IMT Diary Part I

Writing almost after ages now...and there so sooooo much to wrtite about .......i am finally a full time student now..................and as wise men said "eduction ruined me" so here i am in IMT ruining myself....

Last two months have been pretty pretty hectic...but let me admit (in all honesty) that i have enjoyed most of it except for the fact that i am 'hubby-sick' (in sync with being homesick).

After coming here i could understand what was it, that i was missing in all these years and MBA is not just about 'learning management' its much much more than it.....

My typical day starts at seven in the morning when i (mostly) get i do skip breakfast (in fact i have started to value my engg. hostel more after coming here).Our classes start from 9 and officially ends by 3 but that does not happen in most of the cases as we always have an extra class here and there............

Because of the duration of this course (its 1 year prg) we hardly have any time to enjoy the entire MBA process and that i think is the biggest drawback of 1 year exe course....

anyways will try and be regular about my updates and life@imt :) Till then ciao ............

have a nice weekend everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Friend-ally

We mainly have three phases in our life when we form strong friendships……the first one happens when we are in school so they become school friends then we have college friends and ultimately office friends.

Bonds formed during these three phases , if strong remain for lifetime. But I personally believe that people we meet during our college days especially if one get’s to stay in hostel are our closest…reason being……… well they have ‘lived’ with you ….seen you through good and bad…..those our people who would know us in and out.

When in school we spend some time together but not significant enough to know the actual person…..and office well again personally finding a friend in office is rare almost impossible and if you happen to find someone …well then “lucky you!!!!!!”

So recently ….out of the blues I had this sudden urge to meet/contact all my old friends …….but I have lost touch with almost all of them and I am not feeling great about it….infact I am wondering of If i ever drop them a Hi..Hello message they would be pretty much surprised/shocked.
Well firstly for starters let me tell you I am not a very friendly person on the first glance…when I say so it doesn’t mean that “I have horns on my head and would knock you dead”…..but I am not a person who would ever approach the other person first … let say I am somewhere between shy – arrogant. Nor would I make any special effort to keep in touch..make calls drop mail etc etc…but yes once I consider a person friend that is going to be for life. I would never even say that how much would the other person mean to me because I generally assume that its quite obvious…….. I am also and impulsive idiot and have a habit of blurting the first thing that comes to my mouth…and off course my famous temper….

Given a chance I would love to change these things about myself but then its kindda late and I am kindda old now…so obviously with all the attributes mentioned above, very few people have stuck with me and if I could I would have awarded them with a bravery medal

Anyways…….i think I done enough self bashing so would take a break …ciao

PS I am super bored and have nothing much to do so you can obviously imagine my state of mind…..

So much So soon

Thru ought my adult life the only thing I have mostly importantly carved for is a “stable life “ , a life without any alterations…..but as goes the saying “Change is the ultimate constant “. The moment you think “life set hai boss” bang on….. something happens and life turns upside down….
So pplzz…I have finally decided to ditch my job for higher studies……..and trust me that’s the second biggest decision (after deciding to get married off course) I have taken.

Since the day I started working I was clear only about one thing that I wanted to do MBA….this wanting at that time was primarily because of the fact that everyone else was doing mba and technical stuff was/is not my cup of tea exactly. Hubby says , I am allergic to technology. ….but gradually when I started working I did realized that why MBA was such an important thing for me (the reasons should remain best known to me hence not blogging them down)

Nearly one year passed and I did nothing to suffice my fancy of doing MBA (I was all busy enjoying perks of being independent wink wink )….as I was about to finish one year in my project my PM ‘R’ asked me if I was interested to join the onsite team in UK… the last word of her sentence rang fire bells in my head loud enough to momentarily knock mba out of my head and I promptly said a yes :O.

Now this was a feet as I had not even completed a year in project and I got the opportunity(yeah that what it was called in those times) but the sweet story turned sour when my PM informed me after a week that my application could not be processed because of some rule change that required me to complete 1 year in the project : (ironical isn’t it) . Disappointed nevertheless disheartened my clumsy brain remembered the word MBA and rang an alarm bell again, so without any further delay I joined CAT coaching class after paying a whooping fee of 12k (well that was more than half of my salary that time )


I totally engrossed myself in CAT studies and gave away simple pleasures over weekend…… all was well for few months and comes another twist in the tale…..my PM informed me (she assumed I would still be interested which in fact was true) that I would be leaving for onsite after my visa comes and that would be after one month . Now…..you see there is something about us humans no matter how much we deny but we are lil greedy people…so my super greedy mind thought let’s take this chance “CAT to deti rahongi but bar-bar UK akele jane ko nahi milega..enjoy kar le abhi tho ....kitna aur padegi”. I then spoke to my mother who was initially quite apprehensive about her youngest and most spoiled child living alone in and alien country but after sometime even she agreed that going to onsite would do me good . Hence my CAT plans were dropped temporarily for a very long time .

