Asterix

This is in continuation to my previous post that you can read after reading this one.

Now, this is one of those few things that I particularly hate. When you've to finish off something, or that you've decided to be off of something, then just let it be naa! Why f**k around and delay it~! That's what has exactly happened today. Today was my ultimatum-date to sit and talk the things out and accept the goodbye wishes from me. But it seems, "Abhi tak mujh se dil nahi bhara hai!!"

Anyhow, I can atleast be content 'coz of one thing - we had a talk ... rather we had a good long talk ... or rather, we had a hot discussion over when can I be set free! Atleast we reached over a final date - It's the next thursday when I call it quits to get along with anyone else I wish, that I've already chosen for myself. Sometimes, you've to just move on in life !

- Asterix!

Yes ... and we break up for good .... !

It's been a while since we'd been in a relationship, which blossomed like none other.
I did all that I could to make it the most satisfactory for both of us.

As someone once rightly said, "All good things come to an end" - I knew that this would too live a limited life ... I wanted its memories to last the life time. But, "Honie ko kuch aur hi manzoor tha"!

I tried to be sincere on my part ... routed all my priorities towards her ... Left every other work just to be with her whenever I could ... Although it wasn't my agenda to carry-on on Saturdays, still for the sake of nurturing the mutual feelings between us, I spent most of my weekends with her too ... 80-90% of my phonebills would be for her ... , but alas!

For past couple of months, it'd become difficult for me to compromise on my basic definition of my existence, for the sake of satiating her ... It was getting dirty ... I wasn't really getting that I'd dreamt of getting when I first fell for her ... Tht was that ... I gave up and called it quits on the 18th of this month ... For 2 days, there was an abominable lull ... I got a call on 21st morning, pleading for explanation ... I did ... with a very decisive manner stated that it was all over and I wanted to be single again .. !!!

So it's decided now ... It's this Tuesday that we're finally meeting up to talk it over ... Tuesday, we breakup for good ... and then I'll be single again!

Though I'll have to get back to her once more for collecting my final cheque ... After all, this was my first job ... and now that I've called it quits, Tuesday should be my last day with this organization.

- Asterix.

IBM Laptop
FMS form
CAT
Job in analytics / consulting / equity research / i-banks' analytics
Sudarshan's advices
Insurance consulting
Jogging every morning
Eco-times every morning
Demat-investing
Risk inspection reports
Derivatives exam
FRM
SPIC Website team, site layout change
Top B-schools, prep.material - Call Goli
Date for GMAT in mid-jan
Learn SAP
Harry Potter V, The Alchemist, The Hungry Tide
Goto Delhi - near home
Database of IITians' companies
PanIIT mail to organizers
Blog - Love for G, Abt my home, Abt why I left blogging for sometime
Rebuild contact with ppl in mail or phonebook
Buy a cell - Nokia or Sony for 12-15000
Change flat or buy a table

I guess that should form a part-n-parcel of my life for next few days/months.

After a long time, I feel li'l (very l'il, but yes) satisfied on having thought of the things that require a bit of prioritizing on my part. Spent a good 1 hour of my daytime sitting on the beach and think about "just myself" :-)
Now that I atleast know what all do I want, I should now get to prioritize and work upon them before it gets too late (On the back of my mind, I always feel that it already IS too late :-)

Wish me luck, ppl :-)

- Asterix!

Some people might feel that I feel proud to put such things before others to make myself sound hilarious, but believe me, I have no intentions to do so. I can rather put a disclaimer saying - "Mere saath aisa kyon hota hai! :-( "
At this someone might argue ki uske saath bhi aisa hi kuch hua ... so I should rather refine this as - "Mere saath aisa hi kyon hota hai! :-( "

Few days back one was such day, when I was considering myself an "enlightened" person (amongst several others, ofcourse) who knew that GoAir will give away 10,000 of its free tickets to anyone who mmanages to book them in time after 3:30pm. At the same time, I was considering myself an "enlightened and lucky" person, who had no major work to do in the office, and hence could give my full time, passion and concentration to do the bookings :-)

So came the day, and the time when the bookings were made open and, Wow! I was busy with my favorite passtime - TP (For the uninitiated, TP=TimePass, an invaluable work of art). I generally heard some people shouting in muffled shouts - "Jaldi! Jaldi! ... Oh Shit! ... Oh F***! Abhi ho jaata ... etc.etc."
Out of my perennial curiosity, I walked over to their desk to get an insight of what was happening.

[To support the term - Perennial Curiosity, I should tell u that my roommate during my IIT years was so bugged with my unending questions that every morning when I'd see my face, I could see a deep 'n' dark "Question Mark" made by the roommate ... on my forehead!]

Getting back to the "Jaldi, Jaldi"&"Oh F***!", understanding the commotion there, I ran back to my desk, restarted my laptop (Poor baby! Had gone into hibernation as it was left grossly ignored and unattended for sometime, owing to my TP habits) ... went to http://www.goair.in/ and tried bookings for several sectors -
Mumbai - Goa - Mumbai
Mumbai - Ahmedabad - Mumbai
for several dates

I suppose since the server was being mauled by several thousands (may be lakhs) of Indian who wanted to accomplish their dreams of travelling in an aircraft (just as they show in the AirDeccan ad), it was showing the message "SERVICE UNAVAILABLE" again-n-again.
With my dream of travelling from Mumbai-Ahmedabad and back during Chaos time (IIMA cult.fest), I was fighting against the server to let me get the bookings done for 20-22nd Jan,2006. Again-n-again, I had to choose from amongst the Goa, Ahmedabad and Coimbatore Sectors from Mumbai and back.

And BOOM!!!!

It was done :-) I filled in my credit card info and I had the tickets for 20-22nd Jan!!! :-)
Yessss!!! I finally had the tickets! The printouts ... Actually, TWO printouts, to save from misplacing the first ones! Saving the webpage to be extra secure :-)
Done!!!

And I repeat, with the feelings coming right from the core of my heart -
"Mere saath aisa hi kyon hota hai! :-( "

A look at the print-outs said -
Fri 20-Jan-06, Depart Mumbai(BOM) 13 : 30 Hrs - Arrive Goa(GOI) 14 : 30 Hrs
Sun 22-Jan-06, Depart Coimbatore(CJB) 22 : 35 Hrs - Arrive Mumbai(BOM) 00 : 20 Hrs

In tickets ka ab main kya achaaar daalun??????
Agar Mumbai-Coimbatore and Coimbatore-Mumbai bhi ho gya hota, tab bhi main generally TP ke liye 1 weekend wahan ghumne nikal jaata.
Aur mere Chaos ka sapna???? :-((

"Mere saath aisa hi kyon hota hai! :-( "

- Asterix!