Saturday, 31 March 2007
Thursday, 22 March 2007
my summer jackpot
sometime in early jan i applied for an internship in Marico Ltd (an Indian FMCG company) via my university. i sent in my resume and my cover letter. the company was looking for 2 interns to work on finance projects under the CFO (chief financial officer).
i had never heard of the company, had no idea what they did and had no idea what was the projects offered were about. frankly speaking i wasn't bothered. i just wanted to do my internship in india, bombay to be exact.
after days of inactivity the office of career services finally notified that Marico had shortlisted 2 students from the resumes and cover letters they had received. i was one of the 2. we were informed that Marico would want to have an interview with us via video conference. knowing that i would have to know everything there was about the company and the projects, i started doing research. i was amazed when i discivered what a successful company marico is. they projects offered blew my mind. i was in love with the company and the project. esp the one which was 'competition tracking using net profits of competitiors products in the aggressive FMCG market'.
with this information we were made to embark on another never ending wait for the interview. i have forgotten the number of times the date for the interview was changed. finally however the date was fixed for 3rd march. not surprisingly we got to know about this a day before. moreover i had a company law exam just before the interview. so said things ever come easy??
i was already rushing to complate my syllabus for company law exam. so the prep for the interview was left for the 2 hour break i had after the exam. i was a bundle of nerves as i sat in the kopitiam trying to eat lunch and prepare for potential questions. have to thank liz, rishika and param for coming up with the variety of questions they came up with. with their help i started getting calm. i was dressed to impress in my fav black pants, a white lace spag top and my brand new black jacket. once i changed into my outfit, my nerves calmed down more.
anyways the interview went smooth. it was very short and to the point. the questions were "evergreen HR interview questions". having done that i settled into another wait to know the outcome. thankfully this time it took only 2 days before i found out that i had been offered the internship! i was sooooo overjoyed to hear this!
so now i am all set to jet off to Bombay for 3 months of internship and a few weeks of travel around india. my excitement is increasing at an exponential rate. this summer is going to be one full of 1st times and amazing experiences for me. Wish me luck and warn bombay, Charu is coming!
i had never heard of the company, had no idea what they did and had no idea what was the projects offered were about. frankly speaking i wasn't bothered. i just wanted to do my internship in india, bombay to be exact.
after days of inactivity the office of career services finally notified that Marico had shortlisted 2 students from the resumes and cover letters they had received. i was one of the 2. we were informed that Marico would want to have an interview with us via video conference. knowing that i would have to know everything there was about the company and the projects, i started doing research. i was amazed when i discivered what a successful company marico is. they projects offered blew my mind. i was in love with the company and the project. esp the one which was 'competition tracking using net profits of competitiors products in the aggressive FMCG market'.
with this information we were made to embark on another never ending wait for the interview. i have forgotten the number of times the date for the interview was changed. finally however the date was fixed for 3rd march. not surprisingly we got to know about this a day before. moreover i had a company law exam just before the interview. so said things ever come easy??
i was already rushing to complate my syllabus for company law exam. so the prep for the interview was left for the 2 hour break i had after the exam. i was a bundle of nerves as i sat in the kopitiam trying to eat lunch and prepare for potential questions. have to thank liz, rishika and param for coming up with the variety of questions they came up with. with their help i started getting calm. i was dressed to impress in my fav black pants, a white lace spag top and my brand new black jacket. once i changed into my outfit, my nerves calmed down more.
anyways the interview went smooth. it was very short and to the point. the questions were "evergreen HR interview questions". having done that i settled into another wait to know the outcome. thankfully this time it took only 2 days before i found out that i had been offered the internship! i was sooooo overjoyed to hear this!
so now i am all set to jet off to Bombay for 3 months of internship and a few weeks of travel around india. my excitement is increasing at an exponential rate. this summer is going to be one full of 1st times and amazing experiences for me. Wish me luck and warn bombay, Charu is coming!
Sunday, 18 March 2007
I've done 75 out of the 122 stupid things!
