True Story...

The most powerful way to inspire someone is to tell him a story... a real story...

Similar to what I heard... here... at ISB....

The woman: Shaheen Mistri, Founder and CEO, Teach For India

Who moved my class?

Prof *facing the whiteboard*

Blah blah… blah blah blah… bleh blah bleh… bleh bleh blah blah….

Blah blah bleh… bleh blah… blah blah…

*Turns around. Finds class empty*

Prof: Oh c’mon guys! It wasn’t THAT boring..!!

Moments... :)

New section, familiar faces, unfamiliar names. So what we do to break ice? We dance!

And ensure everybody joins in...

We pull our weight... and the team's

And don't even wait for work to begin...

Our one shot to happiness...

...does have its take-aways... :)

Yet another memorable week.... noted in the pages of ISB!

Shaking that biscuit

Section C at 8.30 PM:

Section C at 9 PM:

Section C at 9.30 PM:

 

And finally Section C at 10.30 PM!!

Some gyrating moves + many procrastinated assignments + random additions on stage = Shit loads of fun

(And yes, a runner up prize on the side, but who cares about that anyway!?)

Morning raga

8:45 AM: *phone rings*

You: Hmm?

Friend: Run Lola Run!

You: Huh?

Friend: Run Lola Run!

*You check time and jump out of bed. At a time when you are supposed to be in class, you were lying sprawled in your boxers. You pick up the first pair of clothes that you can reach, open the door and run*

8:46 AM: Leave quad

8:47 AM: Reach the backdoor of Goels. Yes, you run FAST. Take the Goel’s kitchen shortcut. *Seeing you run, staff promptly moves away from the corridor*

8:48 AM: In the lift *fuck! Which classroom!? You text your friend*

8:48:10 AM: Second floor. Empty. *Which one, which one! AC 6? Is it 6? Guess so. You run for 6*

8.48: 30 AM: Outside AC 6. You see a familiar face inside. Is he in my section!? Looks like! You enter.

*Half way through your chair, you see it’s occupied by somebody else. Everyone is staring at you as if you entered wearing a fur boa!!  What happened!? You entered the wrong fucking class! I knew nothing good will come out of this section change! I don’t even know who is in my section!*

8:50 AM: You quietly move out as people try and control their laughter.

8:51 AM: You enter the right class.

And as you settle down, and look at the time, you cannot imagine all that happened in six minutes FLAT!

Life IS fast at ISB! Zzzzz!

Beauty..?

If and when you come to ISB, amidst the utter chaos, try and notice the small things around. Cause if you are weird enough to appreciate randomness, there's lots for you...

So much that it reminds me of this dialogue from American Beauty...

"Video's a poor excuse, I know. But it helps me remember... and I need to remember... Sometimes there's so much beauty in the world I feel like I can't take it, like my heart's going to cave in."

Indeed, there's so much beauty... at ISB

Optimizing the end...

And finally, we had our last DMOP class. And before we walk into the exam hall to face our end-term paper, we thought why not bid adieu in style. So Supriya and Sumaira from class put together a video... And yes, it was indeed a memorable goodbye.. :)



Where's my sunscreen?

At ISB, when the going gets tough.....

just use Sunscreen...

Simple, ain't it?

And as you listen to Bazz Luhrmann's advice, remind yourself...  

“Don’t worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum.”

“Sometimes you’re ahead, sometimes you’re behind…the race is long, and in the end, it’s only with yourself.”

“Whatever you do, don’t congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either – your choices are half chance, so are everybody else’s.”

 “Don’t expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run out.”

Tree-some

10 days ago: 

Decision tree? Hmm. But what's a decision tree?

Today morning: 

Decision tree? You mean this...?

Yea. We do learn things pretty fast here.

PS: It's a decision tree to help an investor decide which fashion label (out of two) to invest in, whether the label must be tested before launch or not. What will happen if it is launched without being tested? Will it be a guaranteed hit if launched after the test? Blah blah blah blah.

PPS: Click on picture to view the work of art. Impressive, ain't it?  :p