life's like that

hi ppl ... remember that hilarious column that used to appear in Reader's digest of the same name ... well today was just the opposite ...
just like a normal day when nothing seems to be happening out of the ordinary ... well if ever there was a day like that then today was the day ...
Spring Fest work is going on as usual ... the heads are putting their hearts and minds to the job at hand and the results that can be acheived out of this concerted effort is simply mind-blowing ... in fact in a place like IIT Kharagpur where the cutting edge of competition can often rob an individual of all the will to fight , of all the motive of one's existence ... SF comes like a breath of fresh air ... like a sip of ice-cold water to the parched throat of a weary traveller , SF is the elixir of life in the desert that is KGP ...
the exposure that one can never dream of getting ,SF can provide to one at the snap of a finger ... lets take an example ... we in an engineering institute who are fed up with the technicalities of a higher education in india often look for a managerial opening in a bigshot company like , say , HLL or ITC ... getting through their inerview is like a godsend ... but i as a second year got this unique opportunity to meet in person , the marketing manager of ITC ... well the experience was simply astonishing ... a mere second year with no idea whatsoever what goes on in the big bad world of corporate big wigs pitted against each other ... getting a chance to speak on equal terms with one of the highest officials in one of the biggest conglomerates of India ... it was something i will never be able to forget ...

well enough of self-aggrandisation ( what was that !!! ) for now ... lets take a break from the chain and sit back and relax for a moment ...

let the might of your compassion arise / to bring a quick end / to the flowing stream of the / blood and tears ...

ciao