Buddies @ IMT

Now that m missing the good ol days a lot n of course d ppl with whom I shared d best moments, I thot of letting thm knw dt they hv secured a special place in my hall of friendship....

To all the good and the bad times we were together....

AMIT:

The best company one can have... Every gang shud have an Amit..

I cud b myself in ur company n laugh my heart out...

may u achieve ur dream of “doing smthng creative dt gts appreciated by all”... J

tujhme hai woh baat.. u cn achieve nethng u wnt 2... n evry1 wud agree with me on ths...

ANKIT:

One of my earliest friends at IMT n one of the best persons I have ever come across...

Incredibly sweet and a person of value...

Feel blessed to have known u...

Thanks 4 being there...

ARPIT:

T2, the Geek... ever ready to help... one stop solution for all the problems... be it related to any electronic gadget or electrical device or finance project... may u get a geek partner soon... :P

AUJASWI:

Gentleman (ha ha ha)... come what may, I will always consider u a gentleman...

thanz 4 all those counselling sessions n 4 inspiring me to create my blog n 4 bearing with all my stupid acts...

n for trying to find ‘senor perfecto’ for me.. (gawd! dt ws so funny).. J

HAMARA BAJAJ:

U know u have d best name in d wrld... J

Miss all d fun v hv hd on d dance floor...

I have always appreciated ur devotion and sincerity towards ur work, studies, committee, family n friends...

U r gonna mk a grt manager, wife and daughter-in-law.....

NIMESH:

Our guardian on trips... if he is a part of any of ur plans (trips, get together, even projects), all u need 2 do is enjoy.. n rest wud be taken care of by the almighty Nimesh.. J

REENA:

My gym partner... J

Cutie-pie... really miss all the gossip sessions and dress rehearsals we have had in H-19...

Hope to c u soon... we’ll b reloading d sessions... ;)

SABHLOK:

Even tho v wr prt f same gang, but wr nt grt frnz earlier..

Remember, dt silly tiff in d car.. i really felt bad dt day.. it ws dn i realized dt wateva opinion i mite hv held f u..u r a nice person at heart..

So, jaate jaate i found a grt frnd in u...

Really miss all the fun we hv hd during events and hang outs..

SAKINA:

My alarm clock... thanks to u dt i cud attend classes n study (if at all) in exams...

I always wonder how cud somebody b so caring and understanding as u r...

U r d most dependable person... yes u r...

Take care...

SHUBHAM:

I used 2 gt irritated wen u used 2 pamper me thn but as u always sd “yaad to bahut aaunga main tujhe”... surprisingly, i do miss all those sweet acts f urs ...

U r truly genuine n dts always appreciated... be the way u r...

SRISHTI:

I was lucky 2 share d Sita-Gita frame with u... J

My raazdaar... can always confide in u...

I always want u 2 listen to all my stories...

So, be in touch forever..

TAMBE:

The busy bee... J

Gawd! Hees always engrossed with sm o other serious wrk...bt still manages to have time for his friends.. n selflessly helps all his friends in d best possible way...

“Jaane kyun dil ye jaanta hai.. tum ho to I’ll be all right.”

Rhyme Time

Boredom has taken its toll. And here’s a creation from the devil’s workshop. Endure it if you can. J

“MY MOST PRIZED POSSESSION”

Do you know about my crystal pane?

It shows my life, my dreams, and me in hall of fame.

It’s right in front of me... always.

I am your best pal, it says.

It lets me smile when things get out of lane.

It helps me survive when life’s mundane.

It’s my pride, my dignity.

It’s my possession, my identity.

It tells me I’m the best, whatever others think about me.

It assures me I will be where I want to be.

Though life has ups and life has downs.

Still laughters always and never frowns.

Because I have the crystal pane

Yes! I can dance in storm and rain.

I can face failures and fight all fear.

I can claim success and party my dear.

Me in Wonderland

16^th Jan, 6 p.m.; IMT Ghaziabad;

Lecture Hall - Vidur;

Course: Corporate Tax Planning and Management;

Yet again, I was seeing through the teacher and wandering in my wonderland in one of the most interesting lectures. I was in a jungle, and it was raining. There were grasslands and wild flowers around and a river was cutting the pebble bed. I was riding a tiger and chasing elephants. It was thrilling and I was enjoying every bit of it.

A few minutes later when I got bored, this question struck me that why am I here? Is this really the place where I wanted to be? Or, is it just the flow of thoughts which brought me here? I wondered if these flowers in my wonderland could be replaced by more beautiful and fragrant ones and if this rain could be replaced by snowfall; if I could fly and touch the sky. And since it was my wonderland, it happened. The flowers were replaced by prettier ones, I enjoyed the snowfall, and I actually enjoyed the flight and touched the sky. I realized the power of imagination. You can relish and cherish just anything and everything with this power.

