My Dr@matic n St@gy Stay in Mumbai- till now

Heyyyyy.. after a long long time.. well there were lot many events happening here n there, so was just not getting the hold on writing, wanted to but didn’t work. Anyways, better late than never.

Well where to start from. To tell u the latest shot in my life, its my JOB, yes finally I’ve been enrolled as a research executive in Research International Mumbai, though my official joining was from June 1st but some smart buggers got it preponded to May 5th, so I m not on a payroll abhi, hey hey that does not mean I wont get my salary, I will but will not be on papers :) dekha aate hi company mein do number ka kaam shuru..

But to be frank the feeling of working is soothing right now at least. I know most of you out there must be thinking how can she find working soothing? But come on ya, its my first experience n things are good to begin wid, n hope they stay the same. First 15 days in Mumbai…gosh don’t ask, they were traumatizing, may be I m using a less apt word, so u can guess that the experience was painful, but this is Mumbai meri jaan, you have to learn.
The city welcomed me with humid weather, searching for accommodation, looking for hostels, having my longest chit chat wid Mumbai brokers n TRAVELLING in that F***ng Local trains, with women shouting, climbing on you with a smile, saying ‘ thoda baju hone ka’ n then kicking you, pushing you, poking their elbow if you not listening to them. Those looks are yaiiikkkkkkkks, so very rude n ugly. N imagine in this lovely serene environment you have to stand throughout the journey of not less than one n a half hour, n let me make it clear that it is jes one side. This phenomenal journey was courtesy the high rates of flats in Mumbai n lack of rightful accommodation. To increase your general knowledge I must tell you that Real estates rates are second highest in Mumbai after Singapore in Asia, or may be in the world ( I would not be surprised)

As it is righly said, every dog has its day, but here every Auto wala has every day as his own day, what attitude Man, even Bill gates seems to be a simple man in front of them. They will make you feel that how dare you can ask them to drop you at a place which is not their concern ( n this is when YOU are paying). They’ll make you feel that you have disturbed their hectic regime or have wasted their time by stopping them n asking to drop you where you want to go n not them. Same goes for the Taxi wala’s, they’ll not give a damn to give a look or make a pass if you are standing on the wrong side or coming in their way. Even if you are looking ravishing (sounds cheap I know- they are taxi walas, but tabhi to its irony).

And last but not the least, sabse bada jhatka- I LOST my CELLPHONE :( yes an amazing set of Moto Ming worth 12k, was taken by a taxi wala when I ran to give him a change of Rs 13 (by begging people to give me a change of 100 bugs), but it cost me approx 1000 times, now you know the reason of me showing my love to them.
I was actually taken aback for few hours and did not believe that I have actually lost my cell. My favorite one, dad gave me, n I was completely in love with it. I ran like crazy to find that taxi wala on the same place, but in vain, neways gone is gone, but I have showered all my blessings on that A****** who wacked it, he might be facing the outcome anytime from now.
These were some major jhataks, baki chote mote current to milte hi rehte hai jaise, getting down at the wrong station, n then asking 20 autowalas to go to a place beyond their reach, getting a scolding from a traffic police for breaking the queue n getting in an auto (yes you have to stand in a queue to hire an auto..c I told u, its chota mota), getting involved in small fights with the taxi walas for not knowing the way to PM road n asking me, imagine ME Who has a pathetic road sense and woh bhi yaha jaha ek side east, dusari side west, n beech mein central, haan haan abhi its sounding so very simple, yaha aao tab pata chalega, when you see people are running like crazy, more of a ‘Bhed Chaal’.

A coin has two sides. I had good times as well, I stayed at my frend’s place in thane.
We’ve known each other for past 16 years now. She is Mrs. Pooja gupta, who saved my
Life by giving me shelter, food and TV. We went to some amazing places, the best was CourtYard in thane…WOW, beautiful place ( uski sundarta bayan karne baithi to kuch aur nahi likh paungi) n by that time poor stomach of mine was habitual of bahar ka khana, n my tongue was shouting for a change of taste ( please give me something other than that paneer gravy and dals at hotels).

