A shootout at IISc Bangalore.AK-47 et al.
Its not just another shootout. Its a slap on the face. A slap on the face of the new India we are so proud of.An India of knowledge workers, research scientists,malls and multiplexes, and new, un-inhibited attitudes and ambitions.
Its a slap which will resound loud and clear - in police departments, government offices,parliament(?) tech centres and most importantly, corporate boardrooms and investment offices worldwide .Its a slap which will put doubts in the minds of new-age believers of the India story.
The message sent out ,by the terrorists-that-be , is clear : India may be the flavour of the decade, but it is still a third-world country ridden by terrorism , so think twice before sending your dollars here.
What should be India's response ? People say - beef up security, monitor,watch, frisk everyone - sure ,it will help - but wont it be a waste of resources to defend against a rare freak attack??
I say , do the best you can with security.But more than that, make sure you make more Bangalores. May there be Bangalores galore.
How many will you target??We will be unfazed, we will defend our institutions and educators, but we will not stop making more and more of them.We will not play into your hands .We will keep going.We wont stop.
31 December 2005
25 December 2005
20 passports daily,bas!!!
Passport authorisation has been decentralised.What this means is that passports will now be issued centrally, but will be authorised locally.So,there will be no middlemen/agents doing passport work by paying bribes at the HO. Instead, a person goes to a local police station,and applies for a passport - the application is verified by a local passport officer, and sent to HO for final authorisation.Good move, I must say. You gotta give it to them - its a good move - it cuts down the processing time at HO, it cuts down the huge queues, it cuts down transaction costs, and reduces interface time for the passport-aspirer.
What is beyond my understanding is why , the local passport office cannot process more than 20 applications in a day. The whole idea of localisation must be to process more applications with the least amount of redtape and help make the HO an 'enabler' ,not a regulator.
The '20 applications only' rule is ridiculous to say the least.What this means is that people who want a passport need to go to the local issuing office as early in the morning as possible(weird times like 4 am are not uncommon) and get a number amongst the first 20 applicants for the day.
So, what this means that , a public which is happier that passport work will get done locally- returns home feeling disgruntled ,since localisation has only simplified the HO's operations - life for the average passport aspirer is still inconvenient.
What is beyond my understanding is why , the local passport office cannot process more than 20 applications in a day. The whole idea of localisation must be to process more applications with the least amount of redtape and help make the HO an 'enabler' ,not a regulator.
The '20 applications only' rule is ridiculous to say the least.What this means is that people who want a passport need to go to the local issuing office as early in the morning as possible(weird times like 4 am are not uncommon) and get a number amongst the first 20 applicants for the day.
So, what this means that , a public which is happier that passport work will get done locally- returns home feeling disgruntled ,since localisation has only simplified the HO's operations - life for the average passport aspirer is still inconvenient.
19 December 2005
Just Did It
There are days , and then there are days.
Most times, life is like sport. On some days everything, absolutely everything ,goes wrong. You feel bottom of the pile, and feel as straijacketed as ,well, a straitjacketed guy.
And on another day, everything seems absolutely perfect. 18/12/2005 was one such day. Nothing went wrong. Everything went right , and went my way all the time.
Ok , enough shit. I did it. I Got Placed. I am no longer a jobless MBA. I have a job.
At 'I still cant believe it' - Nike. Yea, the sportswala Nike.
I Just Did It.
Most times, life is like sport. On some days everything, absolutely everything ,goes wrong. You feel bottom of the pile, and feel as straijacketed as ,well, a straitjacketed guy.
And on another day, everything seems absolutely perfect. 18/12/2005 was one such day. Nothing went wrong. Everything went right , and went my way all the time.
Ok , enough shit. I did it. I Got Placed. I am no longer a jobless MBA. I have a job.
At 'I still cant believe it' - Nike. Yea, the sportswala Nike.
I Just Did It.
18 December 2005
Why fresh MBAs jump jobs
Its placement time.Companies are here. They want us. Some want us bad. And they will go to great lengths to get the best people.
Most of these companies come to campus expecting to meet mature managers. What they get is a bunch of confused souls (including yours truly) who dont know where they're headed or what they want.
Here's a sample of some questions plaguing students ---
' This company's paying pretty well , but I hate the sector - what should I do ?'
'I love the job profile, but they're paying peanuts yaar.'
