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It feels nice to be back. After spending around ten odd days in Thane, a suburb of Mumbai, I have returned to Delhi where my heart is, literally (no kidding) . Anyways in this blog I am just going to share some of the interesting incidents that happened with me in Mumbai. Read on to find out more

I had a morning flight from Del-Mum & just made it to the airport in the nick of time. Very well soon I landed at the Chatrpati Shivaji Airport in Mumbai from where I made my way to Voltas HRD Centre, Thane. A nice place with plush green lawns & wide open spaces which you won't find in Mumbai. Soon I was joined by my roomie, whom I nick named KDC. I met a host of new people & by the evening most of us had interacted & become quite pally. Then what we decided to utilise the time on hand & pay a visit to Mumbai. Our first stop was the Sidhi Vinayak Temple, acclaimed to be very soothing & pious place. We paid our homage to the allmighty & moved on.

The next in line was Bandstand, Bandra. Its a place where you have all the biggies of Bollywood. We enjoyed the seaside & spent some time enjoying the splashes of water. But the best was yet to come, we then moved to 'reclaimation ground'. I had till now only heard about it, now I saw the most expansive 'making out' spot in Mumbai. You could not find any space to sit by, for there were couples all over. What amazed me the most was the manner they were all huddled into each other, choosing to ignore the presence of others at the place, without a worry in the world just like honeymoon couples. Being a all guys group, we were seen suspiciously. After being stared once too often we decided that it wad the time to call it a day. What was to follow, I won't forget in a long, long time.

While returning back, I had my first tyrst with the 'great Mumabi local'. First time I was attempting to board a local in peak hours. It was like a storm, a blaze, thunder that pushed me in threw me out. People had lost their shoes, bags & even their balance. Thankfully I didn't lose track of myself. It was absolutely jam packed. I was standing on one foot for over an hour. But these are the few instances that are registered in your memory for eternity.

Back in the centre, all the trainees had arrived. It was then that I met this very charming girl , more of that later. Induction began on Monday, sharp 9:30. The opening address was delivered by our chairman & CMD, Mr. Cyrus Guzder. For a man of such high stature, he was pleasently very down to earth & unassuming. He personally met each one of us. That brightened the day for us.

The days to follow were hectic & jam packed with sessions & presentations. The top brass of the company explained to us how their business ran, the nitty-gritty'sof their respective business divisions. It was informative but more often than not an information overload. But that didnt deter us from having fun. We would often hang out after having our dinner, in the lawns outside or a in the nearby mall. In short, we had a gala time.

Coming to the crux of all discussion. It was our last day together before we were to leave for our respective regions the next day. After having a field day in Lonavala, we were returning back. Absolutely out of the blue we were got into an enthrailling discussion. 'The market sentiments are ripe, strike now' slammed one. 'Nopes the market is too raw, I need to heat it up more. When I make my move, it has to be a strike', I shot back. If you are at a complete loss as to what am I talking, read again. It was one hell of a debate, where we twisted 'n' turned all possible marketing concepts that would have put even the great Kotler to shame. Only our target was different.

I was wondering, why is it that there are always more than one suitors who emerge for a girl? They keep on fighting amongust themselves & someone else walks away with the booty. Well I literally saw history repeating itself, only this time I didnt let it. I held on to my cards & made my moves carefully.

The verdict is not out, but by no means is it over, not until we meet again.

posted by Shashank Jain @ 8:44 AM