Sing-KL-Colombo-Chennai

Wow. What a journey from Singapre ! Everyone was thinking that I have gone crazy to have booked a ticket through Srilankan airways with a stop over of around 8 hours in Colombo just to save 130 dollars. But I went ahead with it. Thanks to my senior Arun C, I got this idea of seeing around Colombo during the break. I got hold of Bijoy and Sridhar who were coming from KL and who had to wait like me in Colombo. We three got our Visa on arrival. Converted the money and ended up getting an A/C car for 5 hours. It cost us 4000 Srilankan Rupees, which is like 40 USD.

Man it was such a pleasant place, I fell in love with it instantaneously. It is exactly similar to Kerala with lots of foreign cars and good clean roads. Very rarely could I see a slum. We went inside Colombo which is 30+ kms away from the Airport. The first place we visited was the Beira lake and a Buddhist temple nearby. Nice and Clean temple. Then went to the Colombo beach. It was the teenager's hangout. What on earth could people doing on a Saturday afternoon in such a scorching heat ? They were all in pairs and I dont know what they have been talking to each other in such a heat. They were all in their teens as pairs under a big umbrella cuddling, talking, embracing each other. Hmm.. I remembered the way I spent my teenage without a fuss. Could not emphathize with them. Had a nice walk at the beach.

One thing should be told about the Srilankans. They know that their life is not easy because of the unrest in the country. But rarely you will find them dull and sulking. The way they moved around, enjoyed their day out, busy shopping, lovers talking for long hours, breaking traffic rules(no honking or swearing...)... the people were so full of life and hope. Though one could spot security personnel here and there, people were going ahead with their tasks without a fuss. Lots of Indian brands are making their presence. TVS, Bajaj, Taj Samudra, Tata, Lipton etc.... Infrastructure was better. Traffic jams can be a little higher.

Cricket needs a special mention here. The number of grounds we saw,the matches being played, the ads with Srilankan cricketers all reflected that Cricket is very much part of their lives. We went by the side of Premadasa Stadium too. One more thing that needs mention is the number of cinema halls and the Adult movies that were running :-).

Then went to Shanti vihar. Had Madrasi thali for 125 Srilankan rupees. On our way back saw Colmbo port, the Parliament, the President's place. The buildings remind of you a Bombay Churchgate area or the Chennai Fort area with typical British style buildings. I would definitely love to be in this country for sometime and explore the place. In tau's words the colombo trip has " Sax macha di ".

Came to Chennai at 7.50 PM. Appa and Chithappa were there to pick me up. Poor old man is getting old. The same old shirt without the dentures, he looked really bad. Wanted to shout at him, but his only reply will be Let me live my life in my own way. So did not bother him. Came home and had good Vathakozhambu, Rasam and kichdi. It was great.

Need to start my activities here slowly and get back to S'pore within a week.

"Thodi si dhool meri.. Darthi ye mere vathan ki" - RDB, ARR rocks !!!

Two Heroes nearing their end ??

I have to get back to Cricket once again. The addiction is just too much. Cant get out of it.

The last few days were a great testimony to the fact that All the stars are mortal. The ongoing test series between the Kiwis and the Windies has been of my interest just because of Brian Charles Lara. How he failed to live upto the expectations of the cricketing fans !!! It is a sad tale for a guy who holds world records going down without a fight. It was the same Lara in his prime with a similar Windies team gave them a series victory against Aussies. Remember the two consecutive innings of 214 and 153*. The 153* is touted as the best chasing innings ever played. Now the same guy is struggling against lesser known pacemen at the Kiwiland. Will he bounce back and shut my mouth in the last test ? I will be the happiest guy if he does so !!!

Why to go that far ?
We have our own god, Tendya struggling for form. The Calcutta crowd went to one extreme when Ganguly was dropped and it is the turn of Mumbai crowd going beserk by booing Sachin. It is a pity that the same crowd, the same people whom he grew up with, treat him like this. "The Hindu" says that the sporting culture of the country has become corrupt and we have become mad behind instant celebrities.(The standard of the The Hindu magazine has come really down. Will rant about it sometime later). To some extent, I would agree with this. The same Sachin who melted our hearts by playing those great innings at Sharjah braving the sandstorm is given a raw deal by the spectators. He is currently going through a bad patch and if the board feels that his performance is not upto the standard, let him be dropped. The yardstick should be the same for Sourav and Sachin. If he is not getting runs, let him be sidelined. (The tour of South Africa and the Carribean are nearing. Will they drop him ??) But booing the local hero, who still is the darling of the country is harsh and shows the immaturity on our part. We still have one more innings to go Tendya !! Show the Mumbai crowd that you still are the king !!!

