Tuesday, December 31, 2013

2013... A challenging year...

As I pen down my memories of 2013, I find it hard how to start actually.. So it will be better to start chronologically.. ;)
The months of January and February were the few final months of my MBA final year, which means...verry hectic and a decisive factor of my future.. Had to clear trimester exams as well as hard preparations for getting placed in a good Job. But yes, since it was my last few months in hostel, so I also made it a point of not missing any moment to make my coming parting days most memorable..! I thank all my IMT friends who were just there for me...The month of February was a total vella month, wherein we partied, talked for hours, played Golf, did whatever crazy stuffs we could do.. (Akshar, Garima and me...and also some other IMT friends).
March: The day of convocation was coming close..close enough that we could not imagine how time flew just-like-that.. And ofcourse, I was placed in a nice event management company.. "Ultra Rich Weddings Pvt. Ltd.". So the whole month was packing my hostel room, getting my degree at the occasion with my parents proudly watching me receiving the degree, giving a final adieu to college, going back home and re-packing for my training in Ultra Rich Weddings at Ahmedabad!
The month of April was a mix emotions month... actually! I could not imagine ek saath itna sab kuch kese ho gaya.. I mean, my training started.. that too in a Strange city of Amedabad, which I found to be Hudd-Waala rocking place..and a place I wanna visit-and-revisit again and again... and the most dramatic scene of all..'News of Akshar and Garima getting married'.. It came to be the shock of my life which was throughout the April month.. (LOL..)..!
May, June, July, August were months of most hectic work as an Area Sales Manager of my company although I was simultaneously giving PSU exams too, but didn't get through any.. :( I gave almost 4-5 bank PO exams.. and no exam getting converted was a big turn off... Stressful time.. But I was doing my Job too.. So it was okay. I was learning how to live a life of a corporate woman which was fun as well as tiring.. New experiences coming every single day gave me new angles of dealing with things related to job.
September, October and November were months which had 3 great events, 1. Our college alumni meet in October..which was so nice, nostalgic days..meeting old college friends and new juniors.. and 2. enormous amounts of weddings of my friends... Ahh.. My facebook wall was flooded with beautiful-colourful photographs of engagement-wedding-honeymoon periods.. and 3. My parent's Silver-Jublee Anniversary.. It was full of surprises and gifts for mumma-papa which was all planned my me and Ankur (my younger brother)... Any ways, I concentrated on my life.... But was still unsatisfied... Something was missing...
In the month of November, I read an article which was about the growing poverty and corruption in our society which instantly gave me a push to do something for my society.. and for which I finally started pursuing the wish for my dream job.. IAS..! And yes... I was ready for it.. So I decided to take coaching classes from Delhi and this was the commencement of the hardest preparation of my life...study for civil services examination..which will follow my whole coming year of 2014....
So, now I see, I had no time for other things but to build my career.. and I am happy that I do not regret any thing or any moment of my days in 2013..! In fact in really happy because this year had tested what I really am and what I am capable of..!
And so, here I welcome the next year (2014) with open hands taking along good memories and burying not-so-good ones and hoping that the dedicated preparation for my dream job will fetch me good results. :) :)