Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Back-Pack Trips: Much More Than Just Fun

Back-pack trips!!! Or, I should say the back-pack trip season started in my life in last few months of my MBA at Great Lakes. The trips were also fastrack like our course here. I had 3 trips continuously to Madurai, Kodaikanal, Kancheepuram and Pondicherry. However, the essence of the back-pack trips doesn't lies in the places, however, in the travel to these places. All these trips were almost unplanned. The maximum time went in the planning was be 1hr only. The fun in the trip is inversely proportional to the time spent in the planning. The least the planning, least is the expectation. So, whatever happens becomes the reason for enjoyment.

The fun lies travelling in local public transport buses. These buses are so solid for travel that you actually hear the bus metal striking hard against each other and shouting. Sometimes, the sound resembles the Anu Malik's voice. Carry the least luggage with you so that you actually enjoy the trip light. Meet people on the way and let them decide your next destination. Discover new eating joints. Buy daru whenever you see theka. And search for adventure every next moment.

Back-pack trips are not only meant for enjoyment. However, are great source of learning or self-training. Few lessons which I learnt from my back-pack trips:

  • Patience - You really need to be patient. You will encounter many such situations when you are just helpless and the only thing you can do is sit patiently and find new ways of travel. Like reaching the bus-terminal when all the buses are full and no available seat.
  • Struggle - You need to struggle with each and everything. The bus, the people around, the food and sometimes the unbearable shitty smelling public toilets.
  • PR Skills - PR skills are really handy in catching up some localite and asking them to reveal all the information of the town. So that, autos and rickshaw walas are not able to cheat you.
  • Common Sense - Back-pack trips check your common sense to the bottom-most level. From simply asking for charges to identifying the right stranger to guide you.
  • Smartness - Never try to act smart with local people even when you know only few words of the local language. Don't use few local words to start your communication just to show that you are local to the place. Because if the opposite person replies in local language and you are not able to comprehend and answer, he will get to know where you belong to. If he is egoist, then you better say sorry to him/her and move on.
  • Accounting - Right from estimating the correct price to bargaining power to calculating the expenditures and the remaining amount with the bank for the rest of the trip, your accounting/banking skills come in handy. The quick you are able to judge the price the better you are with your budget on the trip and better your decision making skills.
  • Generosity - One need guts to learn this skill. Taking care of the poor people on the move by providing them food or just talking to them needs whole lot of courage or better to say humanity. But when you are actually travelling with all kinds of people, you are able to identify yourself with them more and able to treat them as your friends. One blessing from them can make your life.


Now lets see what should be inside back-pack to make the trip just lot more than fun:
  • Pair of jeans
  • Pair of shorts
  • Extra t-shirt
  • Swimming costume
  • Shoes
  • Slippers
  • Comb, paper soap, sunscreen
  • Mobile chargers
  • Glares or shades
  • Cap
  • Extra pair of undergarments
  • Towel
  • One pullover (if going on heights)
  • Basic medicines
  • Awesome trip buddies



If you just carry all this in your bag and start moving towards the destination without any solid planning, you will for sure have the best of your trips like in the pic above.




Monday, March 12, 2012

My Yearbook @ Great Lakes


This year of my life has been great at Great Lakes Institute of Management. I am happy that I have been able to do everything starting from making friends to studying to partying to dancing to contributing to staying being single. This year has been full of experiences for me. Met great people, got inspired from them and who set my ambitions in my life to next level. To end, the yearbook says it all. I will keep this as my most important treasure in my life. I know you all spent lot of time writing so good about me. :) Below is my yearbook page:

Dude you are the one whom I met first at Great Lakes. I had no idea at that time, that I was shaking hands with a genius. Really appreciate your creativity. Though our hangout sessions at GL are limited in numbers but its not the quantity its the quality of interaction which matters. Really appreciate your humble and calm attitude. I am sure our friendship is going a long way. Be in touch buddy.
...Sandeep Singh                      

chor nai likhta tere bare me... jitna bi likho kum hi rahega... Qayamat ki raat shuru hui thi tere bde pe... bot din ho gaye dubara nai ho payi... wese iska koi relation nai pr ab delete kya krna comment ko....saale yaad rakhi roj subha mene hi uthaya hai tujhe... nai to pta nai kitne lecture miss ho jate tere
...Siddharth Yadav                   

