So it begins !!

HIiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii Everyone...

Welll really really sorry for the ddeeeeeeeeeeeeelllllllllllllaaaayyyyyy (delay :) ) in posting my xp, as after you read the next posts which will flow, you will know i had No Time to log in and blog... but ya, i wrote down everything i wanted to write.. .. its my last night in Singapore !!!!

So, Flashback time... lets go to 7th of May 2007 - 1st day of EYLN Conference !!

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Good Morning : Well, its strange to get up at a place you have never been before, all alone, and when you know no one out there, apart from a few people! (read 1), but it was a good morning, the weather was so so better, it was raining, and i was watching the rains in another part of the world, and it looked quited beautiful, cos i hav already said the view from my room was breathtaking with small mountains, greenary all around, the unverisity UKM looked more like a holiday destination then a university, so clean, quiet,
serene, I would love to study here anyday !!.. anyways, so i was a little
apprehensive of the start, and had no idea what the next 3 days had in store
for me.

Meeting the Facis Again: Well picture this : 11 Individuals, from 6
different nationalities, teaming up to deliver a conference on
entrepreneurship!! If someone told you the world is now about
Globalisation, and AIESEC was a platform where youth from different parts
of the world can come together and work as a team... it was so true in this
case, I had been to an International conference before and seen people from 90 different countries work, discuss, have fun together, but this was my first hand expereince of working with such wonderful people!.. So down to earth and so mature were all of us, each of us had different backgrounds, in terms
of everything!!... the initial jitters and uneasyness was over is minutes and now we all felt like pals who have met after a loooong time and chilling together and brainstorming the conference and its flow... its an amazing feeling discussing world cricket with an Australian - Jeff, we discussed how badly india played and how unlucky we were, and the secrets of success of Australian Cricket, how they follow and take the game!!... more on facis and our discussions will be written later!!... but.. all in all.. it is a great great team..

Opening Plen: Well, was waiting for this since 2 days now, finally the conference begins!!... it was so good to be back at an AIESEC Conference, but this time, all the delegates were Not AIESECers, there were maximum Non - Aiesecers in the plen, so that made the job more challenging as they didnt know how we work, and didnt share the same wavelenght. It started with a round of introductions from all facis, and it was nice to hear the applause for the only Indian to come there only for the conference (me ofcourse:) ), total delegates were 150 and max from Malaysian universities, some from Hong Kong, Singapore etc. the Plen venue was also amazing, it was one of their lecture cum seminar halls, but wow it was better than any auditorium in kolkata !!...


Well this is just the start... watch out for more posts on the whole conference and then - Amazing and Unique Singapore !!

Cheers

Nikunj

Truly Malaysia - EYLN - The XP !!

" A Long Journey Starts with a single Step, a step forward, a step in the right direction, a step towards the destination "

I dont know how much sense does this make to you, but it does to me, i have embarked on a journey of rediscovering myself, and to do what i always loved to do, TRAVEL !!... all by my own.... to lands never visited before, to meet people never met before, and to gain invaluable experiences that would for sure have a binding efect on my personality and future.

Ladies and Gentlemen, Boys and Girls (True SRK Style :) ), welcome to the adventure that would leave you excited, astonished, happy and a lot of mixed emotions (hopefully :) )

The Delay in getting the passport : It started of shakily as my passport arrived at 12 midnight and i had a plane to catch at 2, so we were waiting at the jet airways cargo division to collect the passport, and it was nice of the travel agent to have arranged that in the last moment, so all anxious moments were over and I was about the begin my hyped up, awaited, Trip to Malaysia and Singapore, 1st time not for a holiday, but for a conference and work !!