A lot of times, students apply to companies based on what they hear about the companies , or simply on the basis of pay packages. I dont blame them - half the world believes that MBAs are supposed to make a lot of money - and its a bias which is very deeply entrenched in young minds. Plus, most students have loans to pay off - since most are financing their higher education themselves. So accepting a job which doesnt pay well, but might have good levels of responsibility or might be exciting, is a tough call which very few courageous blokes make. Also, the way the placement process is structured, the companies with the best 'pay-packets' come first , so the placement rush becomes a rush to get 'placed' first ,rather than getting placed at the right 'place'.End result - a lot of people land up where they never thought they would - very lucky few really make it to the places they want to be.
The next one or two years go in finding your feet - knowing where you want to be. And then to be there, MBAs hop jobs.
That ,in short explains why many fresh MBAs hop jobs.
Most of these companies come to campus expecting to meet mature managers. What they get is a bunch of confused souls (including yours truly) who dont know where they're headed or what they want.
Here's a sample of some questions plaguing students ---
' This company's paying pretty well , but I hate the sector - what should I do ?'
'I love the job profile, but they're paying peanuts yaar.'
A lot of times, students apply to companies based on what they hear about the companies , or simply on the basis of pay packages. I dont blame them - half the world believes that MBAs are supposed to make a lot of money - and its a bias which is very deeply entrenched in young minds. Plus, most students have loans to pay off - since most are financing their higher education themselves. So accepting a job which doesnt pay well, but might have good levels of responsibility or might be exciting, is a tough call which very few courageous blokes make. Also, the way the placement process is structured, the companies with the best 'pay-packets' come first , so the placement rush becomes a rush to get 'placed' first ,rather than getting placed at the right 'place'.End result - a lot of people land up where they never thought they would - very lucky few really make it to the places they want to be.
The next one or two years go in finding your feet - knowing where you want to be. And then to be there, MBAs hop jobs.
That ,in short explains why many fresh MBAs hop jobs.
09 December 2005
A Chill in the Air
There's a chill in the air. The stirring of a changing season.And I feel it every day when I'm out on my 15 minute jog in the wintry mornings.But that's not the chill I'm worried about.
Somehow the 'chill' seems to be settling into college ,too. Placement season is nearing , and students are huddling together in groups -discussing strategies, tactics , and gameplans to corner the top companies and the best jobs.There are some exciting times ahead for all of us , for , the future beckons us with arms wide open.
But there's something about placement season that scares me. Friends with whom I've spent close to 2 years now, will become arch-enemies in the quest for that 'hot' job.Its a cut throat world out there, and a lot of what will happen over the next month or so, will be just that- cutting throats ,getting sidestepped, getting trampled over, squashing someone else's hopes to keep your own alive.Like any sport, the placement game is played the hard way, with a lot of gamesmanship thrown in.But at the end of the day , in sport ,people shake hands , and salute the spirit of competition.
Not so in this game.
People will hold grudges long after placements are over - 'You cut me ! You did not let me speak in the GD ! I was right !!' Someone will blame me for what they dont have.Or vice versa.
And that scares me.At the end of it all, will I be able to look into my friends' eyes without feeling that I short-changed them ?
Will things be the same between friends ? Coz if they dont, everyone loses.Whatever job whoever lands up with.
I have been a big advocate of Bschools and their methods - and their 'birds-eye-views'.But I'm having second thoughts about this one thing.
Somehow the 'chill' seems to be settling into college ,too. Placement season is nearing , and students are huddling together in groups -discussing strategies, tactics , and gameplans to corner the top companies and the best jobs.There are some exciting times ahead for all of us , for , the future beckons us with arms wide open.
But there's something about placement season that scares me. Friends with whom I've spent close to 2 years now, will become arch-enemies in the quest for that 'hot' job.Its a cut throat world out there, and a lot of what will happen over the next month or so, will be just that- cutting throats ,getting sidestepped, getting trampled over, squashing someone else's hopes to keep your own alive.Like any sport, the placement game is played the hard way, with a lot of gamesmanship thrown in.But at the end of the day , in sport ,people shake hands , and salute the spirit of competition.
Not so in this game.
People will hold grudges long after placements are over - 'You cut me ! You did not let me speak in the GD ! I was right !!' Someone will blame me for what they dont have.Or vice versa.
And that scares me.At the end of it all, will I be able to look into my friends' eyes without feeling that I short-changed them ?
Will things be the same between friends ? Coz if they dont, everyone loses.Whatever job whoever lands up with.
I have been a big advocate of Bschools and their methods - and their 'birds-eye-views'.But I'm having second thoughts about this one thing.
