Summer of 2008

Number of Countries visited: 5

1. Sweden
2. Denmark
3. United Kingdom
4. France
5. India
   

Number of days in each country

• Sweden: 5
• Denmark: 5
• United Kingdom: 45
• France: 3
• India: 11

Number of days in Singapore: 8

Number to airports travelled through: 6

1. Schiphol airport, Amsterdam, Netherlands
2. Arlanda airport, Stockholm, Sweden
3. Københavns Lufthavn airport,Copenhagen, Denmark
4. Changi airport, Singapore
5. Chattrapathi Shivaji International airport, Mumbai, India
6. Heathrow airport, London, United Kingdom

Number of flights taken: 8

1. Singapore - Amsterdam
2. Amsterdam - Stockholm
3. Copenhagen - Amsterdam
4. Amsterdam - Singapore
   
5. Singapore – Mumbai
6. Mumbai – London
7. London – Mumbai
8. Mumbai – Singapore

Courses cleared: 3

1. BSM Scandinavia at SMU
2. Business development and ICT Innovation at LSE
3. E-business in the Digital Age at LSE

Friends made: Countless

Memories created: Priceless

It was a memorable summer. It was the best one of my life so far. A wonderful to way to spend my last summer as a student.

I survived the exams and my BSM

Like promised, having survived my exams I am back to blog. The exam week was.... very unlike the other 5 exam weeks I have had at SMU. It felt doable, survivable and conquerable.

There was no last minute dash to complete syllabus (for at least for 3 of my 4 exams). I wasn't feeling as stressed as I always do. I had more than my exam usual 3-4 hours of sleep each night. I didn't break out into cold sweat sitting in the exam hall and I managed to complete the exam papers (all except for 1). All in all it felt good completing the last paper. I knew I had put in my best and just prayed that my hardwork would be rewarded.

On the last day of my exam I was woken up by mom. She was really cute as she woke me up saying "Wake up beta, end of year 3!". Isn't my mother the best?! I seriously love her. She puts no pressure on me for my studies. She accepts my results without a question. She tolerates my mood swings, my messy room and my erratic behavior around the exam time. Best of all she supports me through everything. She is the best mom I could ever want!

My messy study table that only unfolds during exams

It is an utter mess..

Anyways my results are out and I cleared all my exams. *woohooo* I'm officially done with year 3. It proved to be the longest year in SMU with the normal term, modified term and term 3A. Now I am getting geared for summer school at LSE and the final forth year at SMU.

All set for summer 2008

Dear Charu Srivastava
I am delighted to welcome you to the LSE Summer School. The attached file contains the text of the offer letter from the Summer School which will be posted to you shortly. If you have any questions about the offer, invoice or other aspects of the Summer School, please contact us (summer.school@lse.ac.uk).

Lyndon McKevitt
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Dear BSM Scandinavia candidate,

I’ve had a rough two weeks agonizing over whom to include/exclude for the BSM Scandinavia. Because of so much interest, I’ve upped the numbers to 12 guys and 16 gals. Even after increasing the numbers, I still had to turn some down. But you are among those selected to go. Congratulations!

To confirm your participation in this BSM, please see Amber at the General Office, Level 5, LKCSB, sometime between February 18 and February 22. Bring with you a non-refundable deposit of $500 either in cash or in cheque (made payable to SMU). If you do not make payment by February 22, I’ll be giving your spot to an alternate candidate.

Know that costs for the trip at this point total $3200 – this amount includes airfare, hostel and hotel accommodation, and a good part of our transport costs (and even breakfast on several days!).

Regards,

Tom Estad