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So there has been a big drama again in College. We had an HR Conclave. It happened that two of our star performers from college were denied opportunity to give presentation in conclave. To add to that injury juniors were given opportunity.Many interested students were not invited and kept out of the conclave.
As per reputation the council members favoured their brethen for invitation and screwed yet another event.
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Indian expatriates are great. I came across this amusing piece of news about Chandu Tailor and Sons Ltd. They are in unusual business of organising funerals for Hindus and Sikhs.


Indians themselves dont have confidence on Indian markets. But thanks to American investors, investments in India are going strong.American investors are investing new exchange traded funds in India.


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Jobless and unemployment rates have always been a big issue in India.Hope there is a job for me when I pass out from college.




This is yet another amusing piece of news. India has some really funny and outdated way to go ahead with taxes.

We had been to GRG College in Coimbatore for AIMA management games competition. We had won the initial round and went to participate in regional finals.
Our Dean called us in his office to give his best wishes. I was about to leave, but then decided that I will meet him.
Before wishing us good luck he sees that I am not wearing my I Card around my neck. He smiles and says give me 100Rs as a fine for not wearing I card.I regret coming to his office.
My mom used to say if a person is leaving for some work or you are wishing good luck you should not ask for money.Infact if you want give the person some money which is considered auspicious. If you want money ask later but not when person is leaving.
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We were quite excited to reach GRG college because we came to know its girls college.But unfortunately the crowd was not up to our expectation.
So results.
We were eliminated :D :(
There were four rounds.Each round was for one hour. During end of second round, during last 5 mins, we realised that we had missed an important line in the information sheet. We had to launch only one product instead of two, while we did all our calculations considering that we have to launch 2 products.What happened later was something funny.
First 5 seconds were of shock that we missed the information.
X directly addressed you,"See I told you earlier that you should have read sheet properly."
Now X is a person who thinks high of himself, though others think of exactly opposite of what he thinks of himself. Highly short tempered. If something good happens he is first to trumpet that he did it, if anything bad happens then also he first to say others did it.
My first reaction after listening this was of confusion...thinking why me?? We all had got sheets and we all read it and we all missed the crucial line.
X continues to blabber. Y and Z, my other two members follow him..."Yes you should have read it."
X murmurs in loud voice throwing his pen on table(usual antics). I just smile. :)
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My bus back to Bangalore was at late night. I had ample of time to kill. I searched for cyber cafe where I can spend sometime. In the Gandhipuram street I saw a building(1 storey) with huge display of "Internet". Indicating that its on first floor. I checked on the ground floor. There was Punjab National Bank.I asked security of bank where are the steps to go on first floor as I want to go to cyber cafe. He told cyber cafe is closed long back.
Why cant they remove the huge board also.
Unnecessarily wasted my time.
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I had my dinner at Sri Aarvee Hotel.I love this hotel. I dont know why. Whenever I come to Bangalore I stay in this hotel.This time was different as we were booked in Hotel near railway station. The receptionist recognised me(I came to Coimbatore after a gap of 2 years) and asked, Sir how are you? I was thrilled that atlast someone recognises my face.
Later it transpired me may be he wishes and smiles amiably to every guests that come. The extra smile may not be because he recognised me.
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Whatever my Mom used to say was correct.

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Last week I,SG,MD and GK went to Landmark book shop in Kormangala. This is the place where I love to spend time more.I can be in this place for whole day and yet not get bored.I went to the book shop to purchase some new books on Business. But I spent most of the time in religion and philiosophy section.Finally I choose 2 books to purchase this time.


The Story of Philosophy by Will Durant.
I wanted to purchase this book long time back.But always purchased some other book.I had once read this book at my friends place then made up my mind that I will buy it.This book nicely gives detail how philosophy evolved from the times of Aristotle to Kant.




A Brief History of everything:
While browing through books I came across this one.I read few pages of this book and decided to purchase it.I have started reading this one.Intially the book talks about nature of Male and Females and the effect of Testosterone and Oxytocin on them respectively
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We had mock interviews in our college.It was basically to groom us so that we can face corporates confidently and in correct manner during placements.First round of interview was taken by our college faculty last week and second round happened today.For both the rounds I got almost fair feedback.Just I need to work hard more so that there is no margin for error.Today's interview was funny.The interviewer was lady who trying to act as if she is getting bored.During interview she asked me to crack a joke.She tried not to laugh(to show she is bored)...but couldnt help laughing once joke got over.Her feedback...."Abhishek...you are cool guy...chilled.Just stay focussed".:D
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I have opted for Six Sigma training.Six Sigma is process or set of tools to control quality in companies.The classes for it will be held from 9AM to 6PM.I joined for this course to put something worth mentioning in my CV.Later I came to know the students who are not part of this training will get holidays for 4 days!! The moment I came to know I tried to find out if we can get refund of advance money paid.
Groups are already formed for this training.I happen to be weakest link of group formed(as usual).GN is the only cool guy in group.Mr XYZ took liberty to divide the students in groups according to their specializations. Many people were upset over the fact that this gentleman smartly put 2 girls from junior batch in his group and convienently divided many couples.
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Work for placement season is on in college.Half of the class is running around calling companies to hire students from our college.It is said that economy is recovering, but still we doubt whether companies will hire.Hope so things go fine.

Holi!!