Met Gunjan, finally he is settled for a change, his business is going fine, n his showroom (artifacts) is beautiful. Waise thanks gunjan for giving me your mobile along wid the connection. I can’t breath without one, mobile is my lifeline. Went to juhu, where the smell is nauseating. N still it’s so crowded, some things can never be explained.
Last week Suruchi came and we had a gala time, a nice get-to-gether of ICFAI gang. Mukti, Suruchi, Kriti, Gunjan and me. But my loved ones were missing, they were chilling in the scorching heat of Chennai, Miss u Guys like crazy.

The best news is still in bag, I got a very decent infact great accommodation- a flat- 2 BHK, furnished and all set to stay, with a nice cook, and amazing flatmates- courtesy Mr dev, through him I got to know them.Thanks, see how many people I am thanking. Things have started to fall in place, but Touchwood, n plz koi buri nazar mat lagana ( bit superstitious now, if you were at my place even you would have said the same thing)
Arrey on my work front. It was an eventful week, my office guys are cool, good to interact with and gossip around. Was bit nervous initially but now I guess getting hold of things. On Saturday attended a Super group (a creative group discussion technique for qualitative research) and it was a learning experience. Met some big shots. Will keep you posted on that in some other post.

Ab mere paas kya nahi hai, ek achi naukari, ek acha flat, ek achi cook ( my mom was never so happy after 28th april- the day I landed in Mumbai), do achi flatmates, ek ladaku roommate ( a close frend), and best wishes of my loved ones sitting far away from me spreading out in rajasthan n down south.
Thank you for being there, bearing with me, my tantrums, my mood swings and my ramayan gaatha for every day. At times more than physical presence the mental supports helps to a larger extent. Agar dono mil jaye to ‘ sone pe suahaaga’ waah waah my hindi is improving ya, thanks jiggu for scolding me when I used galat phrases n words. This is called constructive utilization of free hours at office :)

chalo then, wait till my next post-
more spicy one or may be boring, dont know, but phir bhi jes Wait :)

BE$T D@Y$ @T !CF@!

Time flies and when it does you want to hold it tight,
At times words cannot express the importance of moments you enjoyed,
Coz those moments are priceless to get you the Feel alive.

Those were the Best days of my life- the MBA at ICFAI,
Where I found friends of lifetime, with whom I can share and fight.

Where I learnt how to manage time,
Along with important fundas of Life.

Starting from a rented campus, shifting to our OWN ICFAI,
Brought us in a jungle with half built paths and stone piles.

But still we survived coz certain things You jes cannot avoid,
Those tough days of life taught us how to live with resources so light!!!!

Every semester brought us a new aim, we trying hard to attain,
Pressure of CGPA reduced semester by semester, till it vanished to give us only a formality to get it over.

We had it all from bunking classes to sit and chat,
To enjoy teasing each other for a guy/gal we even hate to look at.

Our campus life was different from others, with so many places to explore n to ponder,
‘Jungle mein mangal’ was the theme in initial days, with gossips all around about new couples and their plays.

At times more than a place it’s the association u make,
Those Addas, we found are still fresh in thoughts so plain.
Where bdays were more than fun, official names were jes meant for attendance,
Where comics n novels became more important than books to read,
Where you jes cannot resist to use words n symbols to express your anger n tease.

Where list of movies to watch grew week by week, sharing files at LAN became a routine,
Where passing comments on IP became a norm, hi-jacking other’s laptop was yet another form.

Where craving for good food like pizzas n puchkaas, got nurtured by the mess food so pale n Ghatiya,
Where White house came as rescue with pastries, cake n tea so ravishing so freshening n so absorbing,
Where Ammas of labour canteen shouted at us so tough, n we did not get a word she used, so rough.

Where our struggle for our future brought a turmoil, but finally placed timely due to our effective toil,
Where wait for the offer letters ended in time, n we now termed ourselves duly Employed.

