I have gotten over the fact that i screwed up my oral and am back to my old self, bubbling with over-confidence ;). Anyhoo, this has been a very very bad week and have been doing lots of work on my research, assignments, grading and reading for tests.  

Seems like Nature has a way to test each individual at the worst possible times ! How challenging, isn’t it ?! I have kept up till now, sacrificing a lot of my sleep this week but am not sure if i can hold on for another 2 days with an average of 3 hrs sleep. Lets hope i do make it.

Btw, i’ve got a beautiful and informative article that i am writing myself, based on various references about the goodness of sleep. Yes. You heard me right. Sleep. So grab your pillows and place your laptop by the bedside to read all about the importance of getting sleep and how it can adversely affect you and your health, if you dont taste enough of it !

Watch out for the article over the weekend. Until then, checking out.

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Just got the hot news. I have cleared all three papers in my qualification exam ! I rock ! I am high with excitement now. If the world is going to collapse onto itself, please let it be now.

Good things aside, i still have a oral qualifier round to look forward to. I was told that i was a bit weak with Reactor Physics and so have 2 major Gods in nuclear department specializing in Xr physics on my committee for the oral.

Now this is going to be fun. Before even the thought of starting preparation for the oral, i am going out to party ! Woohoo …

On the eve of my birthday, with a sambar rice in hand, beer to go with it, destiny it seems, i had to see this particular post. How unfortunate and masochistically delicious.

Do i miss that Gulti food and full meals ? Hell yeah. If you ask me, nothing like it. Those who still have the chance, rejoice it for me too. You probably do not comprehend what you are missing !

Anyway, adios. I am one more year older today. Sob. Sob.

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This week’s been terrible. My research has come to a standstill because of a problem for which i know the reason, but have no clue whatsoever about the solution. This sucks. I was supposed to meet my prof thrice this week. Never met him even once.

I guess the bug in the code is trivial because i have checked all the complex use cases and it works mighty fine for all of them. Confused as i am, this damn bug is ruining my short sleep too. It is getting pretty pathetic.

My qualifier is drawing really close and i am beginning to get terrified now. I have lots more to read but so little time left. I think i am going to clear only two out of the three papers this time and take the last one in January. Hopefully, i should be able to pass them before Jan or else i’m done for 🙁

The one fun part is that i am leaving to Savannah, GA tomorrow to meet mayilan. Malli from boston is also joining us and i sure hope that this will turn things around … Anyway, more when i get back on Monday …