On the eve of Inas' results

Today, on the eve of Inas' results, I am a little expectant; a little worried and a little anxious too. If she gets excellent marks in the XIIth results, it will mean a big psychological boost that will spread rapidly among the family members. However, although the XIIth results are tomorrow, she does not seem too perturbed. This is because, whether she does well or not, she cannot reap any dividends from this result. For that, she has to wait another ten-odd days when the results of the MH-CET (Maharashtra Common Entrance test) will be out. If she scores a high percentile (over 95th) she will have a good chance of joining medical college. If not, then she will have to settle with finalising admission to the hotel management and catering - for which she has already secured provisional admission.

So, we're gonna be on tenterhooks for at least another ten to twelve days!

Please pray that she gets good marks and can join medicine ...

Inas appears for a group discussion and interview

Some of you may be aware, at least, that I have a daughter, all of 17 years of age by the name of Inas. She was all set to enter the world of medicine as a student, but about a month ago, after talking to a relative who works in the HR department of Taj Group of Hotels, Mumbai, she has increasingly shown interest in becoming a hotel management graduate! To keep her interested in this line, and to divert her from medicine, was never our, the parents' goal, but we could not help her getting completely enamoured by the attractive profession of being a manager in a five-star hotel. Thus, I secured for her a book with general knowledge questions to read, and at the same time, bought application forms from three HM colleges in the city. She studied eagerly, and appeared for the written entrance examination of one of these colleges on the 4th of May. This was followed by a "Group Discussion" and then, a personal interview where the principal and one of his friends asked her a few questions and so on. This got over yesterday. Now, we must wait for the results of the exams ...