03 December 2005
New Age Melas
My mind wanders back 100 years...and I think, hey ,what did my ancestral folks in the villages do to entertain themselves??
They had their own forms of entertainment - cock fights ,bull races, tamashas,jatras , and above all - melas - where people turned up (and still do) in HUGE numbers for fun,frolic, and some shopping with the family.
But times change.Sure.So people moved to cities.And started running corporations,government,and other services instead of farming crop.
So what do the people-of-today do to entertain themselves ??They watch movies , play sports,eat out , shop , and so on.If that's what people do to have fun , then the malls &multiplexes have come to represent the 'new age' melas - where people gather,,shop some,eat some and generally entertain themselves.So malls are the new age melas - melas which exist everyday in people's lives - where a different set of people come everyday for their dose of fun.
Times change . Sure they do.
They had their own forms of entertainment - cock fights ,bull races, tamashas,jatras , and above all - melas - where people turned up (and still do) in HUGE numbers for fun,frolic, and some shopping with the family.
But times change.Sure.So people moved to cities.And started running corporations,government,and other services instead of farming crop.
So what do the people-of-today do to entertain themselves ??They watch movies , play sports,eat out , shop , and so on.If that's what people do to have fun , then the malls &multiplexes have come to represent the 'new age' melas - where people gather,,shop some,eat some and generally entertain themselves.So malls are the new age melas - melas which exist everyday in people's lives - where a different set of people come everyday for their dose of fun.
Times change . Sure they do.
02 December 2005
Hutch on Target
hutch ads work.period.
take the latest ones.the ones with irfan exhorting people to buy top-up cards from Rs 10/- to Rs 198/- ,each for a different reason - 'girlfriend ko i love you bolna hai, to chota recharge'
yesterday i was in a small retail shop- and a construction worker walks into the store with his friend - and asks for a Hutch recharge card of Rs 10/- with a mischievious smile on his face(maybe the girlfriend funda touched a chord somewhere!)....
this is not surprising - ads generate responses.but i'm in pune.hutch does not exist in pune.(it exists as BPL cellular , but the common man doesnt know that).nowhere is there a hutch poster /dog /banner in pune.but our friend the construction worker insisted on the hutch chota recharge.dats good advertising for you.keep going Hutch.way to go.
P.S.: my sympathies,though, lie with the retailer who had to explain to our friend over and over again that the card wasnt available in pune yet , and that it was a top-up card with a single-day validity only....
take the latest ones.the ones with irfan exhorting people to buy top-up cards from Rs 10/- to Rs 198/- ,each for a different reason - 'girlfriend ko i love you bolna hai, to chota recharge'
yesterday i was in a small retail shop- and a construction worker walks into the store with his friend - and asks for a Hutch recharge card of Rs 10/- with a mischievious smile on his face(maybe the girlfriend funda touched a chord somewhere!)....
this is not surprising - ads generate responses.but i'm in pune.hutch does not exist in pune.(it exists as BPL cellular , but the common man doesnt know that).nowhere is there a hutch poster /dog /banner in pune.but our friend the construction worker insisted on the hutch chota recharge.dats good advertising for you.keep going Hutch.way to go.
P.S.: my sympathies,though, lie with the retailer who had to explain to our friend over and over again that the card wasnt available in pune yet , and that it was a top-up card with a single-day validity only....
25 November 2005
I-Pod & the need for Plenty
The Apple I-Pod must surely be the latest,most-wanted craze amongst yuppies like me . may it be the Ipod mini, Ipod nano or any other , Ipod has become the buzzword , the one key accessory-to-have amongst the musik-crazy generation-next.
the ipod is just a step forward from the walkman - which made music portable.it does 2 things :
1. it keeps music portable
2. it allows u to keep a huge stock of songs/videos - since u store them in compressed format.
so , dat makes the case for an Ipod Nano - 2 or 4 Gb of space - which gives more than enough space to store all your choicest music for convenient listening.but an ipod with 30 Gb of space?? 60Gb??what does one do with so much space??the average music listener does not listen to more than 100 new songs in a year.
but people buy.so what makes them buy it ? i feel its the feeling of plenty - of never running out of space to store things....its like an attic which never fills up ,however much you dump into it.
