Okay, so its been another month that has passed me by and come to think of it i can for a change do tell you a few things i remember about this time. The biggest news of all was my finally having laid hands on my long lost dream of getting into an IIM. So i have finally done what i had worked so hard for the last 4 years or so and right now sitting in my room in IIM I i can say that i am feeling excited but scared, happy yet sad and god knows what. I'm like a mixed bag of emotions. Couldn't have asked for more. Yes i'm concerned about a few people left alone back in Delhi and yes i miss a whole hell lot of people but still i'm learning to cope with it. The last 4 years flash before my eyes again and again whenever i'm alone doing nothing right from the time when i joined my company and screwed up on the first big test to the time when i was praised and appreciated, when i left the company, for all that i had done and accomplished in the last 4 years. It sure feels very good thinking about all this and all the experiences i have had during this time.
To be honest there were times when i really didn't want to work in my office but yes the last year has been very good and i do miss my office days. I knew it would be hard but still it does pinch moving away from a settled routine. But on the positive side i have found a new routine which is as much exciting. So it was hard to leave Delhi not knowing when i will be back for a long time again. I mean yes there will be breaks between semesters but 3-4 days max. First time i have stepped out of Delhi for what seems to be a really long time. Leaving my parents who have been always there with me. Leaving my friends and colleagues behind has been hard too. I miss the breakfast, Sanju's call for lunch at 12:30, then trying to find Gullu at 1 and holding the lift for him. I miss the trips to the cafeteria for coffee with JP and Vipinji. The long drive back home via my favorite spot in Delhi - CP. Man writing this is making me so misty eyed.
So what i'm trading for all these moments and memories? I am trading a life of excitement, hardships, fun, sadness, happiness, disappointment. But i guess it was time to move on from my earlier life as i had promised myself that no matter what i would leave Delhi before this year ended. Not that i had gotten bored, but because i knew i needed to shake up my life and get certain things and people out of my system. So i delivered on my promise and here i am living with strangers and still a bit at home. Now as you might or might not know, the life at a b-school is tough. Cut throat competition for everything from marks to placements to GIRLS!!! So am i bothered? Hell yeah what do you take me for? Okay, a bad joke but yes i'm a little bit nervous but i know this is where i have to be for the next 2 years and i will manage somehow. In fact i would have to manage as it's not an option for me.
So lugging 5 heavy weight books and the weight of a lot of expectations, i begin my sojourn from this place right in the middle of the country. To make the path sweeter, i just got news that one of my good friends will soon be coming to Indore and yeah weekends will be special and a little better. In all this i forgot about the other big news, Spain in football world cup finals. How awesome is that? I supported Spain from day 1 although none of my friends agreed with me. I told everyone how this time its Spain time but no one agreed. Brazil, Argentina, Germany...even England, god knows what names were thrown up. This is not to belittle these teams but i had my faith in the team i support and i knew they will make it. So i guess now i can be bashful and go on to say that people who watch football once in 4 years have no right to predict the winners. Sorry if it hurt someone's feelings but i can't help it, I'm so happy. Desperately waiting for tomorrow night's final between two really good teams. Watching with so many people together will only add to the excitement.
So here i am, writing my first article from this city of great cuisines and telling everyone that i am fine and that i miss them a lot. Keep in touch is all i can add. Guys don't forget me and do keep calling on a regular basis on my new no. I'm a student now, so don't expect me to call damnit :P :P. This is me signing off. Tc and NJOI!!!!!!!!!!
