Well currently going on a blogging holiday for around 10 days......
It was indeed an eventful week......
I can finally say that on 22nd February I gave my last ever exam in XIMB......and now no more projects or assignments or quizzes.....
Unofficially......my MBA is complete.....it will be complete only when I get the diploma on 14th March, 2005.......
So decided to take a break with my gang out here......so we going to Darjeeling and Gangtok.....
We are about to leave in 1 hour 15 mins (4:30 am) from now to the station - the train is at 5:20 am.....
So since I will be out this while I will not be blogginf till I return on late night 5th March.....
These indeed have been best two years of my life.......not just because I did MBA.....but because I think I might have changed a lot while residing here........this is for others to find out......
Now is the time to enjoy the best time with closest friends out here.....
Will be back with a post about the trip and more.......
Till then cya,
have fun.......
Gaurav.....
------- Blog: I'll Be Back......
Friday, February 25, 2005
Sunday, February 20, 2005
AMAZIN' JUNIORS..........
WE CAME, WE SAW, WE CONQUERED AND NOW WE HAVE TO SAY ADIEU
How does the time fly by.......one will never ever realize........seemed like it was yesterday.....dat we entered the land.....which we wud soon in a months time call our home......and now the time has come that we have to leave the place.....the place which we call our home.......the place where we have spent two of the most wonderful years in our lives till date.......this is the place where I have made friends for life......
Yesterday, on 19th February, 2005........we were given farewell by our juniors.....
It started of with presentation of lovely gifts for all of us........
And these gifts consisted of and address book consisting of contact info of our seniors, our batchmates and our juniors, then there was also a beautiful piece of local art speciality and then a diary aptly named "FOOTPRINTS". FOOTPRINTS consisted of messages from some faculty members and then along with the names of all my batchmates it had their pic and half page writeup on them........
Then there were short speeches by faculty members and some of my classmates.........
There were also Titles given - there were various titles selected for which voting was carried out and PGP-2s voted for their classmates.......
I too got one of these and the title which is received is "KIDDO OF 2003-05"
The other titles which were given were like: Winning Smile, Official 'vella', 'faff' king/queen, Ultimate Ruler of AOE, Jim Carrey of the Batch and many more........
All this was followed by dinner and then dance party......
I will have to admit that juniors really put up an amazing show.....they really outdid us compared to what we had done last year........I am lucky to have juniors like these......I hope that they do really well in their future and set standards for their juniors the way we had......and then hope that the standards be broken........it feels great......
Will always miss XIMB and XIMB will always remain close to my heart.......its the best thing which has happened to me till date and maybe for a long time coming........
How does the time fly by.......one will never ever realize........seemed like it was yesterday.....dat we entered the land.....which we wud soon in a months time call our home......and now the time has come that we have to leave the place.....the place which we call our home.......the place where we have spent two of the most wonderful years in our lives till date.......this is the place where I have made friends for life......
Yesterday, on 19th February, 2005........we were given farewell by our juniors.....
It started of with presentation of lovely gifts for all of us........
And these gifts consisted of and address book consisting of contact info of our seniors, our batchmates and our juniors, then there was also a beautiful piece of local art speciality and then a diary aptly named "FOOTPRINTS". FOOTPRINTS consisted of messages from some faculty members and then along with the names of all my batchmates it had their pic and half page writeup on them........
Then there were short speeches by faculty members and some of my classmates.........
There were also Titles given - there were various titles selected for which voting was carried out and PGP-2s voted for their classmates.......
I too got one of these and the title which is received is "KIDDO OF 2003-05"
The other titles which were given were like: Winning Smile, Official 'vella', 'faff' king/queen, Ultimate Ruler of AOE, Jim Carrey of the Batch and many more........
All this was followed by dinner and then dance party......
I will have to admit that juniors really put up an amazing show.....they really outdid us compared to what we had done last year........I am lucky to have juniors like these......I hope that they do really well in their future and set standards for their juniors the way we had......and then hope that the standards be broken........it feels great......
Will always miss XIMB and XIMB will always remain close to my heart.......its the best thing which has happened to me till date and maybe for a long time coming........
Some snapshots from the evening.......