Partly what makes Gmail tick ,too......the feeling of 'security in plenty'.
the ipod is just a step forward from the walkman - which made music portable.it does 2 things :
1. it keeps music portable
2. it allows u to keep a huge stock of songs/videos - since u store them in compressed format.
so , dat makes the case for an Ipod Nano - 2 or 4 Gb of space - which gives more than enough space to store all your choicest music for convenient listening.but an ipod with 30 Gb of space?? 60Gb??what does one do with so much space??the average music listener does not listen to more than 100 new songs in a year.
but people buy.so what makes them buy it ? i feel its the feeling of plenty - of never running out of space to store things....its like an attic which never fills up ,however much you dump into it.
Partly what makes Gmail tick ,too......the feeling of 'security in plenty'.
Bus Update ...
Neeta travels better look out !!
there's raj national express(RNE) coming along ....and from what i can see , it might be pretty big.one of the buses of RNE was on display at Kothrud , Pune.its a modified,customised Volvo bus , but has 2 TVs, one over the driver's head , and one in the center of the bus for the backseaters who miss the movie action otherwise.moreover ,instead of forcing everyone to listen to movie noise , this one makes the choice individual - by providing headphones with every seat. so u can watch the movie , or just catch up on ur sleep.
every seat (except the last row)has leg supports and considerable leg room - which means a more comfortable ride for all, instead of the privileged few in the other buses.
i'm not done yet.guess the ticket's price ? Rs 99/- !!! Introductory offer,of course....but i'm not complaining !!
bring on the Neetas of the world !!
now if only the travel times would come down to 3 hours :-)
there's raj national express(RNE) coming along ....and from what i can see , it might be pretty big.one of the buses of RNE was on display at Kothrud , Pune.its a modified,customised Volvo bus , but has 2 TVs, one over the driver's head , and one in the center of the bus for the backseaters who miss the movie action otherwise.moreover ,instead of forcing everyone to listen to movie noise , this one makes the choice individual - by providing headphones with every seat. so u can watch the movie , or just catch up on ur sleep.
every seat (except the last row)has leg supports and considerable leg room - which means a more comfortable ride for all, instead of the privileged few in the other buses.
i'm not done yet.guess the ticket's price ? Rs 99/- !!! Introductory offer,of course....but i'm not complaining !!
bring on the Neetas of the world !!
now if only the travel times would come down to 3 hours :-)
21 November 2005
Swedish Technology , Swadeshi Time !!!
Travelling the Mumbai-Pune route over the expressway has to be one of the most visually pleasing rides for a traveller....more so,when its done in a dust free, air-conditioned,Volvo bus.Now I'm a frequent flier(roadie?!) on the Pune-Borivali-Pune route,but why do I hate the ride so much?
I think it has something to do with the Volvo bus taking 6 hours to transport me to my destination.
Classic case of videshi technology ,desi attitudes…
And to think that the expressway would save time !!
Well,the expressway DOES save time. once you’re on it ,that is.once you join it post-panvel ,u reach pune in 45 minutes flat.now dats something.but what screws my mind is the 3 hours(sometimes even 4) the bus takes in pick-ups in mumbai (or the 2 it takes in pune on the other way round).i guess the neeta and metrolink fellows have to get their optimum revenues-per-seat on every bus,every time.
i think there are 2 ways to change this consumer torture:
a. move the buses to highways rather than the traffic-stopping S V Road
b. start express buses which wont stop (except for a toilet break )and sell these tickets at 320 rupees(the normal ticket is 270).the people who're really bugged(i'm in dat bracket,too..)would merrily buy the tickets at that price.
the third thing that could change the scenario is competition - i hear konduskar and raj travels are starting ferry services just like neeta, so this could be a point of differentiation for either of them to pull customers.
Well, that’s how a smart-alec wannabe MBA will try to solve a problem…….(if only it were that easy, hah !!)
I think it has something to do with the Volvo bus taking 6 hours to transport me to my destination.
Classic case of videshi technology ,desi attitudes…
And to think that the expressway would save time !!
Well,the expressway DOES save time. once you’re on it ,that is.once you join it post-panvel ,u reach pune in 45 minutes flat.now dats something.but what screws my mind is the 3 hours(sometimes even 4) the bus takes in pick-ups in mumbai (or the 2 it takes in pune on the other way round).i guess the neeta and metrolink fellows have to get their optimum revenues-per-seat on every bus,every time.
i think there are 2 ways to change this consumer torture:
a. move the buses to highways rather than the traffic-stopping S V Road
b. start express buses which wont stop (except for a toilet break )and sell these tickets at 320 rupees(the normal ticket is 270).the people who're really bugged(i'm in dat bracket,too..)would merrily buy the tickets at that price.
the third thing that could change the scenario is competition - i hear konduskar and raj travels are starting ferry services just like neeta, so this could be a point of differentiation for either of them to pull customers.