chottttte! iChew kaise banayenge hum ab? shit yar sach mein alag hone ka time aa gya hai! poore saal mein tere aur vikram k sath maine sabse zyada time spend kia hai,done all the beautiful things and the most crazy things with u! 1000s of secrets, pagalpanti, hadhh ki cheapta, aur unimaginable fun, kya kya nahi kar dala is ek saal mein!!!! U made times lively with ur own amusing ways... learnt a lot from u,aur haan blogging kaise bhul sakta hu! N number of trips n sneak outs, in-class madness, and a never ending list of things we did together...u will always be remembered as a dearest chotta nanha bhai.....aja chotte saaax karein....:D Love, always.
...Sushant Midha                      

Since the time Ive known Tush, there is hardly been a day in GL where Ive not met him or msged him or chatted with him. My life would have been miserable without this special friend who just filled my days with completeness. From sharing my happiness to wiping my tears, from listening to my endless stories to cutting my sorrows short, from bitching with me to keeping my secrets, Tush has aced it all, so much so that I would never wana lose him and I wonder if ever I will come across another such friend who understands and supports me as much. I am so lucky to have you as a friend after all not everybody is blessed with a â??Tushâ?? in their life :) Love you loads!! God bless you and stay happy (you deserve all of it) <3
...Varsha Agarwal                    

The Genuis!! The creative!! The Artist!! :) aur kya bolu ab iske bare me... ekdum shant types ladka hai.. always upto smthing :P perfect mixture of fun, support and care :) always been there to guide and help whenever u need him.. Unique taste in songs.. i will never forget the "tu mera dil.. tu meri jaan.. " :P aise hi IChew banate rehna.. and watever u do b sure i'll always like ur pages n never block u!! ye wada raha dost!! :P :P :D All the best for your Future endeavors!! N ofcourse not to forget we will always b in touch :) Keep Smiling!!!
...Pranita Dhamdhere              

One line says it all - Ladka to heera hai!! My neighbour. Ek dum dil khol aur chill banda hai. Sooper creative n intelligent. Dance karne mein number 1. Always reminds me of my small brother. Multi-tasking expert (Studies|FB|Twitter)... Bed par lete lete sara kaam karta hai :P. Raat mein bhuk lage to khana bhi FB par mangta hai. May you achieve success in all your endeavors Tushar. Be in touch always.
...Amit Pal Singh Bagga        

the doooodest among all the dudes in the college. sabse samajhdaar and most understanding guy around. I guess tere and coco k saath yahaan pe meri sabse zyaada memories hongi. Starting from the days jab tu mujhe padhaaney ki koshish kiya karta tha, to iChew, Mausi ki Dukaan, nightouts, IIM-K trip, kodai trip and what-not. When I will look back to my MBA days, dude you would be among the foremost guys always there for me..everytime giving me uchal k High 5 \m./ . Hopefully, someday we will realize our dream, the dreams injected into our blood in those sleepness nights of competitions..issi baat pe dost, ek baar fir uchal k \m./
...Vikram Choudhary               

Dance yes there we talked for the first time aur fir kya .. I realized u r such a shy person ...Still u r a cool guy with lots of patience and creativity.. Well creative and guys saw the first combination.. All the best for ur iChew project...Wish u succeess
...Adveta Dwivedi                     

Tushar my GTalk frnd..he is the one whom I can ping any time in the night n will b thr to chit chat.. N our friendship also started thru gtalk.I still remember u said "I m here to make lot of frnz"..N dude u have surely met ur aim....I really like u as a person n ur cool attitude towards life..N ur tension free answer to any concern i tell to u.."Arey yaar chor na kya farak padta hai..."...Gtalk is not going anywhere so thr is no question of us staying out of touch..have a wonderful life ahead..God Bless!!
...Sonam Duhan                      

Tushar, kya na likhu tere baare mein !! its been 8 years now we have been together .. tujhe shayd pata nahi but you are my real support system..mujhe hamesha lagta hai " tushar hai na buss hojayega fir " .. and I know hum alag nahi hone wale kabhi bhi..I am super happy that you finally performed on stage, walked the ramp (remember what fun u, me and tyagi use to make about fashion shows).. I love your passion about competitions, internship, social media, dance, music... I really wanted to see you up there among the top one day bro..I Love you a lot and our friendship will go on and on for coming ages !!
...Siddhant Gupta                      

