Why the heading "lost in translation"

i forgot to explain why i chose to name my blog the way i did..

i often try to figure out what am i doing.. why am i doing.. everything that i face on a daily basis i am always trying to figure out what is the hidden meaning in it..

for those who have gone through the "Alchemist"- there is an interesting statement in that. It says one should read the omens. Everything that happened has some message in it.

let me give you a latest example.. i had to go to bombay from pune and was not keeping well. the normal procedure would have been to take a volvo and reach your destination in about 4 hours, and i was also waiting for a bus on the expressway..

guess what happens next.. A Skoda Octavia stops by and asks BOMBAY?? (the driver was going to pick up someone from bombay airport and wanted to make some money) what more could i have asked for and promptly hopped in.. the guy charded me lesser than a volvo, gave me a chilled bottle of water(apparently he had an ice box in the boot) and dropped me very close to my house in Bandra all in 2.5 hours. chauffer driven ride in an ac luxury car.

come to thinkof it.. i was not well, the bus ride would have been a pain that day and out of the blue the scenario changed..

is it not an omen??

you could choose to ignore this as a mere co incidence, OR, you could try and translate it.

thats what i mean when i say lost in translation..

summer training sucks

the only thing that i have realised in the two month summer training is that its a big farce.. i have practically done nothing, but blown up quite a lot of money..

but i guess things are not so bad all around, i mean atleats people enjoy themselves.. dont attend office and all.. sala i am stuck in this god forsaked 5 by 5 cabin.. with 2 others.. the less said the better about the company i am with..

anyways.. the point is that my guide here is a sadist according to me.. i fail to understand what is his problem by us bunking or leaving early in the day.but he just wants us to stay in office till 7.. for the heck of it.. anyway, now just 10 more days to go, so i can look forward to some relief..

and i will be more than willing to share my experiences with ppl about how summers progressed with me and my colleagues.. u bet it is interesting ;)

anyway.. thats it for now.

party besides the sea

a couple of days our final grades came out. had done decently well and best part was that a friend of mine who was struggling passed out with flying colours. so basically was feeling very happy.
anyways. so i got out of office at around 6 and was wondering what to do.. i got a call from my friend saying that they were sitting at bandstand and that i should also come over.
there and then i said yes and decided to celebrate that evening.

so i reached bandstand in an hour and met up. it was decided that vodka should be the flavour of the day. plus we were hungry so we bought sexy chicken rolls(really awsome stuff, all at Rs. 14 hehe)

2 sprites and some vodka and off we went to bandstand to enjoy the drink.
trust me its heaven sitting under the moon with the sound of water hitting rocks as background

anyway so we were all very excited and the drink was pretty strong so soon we were high..

overall nice fun we had.. good way to end the weekend.
i think will have a couple of more such parties.

summers and local trains

these days i am in mumbai.. for my internship.. travel from bandra to churchgate daily. this is how it goes..

mornings are always fine but while returning you get.. well raped.
too many people wanting to get into to little a space. (i was reading the other day. the local caters to 1800 people, but at peak hrs it has almost double the no. of people traveling.) add to that the sweat and smell and u get 1 hell.. trust me its not funny at all.
2 of my friends had extreme experiences. 1 had his shirt torn while trying to get off the train, while the other has his bag torn. gives you some idea.

elated,exhalted,estatic!!!!!!!!

well well... there are days when u r truly blessed.. these are those rare days when god feels like doing the lesser mortals like us some favour..

i just had one of those days..my MBA 1st yr course is just 2 more papers away, BUT.. mind u BUT I AM THROUGH WITH HR & OB COURSES FOR LIFE

to really appreciate what i have just gone through, you will have to experience these courses.. 45 sessions (combined)... 1 hr 15 min each.. and i survived.. my moral has really never been so high.. i think i can climb everest, having come through this 4rth degree..

unfortunately this is a dry state, else would have drowned myself in golden fluid.. and swam the lenght of atlantic in it.. hehe..

yeah i am pretty happy.. so off for now.. will find some alternative..
cheers..

is it worth keeping everyone happy

at the onset let me put it very straight..
i have this opinion..

"There is only so much you can do for people, beyond that its thank you".

now i pretty much live by that, except for the extraordinary..(rare cases to say the least)... just that it has been brought to my notice these last few days that i come across as a pretty arrogant person.. and maybe not liked too much..
on the brighter side.. i dont have to mix around with a 100 ppl now..

but still.. i was contemplating last night.. do i need to change.. i mean ppl dont like calling a spade a spade// if u say things in black and white u r not a very good person.. be diplomatic and all..

well i have anyways reduced my response to ppl a lot over the last 6 months or so.. and am trying to reduce it further..

y am i doing this.. is probably because ppl are not worth it and not so much that i change my image..

but seriously IS IT WORTH KEEPING EVERYONE HAPPY?? i mean who dont even mean anything to u..
i am not saying go and take their case or something.. but just indifferent.. live and let live.. dont ppl get this simple funda..

what loosers

this is again something that i have come to observe.. ppl here in this place are less likely to be happy by doing good, than maybe seeing someone getting screwed..

now i know ppl might want to disagree but thats the truth.. my experience..
i am not saying i am particularly interested or enjoy some ones success.. i am just pure not interested.. you did something & got a result.. cheers..

a bunch of loosers here... i have stayed in a hostel before.. and learnt things.. but this is again diff.. new experience..

why are we here

well as you guess from the title...
i am really confused these days.. dont know what it is.. i mean for starters i can ask wht am i doing here.. bloody waste of time and money this place is... the whole MBA thing is a farce..

and even after that. wht?? what diff am i from any other tom and harry?

i am

i am anant . currently pursuing my MBA from Institute of Management, Nirma University, Ahmedabad.
i am crazy about football. it beats anything hands down, except maybe for food and beer.. they never hurt..
i love to laugh at anything.. more will keep adding