just came back from on a long drive ..many lanes in calcutta are so narrow that at a time only one car can pass..this leads to some very interesting scenarios..picture this..both cars stuck facing each other..the drivers get into heated argument each yelling at the other to move back..the merits of either case are yelled out with elan..tempers rise..passerbys gather and then with some timely intervention - mostly from those that are stuck behind these drivers- one party decides to back and let the other one pass..this so often reminds me of a story i read on the net..there are many names attached to this story- oscar wilde etc etc..since i dont know who was actually involved in the incident i will call my hero just that - Hero..
our hero got stuck on a narrow bridge..in front of him was the town bully..the bully thundered- "move back". the hero replied, "u saw me get on the bridge ..still u got ur carriage on it..so rightfully u shd move back".the bully replied - "well, i never give way to a fool"..on hearing this our hero smiles and counters - "well I always do ! "..and so saying moves his carriage back.. :)
somehow this story always keeps coming back to me when i drive and see ppl get into meaningless spats on the road..i have witnessed so many incidents of road rage while driving that some times i wonder if ppl fill their cars with petrol or ego..i mean the way some ppl fight and honk and shout and abuse just to reach their destination few minutes earlier is appaling.i thankfully avoid all such ppl by simply giving everyone the right of way..i am a carefull driver and a bit scared of speeding ....so if u r ever stuck behind me please just honk and i will let u pass :)
today was a beautiful day here for a drive..just the right degree of coolness in the air..just the right evening to usher in the new year and bid farewell to the old..have no plans for this new years eve though..just going to sit and home and spend time with my family..possibly catch a gud movie on TV..tanay is going to be one and a half yrs old when i join ISB in apr..am wondering how he will adjust there..reports from all quarters assure me that he and my family will have no problems there..infact a sr. said- families have the most fun on campus simply because it is gorgeous and they are the only ones who get to enjoy it :)..this was very heartening to hear
anyways in case u r still reading this rambling of thots do drop me a line ..and here's wishing u and all ur loved ones a very happy new year ..
take care
Monday, December 31, 2007
Better late than never
lets break out the champagne bottles..toast , everyone!!..after months of deciding to blog today is the D Day finally..now u must wonder (incase u have no other pressing worry on ur mind ) so what made me alter the months of laboured laziness..why write today?..well the answer lies in CCD ballunge Kolkata . Today is the day I got a close glimpse of the ISB Class of 2009 and it was enuff to shake any indolence off me. To the naked eye it must have seemed "We met , we yaked and we left"..But it was in reality a grand confluence of ideas that left most of us [I cant speak for all now , can I ? :) ] with a mixed bag of feelings ..on one had I was happy to have met my future batchmates, gotten to know them a lil more..putting faces on some of the names i was reading on Orkut ..on the other it made me get over the relief of getting into ISB and start wondering (rather apprehensively if i may add) abt the kinda times that are going to come ahead ..The reason..everyone was cool confident..for instance GMAT score 700+ (had secretly thot my 750 wud be among the highest...reality check..highest gmat score 770 !!) ..everyone had such a distinct profile and personality and such determination that we were discussing what to study be4 reaching the institute itself.. phew..say hello to books mam..[the gud news on this front got a mail from one of the guys suggesting we lay off books till april..needless to say I readily joined the pact] So what are my final thots after the first ISB co09 kol. meet..Its going to be a rocking year ahead..there r going to be smiles and tears, success and goof ups, triumphs and heart aches .. gala parties and long study nights ..but one thg is sure i am going to have FUN all the way..ISB is a platform for intense learning, soul searching, personal actualisation and a lot more..I hope I am able to utilise all the resources and opportunities that come my way and do the thg I say is my life's goal- LEARN!and for those who think this is going to be a tad easy ..well imagine having a calvin reincarnate one year old with u while u negotiate the tough terrains at ISB :)My baby , tanay is the name, is nothing short of a dynamite..to all my future frens a word of advice..plz hide all ur keys as disposing off them is his hobby..so on that naughty note here's wishing all of u a wonderful year ahead and hope all ur dreams materialise in 2009 !!! see ya take care |
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