Well, that’s how a smart-alec wannabe MBA will try to solve a problem…….(if only it were that easy, hah !!)
18 November 2005
One Night...........
Just finished readin Chetan Bhagat's book number 2-One Night @ The Call Center....read it in 4 hours flat.
must say dat after five point someone , CB disappoints with this one.Somewhere it just goes off on a tangent after a certain point.Personal opinion ofcourse.
My ratings : FPS : 8.5/10
ON@TCC : 6/10
But his languid style of writing has made me a big fan.I want more.No holds barred, yuppie writing at its best.the language is great ,and talks straight to the heart.while reading the book , something inside just 'clicks' and finds a voice.
I would love it if more chetan bhagats start writing books...
Bring them on.....wouldnt mind more bhagat soup for the yuppie soul.....
must say dat after five point someone , CB disappoints with this one.Somewhere it just goes off on a tangent after a certain point.Personal opinion ofcourse.
My ratings : FPS : 8.5/10
ON@TCC : 6/10
But his languid style of writing has made me a big fan.I want more.No holds barred, yuppie writing at its best.the language is great ,and talks straight to the heart.while reading the book , something inside just 'clicks' and finds a voice.
I would love it if more chetan bhagats start writing books...
Bring them on.....wouldnt mind more bhagat soup for the yuppie soul.....
15 November 2005
Yo-Yo Man
Everyone's heard of yo-yo dieters.The ones that go on a fast-track diet for some time, get back in shape, only to indulge later on and lose it all.They're all over TV and press....heck,I think even Oprah did a show on them.
I think i'm a yo-yo man too. but i'm not a yo-yo dieter.i'm a yo-yo exerciser.i take to exercise only when i absolutely, necessarily have to.When family and friends tell me dat i'm looking 'healthier'(nice euphemism ,dat.)
Dont know if there are more of my breed around(and if there are , would they dare to come out of the yo-yo closet ??...hehe)
I think i'm a yo-yo man too. but i'm not a yo-yo dieter.i'm a yo-yo exerciser.i take to exercise only when i absolutely, necessarily have to.When family and friends tell me dat i'm looking 'healthier'(nice euphemism ,dat.)
Dont know if there are more of my breed around(and if there are , would they dare to come out of the yo-yo closet ??...hehe)
13 November 2005
P.D.A.
Public Display of Affection. Those dreaded words.
"Oh , I think PDA is not done yaar."
"These guys should get a room if they cant control themselves(rather than spoiling the atmosphere around here)!"
...are some of our reactions to PDA.
But is PDA that bad?I think not.
PDA is but an expression of love. Love between 2 human beings.And hence , PDA also applies to mother-kid, granny-baby and father-daughter.Do we express the same shock when a mom kisses her 6 year old all over the face?We just smile.But a guy and a girl - oh no, dats not the same for our hypocritical soul.We're queasy, we're intrusive, we're arrogant, and more than half of us will say - these people need to get a room!!
Moral policing at its best.
Well, like all other things in life , there is never a right side to be on.
After all , life is but a point-of-view.
"Oh , I think PDA is not done yaar."
"These guys should get a room if they cant control themselves(rather than spoiling the atmosphere around here)!"
...are some of our reactions to PDA.
But is PDA that bad?I think not.
PDA is but an expression of love. Love between 2 human beings.And hence , PDA also applies to mother-kid, granny-baby and father-daughter.Do we express the same shock when a mom kisses her 6 year old all over the face?We just smile.But a guy and a girl - oh no, dats not the same for our hypocritical soul.We're queasy, we're intrusive, we're arrogant, and more than half of us will say - these people need to get a room!!
Moral policing at its best.
Well, like all other things in life , there is never a right side to be on.
After all , life is but a point-of-view.