I was expecting similar kind of innings from Dada during the Karachi test. Dada promised on both the innings and failed. Now it is Lara and Tendya in a similar situation. Can they bounce back ??


"Thaye Yashodha" - By Maharajapuram ....

Amul - The Taste of India & Hatred against the Best

Recently I had a chance to go through Shamsher's presentation on Marketing Communications. His presentation was on Amul and its ads. It was quite interesting to go through the presentation and know about them.

Started in 1954, the Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers Union adopts the name Amul for its milk products. Amul derives its name from the sanskrit word "Amulya" meaning priceless.

Amul ads feature the sweet looking little girl and they act as a social observer. It has the highest iconic status amongst all the Indian brands and it is the world record holder for the longest running campaign ever - 40 years and on !

Have a look at their site and enjoy the ads.

So it was Alonso last week and Fisichella this week. Way to go !!
Am happy atlast that Schumi's supremacy is getting a beating.

I dont know why I am like this. I dont like Schumi or the Australian Cricket team. Sampras and Steffi were not my favourites. Among the men, I am an Agassi & Ivanesevic fan and on the fairer sex, I liked Seles & Hingis.

Why is that I always want the best to be beaten ? (not applicable for India though :-)) I dont know. When the Proteas beat the Aussies on the final onedayer chasing a record score, I was jumping like hell. It is just not me, I have some good amount of friends like me who share this feeling with me. Some thoughts for a Psychological analysis... eh ?

"Tu kahan...Yeh Bata.....is nashili raat mein.....Maane na mera dil deewana.." - Rafi saab tussi great ho !!!

Changing Sides & T2 results

The recent developments in TN Politics has been keeping all of us busy following the latest developments. ADMK invited Vaiko to join their coalition with 35 seats and he dutifully obliged.
I remembered the lines of Godfather, "Let me make you an offer you can't refuse".

The T2 results have come and thank god, I ended up getting decent grades this time too. I was a little tense with my results this time, but it all ended well. Most of my batchmates have got good grades except for one or two, who have been given a raw deal. Sometimes life is not fair. Guyz who have toiled hard, put in some of the best work end up getting grades on the lower side. But they understand Grades are not the only thing and the learning experience is what that matters. In that aspect, they have outscored all the others.

Some Operations contest has come up in MIT Sloan and the invitation has come to our school. Might participate in the same. Need to discuss with others regarding the composition of the same.

For me, folks at home are on the lookout for a gal. Moy asked me what are my preferences ? My preferences ? I was asking myself as what I should expect. I had no answers. Well I cannot associate with the usual Fair, Beautiful, Long haired etc etc. If I find someone with qualities, I should consider me really lucky. No such sane person will say ok for me :-)) Then what do I expect ? Need to think. Should come up with the requirements. This is going in a typical SDLC way. The requirements are not clear, but the Project team goes ahead with the Design and Construction.

"Pappu Yaar" by Junoon

Free rider problem

It is that time of the trimester again. The first week is over. You need to form groups in each of the subjects for case studies, projects and simulation games. After having been in MBA for two trimesters, I have become pretty careful about choosing my team members. While it always helps you out to pair with someone in the same hostel as you are, it also has its pitfalls. You end up losing a good opportunity to network with people from different cultures and also you end up facing the free rider problem. After observing people over the last two trimesters, I decided well in advance this trimester as who my team members should not be. Well, this may sound harsh on my part, but T3 and T4 are really going to be busy trimesters as we have the extra load of job search alongwith studies. You would definitely not like to team with someone who enjoys a free ride.

Things are taking a bright turn these days. I have taken four courses this trimester which include
a. Stat & Research Methods (By Das) - The guy is cool and his range of interest fascinates me.
b. Mergers & Acquisitions (By Boyd) - What can I say about him and the course ? He does not cease to amaze me.. A thorough Professional... He comes prepared for every class and gives out handouts for the entire class about the current global M&A scenario. Hats off !!!
c. Marketing Mgmt (By Krishna) - He is cool. Enjoyed his session y'day. Has a good voice modulation..

Some of my batch guys have landed up in jobs. Arun Nair has landed up in Media industry, I am not sure of the name of the company and Mani has landed up in AC Nielson. Congrats to you folks. Most of our senior guys are placed, except for a few. I pray that they also land up in their jobs of choice soon.

