Home sweet home

Nice to be at home n it feels great esp. if the wait has been 10 months long. Well during my UG days the maximum number of days I hadnt visited home was 45 days, well tremendous increase. Eat a lot, slept, met old friends n ofcourse spent a lot of time with the greatest person I know- my mom, can write a book abt it but right now am really happy to be back.

Vaazgha Chennai

This is the last time I am posting from Chennai. I will be leaving Chennai tomorrow. Hope everyone’s summers went well.. we all will definitely have lots of stories to talk abt......

Abt My project.....

I will say that doing summers in TCS was an ENLIGHTING EXPERIENCE (In every sense)........ I learnt a lot but I also unlearnt a lot........... I won’t say that the summers were fun……. I have had to really slog it out..... But anyways I have come to know that I have only the nxt 10 months to really enjoy life...... After that things wont be the same again ever as I wont be in college....... Anyways the experience was ENLIGHTING in every sense......

Well if I say I have done a FIN+SYS project in TCS which also had Marketing in it, It wont be wrong... Everyday I had to travel 60 kms....

Well if I write abt my prj but dont write abt my guide it will be incomplete...

Well one day my guide saw me typing.... N She was shocked to see..........

My six rings......

Then she asked why I was wearing 6 rings ...... I said in remembrance of my 6 Girlfriends........ Since that day whenever she saw me talking to any girl she used to come running and inform the girl that "Beware this guy is already having 6 GFs......"...... but still I used to put a lot of mokkai with everyone......

Abt Chennai.....

Well I have lived in almost all the major cities in India; I can say that chennai is a pretty good place to be...

The cost of living here is not that high infact it is fairly cheap provided one doesnt goes for a shopping spear to Spencer’s or Ispahani every week, so ppl like me without stipend were able to manage...... The Local train service is also pretty good but BUSes... They are just damn @%$%^ too crowded.... well chennaites are a really helpful ppl,,,,,, Without knowing much of tamil, infact I know a few words only... I didnt had any problem in communicating, commuting n all.......

Abt my weekends.....

well for me only one saturday in chennai was holiday that too 'cas my brother had came... Infact on one sunday I had to lie to my friends who were waiting for me on beach that I am having a back ache so I cant come... sorry guys that day I had work....... the rest all sundays have been mine.... well we generally used to have 'boys party' on saturday night...... N after that we used to go to Satyams to watch some movie( whichever ticket we used to get )......

Abt Weather.....

well chennai is definately not the coolest place but it is definitely much cooler then the part of India from which I come esp during this time of the year where the mercury is showing 45-50 degree C,....... more over chennai has got very pleasant evenings... The wonderful sea breeze.......

Well I would like to thank everyone in chennai, my colleagues in TCS(for their support n the last weekends party), n esp chennai for giving me such a great experience.....

Well special thanks too Sai (half of my weekends, I have stayed at his place.......), Vasant, Rajes along with the 'Rajes effect', Nishad, Al gates, Subru, Venkat, well the entire BIM family and of course my Bhabhi......

Okie enough of my mokkai.... Tomorrow I am leaving to my home after a long long very long time...... I am happy I will get 10 days there....... See u all in the campus on the 6th of July.........

Lastly I would like to reiterate Andy "Madras nalla Madras" infact "Chennai nalla Chennai!"

The Great Dilemma

Well I feel I have put in too much of kevalamana mokkai… so now I will put some sakka mokkai,,,, As the title is “The Great Dilemma”. Its not abt the student council, Its abt the dilemma of one of my good friend.

When my friend came to BIM he was a happy guy and had a Great ‘Spirit’. But suddenly in 2nd Trim he decided that he shd learn how to ride a bike. He picked up Mr. Z’s bike to learn. He started to love riding bikes n at the slightest opportunity he will take other ppls bikes n drive it. As it usually happens he felled in love with bikes n of course his first love was the bike on which he learnt driving (Z’s TVS Victor). Now as expected he started neglecting his ‘Spirit’. As a result his ‘Spirit’s’ condition became bad.
Now my friend had the sufficient reason to pick up a bike so he decided to take the plunge and buy a bike. As he was madly in love with TVS Victor he decided to buy it, but Zubu told him that Victor was a worthless investment. On some serious thinking he wanted to buy ‘Bajaj Wind 125’. Now the dilemma starts……

When asked why he wanted to buy a ‘Wind 125’ he said 100 cc was good as he was afraid of 150cc bikes…… But suddenly ‘Wind 125’ ran out of wind n the market also. Now my friend wanted the best ROI…. So he started exploring the market again, now things had changed, he no longer feared Power he wanted more POWER…. After some initial deliberation he short listed “Hondaaa Unicorn” and “Bajaj Pulsar”. So now it was ‘U vs P’…. But my frd decided to buy Unicorn and he went ahead and booked it, now he was happy n waiting for the D-day…….

