Me , Myself and the Harry-ana Puttars...

Ladies , Gentlemen and khaas bhai log …Ab itni door tahalte tahalte mere blogshpot me firsht time aaye toh , padne ka kasht bhi kar lo …mera bhi yeh first time hai.


Here I am penning this down in the GoAir flight (which was itself a kinda achievement to catch ) on the journey back to campus for my MBA (Doosra saal). Now for the special folks here (Define Special Folks ? : Beings who have made cool as well as desperate attempts to this eggjams called CAT , JAT , JAYMET , etc and got into the Bschool population or the fever of givin these sometime in life has struck you ) , the obvious question should be “from where??” . Answer hai : DMS, IIT Delhi . Baaki details whenever mood karega …;)


Man ! As it is Mumbai rains rock …and It goes along so well with me all these 24 years plus 24 more months (bas .. ) (yaar meri umar yeh padne waali college ki ladkiyon ke liye nahi but placement ke kuch companies ke liye chupana padta hai aaj kal . CV shortlist ho jaaye kya pata ) . These rains almost always burst out when I go out for something me required on time . In other seasons there is always its best friend called “Mumbai traffic jam” (U had ur zindagi once these 2 guys meet together in this city ! ) .

Just as I made it to the airport completely drenched like “a fully watered heroine in a steamy scene of B-grade movies” saying “Ha Ha , hey Mumbai ! another tussle won” , here comes another stopover . Go Air waali counter madamji sternly putting it “Sir , you are exceeding luggage by 10 kilos. Please pay for it”
Come on , main bhi MBA padta hua manager hoon , tried the somewhat OK negotiation skills (DMS bros ..its a confession now , dont laugh pls !) , I used some of the lines below :

1. “Ma’am its bad you are doing this to a regular cusshhtomer” (Reality : pehli baar travelling thru Go Air :P)
2. “And this hardly exceeds 3 ,4,5 kilos above 20 …20 is allowable already” ..Airhostess replies “Sir its 15 kilos which is the limit ! ” ..(Reality : I as well knew this )
3. “But then I hardly have 2 -3 kilos of handbag ..its balanced overall :P” (Reality : 3 -4 kilo ka tha mera lappy hi tha plus meri college committee ki amanat )

Kabhi life me zaroorat pade , go ahead use them :P …keep paying royalties out of the money saved !
Conclusion : “Sir , Pay up Rs 560 if you have to get it through” ..and I walked away in dismay (lagta hai ek aur saal theek se Marketing padna padega )

Back near the washroom now , with the CAT type section DI praablem where I had too many things weighing 25 kilos but need to show it as 15 kilos. Bag kholo and rearrangement of stuff here and there starts J . The main character of this scene being my underestimated lappy bag (which I always sweared at for not being able to hold more than handful of items) enjoyed the VVVIP status like a MLA visit in a a village school. All physical acts of shuffling done and throwing away with just cupla soaps (or so) , I hurry back again to the counter having my cabin lappy bag right behind my shoulders so as to hide the “5 saal ke bachche ke muh me forcibly stuffed laddoo” look and pushed the baggage with confidence (isme koi kami nahi hai , after all 1 yr yahi to karke nikala hai management degree main :P ) for weighing. (Thoughts thou on wats gonna be the new weight ..aisa anxieties nowadays I get in finance answer sheets revelation just to know if I crossed my previous pathetic records ) ... OK ! The counter lady says 20 kg and here I am back to Tips 1 , 2 and 3 this time with exuberance (ki behenji this time if you not taking it , it’s a crime ! ) ..And cupla convincing words here and there ..yes ! marching towards boarding gate …

Seated in one of the aisle seats , all this time it dint come to my mind that I am still in the “Movie me drenched heroine” types condition and AC fully chalu meaning its gonna be like a 2 hour paid stay in the freezer of a refrigerator! To escape the chilled Kashmir weather kinda feeling , I hoped my vacant seats besides get occupied with some gori-chitti nice looking gal (come on ..har ek banda hopes for it even though he is aware that he just travelling on a 1 Rupee ticket :P ,kab sudhroge yaar ..J ! ). Hopes dashed , Doubts confirmed ..that its a “No-frills” airline in all aspect including this one . Ab kya , obviously turn back to see someone behind hai kya if not beside ??

Outcome : Three sturdy ,rash looking men talking in ekdam Haryanvi lingo and exhibiting it clearly that it’s the first stint in a vimaan..and then comes some fun which was to make up for the missing pseudo-Bipasa who thou was to sit besides but missed at last moment due to Mumbai rains :P (consolation at work ??)

Flight lands , Delhi arrives , Baggage taken ,off to IIT Hauj Khaj Hostel Gate , got into my new Single room dwelling in Nils hostel

Now starts the part of my life called “Special- isation”

Special in what terms bole to : Campus life is so much fun . Back to meet my school and campus buddies.”Wake up Dude!” and complete the requisite finance course credits . And all important placements ka semeshter for that matter

PS : The fun with Harry-ana puttars some other time next blog me ..the attempt to justify the mention they got in the title itself


Till then ..Keep walking !