While the one day series win made me sit and take note of the Indian team, the third day of the first test against England reassured my faith that Indian batsmen always succumb to decent swing bowlers. Good fight by Kaif and Kumble though. Barring Dravid and Sehwag, our batsmen have not been consistent. Infact these are the two who have been instrumental in India's wins over the past two years. Performances from VVS, Sourav, Sachin are happening once in a while. Well, the yardstick for selection should be the same. Be it dada or VVS or Sachin...If Dada is shown the doors in favour of the youth, then VVS/Sachin should be treated in the same way. Will the selectors listen ?

"Aadathu asangathu vaa..." - (Listen to this song sung by Maharajapuram Santhanam. It is bliss. )

Ramprasad ban gaya Lucky

The title itself says what has happened to me. Yeah it happened around 1.15 PM today. I was trying to trim my french beard and suddenly felt the urge to remove it. So I went ahead in removing the beard and also ended up removing my moustache. Hee hee..looking like a Nadaswaram vidwan now :).

Went to Gurudwara today at Outram Park in Singapore. Atlast one good thing that I did during this break. Went and prayed. It was so peaceful. It was a blissful feeling after a long long time. Everyone is equal in front of the Almighty, All of us are humble in front of him. Listened to the Sangeeth, which was so relaxing. Had good food. Felt at home in Singapore. People are in queue to offer seva. There was a gentleman waiting for washing our dishes after we had our food. Housewives were cooking food for the devotees. Sikhism, which came as a protector for Hinduism reiterates on Equality and Service to mankind. One should see people taking turns offering seva at the Gurudwaras. An enlightening experience indeed.

"Ki Aag hai Mujhme kaheen... suraj ko mein nigal gaya......"

Half Baked & Keen on Keen

The second trimester exams are over. I am now MBA/2(hopefully:-)). Corp Fin which was giving me jitters went off pretty ok. Should sail through. But my grades could get a beating. Let us worry about that later. Otherwise things are pretty bright these days.

Yesterday nite, we went out Clarke Quay and Boat Quay to bid adieu to our Exchange friends. Went to this place called Crazy Elephant. Crazy elephant has a band, a pool table and a pitcher there costs around 30 SGD. Guyz had been drinking drinking all through the nite. Later moved to this place Desire, where we danced all through the nite. Danced after a long time and enjoyed it to the fullest. Came around 4.00 afterwhich our guys had a drinking session till 6 in the morning. Whew...That was some commitment shown towards drinking ! But I always wondered as how come these guys are mad behind something which smells and tastes yuck !!

During the next week break, we have a half credit course taken by Mr. Peter Keen. He was recognised as one among the top 100 business gurus of the world in 2003. The course is on Emerging Technologies in Businesses. I feel it should talk more about Ecommerce and stuff. Anways, enrolled for the same and I am keen on attending Keen's classes ! For more info about him you can look into his site www.peterkeen.com.

What else ? Planning to see some movies during the break. Will watch RDB definitely.

So long !

"Aa ab Laut Chalein !!"

Delphi and the Olympus Oracle

Well, today was the last day of Market Research class. It is a non examinable subject. Your grade is based on the case submissions, presentations and the game DELPHI. Delphi is a wonderful game and it is based on an imaginary place called Olympus, that has around 100,000 households. There are three types of product categories namely the Ambrosia (wholesome beverage), Panacea(Health food) and Hygenia(Personal care). There are three manufacturers M1,M2 and M3 who make different products in these three categories. There are two retailers R1 and R2 who sell these products in their stores. The game is about making straregies, making decisions based on these strategies, negotiations between manufacturers and retailers etc. All these 12 weeks were full of excitement and fun. My team was a retailer, R2 in this game. We were the smaller retailers in the game. The quantity decisions that we made, the price offs we gave, the ad spend that we made and the negotiations we had with manufacturers were all simulations of real life experiences. Dada was taken into task by the retailers. Poor M3.

We all had our business plan submitted today and our performance was reviewed. We got some nice insights. M2's presentation was very good and so was R1's. I thought Sheroo and Ash shared some wonderful ideas.