Level 1
( ) Smoked A Cigarette
( ) Smoked A Cigar
(x ) Kissed A Member Of The Same Sex
(x) Drank Alcohol
Level 2
(x) Are / Been In Love
(x) dumped someone
(x) Shoplifted
( ) Been Fired
( ) Been In A Fist Fight
Level 3
(x) Had A Crush On An Older Person
(x) Skipped School
( ) Slept With A Co-worker
( ) Seen Someone / Something Die
Level 4
(x) Had / Have A Crush On One Of Your Facebook Friends
( ) Been To Paris
( ) Been To Spain
(x) Been On A Plane
( ) Thrown Up From Drinking
Level 5
( ) Eaten Sushi
( ) Been Snowboarding
( ) Met Someone BECAUSE Of Facebook
( ) Been in a Mosh Pit
Level 6
( ) Been In An Abusive Relationship
(x) Taken Pain Killers (Tylenol counts)
(x) Love/loved Someone Who You Cant Have
(x) Laid On Your Back And Watched Cloud Shapes Go By
( ) Made A Snow Angel
Level 7
(x) Had A Tea Party
(x) Flown A Kite
(x) Built A Sand Castle
( ) Gone mudding (offroading)
(x) Played Dress Up
Level 8
(X) Jumped Into A Pile Of Leaves
( ) Gone Sledding
(x) Cheated While Playing A Game
(x) Been Lonely
(x) Fallen Asleep At Work / School
Level 9
(x) Watched The Sun Set
(x) Felt An Earthquake
( ) Killed A Snake
Level 10
(x) Been Tickled
(x) Been Robbed / Vandalized
( ) Been cheated on
(x) Been Misunderstood
Level 11
(x) Won A Contest
( ) Been Suspended From School
(x) Had Detention
( ) Been In A Car / Motorcycle Accident
SO FAR: 27
Level 12
( ) Had / Have Braces
( ) Eaten a whole pint of ice cream in one night
(x) Danced in the moonlight
Level 13
(x) Hated The Way You Look
(x) Witnessed A Crime
( ) Pole Danced
(x) Questioned Your Heart
( ) Been obsessed with post-it-notes
Level 14
(x) Squished Barefoot Through The Mud
(x) Been Lost
(x) Been To The Opposite Side Of The World
(x) Swam In The Ocean
(x) Felt Like You Were Dyin
Level 15
(x) Cried Yourself To Sleep
(x) Played Cops And Robbers
(x) Recently Colored With Crayons / Colored Pencils / Markers
(x) Sang Karaoke
(x) Paid For A Meal With Only Coins
Level 16
(x) Done Something You Told Yourself You Wouldn't
(x) Made Prank Phone Calls
( ) Laughed Until Some Kind Of Beverage Came Out Of Your Nose
( ) Kissed In The Rain
Level 17
( ) Written A Letter To Santa Claus
(x) Watched The Sun Set/ sun rise With Someone You Care/Cared About
(x) Blown Bubbles
(x) Made A Bonfire On The Beach or anywhere
Level 18
(x) Crashed A Party
( ) Have Traveled More Than 5 Days With A Car (Bus) Full Of People
( ) Gone Rollerskating / Blading
(x) Had A Wish Come True
( ) Been Humped By A Monkey
Level 19
(x) Worn Pearls
( ) Jumped Off A Bridge
( ) Screamed "Penis" or "Vagina"
( ) Swam With Dolphins (Sharks)..
Level 20
( ) Got Your Tongue Stuck To A Pole/Freezer/ice Cube
( ) Kissed A Fish
(X) Worn The Opposite Sex's Clothes
(x) Sat On A Roof Top
Level 21
(x) Screamed At The Top Of Your Lungs
( ) Done / Attempted A One-Handed Cartwheel
( ) Talked On The Phone For More Than 6 Hours<5hrs>
(x) Recently stayed Up for a while talking to someone you care about
Level 22
(X) Picked And Ate An Apple Right Off The Tree (how about milk fresh off a cow?)
