Life is tough, thats given When you stand up, you are gonna be shot back down When you are down, you are gonna be stepped on Its no secret you will fall down, you will stumble, you will get pushed, you will land square on your face
But every time that happens, you get back on your feet You get up just as fast as you can No matter how many times you need to do it Remember this success has bee defined as 'getting up one more time than you have been knocked down'
Nothing is free and living aint easy Life is hard, real hard, incredibly hard You fail more often than you win Nobody is handing you anything Its upto you to puff up your chest strecth your neck and overcome all the difficult the nasty, the mean, the unfair
You want more than what you have now, PROVE IT you wanna be the best there is get out there and EARN IT once you decide that you will know where it is that you wanna be and you wont stop pushing forward until you get there thats how winners are made
at the end of the day, success is what we all want we all want to win and the race will be won there is no doubt about that, so come on.. get on top, run faster, dream bigger live better than you ever have before this is in you, you can do this DO IT FOR YOURSELF PROVE IT TO FOR YOURSELF
90 mins of your Sunday can't get better. Harsha Bhogle and his talk on 12 myths beyond the CAT score which was titled the 'sporting truth'.
Few of the amazing pieces from his conversation during the talk which couldn't stop me applauding the grace of this marvelous commentator
Basically if someone talks about Sachin how can you stop loving it.. so the best of my picks are quotes on Sachin
choice #1, About Sachins Sydney innings and why he chose not to play cover drive which got him out through out the series "..never try to understand genius"
choice #2, "..there is no Indian festival without Tendulkar"
choice #3, "..there is a Tendulkar in all of us, all we have to do, we have to find those singles when things are not happening the right way"
choice #4, "..at the age of 16 in Pakistan, Tendulkar had to be taught how to respect bowlers"
Some of the catchy ones after this...
About Indian Young Players ".. most of them are filled with ego and arrogance that you don't need a bowler to get them out"
"..indians went to srilanka with 1.25 bowlers.. half in harbhajan, one-third in ishanth and about .1 in mithun"
About Kumble and his commitment his physio thought he was joking when he wanted to play with a broken joke, when he realized he actually wanted his request.."please don't appeal" Harshas quote on it "..telling Kumble not to appeal is as impossible as asking sreesanth not to open his mouth"
About what you are good and what you are not "..if you cant play test cricket, talk about it" (on his life)
Something we had in common (about interview at IIM) like him i was never nervous about the interview (he felt he would never make it, i had the feeling i had better choices in my life).. "Never think about failures"
and the best one.. when he was asked how did he manage to incorporate these advices in his life and how it attributed to hi success he smiled and answered 'i didn't...'
Only once have i flown out of the Mangalore airport. The choice of airport was basically because of the lower airfare to Ahmedabad compared to my other option of flying from Kozhikode. Then late 2008, I was living at Kannur and it was just an hour extra to drive.
I found the airport small and very comfortable. I had never walked along the airstrip all the way to the craft before. Even Kozhikode airport was far far bigger. Strangely after boarding the 'Air India' flight i found the airport wall was very close to the runway. Even though i have no clue whether the wall played any part in the accident that occurred two days back, i had this feeling, what would happen if there occurs a small error during take-off or landing on this strip. There were again two strips and i am not sure on which one the accident happened.
This story sort of confirms my thoughts are actually pointless and the length was fine enough.
Still... This accident news which took away 158 lives, was the first thing i heard on my first morning in one of the most beautiful cities in the world, Paris. Since i didn't know the exact reason the news haunted me whole day even in the enchanting city.
For most including me, this will be just another news that will be flushed out of the memory soon. For those who were flying to meet the dear and near, for those who were working in the middle east to make their children would smile, for those who had dreams, for those who have lost their beloved..
Few stuffs are hard to believe. I have bought 1Kg Tomatoes for 2.5 Euros and a flight from Pisa to Maastricht-Aachen Airport for 3 Euros. A Mc-Chicken costs 3.2. So how can even a cheap airliner provide a 1000 mile flight for 3 Euros? The cheapest train ticket costs 100+Few of the notable cost reduction mechanisms i found are 1. You have to do a web check-in, a print a boarding pass for your own. So reduced number of staffs and fixed costs in the form of printing machines 2. For every check-in baggage you have to pay around 4 Euros extra 3. They have some add-on taxi offers (from 20 to 40 euros were profit sharing happens i guess) 4. Ryan air doesnt fly to busy airports. Moreover some of the airports they are flying does not warrant taxes. 5. There are no daily flights in same route, which means efficient utilization of flights 6. Different mode of payments are charged in different ways. Mastercard debit is free while visa cards we have to pay around 5 euros extra 7. By canceling you literally dont get anything back
The worse part is the number of complaints you see regarding the delayed and canceled flights. Even to talk at the customer desk you have to pay. Still when Lufthansa's and air KLM charges few hundreds of euros i guess it is worth taking a ticket for less than 10 plus have a travel insurance for say 5 and get alternate flights (get it reimbursed by the insurance) in case the flight is canceled.If air travel can be provided so cheaply, how come the indian providers are all running on losses and why they keep on increasing the charges. More to come once i experience Ryan air!!!