Golu !! You are the only one i knew when i landed here and now i realize there is so much more to you than the guy who called me " janeman" without even meeting me. You have been amazing. Whether as my virtual bf or as the DJ or as a friend. You are a Rockstar !! The parties, the outings, the fights, the classes, the pass-pass game, the dancing - my kitty is full with your memories. I cant even describe how glad i am to be friends with you. Glad i always maanoed in your first attempt to manao. Sabke armaano pe fera humne paani. Yaayy ! But its high time you get a girl. Good luck with it. Tu mera hero.... !! <3 Rest you will know while we spent rest of the life around each other :)
...Richa Chauhan                     

Oyeeee dhak dhak... ladke tere saath to starting starting me bade maze maare hai... yaad hai ek baar to subah 5 baje tak hum sab gappe maar rahe the... it was total fun... Phir to seedha lattitude me hi baat hui... dance k time bhi itna support kiya tune :)))) You are a sweet heart.. it was a HIT because of u all :))))) Do keep in touch dearest.. Take care n keep smiling :)))
...Alfiya Aziz Kagalwala          

Tushar, you taught me an important lesson: never underestimate anyone. I did that when I first interacted with him during KY, but I know now that he is super talented (latitude), rocking DJ (saved us in break-up party!) thinks differently, social media King, loves his friends and is quite truthful...I donâ??t have to imagine, I know how sad KY is without you guys. All the best and I know you will do well!
...Shruti Tamrakar                   

goluuu.......nahin aaj tujhe naya naam........gol gappaaaaaaaa............buubly aur hamesha positive and supporting.........aur qayamat ki raat ka DJJJJJJ.........kabhi naa tension lene wala.......aur haan tere saath sone mein maaza to aata hai.....................googly woogly wooksh.........its awsome to have as a frnd..........
...Anshul Arora                         
 

Got to knw u first as d creative thinker behind dhak dhak perfrmance nd lungi party! :D.. bt jokes apart u sure do hav amazin creative prowess nd ideas dt click.. nt to frget d songs' choice nd dancin skills too ).. found u to b lil quiter in person in contrast to ur FB avatar bt sure u guyz had me rollin wd laughter durin THE desi spiderman session!!.. m sure u gonna go a long way in ur career.. wishin a grt future.. :)))
...Devika Garg               

it all started wid "kabhi tu chalia lagta hai", den "luv tujhe luv main karta hoon"..ohh bhai pehli baar ki ye gaane sunnke aisa laga ki jaise terese sahi banegi :) hukka bahot dil se banata hai tu ladke..interacted less, partied more college mein :) par shaayad delhi mein milenge toh ye kami bhi poori kar denge..
...Amit Mehendi                        

Introduced for the first time wen unni asked us to exchange chits.. and this guy had written in my chit.. thanks for all tha hawsii dialogues.. hahaha... i knew here is one item.. awesome guy.. all the lungi parties and bday parties.. mazaa hi aa gaya.. wit this gang one thing is assured.. u cant really stop laughin.. be it in KY.. IIMK and everywhere else.. awesome time during the IIMK visits.. tushar u simply rock.. take care dude.. vikram ke chakar me kahi tuje aids na ho jaye.. :P
...A Abdul Shoib Ur Rahman Shoib                

maha aalsi....din bhar bistar todta hai...Facebook ko isko highest usage ka award dena chaiye.... yeah aur FB ek dossre ke bina reh nahi sakte.... hamare group ka DJ... bahut he samajhdaar aur bahut he acha dost.... lekhen aaj tak mujhe pata nahi chala ki saale ne mera naam MOTA kya soch kar rakha hai... par koi na tu bahut acha yaar hai mera CHOTE
...Saurabh Goyal                      

Abe tushar tu sahi me bada wala aalsi hai yaar, bed bhi aisi jagah lagaya hai ki sab kaam wahin se ho jaye, fan ,light on/off, door close /open,laptop. I like ur attitude yaar, alwayz rocking. take care...........
...Gourave Daipuria                 