And somehow I feel this is analogous to dreams in real life. If we tap the power of dreams, we can achieve just anything in life. Yes, I accept that it’s not going to be so easy and quick in real life but there, definitely, is a path to reach everywhere in this world. If our mind, thoughts, imagination can reach somewhere, we sure can. Just look back at your life once and your experience would say the same.

Don’t refrain yourself from dreaming big just because the logics, models, theories of this world can’t explain it because many events have left the human race wondering. Take the example of Erin Brockovich. On winning the title of Miss Pacific Coast she expressed her desire to contribute to the society. Later, she gave up pageant life and despite lack of a formal law school education, constructed a case against PG&E and is an environmental activist today.

Spend some time with yourself, see where you are and where you want to be and all your actions and energy will be directed to take you there. It may sound philosophical but deep down in our hearts we all know that it’s true. Probably writing this blog is just one of the actions that will take me to my destination... J

“IF YOU THINK YOU CAN, WELL... YOU CAN.”

PERFECTLY IMPERFECT

Imagine if this world was a different place. If life was a garden and we could just pluck or pick whatever we want rather than trying every bit to survive life’s impositions. If everything could be controlled by a magical wand and we were the rulers of our world. If nothing in this universe could affect us and we could monitor our psyches. If every family was a happy family, every child was genius, everyone could find true love, every marriage was successful, there were no failures and fights, every businessman made profits, and everyone enjoyed good health. It, indeed, would have been very different to be a part of such a hunky-dory world.

But this world would have deprived us of some silly things. Yes! I mean stupid things like the anxiety before the declaration of result and elation on an achievement, insignificant things like listening to the complications in our friend’s love stories and lending the worst possible advice, petty things like scratching our heads for solving a problem and cursing the geek in class who does it, the pain of rising item prices in canteen and sadistic pleasure on posting controversial tweets. Thrill, excitement, dreams, adventure, challenges, dilemmas, chaos, spontaneity would be nowhere in the picture. But wouldn’t life be pretty monotonous in such a world.

Now imagine life is a game and there is nothing to lose because whether you win or not, you can have your share of fun. If you win its fine, if you don’t the game is really interesting. If only we detach ourselves from our life for a while and be an audience to it, we can realize how each moment in life adds meaning to it. Time stands witness to the fact that nobody in this world has been happy and successful through his whole life. But there have been people who have lived without regrets and complaints and there lies the essence of life.

All these random thoughts indicated to me that this world could not have been better. Whatever situation, circumstances or conditions we are put into, we just need to be ourselves and ready to experience the most out of it.

“To love life is to live life”

Why the end is always beautiful?

I still remember the last days of school - the last lecture, the last viva, the last exam, the last get together and just everything. Those were the days - wonderful, magical and amazing. We wished we had just one more lecture, one more celebration, and just one more moment with friends. We so much wanted it to go on.

But it was meant to end and I moved on to the next ride.

College days, though started with jam-packed schedules and cribbing against the system for making engineering a complete torture program, were more than exciting with a similar-to-me gang. Breaking the rules was the charm of the new ride. Dosa at canteen, frappe at Nescafe, chit-chats at PMP, bunking classes for birthday treats, sledging in basket ball matches, committee meetings, and laughing in those corridors, was life to us and to imagine it otherwise seemed to be impossible. Days, weeks, months and four years passed and brought to end this journey of ultimate experiences and fun with the bestest of friends. When the end was near, we got down to adding memories and moments to life. We would plan one last hang out with the whole gang and had some 15-20 “supposed-to-be-last” hang outs. We just wanted to hold time, hold our life, hold each moment and never let it go. But, the end is inevitable and we had to disperse.

Life at IMT began with many apprehensions and inhibitions. New college, new people and I found it next to impossible to make friends for life here when everybody was seen chasing the race. First trimester kept us on our toes for classes (we had not done the faculty analysis then), quizzes (yes! we studied for the quiz), assignments, case studies, presentations (no plagiarism...mind it!!), exams (serious affair) and trying to settle at the new place (exploring the food outlets – the lifeline). In the following trimesters, life changed owing to the culture at campus. Night long dance parties, sports, business events, unforgettable trips, and celebration for every possible reason paved the way for camaraderie. With the passage of time, I realized that I was wrong. Because it happened again and yet another genuine pool of friends made my life rocking at IMT.

And the sad part of the story is that it will end soon. Lately life has given me a treat; thanks to all my friends. And I am sure we will be making the most of these last few days. I would take this opportunity to let all my buddies know that I really love them all and I will miss them all.

What keeps me wondering is if the next phase would be as happening as these stages have been because now will be the time to face the real world.

Whatever!! The moral of the story is embrace the changes and sooner we do, more we enjoy the ride. And probably, this is why change is the nature of life, to bring more endings and hence, more beauty to life.