Tuck was rated #1 (again) by Forbes. Read it all here !!

Just 1 week left for my Dartmouth journey to begin. Very excited. Feeling jealous for the kids who are already there for the Outward Bound programs...
Have a place at the Buchanan Hall. We will be the last Class to occupy this residential hall.. So I'm sure there will be a mother-of-all-parties at this very social place :))

Have been unemployed for the last week now..Had a great farewell party at my clients location. Didnt know my manager drank that much :) And I was offered a job on completion of my MBA..I'll keep that in mind..It would be a nice touch to come back on the business side and harass my ex-team :)

Just moved houses over the weekend..My god..what a dreadful experience.. The new house is in an excellent location, but I couldnt get the sofa bed out of the old one..I had to saw it in half!!! What a waste..anyways, the new house is shaping up well..

Saw Chak De India, SuperBad this week. Both were surprisingly very good..

Got my Change of Status notice from the USCIS last week. I have also tendered my resignation. So I should be free by the 10th of Aug..and then get prepared to go to Tuck!! Very excited and very nervous. Almost all the subjects being taught there are new to me..but thats what makes it very exciting too. Looking forward to a great time with great people !!

I just saw "Life..in a Metro" recently. I liked the movie but simply love the songs..

Ironically this has been the busiest period for me at this project :)
Oh..and by the way the client and the company was extremely happy that I am going to Tuck. Turns out that a lot of my client managers have friends or relatives at Dartmouth!!

Last 3 weeks were very hectic, tiring and simply a lot of fun!! My wife's sister got married in June..So we did a tour of Delhi and Patna..in summer. I had forgotten how brutal Indian summers are :).
Have sent in my papers to the US immigration authorities for my change of status..
Now just trying to relax at work..4 more weeks to go..

The application odyssey comes to an official end...Dinged @ Stern.. It was a real roller-coaster ride over the last year..
Have a Tuck gathering today..that'll be good as usual..

Got back for an amazing week at San Francisco..Real fun. Drove almost 1000 miles in 4 days!! But I didnt turn into a walking zombie at the end :). Yosemite, Monterey, Napa, Muir, fishermans Wharf...just so much fun..

And we managed to catch up with 2 old friends [my wifes actually] at Sunnyvale..

So overall..great..I'll upload some snaps onto Flickr soon..

Rest all is as usual..got my Tuck 'Packet' today..accounting book and a load of info :) So lots of studying to do ;)

Had a great ASW at Tuck last weekend. Real fun!Looking forward to get there in fall.

Saw a very beautiful movie last night at the Angelika. The Namesake. You must see this.
I am trying to lose weight :). Lets see how that goes..
Tuck ASW coming up in a months time.Really excited about that. Will meet future classmates. Should be fun.
Going to San Francisco after that for our 2nd anniversary.

Hmm..Waitlisted at NYU Stern..without an interview..So that pretty much kills any chances there..I'll do the usual followup to make sure that I can get an interview out of this. I would love to have the choice to choose between a few schools :)

Back after a while..Increased pressure at work..Watched a few more classic English films and some new Bollywood masala. Went to a Comedy club..Life as usual in short..
Might go Snow tubing next week..My skiing skills are not upto par, so I prefer sliding down :)

As expected Ross and Harvard gave me 2 thumbs down..But it doesnt hurt/matter that much now.
Rebuilt my netflix queue :)
And spent a great weekend at Ann Arbor and Cleveland!!

Just got a call from Tuck..A 2nd year student was reaching out to admitted students who hadnt been successfully contacted over phone the first time around..very helpful soul..It was good to talk to someone from Tuck again!! Nice feeling..

Listening to "Enemy" by Gabriel and Dresden..but for me their favorite mix is the Andain mix..thats a beautiful mix..

Am in Stamford with Dubey..just finished an excellent dinner..Yum :)
Seeing Vivah...Its such a hilarious movie..extremely crappy..we are having a great time just making fun of the movie..

Saw Central Station and Crash..both are excellent movies..

Saw 3 movies: Bringing up Baby [Katherine Hepburn 1938]..extremely irritating movie..kinda like the ones being made in India right now
Manhattan [Woody Allen]..OK..
Pursuit of Happyness [I havent made a typo..thats the movie.Will Smith..]. Very Nice movie.

Happy New Year !!

To all my readers [I know who you are :)]..may this year be more productive and fulfilling than the last one..

A few pointers to myself:
1. Try to be less stressed
2. Lose weight
3. Pay more attention at work
4. Try to stick to the points mentioned above.

Did nothing at all at midnight..called up family in India..

2006 is coming to an end..In retrospect it turned out to be a very good year..9 months of sustained effort..and I am in at Tuck!
Lotsa people have often asked me over the years as to why I havent done my MBA yet..I just like to say that I have been waiting for the right moment...and that moment has arrived!
I also completed a very happening trip to India. Got to see Bihar for the 1st time :). Attended a kick-ass marriage ceremony..It was real fun.

Met Debu at the Dubai airport !! It was a pleasent surprise. He was on his way back to Mumbai from Hartford. Feels good to meet old friends at unexpected places.

I must thank my wife for being extremely supportive and for her proof reads of my essays..Yeah..it sounds odd thanking my wife in such a formal manner..but just felt like it :)

The trip to India was amazing. Spent a total of 3 weeks..Lotsa fun. Visited Patna for the 1st time in my life..and survived to tell the tale !! My sister-in-laws wedding went of very well;very good food to boot..

Have to resist the jet-lag for today..back to work from tomorrow..but now with the knowledge that I will be moving on in a few months!! YEAH!!

Got back to NYC this morning. Was a very long flight. Missed my connection in Dubai and had to spend my entire day there. I took a tour of the city.Found it amazing..very clean, well organized and you get just about everything under the sun inclusing some of the sexiest cars ever produced!!

The Tuck admit has finally sunk in :) . I got home to the admit pack from Tuck. Will start the loan/visa process soon..
I am forfeiting ISB. Have decided to pursue Tuck.

Got in at ISB and Tuck !!!!! Both news on the 15th of December....
Will post more details later.

Had another horrible experience at Cafe Spice in Newport.
The Mango Lassi comes in 10 min late. Then the waiter brings in Lamb coconut instead of the kovalam fish. Then turns out he did bring the correct dish, he just didnt know the name so he made one up.
Then 5 min after getting this entree, the waiter asks us why we arent eating yet. Are we waiting for something? Duh..the Naan we ordered 20 minutes back..Have lost interst in the dinner by then. Got it packed and came home... So much more enjoyable with Jay Leno on the tube !!