It indeed was the best time for me to be in Chennai...Anything that is worth it never comes easy(the other way round is sometimes true, not always though!) The fight is inevitable but what you get out of it is really refreshing.. The short stint at chennai was an example of such a feeling.....
Barring the few days I had to put some fight for CAT( which ended up as a damp squib),the remaining days in Chennai was a honeymoon in heaven. The best place to be after a hectic project in Bangalore is obviously the ever-eluding bench.This bench concept is an irony in itself.Those who are on it want to be out of it and those who are not on it want to get back to it. But for me the stay on bench that too at Chennai was the best I could ask for.Till cat, it had helped me put some last minute grapple with the mock papers.Once cat was back in the bag,the bench period helped me freak out.. Even one weekend spent at home was like sitting on the stove. Being out with friends after a long time was like the rains that cooled chennai.
Of course this mazhaikalam in chennai( making the pun explicit if you ve still not caught it)sometimes tried to dampen our weekend plans once or twice.. But it could only spoil the pondicherry trip and not our spirits.. So we went ahead to Mayajal and mahabalipuram. It indeed was a wonderful experience to go out with friends.The movie Kanda Naal Mudhal was indeed a movie like the morning coffee..and from there the trip to mahabalipuram was refreshing.And that weekend would remain in my memory even if this blog somehow disappears. Just for the sheer fun....it was worth it..
Every evening was memorable in its own way. Somedays I wouldnt even go to office since there was no proper place for me to sit. I would just go and swipe out and come..All these days were very good because it would never be just goin out and swiping. I would continue to hang out all evening...cherishable moments in life...
After just 10 days of freaking out on the bench, I got this wonderful offer for this project in UK.After that I completely left out dreams of MBA as this was an offer i just could miss after cat bidding me farewell...The Great Lakes was completed for the sake of it... just because i had begun it by dotting the is and crossing the ts..the interview gave a feel of how it would be to get into a management institute. I would defintely take my lessons from it and learn for the future...
SNAP and XAT was also completed after having applied with hope.There was yet another irony in this.. I kept doing everything badly when I had given it my heart. And then SNAP clicked when I had thrown it all away after this offer. And here comes the Symbi call when I am sitting in the GSK office in London. Now, was that giving me some hope of preparing for MBA? It sure has...
The following month was exciting with me buying all the extra fittings for going to London. Good old pal neela had come down from US. Again what a time to be in Chennai!!! Had I been in Bangalore,it would ve been really difficult for me to meet this ever-close-to-the-heart friend of mine...But then,bangalore was calling me again....what a time to go back to bangalore.. No.. I never would want to go there just before leavin India...not before i shared some more time with my friends and loved ones...
I had never known chennai was in my blood until i left it.I still miss chennai like anything.. call it hot..or call it dirty.. chennai is always a picture of heaven to me..I could get back to Chennai for one last time before i made this trip here...It was with a heavy heart i left chennai.. wishing all my friends and loved ones goodbye.. it was time for me to say goodbye chennai.. The last thing i remembered before leaving chennai was Badri. I never expected him to consider me this close. He just hugged and kissed me to my surprise. I could see tears in his eyes. Man.. i still have friends..i still have a lot of people here.. and it is now that I need to leave all of it behind and go somewhere which I have seen only in the atlas before.. But Chennai, Ill be back.. Just take a break...I am just waiting to explore your roads less travelled..
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