Great minds at work??..

This post is dedicated to all the researchers in the world!.. I would not wish to touch about the tedious experimenting or the researching areas but… when it all comes to the sitting down and compilation of all that thesis work.

I am a worrier by nature, so I have been told.. Ok granted!.. but I like to be prepared a bit and I hate last minute surprises.. and would really like to have some contingency plans to deal with those kind of situations.

The most important part in any research is the literature review, I would recommend everyone to do their homework and background study well in advance. Following my own advice I embarked upon this herculean task! .. last December.. the day was 25^th.. I was all alone.. no roommates.. no phone calls.. no nothing.. blissful peace at last.. and that is when I sort of made myself stick to this carpet for 2 weeks.. and spread all my research paraphernalia all over the place and was able to build up this rough draft for the literature review.. I was miserable, indeed… instead of being in Niagara falls or Las Vegas or Disney world.. I was in a self imposed Jail… enjoying non stop inflow of caffeine and plagiarizing away the stuff and then rephrasing it..

.. I am so glad I did it then… now I just have to modify and build up on the skeleton… as need arises.. and make few additions..

As a helpful note to typing the references.. try using endnote software.. it solves a major chunk of the reference typing pain.. and takes care of the format as well.

BTW.. I am supposed to use Latex to prepare my manuscript… which is gonna be one more task.. but being comfortable with word.. I plan to get things sorted out in word and then plan to ccp it.

I feel like eating a cookie.. it’s almost 4 am.. why am I awake??.. I am going to start reading the MWSHFerrari!!.. Now.. till I drop..

Catch ya later..

.... what do I write about?..

Today has been a busy day... I cleaned up my clutter at the lab, arranged my notes on my office desk.. usually.. in my Einstinean mode.. it becomes a random chaos, which makes no sense to anyone but my self.. so today I tidied up my desk, my lab, stored away my sample.. trashed the junk.... so why this strange feeling.. could it be nostalgia.. hitting me from an unknown corner.. .. uh uh.. i say.. and shoo away this thought!... I watered my beloved money plant at my desk.. who will water it.. while I am gone??.. In all this taking care of the major things..I forgot to take care of the lil titbits..
On a very surprised note, my professor said me farewell and do good.. for a second I was.. stunned!.. and then recoved enought to accept this pleasant surprise... he wanted to say somthing more.. but.. seeing my head lights go on..for an instant..must have stopped himself short.

I needed a few things so had to make an essential last minute trip to Wally word.. (pamela's pet word for walmart).. on the way back.. for the first time in all this while.. I felt like I am leaving.. is it nostalgia?.. I mean has that thing set in.. already.. but I am coming back in 3 months.. I should be just happy to leave.. as I always wanted... but then why these feelings?..
I really don't have anything else to write today.. may be something later..

Idaho geographic special...

......A place that was Moscow..

1) Hill top view of UI Campus
2,3,4.. on the way from Moscow, ID to Pullman,WA



















A lil nostalgic mood has set in.... here are a few of the pictures taken...these pics don't do justice.. but ..have a look... click on the pics and enlarge for better resolution..

Ps.. I could not work on my laptop today...fridays are set for system scan..I never realized zone alarm would take me 5 hours to run the virus scan alone...frustrating!... the sytem has been very slow.. well hope the chekup did some good, even though..I could not get any progress done..But tomorrow is another day..
My Shopping plans have been cruelly dashed cuz of last minute changes.. my roomate has gone to Dallas for the weekend and I am thinking of burying myself with endnote and start packing the books and some other stuff.

This place has failed to build in any significant memories..for me so far.. but i guess once I am away..I would miss it too.. so you should expect some TTU pics some time soon.. :)

Go Vandals!...

Go Vandals!

I found these beautiful pics of UI campus, so felt like displaying it here. Moscow,ID was a beautiful place!.. wonder if ever I will ever get back to that place.
Yesterday, my landlady from moscow called me up in the morning and we had a bit of tete'a'tete. It has been a while since I have felt these nostalgic emotions... but the breathtaking views are still firmy implanted in my mind. Hope to go back may be just for once and relive the memory. .. I will look up some more pics to post soon.
This was the first place where I experienced, as if sky was just within reach!.. :-) The stars and the moon appear so near and the sky is so clear in the night!.. Its a star gazer's dream come true. Star gazing with an unexperienced eye, on one of my walks from library to home at 2 am in the night... I almost hit a lamp post, and on another occasion.. nearly fell off the cliff .. but could never take my eyes of the sky.. may be its the latitude effect.. but this place is up in the hills, the pollution free air and clear skies. A must see!
In those times I often used to wonder on the way home in my lonely walks..." I don't know how I finished my studies home, but here there has not been a single day where I did not have somthing trying to keep me awake beyond the wee hours of the night!"... there were even days without a wink!.. thankfully I have only 5 to mention so far... sometimes in those days I used to say "only if i had studied so much while I was home" I would have become a topper or somthing.. haha..
well this attempt at self glorification is not worth its mention...cuz I am not the only one... there are still those poor souls who work even harder than me and have to make do with only 3 hrs of sleep daily...
Ps.. this was just on a contemplative thought..

Please pay your dues by June 30th

I have been politely reminded to pay my fee, for the upcoming 2 semesters that I won't be on campus ...will not be taking any classes.. but still have been billed...Why do I need to pay something close to 5000$ for not even going to school? Isn't it a bit like skinning the sheep ?? ... :-(..

Well, in order to maintain my F1 status I have to be registered full time, my assitantship is gone! and so have my fee waivers .. WoW!.. I went in a state of numbness..for a while... and today in one of my journeys in the blogger world ... I landed on someone's blog, in a similar situation after their trip to homeland, and .. the guy had some purty ideas to make ends meet... advertising .. ha ha.. I know you have got my meaning.. but again it was his desperate choice due to fiscal deficit.. ..was seeking out better alternatives though! .. well student life is an eternal fiscal challenge.. one of friends used to joke about starting a "lota association".. any one taking pity pls contribute in that lota..College life in india was very intersting .. some of the pranks we used to play on our professors..hee hee.. [will write on that some other time].... anyways.. I hope to be able to dig out some treasure to pay for all this or knock some doors for this injustice and unfairness.. nothing drastic.. I am on a rapid countdown..and hard pressed for time.. if you know what I mean.

How much can I squeeze in a single day? my days have extended from 8:30 am to 3:50 am these days.. still not able to get to the point where I would be satisfied with my progress. I feel that writing in english made my expression a lil more sophisticated..it gives a more professional look.. what do u say?

As I mentioned earlier, that my future blogs are gonna deal with more on the objectivity ..I am in the process of doing some research on a few interesting topics, and well I think the new place will have a lot to offer.. as from now I would be wearing my objective glasses.. and a lil consciously looking out for material to talk about.

Ps. For all those ppl in the managerial and in jobs.. I found this interesting management link..http://www.management-skills-development.com/archives/P2.html ..another is a cool link to download all kinds of music.. http://www.coolgoose.com/go/music?c=10004 .
I don't know how to make an active link with just a mere word saying look here... so simply pasting it here like a novice... actually I could do some research on that and learn how to do it, but again, time limits and priorities have taken precedence over these things.

By the way this also happens to be my 30th posting... what a co incidence.. 30th June, can't you come a lil later?