That was the only one thing i knew about the dutch. 'Lets go dutch..' I had wondered what sort of a country it is.. when a family goes out to eat dad pays for his food, mom for hers and if the son is old enough he pays for himself.
Now after a week at Maastricht, Netherlands i know what it is being a dutch!!
House of the president,Maastricht University Jo Ritzen The prez calls everyone home for dinner, greets everyone personally, asking about the facilities and other professors at the university treating you like someone special.
At the university you can walk in to anyone's office. I have always had the privilege to walk in to the offices of university's back home (thanks to my dad) and even at the IIM its the same. Here i just had to walk to deans office,he walks with me to my office and takes care everything is fine. A nice feeling to have when you are away from home. I wonder how a graduate student in India will feel (or whether he will dare to) walking to university Vice-Chancellors office. When my dads office was accessible to anyone anytime, i had wondered why he was doing that (The land were you have the SFI's :P).. But now i realize what European education will do.
Train to Amsterdam central I took wrong train from Schipol to Amsterdam Central. The ticket checker tells i am on the wrong train and explains how to get back. Fine till now. Can you expect an announcement made in train for us when change over station was reached. It did happen.
Every single person greets you on the way., have a good day or have a great trip. I can imagine how they would be feeling the way we treat them on our land.
Overall when you have these nice people all around, its a nice experience working. I have a polish guy, German girl another Romanian guy and the dutch working with me. Feels great and
I had only heard about the african guys who had saved all their fortune and all i needed was a bank account and few thousands of rupees to get it transferred to my account untill i received this mail.
This time it was an Iraqi guy with 44.5MUSD. Just search for this Dr Eric Chuenge and all he wants is someone to share half his fortune.
God knows why noone has accepted his offer :P
Anyways this is the mail i received. I am not trustworthy; if you are, please mail to his private email :)
from Dr. Eric Li Ka Cheunge <ericli.ka@emory.edu>reply-to dr.ericcheunge@yahoo.com.hk toinfo@hangseng.hk date Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 10:16 PM
subject I am Dr. Eric Li Ka Cheunge Independent Non-executive Chairman of Hang Seng Bank Ltd, Hong Kong. I have a business project for you to handle for me from my bank. All i require is your trust and honest. If interested in my offer, contact me for more details on private Email: cheungeeric943@yahoo.com.hk mailed-by emory.edu
I am Dr. Eric Li Ka Cheunge Independent Non-executive Chairman of Hang Seng Bank Ltd, Hong Kong. I have a business project for you to handle for me from my bank. All i require is your trust and honest. If interested in my offer, contact me for more details on private Email: cheungeeric943@yahoo.com.hk
For the past one, one-half year I haven’t made a significant blog entry. Leave aside blog not even a good tweet. Even academic stuffs were handled only when the deadlines were too close to ignore.
Now I have around 3 hours left to board my flight to HK and there is some issue with wi-fi connection. So let me just describe one good thing I have done absolutely well and with all commitment in the last 48 hours.
Day before yesterday morning, Kerala received the biggest recognition of the millennium, yes Kochi, the most happening place will have a team in IPL 4. People spend 335 million USD for an IPL team (that’s some money ryt?) there are people who spent more.. Pune 375.And before them , the adanis with 300 is nothing. Even if we had received an UN grand to eradicate poverty we would not have been so happy I suppose. Anyhow we have an IPL team now. Guess who is on cloud 9? Sreesantha.k.a Appam Chuthiya (wat a name sirji.. take a bow fakeiplplayer)
By the by what did I do? the the question right...
Discussion forum for all malayalees (mallus) who don’t want sreesanth in kochi IPL team
Guess what, more than 100 members in less than 24 hours.
So whats the motivation behind this?
In Malayalam they say “ oru malayalikku vere oru malayalee nannavunathu sahikoolannu” (one mallu wont like the success of another”
But there is seriously nothing to envy about sreesanth. Rather I hate is arrogance, ya I belong to a generation who have seen the master called sachin playing the same game. If there is someone who should be arrogant that’s the person, but he shows that only with his willow.
Take a look at his behaviour on field.. He got what he deserved.. :P
But what about off the field
Isnt this too much?
Adichu nannakanda amma polum onnum parayunnille..pinne enthu cheyyum?
That’s why all the 'I hate sreesanth' communities have thousands of members.
I wish to see the fourth edition of IPL with a marvellous Kochi side, Sreesanth not in as captain nor as a player.
24-03-10
First day at HK.. too good a country to waste time making a blog entry
Though no problem gets aggravated here with incoming batches this can still be named a vicious cycle. When you see the incoming batch or so called fachchas its necessary to look back and understand what you have gained with one year of management education. So i decided to give a break to my preparation for the next class and try to pen down some of my thoughts.