(x) Climbed A Tree
(x) Had/Been In A Tree House
( ) Been scared To Watch Scary Movies Alone
Level 23
(x) Believed In Ghosts
(X) Have had More Then 30 Pairs Of Shoes
( ) Gone Streaking
( ) Visited Jail
SO FAR: 58
Level 24
( ) Played Chicken
( ) Been Pushed into a pool with all your clothes on
(x) Been Told You're Hot By A Complete Stranger
(X) Broken A Bone
(x) Been Easily Amused
Level 25
( ) Caught A Fish Then Ate It Later
( ) Made A Porn Video/got asked to make one
(x) Caught A Butterfly
(x) Laughed So Hard You Cried
(X) Cried So Hard You Laughed
Level 26
( ) Mooned/Flashed Someone
( ) Had Someone Moon/Flash You
(x) Cheated On A Test
(x) Forgotten Someone's Name
(x) French Braided Someones Hair
( ) Gone Skinny Dipping
( ) Been Kicked Out Of Your House
(x) Tried to hurt yourself
Level 27
(x) Rode A Roller Coaster
(x) Went Scuba-Diving/Snorkeling
(x) Had A Cavity
( ) Black-Mailed Someone
( ) Been Black mailed
Level 28
(x) Been Used
(x) Fell Going Up The Stairs
( ) Licked A Cat
(x) Bitten Someone
(x) Licked Someone
Level 29
( ) Been shot at/or at gunpoint
( ) Had sex in the rain
( ) Flattened someones tires
( ) Rode your car/truck until the gas light came on
( ) Got five dollars or less worth of gas
TOTAL: 75
Repost this with the title:
I've done -- out of the 122 stupid things!
( ) Smoked A Cigarette
( ) Smoked A Cigar
(x ) Kissed A Member Of The Same Sex
(x) Drank Alcohol
Level 2
(x) Are / Been In Love
(x) dumped someone
(x) Shoplifted
( ) Been Fired
( ) Been In A Fist Fight
Level 3
(x) Had A Crush On An Older Person
(x) Skipped School
( ) Slept With A Co-worker
( ) Seen Someone / Something Die
Level 4
(x) Had / Have A Crush On One Of Your Facebook Friends
( ) Been To Paris
( ) Been To Spain
(x) Been On A Plane
( ) Thrown Up From Drinking
Level 5
( ) Eaten Sushi
( ) Been Snowboarding
( ) Met Someone BECAUSE Of Facebook
( ) Been in a Mosh Pit
Level 6
( ) Been In An Abusive Relationship
(x) Taken Pain Killers (Tylenol counts)
(x) Love/loved Someone Who You Cant Have
(x) Laid On Your Back And Watched Cloud Shapes Go By
( ) Made A Snow Angel
Level 7
(x) Had A Tea Party
(x) Flown A Kite
(x) Built A Sand Castle
( ) Gone mudding (offroading)
(x) Played Dress Up
Level 8
(X) Jumped Into A Pile Of Leaves
( ) Gone Sledding
(x) Cheated While Playing A Game
(x) Been Lonely
(x) Fallen Asleep At Work / School
Level 9
(x) Watched The Sun Set
(x) Felt An Earthquake
( ) Killed A Snake
Level 10
(x) Been Tickled
(x) Been Robbed / Vandalized
( ) Been cheated on
(x) Been Misunderstood
Level 11
(x) Won A Contest
( ) Been Suspended From School
(x) Had Detention
( ) Been In A Car / Motorcycle Accident
SO FAR: 27
Level 12
( ) Had / Have Braces
( ) Eaten a whole pint of ice cream in one night
(x) Danced in the moonlight
Level 13
(x) Hated The Way You Look
(x) Witnessed A Crime
( ) Pole Danced
(x) Questioned Your Heart
( ) Been obsessed with post-it-notes
Level 14
(x) Squished Barefoot Through The Mud
(x) Been Lost
(x) Been To The Opposite Side Of The World
(x) Swam In The Ocean
(x) Felt Like You Were Dyin
Level 15
(x) Cried Yourself To Sleep
(x) Played Cops And Robbers
(x) Recently Colored With Crayons / Colored Pencils / Markers
(x) Sang Karaoke
(x) Paid For A Meal With Only Coins
Level 16
(x) Done Something You Told Yourself You Wouldn't
(x) Made Prank Phone Calls
( ) Laughed Until Some Kind Of Beverage Came Out Of Your Nose
( ) Kissed In The Rain
Level 17
( ) Written A Letter To Santa Claus
(x) Watched The Sun Set/ sun rise With Someone You Care/Cared About
(x) Blown Bubbles
(x) Made A Bonfire On The Beach or anywhere
Level 18
(x) Crashed A Party
( ) Have Traveled More Than 5 Days With A Car (Bus) Full Of People
( ) Gone Rollerskating / Blading
(x) Had A Wish Come True
( ) Been Humped By A Monkey
Level 19
(x) Worn Pearls
( ) Jumped Off A Bridge
( ) Screamed "Penis" or "Vagina"
( ) Swam With Dolphins (Sharks)..
