SAT 2: Recovering from the “Shriphani Conjecture”

The Shriphani Conjecture states that:

“If something is judged by you to be impossible, then it is sure to happen to you.”

Well here goes. Two days ago I chanced to look at my Toefl iBT profile on ets’ website and clicked on the “View Scores” button and wonders of wonders, 117 on 120. So I am safe I said and moved on to read Einstein’s special theory of relativity.

Today I sat for SAT 2. A comedy scene took place at the center.

Scene 1:

(Enter Shriphani Palakodety and Mother)

Shriphani Palakodety: Hmm… from what I gather by looking at the contents of the bag, I seem to have forgotten to get my calculator.

Mother: WHAT !!

SP: Yeah, I am without the electronic device that seems to be so needed to write this exam.

M: We paid more than a 100 dollars for that calculator!

SP: It will be useful at some later date.

M: It won’t be serving the purpose we got it for !! You made us go through a lot of trouble to get hold of this calculator

SP: Relax ! I can write the exam.

M: You wasted money ! That calc. was for your SAT

(I still think that calc. is for playing minesweeper and figuring out why the look-to-us-if-you-want-to-learn-about-open-source-and-linux company doesn’t have a linux version of their calculator-pc syncing software. I still managed to copy the binaries using pyserial to play games on my calc)

SP: Sorry.

M: hmph

So I went in and wrote my name, encircled the dots and came out. I did leave quite a few. I will probably cross 2250 easily. I should have taken the calc. DAMN !