...Back in business...

Its been over a year since I last participated in a competition...I'm trying to recall when I last kicked some ass...umm...was it those silly 'team building' activities at work...Naah..I engineered half those games, I've always missed out on the fun of actually playing em...

Was it arguing with Sankalp about why I was right about my views on 'live-in' relationships?? Guess not, I think he won that argument, though i never quite let him believe he did!

Oh...the cricket match at work was fun! We (the winning girls team) did give the men a lot to laugh about...though Anu was exceptional...

So these two days have done me good...landed at IMT...couldnt help comparing the place to ISB (what a snob...spoilt brat!)...well, made a conscious effort to not turn out like 'miss head up in the air'...and anyway, there was no reason to...but must admit, somewhere at the back of my mind I was a little more in love with my school.

So we work on the 'Perk' ads...analyze them...make a kickass ppt...and have this awesome idea of not 'presenting' per se but actually having a meeting roleplay. The client (A), the creative ad person(S) and the client servicing person(D)...we achieve a critical, optimistic and realistic viewpoint...judges are bowled over...and then the MICA team comes up with a simple ppt, power packed with Ad jargon...stuff i never knew went into ad evaluation...good show...so the judge praises both our teams...one more day and one more round to go...

Spend the evening in a Sport Event, a mixed team from NM,MICA,ISB,IMT,IIT-M,KJ ...first round...french cricket...fielders all around, batsmen to firmly plant legs..cant move...bowlers can bowl from any direction...we bat first...first guy out--1 run, 2nd one-6 runs, 3rd girl--DUCK...S I rocked!!! Scored lik e 32 runs...crowd cheering... :)...second round..one person voted out of the team...I stay...another game...managed fine...one more voted out...I stay..3 ppl treasure hunt...we SUCKED at it...final round...clever ppl voted me out..lol...was good fun...!!! I'm such a sore loser...something i need to learn...guess those two saw it...Abhi gifted me a chocolate for having "HAD" to vote me out/cuz i was competition...lol...sit for the cultural night...

That's when it struck me just how talented we Indian kids are...not matter where i go...the talent is CRAZY awesome!D and I win the impromptu fashion show..lol..that was fun! A and I win JAM...I always trusted my 'incessant rubbish delivery system'...it didnt let me down!..S happy...a little bit of dancing...crazy tired...too many bugs in the room...miss my bed...like HELL...dont switch off the lights or remove specs...L & D cant stop laughing at me the next morning!

Wake up alone...A,N,D,L gone for HR event...realize we havent worked on our event due at 4. MICA team going crazy shooting videos...get ready...step out...caught in a lot of ISB gyaan sessions...must generate goodwill esp after the new found respect for IMT from last night..IMTians are warm and hospitable...so gave a LOT of gyaan...realized it was time for lunch 2p.m....rush for lunch...still cant find the rest...every team's working hard on the 'follow up to the Pappu paas ho gaya ad capaign'...getting a little panicky, find D start working on our ad story board...wifi sucks....run to lab...get gng...A joins in for a bit...we had a good idea...but last minute story board images sucked...i KNEW we had to impress the judges...so i dished out lot of Cadbury stats and placed them in-line with our ad strat (judge mentioned it several times during the final results...Thank God for small mercies), at ISb we're trained for last minute battles..D worked VERY hard with the story board...and had a fab interactive sms idea... :)..finally get our act together and goto event...the other teams have CLICHE ideas, one teams theme is too complicated...A busy with quiz, MICA's pres had a lot of videos and a humour element..D & I presented...and for the prep that went into it, I think it was WOW...we girls rocked...the audience/judges wouldn't stop asking questions...and anyway...so that was it...

2nd...lost out on effort(will slog more next time)...won for creative content and presentation of idea...CRAZY ELATED!!! rush back...packed and ready in 5 mins flat...leave for airport..., A,N,L,D,S look like zombies and crash the moment we sit down...wake up in Hyd...little more adventure with L's luggage...but all set...love the Hyd air...back on campus...my room...my bed! Life is beautiful...