The Tiring Journey: yeah it was tiring, i had planned that i will play cricket on board, sort out those case studies, listen to music, but cudnt do all of them. the Flight was smooth, but i guess the emotions of the farewell got to me, and i was feeling damn tired, was constantly listening to my cutie pie :), but after the food got off to sleep, stupid THai Airways dosent even have a movie viewing screen like Singapore Airlines !!... so got bored.. The wait at the Bangkok airport was tooo much, i touched down bangkok at 5AM and my flight was at 9 ~!... 4 hrs loooong wait.... so did TP for an hour, roamed about these looooooooooong and neverrrrrrrrrrr ending modern hi tech airports !!... man... i know people who have been abroad will agree with

me but these are like H U G E airports, all of them , KL, BKK, and SIngapore, more a shopping mall , entertainment center and less an airport. Anyways, slept at the airpot too and finally got

onto the plane. So now the food menance starts and the veg food on flight is yukkkk it smells of chicken all over, so i prefer to have a Coke instead and try to sleep.

The Arrival and Reception: Well, fianally i touched down KL at 12 PM and boarded the KIA Train to the city, look at these pics to believe what a beautiful coutryside it has and the state of the art airports !!.. As promised Thivina was there to recieve me at the station with Daniel , her successor, they were very very sweet, and recieved me well,
Daniel and Thivina - Perfect Hosts :)

i got my KL - Sin tickets done, and spoke throught the journey about AIESEC, Malaysia, India, Student life etc etc. God, AIESEC is


UKM STATION


so similar everywhere, you cant get a more global and MNC type org than this.. trust me !!
THivina drove me to my house and i met Boye, the OCVP Logistics, and got to see my room, sm
THE VIEW FROM MY ROOM !!

all but nice, the only problem is its on teh top floor, without lifts, 5 floors and it has no attached bathroom. But such are ways to learn and come out from luxury and adapt.. i am loving each and every moment of this !!.. Right now chilling in my room, will play cricket for sometime, and then go out to chill with Thivina and the others, have Faci meet in the night, so looking forward for work to kick start !! Will keep you guys posted with pics, vids and much more..

This is just the start !

Do comment

Yours in Malaysia !!

Niks

tHe mUmBai XP - shopping and more!!

Helloooooooo from Hot and Humid Mumbai !!

Well another day just flew by.... and.. you can just feel the pace here.. its so fast.. you never know when a day passes by..!.. anyways.. here is a short xp sharing fr the say..

Went to this cousin Mamas place in Napean Sea Road.. who is my mom's first cousin.. they were very very nice.. was wondering y didnt i meet them b4... but mami (aunt) and mama (uncle) were very friendly and not like usual cousins !!.. anyways.. after lunch we went around the city.. (me, mami and mom).. i bought 4 DVDs for 50 Each, and in total of 22 movies !!( avg of 5 movies per dvd) .. now thats what you call a wholesale deal !!...

After which we went to this nice place called Phoenix Mills High Street... its a simple high street concept of branded stores, pantaloons, lifestyle, MCD, Dominos, Big bazaar etc etc.. bought a trouser and picked up food at MCD.. well.. my general impression is that the retail outlook is almot same now in all metros.. this place was quite similar to City Center.. ofcourse the Pantaloons was much bigger here.. but almost the same collection and prize...


anyways.. i picked up this book called : It happened in India - an autobiography by Kishor Biyani.. the founder of Pantaloons... at 99 bucks its a good read.. (just started).. its about how a small time entrepreneur made it big !!.. will be interesting...

Anyways... came back.. and read the Dhirubhai Ambani - the man i knew - book written by Kokila Ambani.. man.. this guy dreamt big and had the guts as all of us know.. but there are only a few things i like about Dhirubhai.. not everything.. and this book was a drag.. the same things repeated again and again and again.. !!.. it was like a flashback only.. nothing else....

I return to kolkata next wednesday and the weekend will be fun.. will chill with Sid, Priya and deepu.. if they are free and then with my cousins in boriwali. .. it will b nice fun b4 goin back to good ol borin kolkata !!

And... here is a glimpse of the invite sent to special people fr Mukesh Ambanis 50th birthday... :)


cheers till then

Niks