Alternate Vision

Why I do this to myself I don't know. Spent six hours straight last night working till 2 in the morning on a statement of purpose, something I should have done weeks ago. The only gratifying thing about spending hours of work researching programs and schools across the nation is to know that very likely, a year from now I could be there, sitting in on design and entrepreneurship classes, learning about design theory and participating in research that focuses on the "concept development stage and user centered design" with respect to the integrated product development practice.

I have a throbbing headache, probably from staring at the screen too much and I can feel the carpel tunnel creeping up on me. I should have taken Ketan up on the cognac offer last night. I have stocked up on Milo, tofu, eggplant and masala chai for the next week. Home stretch ahead of me, with the GRE, two finals and seven applications to finish in one week. The only thing that is keeping me going is the thought of sitting on bar beach, sipping on some palm wine and eating fresh suya, while admiring the area boys harass the oebos. Nigerian street kids are notorious for almost caroling this age old chant (that has no real meaning), every time they see an oebo (foreigner).

Oebo pepe
Suku suku pepe
Gili gili pepe
If you like something, you go marry oebo

I am confident that a certain someone is going to hear this a LOT this December:)

# posted by Surya Swamy : 1:54 PM