11 November 2005
The Street Sellers
Whenever I'm in Mumbai , I have a small ritual.i go to churchgate , to 'book street' as they call it , to get the latest bestsellers(pirated of course) dirt cheap.i have even made friends wid a few booksellers there.
on this occasion i decided i wanna buy some books, so off i was. onli this time , there was no book street.the street was there of course ,but no booksellers.all ,it seems , in the name of 'bombay ka beautification to make it shanghailike'...the onli trace of bookstreet dat is left is 4 vendors trying to sell whatever they can to a pretty loyal customer-set (before the municipality vehicle rudely takes their wares away.)
business is bad , they say. almost 40% down than it was earlier.i feel bad for them.they're doing good service to poor ,book-hungry people like me(believe me there are lots like me)
i'm not against beautification.but doesnt mumbai have bigger problems on hand than troubling small livelihoods?
sure, mumbai will look like shanghai.but will it feel like mumbai then??
on this occasion i decided i wanna buy some books, so off i was. onli this time , there was no book street.the street was there of course ,but no booksellers.all ,it seems , in the name of 'bombay ka beautification to make it shanghailike'...the onli trace of bookstreet dat is left is 4 vendors trying to sell whatever they can to a pretty loyal customer-set (before the municipality vehicle rudely takes their wares away.)
business is bad , they say. almost 40% down than it was earlier.i feel bad for them.they're doing good service to poor ,book-hungry people like me(believe me there are lots like me)
i'm not against beautification.but doesnt mumbai have bigger problems on hand than troubling small livelihoods?
sure, mumbai will look like shanghai.but will it feel like mumbai then??
04 November 2005
7 things....
i guess everyone's got a motley list of 7 things they want to do b4 they die..
so here's mine.:-)
1 GET IN SHAPE
2 learn to swim
3 be on a sea cruise
4 learn salsa
5 start my own company
6 write a book(now dat one is cliched alrite !!)
7 do some social work in my own small way
so here's mine.:-)
1 GET IN SHAPE
2 learn to swim
3 be on a sea cruise
4 learn salsa
5 start my own company
6 write a book(now dat one is cliched alrite !!)
7 do some social work in my own small way
Back Home Again
There's something about coming back home again dat makes the heart go nostalgic all over again. coming back to cozy families, old friendships and of course the warmth and brightness of Diwali.
Kinda happened to notice that time sorta expands when ur coming back home.minutes seem like hours and hours like days.well,part of the game i guess.
this diwali-ka-khana-peena is killing me....have had too much of it already...gimme my maggi and durga coffee any day!!
Kinda happened to notice that time sorta expands when ur coming back home.minutes seem like hours and hours like days.well,part of the game i guess.
this diwali-ka-khana-peena is killing me....have had too much of it already...gimme my maggi and durga coffee any day!!
30 October 2005
Good and Great
There's an air of arrogance about him. There's a rumbling stir.The sense of disrespect for opposition is back.And how.Sachin, Reborn, again.
Someone said the other day - " The difference between good people and great people is that great people can make big changes in small time.Good people need time."
As the movie Hollow Man puts it - "Great people can go from A to D without knowing the B &C ."
Maybe Sachin's too bored with the B&C too.
Someone said the other day - " The difference between good people and great people is that great people can make big changes in small time.Good people need time."
As the movie Hollow Man puts it - "Great people can go from A to D without knowing the B &C ."
Maybe Sachin's too bored with the B&C too.
24 October 2005
A tesT of Courage
So a guy takes 4 classes in 4 months.
Doesn’t teach anything worthwhile.
And then sets an application-based paper. Bad.
What do we do about it?
Sit there and write the paper for 3 hours. Hopeless.
We let ourselves down today guys.
When the time for revolt came, we caved in.
Student-driven institute ? Not really.
23 October 2005
I'm Beyond All this !!!
Its official. I hate exams .I’m too old for them.(I’m 24.) At least the written ones.It gives me a heightened sense of hopelessness – because I know that most of what I write is not really making sense !! At many points I keep the pen down and wonder – why am I writing this c*** ?
22 October 2005
An MBA for Posterity ?
20 October 2005
A Night At The Movies
Watching ‘em before they’re in the theatres.
Near Dolby sound for effects.
The choice to stop and replay it whenever you u like a scene.
A steaming hot cup of tea .
A blanket to curl up with.
And a nice room-mate to discuss the movie late into the night.
Movies on DVD - Sometimes laptops can be put to constructive use.
17 October 2005
One More.......
One more exam approaches .4 days to D day. And one more 4 day stint of hustling to finish whatever one can , before dumping whatever one remembers - and doesnt- into an answer paper.Sometimes I pity the guys who read those papers.
One more birthday goes by.Feels good when friends and family call and wish you - make you feel important for that one day in the year. And its been a good year ,too.Life has suddenly assumed a pace so frenetic that there's hardly any time to reflect on what went by.And to think that a year back I had all the time to do all I wanted and chose to do nothing !!!
One more friend leaves for a foreign land. And the heart feels the longing already.
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