Loner:Eyes


After a few months I realized that I was not going to get along with many people. I was always a loner right from school days…. I never did make friends easily. I would always take time to open up to people….. The only few people who I did get along with were guardian angel, Clinton and Takla (stayed in the next room as mine). Now obviously I could not hang out with them all the time……. Most of the times I would take a long walk from the main campus to the hostel…… Thinking about the day ahead or some assignment…….. Due to the schedule and the long walks I was loosing a kilo a week……… I came to campus with a weight of 92 kilos……. Lost 12 kilos in 8 weeks….. It was a crazy!!!!!!

Coming to the point I was spending most of the time alone whether it be at the cafeteria, mess etc…. I would console myself by saying that the best things in life are done alone (all the puns intended)….. Was enjoying the work coming my way but was not enjoying the environment around me….. I really felt that the people around were narrowing minded and had not seen the world as yet, the world was meant to be cherished…….. Found people’s talk frivolous and the guys they would just slip in front of every girl they would see. What guys did just to impress women was unbelievable. Why could they not be themselves and let the real person come out I just could not understand……..


One day before the statistics test Clinton said that we should go out of dinner….. I did not want to go but he insisted, there we joined a group of people, everyone recognized me as I was the class representative for one of the divisions…. I sat in one corner and did not talk much as I was not enjoying myself (plus I had the girl with the high sexual quotient sitting next to me, found her like any other wannabe trying to show how cool she was and get some attention). Through the evening I was observing the girl who was sitting diagonally on the other side of the table……. I always get attracted to woman’s eyes….. Her eyes were complex and were hiding a lot of stuff that is the feeling I got…….. She saw me a couple of times observing her (Must have thought I was a complete creep).

The next day I did miserably in the statistics test

Data Analysis: Aarmbh
I think the first time where I got a whiff that I was in a management course was on Sunday (Yes we have classes on Sunday). It was a class on Data analysis using XL……. At first I thought to myself why the hell you need excel to analyze data…….. In my family business I was used to the idea of taking a magnifying glass and analyzing the data….. Each family member would come with their analysis and the analysis would be the topic of discussion during Sunday’s lunch……

Analyzing data was something I grew up to……. The analogies the professor gave me an insight to a domain outside the family business…… One of the reasons for me to do an MBA was to get knowledge or an insight in completely different domain (Probably one of the challenges set to myself). All the things he told in class (besides showing how powerful Microsoft Excel is) had one common thread, how a person should use his common sense (probably one of the most uncommon things going around these days)…… Was it so hard to use ones common sense? Does someone have to give us analogies or stories to open the part of the brain which uses common sense? I think common sense is in all of us it is just that we decide not to use it or some of us don’t have it!!!! Anyways we had a surprise Frequent Class Quiz (FCQ) I call it Fucked up class quiz!!!!! Everyone failed miserably (Obviously there were a few who did well)…. Then came the big one a big assignment…… It was a simple case where we were given that a new toll bridge had been constructed and we had to calculate when it the company collecting toll would break even…… Everyone went crazy trying to estimate how the cars would increase year after year or how to increase the toll every year…….. When this assignment was announced it was also told to us that we have to prepare for a cultural event called Aarmbh….. Everyone was so mind raped during the event as it was one day before the submission of the assignment…… We put up such a bad show that the entire senior batch and faculty thought that we were one of the worst batches to enter the institute…….
The Data Analysis professor had told us during his first class that it will be only natural for a person to fight with the authorities during the first semester…… It happened that night one of the girls of the batch fought with the person who looked after the computer lab…….. What I learnt was that one should not get his/her mind agitated, once that happens you lost the battle (something I need to practice myself).
The learning from the assignment… no one used their common sense. A person did not need to forecast the increase in toll or cars….. but think of debt swapping……

Director in Library


After few days of college starting we had a session written on our time table called director in library (I said wow even the director needed time in the library. So I took my place and then walked in the director (tall guy who reminded me of Rajnikanth). And then he started Guys!!! I saw you at out bound learning and I feel you have no knowledge…….. What are the subjects which have been started so far….. Prompt replies came were Human Resource Management and Business Law. So he gave us two assignments to make presentations on….. The Evolution of Human Resource Management and a list of topics on Intellectual Property Rights……. I said freaking hell……. What does this guy think……. Guys!!! You have to be fast….. Submission deadlines in two days………… He wore his Valentino dark glasses and left…….

