My College Life (first ever)...

It's been really long since I have written something. It's been really busy time for me and every time I thought that I would write about something, my new love just didn't allow me to do so. And before any one of you start guessing in a different direction all together, let me tell you that my new found love is nobody else but my college- Xavier's. It was love at first sight for me. The moment I entered the college, I knew I belong here. And even when I was planning to do my Post Grad, I had made up my mind that - if I would ever go to college, it has to be Xavier's and nowhere else.

I was disappointed when I was unable to clear the entrance exams the first time, but I did't give up.  And I could not have been more elated. But it was not easy to get Xavier's in my life. I had to go through tests, group discussions and then finally personal interview. But my patience paid off. And Xavier's said "yes" to my proposal and accepted me with open arms, and I happily went along. 

I still remember my first day. It was full of questions. Who all will I meet? How will my classmates be? Will they accept me the same way Xavier's did? And many more, as I have never been to a college. And I stepped into a world totally unknown to me. But I was not disappointed. I finally met my awesome classmates and every single day, every faculty used to make us go through the procedure of introducing ourselves, but it was fun and we got to know each other a bit more. 

The first initial days were rosy for all of us. I was exploring the campus (trust me its beautiful and humongous) and I am not complaining. The canteen has a buffet set for us, and me being a hard core foodie, it's a heaven for me, and yes I have gained weight. Then came the day when we faced the moment of truth - assignments. We were bombarded with it. Every faculty gave us some assignment and a deadline to submit it. It was fun, as we were working in groups, but hectic too. But I am not complaining. We all came even more close to each other. But between all this madness, we found a method to have fun. We were holding our own fresher's night, and every one in the class had a blast. We danced the night away. 

Then more assignments! But we were determined not to fall flat. We kept on crossing every hurdle and kept enjoying ourselves. Even our faculties were having equal fun with us. A cool dude teacher, Mr. Nitin Das Rai came and won our hearts by performing on "Oppa Ganagam Style" exclusively for us, and it was total worth and priceless moment captured in all our cellphones, or rather smart phones.

Recently we all went to Sula and Bhadhardhara on a class trip (organised by Pallvi Karnatak, my awesome classmate, and I) and we had so much fun. We never wanted this trip to end. But we had to face reality. We came back with lots of priceless memories and moments, and yes of course lots and lots of pictures (because we are a photo crazy class, and we never get tired of posing at any given point of time and place). Here are few examples-

I even got famous!!! One day my H.O.D called and informed me that I am the face of XIC's new programme and I was not able to believe it. Then he told me that he has sent me a link of the college website and also the picture featuring me. And this is what it looked like-

I was super happy to see myself on the website. Our internships happened in December and we were so excited to have that experience in life. And then came the convocation day, the day when we feel proud of our achievements and make our parents proud. My dad was in tears when he saw me featuring in the college video, and that was the time I knew the hardwork was worth it. 

Our job life started and today we all are working in different organisations, and I hope that we all excel in our areas and companies, and make our parents, our faculties, our parents, and Xavier's even more proud of us. Hope we never stop being awesome. Will keep posting more stories. Till then, keep smiling..:)

My 'Jab We Met' Moment

"Maine ek sapna dekha, bada hi ajeeb tha. Badi bechani ho rahi thi, ais alag raha tha ki mano jaise koi train chuth rahi ho...aur main uske peeche bhaag rahi hoon..." When I saw Jab We Met, I loved every single moment of the movie. Be it Kareena running after Shahid or Shahid driving Kareena to the station so that she could catch the train, every single frame was amazing. But never in my wildest dream did I ever imagine that the same would be happening with me! The dialog which I mentioned in the beginning almost came true for me.

After I got a job in GBM (a Public Relations firm), I had to travel to Delhi for my job training in May. Everything was set - my tickets, my luggage etc. I was very excited and was making plans about what would I do when I reach Delhi, where would I go and eat an so on and so forth. I was not in Mumbai one week prior to my journey, but as everything was already set before hand, I was relaxed. The tension started after I was not able to get a ticket back to Mumbai from Gaya, Bihar. After that nothing was going right for me. Every single day my brother and I used to look for tickets, but only failure came to us. I had a train on 24th of May and till 20th I was in Gaya. I was spending sleepless nights. But finally, somehow my father got the tickets for 21st and I reached Mumbai on 22nd May. I was confident that nothing will go wrong as I had already reached Mumbai. All I had to do was to take my luggage and leave for Delhi. But life can not be so sweet to me.

I had to shift places, so my brother and I were busy shifting luggage from my place to my aunt's place. We could not do it in one day, so we decided we would come early and shift rest of the luggage the next day. And that was the day when I had to travel. We reached our place, got a cab, loaded the stuff and were on the move. As usual, something bad had to happen. We got a lot of traffic on the way and I was running short of time. My brother was yelling at me about how irresponsible I was about not leaving on time and all. I was on the verge of crying because my train was supposed to leave at 5pm and it was already 0445. We were 5 mins away from the station, but the traffic was not letting us move freely.

Somehow we managed to reach the station. I saw my train standing on the platform and it was about to leave. I passed on the luggage to 2 coolies and ran for my life. My whole life was coming infront of my eyes. The moment I stepped on the platform, the train started moving. I shouted at the driver and begged him to stop the train for just 2 mins. Just like Kareena in Jab We Met and Simran in DDLJ, I caught the train running. Behind me came the 2 coolies and they dumped my luggage infront of me. The train was in  motion. I had to pay a whooping price of Rs.500 just for 2 bags to the coolies, but I had no other option. The moment realisation hit me and before I could think or react, tears started flowing from my eyes. I called my brother, mother, cousin, friend and God knows who not possible, and informed them about the incident. and after that I started laughing. I searched for my colleague who was travelling with me and narrated the whole thing to her as well. She got worried first but after two minutes, even she was laughing on this.

This incident might sound filmy, but it will always be a nightmare for me. I could never forget that unfortunate day ever. But I guess whatever happens, happens for a reason. Nevertheless, I reached Delhi safely and as now I sit in my office writing and thinking about it, I smile.