(Thumbnails can be clicked for a full size view)
Yet another failed attempt on killing me...... ;-)
(Thumbnails can be clicked for a full size view)
Jumpin' of the Audi stage after presentation of Momentoes......
Group snap in full flow......people we will miss.....
Yet another group snap......looks so gud....
Lookin' upwards.......
Aimin' higher n higher.......
The gangsters......
Yet another failed attempt on killing me...... ;-)
Saturday, February 19, 2005
FINALE
I think too many posts coming on one single day........
But can't help it..........
Today is the last day of classes here at XIMB.......
My last class is at 3:45 PM..........and maybe last presentation might also happen then....
BUT what takes the cake is........we also had our last quiz on campus.......
and at an hour...when we all should have been sleeping......at 7AM.......
what a time to give a quiz at.....
So, slowly the life is grounding to a halt at XIMB.......
Now, tonight juniors are giving us a farewell party......looking forward to it.......
Its gonna be fun......
These years at XIMB have been till date the best years of my life........and these r not gonna be back.....anymore......
But can't help it..........
Today is the last day of classes here at XIMB.......
My last class is at 3:45 PM..........and maybe last presentation might also happen then....
BUT what takes the cake is........we also had our last quiz on campus.......
and at an hour...when we all should have been sleeping......at 7AM.......
what a time to give a quiz at.....
So, slowly the life is grounding to a halt at XIMB.......
Now, tonight juniors are giving us a farewell party......looking forward to it.......
Its gonna be fun......
These years at XIMB have been till date the best years of my life........and these r not gonna be back.....anymore......
A BRAND NEW LOOK
Well my blog is now sporting a brand new look........
All this courtesy a frnd who actually made me change the look of the blog.......and best part was she helped me in giving it this new look...........
Loads of thanks to her........
So how is the new look compared to the older one........waitin for ur comments.........
All this courtesy a frnd who actually made me change the look of the blog.......and best part was she helped me in giving it this new look...........
Loads of thanks to her........
So how is the new look compared to the older one........waitin for ur comments.........
Friday, February 18, 2005
SNAPSHOTS FROM CAMPUS........
As I had mentioned a few posts back...that there will be some images from the campus coming up soon.....so here they are.....
The campus lately had been full of flowers....looking extremely beautiful......So what we did was simple......capture the nature's beauty molded with man made beauty (our campus) and couple it with us beautiful people......and overall we get beautiful pics.....[So much for the sake of beauty in this post ;-) ]
So here goes the picture story yet again........ [The thumbnails can be clicked for full size view]
That is we all clicking a snap at X-Cafe.....the location of numerous lunches and dinners we had when we didn't feel like having it in mess....well u can guess the ration between eating here and at mess......
[L to R] [Sanket, Gaurav, Hima, Kartik, Chandu]
This is taken at the Director's Lawn.....it is situated, between the acad block and the Director's house.......
[L to R] [Gaurav(me), Sanket, Hima, Kartik, Chandu]
This pic....well from distance the building behind - Fortune Towers - looks as a part of our campus....well it ain't.....when I first entered the campus...I was after seeing it...like....wow, this is part of our campus.....Also can be seen the Christmas Tree in front of the Director's house....
[Gaurav (me) and Sanket]
Here we are sitting right in front of the Director's house, where Christmas Tree along with many Rose flowers can be seen......beautifully maintained.....
[L to R] [Gaurav (me), Kartik, Shikha, Sanket and Hima
This is the backyard of Director's House.....many fruit trees here....
[L to R] [Hima, Sanket, Shikha, Gaurav (me) and Chandu]
This is the lawn in the acad bloc.....
[L to R] [Hima, Sanket, Kartik and urs truly]
A mini jungle in campus....
[Hima, Shikha, myself, Kartik]
This is the lawn next to the Auditorium.....
[L to R] [Hima, u kno who, Kartik, Shikha]
Flowers in Front of Audi...."Ek phool, do maali"
[urs truly and Kartik]
These are the windows on top of the entrance door for our hostel....one can feel amazing wind blowing here during the evenin and whole night.....
[L to R] [Hima, Urs Truly (sitting), Shikha and Sanket]
Dats my room....where I have spent past one year...inherited from Jayanta who was my next door neighbour last year....
[L to R] [Sanket, myself and Hima]
Urs Truly.......
