29th September, 2005
1.. 2… TWO!!!!
Yes, that’s right.. I’m still around and surviving!!! 2 days left, T W O ! ! This last class isn’t as bad as I thought it would be. It’s a Capstone Simulation (Capsim). Luckily, I’m in a good group and we’re doing ok (so far!!). Unfortunately, our professor leaves a lot to be desired! He talks too much and adds zero value. Don’t get me wrong. He DOES give us info that we need for the simulation… when it’s TOO LATE!!!I don’t care though. You know why? That’s right, in 2 days, inshAllah, MBA will officially be added to my resume!!!!! YEEEEEHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
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26th September, 2005
The Final Countdown..
The end begins tomorrow.. we start our final MBA course. It promises to be a handful and it’ll keep me extremely busy for the next 5 days.. but, who cares? At the end of those five days is FREEDOM!!
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20th September, 2005
Outstanding ! ! !
It’s over… O-V-E-R!! We finished our presentation tonight. Personally, I don’t think my group & I did as well as we normally do.. but in comparison, we did fine.. We managed to answer most questions asked to us by other students.. but when the prof started asking questions, we all stood REALLY still hoping that he’d forget we were standing in front of the class!! Maybe he won’t see us!!?Not only did we have no clue what he was talking about, but we were afraid to say anything. Why? Cuz he’s got this amazing way of dragging you where you don’t want to end up. So to say anything, you need to make sure 100% that you are prepared for where you’ll end up (I definitely don’t recommend you go on this ride unless you can afford the consequences.)
Luckily, at the end, he said that we did an outstanding job.. you heard me right, OUTSTANDING!!! WOHOOOOOOOO, we aced the class.. and now, only one more subject left (5 class sessions)!
In the mean time, I’m planning on enjoying my week off.. I hereby declare my brain switched off for the next week!!!
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19th September, 2005
Tick…. Tock….
Tomorrow’s my last day in the current class I’m taking. Though that’s good news, it also means that it’s my team’s turn to give our presentation, worth 25% of our grade. Oh, but that’s not the worst part. What’s worse is that the prof at the end of the presentation tries to find the most impossible questions and puts you on the spot to see how you manage to defend your case. (Did I mention that he gave my team the hardest case? Sure, let’s make it more fun, why don’t we??! Weeeeeeee!!)HA! Bring it… I can BS with the best of them!! (only problem is that he sees BS a mile away!! I hate smart profs!!) :/
Oh well, by tomorrow night another class will be behind me, leaving only, say it with me now: “ONE MORE CLASS TO GO!!!”
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17th September, 2005
‘Sometimes’ may cost us too much!
One of the best things in the world is when you find some one, or some people, who understand you so well that they can predict your actions, know what you’re going to say before you say it, and adjust their own behavior accordingly to avoid conflict. It makes it so easy for us to talk to them and share things with them because we know that no matter what, they’ll understand what we really mean – even if we end up not really saying it. Sometimes they get to know us so well that we, unfortunately, end up taking them for granted; we don’t put in the effort to try to understand/ accommodate them, as much as they do with us.
One of the worst things we can do is take someone we care about for granted. It’s so easy to just assume that they’ll always be there, because they always are.. to assume that they’ll understand our mood swings or negligence, because they always do… but unfortunately, we sometimes forget that they’re human too.. and as much as they love us, sometimes they get to a point where enough is enough.. where they feel underappreciated & devalued. So, even if they end up not walking away and giving up on us, it still doesn’t change the fact that we are hurting one/some of the few people who really knows us and appreciate us. Is it really worth it??
Why am I writing this? Simple; it’s happened to me and I’m sure I’ve done it to others. There’s nothing worse than realizing what you should have done when it’s too late. So I guess I’m just putting the message out there for you to take or leave, as you wish. Just remember, some people are worth the effort it takes us to change a few minor things within us to accommodate having them in our life.
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