There goes another mate of mine with that Koran of Words in his hand. The whole herd is here and I'm going to join them soon but obviously not of my own accord. At the same time I wish not to be responsible for the day of reckoning if something like that even finds it existence. It is really scary to see the flux at the library. I realise how ambitious all my friends are and also that devouring bandwidth using anonymity proxies is nothing to write home about. So I try not to be intimidated by it and spend my time writing spoofs and rephrasing a few old maxims. I try telling myself that there's more to life than replying to people on my messenger list. At the end of the day it's really disgusting to see the saddo on the other side of the mirror compelling me to stick these utilitarian methods of study. Sadly enough, even my father enjoins me to take necessary actions at the earliest. It might appear that I'm deigning not to go to GRE coaching classes but I really don't feel like doing it right now. I wonder if it's going to be of any use. I'm in love with words. Just when I thought I was striking the right chords I'm being asked to play these otiose notes in the song English and Me. Now if you are done with cursing my uncanny mention about the pangs of sadness, tragic elegies and cloying verbiage (though I hate to admit it I must say I enjoy blowing my trumpet), I'd like to state why I'm not comfortable with the system. The system in its present state cannot be put to blame. It is just not the right time for me to start things, that too with the perspective of exam preparation. Give me a break. By the way it's worth mentioning that video of Chuck Palahnuik's interview on Abhishek's computer which I happened to watch. In that he rightly says that you have to give people big when they are asking for big but not enormous if the situation does not really demand it. I like what it means but it's really hard for me to follow.
I find it very irritating to go through wordlists. Sometimes at the end of a session, if a person does not remember the meaning of a word correctly, he'll find it convincingly easy to agree that it means the same as the word either above it or below it because he/she is used to the positions at which the words are published. It's too facile to ascribe meaning of one word to that of another but take enough care not to confuse alimony with palimony otherwise you end up offending people. One wrong alphabet can create helluva mess. It's not about knowing what words mean, it's about knowing how to use them because you never know if you are treading on a thin line as I've adduced earlier describing the same. Sometimes I wonder how simple words and expressions that are used in our daily life are often overlooked. I've always known what a swan is but not what a young swan is known as until Alak told me about that. For having done this great favor I promised her that I'd dedicate my swansong to her. I'm not really sure when that piece will enter my repertoire but I'll keep my word. To conclude I've made up my mind to accompany my dear friends in this 60 day program at Triumphant Institute of Management Education, the worst part about the classes being that they are scheduled early at 0730 hrs in the morning, 19 miles away from where I live. I so wish I could sleep at that time cosily tucked up in my bed. Gone are the days when summer vacation was the time to take things off your mind. Now these are meant for intense preparation.
Alaknanda said...
aaahh!! how the hell cud i miss this post..esp. when i m there...[:P][:P]
so are u accompanying them duly?? /:)
verbose baap ur posts are..phew!!
i can strt my gre prep by reading one of ur posts daily...[:D]
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Alaknanda said...