Well, that was one part of picture story.......this part was brought to you using a Canon PowerShot A75, thus images loaded easily......waiting for the next lot of pictures to come and then they will have to be scanned......and put up.....
Last seven days officially left in campus.......trying to make the most of it.....
Trying to plan a picture story on my stay here.....lets see if it can work......
The campus lately had been full of flowers....looking extremely beautiful......So what we did was simple......capture the nature's beauty molded with man made beauty (our campus) and couple it with us beautiful people......and overall we get beautiful pics.....[So much for the sake of beauty in this post ;-) ]
So here goes the picture story yet again........ [The thumbnails can be clicked for full size view]
That is we all clicking a snap at X-Cafe.....the location of numerous lunches and dinners we had when we didn't feel like having it in mess....well u can guess the ration between eating here and at mess......
[L to R] [Sanket, Gaurav, Hima, Kartik, Chandu]
This is taken at the Director's Lawn.....it is situated, between the acad block and the Director's house.......
[L to R] [Gaurav(me), Sanket, Hima, Kartik, Chandu]
This pic....well from distance the building behind - Fortune Towers - looks as a part of our campus....well it ain't.....when I first entered the campus...I was after seeing it...like....wow, this is part of our campus.....Also can be seen the Christmas Tree in front of the Director's house....
[Gaurav (me) and Sanket]
Here we are sitting right in front of the Director's house, where Christmas Tree along with many Rose flowers can be seen......beautifully maintained.....
[L to R] [Gaurav (me), Kartik, Shikha, Sanket and Hima
This is the backyard of Director's House.....many fruit trees here....
[L to R] [Hima, Sanket, Shikha, Gaurav (me) and Chandu]
This is the lawn in the acad bloc.....
[L to R] [Hima, Sanket, Kartik and urs truly]
A mini jungle in campus....
[Hima, Shikha, myself, Kartik]
This is the lawn next to the Auditorium.....
[L to R] [Hima, u kno who, Kartik, Shikha]
Flowers in Front of Audi...."Ek phool, do maali"
[urs truly and Kartik]
These are the windows on top of the entrance door for our hostel....one can feel amazing wind blowing here during the evenin and whole night.....
[L to R] [Hima, Urs Truly (sitting), Shikha and Sanket]
Dats my room....where I have spent past one year...inherited from Jayanta who was my next door neighbour last year....
[L to R] [Sanket, myself and Hima]
Urs Truly.......
Well, that was one part of picture story.......this part was brought to you using a Canon PowerShot A75, thus images loaded easily......waiting for the next lot of pictures to come and then they will have to be scanned......and put up.....
Last seven days officially left in campus.......trying to make the most of it.....
Trying to plan a picture story on my stay here.....lets see if it can work......
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
MAXINATIONS 2005 - EVENT WITH A DIFFERENCE
Who would have thought that Maxinations an event which is fought for by all the hostel blocks on campus with full energy and capacity........might end up just differently........
ALL BLOCKS WINNING THE TROPHY
Generally Maxinations has created a lot of rivalry between the students themselves of competing blocks. The event is being held at a time when we have just around 2 weeks in campus, and we would have loved to leave the campus with friendships still intact as it was before and not pulled down due to the extreme love for respective blocks (the love for respective blocks still remains intact, but first and foremost we are XIMBIANS)
This time around also, the level of competition was heating up and the spirit with which the whole event should have been played with was no where to be seen. All the blocks in running were fighting for each and every point and all were ready to do just anything for them. Even small small things would be put up before the team conducting the event so that penalty can be put on the block targetted.
A lot many things happened, it reached a point where Students Council got involved. It was here after a lot of discussions, it was decided that MAXINATIONS - 2005 will continue, but with a change.......
The change being that, games will be played in the spirit in which games should be played, without any points and just for the heck of having great fun........and fun - that day was one of the best days out here.....everyone had great time.......
In the end, it was a great end, with the trophy being shared by all the blocks......all rivalries came to end and everyone was happy with the way it all went.
Kudos to the MAXIM team which conducted this event in the manner in which the Spirits soared among the XIMBIANS
Listening to: Send me an Angel by Scorpions
Reading: Planning to start "Digital Fortress" by Dan Brown
Blogging Holiday: From 25th Feb 2005 till 5th March 2005 - off to Gangtok trip with the XIMB gangsters.......
