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19 December 2008

MBA - This 3 lettered monster hexes thousands of people across the country every year. Most of them assiduously preparing for their dreams to be made or broken every Sunday at this time of the year. I did too, though not all that hard core prep.
Year almost comes to an end, I haven't written much in this blog-diary of mine as I had initially planned. May be, like everything, excitement at times wanes even in an MBA. High hopes and expectations are a few of the vices that yours sincerely indulges in - with the same ungratifying results [whoof! few things never change!]
It has been a pretty decent ride - giving you a nice perspective to build upon and move your way ahead as you may deem fit. No one ever shows you a Red light here - though you may feel like creating your own at times. But there is one thing that you definitely realize - it is no mean task to deal with people. People form a B-School. You steer through them and you are a winner. You get muddled up and all you have is a bottle of beer and yourself to blame for. 'The Complex Human Variable' wasn't all that complex until now.
Anyway, have 3 short internal tests to clear for tomorrow, so I'll put an end to it here. Have to get along doing those three lettered magical word - MBA.

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