This is my final post from ASB. Today's my convocation. Classes got over a couple of days back. Went to Shanghumukham Beach to celebrate with the juniors. A lovely bunch of people that batch. :) One of the main things I'll miss when I leave. Had a great evening with that group. Wet, full of sand, jaws aching from laughing and heart heavy from the thought of leaving.
I remember Jaggi telling us in our 2nd term here about how soon everything will be over and we'd be graduating. He was trying to prod us into moving our a**** and get some momentum going. Not that much happened on that front, but lots did happen. Time did fly past and in a few hours time I'll be getting my diploma from Kris Gopalakishnan, Infy CEO. That ceremony will be a solemn one for many reasons, but most of all for the vaccum left by Prof. MNV. A movement in himself, scores of students have gone through his lectures, both in and outside class. His booming laughter, whack on the back and a question "So what problem do you have?" His constant refrain "You are all chocolate babies" will stay with us forever.
Interviews are on for the third batch. I met some of them, lucky buggers get the sprawling 16 acre campus with great facilities. Sighhhhh...
Ah well.. atleast I'll be able to claim alumni prerogative to those. Awesome sports facilities, baddy courts, swimming pool, gym, cool campus. Notice I'm not talking about the classrooms ;)
TCS Executives hostel, my home for the last two years. The noisy mess, the decent food, all the staff, and of course our rooms. I came in here filled with trepidation over what kind of a hostel would I get. (Horror stories of hostel rooms and food and a wild imagination notwithstanding, you can imagine the kind of mental pictures I came up with.) But when I saw the place, just one word flashed through my head - "Luxury" I doubt even the real hostels will come close to this place.
Its just impossible to put into words all the emotions I'm going through right now. I have a meeting with Mr. Kris Gopalkishnan in a couple of hours. So have to run now.