BTW had read "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown in January after placements.......and would love to recommend it to everyone who have not read this book. Extremely fast paced......well scripted with a tight plot, with many sound facts......
ALL BLOCKS WINNING THE TROPHY
Generally Maxinations has created a lot of rivalry between the students themselves of competing blocks. The event is being held at a time when we have just around 2 weeks in campus, and we would have loved to leave the campus with friendships still intact as it was before and not pulled down due to the extreme love for respective blocks (the love for respective blocks still remains intact, but first and foremost we are XIMBIANS)
This time around also, the level of competition was heating up and the spirit with which the whole event should have been played with was no where to be seen. All the blocks in running were fighting for each and every point and all were ready to do just anything for them. Even small small things would be put up before the team conducting the event so that penalty can be put on the block targetted.
A lot many things happened, it reached a point where Students Council got involved. It was here after a lot of discussions, it was decided that MAXINATIONS - 2005 will continue, but with a change.......
The change being that, games will be played in the spirit in which games should be played, without any points and just for the heck of having great fun........and fun - that day was one of the best days out here.....everyone had great time.......
In the end, it was a great end, with the trophy being shared by all the blocks......all rivalries came to end and everyone was happy with the way it all went.
Kudos to the MAXIM team which conducted this event in the manner in which the Spirits soared among the XIMBIANS
Listening to: Send me an Angel by Scorpions
Reading: Planning to start "Digital Fortress" by Dan Brown
Blogging Holiday: From 25th Feb 2005 till 5th March 2005 - off to Gangtok trip with the XIMB gangsters.......
BTW had read "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown in January after placements.......and would love to recommend it to everyone who have not read this book. Extremely fast paced......well scripted with a tight plot, with many sound facts......
Sunday, February 13, 2005
PASSING THOUGHTS
One of the quotes from Spiderman.....just ringed again in my brain......
"With great powers come great responsibilities....."
And lastly.......for having fun......all time masti....competition should be eliminated.......
Competition element removed from Maxinations - it rocks......
Kudos to people behind this decision of making it competition free.....
"With great powers come great responsibilities....."
And lastly.......for having fun......all time masti....competition should be eliminated.......
Competition element removed from Maxinations - it rocks......
Kudos to people behind this decision of making it competition free.....
Saturday, February 12, 2005
MAXINATIONS 2005
Well its turned on and its getting hotter and hotter as the time passes by..........
well well........don't get any ideas......have tried to keep the blog as clean as possible......
So now u will ask What the hell is this MAXINATIONS?
Well here at XIMB we have 6 different blocks - In Boy's Hostel - 4 blocks - A, B, C and D (my block)
Then, RMH which is the Girl's Hostel and den RM Hoste (Rural Management)......
So in Maxinations there are a series of events - Block Intro, Quizzes, Crosswords, Mock Press, Presentations and various other games......
Here all the block fight it out...giving it their best shot......so as to win as many events as possible and try and emere as the winners.
The basic funda is that you are given a product.......like we were given an Island last year and this year an Alien.
What each block has to do is to come out with a marketing strategy which involves giving your product the name, slogan, logo and the marketing agency......The biggest and the most important factor you have to try and do is to generate the maximum brand recall for your product. This is the most difficult part.
The sleep for most of us goes for a toss........
Currently our block is holding the Trophy for Maxinations 2004. It was one helluva close fight last year and it was a lot of fun.....
Also, right now our block is leading in this years Maxinations.......hopin that we make it second time in a row......fingers are crossed....a lot many events left to go....anything and everything can happen........
Overall it is a lot more fun.....if it is played in right spirit after all at the end of Maxinations....spirits will be flowing and spirits will be soaring.......hope u understand that ;)
dats all for now.....will update more later.......
P.S.: 100 Gmail invites up for grabs......if u want leave a message in comments.....
well well........don't get any ideas......have tried to keep the blog as clean as possible......
So now u will ask What the hell is this MAXINATIONS?
Well here at XIMB we have 6 different blocks - In Boy's Hostel - 4 blocks - A, B, C and D (my block)
Then, RMH which is the Girl's Hostel and den RM Hoste (Rural Management)......