Level 20
( ) Got Your Tongue Stuck To A Pole/Freezer/ice Cube
( ) Kissed A Fish
(X) Worn The Opposite Sex's Clothes
(x) Sat On A Roof Top
Level 21
(x) Screamed At The Top Of Your Lungs
( ) Done / Attempted A One-Handed Cartwheel
( ) Talked On The Phone For More Than 6 Hours<5hrs>
(x) Recently stayed Up for a while talking to someone you care about
Level 22
(X) Picked And Ate An Apple Right Off The Tree (how about milk fresh off a cow?)
(x) Climbed A Tree
(x) Had/Been In A Tree House
( ) Been scared To Watch Scary Movies Alone
Level 23
(x) Believed In Ghosts
(X) Have had More Then 30 Pairs Of Shoes
( ) Gone Streaking
( ) Visited Jail
SO FAR: 58
Level 24
( ) Played Chicken
( ) Been Pushed into a pool with all your clothes on
(x) Been Told You're Hot By A Complete Stranger
(X) Broken A Bone
(x) Been Easily Amused
Level 25
( ) Caught A Fish Then Ate It Later
( ) Made A Porn Video/got asked to make one
(x) Caught A Butterfly
(x) Laughed So Hard You Cried
(X) Cried So Hard You Laughed
Level 26
( ) Mooned/Flashed Someone
( ) Had Someone Moon/Flash You
(x) Cheated On A Test
(x) Forgotten Someone's Name
(x) French Braided Someones Hair
( ) Gone Skinny Dipping
( ) Been Kicked Out Of Your House
(x) Tried to hurt yourself
Level 27
(x) Rode A Roller Coaster
(x) Went Scuba-Diving/Snorkeling
(x) Had A Cavity
( ) Black-Mailed Someone
( ) Been Black mailed
Level 28
(x) Been Used
(x) Fell Going Up The Stairs
( ) Licked A Cat
(x) Bitten Someone
(x) Licked Someone
Level 29
( ) Been shot at/or at gunpoint
( ) Had sex in the rain
( ) Flattened someones tires
( ) Rode your car/truck until the gas light came on
( ) Got five dollars or less worth of gas
TOTAL: 75
Repost this with the title:
I've done -- out of the 122 stupid things!
Saturday, 17 March 2007
Music and Lyrics
Date Watched: 17rd mar 2007
Venue Watched: GV Marina
Watched With: Preeti and Paru
Rating: 5.5/6
Venue Watched: GV Marina
Watched With: Preeti and Paru
Rating: 5.5/6
Hotness: Hugh Grant (i love his wit)
Nishabd
Date Watched: 17rd mar 2007
Venue Watched: Jade
Watched With: Preeti and Paru
Rating: 5.5/6
Venue Watched: Jade
Watched With: Preeti and Paru
Rating: 5.5/6
Special Note: Brilliant direction
Friday, 16 March 2007
Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.
Date Watched: 3rd mar 2007
Venue Watched: Jade
Watched With: Preeti and Paru
Rating: 5/6
Venue Watched: Jade
Watched With: Preeti and Paru
Rating: 5/6
Hotness: Jignesh aka Arjun Rampal
Thursday, 15 March 2007
God does get kind =D
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AGLOCO will work to get its Members their share of this and more.
AGLOCO is building a new form of online community that they call an Economic Network. They are not only paying Members their fair share, but they're building a community that will generate the kind of fortune that YouTube made. But instead of that wealth making only a few people rich, the entire community will get its share.
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Thanks for reading this and lets earn money together,
Thanks for reading this and lets earn money together,
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