Ours was full time pass. Infact it was around 3.00 in the morning that I ended up finishing my Ambrosia graphs. Mani worked on it later coming up with the "Taking A dipstick" slides. Very creative slides indeed. I was told around 2 PM when I enter the class that I should be presenting the Ambrosia part. I brushed through the graphs I made and did a decent presentation. Ours went well. AK, Tau and Mani all gave good gyaan to the class and maintained the lighter side throughout the presentation. Hope the Prof likes it and gives us some good grades:-).

Exams are just a day away and I have not studied anything. How overconfident I have become? I dont know. SCM and Corp Fin are two major subjects that give me jitters. I hope the almightly takes care of me the coming week.

Well, hmm no cricket please for sometime.

"Ange malai mayakkam yarukkaga....?"

Another Series lost

Well, What can you say about a team that has the world's best batsman, god on the offside and a batsman who bats like god ? No words to describe the greatness of such a team... Give them a challenge when they really need to apply themselves, fight it out and come out winners. Can they pull it off ? They showed us today that they cant. Accept the fact. We are chokers. We cannot withstand pressure. Laxman's innings of 281 was a miracle. Miracles wont happen often. We dont want miracles to happen everytime when India plays. We want real fighting cricket. I am okay with defeats. I know you win some and you lose some. But the way you lose is what pisses me off. Take the first day. 0-3 and 39-6... What better start you need ? Pak team should have been bundled out for a score less than 100. They end up making 245. Now that is what I call a fighting innings by Kamran. We replied with just 237. None of the top batsmen made a 50. Then they start their innings and toyed with the bowling making 599 leaving India 607 to win. I was of the hope that this team has in it to fight it out. I was expecting a draw. A loss after a fight would have satisfied me. But the team did not even last for 60 overs. We have one full day ahead of us. What is this team when a young guy like Yuvraj can stay there and score a century and the others could not even give him company ? Have not these guys played some of the best bowlers in the world ? Dont they know how and when to curb their instincts ? Well I also start to doubt the yardstick that we follow for different players. If Sourav does not play, the entire country is against him... But what abt Sachin ? Sourav gets out playing a needless pull of Razzaq in the first innings and Sachin gets bowled to a ball that kept low. So what..? At this level, the guys are expected to play. After all he is the best batsman in the world... If he cant, Well he is not then....

What am I doing ? Why the rant ? This is gonna get me nothing.. Will this loss make me stubborn enough not to follow cricket at all ? No.. The one day series is gonna start and I am going to follow the entire series... coz I am a crazy Indian Cricket fan.... Damn it...

Go to Hell !!!

Gong Xi Fa Cai

It is the year of the dog. It is the Chinese New year Time. Here in Singapore, it is full of wishes and oranges getting exchanged. The Oranges exchange is for exchange of one's luck with others. So for four days, literally there is not a single shop that is open, not a single food court that is open. Luckily for us, the Indian cuisine inside the campus is open. So no problemo for food..

January had been a taxing month. Lotsa assignments, presentations, disturbances and confusions. But Thank God the month is coming to an end. The exam schedule has come. I have got my exams in the second week of Feb. Hopefully I shud sail through. Corp Fin is something that needs to be worked upon.

Got some of my assignments still left. One such is the SCM assignment on Bombay Dubbawallahs. It is an amazing story indeed. These guys operate at 6 sigma level and they are not even high school educated. The processes they follow which include Collection of Dabba from respective households, Sort them according to their destinations, Transport them through Mumbai local, From the stations to the offices and handing them over to the respective customers. Imagine all these with no MBA involved, no High Tech Computer applications involved...wow...........It happens only in India.

Again an instance where it happens only in India.. Pathan takes a hattrick in the very first over of a match thereby making history.... But Akmal bounces back with a century... India close their day with 74-4. Where else can you see this ? Only in India. I put Aussies in India's shoes. I doubt Pak would have scored even 100 runs. First letting them to score a 245 and then holing out with the entire top order back in the pavilion. Aussies are a way way ahead of us. Sourav and Yuvraj are in the middle. Can this be Dada's match ? Can he play that one innings to silence all of his critics (including me) ?

Elsewhere in India, Vallinayakam is getting engaged. The guy may get married in June. Well I was planning to go to Essec, France for an exchange in that period. Not sure now. Let us wait and see.

"Chupke Chupke raat din aansoo bahaana yaad hai...."

Farewell 2005

I am just 5 hours away from the dawn of 2006.