I see similar faces; some faces with that 'attitude' and some other with the 'determination'. Some with their proud parents; why shouldn't they be, their children made it to the best business school in India
A year down the lane I was expecting a bunch of studious, hard working guys who could be categorized as 'geniuses' over here at IIMA; but what did i find here? Though i admit most of them have inborn talents and very high level of intelligence, i am seriously disappointed with most of my batchmates. Being to an institution like this just to get great jobs and to make money, but is that the purpose to be served by IIM's?. Why should i care. Then you find the recession hitting hard in all areas and find the job market down. Again you see people frustrated because they dont have a preplacement offer or they think this education has done nothing good. But in a long term perspective whatever is going to be the market situation this brand is going to take you to heights which they find hard even to think.
As far the knowledge gained is concerned, i believe i learned in this one year something including several lessons of life which i could gained from no other place else.
There was enthusiasm to write, study, blog, chat everything.. but only few remain. Hope i can carry on smoothly. I will get to see more people, learn more and what all.. I have no idea...
ബാക്ക്ഗ്രൌണ്ട് സ്റ്റോറി: ഇത് മക്കുവിന്റെ ചെരുപ്പ് കമ്പനി. പുതിയ കമ്പന്യും ചെരുപ്പും ഒക്കെ ആയപ്പൊ ചെരുപ്പിനു പരസ്യം വേണം എന്നാ ഐഡിയ പറഞ്ഞു കൊടുത്തതും മക്കു. പരസ്യത്തിനു നായികയെ തേടല് ആയി പിന്നെ.... ഒടുവില് സുപ്രസിദ്ധ സ്ഖ്ാഷ് താരം... ദീപിക പല്ലികല് ആയിനായിക കളികിടയില് ചെരുപ്പ് പൊക്കി കാണിക്കുന്ന പരസ്യവും റെഡി!!! ഈ ദീപിക ആരാ എന്നും നോ ഐഡിയ ...ചെരുപ്പ് എത്ര എണ്ണം ചെലവായി എന്നും നോ ഐഡിയ... (ലവള്ക്ക് കൊടുത്ത 5 ലക്ഷം ഗുധാ ഗവ )
കഥയുടെ ബാക്കി മക്കു: എടീ നീ വല്യ ഡയലോഗ് ഒന്നും അടികണ്ട.. നിന്റെ പരസ്യം കണ്ടു ഒരുത്തനും ഞങ്ങളുടെ ചെരുപ്പ് വാങ്ങുന്നില്ല... അന്നിട്ട് അവള്ക്കു ഇനിയും വേണം ത്രെ 5 ലക്ഷം!!!!! ദീപിക: ചെരുപ്പിനു സ്റ്റാന്ഡേര്ഡ് ഇല്ലെങ്കില് ഞാന് എന്തു ചെയ്യും... ഇനി ഞാന് പരസ്യത്തില് അഭിണയികണം എങ്കില് മിനിമം ഒരു 5 ലക്ഷം കൂടി തരണം... മക്കു: പോടീ പോടീ.. നീ ഇലെങ്ങില് ഞാന് നിന്നെ പോലെ പത്തു എണ്ണത്തിനെ കൊണ്ട് വന്നു പരസ്യം പിടിക്കും
ഒടുവില് പുതിയ ആഡ് റെഡി... മക്കുവിനെ തിരിഞ്ഞു നിന്ന് കണ്ടിടുള്ള ആര്കും അറിയാം ആരാ ഈ നായിക എന്നു!! :P
March 27, 2009 thats it.. first year classes at IIM Ahmedabad over. But wait for another week to have the relief. exams are yet to be done. Anyways.. june to march so fast, the so called screwing first year DONE. 59 quizzes 34 slot exams(7 yet to go) uncountable number of presentations and assignments.
Tomorrow the senior batch(i dont know the batch number) will have their convocation.
Mere number kab aayega???
Above all im happy to make my first post this year on the new year day itself :P (its Ugadi today, the new year.. who believes in western culture:D)
Reasons are as follows 1. I have been enjoying at home and bangalore for 13 days. 2. Being a part of Confluence 2008, the annual business meet at IIMA, i worked hard for four days. As a member of the media cell, just go through our press releases.All the events , talks and panel discussions were were thoroughly covered.
3. and I have started playing tennis, or at least i bought a racket, brand which of course Mr. Federer uses.. ya Wilson!! i play from 10 to almost 2 every night(atleast till date :)).
സതീശന് സായിപ്പ് നാട്ടില് എത്തിയിട്ട് മാസം രണ്ടു കഴിഞ്ഞു. സ്ഥലവും ഹോട്ടലും ഒക്കെ എവിടെ എന്ന് ആരോടും ചോദ്തികാതെ തന്നെ പോവാനും പഠിച്ചു...
അങ്ങനെ കാര്യങ്ങള് ഒക്കെ നന്നായി പോവുമ്പോള് ആണ് ഒരു ദിവസം എന്തോ പറഞ്ഞപ്പോ ഞാന് കഫെ അപ്പര് ക്രുസ്ടിന്ടെ കാര്യം എടുത്തു ഇട്ടതു... സായിപ്പിന് ഒരു ഓര്മയും ഇല്ല ... ഇത് ഏതു ഹോട്ടല് എന്ന ഡൌട്ട്!!!
