Snapshots from Hell - Half Managers

"Half Managers" that is the term that can easily fit to our identity....yesterday we completed our third End term examination....what a relief.........After appearing in myraids of quizzes, presentations, midterms, endterms, projects, assignments....this is not what MBA is all about, the academic regiour is compensated with JLT's, movies,expression...etc..etc.

Last one year would have been really a great experience for each and every individual of our Elite batch (it was nice to know that at last some of our seniors finally agreed to it), yes certain things we would be missing when we would choose our specialization subjects...and the concept to 2 section A and B would vanish and some new integrity would develop.

Working was really fun with people with diverse experience and different specializations...not would work hard to chase there dream..the field in which they want to create a mark. Ours being the Section A which often became the scapegoat when it comes to surprise quizzes or penalty...our section alwyas used to face them first....now no such concept would hold true.

Time flew like anything...makes me feel nostalgic...as if i had joined XIM just a few days ago..and now a feel like the classes that used to take place, the pressure of assignments, working in a group..could go for a longer time...offcourse that would be a part of Second year...but still would be missing..the camaradrie that we have developed.

Now most of the janta had alreay moved to their home to get respite from this tough schdule and some for having a new experience to enter into the corporate would and implement their management knowledge...in their summer internship.

Still a lot more to come.........summers, specializations, expressions, placement............

Somewhere down the line

Somewhere down the line,
in the loneliness of my mind,
there is something crazy,
making me bounded and lazy

Sometimes in a life,
I feel shackled with desire,
love, hate, passion, and
relationships with tier

Somehow may have fallen in pit,
want to get of this,
without any apparatus or kit

Though there is pain and agony,
which is gifted by many,
want to rise like a phoenix,
without care and hatred against any.

Arrivederci : XIM batch of 2004-06

This was the day that most of the people from 2004 - 06 batch of XIM would have dreamed of while joining XIM, but they would be praying in their heart that some how these final days could extend beyond the undelible limits of 24 hrs, as each heart would have filled with memoirs of every moment they would have spend here in XIM. As after this they would be missing the 9'o clock classes, JLT's, XIM culvert, B'day celebrations, sitting on the stairs in front of mess, discussing, pulling legs, sharing their views and thaughts.

The 15th convocation of XIM for Batch 2004-06 finally ended today with Sh. M. Damodaran Chairman SEBI as our chief guest, as a have not attended the convocation so cant tell what exactly happened during the convo cermony, but was feeling great to see our seniors whole heartedly preparing for the D-Day.

With most of the junta getting their desired job, each would be expecting to perform better in their battle of corporate life. Wishing them Best of Luck for their future endeavors, so that they may reach their high esteem position not only in the corporate world but in every sphere of life.

That Day in the park

That Day in the Park

Walking around
I met her in the park.
Those beautiful eyes
That voice like a lark.

Smiling with her pals
She looked, such a wonder.
Happiness all around her
She’d force even God, to ponder.

Gazing at her, I found
What bliss in world, meant.
This should be that very angel,
For me, whom God must have sent.

No sins shall have touched her,
No vices must she have borne.
Such was my dream
In moments, that was torn.

But then I realized
Just in that park.
All that glitters is not gold
Every beauty hides an ugliness, stark.

I didn’t give much thought
Kept my feelings and walked out.
I had lost much for such a thing called Love
And would not let the monster again sprout.

If it shall be my destiny
She shall come along,
No use making an effort
No use writing for her a song.

I’d wait, yes, I’d wait,
For her, just in this park.
Lets see, when comes the light
In my life, which is so dark.

IDES OF MARCH

Beware the Ides of March! (source :http://astrology.about.com)

The ominous warning, "Beware the Ides of March," originated with the Roman ruler, Julius Caesar, who was assassinated on the Ides of March - March 15, 44 B.C.E. If you've heard the ominous warning, then it's most likely due to William Shakespeare and his play, Julius Caesar.
The warning itself was made famous in Shakespeare's play on Julius Caesar, when an unidentified soothsayer tells Caesar, who is on his way to the Senate (and his death), "Beware the ides of March." Caesar replies, "He is a dreamer; let us leave him Pass."

The unidentified soothsayer from Shakespeare's play was a Roman astrologer by the name of Spurinna. According to Thompson - and confirmed in Plutarch's account of the story written in 75 A.D. and Suetonius in 110 A.D. - it was sometime prior to the fateful day of March 15 that Spurinna had first given Caesar the famous warning to "beware of the Ides of March."

The astrologer, Spurinna, had previously warned Caesar that on "the Ides of March," he would be in great danger. If, however, Julius Caesar took care on that one day - then all would be well.
According to Plutarch's account, Caesar had previously made the wise decision to stay within the safety of his bedroom chambers on the 15th of March. However, Caesar's "friend" Decimus (Albinus) Brutus (not Marcus Brutus) managed to convince him that the astrologer's warnings were nothing more than superstitious foolishness.