Tushar, the creative youth icon, dance bhi badhiya karta hai ladka, bas jyada quick legs movements na rakho :P We met during "ainvayi,ainvayi" performance and enjoyed every bit of our performance.. baki to ham dono hi shant type characters hai, to jyda interaction nahi ho payi.. lekin fir L'Attitude main bahut help ki tune & finally apna bollywood dance, was good to know u bro,the designer,so helpful, so down to earth.. be in touch bro!! :)
...Prateek Saluja                        

One of the most silent and chilled out dude's of this colg..... genuinely I expected a ltl more action from you in this colg...but guess u decided to spend this year with guys.....:P from my point of view you are the Mr adorable of this colg....all the best for future...nd keep in touch ...take care..
...Saurabh Srivastava              

'Dilli ka ladka'..the first few people I met at GL and made frnz wid. Indeed a gem of a guy. You are definitely smart & genuine with a creative streak. The official DJ for block 2 parties, 100% single blogger with a style of his own..We always remain frns! God bless!
...Vishal Lathwal                       

Bhai hai mera tu Tushaar: Bande mein jitna talent hai na utna hi down to earth bhi hai . Ab tere baare mein words explain karna muskil to hai coz I admire you from our TCS days. jab tu mila tha na TCS ke Bus mein , main Delhi mein naya tha with very few friends, and tumse baat karke Delhi seemed even better.I realized the truth of DIL walo ki saher dilli, I liked your attitude very well. Remember you used to pick me in your car and we used to go together in the Bus. It was an awsome time with you in the training. Great lakes mein aa ke to humare rishte ko aur gahrayee mil gayi. Yahan jitni masti ki hai humne saath mein sab yaaad rahega mujhe. Bhai tu asli dost hai , kyunki jab bhi main low hua you were there to talk with me. And no doubt great personalities make great group and your group in the college simply best wid all interesting and wonderful personalities. I hope to be in your remembrance for all the life to come and wish you all d best mere bhai.
...Kumar Mukesh Singh          

Bhaiiii - Mera pyaara sa Bhai :):) Full on fun n masti is wat describes him.. U have taught me that u do not have to be around to show ur love n care..U have constantly looked out for me.. Miraculously.. been there whenever i needed u the most.. Yaad hey kitna pareshaan kiya hey mein ne tujhe bhai.. Rote rote aathi thi.. N u wud always get me back my smile :):) Always made me feel at home n been my strength.. Super talented n creative wit good looks yet so down to earth.. Proud to be ur sis.. :):) Tumhari har khwaish puri ho.. U will always find this sis by ur side.. Take care n love u :)
...Deepthi D      

Tushar Arora... We are among the few in GLIM who can always be found online on FB anytime... Had a gr8 time with u during dance practice and Then in same group for few days in macro... what a gr8 knowledge u had about economics i came to know that moment... Fun loving, always ready to help, party lover.. had a gr8 time bhai... wish you all the best... Keep in touch... Keep Smiling... :)
...Ronak Kumar Jain                

T of PAAATH..creative to the core..corel...photoshop specialist..professionals ki bhi pungi baja deta hai iska work..social media consultant..ichew..ney pure college ko hila diya tha..adventurist..kahan..pahad jungle ..jaa kar photo update karta rehta hai..pura college phir usi aur chalta hai...TRENDSETTER hai...aur proudly bola jaye..chotta bhai hai..meri tarah raat bhar nahi sota..yeh ladka kuch karega..OKRA boy..aise company banayega..apple bhi sharma jayega..wishing you all the best..hum to saath humesha khadein hai..
...Abhilash Mohapatra              

Tushar.. You are an exceptionally talented person who has a big heart.. It was great to have worked along with you.. I am sure you will go on to achieve great heights in the world of entrepreneuship and business.. Cheers to our frienship.. ;)
...Abhay A Bohra                      

He is such a sweetheart, never said no to me for any work, even if it was 4 am in the morning, right from designing the invite for parties, to l attitude to this yearbook i just had to ask him to help me and he would be more than ready, and yeah i would very much like to take the membership of your group :). Be as you are always, adorable and helping...
...Divya Gupta