Long time No see? I have been on an extended Writer’s Block and still struggling to make a full time return. In the meantime things have changed a lot around the world. Sreesanth finally made a big impact. Mumbai police has started monitoring what we are downloading (I wonder what they are looking for) . Infosys shares have taken a lot of beating (Little things like this make you proud of your decision to exit Equity trading). Days come Shit happens and the entire world keeps on moving. And since I am a part of it, things are no different for me

I happen to have this small world of mine filled with my family, a bunchful of idiots, the never ending exuberance and peaks and valleys every now and then. A fun filled ride which continued for six years, starting from B.Tech and RKGIT and ending with MBA and NITIE has come to a halt now. And it’s time to jump into a different ride. The ride they all refer to as the Job Life :O :/

I am still sitting in my beloved college while penning this down and still not completely out of the Student mode. It’s not that it will take some time to sink in and make a transformation to the professional life. I see no reason why I can’t continue in the same mode. That will make everything much more fun and interesting, won’t it?

I am already two weeks old in Kotak Mahindra Bank and finding it an awesome place to be. Mumbai has also grown on me in the last two years and everything appears to fit right into their place in the puzzle. But every script has its own turns and surprises and I am sure mine too will follow the same course. I am looking forward to the same and super excited for the new phase.

Earlier Monday used to bring back the classes, now it will bring back the office. A walk around the pond will be replaced by a walk around the market, buying the household things. Everything will be substituted by something else, some for the good and some for the bad. College mates will surely be missed and the ones in the same city will be bugged on a regular basis. But one thing is not going to change and be exactly the same and I can promise that. I ain’t changing the way I deal with latter part of the day. The night life will always remain the same for me (It’s hard to change an engineer you see. And as they say,”Engineer + MBA is a very dangerous breed”)

Jaane k pal kitne kareeb aa gaye hai

Mazaak mazaak me college k aakhiri pal aa gaye hai ..

 

Kaashi se hoti thi humaari subah .. Shree Krishna k sharan me dhalti thi shaam

Raat bhar khelte th Mafia .. Aur din me class me karte th araam ..

 

Ek chhoti si proxy maarne waala bhi ban jaata th bhai

Fir birthday pe maar maar kar usey dete th badhaai ..

 

Class k AC se achchi pond ki dhoop laga karti thi

Yaaro k saath ghanto wahaan pe bakar chala karti thi ..

 

Aese to har kadam pe pareshaaniyaan rok leti thi

Par shaam ko thodi si dawaa hume Socrates bana deti thi ..

 

Dropbox me pada ek assignment sabki naiyya paar lagaata tha

Aur exams me youtube aur facebook pe hi saara dhyaan jaata tha ..

 

Bhole Baba ki pooja aur sai baba ka prasad

Chhoti chhoti cheezo me zindagi dhundna seekh gaye hum ..

 

Subah roomie ko sota dekh low attendance k bawjood class bunk karne ka confidence aana

Aur dosto se udhaar le kar har hafte trips pe jaana ..

 

Dusro ki parties me to jaise sirf bill badhaane jaana

Aur apni baari aane pe sirf chhupte nazar aana ..

 

Jokes se jyaada dost ki khi khi waali hasi pe has has k paagal ho jaana

Aur ek bakwaas si movie ka koi dialogue hafto tak dohraana ..

 

Raat me hone waali dosto se ladaaiyo ko subah tak bhul jaana

College ko gaali bhi dena aur uspe jaan bhi lutaana ..

 

Wo PPO road ki kahaaniyaan aur leopard ko dekhne ka sapna

Lift kharaab hone pe gusse me seedhiyaan chadhna ..

 

Monte Carlo road aur MDP ki chhat se naata sa ban gaya hai

Aur 96 steps to maano zindagi ka hi hissa ban gaya hai ..

 

Aane se pehle suna tha MBA me log dosti tak professionally nibhaayenge

Kya pata tha yahaan aa k chand dost zindagi se badh k ho jaayenge ..

 

“Tune kitna padh liya mujhe bhi thoda padha de plz” ka daur bas khatam hone ko hai

Jinke saath ghanto baith kar haste th unse ji bhar k baat karne bh mushkil hone ko hai ..

 

Salary slip dekh k attendance register aankho k saamne aayega

Aur dosto roz jab formals me office jaana padega to sach me ye blue jeans aur NITIE T Shirt bht yaad aayega ..

 

Jaane k pal kitne kareeb aa gaye hai

Mazaak mazaak me college k aakhiri pal aa gaye hai ..

I like this place. A lot of memories have built a mansion around me here. A place not so much made of people as the memories they have left me with.

I was once told this by someone – “There will come an important juncture in your life. The time and the situation I can’t tell but you will identify it once it happen. That will be a test for you. That important test which will decide where forth you take your destiny to. A few difficult decision and a few heart breaking choices will have to be made. All you experiences and learning will have to be summoned to pass through it. All your life will have to be summed up, to pave the way for the rest of your life”.

It all didn’t make much sense back then and it never did until a few days back. But of late I can’t help thinking about all that was said. Was it true? Has that point really arrived now? Is there no escaping it?

There is no answer. There never is an appropriate and perfect answer to this mystery called life. I and only I have to find an answer to this. It ain’t easy though.

I like this place. But I am afraid I have to let it go now.