So Julius Caesar decided to attend the Senate on the 15th of March. On his way to the Senate, Caesar "accidentally" met up with the astrologer. Upon seeing Spurinna, Caesar confidently informed the astrologer: "The Ides of March are come." Spurinna replied, "Yes, they are come, but they are not past." Later that day - on March 15, 44 B.C.E - Caesar's enemies assassinated him in the Pompey theater, at the foot of Pompey's statue, where the Roman Senate was meeting that day in the temple of Venus.

What Are the Ides?In the ancient Roman calendar, each of the 12 months of the year had an "ides." In March, May, July and October, the "ides" fell on the 15th day. In every other month, the "ides" fell on the 13th. The word "ides" was derived from the Latin "to divide." The "ides" were originally meant to mark the full moon - but since the solar calendar months and lunar months were of different lengths, the "ides" quickly lost their original intent and purpose.

So an alternative (albeit somewhat dubious) theory, as to why Caesar might have "seemingly" ignored the ominous warning of Spurinna, is that perhaps Julius Caesar got the dates of the warning mixed up. He may have been thinking that the Ides of March fell on the 13th.
Using this theory, forgetful Caesar would have been very careful and stayed home on the 13th of March, but on the 15th of March his guard was down.

End before a beginning

There are some moments in life, which we certainly like to erase like we do with the dirty scriblings on a piece of clean paper. And i am feeling the same at this moments. We often make mistake in knowing people and for me this was the first, when your monument of trust is about to complete u came to know that your whole building is build on the falacy.

I sometimes wonder why people carry the burden of relationship (of any sort) when they actually cant and when they dont want to. I dont know what most of people believe but i think its better to end the relationship that only gives pain to you. Each one of us may have been through the same situation where someone whom we care, consider them as a friend in need, and want to share whatever we could and very next moment backstab you.

There could be two reason for it....First something is wrong with yourself (i feel it is the person itself who should be made responsible first) may be when we expect a lot from other people and assume that they will be there, and as it is said when we assume we are making an ASS of U and ME, so we should expect anything from anybody in return otherwise that will make dependent on others.

second could be may be something is wrong with the person( and that is what we feel most of the time) or may may be the condition would have a forced him to do so. We sometimes becomes so selfish in life in that we often forget others interest and feelings.

I dont know why i am writing this post....but the message is that we should think at least twice when we make decision filled with selfishness and try to be in others shoes and evaluate the implications of each of our moves.

Don't Quit

When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low, and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you frown a bit,
Rest if you must, but don't you quit.

Life is strange with its twists and turns,
As everyone of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about,
When he might have won had he stuck it out;
Don't give up though the pace seems slow,
You may succeed with another blow.

Success is failure turned inside out,
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt,
And you can never tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit,
It's when things seem worst that you must not quit.

Snapshot from Hell - part VI

After a long break from updating my blog...its time to get back to business. A lot of things happened in the past 2 months....and also during this time i came to realise that how difficult is keep on updating ur blog...sometime i lack time...sometimes comtents and sometimes both.

One of the major events of MAXIM (Marketing Association of XIM) was to conduct MAXINATION the annual events where all the blocks of the Hostel have a blood bath. The whole events consist of lots of activities like Block intro (which consist of block skid), General and Business quizzes, Crosswords, debates, Block rock and Baap of all Brand wars.

All the blocks where to make an imagnary fruit that can have imaginary features and attributes and we have to do the marketing of that fruit by giving a name, promoting it by company and it should have a Punchline.....and believe the amount of brain storming tht it requires is too much.

Our block finally came up with TAKATAK our star shaped fruit, from the company TASTY and we were having the punchline "Takatak khao, manpasand swad pao" based on the concept that whatever taste u want u can have by consuming Takatak, the grand promotion was at its best with our special brand promoter, we were given shout slots where we can shout abt our product,company and punchline. This all lasted for 3 full days and nights... whole of the college was filled with spate of banners and all other promotional gadgets.

Our block intro was a real master piece ..going with image of C block.. the "Bajrangis".......all too far away from dangerous creature called "Nari".... each of the protaganist has played a role which they are surely going to remember for life.....and that skid has fetched us the first prize in it...

Our block performed average on each events but we finally landed at fourth spot among the six blocks of the hostel......but the amount we enjoyed during these 3 days is unexpressable...though it had cost us the sleep of 3 days, and lots of physical and mental pain.

But with Maxination it had made us learnt not only some Marketing Gyaan and professional ways of doing things but also how to work as a team, how to build consensus when u have a stormy session where each one us trying to put our own ideas, how to do things which u have never thaugt that could do and u would do, How some people behave totally differently when there is pressure of performing well.... I think the MAXINATION has done its justice in teaching us what we should know as a management graduate.