But suddenly there was a twist in the story, one day after a ‘Boys Party’ with a fellow classmate who was the proud owner of a ‘Black P’ things changed. The owner of ‘P’ gave his bike key to my frd n asked him to try the bike. My frd was waiting for this opportunity (without knowing that this will be a big mistake), took up the keys n went huuuuuuuuu…

As expected he had fallen for the ‘P’. So the next day he went n cancelled the booking of ‘U’.

But now he started doing some primary Market Research listing the benefits n drawback of a ‘P’ and a ‘U’. Some of his findings were like the horn of ‘U’ is really bad it makes u feel that u r having the same ‘Spirit’ and also ‘U’ is a silent bike, so it doesn’t gives u the feeling of riding a bike…………….

But still my frd wasn’t sure what to do, his heart said ‘U’ but his mind said ‘P’. He then called up his good frd who like always was in the train. He told him go for a test ride n then decide, as he got an idea that it’s a conflict between mind n heart. "Any day u shd follow what ur heart says." So next day my frd informed everyone that he is buying a ‘U’…………

When asked why he decided to Buy a ‘U’ he said well it would have been another Pulsar on the road but now I will be proud owner of a Hondaaaaa….. After being quizzed again n again he told the real reason. “Do u know the meaning of a “Unicorn”, his ignorant frd didn’t knew. “A Unicorn is a single horned horse and has many advantages. It is used for the treatment of snake bites and is a power booster. But you know one thing a Unicorn can’t be tamed by any man, it can only be tamed by a …… women”. So now the real reason was out….. This coming Monday my frd is going to pick up his bike……………. So everyone Congratulate him and hey dear happy n safe riding……….. Now his dilemma is over so is this mail….. , lets see how much post purchase dissonance he faces………

I hope u all know whom I am talking abt… else see him in the campus on a “Black One horned Horse”.

The Great Adventure n some misadventure

I am having enough work to keep me occupied for 12 hrs a day 6 days a week thats TCS........... Anyways I get Sunday n I really enjoy it.....
Caution- It’s a long story so have patience……But a real adventurous story……….

This Sunday Sai, Nishad, Rajj n me met at Coffee Day at Ispahani Centre (Chennai) there we discussed abt The Alumni Meet.....n then went to see the Hotel Residency Towers n GRT Grand days..... Bla bla bla

After that we meet Al gates n wished him A Happy B'day.............

Later on we decided we all shd have a 'Boyz Party', well I donno what a 'Galz Party' is............. Anyone from Anu, Kuku, Gayu, Anto tell me as Astha Is not telling me................ (Remember the Party which these gals had on Kuku’s B’day). Thanks to Al gates we went to a decent place n then he left for Temple……

The Party Begins………. well Rajj became really high because of the "Ambience"….. There we had a discussion abt what we will give to our parents from our first salary… well all of us were planning to give something from our salary one year down the line except Nishad, as he is planning to give something from his Summers stipend……. that’s ITC……….. We also discussed that there r going to be only 24 gals in the 22nd Batch… N no one knows as to how many will turn up or already booked..…….. Anyways who is interested in Girls…

Then we decided to move to Satyams to see a movie, Night 10.15 show………… We were already having a cash crunch ‘cas of the Party….. so we decided to see the movie in the Rs. 10 seat we did a Head-Tail as to whether to see Hitch or Star Wars…. The coin decided Star Wars…. So we stood in the line for one n a half hrs, sweating n waiting for the counter to open….

In between Nishad n Sai went out n Rajj n me were only left in the queue… when the counter opened then we gotto know as to tickets will be given only to the one who is standing in the queue….. so we got 2 tickets……… No way on earth two of us were going to watch the movie leaving the other two,,,,,, So we all took out whatever we had from our purse n in all we had Rs 250… So we went n took the tickets for XXX 2 (Rs 50 each) the moment we took the tickets 4 guys came to us n said that they want to watch XXX 2 so give us the tickets n in return we will give u 4 Star wars (Rs70 each) ticket which we have got the balance amt u all pay us………….. But we had only 50 bugs with us so we Bargained n got the tickets exchanged by paying another 40 bugs that’s a profit of 40 bugs we got the tickets worth 280(70*4) for 240 bugs (50*4 + 40)…(Well that’s Bargaining).. They we went n sold the two Rs10 tickets for 30 bugs….. again a profit of 10 bugs……. Then finally we were into the theater Rajj n me had sweat like hell………… In fact we had a sweat bath in the process........
Once the movie started it was really fun…. Hey all fans of Star wars plz don’t get offended………. It’s all mokkai……We didnt understand anything wat was going on the screen.... but mokai was going to heights, as we started branding the tubelight fight(watever u call it... Saber)
4 of us were chatting like anything, ppl around started giving us a dirty stare.... had we went a little further... they would have chucked us out of the theatre..... thank got we reduced our mokai n volume....
We were wondering as to how these ppl were fighting with tube lights n all….. n the air traffic was really optimized….. as no traffic Jam, no red lights n no mid air collisions…. In fact at one point we felt we were obsessed by the 'red light' thing ………….so we stopped it….. Interval was really fun n I am looking forward for the movie ‘Aniyan’ as I was really impressed by its trailor,,,,..
hey RDX system is a gift to watch.... the colors on the screens r stunning n amazing... which cannot be expressed...one will have to experience it.... but the sound was a big let down... didnt meet up our expectations......

