I am amused after reading my older posts.. how I wished I study at an IIM after meeting the candidates who were aspiring for a Tier-I B School. I wasn't really aiming for one and just appeared for the sake of it. Filled up the form on the last day of registration, gave exams in a festive mood and appeared for the WAT/PI just because I was shortlisted. I was aiming for the Mumbai University MMS degree. How I wished I was taught by professors like the Director of IIM Trichy after meeting him. How I noted random thoughts about life taking a 180 degree turn.. And there I was. Life took a 180 degree turn!
Yes, I am now an IIM graduate. It will sound like a destiny's call after reading the earlier posts. After appearing for CAT's WAT/PI, I got a call from IIM Trichy. Amidst all the confusion of going so far, how will we arrange for the fees, I had never thought of leaving Maharashtra for studies.. and now Tamil Nadu!!!
I was leading a carefree laid back life until the day I got a call and within 4 days I was packing my bags, searching for loans, arranging tickets, formals and was ready to go down South for 2 years. I was so nervous, whether I will survive the competition there. How will I find my ground amidst all the IITians and NITians who must have got 99 percentile on their scorecards?? But all went well, I found my feet firm in that ground, dint have to struggle a bit to make an identity.. Studied things I always wanted to, the HR subjects and voilah what a splendid journey it was.. like it was an extension of my previous life.
2013, such an eventful year it was. Why dint I document it all this while? The most beautiful part of my life happened in this year. No brownie points for guessing :p its so evident.. I fell in love. How??? Well thats a story. Its with my senior in college. Had a long due crush on him right from the first day in IIM - T. Never spoke to him in the entire year and then got drunk on his farewell and blurted everything out. All this happened towards the end of my first year and his college life. I apologised to him, we started with being friends and soon discovered the fondness for each other which grew into consumable love. He is Abhishek Singh, this guy who carried a bad boy image, played football, marketer by DNA, pink cheeked fair northy guy. He plays, sings, acts and is witty. It was not easy to not fall for him, but he falling for me was a surprise.
Then Bangalore happened..! The city I would love to live in. I stayed there for my summer internship. The internship turned out to be a troublesome one, we were not required to report the office or do some worthy work and I ended up visiting malls and pubs everyday and exploring the city for a month. Also had a lovely time courting Abhishek there. I fell in love in Bangalore.. with Abhishek and the city :) Stayed at IIM Bangalore which was again a once in a lifetime experience, staying at a beautiful campus of the most coveted B School in the country and wondering how learning in this school would be.
It will almost be an year now, having met him and sailed through this torrid journey. He got posted in Delhi from Chennai. Could not meet for a couple of months. In the course, I also visited Delhi and Kozhikode. Finally I was out of my closet of not visiting places outside Trichy for it would make me feel guilty if I dint do good in studies. By God's grace, the report card was complaint less and I was on the go :) Then he came back to Chennai. Met a couple more times.
I got placed in HDFC Bank. The location they would offer is 90% Chennai. And the only reason I am in love with this job is the location is going to be Chennai. Looking forward to a good worklife ahead. Hope the smiles prevail throughout.
So yes.. Life took me to places.. I spent 22 years of my life in Nasik.. but these 2 years were a ride.. I was taken to Trichy, Bangalore, Delhi, Kozhikode and now its gonna be Chennai. I never planned for it, but it kept happening.. and I am thankful it did.
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| That's when Abhishek came for the Alumni match |
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| The wonderful friends I made :) |
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| At the IIM Kozhikode campus |
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| Le Rock Cafe in Bangalore |
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| TGIF Bangalore |