നമ്മള് അന്ന് പോയി സിസ്ലെര് അടിച്ച സ്ഥലം എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞിട്ട് ഒന്നും മൂപ്പര്ക്ക് ഒരു ഐഡിയയും ഇല്ല.. മാസം ഒന്ന് ആയിട്ടില്ല അപ്പോഴേക്കും സായിപ്പ് എല്ലാം മറന്നു...
എങ്ങനെ സായിപ്പിനെ കാര്യം പറഞ്ഞു മനസിലാക്കും?? സതീശാ പര നാറി.. നിന്റെ ഫുഡ് ഞങ്ങളാണ് സ്പോണ്സര് ചെയ്തത്.. ഇപ്പൊ ഓര്മ വന്നോ എന്ന് ചോദിച്ചാലോ എന്ന് വിചാരിച്ചു... മോശം അല്ലെ? നമ്മള് ഇന്ത്യന്സ് തറ ആയി കൂടല്ലോ...
അപ്പോ ഒരു ഐഡിയ.. " ഡോണ്ട് യു റിമെംബര്, ത്രീ ഓഫ് അസ്, യു മി ആന്ഡ് ഷൌന് വെന്റ്റ് ടുഗേതെര് .." ഇപ്പോ ഓര്മവരും...
After the mid day nap, got up just to solve the trade-mogul puzzle ,else i would have slept for another hour. Puzzle for Day 5 is due in 5 minutes. To gain senses i need to wash my face at least. Two-three steps to the right of my room on the way to rest rooms i saw it,i couldn't believe my eyes. Am i still sleeping? Nopes.. It was true, there she lies upside down just to the left of rest room entrance door. It was today afternoon that we had fight for her, me and my neighbour David and to my frustration, he won and i had to wait for 133 minutes as signaled by her. And now.. I called out for help. . Guess David heard...
Two weeks back... Inmates of Dorm-5 saw her for the first time. We had only seen the old grandma in first floor till date as far as washing and all was concerned. Now here she is and to the envy of guys in the first floor she will be serving the second floor. The brand new IFB Senorita DX fully automatic washing machine. Well packed and quality tested. Not yet installed because of some water inlet issues.
Today morning again when i got up from sleep, and at the same place two technicians were installing the new machine and even before that David had a bucket full of his stinky clothes ready. Its so unfair to this awesome machine(it was looking amazing), putting these stuffs upfront. But the user manual had clearly mentioned about a test run to be performed before the first usage. One litre of water to be poured in chamber two then half a spoon of detergent and put the machine in 95degree cotton mode. Its for cleaning the machine after factory test run and so. I poured in water and the machine was started for the first time.It will take 133minutes.So i still stand a chance, or to be exact my clothes still stand a chance to get the first opportunity to be washed in the brand new one. All the shirts and shorts are fed up with the grand ma whirlpool i guess.
Then the off day just went by with assignments, chats and scraps..and sleeping.. And now i am here watching her off the ground. It was placed on the lifted floor part of keeping the washing machine itself. But i guess since the support was not good it lost its ground while spinning or was it a suicide kind of action, Guess those clothes of David made the warranty void!!! We slowly lifted it up. All the electrical connections and water inlet tube were broken. The same chamber in which i poured the first drop of water was twisted. The front door was unlock so David took his clothes out which were dried to perfection. It had done its first duty well, before the accident.
The concerned people will come and check it soon, sincerely hope nothing happened to it... Feeling a kind of pain, don't know why...
Anyways grandma whirlpool will wash my clothes today!!!
Indian cricket since 1989 is a name.. nothing more..Tendulkar. May be India had a won a world cup before his entry to the arena, and one of course with out him, the 20-20s which is not cricket. Its the 100% commercial and entertainment mode of the worlds best game.
I have vague memories of watching cricket matches before the 90s. But after that i started watching matches because of him. I am a part of a nation that fell in love with cricket because of him.
From the day i started watching sachin batting, for each ball he faces i am tensed. If something goes wrong, chances of victory goes down by a huge margin. Or is it because i am there just to watch him play!!!For all those who says Sachin never performs well in crucial matches or for those who says Sachin performs well only when others perform, i have a simple answer. When sachin is in good form, he makes the matches simple. We get a feeling we would have won the match so easily even if Sachin hadn't contributed. There would have been situations when things went wrong, sometimes we feel its lot in case of Sachin because it has been around 20 years. Even if he makes a mistake once in a while, this time period is so large a period for the stats to lie.
Few words for those who think its time for the new generation Giving all respect to team India captain Dhoni, his decision making abilities n for all those victories he dedicated to his 'young' team. Just count on the opportunities he had till now, talking as a winning captain/man of the match. Simple counting the man of matches Tendulkar would make Dhoni feel small and as a regular viewer i can guarantee i have heard sachin speaking only about how well he got support from others or how well the ball was coming to bat. Where as Mr.Captain always tell about his team selection and about the young battalion. All the veterans were once sachin's seniors, or played and retired while he was still playing for the nation. I bet he never spoke a word mentioning he was better than them. Instead others spoke for him. They admired the genius. And for those who doubted his abilities he always answered with his bat.
