The Updates...

What did I do all of November, December, January, February and March?
Well, Nov went planning the fachcha summers, and hosting yet another successful placement circus. We do it, and in style. Every year, we place 250 students in the best of companies across the world for internships in April-June, during the month of November. I myself went to Unilever India during the summer of 2005. And what a summer it was! Kav, Ranji, Anku, Shrankhs and Rahul would agree.
Which brings me to December, where I wrote some insipid exams, and managed to do a paper review on the Philosophy of despair (excerpts of which form the next blog entry). I also went on a trip to Pune-Lonavla-Khandala, and got back home for a chilled week after 8 whole months!
On my way back to college at Ahmedabad, I stopped at Mumbai, made a job after an interview with HLL, and then went to Chennai for a wild 2 days with Sanketh.
There is this magic to meeting friends after a couple of years. Affection flows, so does the mischief and so do the "My God!, you've changed! Look at you...blah...blah..blah..." I think often we just say it, to simply say it:) Not so here, with Sank's newly found Amru accent:D
Anyways, way back from Chennai meant 2 days alone on the train, where I placced for many books to be read, but ended up sleeping mostly.
Back on campus, and into placement work upto my ears, I was jolted out of it all with a surprise b'day gift of tickets to Bangalore for New Year's. So, like it turned out, I spent 30th and 31st bringing in New Year's with some of my closest friends at Bangalore. It was lovely. And you just feel right about a year that begins like that.
January brough with it much work in the form of new courses in Securties Regulation and Corporate Tax Planning I had no clue why I had taken. But then, the birthday came along. And what a beautiful one it was!
Every year, especially since I went to Pilani, I keep thinking next year can't be better-This year was such a dream. And every year, something new and beautiful happens.
I brought in my twentyfourth birthday at Nalsarovar, watching the sun rise, and hundreds of pink flamingos fly in perfect formation across the red hues of a virgin sky.
Ouch! Did I just give out age details?!
But it simply was an ezquisite birthday.
January went by after that in a haze mostly, with resume preparation, and applying starting off, and company pitching into full swing. Oh, anyone wanting any tips on the art of resume making is most welcome to ask me! Any MBA student would know how to glorify minute achievements like no one else. You have to see it to believe it.
February came, and so did Valentine's Day, with the roses and the chocolates. Very pretty.
Applying and supposedly preparation was on in full swing. And the Reddy got married, and after all the bookings, I couldn't make it because of a company interaction. I have never felt lamer.
So, I flew down next weekend to Hyderabad for the reception. It was so beautiful.
I love Redz. And I am soooo happy for her, it's hard to write about it one-millionth as beautifully as she looked or as I feel. U can't want anything but the best for lovely redster.
Back from this on the 25th, I plunged straight into some sort of prepping, given I really did have some interviews coming up!
And then, March came, and with it those crazy days of high pressure. On March 8th, post 11 case interviews, and two banking interviews, I finally had my dream job. My number one preference. It's still trying to sink in. It's most unbelievable, that Bain and Company chose to interview me, and I am on their team, post 4 gruelling rounds of interview. It's a dream come true, and I hope it works out exactly the way we all want it to.
And thus, with dream job in hand, I live my last few days at IIMA. It's all floating by - the tears, the fear, the helplessness, the stress, the cribs. And then an overwhelming calm. I remember my last few days at BITS. Just when I was desperately looking for that one spike out of those four years, IIMA happened. And now, Bain, as I look for the spike again. It's the end of a long journey. And a beginning to a most exciting one.
Nothing feels nicer, than finishing a period in time on a high.

Anybody home?

This is it. It has just been way too long. Too many moments have gone by when special ideas flash in the mind but never find their way to the keyboard. Too many minutes wasted postponing the plunge. Too many seconds spent thinking wistfully about why I wouldn’t write. So, stop. Period. It ends here. Welcome the ramblings of the-one-where-she-is-on-a-ninety-day-holiday. Ah! Good.
Hmm....incidentally, does anyone still visit?