....and the dust settles

It's 57 days into the PGPM programme at ISB. The initial rush and chaos seems to be settling down.. Seems atleast! Another 300 odd days to go... and I do feel low at times that it is going to get over all too soon.

With every passing day, my admiration for my peers only increases. In one word it is a like looking into one of those kaliedoscopes during my child hood.. Different colours, each distinct and adding to the splendour of the rest.

The 1st terms are done and over with.. and term 2 starts coming monday.. they say the 2ns term is even tougher and the 3rd is one helluva term (with 30 assignments). An alum said that u have to blindly trust ur study group mates in this term as the workload is going to be something! But I guess, with time u get used to the ISB kinda life.. Believe me its fun and the most fun u would have ever had.. Yes what Nishant Pandey said "जैक लग रही है भाई!" is true, परंतु जैक लगने से आदमी ऊपर ही उठेगा ना!

Friends, friends and more friends at ISB. I have never interacted with so many bright folks.. and my FIRO-B (U will learn about it when u join ISB) indicates that I am low on inclusion.. but I guess post ISB there should be some change in this part of my personality. But the LDP programmes didnt impress much. Maybe the trainer wasn't great, maybe we were all to tired after the terms... but the experience left a lot to be desired.. Anyways... I wanted to talk about my new friends... Last time round I introduced you to my study group mates... this time round I introduce you to the senior citizens club...

Let me start with Rao kropulu... the oldie in our group.. well he is the oldest actually.. but is young at heart.. A volleyball champ...and he actually looks like the chubby Jupiter Jones from the three investigators... Rao is championing the General Management Club at ISB now.. and he is doing a great job...

Ratnakar Gore... is the fellow Satyamite.. not a dynamite cause only nipunites are meant to be dynamites... He is the second oldest in our group... Recently Preethi, Ratnakar's wife hostd us for dinner.. Great Pav Bhaji...

Kiran Alla... the trainer.... He keeps the club going by demonstrating high degrees of discipline and focus.. Kiran.. keep going buddy... Not sure if he is the third oldest...

Now my two favourites... Doctors Keerthi and Sushanshu... I finally have friends in the NCR.. Actually Neha my groupy pipped them to the post for that credit.. They are the diversity in the group.. Sudhanshu sahib needs his armstrong to keep his brains strong! The armstrong session we had was something man... If you get a chance lay your hands on a armstrong... Its worth it...

I am at home and mom is shouting asking me to come and have dinner... So I sign off now... I will continue introductions to my friends in my next write up... Sushant, Ankit, Random and the Peacocks, Sonali.. All my CA project buddies... plus Jayshree (Khakhra speacilist..) and many more....

Hey it feels so nice to have so many friends.... My Dreamz continue.... :-)