Backseat effect...

There are phases in life when you do not know what to do, where to go from here and who all are with you and whom are u with. These question frequent us a number of times in different forms but its not these common times am talking about.
It is when you are down, tired and about to give up...life smiles at you and throws these questions at you. And then you keep thinking about them over and over till you realize its time for another submission. It is then that you laying back and enjoy whatever life is taking you through. you don't know who is taking you where but with full faith you take the backseat and make the most of watever comes your way.....

okie ...so time flies by...as we can ssee my last post was second day and my this posts comes at a time when am gonna have my final exams in 6 days :)
okie so life has been a roller coster..typical to student life...u get to know u are not the best, u keep lookin inside..groping for your strenghts and weakness
Today just finished with the Managerial communication presentation..dont know if am any better than i was earlier but guess this is about studies...u are left groping :)
Found some good friends on the way, had some bad experiences, learnt some more lessons about the life...
but having enterd here am i doing what i came here for....learning??? nah......network?? not much....then what is this rat race about??
hold on there is something i thiink this place will teach me..........searching :) ;)

I M B

Second day in Bangalore and on campus and i pretty much get a feel of how things are gonna shape up in the next 2 years [:)]

To start with - the most striking aspect of the city is its unpredictable weather with serious fluctuations in the temperature and rains can come anytime anywhere.

Now coming to the campus....the majestic entrance itself speaks of the legacy beyond it. Enter the gates and the canvas is painted green and it remains unchanged even after entering the room. Clean roads marked in white are the only ones to be seen in the green background.. and then slowly the picture unfolds itself...1 wall then 1 building and finally everything culminates into a huge concrete labyrinth i.e. the hostel. It hardly takes 5 to 10 minutes to lose track of the way you came from. However, i believe thats true for all the new place we set to explore, we lose track and then find the way again (much similar to life :) what say!!!). Slowly you start noticing the finer points...different wings in the hostels, rooms in basement, small playgrounds within the wings for night sports...all forebading an interactive and lively atmosphere. Althought the architecture is similar to hostels elsewhere but the whole design makes the building look new and different (finally !!! the Civil engineer speaks :)).

Will add a lot about the exprience thats IIM B ....after an academic break [;)]

Lull before the Storm

This is the time which i usually refer to as the lull before the storm....when the grind is just about to begin and you get a fleeting moment to equip urself suitably

....in this fleeting moment, here is the gang catching pirates in mid summer night.

Working in a KPO

Today the whole country is abuzz with just one work and that is KPO. Well if you arent amongst them, then just for the information KPO is an anagram for Knowledge Process Outsourcing. Some understand it as a link above BPO, others as back office work for consultancy and majority as hardcore Google search. However, been working in this industry for almost an year, i have formed an opinion quite different from those shared above. So please dont expect the post below to substantiate any particular thought. Instead it just provides a peep into working at a KPO.

Characters: Project Manager - PM, Analyst - BA, Senior/Lead Analyst - LA

The day typically starts somewhere at 8 am. Typically, you have the freedom to choose ur office timing provided the project doesnt have any specific requirements. After meeting the team BA trys to settle down by first checking all the mails, reading all the forwards and having a good laugh. Then slowly the office feeling sinks in and BA realises the pending work on the deliverable and the deadline set by his LS/PM for the project delivery. BA know there is no data available on the project but still hears out LS/PM..however, he doesnt want to voice his opinion coz if they stuble upon something then he is gone. The clock is not moving anymore and our BA is desperately waiting for lunch break wherein he'll meet other BAs and hear out their stories. But its a long way to go before lunch. So he looks back at his computer and send some forwards to his friends and start some random googling. About 40 min later, he is nearly dozzing (Thanks to the football match last night). Suddenly, the desk phone rings. Its the LM reiterating the project deadline. BA makes offers a smart solution to non availability of data i.e. to work on the paid databases or have a team meetings. These things give time to catchup on ur self and spend some time off the computer screen. Then comes the most awaited hour of the day, the lunch time, when most of the team goes gossip and have fun. Post-lunch you can't help it and steal away a good number of naps (usually the desk phone is ur alarm and it awakes u after every 5 minutes :))

Jai Mata Di - My Vaishno Devi Trip

The description of the trip would be quite incomplete without the mention of the long weekend that our company granted us after a long time. We had friday off for this week and hence the weekend lasted for 3 days. We (Nikhil and i) started off our journey from Gurgaon at about 4:00 pm in Nikhil's car and were at Luv's Palace (yeah u read it right ;)) at 5:00 pm. So by 7:00 pm we were in the bus (yes..wont call it a volvo...no lights, no blankets, no TV, no movies) marked for the journey and remained there for another hour.

Fourth last weekend in Gurgaon

Well, i dont know why i want to put this weekend to words but yes there was something which is making me to do this.
This weekend i planned to go to Noida to meet Pandy, but since no program was finalized to eventually he came down to Gurgaon on Saturday evening. Saturday morning i woke up to a cloudy sky which motivated me to go for a late morning walk. Afternoon were as sleepy as usual. In the evening i came to know about the accident which the IBM group had met with. Therefore, went to meet them there and spent the whole evening with them and dined at OM sweets sector 31.
Passed the whole Sunday morning in the office in the Afternoon went to roam about in the malls. Then had a hefty lunch at Ruby Tuesday. The Chocolate tall cake was really filling (keeping in mind that i had more than 50% of the of the huge pie). Visited Ansal Plaza in the evening and also South ex - part 1 and 2 markets. Then finally sealed the day with a long drive back to Gurgaon through CP. :)

Honeymoon Peroid

Honeymood Peroid, as it is called, refers to the time spent in an organisation once you have resigned. As you might has guessed (and believed worldwide :)) from the name itself, this peroid is the time when you have most fun and no work at all.
Well, i resigned from my first company this Monday and thus, entered the so-called Honeymoon Peroid with hopes of finaly enjoyin the day by surfing net and chatting/disturbing team members. But contrary to the general belief, this peroid is turning out to be one of my heaviest in terms of work load. A typical day stretches 11 to 13 hrs + the extra time spent on net.
Today was quite a reflection of these typical days...had to co-ordinate my work with the international team + lookign over the work of other analysts + giving updates to my seniors while writing client mails simultaneously (seems like finally India has found an alrounder/multi- tasker ;) ). well, sulking apart, the work is providing a whole new experience in terms of new responsibilities and exposure. Hope to finally learn something after spending an year at the organisation.