As an Indian cricket fan, i seriously wonder why the selectors are in a hurry to make Indian cricket charmless.
What can replace the master blaster??
The question is clearly phrased, its not "who", but a "what" that can replace Sachin. I guess BCCI is trying their best. They know there is no one who can replace sachin. Can some "IPL" replace the love we have for Sachin, simply because admiration and love can not be bought by money. I believe its his grace that still keeps Indian Fans with the team. A word of disappointment from this person can create chaos. He presence itself makes such a difference in our team. He eases out pressure from everyone else. While the lee's and murali's tries to pick him, its easy for others to play their normal game.
Adding a word on injustice shown to him.
Full support to Ganguly who mentioned sachin deserves the time to decide when to say adieu to the game. I wonder whether seriously he gets injured often or is he being dropped from the side? Someone like Sachin deserves a position in Indian team if he feels he can deliver it for India. For someone with the quality and caliber is age a deciding factor? Look at the aussies, Its when Mcgrath n Gilly felt its time. Pouring out the truth, I may not watch India playing without Sachin, which might happen in near future. Thousands like me might find happiness in watching EPL n F1 instead.
What would have been their fame, if he hadn't been there Though they scored in excess of ten thousands, they always received fame and appreciation less because of him. Ever wondered what more they would have become if he was not there? Or may be they became the Ganguly, Dravid, Laxman, Kumble n all because of him.. who knows
All i know is.. I love Indian Cricket because of him...
Its all about Sachin "Cricketers like Sachin come once in a lifetime and I am privileged he played in my time," said Pakistan legend Wasim Akram
Lara said: "For me, the best batsman in the world is Sachin Tendulkar. I admire Jacques Kallis' consistency and Ricky Ponting, with the purple patch he's going though. Everybody gets 15 minutes of fame. But if there's one person I've admired over a 15-year period, it's definitely Sachin."
If I've to bowl to Sachin, I'll bowl with my helmet on. He hits the ball so hard: Dennis Lillee
"When sachin goes out to bat, it beyond chaos... its a frantic appeal by a nation to one man"..Hayden on Sachin
"He is 99.5 per cent perfect. I'd pay to see him:" Viv Richards.
India's fortune will depend on how many runs the little champion scores. There is no doubt Tendulkar is the real thing: Sunil Gavaskar
I saw him playing on television and was struck by his technique, so I asked my wife to come look at him. Now I never saw myself play, but I feel that this player is playing much the same as I used to play, and she looked at him on Television and said yes, there is a similarity between the two... his compactness, technique, stroke production... it all seemed to gel: Sir Donald Bradman.
When Slot three slaughter is just hours away, when the readings are not yet done. The days when a 300 second snooze in alarm is valued more than anything is so near, I remain like this still reluctant to agree the fact that i am back in Ahmedabad!!!
Time you spend with your loved ones, family...friends... It flies like anything. I feel like it was just few hours back that flied to bangalore and now here i am back sitting all alone again.
Its so easy a life with no mails, no calls, nothing to do. Enjoyed the movies i saw, including Mama mia. coz if i were here, i would have been worrying about the time i am wasting. The food i had was tastier coz i was not having just another lunch or dinner but i was having food ( though the stuffs like crab n seer fish taste amazing whenever u have it).
Being a son, being a brother, being a true friend... everything adds meaning to your life. I have heard my bro telling he spends at least an hour a week just to call up old acquaintances. I had never realized how happy people become when they realize you were there spending some time just to meet them. Its not always about what you are. But its always about what you were. Its your "were's" that make your "nows".
Being in harmony with nature, knowing what you need to do, doing what you like, taking a day off, simply those few things add a lot to your life. Driving through the Bangalore roads, still remembering all those shortcuts, bribing bangalore police , an icecream from corner house, a movie at the forum mall and above all moms-food!!
Oh, i how hard i miss everything..Waiting for the next vacation..Wondering how to start the readings for slot three.
When i know the time is ready to start all over again, i do adhere!!!
I don't wanna talk About the things we've gone through Though its hurting me Now its history Ive played all my cards And thats what you've done too Nothing more to say No more ace to play
The winner takes it all The loser standing small Beside the victory Thats her destiny
I was in your arms Thinking I belonged there I figured it made sense Building me a fence Building me a home Thinking Id be strong there But I was a fool Playing by the rules
The gods may throw a dice Their minds as cold as ice And someone way down here Loses someone dear The winner takes it all The loser has to fall Its simple and its plain Why should I complain.
But tell me does she kiss Like I used to kiss you? Does it feel the same When she calls your name? Somewhere deep inside You must know I miss you But what can I say Rules must be obeyed
The judges will decide The likes of me abide Spectators of the show Always staying low The game is on again A lover or a friend A big thing or a small The winner takes it all
I don't wanna talk If it makes you feel sad And I understand You've come to shake my hand I apologize If it makes you feel bad Seeing me so tense No self-confidence But you see The winner takes it all The winner takes it all......
One or two months back, when i saw the news Dr.Kalam is going to take a course at IIM-A, i wondered what it would be. When i heard its some GRIT course for second year students it was just another news about IIM-A.
