Promoted!

I had my mid-year appraisal yesterday. I was pleased to hear that I have been promoted to Senior Member Technical (SMT). Well...all those days of hard work have finally paid off. Moreover, I can now project this work progress on my B-school apps...yaaayyyy!

Tonight's the big party night. Its our dance show at the party. Guess I do have a huge reason to celebrate.... :-)

Watched "The Dark Knight"

The entire weekend was spent practising dance for the performance on the 24th. Nevertheless, I managed to eek out some time to watch "The Dark Knight"! Man...I loved the movie. Nolan, dude, u r a genius! The director sure has left me begging for more. I feel sorry for Ledger that he is not around to see his best performance - a definite Oscar nomination if not the award. I have never, ever, seen a better villain! I would rate this as probably the best superhero movie ever... Do not miss it! Its worth every penny.

IELTS overall score of 8!

I got my IELTS results today - an overall band score of 8 on 9. Though I wasn't too serious about the exam, I was pretty confident of scoring an 8.5. Was kinda disappointed on seeing band scores of 7.5 in the writing and speaking sections. I was sure that I'll get at least an 8 in both these sections. Nways, considering the fact that I hadn't prepared a wee bit for the exam, a score of 8 is acceptable.

Now, moving on to other things...we have started with cricket practice for the season ahead. We have planned an internal tournament for the company in august. The corporate tournaments will start in September. I am looking forward to scoring some big runs this year and of course, to picking up a bag full of wickets.

I have been dancing a bit too. Will be performing onstage on the 24th of July, at the HICC, Novotel, Hyderabad.

Coupla things on the todo list...watch 'The Dark Knight' and get a new battery for my laptop.

Wanted Hancock!

The week was well spent, with some good work at office and loadsa fun at the movies. Saw 4 movies this week - 3 good ones and one pathetic. The good ones first:

Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na..., the hindi flick, is a movie about 2 best friends who finally end up realizing that they are in love. The movie is the road to this realization. It is stereotype but pleasant, supplemented by good humour - definitely worth a watch.

Next, Wanted. I had been longing to see this movie, especially for the action sequences. And guess what, the movie didn't disappoint. Some of the scenes were breath-taking. To top it all, Angelina Jolie...WOW!! She was smokin'

The third, another much-awaited flick, Hancock. Yet another superhero story and we are not done yet; The Dark Knight releases next week and I can't wait to see it. But Will Smith rocks in this one. Moreover, the comedy is quite good to. Overall, it was enjoyable. I would give this one a 3 on 5.

Admist these, was Love Story 2050 - a catastrophe! What in God's world was the director thinking?!?! And that too, casting his son - a wanna-be Hrithik Roshan! The less said about the story and the acting the better. Nevertheless, the graphics were quite awesome. However, it is difficult to see Mumbai in 2050, the way it has been projected in the movie.

IELTS LRW

And so...today was my IELTS Listening, Reading, and Writing tests. It was pretty okay. I reached the venue at 11.15 and was shocked to see 359 other applicants there. I didn't expect so many people to take the test at the same venue on the same day, especially since the test is conducted every week. Apparently, this is test attendance every week, in Hyderabad.
The test started with the listening module, followed by the reading and then the writing. It finished 20 minutes late, courtesy the delay in starting the test. Anyways, the result will be announced after 13 days and I don't think I'll be thinking about it until then.

An IELTS speaking test and loadsa fun...

Its a close friend's birthday today. We took her out for dinner last night, had a bash at 12 midnight, and plan on partying tonight. For the record, She had four different cakes smashed on her face!

I had my IELTS speaking test today. I got to the center half an hour early; only to find the test postponed by an hour. I requested for an earlier appointment and they obliged. The test was pretty straight-forward. It was a personal interview. The interviewer asked me my name, place and profession. She then asked me about my school and its teachers. Then, I was asked to speak on a random topic, Physical activities that interest me, for 2 minutes. Without hesitation, I chose Weight training and Sports. This was followed by some questions related to exercises and sports - more a dialogue between the interviewer and me. And so the test ended. I think I spoke fairly well. Anyways, I am not too worried about the score.

So...its party time now...and hence, over n out!