Life never seemed so perfect, n so very tranquil,
When last sem exams n evaluations look so very formal.

When we were free to watch movies left right n centre, no one to bother n to torture.
When we planned our trips with no lecture posing a problem, as now it was all so very conventional.

These two years will be remembered as “one of the most beautiful picture on my life canvas’
Bringing all the colours of joy, sorrow, pain, love, friendship, struggle together in my memory’s compass.

We laughed we cried, we loved we fight, we shared we hide,
All those moments bring a feeling of being alive.
Sometimes we must be hurt in order to grow,
We must fall in love in order to know,
We must lose in order to gain,
We must remember the moments in order to cherish them again,
Simply because, lessons are best learned through pain.
This pain is different, pain of leaving things behind to know its importance in time.
To know its depth so sublime, To know its reach in our heart and mind.

$UMM@RY of L@$T D@Y$ Of C0LLEGE!!!!!!

Hey..well I thought instead of writing every trip of those last days of my college..why not jes write a summary n then a Finale...well I would love to write in detail but I guess this will do :)
Hmmm to begin with my exams...well WOW...wht an experience minimum studies at the nick of time..n not at all a bad performance ya..so the formality was over...they got over on 2nd Feb..n then wht???? the era of enjoyment began :)...n people around us were wishing HAPPY MBA :) Imagine..as if its an Occassion..well it was not less than an occassion....we went to places n Gosh!!!!!Hyderabad is blessed with some amazing extraordinary Theme based restaurants man...n we checked them..most of them I guess..but to be frank, even we were falling short to visit them all in our two yrs time..that too when our college was jes 30-35 odd kms away from the city ...n they are all tooooo good...exceptionally well maintained...

We went to TZP...( Note..we are not as slow as a tortoise..we had seen the movie jes after the realize...but as it is said united we stand divided we fall...so jes for jigyasa we went thr again...n TZP deserves tht...i loved the movie newys...) n then our chain of restaurant visits started..eating shopping vallapanti all were in our pockets...coz we knew that this time will never come again..we never gonna enjoy like this again..n be together like this with no tension of tomorrow....so wht??? we went to "Koyala"- seemed like a mujara theme where Mr gemini n Ms Jigyasa planned their UP-theme Restaurant...dnt worry will let u know whenever it is inaugurated...n all are cordially invited in advance...

Then we went to SERENGITY- An African Jungle Theme...uffff tht was a treasured experience....we celebrated our frenz bday jes by chance...n were given a royal treatment with a FREEEEEE chocolate cake n a beautiful rose..tht i smelled till its fragnance was gone....n what freaks were we to sing a bday song n ask for a treat when the waiter came...jes to pass the message that our friend is not treating us well with a CAKE :)...so they were at our rescue...with a yummy fokat ka chocolate cake n warm wishes from there manager ..hey but really nice on their part to serve us so well...we had fun...clicked some snaps..moved here n there in their restaurant to pose for a snap or two...n that Your highness n Your Majesty..was also WOW ( well they were the names given to wash room's ...)So in all a ravishing experience...n then to campus...some gupshup..some bday celebrations n next day planning for another trip...back to home n then ......goodbye time...
the toughest time....
we did not sleep the whole night coz we had to leave the campus at 5:15 in the morning, n we came late from the city, had to finish those last chores of packing n had to sit with the ones we gonna miss :( All said n done..but the moments we spent there were the most cherished moments..sometimes u dont even feel like writing them..coz words fall short for revealing their importance.....there was a feeling of nostalgia, a heavy heart, tears in eyes...n a wish to live that L!FE again....

Everything is so fresh in mind...
Wish Life could jes rewind...
Wish to Laugh play n rejoice.....
Once again become college guys....

