the DEATH of A MILLION is JUST A STATISTIC

Of Normal Distribution, Balance Sheet & Asahi

2008-10-06T21:59:00.008+01:00

So, the day started with an uber long Business Statistics lecture, i.e. from 9am to almost 1pm. Here you see some Stats enthusiasts drowning Dr Jiang with questions during the break. They are definitely a few standard deviations from the mean. For the first time, 'Good Fren' and I were 'separated' during lectures by OPM, the Nigerian Engineer Consultant, and Atrai, the Indian IT specialist.

Post-Grads of Churchill College & Cookout Lunch

2008-10-04T17:55:00.003+01:00

Last evening, after our first Business Statistics class, we rushed to Sainsbury to buy stuff for our lunch cookout for today. We had to rush because we had to attend a Pizza Night at Churchill College at 7pm, and Churchill College is like a 20-minute (Blinkymummy's speed) ride from Judge Business School. We managed to huff and puff our way to the MCR just after 7pm. The MCR was already filled

The end of Orientation Week 2

2008-10-03T21:41:00.007+01:00

The second week of orientation is almost over. I can't believe it. We have been walking around in this multi-coloured building so much. I'm not too sure why many people have not responded to this building favourably, because I happen to like it very much. Not so much from an efficient use of space perspective as our Economics lecturer and MBA Director, Jochen Runde, has highlighted. I like the

Of Yellow Paper Planes, Beautiful Bikes & Lost Time

2008-10-01T23:59:00.004+01:00

Wednesday started with the Case Study Boot Camp, where we were introduced to the meat of the consultancy interviews, i.e. the Case Studies. Amidst the session, we were told to indicate our level of comfort with solving quantitative problems on sheets of yellow paper. And in a moment, the lecture theatre was filled with laughter and yellow paper planes cutting through the cool air. Here you see

Yet Another Eventful Day at Judge

2008-09-30T23:59:00.005+01:00

It's been 2 weeks since we got here. I was having my morning tea and cereal when I nearly choked at the news of JBJ's passing. I didn't know what to make of it. I did a quick count of who's left... And hoped very hard that these voids would not be filled by zealots and nothing more. We had our nth Economics Lecture today. The lecturer commented that I was always smiling, and that I was

Where do I get all this energy from?!

2008-09-29T23:11:00.006+01:00

Sunday was bright and sunny. We made our way to Hughes Hall to catch the F1 race with some other MBA students. These new graduate rooms look out to a huge cricket field. The building is so new that it smells like a hospital. Watching the Singapore F1 Night Race in Cambridge was a rather weird experience. The tracks look nothing like Singapore. It was weirder watching PM Lee walking to the

Of Spiders, Nuclear Energy & Social Investments

2008-09-27T23:43:00.013+01:00

We woke up to a rather misty morning. And it is evident that the spiders have been hard at work. They set up shop almost anywhere. 'Good Fren' thinks they are in perfect competition. Yeah... He's getting into the Economics thing... =)) I had a very wonderful surprise in the mall box today. Angry Doc sent me a book! I was so pleased with it, that I was carrying it around a lot today. We made

跟着你，有肉吃。

2008-09-26T23:46:00.005+01:00

Unbelievable. It's Friday! We've come to the end of our first week at Judge Business School. The day started with us getting into Economics Lecture late. As a result, we have to sit in the first row. An experience which I enjoyed tremendously. When it comes to learning, I'm quite nerdy about it. Next up, a careers talk. A sobering session... given the current world economic situation... I

MBA BBQ Mixer

2008-09-25T20:27:00.008+01:00

JBS organised a BBQ Mixer for all MBA students at 4pm+, the Paddock, Downing College, today. 'Good Fren' and I kinda lost our way, looking for it. I kept sniffing the air for burning charcoal, but in vain. And after some exploration, we found it. All the BBQ foods were pre-BBQ-ed, and served in a perfect lawn setting. I love it. Especially with some alcohol in the system, it felt perfect.

Of Corpus Clock & Time-Eaten

2008-09-24T20:05:00.002+01:00

We've been going past this in the city centre quite a bit. It looks like a secret door/coded contraption to somewhere dark and magical, doesn't it? It is the Corpus Clock. In the pic, you can see Professor Stephen Hawking posing with it when he unveiled it last week on 19 Sep 2008. (I am reminded of the question: Who am I to lament about having to deal with my body?) The black creature on the

First Day of Orientation

2008-09-22T21:45:00.001+01:00

'Good Fren' and I woke up at 7.30am to get ready for the first day of orientation. Wearing our only business suits, we took a bus to get to school. By the time we got to Judge Business School, the atrium was already filled with people in business suits. 152 students, 49 nationalities, 25% female, average GMAT score: 690, average work experience = 7 years. The programme for the day was simple.

Cycling in Cambridge

2008-09-21T21:13:00.005+01:00

2 sunny days in a row... What are the odds of that? So today, I suggested for us to cycle to the centre of the city for museum-visiting. I had wanted to check out the Montaigne collection at the Cambridge University Library, but it's closed on Sundays. So we visited Fitzwilliam Museum instead. I had wanted to make a video of our cycling route from Churchill College to Fitzwilliam Museum as it

Post- Surreal Days

2008-09-20T07:24:00.004+01:00

The past fews days have been most surreal. I'm sure the jet lag, the change in climate/geography/physiological state etc have something to do with it. Displacement is indeed unsettling. There are 2 main ways of dealing with it. One way is not to think about it. The other is to analyse it to bits, then brace oneself. Regardless of which way one chooses, the point is that the effects of

Sick

2008-09-19T10:40:00.007+01:00

Erm... I haven't been blogging coz we just got internet last afternoon, and more importantly, something not too pleasant has happened. Apparently, I've been hit by a really powerful virus. After typing the last entry in a word doc, I started to feel really uncomfortable. Entire body was aching. Not just the bits from carrying too much stuff. Soon, the fever started to rage. For the next 48 hours

Cambridge - Day 1

2008-09-17T05:00:00.004+01:00