Thanks to Ashley, I woke up from my deep slumber and remembered that I have a blog too.So as asked by Ashley I am uploading this years Holi pics.Last year I celebrated holi in Mumbai,this year in Bangalore in college hostel. Wherever I celebrate,there is no dearth of bunch of hooligans mercilessly celebrating holi.
This year's surprise were girls of my college.I was expecting that girls would be as usual playing spoilsport, showing tantrums and attitude. Though there were some of that kind, most of the girls were active in holi and showed zeal which I never expected.
One day before holi we generally have a bonfire. This bonfire was made in front of our hostel at night.Our hostel warden had given permission to celebrate till 11PM but we streched it to 1AM.


Everyone circled around bonfire for group photograph

Girls posing for Camera

SB making better use of burining wood

Happy Holi!!


Next day I had decided that I will wake up late. I was awaken by sound of some girl. In half sleep I wondered GIRL!! in boys hostel? Later I saw KK entering room. She told us to get up and come down to play holi and warned that if we dont come down, she will throw bucket of water on us while we were on bed.With no option we got out of bed and went outside.

The mad crowd



Hostel corridor looked as if it is hit by tsunami

Can you spot where I am?



The only thing I can make out from there faces is their teeth

These plates were full of piled up colours. But they were not enough to satisfy our urge to play holi.After colour got over we started playing with mud!!
PP playing with mud. Who will say these are MBA grads,the Future Managers!!

Baggy collecting mud to throw on guys


Thats me and our Warden.Look how happy he is!

Galle milo! Gale milo

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Finally the jamboree of US Presidential elections are over. All the Analysts, Prophesists, Political Pundits can go back to their cells and now we can have something new. US Presidential Elections always have an aura of being an international event.For more than a month, more than half of International section of Times Of India used to be occupied by the coverage of election campaign of Presidential Canditates. Hope so now we will get something new to read.
Right from the beginning of elections, since the face off between Obama and Hillary, I knew that if Obama becomes Presidential candidate then he will surely win the elections.The results have shown that I am no less than all those myriad american-policy pundits who daily blabbered on various news channels. As an Indian obviously we are concerned what will be there for us after Obama takes office. As far as I have read, India always had more cordial relations with US under Republicans rather than under Democrats. Hope Obama does something to change that perception.

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Indian B Schools are facing the heat of global financial meltdown. Suddenly job offers have reduced and salaries offered during campus placements have come down drastically.My old friend happens to be in Placement Committee of Mumbai campus of my college. I talked to him on phone recently and he confirmed that placements this year will be bad. The conditions are worst for Finance major MBA grads.



In today's newspaper I found this interesting article. Finally we have something that can make up for brain drain of educated and skilled workforce from our country. India is now being preferred destination for international job seekers!!
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I read this piece in People Magazine. I never knew Ellen was lesbian. :(

Smart Asses

Smart Ass 1
Act 1:-
Me: Hey coming to eat food?
Smart Ass 1: *He looks in his laptop pretending not to hear anything even though I am standing almost over his head*
Act 2:-
I get up from sleep and look around.The lights are switched off.
Me: There is no electricity?
No reply.
SA 1: *Thinks replying to my question is below his dignity*

Smart Ass 2
Me:You gave a good presentation.
*makes faces as if its nothing new,eventhough half of class didnt get head or tail of what he presented*
SA2: Hmm.Has to be.

Smart Ass 3
We get our Test papers.SA3 got a marks which is good and above class average.But makes face as if he is shocked.Probably coz he has got impression that he always scores good.
SA3: How can I get this low marks?
*looks in paper as if he has seen life dinosaur in it*

Rock On!!

So I happened to go to see movie in Urvashi Theater yesterday.I went to see 'Rock On'.

When I was in Mumbai,watching movies was like a bane for me.I dont know why but I dont like watching movies.But after coming to Bangalore and joining B School,suddenly things have changed.Last week I saw Ram Gopal Varma's 'Phoonk' and this week I saw Rock On. What actually happened is that 2 girls in our college wanted to see the movie.So they came to me and asked whether I can accompany them.Now, I like a good kid was exhilarated to know that girls(not one but two) want to go for movie with me.Later I came to know that they had asked other boys in class but no one was ready to go with them.Therefore they came to me coz I was their last resort.

We bunked our Statistics lecture and took Volvo bus from our College for Urvashi Theater.Also at that time 2 more girls joined.So 4 girls and me went along.Just before movie started N told that how last time I had passed comments all the time during movie and how she was pissed off.From one end all the girls,starting from R, proclaimed that if I did anything similar this time they will see to it that I will be sorry for it.Determination of four girls is enough to scare a good kind hearted guy like me(ahem ahem).

So movie started.The row just behind us was inhabited by people from stone age who used to yell at their top of lungs everytime they hear sound or see light.With illustrious consistency they see to it that their presence is felt all around the movie theater.

Now Rock On is a typical pot pouri movie with theme already expolited by movies like Jhankar Beats.Friends have band,they get seperated and then they come again.Now watching a predictable movie with bunch of girls who are glued to screen by keeping mouth shut can be a big pain.I tried hard but after an hour or so I dozed off.Next thing I know is that N was waking me up and remaining girls were staring at me with what-a-dumb-guy-he-is look.The guys in the row at my back continued yelling and making comments.I wished I was there enjoying movie with them.

After interval movie picked up pace.But it became more predictable.After that they used all the concepts of typical masala movie to raise the tempo and brought the movie to end.I heaved a sigh of relief.

Chalo...ab ghar chalein.