So this was it...Don't feel like writin more...but Will try to say it all through a poem I wrote jes after coming form there...Its not tht great..with flowery language..but Yes its..straight from Heart...Direct Dil se... :)

Promises at Times Are Meant To be Kept!!!!!! :)

After a long time I am writing…actually did not get time to…..well in the last post I promised to tell u guys about my BI project n our trip to Dhola ri dhani…well after that trip there were so many trips that each one demands a separate blog… Newys…during this period…there was a complete era of happenings….

Lemme finish off with that BI project…It is often said-everything is well if it ends well….right..arrey by the way BI is Business Intellignece..sounds as if I have worked for some FBI agency…naaahhhhhhh but ya the task was equally difficult with The most difficult faculty to handle…’Sushama marathe’…ask some people here at my college n u will know the answer 4m their very first reaction….she called us anytime for her doubts to be solved, n her work to be done…but kudos…we did it all…n one fine day..we were done with it…but naah…how can she be not confused???? Finally her doubt aroused on the day for which we were planning before a month …..Our Farewell…. ( Ya we were leaving this college…n deserved a grand goodbye)

She called me at 3:30 or so n wanted me to come n meet her..coz she was not able to understand some data findings…n part of the data in her file was missing…..wow…what timing???... Girls being Girls…we were preparing for the party…Saree tying is not easy man…ask us…n then when only 2 hrs remaining to get ready….I was in no position to go n sit with her for an hour…so wht did I do???? ;)

Well hats off to my guts…I told her “ Mam I m getting ready for our farewell…n can’t come right now “ can u beat that??? Yes I literally said NO to her…n was very rude…I m not writing the exact words of the reason I gave…it is kind of ehhhh hmmmm heights…jo bhi…but then I mailed her somehow the required stuff with the help of our Screwed up net…but in vain..then sent a Pen-drive with a junior n FINALLY…..again Mission Accomplished….she got it…n she used it in her presentation for which she made us work like hell…n this was according to her a penalty that we paid for copying a project of our previous sem batch…he he he …..ya we , as it is, submitted the copied project n she being she..Smart…caught us…But everyone has done the same…our tough luck …we got caught coz another group also sumbmitted the same project…Imagine..same class same faculty…n same projects for two different groups…he he he..so a series of blunders…but to end it I got 50 on 50 in INTERNALS…..wah wah..hai na achievement….ladki mein dum to hai..wat say??? :)

And our Dhola ri dhani trip was a Hit!!! We hogged the food garnished with pure ghee ,(seldom in hostel) Clicked snaps…watched Katputli dance, Broke their DecorativeCart which we thought is the real one…played Dumbchirades, kicked each other hard on swings….n njoyed like never before…so all n all Amazing!!! :)

Our exams were from 28^th jan n Our Farewell was on 25^th JAN… so obviously farewell at this stage was more important…ask Mr Gemini..how we actually planned n shopped for the D-day n how he always had a sarcastic smile on his face….saying..gosh..U girls !!!!!!!!

But it was a Gr8..I was looking decent enough I guess…coz I got many compliments that day (blushing) and even saw the one I wanted to..our college Singer.….staring at me twice…he he he..so that means…well..ehhhh…got it na…

So after all the evaluations and exams for which I did not study at all…yaar final semester tha…n I was not able to make up my mind for studying..n I m proud of it coz without studying also I wrote the exam in the same way as I did for last three semesters….but this time I enjoyed…so BONUS….

This was jes the beginning …we were waiting for our exams to get over so that we can njoy those last days of college :-( N we did…sometimes u know that you cannot live without certain things…still you have to… cause changes are bound to occur and time demands you to adapt them….

Will soon post about those last days, my movie presentation, our lovely trips to city, photo sessions and then final Goodbye to ICFAI, the place where we all lived every moment to remember. :)

till then take care...

!MPLU$!VE FEELING!!!!!!!