Finally last yr I did gave CAT which in turn was a total disaster and now since I am pretty desperate I have decided to go ahead with the choice I have in hand so basically it has taken me six long years to get into B-school (hopefully I won’t take this much time to get out of it)

So June 30th happened to be my last working day with M….the day I resigned I was relieved and emotional at the same time…..and why not six years in one company with one project and one team is definitely a long time……….until few weeks ago I was planning to renovate my house and planning some shopping and now all plans have taken a backseat……..as me and hubby would be staying in two different cities for at least (and hopefully) 11 months.

Anyways…as papa always says all happens for good……..with this faith let me bid ciao …..have a wonderful weekend everyone ……..Enjoy!!!

Bai - Less

As suggested from the title, the nature of this blog is to crib about me without a bai since last 20 days….

So the story goes like this …we shifted to this new house in Feb 2011 and since then started my misery . …….Having only two bai’s since last one year I thought getting a bai was an easy thing….partially right, I never thought getting one and maintaining one would be so difficult. so in this new house I have had 4 bai’s and all of them have left due to some reason or the other …..and the result is quite painful one…..i.e. me reaching home after a hard day of work and dashing straight off in kitchen to make sure that food is prepared in time….which is very strenuous even for someone like me who enjoys cooking ….as my pa-in-law said that this is part and parcel of married life …there is no way out of it


Apart from that not many good things happening around…..so I am eagerly waiting for some good wala happy news……..

Those who know me well, are aware of my temper and corresponding results…..so when day before yesterday I was not able to make it to jaipur for a family occasion, I was really sad…and now my sad means super sad for those around me …so my ‘concerned’ family kept calling and asking if everything was alrite …..with hubby…now that was really bad :( (c’mmon I know I am crazy when I am angry but u don’t have worry about him all time)

I am bored with work as there is nothing exiting happening around…………….at times its better to go with the flow of life rather than changing course…..so far I have done that but I believe it’s time for change….

While speaking to laddu and I was testing her hindi……..so I ask her what is this and what is that …and she was promptly replying (with a lil help from her mommy) then I ask her laddu whats ur fav song and after much contemplation she replies “tere mast mast do naina mera dil ka le agye chain” (Another sallu fan in making)

I finally saw “Sweet Home Alabama” and loooooooooooved the movie would definitely recommend it to anyone who loves mushiness

Anyways..will try and regularly update my blog….have been soo slow but would try and make up for all my laziness in this time

You know it when.....

U know you are reading an interesting book when

1. While reading that book you don’t crib/curse the traffic not matter how much time has passed.

2. You don’t even realize that you have ‘wasted’ all that time sitting in the bus.

3. You are ready to take bus rather than train(which could save your 45 mins) just because you cannot read while in train.

4. You can happily let hubby watch TV(read IPL) after he is back from office without a single trantrum.

5. You leave entire cooking on maid’s hand even when you know she has already burnt vegge twice.

6. You cannot wait to read that book.

7. You take stealing glances (in office) just to complete one chapter.

 Yes you know it when you are reading a good book....like i do :)

Just Another Day

This year due to a family tragedy (my grandmother in law expired few months ago) hubby and me were not playing holi…..so yesterday (Dulhandi) I was wondering about all these years ……..what I did on holi and which has been my best so far…..

Coming from Northern part of India , Holi has always held a special place in my heart. While Diwali has been the sophisticated festival where you are dapper and proper.. Holi is completely opposite

As a kid I absolutely loved playing holi….so much so that I use to color myself in case of being ignored by others for a splash. We use to have this get- together in our home where all family–friends use to gather, music was played at its loudest best, loads of gujiya,papri, thandai was served

Once we visited my Grand Ma’s (or Bai as we use to fondly call her) for holi … the only one when my entire family was together from eldest to youngest (sans baby tannu as he wasn’t even born). Customary my Bua (Aunt) also came to our house so we had our entire gang together (6 sisters and 6 brothers).

The D-Day started with every one getting ready with our "fugga’s" …….. filling balloons with color water and guess who was our first victim….my youngest uncle who was “punished “ for coming late for holi…..as soon as he got down from rickshaw we fired him with balloons and pichkari’s….. and with this started full day of masti after which was the real task of removing color....my elder sisters use get all these different kinds of home made packs to remove color…….and we all use to sit together on terrace…gossip
meanwhile removing color…..though I was never able to get rid of it completely…always some “here and there” was left …….so this is one holi I’ll never forget…..my best so far

All my fond memories of festivals have been when I was kid …how it is that as kids we enjoy each and every festival…..and how as grown ups festivals just mean “just another day”………..what was it that made those days so special?

