And then she woke up… February 18, 2007
Posted by Simba in : MBA, Frivolous Me , trackbackAhhh… I hate myself for not writing as often as I would like! I have almost disappeared from the face of earth. Now, thats what I would like. Hmmph! From the time I got back and the school started, it has been BUSY! But more than ever, the feeling that I will be out of here haunts me. I will so miss the school, my friends, my life-style..my everything. Fuqua has grown to become sucha part of me that I will truly miss it.
Anyways, this Term has been a personal favorite! Probably the best one I have had. The courses I have taken are a little different and that adds the zing to the whole thing. I have taken a writing course which demands so much writing that no wonder I have not written on my blog! But still I argue, for a 2 credit course, it is way too much writing. I thought I was good at writing till I started seeing the grades for this course.. phew… the Prof ’s green indents.. ah, I hate them! And learning a foreign language is soooo cool! 
I have taken Mandarin which will last for the whole semester. Though I wont be able to do a 15 day immersion program in China at the end of the course, this has been the most satifying learning I must say.
Ni Hao. Zaoshang Hao! (Hello, Good Morning!)
I have never had a chance to learn new languages, or maybe I did, but never really thought about it! It is so awesome.. personally, it liberates me.. two weeks ago, I didn’t know anything about ‘Chinese’ language. But now, I not only know that there is nothing called as a ‘Chinese’ language… but also can read & understand a little bit of Mandarin! Thats a wow effect! I should learn more languages.. I owe that to myself!
On the job search, it has been dampening. The firms & industries I really want to be with don’t want to have me due to work authorization requirements. And that’s when I am pretty confident that life really sucks! Why did I come so far and do so many things if I dont get a chance to do something that I truly enjoy. But then again, what makes me sure that I wont enjoy other kind of work?! I dont know.. I just feel sick. I have working real hard to get merchandising, startegy, leadership rotation firms in retail/ fashion retail/ luxury brands but they either don’t need an MBA or can’t sponsor me. Boooo….
On the other hand, I am so happy for some people who are doing really well. One of them is getting married.. thats one helluva surprise. Good Luck ‘S’. 
And another has just started a new way of sending greetings - by recording your voice on the card! Now, that is fun, try Teledora What’s better? He is a Fuquan So thats the update for now… I will try to be more around this place… now, thats the promise I make every time, ain’t it?!
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Don’t worry Simba! I’m sure you will get your dream job with a top organisation. Just keep walking towards your goal and you will soon realise that success was right around the next corner!
That you have started learning Mandarin comes as a surprise! Because, here in Singapore, the govt is now encouraging the local chinese population to “Talk more of English” as their Chinese New Year Resolution to ensure that Singapore doesn’t miss out on the next BIG outsourcing deal (Guess India is now intimidating its other ASEAN neighbors
).
BTW, the Teledora Idea is cool. I tried it out too !!
Thanks!
Hemant.
It’s a long long way until you sleep.
Hey Simba,
How about the bulging retail segment in India. Walmart-Bharti and Reliance Retail. Are you trying for a position in India too?
Good Luck!
You found learning Mandarin cool ?!? Hats off Simba !! I struggled with that language for 1.5 yrs, trying to make head and tail of those inane charecters…wid lil success.Just remember some sentences, and that too wid wrng tones
Cheers !!
Mademoiselle! French prof at your service. Hmmm now let’s see. Management student… so you’ll be paid truckloads. Works for me! Classes start anytime you want!
mba_dreamer, dont you have to sleep to dream?
Hi Simba
You write so damn well man..m jus hooked to ur blog now..read all of them
when I was kind aon bench in ofc
Waiting for your blogs…
CHeers
Shil
Thanks for all your comments!!!
Hey simba..Howz you ??? Just thought of dropping by …now that I came across your blog accidently :biggrin:
Wishing you loads of luck and happiness
you rate a term based on the courses?? muggu !