So in Maxinations there are a series of events - Block Intro, Quizzes, Crosswords, Mock Press, Presentations and various other games......
Here all the block fight it out...giving it their best shot......so as to win as many events as possible and try and emere as the winners.
The basic funda is that you are given a product.......like we were given an Island last year and this year an Alien.
What each block has to do is to come out with a marketing strategy which involves giving your product the name, slogan, logo and the marketing agency......The biggest and the most important factor you have to try and do is to generate the maximum brand recall for your product. This is the most difficult part.
The sleep for most of us goes for a toss........
Currently our block is holding the Trophy for Maxinations 2004. It was one helluva close fight last year and it was a lot of fun.....
Also, right now our block is leading in this years Maxinations.......hopin that we make it second time in a row......fingers are crossed....a lot many events left to go....anything and everything can happen........
Overall it is a lot more fun.....if it is played in right spirit after all at the end of Maxinations....spirits will be flowing and spirits will be soaring.......hope u understand that ;)
dats all for now.....will update more later.......
P.S.: 100 Gmail invites up for grabs......if u want leave a message in comments.....
Tuesday, February 01, 2005
XIMB GD/PI CALLS
Well this is just to tell the prospective candidates that XIMB GD/PI calls are out and can be seen at: http://www.ximb.ac.in/start/
All the best....
All the best....
LAST MONTH ON CAMPUS........
Time currently: 12:02 AM
Date: 1st February, 2005
Today the last month of stay on campus begins. Officially the term is ending on 26th February, 2005. Describing how one might be feeling while leaving this place, where we have spent 2 of the best years of our lives is not actually possible. Made some really great friends.......personally I might have also changed a lot. Well this my friends in Delhi will be able to tell better.
I am sure, the time spent here - especially since it was my first experience with hostel life - will always linger on in both my mind and heart. I am looking forward to our Darjeeling - Gangtok trip eagerly.....it will be great to have some real great time with the closest friends which I have here.
Well I think letting this post to be short is better than trying to put the feelings in words...coz I cannot do justice to them....
To end the post: One of the songs I like:
Group: Queen
Song: We are the Champions....
Date: 1st February, 2005
Today the last month of stay on campus begins. Officially the term is ending on 26th February, 2005. Describing how one might be feeling while leaving this place, where we have spent 2 of the best years of our lives is not actually possible. Made some really great friends.......personally I might have also changed a lot. Well this my friends in Delhi will be able to tell better.
I am sure, the time spent here - especially since it was my first experience with hostel life - will always linger on in both my mind and heart. I am looking forward to our Darjeeling - Gangtok trip eagerly.....it will be great to have some real great time with the closest friends which I have here.
Well I think letting this post to be short is better than trying to put the feelings in words...coz I cannot do justice to them....
To end the post: One of the songs I like:
Group: Queen
Song: We are the Champions....
I've paid my dues -
Time after time -
I've done my sentence
But committed no crime -
And bad mistakes
I've made a few
I've had my share of sand kicked in my face -
But I've come through
We are the champions - my friends
And we'll keep on fighting - till the end -
We are the champions -
We are the champions
No time for losers
'cause we are the champions - of the world -
I've taken my bows
And my curtain calls -
You brought me fame and fortune and everything that goes with it -
I thank you all -
But it's been no bed of roses
No pleasure cruise -
I consider it a challenge before the whole human race -
And I ain't gonna lose -
We are the champions - my friends
And we'll keep on fighting - till the end -
We are the champions -
We are the champions
No time for losers
'cause we are the champions - of the world -
Time after time -
I've done my sentence
But committed no crime -
And bad mistakes
I've made a few
I've had my share of sand kicked in my face -
But I've come through
We are the champions - my friends
And we'll keep on fighting - till the end -
We are the champions -
We are the champions
No time for losers
'cause we are the champions - of the world -
I've taken my bows
And my curtain calls -
You brought me fame and fortune and everything that goes with it -
I thank you all -
But it's been no bed of roses
No pleasure cruise -
I consider it a challenge before the whole human race -
And I ain't gonna lose -
We are the champions - my friends
And we'll keep on fighting - till the end -
We are the champions -
We are the champions
No time for losers
'cause we are the champions - of the world -
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