WHEN I SAY I'M BROKE , I'M BROKE

A little old lady answered a knock on the door one day, only to be confronted by a well-dressed young man carrying a vacuum cleaner.

'Good morning,' said the young man..

'If I could take a couple of minutes of your time, I would like to demonstrate the very latest in high-powered vacuum cleaners.' 'Go away!' said the old lady. 'I'm broke and haven't got any money!' and she proceeded to close the door.

Quick as a flash, the young man wedged his foot in the door and pushed it wide open.

'Don't be too hasty!' he said. 'Not until you have at least seen my demonstration.' And with that, he emptied a bucket of horse manure onto her hallway carpet. 'If this vacuum cleaner does not remove all traces of this horse manure from your carpet, Madam, I will personally eat the remainder.'

The old lady stepped back and said, 'Well let me get you a fork, 'cause they cut off my electricity this morning.'

P.S. Courtesy Vikram H who forwarded it to me and lightened my day!! :)

AN EXPANDING DICTIONARY

Since coming to ISB I have not just learned quite a few words but also learned to use them frequently.

Here is a list of some oft used words here.

LRC

Learning Resource Centre aka Library.

Hazaar/Hajaar

Ok, I HAVE always known that it means Thousand. But have I used the word as ' Hajaar Problems yaar!!!', naaaah..

CP

Class Participation.Out here our level of interaction in class is graded and is included as a component of our grade in any subject. :( *sigh* I dread this!!

Arbit-CP

Now..... take a guess?? Every one wants a good grade right?????????????????So start crapping....

Dunking

Through someone into the pool.The reason could be birthdays,friend of the birthday person, arbit cp, it's too hot, I just wanted to throw someone in.. why the hell are you standing near the pool??

Quad/Quaddie

Each of us have a room in a four bedroom apartment.Hence Quad.It clearly follows that Quaddie is the person you share the apartment with.

Rec

Recreation Centre. Damn.. I think it's the same everywhere!!

Really, Really!!

A phrase made popular by the Class of '09 courtesy Savio (He was the Media and Communications Club president). Savio is this guy with amazing communication and presentation skills.He also happens to really really use the phrase 'really really' really really frequently.

I think I might have forgotten some or might be still in the process of learning some... but here's a toast to learning new words !!!


Haaa!! Haa!!! Haaa!!Haaa!! Haa!!! Haaa!!Haaa!! Haa!!! Haaa!!Haaa!! Haa!!! Haaa!!

Gotcha!!

LET THE COUNTDOWN BEGIN....

It’s been exactly two weeks to the day since I set my first foot in ISB. And these two weeks have felt like a lifetime of living. Right from the first day the journey has been a roller coaster ride, and I think the coaster is going to stop for a break only on April 4^th 2009.

There are so many chaotic thoughts running through my head at the moment. I’ve met so many fascinating people, so many not so fascinating people, been bowled over by the sheer beauty of the campus and fallen in love with LRC.

The first week on campus was the orientation week. The alums Class of ’08 were fabulous. Kudos to them for having made us, Class of ’09, feel so at home within a week.

We’ve had a zillion gyaan sessions, parties, sports, informal meetings and so much more. The best of it all has to have been the treasure hunt. Hunting for clues all over the campus gave us a good understanding of it’s layout in a matter of few hours. A few hours of cursing the alums for making us sweat it out!!

I used to wonder sometimes during the orientation week if I was being overdosed, but in the hindsight I realized that they were setting the pattern for what is to follow. So much to do. So little time. The first week, I averaged 5-6 hours of sleep and stayed awake a couple of times till 4 in the morning!

The second week has been the pre term week. I took Business Statistics and Financial Accounting. I decided against taking Quant. Before I started my pre-term I was terrified of Accounting and thought Stat would be a cake walk. The roles have now been reversed. The Prof. who taught Accounting is a marvellous teacher. She makes me feel that I can truly be comfortable with balance sheets, ledgers, journals, cash flow statements, etc., I wish I could say the same of statistics. I am now terrified of it! The Prof. who is from IIM Bangalore has successfully made me feel like a loser at Stat!!The only thing that keeps me afloat is the knowledge that my CGPA will not be affected by my pre-terms.

I’m hoping that in 2009 I can with all confidence pass out of ISB assuring the Class of 2010 that the pre-terms just don’t matter.

Au Revoir!