Well the ads in the Interval were really cool or shd I say Hot……. After the interval back to the movie same tubelight fight….. then when the movie was abt to end Nishad’s frd called him to ask when is he coming, the reply Nishad gave was really funny…. Well what to do man the movie is not getting over the moment it gets over I will come……….. Poor Guy watching the movie ‘cas of a coin (remember the Decision by toss)….. Finally the movie got over we all clapped but we were surprised when others were also clapping, we thought we were the only ‘Ignorant once’…………. Then I went to Sai house as I couldn’t go back to my place at 1 am…………. No bus no train and 30kms to travel ………….

Well in all this I would like to thank Rajj ‘cas without him our adventure wouldn’t have become a real adventure for his generous pocket n poor guy we made him poorer by a huge amount that day….

Anyways we had fun n Enjoyed a lot…I’m waiting for the Next Sunday

Thanks for reading my mokkai,,,,,,,

Life @ TCS (Thatha Click-Click Services)

Well first of all caution this is a huge one so have patience…..well “Those who don’t have patience in life are patients of life.” (Sakka Mokkai)

Well for me life in Chennai has been pretty hectic……….. everyday I travel for three hours in the train n bus ……. 45-50 mins in Train n another 25-30 mins in the bus One way…. Well I have been getting up at 6.30 so as to reach office by 9.30 am. Well in BIM I have never got up so early not even during exams……… So I leave my home at 8 am n reach back at around 10 pm (hectic Schedule naa)

Well now coming to the life in TCS…. For the first 3 days we had an “Induction program”(IP). In that we were told about the project in which we have to work. All this was happening in the TCS “Sankalp” (Determination) Conference Hall…. Everyday we used to come at 9.30 am and from that time we used to have round table conference till 6 pm, in between few employees used to come n give us Gyan about how life is in TCS n what all the project was about…….. Infact all of us gave our introduction some infinite times……………… But in most cases people were surprised to know that we were doing MBA 'cas they used to think as to what all we will do in this project………………. Then in that conference hall we all used to have heated debates …….

On the first day of the IP we were generally wetty n talking to each other, but we were generally getting to know abt the project….. At the end of the first day we were told that u all wont be that wetty from tomorrow so we were given documents to read that’s how we became busy………. Then on the second and third day same thing was done………….. on all the three days we used to come at 9.30 then had one session till 11…. Later we used to go for coffee from 11 to 11.30 then come back n have discussions till lunch… Lunch was scheduled from 1 to 2.. Then another session then Tea from 4 to 4.30 pm…… Then another gyan session n finally leave the office by 6………….

Now once our training was over on Monday (25th April) we were put into various components. As for me I have to add a new functionality to the existing product….. Well we have been told to read the project documents which run in GBs…….. I have been reading quite a lot, I was feeling a bit restless just reading those documents but then I was told as to these people over here had to read those docs for 3-4 weeks n I am lucky as I have to read it for 1 week only …………. Well the lunch in TCS is pretty good……………

I am in TCS n the project is in the eClearSettle product of TCS… It’s a PRODUCT and a registered trademark…. It has 23 components………… Well eClearSettle offers a comprehensive suite of products for clearing and settlement of financial instruments … So we r getting to know quite a few things about Clearing n Settlement n Financial Market n bla bla bla……( If I start telling about all that n my mail will run into MBs…………. )

Well it’s a live project and we need to meet some very tight deadlines……… I have been working even on Saturdays,,,,,,,,,, Well life becomes hectic once u r out of college so when I go back after my summers I will enjoy my time in the college…… Those of u who r already working I need not say anything but those who r still studying guys enjoy ur time in college those days wont come back……………….

Carpe Diem

My experiments with food………

Well since I have landed in Chennai I have done quite a few experiments with food. I will share my experience with u all……….

