Here I Am . . .
Posted by anas on Mar 20, 2009 in London Diary | 11 commentsMy absence from the blogospher is a result of multiple miseries inflicted upon me in parallel by the combined efforts of the forces of nature and the examination department of Imperial College. Defying all odds, here I am, sipping Red Bulll, crunching Doritos, scribbling these words on a fresh notepad I purchased today to aid in my exam preparation and using one of the many pens that you get as a result of Career Fairs. This, also, is the first time ever (and hopefully the last time) that I’m writing a blog post on a sheet of paper and intend to perform the daunting task of digitizing it whenever I’m capable of. The reason of doing so forms one of the miseries aforementioned.
The last couple of weeks were, at best, chaotic. One of the aspects of living abroad is the worry of home [country] if things go wrong there. Despite living on a different continent and being kept awfully busy in academics, one cannot help this feeling. Undoubtedly, the last two weeks witnessed one of the most trubulent times of political confrontation in Pakistan and hence consumed my attention.
But that’s just a small part of my problem. If you happen to be one of my very few readers AND (logical) you did read my post regarding some bomb being dropped, then you know that I’m about to have my exams soon. The lovely people in the examination department who dropped off this bomb have now made an attempt to ensure a resounding effect of their lethal weapon by coming up with the worst possible scheduling of my papers. (ok ok..mine is not THE worst 
). As a consolation, my exams end on 13th May, earlier by a week than my friends in other courses (this is a great feeling!!).
I decided that I’d not be blogging (read whining) about my courseworks but the temptation (and the need to fill space) is just irresistible, and the prospective students should know how it feels like to be here, stretched to the extreme limits. Anyway, I’m supposed to submit two courseworks by the end of term and I’m yet to reach a stage where I can be confident of a satisfactory end.
The biggest and the most unexpected of all has been the death of my dear laptop, which has made my life dysfunctional. The ol’ buddy released extreme heat and then something inside got fried, one thing led to another and the whole thing finally gave up. I’m very surprised to see my dependence and addiction to laptops. Since it forms such an integral part of my life, I’ve been busy hunting for the perfect match. Hopefully, I shall be getting a new laptop within this week and that is probably the date this post goes public. Till then, I can only .. errrr….. do nothing but wait.
This post was written on 16th March while enjoying the weather in the Queen’s Lawn. And this post going online means that I’m now blessed with a new laptop!
Too bad you’re so stressed!
But, as you got a new laptop, I started a new blog.
What do you think?
http://www.alexnpearlman,blogspot.com
lolz…this is not a right way to buy a laptop. any ways congrats on ur new computer.
they are ending by 13 May, when are they going to start. Best of Luck to us for ur exams.Can exams be more hectic than NUST. I mean we use to have exams without break.
One more thing does this red bull thing works??? i better try it some day. Should it be served chilled or anything will do.
Maybe all the Tweeting and Blipping got to your old laptop?
Glad to see you back
:) Bhui.. exams don’t mean you can’t post a three liner here and there..(no, not Tweet…BLOG)..? I’m sure things can’t be THAT hectic.
Good to know you have a new laptop…
Can we know the specs ?? (er, if you have time for that :S)
haw how old was the old laptop?
@MAK
red bull doesnt work always…last night i hv no idea when i slept despite having sufficient caffeine to take me through the night :S
not the right way?? kyun bhai? the first three exams follow nust’s pattern
@Senilius
it died on the day zardari struck the deal … bardasht nai karsaka
@Uni
i wrote it down on paper…got it online…and u think im busy?? (which i shud be!)
did i say i’m busy and hv no time to post?
@Pinky
do saal ka tha……i intend on performing an open surgery on it after 2-3 months
its not the right way because u intentionally used ur laptop where it could get fried and the only reason was u wanted an other laptop. Now you are whining about ur lost friend.
I like that NUST’s pattern…u are free in max 9 days.
AWAIS! u need to stay quiet on some issues even if u guess it right
Haha. Best of luck with your exams! By the way, back in undergrad school, I used to choose my courses by looking at the schedule for the finals!
Which notebook did you get? A MacBook, I’m thinking!
This post showed me a Dinosaur Ringtone ad at the top… mein abhi connection nikaalnay ki koshish kar raha huun…
oye huey mubarakan bhai! and good luck with your exams/courseworks…u’l do great insha Allah