I happened to attend a session on Entrepreneurial ship by Prof Anil Gupta, which made a huge impact on the way i used to think. Prof Gupta and Kalam are together taking the course GRIT(Global and Resurgent India through Innovative Transformation), for the first time this year and most probably will become a regular course next year onwards. So i have my chances of attending it next year.
All of a sudden, a twist in the tale, it was announced 20 first years would be allowed to attend the course(as a non-credit one). It doesn't matter whether it has credits or not. People are getting a chance to attend Dr.Kalam's class. Me too applied along with my profile and all. But telling the truth, i had very less expectation of getting through.
It was a week before the list of selected students was published, and i was so happy to see my name. I was selected for the fourth pillar-"A nation where education with value system is not denied to any meritorious candidates because of societal or economic discrimination." Classes starting September 13th. Since we had regular classes during the first years will be attending evening interactions with Dr.Kalam.
And today was the day. At 3:45, i met him for the first ever time in my life. The first thing he told was a story. Something that happened when he was 10 years old , it was related to importance of integrity. Words cant describe the feelings, i was in a state of excitement. Even ecstasy won't be an apt word to describe the feeling. I used to keep a quote with Prof.Kalam's (Till now he used be an Indian president, but now he is my professor :)) snap at my workstation.
"Dreams are not what you see while sleeping, but something that will never let you sleep..."
Now i am listening to him, sitting in his introductory class. He was also excited to teach us. For IIM-A he had emotional attachments too, Vikram Sarabhai founded IIM-A n the place where he excelled as a scientist, ISRO. Most of the session was filled with his real life experiences including that at Kerala assembly and Thumba. He was prepared well as all the prof's here. do Even i got chance to speak to him. An amazing reply to my query "Don't you think inclusive policy by the government in the higher education sector denies opportunity to the meritorious?", seriously made me feel reservations are not that bad as i think.
Another amazing qualities all leaders have, for someone's question, he didnt know something. Without hesitation he told that. Who all admits things like that? Only true leaders. Admiration is the only think you will have after that.
Just few months after joining here itself i feel i gained a lot from IIM-A. This is an awesome place to be in..
Waiting for Prof. Kalams next class...
PS:Forgot to mention, Dr.Kalam is a person with a great sense of humour.
Sorry beloved non-mallu readers!! This post is completely mallu. So kindly bare with me for this one :P, coz without malayalam this topic wont get that effect.. The so called "thara" effect!!!
അപ്പോ ആരാ ഈ സതീശന്, സതീശന് സായിപ്പ്?? സതീശന് ഏതു നാട്ടുകാരന്? സതീശന് ഏതു ഭാഷ സംസാരിക്കും? സതീശന്... സതീഷ് ക്രിസ്റ്റഫര് ആണെകിലോ??
സതീഷ് ഇസ് ഫ്രം ഫ്രാന്സ്. ഫ്രാന്സിലെ പാരീസ് നഗരത്തില് നിന്നും നമ്മുടെ ഇന്ത്യയില് അതും ഇവിടെ എന്റെ രണ്ടു റൂം അപ്പുറത്ത് എക്സ്ചേഞ്ച് പ്രോഗ്രാമിന് വന്നതാ!! സതീശന് മലയാളം അറിയില്ല, തമിഴ് അറിയില്ല, ഇംഗ്ലീഷും വലിയ പിടിയില്ല. ആകെ ഫ്രഞ്ച് മാത്രം വശം ഉണ്ട്..
സായിപ്പിന് ഒരു കമ്പ്യൂട്ടര് ഉണ്ട്, അതില് നമ്മള് "a" എന്ന് അടിച്ചാല് ഒരു തൊപ്പി ഇട്ട എ വരും!! തോറ്റു തൊപ്പി ഇട്ടാതാണോ എന്ന് അറിയില്ല. അത് പോലെ എന്ത് ഞെകിയാലും വേറെ എന്തൊക്കെയോ വരും. സായിപ്പിന് ഇന്റര്നെറ്റും മറ്റു അലവലാതി സംഗതികളും ഒക്കെ ഞാന് റെഡി ആകി കൊടുക്കണം. ഇമ്മിണി കഷ്ടപെട്ടു ഞാന്!! പക്ഷെ അവസാനം സായിപ്പ് ഹാപ്പി!!
ദോഷം പറയരുതല്ലോ ഇവിടെ വന്ന 50 സായിപ്പ് മദാമ ടീമില് ഇങ്ങോര് മാത്രമേ ഇങ്ങനെ ഉള്ളു. എങ്ങനെ എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞാല് ഒരു ഇന്ത്യന് സ്റ്റൈല്. അത് എങ്ങനെ?? ആദ്യം ഒക്കെ ഞങ്ങള്ക്ക് മൂപര് ക്രിസ്റ്റഫര് ആണ് എന്ന് മാത്രമേ അറിയു. പിന്നെ എങ്ങനെ മൂപ്പര് സതീശന് ആയി??
അത് ഒരു നീണ്ട കഥ.
