Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Life @ LIBA

Well, this has the potential to run into a few pages and if i put my mind to it, I'll rattle out a whole novel, Chetan Bhagat ishtyle!
But considering the hour of the night and the lack of the "if i put my mind to it" part, I'd restrict myself to the basics.

Well, people still ask me why I joined LIBA in the first place. I've been always surrounded by major IIM-studs whose faces trail off in contorted shapes whenever I mention LIBA. But still, in the long term scheme of things, it does make sense, especially considering the run-of-the-mill software job i was doing prior to joining LIBA.

LIBA has been a sort of a homecoming. I'm back to where I belong- STUDENT LIFE!
I'm not really the home-office-home guy. I need my social circle, my crazy night outs, my long travails into wilderness and most of all- my freedom! The job gave me just financial freedom. But it trapped me in that 5-day monotony called office. LIBA has infused vibrancy into my once-still existence. More than that, LIBA has given flight to my hopes; a shape to my thoughts and wings to my ambitions. Its almost like a two-year honeymoon!

The days of washing clothes, keeping accounts and scouting for food in the middle of the night are back! There are some changes- college bags have been replaced by laptop bags, scores have been replaced by fancy-sounding CGPAs and the stuffy triple-sharing rooms are things of the past.

My honeymoon is almost a term old now and days have flown by thick and fast. After 3 trips to Pondicherry, 1 to Mahabalipuram, 4 other night outs and countless trips to the local TASMAC, I can confidently say that the fun-n-frolic is at its highest-ever zenith. And so is the serious bit, as each day unfolds a new saga, fresh learnings and renued perspectives. Each academic or non-academic assignment presents an unknown challenge. Each activity explores newer facets of an ever-blooming personality.

LIBA, as with most experiences has been truly indescribable.