One day I went to Hotel Ananda Bhawan for lunch…. Their the waiter asked me what u want…. I said Meals…… Then he gave me three choices …. Special, Mini or Limit...... I opted for Special meals………….. Then I had the shock of my life as there were so many things which were there n so much quantity……… Well it wasn’t meant to be eaten by one person that’s what I can say……….. The next time when I went there I asked for Mini meals (thinking it will be mini) so as I don’t waste anything…. In that I was given with 4 varieties of Rice n chapatti n sambhar n all….. As expected I wasn’t able to eat them all…….. Finally I figured out what I had to eat n it was Limit meals…….. Well one thing I can say about Chennai is that Good food is pretty cheap n affordable…… N generally one can find good food to eat in all the places….. Courtesy the Sarvana Bhawans , Ananda Bhawans, Ayaar Bhawans etc……..

Then one day we all went to Spencer’s ie … Me, Sai, Sandy, Mayur, DJ, Senthil, Anu, Archana, Gayatri, Arthi,……… There we had a pretty nice dinner (pun intended) at an eatery called Prime Roaster………. At the end of it DJ paid the bill thru his Credit card with a very heavy heart.. We also played a sad song for him courtesy a ring tone ……… But guys never go there……………….

Well guys Life is pretty hectic re. Working on a life project really means one needs to work a lot. I am coming to the office even on Saturdays, n I need to meet quite a few very tight deadlines.

One year in a B-school

I will never forget the day I left my home for coming to BIM, it was a day before my parents 25th marriage anniversary. Anyways I was among the few early birds to land here, as most of the guys were comimg from nearby places, so they applied JIT. The first person I met here was our warden mam Mrs. Josephene, a really nice lady. Then I met a few crazy guys who came from Kolkotta, 'well guys from the nearest of places, from my home'. Well the autowala didnt had change so Mr. Hemant C paid him. Since that day Mr. C has became a bigger C. Kankarson was really a guy who seemed a 'class apart' , Anju well wat to say abt this little kid n Tau was another noticable personality.

The next day everyone was their in the campus, ie- the entire BIM21 was there. Immediately after the admission formalities got over, we were handed a DM case (Barbarian Ball Bearing) to analyse. Five of us Keema, Nishad, Abhi, Sandy n me sat together n analysed the case. Well it was fun, more then we analysing the case we were trying to know each other.

The first few weeks were really difficult, whole day class n then some assignments, we all were mostly short of sleep n I had never imagined life will be like this. Well MARWAR was something which was real fun, be it EZZEE or be it Eyebloom, I really enjoyed it n got to make some real good friends. My roomies were real fun, Chittapa the grand old guy, Tatha even older then him n Oli, well a real pain, but fun.
One day in the class Divya noticed my six rings n that day I got my first nick name 'Ringy', since then have got several nick names- Santhanam, Stud,....... Mid-term was the first time when we got some free time to interact with our batchmates. Anyways first trim was the only trimester in BIM when I studied, infact the only time when I used to think abt studies. My room used to be the head quarter of erstwhile OAP, where some 10-15 of us used to study. 'The quizzer' Tatha's exploits used to be amazing,- the scientist who came out of his bathroom shouting Eureka eureka- (guess who) Newton. To which Oli asks well how an apple can fall on the head inside the bathroom.

Second trim nothing much to write abt as I dont know much as to what happened, as I was mostly absent minded, didnt study at all, realised that u really need to make a great effort to flunk in a B-school. Anyways got some real good friends who cared n helped me a lot- Brahma, Himanshu, Amar, Kavitha, Sumasani, infact quite a few people in BIM whose little little contribution made a lot of difference.

Third trim I was back the same old Shantanu who was always playing, making fun n ofcourse not at all interested in academics, well I think it happened after 4 and a half years of some studious avtar. I used to play so much as if I had got placed n not my seniors. The cricket tournament was a great time, formed a wonderful team 'USB', we played for fun n esp. not to win.
Holi was one thing when we had some real good fun, I think we were the first batch in BIM to celebrate it. The open air theater was something really amazing n the TT, Badminton were a must.

Now it was time for us to say godbye to our seniors n I will never forget two of the best people I have met in my life- Varun n Angela. They had a great influence on me.
How time has flown I dont know, it seems it was only yesterday when we all came here, but I changed from a SYS+HR guy to a FIN+SYS guy.

Well lastly I would like to thank everyone in BIM, without their support n help I wouldnt have survived the 1st year. Lets have a great summers.

First story

Well I think creating a blog is the easiest thing to do, but adding content to it is actually much harder than I thought. I can say things about my life in BIM, like- how from a studious and serious guy I have become a BRAT, who doesnt even opens his book during exams and always makes it a point to sit in the last row in the class...........

Not having someone with whom to walk around the roads after dinner....... Anyways I Happy and *#&

But I think "The Inspiring Eyes" is not meant for all this bull.....

So I will come with interesting things preety soon....................

This space is specially dedicated to all my friends (School, UG, MBA, ........)

Thanks