Right now me sitting in my room…..trying to figure out what should I do?? Well Tomorrow I have 5 evaluations n believe me I haven’t even started for any. To be frank I think I won’t coz I jes don’t feel like..Came back 4m PUNJABI DHABBA…To be precise our only escape from the screwed up dinner of our lovely Mess…. especially on Sundays. This place is actually good when you need to have nice dinner for a decent price. Today I read few blogs so guess ussi ka asar hai..…..jes felt like writing…coz feeling very quirky….While coming back from the Dhabba n while walking on that dark empty road a sudden feeling of keeping quiet and hushed engulfed me…wanted to be with myself..it jes clicked that I haven’t been to our hostel terrace for quite a long time…I used to spent time there when I was upset, very happy or when I jes wanted to be me…..

Sundays are generally for lazing around n I did the same…after having my breakfast…around 11:30 came back to my room n felt like lying down…since then my thought process is at its peak…I was not thinking about something specific…but ya was quiet…n then felt asleep..Didn’t even realize when???? Got up at 12:55 to be precise through a message (Tata Indicom people are actually using hi-tech marketing strategies, coz their messages haunt me at 2:00 in the night sometimes) but to my surprise I had a sound sleep..n touchwood for that…went for lunch….then for tea…n even at tea while sitting on the terrace I was thinking something or the other…I don’t know how to put that in words..but today going out n sitting is taking me into my own world of thoughts……n I guess that was continued when I was walking down that empty road…on my way back to the hostel..I was hardly talking…. I m not sad I m sure of that but Ya..i m feeling different..ab what is this different???... is a million dollar question…..

Got a call for tomorrow’s Viva…yaikksss…I guess have to start..but not having the right mind set..chod yaar kaun karega abhi…mann nahi hai subah dekhte hai..wat say????yaar yeh padhai kissne banai..sachi ab bilkul feel nahi aata..kher…. Hmmm so where was I???? ya on me feeling different….everything is coming to my notice today…

While coming back to hostel after tea..I saw a laborer’s child crying at distant n rolling down in mud…even that caught my eyes n I felt like going there to find out the reason…pata nahi weird thing….
I was also thinking to myself…that things are gonna change drastically in the coming months….starting from me going home for 2 months after a long time n then joining my job..living in Mumbai etc etc etc…this is the time when I can actually be with myself..can be with my frenz and can actually be so free….. to be precise ;’Vallie’ is the word. Its not for the first time that this thought crossed my mind..but along wid this a lot of things were jes making a flash…at times words cannot express what you want to….
I was missing something…I was looking for something…and I am still in a hushed mood…n believe me this kinda feeling has come after a long time…..Things are running fine…but still…. You know what I want to do abhi...to go to a place where I can sit quietly….. watch stars ( I love that)…n jes listen to some very soft music…a place where there is an open sky….n me lying down with my thoughts…may sound filmy…but I really want to do that…I wanted to walk alone..to sit alone..to think alone….I guess I should paint/draw something…hmmm will do that…

Hey me feeling good after writing…I know I haven’t written anything worth…but I m feeling good…this quietness is actually soothing…I can hear my watch’s tick-tick in d room…shear silence….n I m loving this pin drop silence…. guess should stop writing…coz words are falling short for me being able to explain what I want to….newys but it helped..now I will draw something.
Hey thnks for bearing wid me…n would like to thank few… those who have started reading my blog…par yaar comment phone par nahi yaha diya karo…aaj kal logo ki badi fan following hoti hai…so atleast people like me would love to see few comments here on the site itself….n for those who were asking me about latest happenings of new year..well there are many..got my Offer letter…bahut jaldi mila..unexpected..so that was gr8…finished my BI project Finally (don’t even ask..thts a long story..uske liye ek alag blog dedicate karungi…kal k baad..tomorrow is the grand finale) went to Dhola ri Dhani...n finally got the tickets booked for all of us…isse zayada kuch batane ko hai nahi abhi…well I guess abhi ke liye its enough…
Started writing a blog with a different tone n finished with a different one..now that is the effect of Spontaneity and writing helps…
Will soon post another…on my BI project n our trip to Dhola ri dhani..till then cya…