Blogging at 120 kmph

Here I am, on my way home in an awesome LHB coach of the Shatabdi Express, being pestered by a bunch of bratty young kids on the seat ahead of me, wondering why God never thought of putting a mute button on humans when he created them! But hell, I’m going home, thats what matters!! After 3 gruelling months at WIMWI, these 3 days are going to provide some much-needed respite from the manic life there.

(1/6)^th an MBA, (1/3)^rd a PGP1 survivor.......been quite a ride so far. Slot 2 went surprisingly decently, although subjects like Marketing did take their toll. Group work was in full flow as we were preparing either a presentation or an assignment almost every night. Ultimately it came down to a point where we just decided to assign each person in the group an assignment or project and let them do it! An important learning from this slot though, especially after the exams, is the art of globing! For those unfamiliar with this highly essential concept for MBA grads, globing is the art of writing any arbitrary rubbish as an answer in the most elaborate way possible. This is especially applicable when you either have absolutely no clue of what the question demands but don’t want to show that to your evaluator, or have an idea of what to write but have too much space to fill! In fact, I just realized what I’m writing right now is pretty close to globing! Anyway, things have been pretty routine once T-nite got over........companies have been coming down to give talks in preparation for summer placements. At the end of each talk, we get free food (Pizza Hut if we’re lucky, samosa if we’re not!) and a souvenir (again a T-shirt if we’re lucky, nothing if we’re not!). A lotta fun times too though during this slot......the all-night Mafia/Dumb-charades at LKP, the dorm dinners, some of the fun exercises during IGP classes......great ways to relieve all the stress one goes through. Exams were quite a revelation of how sucky life can get at times. I just couldn’t stop thinking of how to compensate for subjects like Financial Markets whose papers I screwed up like never before. Oh well, I suppose it’s best to keep the golden words of Chulbul Pandey (from Dabangg) in mind: “There eej alwayj a first time, and there eej alwayj a next time”!!!

It’s gonna be quite a hefty challenge balancing acads, placement talks and placement preparations during the third slot......tuchchas are gonna go into overdrive with their “Muggo Fachchon Muggo” chants I suppose!! But, at the same time, I’m sure they’re going to be our mentors and guiding forces during the next two months in the lead-up to summer placements. They’ve already shown tremendous amount of support and encouragement, and have shared invaluable insights especially while we were making our CVs. That’s how amazing the culture out here is – you look out for each other, share in the happiness and lend more than just a helping hand in times of difficulty without any hesitation whatsoever.

Darn these kids are really getting on my nerves now......can’t think straight......I suppose I’ll have to save the rest for later......best thing to do now is put on my headphones and watch a movie! Anyways, until the next.....cheers..!