ഈ ഞായറാഴ്ച വെറുതെ ചൊറിയും കുത്തി ഇരികുമ്പോള് തോന്നി പുറത്തു പോയി മൂക്ക് മുട്ടേ തിന്നാം .. വിളിച്ചു Mr. ഷൌന് മാത്യൂവിനെ .. ഫുഡ് അടിക്കാന് എന്നും കൂട്ട് ലവന്!! പാവം സായിപ്പു ഇന്ത്യന് ഫുഡ് അടിച്ചു തളരണ്ട എന്ന് വച്ച് മൂപ്പരേയും വിളിച്ചു!! സായിപ്പു ഹാപ്പി.. സയിപ്പുപിനു ഒരു ചെറിയ മടിയോടെ ചോദിച്ചു"കാന് ഐ കോള് മൈ ഫ്രണ്ട്സ് ടൂ??" എന്തു പ്രശ്നം..50 പേരില് 30um മദാമാസ്!! ഞങ്ങളും ഹാപ്പി!! ടൈം ഫിക്സ് ചെയ്തു 1:30!! കുളിച്ചു കുട്ടപന് ആയി... ഞാന് റെഡി ആയി!! ഇനി എങ്ങാനും "അവിടെ ബിരിയാണി ഉണ്ടെങ്കില്ലോ??"" അര മണിക്കൂര് വെയിറ്റ് ചെയ്തിട്ടും ആരും വന്നില്ല!!! സായിപ്പിന്റെ ഫ്രണ്ട്സ് മുഴുവന് അടിച്ചു പൂക്കുട്ടി ആയതിനാല് ഞങ്ങളുടെ എല്ലാ പ്രതീക്ഷകളും തെറ്റി :( വിശപ്പിന്റെ വിളി സഹിക്കാന് പറ്റാത്തത് കൊണ്ട് നേരെ വിട്ടു "കഫെ അപ്പര്ക്ര്സ്ടിലേക്ക്".. പിന്നെ യുദ്ധം തുടങ്ങി.. ആദ്യം മോക്ക്ടയില് .. "ആന് എവെനിന്ഗ് ഇന് പാരീസ്" അതു കണ്ടപ്പോള് തന്നെ സായിപ്പ് പറഞ്ഞു ഒന്ന് പോരട്ടെ എന്ന്!! പിന്നെ ഞങ്ങളും വിട്ടില്ല.. Starter ആയി ഫിഷ് ഫിങ്ങേര്സ് വന്നപ്പോള് അതിന്റെ കൂടെ "ഫ്രഞ്ച് ഫ്രൈ".. സായിപ്പിന്റെ കണ്ണില് നിന്നും 2 തുള്ളി കണ്ണുനീര് വീണോ എന്നു സംശയം!! ഞങ്ങള് ഉണ്ടോ അറിയുന്നു മലയാളിക്ക് കഞ്ഞി എന്ന പോലെ ആണ് ഫ്രെഞ്ചുകാരന് "ഫ്രഞ്ച് ഫ്രൈ" എന്ന്!! ഫുഡ് അടിയുടെ ഇടയില് സായിപ്പു തന്റെ കഥ തുടങ്ങി.. സായിപ്പിന്റെ ഡാഡി ആന്ഡ് മമ്മി ഇസ് ഫ്രം ഇന്ത്യ.. സായിപ്പിന്റെ പേരു "സതീഷ് ക്രിസ്റ്റഫര്".. ജനിച്ചതും വളര്ന്നതും ഫ്രാന്സില് .. പിന്നെ വളര്ന്നു വലുതായപ്പോള് "MBA" പഠിക്കാന് "ESSEC"ഇല് ചേര്ന്നു. ഇപ്പോ എക്സ്ചേഞ്ച് പ്രോഗ്രാമിന് സ്വന്തം നാട്ടിലേക്ക് വന്നതാണ് Mr.സതീഷ് ക്രിസ്റ്റഫര്!! അതാണ് ഈ ലുക്ക്!! ഇപ്പോ എല്ലാം പിടി കിട്ടി!!! ഫുഡ് അടി തുടര്ന്നു!! ബില് വന്നു ഒടുവില്!! Rs1400/- സായിപ്പു പറഞ്ഞു.. " ഐ ഹാവ് ഒണ്ലി ഫൈവ് ഫിഫ്ടി റുപീസ് വിത്ത് മീ" ഫ്രാന്സില് ആണ് വളര്ന്നത് എന്ന് ആരും പറയില്ല!! ഞങ്ങള് പറഞ്ഞു സായിപ്പേ ഡോണ്ട് വറി, ഇത് ഞങ്ങളുടെ വക!! സായിപ്പിന് ഞങ്ങളെ അങ്ങു ബോധിച്ചു!!! ഫുഡ് നന്നേ ഇഷ്ടപെട്ടതു കൊണ്ട് അങ്ങോട്ട് പോകാന് ഉള്ള വഴി ഒക്കെ പഠിച്ചു പഠിച്ചു സതീശന്.
