Had a rest day today. Spent most of the day sleeping. Had to take care of some MCSA work in the afternoon. The film studies assignment was due tonight. Gave finishing touches to my assignment before submitting it in the evening. Dinner was at Natrani cafe with Sania. Got back to campus by 10 and had to start working on the International Marketing Assignment that has to be presented in class tomorrow. Our group is working on how India can be marketed as a medical tourism destination. Got done with it by 1 in the night. Went to Gulmohar after that for Atin's birthday treat. Was there for half an hour before coming back to Kachnar and calling it a day.
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
Day 409 - 26th February 2012
Today's post is dedicated to the quintessential sportsperson at MICA - Suhail Kapur. It was the last day of SAMAR today which meant that the quarters, semis and final for most of the events to be played. Mr. Kapur's day began in the morning with a cricket match. This was followed by the men's singles final in tennis where he creamed his opponent who until then was the most hyped player in tennis. This was followed by the basketball finals where again his team won. After this he had his mixed doubles finals in tennis, where (surprise surprise) he won again.
If you thought that was where it ended, then you are woefully wrong. That was just the beginning! He had seven back to back badminton matches in various categories - mens singles, mens doubles and mixed doubles. He won all his matches out there and that too convincingly against all opponents. The baddy court was packed till 2 in the night with everyone wanting to watch him play one last time for MICA. And he didnt let the crowd down at all, with his trademark strokes with the shuttle appearing out of nowhere when would expect a normal human being not to reach it.
He has been christened Krish by our batch for his heroics on the field. But personally I respect him because he does not lose his cool on the field, something that is very common in inter college matches. Sport reveals character and he has always maintained his composure on the field, a true ideal for any aspiring sportsperson.
In sports marketing literature, there is a term called BIRG (basking in reflected glory) where a sportsperson's victory is considered to be our victory. Suhail Kapur has been the cause of reflected glory for MICAns for the past two years and I wonder if the void left by him can ever be filled at MICA. I feel honoured and privileged to have been in MICA for the two years that he has entertained us and given MICAns something to cheer about.
If you thought that was where it ended, then you are woefully wrong. That was just the beginning! He had seven back to back badminton matches in various categories - mens singles, mens doubles and mixed doubles. He won all his matches out there and that too convincingly against all opponents. The baddy court was packed till 2 in the night with everyone wanting to watch him play one last time for MICA. And he didnt let the crowd down at all, with his trademark strokes with the shuttle appearing out of nowhere when would expect a normal human being not to reach it.
He has been christened Krish by our batch for his heroics on the field. But personally I respect him because he does not lose his cool on the field, something that is very common in inter college matches. Sport reveals character and he has always maintained his composure on the field, a true ideal for any aspiring sportsperson.
In sports marketing literature, there is a term called BIRG (basking in reflected glory) where a sportsperson's victory is considered to be our victory. Suhail Kapur has been the cause of reflected glory for MICAns for the past two years and I wonder if the void left by him can ever be filled at MICA. I feel honoured and privileged to have been in MICA for the two years that he has entertained us and given MICAns something to cheer about.
Day 408 - 25th February 2012
Was the second day of SAMAR today. Played football for the first time at MICA :D Was good fun. Spent the rest of the day watching games where MICA teams were involved, had nothing much to do apart from that. Tomorrow is the last day of SAMAR after which we have the last set of classes at MICA!
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Day 407 - 24th February 2012
Samar started today. I had registered for tennis and cricket both of which didnt go too well :P Lost the men's singles and doubles. Lost a very close match in cricket as well. Spent a major part of the day at the tennis court or at the cricket field. Was dead tired by the end of the day. Had dinner at Chota which was a chicken fest - aneesh paratha, frankie, chicken chilly and manvi rice! Came back to the room and finished watching Johnny English. Getting sleep tonight shouldn't be too difficult!
Day 406 - 23rd February 2012
Didn't have any classes today on account of it being the last day for the dissertation submission. Had to submit Apu's dissertation. Spent a major part of the afternoon reading. Started watching Johnny English. Played tennis in the evening followed by half an hour at the gym. SAMAR, our annual sports fest starts tomorrow. MICA will be represented by four contingents, got to know today that I am contingent captain for MICA White. Had a meeting with the contingent in the night and appointed captain's for each sport. Our matches start tomorrow.
Got back to the room continued watching the movie for a while before calling it a day.
Got back to the room continued watching the movie for a while before calling it a day.
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Day 405 - 22nd February 2012
Had 2 sessions of International Marketing in the morning. The prof. discussed various marketing strategies one can consider before entering a foreign market. He has given us an assignment which requires us to devise a launch plan for an Indian product in a foreign market. After class met my dissertation guide and got the final approval. Got the dissertation printed and got her signature on the final submission form. Spent the rest of the afternoon caught up with some MCSA work, had to meet the chairman of the disseration committee and the executive registrar. Had some work in the program office as well. Came back to the room and squeezed in a 2 hour siesta. Didnt have company to play tennis in the evening so had to make do with going to the gym. Spent most of the night reading the Winning Way. Finished it by midnight. Most of the learnings in there may seem like common sense but some of the examples from the world of sport are pretty interesting and insightful.