2005...Wow what a year it had been..
The year saw me taking a big decision to join MBA in Singapore. Lots of questions were raised, but I stuck to my dream. Congrats to me :)

This year saw some of the nature's worst disasters. The Tsunami aftermath, Katrina, Earthquake in Pak, Floods in Mumbai & Chennai. Added to it the troubles created by us humans in parts of the world, especially Iraq, Jordan, Indonesia, France, Australia.. will there be an end to this ? Not sure.

Made a lot of friends in the last year. Because of my MBA got to know many wonderful souls. They have been making my day in Singapore for the past 6 months. Looks like they are going to be there with me all through my life. I am also trying to re establish my old contacts. Got in touch with some of my old buddies. Hope to improve this further in 2006.

I gave my green signal to my parents to find a gal for me. This time my Dad is holding me back. He has asked me to wait because of the dude Guru being not in his right place. Guru.....Agar woh nazar mein aaya na....Uski tho...

Getting interested in Marketing, SCM slowly. SCM is my prime area of interest. Let us see where I end up. Singapore, being a port offers a lot of scope for SCM professionals.

Got to know lot about English music. Courtesy: Shamsher. Started to getting addicted to Doors. Jim Morrison makes my Mojo rising.....

Interacted with some wonderful professors. Lall, Vish, Amit, Charan et al... They still make me hungry to go beyond my MBA. Will I go ahead for my Ph.D ??? Just kidding :). No thoughts of it so far.

One resolution that I want to take in 2006. AVOID PROCRASTRINATION !!!!
Will I be succesful ? Can I take the challenge ? Let us not worry now. We still have time :))

Ok Folks. Enough of it. 2005, personally had been a year of a major change. 2006 should make the change as a succesful one. I hope it does.

Wishing you all a wonderful 2006.

so long.

Alaipayuthe......kanna... un anandha mogana venugaanam athil..

Golmaal Vs ThilluMullu

Well, this has been quite an arguement that I have been having with my friends here at NTU. Recently I saw both these versions and I liked both the versions.

I am a diehard fan of KB and Hrishida is one of the most respected directors in Hindi Cinema. Both of them did a great job in adapting this hilarious story for their audiences.

When it comes to Golmaal, the winner is who else but Utpal Dutt !! The very appearance of this man on screen evokes laughter. Such a wonderful actor. Added to this Amol Palekar's innocent face, Kishore's voice on Aanewaala Pal, DinaPathak as the Mom, this movie was a classic. What made this movie closer to heart besides comedy ? I should say the ease with which the story moves. There are no hiccups, no big stars.. all pure unadulterated fun with no cinematic cliches.
The story goes like a stream and you enjoy it thoroughly aaraamse like a three course meal....
Rahi Mazoom Reja's dialogues need a mention here. Lovely film.

When it comes to Thillu Mullu, it is Thengaai who donned the role of Sri Ramachandra Murthy who stole the show....Man, the interview scene is something that still evokes laughter....

Thengaai: Mr. Subramanya Bharathy, unga pera ketta udane udambellam pullarikkuthu sir.. ungalukkum avara maathiri kavithai ezhutha theriyuma ?
Interviewee: Palakkam illeenga...
Thengaai : Ennathu Palakkam illiya.... ungalukku intha "ZHa'na varatha ?
Interviewee: Amaam sir... Konjam kastapadum...
Thengaai: Ennathu Kasta paduma.. ungalukku appa "SHa'naavum varaatha.... enga naan solratha sollunga paapom....Oru kattu sullila oru sulli kona sulli...
Interviewee: venaam sir.. risku....
Thengaai: Shanavum varathu, zhanavum varathu, peru mattum Subramanya Bharathy..Neer intha naattukkum avarukkum peria Drogam Panreer ayya....Muthalla pera maathum...
Interviewee: call me short name Suppy sir.....

It was a laughter riot. But in Tamil, there were some additional stuff for Rajini's sake. Though Rajini did a great job, he could not exude that Amol Palekar's innocence on screen. Superstar was still superstar....But a great job nonetheless.. What can I say abt Sowkar ? She won it in that Bathroom entry scene.. Meenakshi Duraiswami was amazing....Add to this SPB's Raagangal Pathinaaru.... and Kamal's entry at the climax....That is KB's touch, you know !


Comparing both I should say I have given lots of points on KB's movie than Hrishida's.
But for the originality of the idea, lack of star value and a great cast, my heart goes for Golmaal.

I should say Thillumullu outscores Golmaal on the humour front. Because I still roll on the floor laughing when I think of KB's movie.When I watch Hrishida's movie, I just enjoy and smile.....

The joy of seeing someone getting fooled always has your rib tickling.

