MBAs' day out !!

Anoop's wedding...

Chetu for all of us, a senior guy in our batch, a great representative of our MBA batch of 2005 is the first scape goat... Among us, he has been the first mover in many ways. In the business world, a first mover is a company that aims to gain an advantageous and perhaps insurmountable market position by being the first to establish itself in a given market. Chetu, obviously was a first mover.

First in getting appreciated by the faculties for his efforts in terms of presenting a given topic. First in terms of putting an effort in the greatest event Yukti (A management meet). First in getting placed via a campus process. And should be hence the first in getting married among guys of tsm 2005...

Some 12 of us were adamant in not missing a bit of Anoop's blushes and of course his wedding. And all the more were we adamant that we are not gonna miss being in "The God's own country".

The journey began. We were by that time aware and were informed that this one is gona be a bit on the longer ones. And thereby a bit hectic as well. Obviously we were excited, and also happy that we are gona meet old friends, and spend some quality time with them. Venky, Adi Boy n me started from Kollywood itself and as always rushing to the station in the eleventh hour relentlessly.

By the time we reached the station Sabs, Subbu, Pavi, n Prad were there on time, to our surprise (Dei - Oru naalavathu class ku time ku vanthirpeengala da??!!). Then came Shan, Aji, Praveen (my new machi) and Karthik. Our trip has begun.

Many a times, most of us tried to prove that we were MBAs. Yup, how many strategies, and how many objectives, even for the easiest of the tasks - drinking water. Poor Praveen was of course the one who was hit by our (Me and Venkat) strategy.

The trip was thoroughly memorable. Rather quite enjoyable... What started as an intra-chat (kusukusu), slowly became an inter-chat (oorae sirichathu). Cracking jokes, nakkals and lolaangithanams were so very adorable by all. Played dumb-C till we were forced by the TTE and the police to go to sleep, after of course our dinner.

Morning (rather late afternoon), we were there with the real MAAPI... MAAPI in all smiles invited us, and ensured that we were put up in our respective rooms, for getting refreshed. Afterall he is renown, rather notorious for his planning and stuffs alike.

From the guest house, we promptly went to chetu's house. Probably this was the only instance wherein all of us got ready on time. AVVALAVU PASI... We were given a warm welcome by chetu's parents, and all the more important were given wonderful food to eat. 20 minutes, summa moochu thinara thinara saaptom.

Then it was our turn to have some sight seeing. Boating, beach, songs while travelleing - the evening went on this way. By the time we reached back to Anoop's home, we were told there would be a get together among family guys n frenz. Aana ippidi oru get together a yaarum ethirpaakala.

A for Aristocrat, B for Bagpiper lernthu, Y for Yotoc, Z for Zingaro varai thattupaadae illama sarakku. Koochamae illatha namma pasanga. This combination got along so well. Odd men out - me n venky. But still we could make out for this loss by compensating that with the heaps of gobi manchurians and chilli bajjis that went in.

As soon as the place was EVACUATED, we went back to our guest house and made ourselves ready for the World Cup third place match between Germany and Portugal. Few bets were on, and I was one of the fortunate duos who realized the bet. Go GERMANY Go, we chanted, and so did Germany.

Next day morning Myl joined us from Bangalore, and all were there for our CHETU's moment with him. To be honest, that was the first time I gotto be inside a Church and be a spectator for a Christian wedding. The experience, with the happiness that one of my classmates getting married was soooo good. The moment arrived, and Chetu's face showed it all. A sense of happiness cum pride was explicitly obvious in his face. Greetings, and greetings around.

Then we had our lunch, and were by then a bit exhausted. We moved back to our guesthouse then and none could resist sleeping there for sometime. Bye bye we said to the newly wedded couple, and reached station staging a good bye to Trivandrum as well.

The best part came now. What started as a hum by a few, turned out to be an anthakshari and then followed by dedication of blockbuster songs that we sung together till 2 AM (Started by 5:30 PM). Each of us was happy, and I could feel an air of relaxation cum a touch of our olden golden days at TSM.

By the time the train reached Central, I thought not a single soul felt a bit of loneliness or boredom creeping in, during those two wonderful days. Definitely would need some more trips of this kind in the coming days. This trip was definitely away from our routine corporate life, where we are unknowingly getting into a quicksand called machine life. Hardly do we get time to laugh, to sit and chat with fellow friends, to relax, at times even to eat.

Last but never the least my wishes to the couple. LONG LIVE HAPPILY Mr.ANOOP NITA and Mrs. NITA ANOOP !!