The good ol' end sems and other stories

Its time for the endsems again. As generally happens(in my case), this brings on a particularlt virulent attack of procastination. Over the last 2 days, I have seen 5 movies, none of them worth watching, and tht too by staying up all night. This would have been a cause for worry, but it seems I have reached an elevated consciousness where these mundane things cease to have relevance.
Of course, it is not as if I am completely jobless, or I might have posted once or twice over this rather extended blogging-free period. Right now, I am engaged in a debate with my parents over what should be my future course of action. They want me to do an MBA, which would be the sensible course of action, given that my academice are not particularly healthy.
However, I had earlier resolved to pursue an MS from the States, and then forgotten all about it. It doesn't seem to be a very bright prospect now....unless I start working towards a Masters in some other field altogether...and I mean a field other than engineering.....
So you see, given my delirious state of mind, I am pretty much certain about the outcome of these endsems.....
Having thus reflected extensively on myself, I come to more general issues.
If the reader is familiar with the trend of college placements currently, then they might be aware of a company called schlumberger, which gives fabulous salaries and equally gruesome postings.
One of my seniors was thus celebrating hiis 25 lakhs job, when we found out that he was being sent to Sudan.
For those unfamiliar with the country, Sudan is in Northern Africa. It is under military rule, and has witnessed 3 civil wars since 1989...the last is still on. It is also the site of one of the worst genocides in the 20th century, with nearly 400,000 people having been killed in the current civil war.
Given these statistics, such a job offer would not seem to be so attractive after all, at least for me. However, some people argue that it still offers possibilities of adventure and a very different lifestyle, as opposed to a job in a normal metropolitan city......
Now, such a prospect is definitely appealing, but maybe not the sensible thing to do....
Still, for those who lament the banality of normal jobs, this might be the thing.