But I had lots of expectations on the next movie of Hrishida, which was Naram Garam. Swarup Sampat was simply too good. It had the same cast of Golmaal. But the movie with the presence of ShotGun Sinha, was a little disappointing.

If you could get a grab of these movies during a weekend, I assure you that you wont end up feeling disappointed..

So long..

Aane waala pal...Jaanewaala hai......

PecMech slowly getting life

Thanks to Process consultant Danabal and Kazhidhari Krishnabaradhan, the PECHMECH-99 yahoogroups is getting responses. I replied after a longtime. Got responses from Kaushik, Swami. Ramesh sent a personal mail to me.

It does lift your spirits. A mail from your college buddy is manytimes the energy booster for me. Hopefully this life remains forever and does not die as it has been happening.

Got to see Robert Walters "Pink Floyd - The Wall". I just saw the first half of it. It is about a Rockstar going through his past life. The stuff is a little dark with Floyd's music. Again, a word of caution. This is not for your weekend fun. Place make yourself ready and watch this stuff.

So long...

"Riders on the Storm"

Dada is back

Hee Hee...Hoooo Hoooooo....Haaaa Haaaaa

What else can you do when Kiran More comes out with his justifications to include Dada for the Pakistan tour ? Jimmy rightly said that they are a bunch of Jokers !!!

I really feel sorry for the likes of Robin Singh, Kanwaljit Singh, KN AnanthaPadmanabhan, D Vasu, Santhosh Jedhe, Utpal Chatterjee, Atul Bedade, Amol Muzumdar and the others... Dont know these names ? Well, these were the heroes of Indian domestic circuit and never/rarely got a chance to play Cricket for the country. Robin could not make it into the national level before he was 31. I remember every selection meeting when Azhar would have brought out his name and he was finally discarded. Kanwaljit singh toiled hard for Hyderabad and I think he got one game... the list is endless....

What are they going to do with Dada and Yuvi ? Keep Yuvi out ...I can imagine Dada taking the likes of Akthar and co.. Caught Kamran akmal Bowled Shoaib akthar - Single digit score......
I am still a fan of Sourav. But at this moment, it is either him or Yuvraj in the team. I would prefer Yuvraj ahead of Sourav for the simple reason is that he is a better fielder and a good player of pace. Poor Yuvraj...Carry those Drinks with Pride dude....


Happy Christmas to everyone.

So long...

"Break on through to the other side"

Shown "the Doors"

Thanks Sheroo for reintroducing me to the world of The doors. I had seen the movie by Oliver Stone longtime back. I saw it again today and man, I should confess that I am getting addicted to this music.

For the DOORS fans, please check out the Doors radio at the website of the Doors.
Val Kilmer is just too good in this movie.. what an actor..
A dark movie though and definitely not recommended for those who wanna have some fun during the weekend.

Give it a shot when you have madeup your mind to watch this movie...

So long...

"Light my fire...."

The Great Indian Tamasha ...

Well, The NTU - NBS 2006 Indian Junta consists of
Urs truly from Pondicherry,
DV, AK, Sush from Bengaluru,
Mann,Gogie from Punjab,
Tau from Haryana,
Dada from Delhi,
Tholia from Indore,
Shreya, Arun, Ani & Mani from Mumbai
Moy from Pune

Each coming from different background, the Indian junta is the rocking group in NBS...
Full of fun and josh, we have been having a bash.

Will be writing about all of these in course of time.

Singapore & NTU

Well, It has been two months since I have landed in Singapore and boy time flies so fast !
Singapore, as expected is a cleaner, greener Chennai. People following traffic rules everywhere except... you guessed it.. Lil India...:)).
Habits die hard, they say. It is true.

Having chosen four core courses this trimester, life is in full swing for me. Got a good number of friends in our batch, which boasts of 16 different nationalities.. some diverse group. We have guys like Frank from the US, Fred, Simone and Violinne from France, Rafael & Marie from Germany, Daniel, Jan, Diego and Chris from St.Gallen, Teelie, Jason from Philippines, Ingvild & Bjorn from Norway, Ha from Vietnam, Wong from Malaysia, Ju chul from Korea, William from Myanmar and the rest from India, PRC , Indonesia and Singapore.

Starting from the orientation class to the class room courses, it has been a roller coaster ride. Hopefully the ride continues to be an enjoyable one.....
Will post about the Indian Junta here in my next post !

Till then,
Ciao

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