEO's and representatives from BT Telecom, Wipro, Patni, ITSMA etc. My take on it- exhausting but highly educative, interesting and lots more value addition in comparison to lectures. Infact, the female from Wipro, Sangeeta Singh is a marketing pro and was really good. Very enthusiastic and very good in her area of expertise- marketing. It was nice to see someone back up their claims with tons of examples, data analysis and proper research- NOT global gyan. Anyways, back to the war- lot of people commenting on how the seminar was not conducted well, the volunteers were walking around and the thank you note spoken shabbily. Some of these comments by people who had no idea about the amount of hardwork the organisers and the volunteers had put in, people who had to be forced to attend the seminars and who complained about having to sit and did nothing to contribute. That certain things could have been done better is always there, but perfection is what you always strive for, there is always that higher benchmark to reach the next time. I think these people have forgotten that. I don't remember anyone congratulating the organisers for their hardwork before taking it upon themselves to criticize. What can I say except that you air criticism in private and praise in public- a lot of our 24 batchmates still need to learn this. Moving on, the IT seminar was a huge success and the guests were all praise for the hospitality, the five-star equivalent guest rooms and our beautiful campus!! Yippeeeee:-)) Yash, my dear sweet friend who loves to gossip and has all inside information of what’s happening on campus is acting smart- he called me a kamini on his blog and has balked out of explaining why I am a Kamini. As to the reason why my dear friend called me a kamini- We had a party on campus 3 days back and as usual, Mr. Sehgal and I got into a long conversation about his take on who likes who on campus and what he thinks about it and what he/she should do. Of course, being the way he is, he loves to exaggerate and make mountains out of molehills. Off-late, he has taken it upon himself to advice one particular person, say X about what he/she ought to do and explore certain avenues and dot dot dot..Haha... and what his takes are on those particular avenues. Care to explain, Mr. Sehgal? hehehe..Alright, this indeed is getting way out of hand and I really am a kamini and enjoying it thoroughly. LOL The party was tons of fun, with Kunal DJing for the night. Must say he did a very good job of it and had everybody dancing and hooting on the dance floor. He refused to play my favourite song even though I begged and begged and begged..he is a meanie!! Finally exhausted and totally tired, went to sleep and missed my first lecture. Am just scared to count the number of QM lectures I have missed, going to get killed. Interesting thing happened yesterday. Kiran this guy in our batch decided to send a personal email to Sumit Sarkar - our ME professor and asked him to give the whole portion for the end-term. This email was sent to Section A by the prof and lo and behold- what do we have now... another OCS war and one which is escalating way out of control. That Kiran bypassed all protocol and sent an e-mail was bad enough, but by sticking to having done what he did and insisting that he will continue to do so in future as and when he wishes to, it has bought the wrath of the whole batch on the 'poor' fellow (pun intended). Of course, the poor guy is not so poor and has a razor sharp mind and simply wants attention and will go to all extents to get it. I hope that he realises that by effectively antagonising the whole batch by putting his interests before that of the batch, he is definitely going to find himself even more isolated than before. Tomorrow, there is going to be vote on whether to have the full course or just post mid-term. My vote- as much as I love economics and would not mind studying more for it, definitely post mid-term course. Be nice people- I want to study and have some fun too!! Am off now, written far too much. Shall be back tomorrow with more on Kiran and our Economics course. Ciao guys Kanika Current Mood: amused Current Music: O humdum suniyo re

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August 24th, 2004

05:49 pm - Sunday night party at Club Mehta This sunday night there was a party on G-top and as usual club Mehta was in full swing and guess who do I get to meet this time..the one and only- the infamous Chacha. Infact this post is going to be mainly about Chacha and his incorrigible nature. Yours truly here decided to take panga with chacha- tied his shoelaces and poor guy had a tough time untying them. Hehe..yes what pleasure!! Before I elucidate about Chacha and what flows out of his mouth..beware guys..don't say I didn't warn you. Chacha is in the habit of thinking that every female on campus is madly in love with him and is dying to ........ ( I shall leave that to your imagination). Some of the comments by him: Down on all fours Aren't you just dying to tie me up? Do you have a foot fetish and more such unmentionable stuff. I am still getting over the fact that an innocent face like his hides such a devil inside. I pretended to be totally shocked and threatened to report him to Suma. Since then Chahca has been hiding, all scared and sorry…. fearing our warden Suma is going to come and give him the scare of his life. Infact, he was all apologetic…hahaha…what fun..poor guy. The party was awesome fun and needless to say carried on till the wee hours of the morning. I missed all lectures on Monday…and today we got our Accounting exam marks. I got 17.5 out of 25..totally sad. Work is just getting piled up and I have no inclination to do anything it seems. Even the tension is not helping…All I have done since morning is prepare the marketing questionnaire which I haven’t been able to mail to my group…OCS totally sucks. Tomorrow is Wednesday…IT quiz and I gotta go study for that…sadness. Ciao guys, Kanika Current Mood: lazy Current Music: Two beds and a coffee machine

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August 22nd, 2004

10:30 pm - Midterms over!! Ok guys it’s been a while since I last posted, been a bit lazy and life’s been terribly hectic. Just got over with midterms on Wednesday, 6 papers in 3 days and boy am I glad they are over!! I am still recovering from the experience. Had a super duper surprise in marketing paper and am definitely going to flunk in it unless Mr. P decides to be nice and passes me. He is our marketing professor and yesterday I ended up listening to him for an hour and a half. Made the mistake of going to him for some gyan for strategic marketing and ended up getting tons of other gyan which I could have done without. I am still in a daze. Anyways, back to the midterms. Microeconomics paper was cool…the only paper I cracked…yippee!! Social transformation of India was a bullshit exam and went just about ok. Information Technology is a dumb module and the exam was even dumber. I did quite ok (I THINK). That leaves me with Accounting which was NOT so great (waa..waaa) and Statistics which was a silly paper that I should have aced, suffice is to say I did not. Moving away from the terrible midterms, there is a Pakistani delegation on campus, consisting of 5 girls and 1 boy. The boys have been eagerly awaiting their arrival and its quite funny seeing them behave like 15 year olds who have just discovered the phenomena called “the fairer sex”. Obviously, it goes to show what kind of men we have at IIMK.. eeeuuu is the word! There is party tonight on campus and I am going to have a ball of a time. Life has been a maze of quizzes, projects, assignments and midterms and I can definitely do with some dancing and nuttiness. My friends have been really mean to me, in particular Kunal. I made the foolish mistake of raising my hand in Mr. P's class (thought I shall do some CP, what a mistake) and he called me baby. Kunnu has been a total ass telling everyone about it and now I’m being called baby all the time. It was damn bugging in the beginning but now I have simply decided to ignore it, he will pay for it someday! By the way, I got new speakers yesterday for my laptop and they are totally awesome. I can foresee hours spent watching movies and more movies…*dreaming*. Check out yash’s blog which talks about the blackhole theory (http://www.livejournal.com/users/yashsehgal) …it’s an interesting concept and I can vouch for the number of hours spent on G-top whiling away precious time, which I could have spent studying or doing something more constructive. But alas, life never works like that and somehow fun always seems to come before work, work is what I do when I take a break from fun. At times the breaks seem to be longer and more frequent than the time spent having fun, such is life at a B-school. Now I am going to push off, there is party on campus!! Till next time Kanika Current Mood: happy Current Music: We didn't start the fire

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August 7th, 2004

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July 29th, 2004

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