Went to Chota for a Chai in the afternoon. Its amazing how there is always someone out there whom you can strike up a conversation with that can go on for hours! Got a back to the room by 3 in the morning. Surfed the net a bit before calling it a day.
Went to Chota for a Chai in the afternoon. Its amazing how there is always someone out there whom you can strike up a conversation with that can go on for hours! Got a back to the room by 3 in the morning. Surfed the net a bit before calling it a day.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Day 404 - 21st February 2012
Had 3 sessions on International Marketing in the morning. The prof. was a visiting faculty from the industry. He had 20 odd years of experience in the 'adult beverages' industry as he like to call it. He explained the different factors that we needed to keep in mind while devising international marketing strategies. He shared his experiences while launching Fosters in India. The alcobev industry in India requires innovative marketing strategies for a brand to succeed in India and he took us through his work. After a 25 year stint in the industry he is now an entrepreneur, he has started a chain of beer cafe's, a relatively new concept in India which seemed pretty interesting.
Post lunch there was a company presentation to attend. Had some MCSA work after that, we have to slowly start handing over work to the newly elected MCSA. Introduced them to the senior management and some of the people in the administration. Met my dissertation guide to get some final changes made to my dissertation. Overall she has approved it, need to make one modification after which I can submit it.
Played tennis for about an hour and went to the gym after that. Post dinner made the final few changes to the dissertation report. Continued reading the Winning Way and called it a day early, have a class at 930 tomorrow morning. Hope to wake up in time for it!
Post lunch there was a company presentation to attend. Had some MCSA work after that, we have to slowly start handing over work to the newly elected MCSA. Introduced them to the senior management and some of the people in the administration. Met my dissertation guide to get some final changes made to my dissertation. Overall she has approved it, need to make one modification after which I can submit it.
Played tennis for about an hour and went to the gym after that. Post dinner made the final few changes to the dissertation report. Continued reading the Winning Way and called it a day early, have a class at 930 tomorrow morning. Hope to wake up in time for it!
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Day 403 - 20th February 2012
Woke up at 1 in the afternoon today! Spent a very lazy afternoon watching some videos on youtube. Made changes to the dissertation report based on the feedback given by my guide. Played tennis for an hour which was followed by the gym.
Post dinner actually slept off for a couple of hours. Woke up at around 1 in the night. Started reading The Winning Way, a book which combines management principles and learnings from sport written by Harsha and Anita Bhogle. Some of the anecdotes in the book are quite interesting. Slept off by 4 in the morning. All in all a pretty lay day!
Post dinner actually slept off for a couple of hours. Woke up at around 1 in the night. Started reading The Winning Way, a book which combines management principles and learnings from sport written by Harsha and Anita Bhogle. Some of the anecdotes in the book are quite interesting. Slept off by 4 in the morning. All in all a pretty lay day!
Monday, February 20, 2012
Day 402 - 19th February 2012
Woke up at noon today. Spent a major part of the day formatting the dissertation report. Realized that the indexing functionality in MS Word is not that easy to comprehend :P Played tennis in the evening with Anuja for an hour and a half. Samar is less than a week away, my tennis game isnt at the level I would have liked it to be, but it has improved compared to what it was earlier. Went to the gym after that.
The MCSA elections were scheduled in the night. It went of quite smoothly and got done within 3 hours. Got back to the room by 330. A lot of people have been asking me how it feels now that a new MCSA has been elected. I actually havent even thought about it! Its been work/life as usual :-) On that note will call it a day!
The MCSA elections were scheduled in the night. It went of quite smoothly and got done within 3 hours. Got back to the room by 330. A lot of people have been asking me how it feels now that a new MCSA has been elected. I actually havent even thought about it! Its been work/life as usual :-) On that note will call it a day!
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Day 401 - 18th February 2012
Had two hours of international marketing in the morning. The prof. is a visiting faculty from the industry. He was heading Mahindra's tractor business in the US before returning to India a few years back. The session dealt with how we need to understand different cultures while dealing with international counterparts/clients. Classes got done by 130. Post lunch comtinued working on the dissertation. Had to complete the part on data analysis and interpretations of the results.
Played tennis in the evening for about an hour after which I went to the gym (yes, sixth term does give you a lot time). Had to go to Bopal in the evening to pick up some stuff for the room. Converted into a dinner trip to Subway with Sania. Got back to campus by 10, spent some time surfing the net before getting back to working on the dissertation. Went to Chota at around 3 in the morning for some chai and ended up chatting with people for almost 2 hours! Got back to Kachnar at 5 in the morning, dont see myself attending tomorrow's classes.
Played tennis in the evening for about an hour after which I went to the gym (yes, sixth term does give you a lot time). Had to go to Bopal in the evening to pick up some stuff for the room. Converted into a dinner trip to Subway with Sania. Got back to campus by 10, spent some time surfing the net before getting back to working on the dissertation. Went to Chota at around 3 in the morning for some chai and ended up chatting with people for almost 2 hours! Got back to Kachnar at 5 in the morning, dont see myself attending tomorrow's classes.
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