There was sudden chaos in the library…… I think all my peers were apprehensive on how they were going to do the work…….there was a buzz in the library….. The first thing which was done was to divide the class into groups…… I was put into a group whose topic was Cyber Laws and IPR’s………. Our group got cracking immediately…….. Looking for books, stuff on the net…. We compiled a 5 page report…..
All the reports were submitted to the director on Friday (The other CR of the class had gone and submitted the report). During the German Lecture we were all sitting and learning the days of the week….. and in walked in the director (wearing his Valentino sun glasses) “Who is the stupid CR who gave me this shit……. Bull and crap…… C3 cut copy paste…….. give me new assignments.”

After that ass kicking the entire class decided to submit the assignments on the day a lecture of director in library was scheduled.

First Interaction with the Matka Phod Girl

It had been a few days into class now and the rigorous schedule was getting to me….. 6 in the morning workout classes till 5 in the evening….. I was not interacting with many people. I would come back to my room sleep for a bit have dinner, try to read on some subjects ( the emphasis is on the word try )
One evening I bumped into Pakhandu ( a syndrome where people start dancing on the street for no reason, actually a nickname given to a person ) We got talking, cursing the timings and sharing our experiences in Pune. During the conversation I learnt that he was from Delhi, I said OK!!!! And the entire Delhi bonding happened….. Pakhandu also used to sit in the next bench to me in class (actually sleep )
So after an entire day of attending classes I like my usual self was backing to the hostel (the freaking 1 km walk). On the campus gate I met Pakhandu and the matka phod girl, they were going to a nearby hotel to have a snack in the evening (guess everyone was getting fed up of the mess food). I thought to myself my lucky day………. The walk was long at first, did not know what to talk about (usually takes me time to be my natural self in front new people). Reaching there Pakahndu got a phone call leaving me and her alone. I thought to myself ok this is my chance!!!!!! We started with the normal stuff where you from and blah blah blah…..We had 2 things in common one we both had done our under graduate course form Mumbai and our love for food. Especially one place in Mumbai Café Churchill……. From there we hit it off…..during the conversation I realized that she already had a boyfriend…… I said to myself trust my luck……..
I guess the food factor will always be our common point!!!!!!!

Class Representative

Tired after the out bound learning, we had our first lecture at 7:15 in the morning something called vedanta...... Was very curious to know what the hell vendanta was..... plus attendance had to be maintained at 90% so we all had to go....... The lady who came pissed me off even further...... for the entire hour I sat there she only spoke about how people on today's date only use their mind and not their intellect......( whatever that means ). Through the months the vendanta class only reminded me of one line love leads to hate, hate leads to jealousy, jealousy leads to anger and anger leads to the dark side.... She should have just shown us the Star Wars Trilogy and everyone I hope would have been happy instead coming week after week after week listening to someone who basically said that we do not think straight..............

After that first hour of torture we had a our first management class..........Purchasing....... The surprising part of the Bschool was that we all had to sit according to our roll numbers..... I was happy I got a seat right on the last bench......... I was again going to called the LORD OF THE BACK BENCHERS, the disappointing part I had my room partner sitting right next to me......the red chaddi guy........ What I remember of the first lecture was that the professor called me a bad accountant ( work experience as an accountant in the manufacturing sector ).... All because I was trying to be politically correct.... The question was what are the factors do companies look at while selecting a vendor...... I answered saying terms of payment...... then someone in the class asked why.... the prof looked at me and said tell him...... I tried to be diplomatic in my answer........ The prof said bad accountant..... the reason companies look at terms of payment were that they wanted immediate delivery of goods without making any payments.................. Quite an interesting first class....

The best part was that the matka phod girl was in my class..... I said ok this shall be really interesting week ahead...... my flirting skills were quite rusty.....It had been 2 and half years out of college..........

The academic coordinator ( A hifi designation given to someone who takes our attendance ) informed us that all the divisions had to select 2 class representatives a guy and a girl...... I thought to myself that is going to be one crappy job.......

