Wednesday, May 23, 2007

How I became a bum on the drag?!

I was bright. I was smart. I had future. Damn, I had dreams. Untill I hit the P ... (sorry, I can't say the word.)

-Leading to Saturday May, 12th, 2007.
It was a stormy day. No ... It was sunny day ... No ... It was snowing... How the hell would I know? I was locked up in some indoor place studying the hell out of Pr .. (really can't say it)! I have known that I lost my A, for that matter, my B, and barely fighting for the C! Though, I had hope, because I have known, with Dr. Varghese, grades are really irrelevant. I thought that if I show enough effort, Dr. Varhgese would reward my effort with an A.

For two days straight, I ate, slept, and breathed with my propulsion (OMG, I said it) book, papers, and summaries. It was intense. Endless amount of money spent on coffee, Red Bulls, Monsters, sugar, or any source of energy. I had also run out of excuses to go to Dr. Goldestein's, Sarah Kitten's, or Gail Simpler's offices for candy.

-Saturday May, 12th, 2007. one hour to till the test ...
I stopped by the LRC. I have found the rest of the class studying for the test, too. It was hysterical. Colleagues have not slept in days. Red Bull cans are all over the place. I thought at the time, never knowing that I would be one, a bum would feel sorry for us. Given up on absorbing any more studying in those last few moments, we walked as a group swinging around like a drunk Jackie Chan.

-The Test ...
Dr. Varghese walked in the hall strongly and confidently as usual. I did not know that he carried the end of my future with him, the end of my life! At 7:00, the world, my world, changed, and never looked the same again. Well played by Dr. Varghese it was; the more he raised our hope in the closed book section, the more dramatic the crash would be. The open book section of the test started at 7:45. Oh ... what a horrendous feeling. My eyes ran between the problem and the equations sheet, looking for a clue, nothing... Moved on to the second problem. what the hell is this .. the third problem had an engine that was used in some alian spaceship.
The feelings were so strong. I saw MIT grad school disappearing by the first problem. By the second problem, my dream Porsche was fading away. An Aerospace engineering degree seemed very vague by the third problem.

-Nowadays ...
Look for me on the drag. I have long hair, long beard. I am holding a red book, and usually yelling "it's the devil .. the devil on earth." I have a tattoo on my arm saying "Propulsions happened"

3 comments:

murad-math said...

My friend i guess that one exam should not stop your ambition and imagination of your future, the line that you draw for your self should always keep you on the right track...

Corporate Nomad said...

omg .. Murad is on the blog!!
Thanks for your encouragment Murad ... I managed to only pass that class . But this post was written for a small newsletter I, and couple of friends, have been writting making fun of our department.
take care .. and keep in touch ..

murad-math said...

no problems captain and see you soon in Amman insha'allah