Friday, October 5, 2007

Totally "De-Quantified"

Had a class in 'Quantitative Aptitude' which went on as all the Q.A classes which preceeded it. Seems like my affinity towards numbers, or rather the lack of it is taking its toll on me. These ghosts of the past which I try to leave behind seem to be too stubborn for my liking. None of the problems appear solvable to me. And once solved, I keep wondering on how would such approaches strike me. Even though calling the optimist in me to the rescue does help to calm down the frustration, the realist in me knows its not enough. I've starting doubting the priority I've assigned to different things and contemplating if changed need to be made to my long-term plans. Giving up is never an option. The next better thing seems to be trying harder.
Class was a small affair as I didn't feel like sitting through the rest of the classes after the first one. The time was properly utilized in the form of a sound siesta. Second half was quite ordinary in the lab. Evening was spent in learning the basics of Flash for TGMC. Plans for checking out Q.A seems to need another procastination.

Tuesday, October 2, 2007

Looks like its got me ...

Lots of things to write about ... lets start with the recent ones ...
Conjunctivitis - guess it was almost inevitable. With the virus spreading at an unbeleivable pace, its tough to keep up those high standards of hygeine, especially in a hostel. Though it would be wrong to say that I didn't take any precautions, but I guess they weren't really enough. Guess I caught it yesterday at a friend's party... Anyways, not much of a concern, will get over it in a couple of days. ( don't let the pic. fool u, it was taken before I got infected, strictly for purposes of showing off )

There was a workshop by IBM which was supposed to teach us the tools required for TGMC, but it started and ended with 'Tivoli' - a backup utility software which seemed as an optional addition to our project. A slight info. regarding DB2, Eclipse or WebSphere might have been more helpful, but doesn't matter.

Meanwhile, life ticking as usual. Had the leftover microprocessor exam day before yesterday. Went off as expected, actually slightly better than expected. Had a slew of celebrations before and after the exam. Also, my team's TGMC synopsis seems to be almost over. Actually, it was complete, but as the last date for submission has been extended, we've taken the liberty to spend some more time on it for improvements. Whatever be the case, I'm more than keen for the coding to start as I have a lot to learn from this project as do some of my team mates.

Signing off for now.. hope to be back soon !