Open Sesame.....

28th November 2005:

After a great deal of analysis, confusion & introspection, finally the doors of the Aegis School Of Business were thrown open to welcome it's first bunch of wanabe Managers ... or should i say Monsters.

Punctuality.... I am yet to decipher the meaning of that.... Reached a cool 1-1/2 hrs behind schedule..... ( By now,i am so used to giving a truck load of execuses... which even sound genuine to the uninitiated... aka stuck @ the Bank, Trains running late, caught in traffic, Railway ticket counter closing down..blablah) Does that mean, i already have the essential prerequisite to become a Manager...?? Ahmm....!! No ways... i don't intend to be the standard Gobi Manchurian, available @ each & every nook & corner .... I do perceive myself to be an exotic specie... aka Tofu baked in Oyster Sauce with some Tiramisu ( though never tried this befr)..after all my lifes mantra happens to be.. "Live a Life, Less Ordinary" ..For some strange reason, ppl like my mom , tend to skip the word "LESS", reminding me of the Dark Side of The Moon....

But being the first day, not much was happening..except registrations... ( now that means.. paper work.... perfecting the art of Thumb Impressions...) for Managers & Management is all about creating Impressions.... meant to sedate the person in front... & before he realises..Patli gali se Satko..... types..!! Having accomplished the first task, it was time to indulge in the next best occupation of a streotype Manager...& i.e ..aha u got it right honey.... SOCIALISE...!!!

Eventually , i expect these tasks to be achieved by over indulging in WWW ( wine-woman-wealth).... For starters, i had to make do with MMM ( men-men-men )... Oh!! there was one woman though, but from the faculty..& yeah..she was pretty. After the generic introductions, i got to know 3 of the handfullof blokes with whom i am expected to spend 1 year in solitary confinement..( if i may say so..). Don't be surprised by the term HANDFULL.... afterall, not everyone can aspire to be Neo ( the Chosen One). ( hmm.... my heart feels better.... the Spirit soaring & the Ego..rising steadily up the complex web called MATRIX )

To gain some, u need to first appreciate the art of giving.. ( eastern philosophy ..i was told..Not sure if the Bongs who happen to be so far in the east had anything to do with it)... Anyways, was feeling hungry & it was time to shell out hard cash to satiate the worldly desires of my gluttonous intestines..hoping, it would be reccyled & serve me well in the days ahead.... ( might sound a tad confusing..don't bother..its my tummy that is doing all the talking...)

Next on the agenda..was house hunting... Travelling from Goregaon to Belapur.... Can't afford to hold the class @ ransom, with my innovative execuses for being late....(might soon run out of ideas...) So have descided to shift base.... Though my momsy hates the very thought....
( I must say..What a woman... even after enduring me for 31 long years, the last 2 years of which have been so frighteningly eventfull, she still expects me to hang around @ home.... Ballu Marley might have sung.... WOMAN..U MAKE ME CRY....sob..sob)
We were accompanied by a broker, who reminds me of the bloke from Monsoon Wedding. This tiny creature, seems to be the Lord & Master of Sector-15. No, house is rented out without his knowledge, all watchman in the area are his chums, he has multiple offices, has good contacts with the MSEB blokes & most of all, the landlords trust him ekdum blindfolded.....( All this he has claimed ..one mighty Chaman..I must say!!..) The room he showed was under renovation... eagerly awaiting our arrival.. A huge 1700 sqft 2 BHK mansion with no fan, no lights & no furniture... Bare to the basic ..i.e water in the Loo & power points that are powered ..( god knows for what..some invisible source??) @ rs.5000/- as monthly rental... with 5 or 6 of us holed up in it, sounds neat... Though i am worried, about my early morning tea.... But all of that later... as i am still @ mom's place... & have another week befr my tryst with destiny ..( missing my morning tea..i.e)

My good friend from Kota was in dire need of temporary accomodation. The hotel rentals were driving him nuts. Payed a visit to YMCA @ Belapur ... & bingo... all his problems were laid to rest.

Tomorrow is my first official off.... basically there is not much happening @ college.... & i need to sort out through the maze of paper work with regards to the bank loan....

As i finish writing this piece, The Dravidians have thrashed the SpringBooks into sumbission @ Wankhede, to level the series & redeem themselves of the Kolkatta misadventure.
Bravo Chappelli & Dravid..for all the experimentation/strategy.whatever... Don't be disheartened by failures... & avoid those straight jacket skunks..called critics... For they shall get fingered any which ways..:)...........................................................Signing Off....Adios