The last class for the day was really interesting Marketing Management..... where the professor explained how porn made in Europe was better than the porn made in America..... Final conclusion marketing is a course which teaches you how to present shit as gold to the consumer.......

Next morning after my first ever work out in the gym...... I was walking into class at 8:56 am which I thought was quite late as soon as I entered.... my guardian angel..... the guy who lives in the room opposite to mine....... started shouting mohit mohit and for some reason the class decided to shout along mohit mohit...... by the time I reached my chair in the last bench I realized what the chat was that the class had elected me as Class Representative.... I went damn......... I got the crappy job

But the question that came to my mind by the end of it was "Am I that Popular?"........

I checked in on a friday...... My only interaction with people so far were my room mate the one with the red shorts and with a guy stayin in the opposite room. It was quite boring till then as none of the college activities had started. My other room mate seemed to be always on the phone with his girl friend and did not care about anything happening around him.

Our first activity as a batch was on the sunday coming up which was the out bound learning...... Still hanging out with the guy next door who seemed to be quite disoriented from the place, even he had a girlfriend in Hyderabad..... I was like wow am I the only single man in this college. So on sunday morning got up at 5am for the out bound learning where I was going to meet the entire batch at once. On the bus all the girls were sitting in the back and I sat in front. Was also quite disoriented as it takes me time to get used to a place.

As soon we reached there we were divided into groups according to birthday months. We had games where we learnt people names at first, the guy who stood out was a person who shared his name with a former US president. We got talking and started discussing various management fundamentals ( basically I tried to show off how smart I was )

The games went on and on.... most games I did not participate in as I had a bad back ( I am sure most of the people thought I was a pamperd spoilt kid who did not want to do any work ). The director of the college came off and on and said basically things to us that day that we had no team work and no communication skills to last in the corporate world.

One of the intersting things that did happen was that in one of the games which was to know the other people of the group we were put into groups of 3 and told to get to know 1 person and make a presentation on that person. I had 2 girls in my group ( I thought I was so lucky....) One of them asked me a question what would you do if it was your last day on earth? I said probably meet my loved ones. I thought it was an intersting question and asked the same to the other girl...... what came was a rude shock...... at first she was not saying that she could not say what she wanted to say..... on insisting it came out...... she wanted to have sex..... i did not know what to say......... i said i cannot write what you just said...... i finally wrote that she would like to have one big party...... My impression of her fell right there ( you will come to know in futre blogs what she does in college)

The final group activity was a matka phod where a pyramid had to be formed of people and finally some one had to break the pot hanging above...........there i saw someone who would be a good friend in college ( i hope for life ) she stood on all the guys and broke the pot which was quite amazing....... i said to myself i have to know this girl............

It has been 8 months since I have been pursuing a mba. Before I joined college my cousin in America told me that I was making a mistake doing a management course in India.... his theory was that the art(or science) of management was evolved in America. But my contention was that since my family business was based in India, I should understand the dynamics of the Indian market. So I went to pune thinking that I am going to understand the dynamics of the Indian market.

When I reached there on the day of the registration (i like calling it the check in process) I had not been assigned a room (I thought to myself, they are going to teach me management) went running around for getting myself a room. I had to share a room with two more guys so it was going to be hostel life all over again.

Finally after talking to the administrator of the campus I was assigned a room. When I entered the first thing which I saw was my room parnters red coloured undergarments hanging ( I thought to mysel I will have to live with this guy for 2 years). My other room partner had not checked in till then.

Before joining college we had to go through an online foundation course so that all students would be at par and few written assignments. I decided not to venture out to the city. The entire college had gone, the administrator had to organize one more bus to fit everyone. The sight reminded me of Delhi buses but I guess everyone wanted to get out since we were 30 km from the main city.

Sitting in my room and working on one of the assignments an elderly gentlemen entered Asking are you Bh...ar? (cant reveal real names can I) I said no I am Mohit, and then he told me that my other room partner had checked in and he was his father I said brilliant....... I will have company to look at those red chaddis hanging. His mother was quite disappointed when she saw the room and I guessed this was his first time away from home.

So far it has been a boring post but I guarantee a good few weeks ahead.