 May be being together with the entire family, that togetherness, eating in one big thali and pulling each other’s leg, playing all sorts of pranks……..enjoying dressing up,late night gossip…munching…….maybe it was simplicity of life and heart that made those days so special………..and how I wish I could get back those days………..no wonder my sister was humming few days back………..”Koi lutta de mere bête hue din”

His-Story

Past has always fascinated me more than present and I think that’s the reason why history has always been my favorite subject. My sister told me about Russian revolution when I was in class 7th while travelling from Alwar to kotputli and there I was mesmerized by St. Petersburg…Lenin…Czar and his Czarina…..Later in life due to sheer ignorance I chose science to pursue engineering….though time has not abated my love for history…and I still love reading about “those” characters of past…….each with unique story to tell

Why am I expressing my ‘oh so sudden love ‘ …well…. started reading this book “The Long walk Home” which is basically a story of a guy who survived partition/indo pak war/religious extremism etc all…so reading the first chapter made me wonder about the late 80s and early 90s era when terrorism was at extreme……. I was too young then to understand what was happening around me so all that I have known is going through old articles.. books etc… ….How painful it must have been for all those people who to go through the agony of being branded as terrorist just because they tied a turban on their heads..This book (LWH) is quite interesting and I would surely recommend it …….


Lately I have not done much reading and I was thinking of the time (pre-marriage) when I had whale amount of time to do things I wanted …but now post marriage I hardly find any time for my pursuits….but as wise people say when there is will there is way so may be my will has taken a back seat..


Saw this movie Tanu Weds Manu …….won’t exactly recommend it but in case if you have to watch it..well its not that bad..i think kangna is a good actress who needs major revamping of her dialogue delivery…World cup has started..so have my superstitions….while watching India-England match guzarish was coming simultaneously on Colors…..England was losing wickets the moment we changed channel to Colors and back to match …Hubby would cringe when me and my mom-in-law would see movie…but then kya kare bhai cricket ke liye karna padta hai…
Cricket invokes the true Indian spirit to hilt…..sari duniya ek taraf and cricket team ek taraf……..

SO that’s all from my side…hopefully I shall be regular henceforth……..ciao

Nothing Lasts Forever.........

For the last few weeks I have not been well…..had some infection and my omnipresent throat issue….and trust me these weeks have been awful….i have lost all the wt. I managed to put on with so much of dedication……….We girls are actually weird(honestly), when I was putting on weight my only concern was to lose it……I called myself FAT every now and then…..and now when I have lost it I am worried….gals I tell you are soo confused..

So with another weekend approaching hopefully I’ll feel better…………….there is still lot of work that needs to be done.

When I was unwell…..a thought passed my mind of me being old…..i mean c’mmon I am still young but then I compared myself to what I was 15 years ago…..full of energy and happiness…..least bothered about anyone……living in my own world …..seeing it through my own eyes……had no worries…..hardly studied……barely did anything that was remotely constructive……I loved eating (I could eat half a dozen banana’s at one go) basically I took life as it came……the biggest joy for me was when I use to get a B or B+ in any subject (normally I preferred to stick to C’s and D’s) or when I use to have my brothers and sisters around me……I use to miss exams whenever I wanted…….my parents had lost all hopes with me which never bothered me(actually they never had any)……I was sooo happy then

Then came the transformation…I became responsible…..thought of being something in life….and all crap…….i wanted to score well to make my ma-pa feel happy….how wrong I was….i seriously think “ education ruined me “……..and look at me now……grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Anyways…..these are some crazy thoughts from my forever crazy mind…….so don’t mind

Sometimes when you are feeling all time low…… and suddenly something happens something small but significant…it does make you feel so much better about yourself and about life…..it tells us that time is bound to change and nothing would last forever….not the happy times and not the sad times……just keep the faith..in yourself….and in god….


Anyways…with this positive note I end this blog……have a wonderful weekend…….ciao

Voice vs versatility

Errrrr………….my first post for this year…and see I have already broken my resolution of not being a lazy bum :P……………..well this year hasn’t been great so far…heard no good news only bad ones….except that my brother gebu is finally a CA now…hard to imagine this one since he is one those people I have ‘really’ fought with…like kicking ,beating and all the other violent ways …but yes he was the only supporter I had, in the event of scuffle between me and my elder sister Anyways….so I was listening to this song “Sheila ki jawani” by sunidhi chauhan and “Adhha hai” by shreeya ghoshal which reminded me of Asha and Lata Mangeshkar. Both amongst the finest voices Indian music fraternity ever had yet both are class apart….. I call them voice and versatility case. For me LM has melody while AM versatility….both have carefully crafted their own niche ….and that’s the reason I don’t understand why have they been compared……..can anyone imagine “dil cheez kya hai” in LMs or a “yaara sili sili” in AMs voice…Off course not….So much has/had been written about so called rivalry both sisters had……luckily it never affected their style, for comparisons can ruin a lot of things most importantly one’s self esteem. I think same is case with both ‘S’es……. one with amazing voice and other can sing songs of any type…..so far they have been spared from any kind off comparison and I really hope that in future too they don’t have to go through what the two sisters had too. Anyways…….saw NOKJ and I must say “what a movie sirji” though I do feel (like everyone else) it could have been better…. I liked rani better than vidya (see comparisons again) as she was quite convincingly as mean , scheming ‘bitch’….vidya on other hand had a very restrained performance…..for me she could not show the right spirit…….. Anyways..thats all from me……..will try and be regular especially when I have so much masala to write on..till then ciao…have a great weekend everyone