ഞങ്ങള് തിരിച്ചു എത്തിയപ്പോള് സായിപ്പിന്റെ ഫ്രണ്ട്സ് മുഴുവന് അവിടെ!! പിന്നെ ഞങ്ങളെ പരിചയ പെടുത്തല് ആയി.. ഒന്നും പറയണ്ട!!! സായിപ്പും ഹാപ്പി ഞങ്ങളും !!!
അപ്പോ പറഞ്ഞു വന്നതു എന്താ എന്നു വച്ചാല്... ഇങ്ങനെയാണ് പട്ടാമ്പി റെയില്വേ സ്റ്റേഷന് ഉണ്ടായതു!!!
Yet another weekend has arrived!! Time to utilize more of the only commodity which increases its marginal utility with each unit consumed(economics is taught well here:P, there exists something called law of diminishing marginal utility which basically tells if u use something more and more the pleasure derived from it keeps on decreasing).. SLEEP!!! I guess I am the only person who spares more than eight hours per day for this highly valued commodity!
After welcoming the weekend with a nice movie, "Rock-On", I am in good mood to write. Let me write about of those usual nights here at IIM-A in an unusual way. Two doctoral students(one of course me!!) who always shared d same dream, publish a book!! The movie also tells the story of similar people who deferred their dreams for their future! Or is it a future!!! Let me try to recollect chunks of our google chat yesterday (DC1: doctoral candidate 1, me and other guy DC2).. It went well some what like this
DC2: u know that life is going haywire when beyond the very
DC1: how come??
DC2: u know that life is going haywire --when ur dearest wish is that there be no quiz tomorrow
when ur vision of future ends with the very next day.when u feel guilty for sleeping 5 hrs a day
when life,death,friendship and family pales before a 5 percent weighted quiz
DC1: i can understandbut still i admit a good one :)
DC2: i am just practising on u. Intend to write a full blog on it
DC1: nice
DC2: pls spare me of ur indifferent comments
Questions about the insignificance of one's actions.
The unbearable lightness of being...OR IS IT REALLY SO LITE?? That would be one thing I can accept after a drunken stupor in the wee hours of morning ..something when I am wasted and not normal...anywayz not in my rite senses.. To ppl who say decisions don't find, I just ask --are they so light so as to belittle its significance in the longer run...IS ONCE REALLY NONCE?? Then the decision maker in question is just as insignificant and unworthy of existing as the decision itself...
DC1: i was planning to write about one of those days
DC2: me too was thinking about the book again
the one i intend to write
DC1: :)
But not now. Do financial markets!!
Survive, struggle for the life
wen u r sure u will survive, think about d future
till then the future is limited to our tomorrows!!
DC2: my future isn’t confined to the red bricked walls of this 'institution'
DC1: if a 5% quiz cost u one year in your life
It does matter
Didnt u wish for 5 years in your life to be within these walls?
Now when u r here.. u want to break the walls n reach out for the outer world
hah?
DC2: I had wished for a long time that I would be within these walls..
DC1: Surviving here means.. the world outside will be under ur feet
Hero.. wake up!!!
just few days of hard work.. thats all wats required for ur success
DC2: I was never a hero and might never be
DC1: everyone born,are born as heros!!
when u start thinking.. u lose way
but when u think, think the right way, u know u r!!
DC2: When u walk on the edge, the way down at times seems the better option :)
DC1: but there is always a way UP!!
the road less travelled... :)
chose it, n it will make all the difference in ur life
DC2: u can confirm and be on the rest or break free and still be the best..maybe in ur own eyes alone ..but that might be what counts ultimately
the way up is the oldest road known...
u can confirm and be like the rest
DC1: the path to go up, can be unknown
And being the common is not always wrong.
when u think, u r a hero... u r!!
atleast thats what i think, and the way i want to think
DC2: not me.. but that would be the path i would like to try out now
DC1: all the best wishes
DC2: i might want to do something less but that has to be my decision not someone else’s
Maybe after 5 years
DC1: hope we can be companions in the road ahead
DC2: sorry i am not gay...and i have already found my companion ;)
maybe u can try david
DC1: loser!!! u spoiled the whole mood
anyways its 1:38
let me sleep
DC2: 1:46, u got it wrong
DC1: but lots to read before i sleep
"Trustme"-Rajashree is yet to be finished
Dude u continue with ur corporate finance
DC2: finish and then gimme
Wake me up at 7 or the earliest u wake up
have to read Financial reporting
I am ordering two books online
hope it will reach here by the time our exams finish
DC1: Look guys who chose the road ahead are already done with readings n u!!
:)
Which all books?
DC2: the unbearable lightness of being ...milan kundera
you are here ...meenakshi reddy madhavan
DC1: i know atleast the authors’ name
:)
DC2: me too
have been wanting to read that book for long
published long back
DC1: time to say good bye for one more night at iima
DC2: sleepless at iima
DC1: good night amidst the portfolios betas n CAPMs...
DC2: lemme muse over my pitiful life for some more time and then get back to reality.
DC1: bye
DC2: never say bye.. atleast untill u die
DC2: wow i am in form today
DC1:I am also not bad!! But today is no more and will never again be a today! The tomorrows are waiting!!
Thus ended one more of our days at the best b-school in Asia-Pacific!!
