1001 Things that will bore you after your term in AIESEC

1. Making a “to do” list for the day. It will not exceed 6 tasks (inclusive of waking up, watching TV, taking a bath, and brushing your teeth). Now keep a track of how your efficiency is improving by every passing hour & day.

2. Finding innovative ways to keep your nephew quiet. The latest trick that did work was when I asked him to count 300 onwards. He ignored me for the rest of the week!

3. Finding innovative ways to get your nephew’s attention (after you have hurt him by asking him difficult math questions).

4. Learning to use AIESEConnect J. (Where are all those presentations we showed the alumni about the system?!?!?)

5. Being a house-wife! I have strong opinions on this one, it should be abolished!

6. Trying to convince your sister that half an hour spent on finding bus schedules from Baroda to Ahemdabad, (where you have a bus every 15 minutes) is such a waste of time (when we never indulged in so much planning when we half way across the globe). Spending this half an hour watching TV can be so much more productive. It helps you with your English, GK and maintaining a strong link with the other programmes that I watched in the past 20 days.

7. Taking your cousins out on a drive to show them a new speed breaker in the other part of town.

8. Trying to organize something new & innovative for the evening, and after hours of planning, a 100 phone calls – you realize its best to sit & “talk to you”

9. After an elongated introduction at a party about what you have done in AIESEC, someone has to ask you – “So what is AIESEC?” hmmmm … where do I start? Core work design? AIESEC Identity? Change agents or global leaders?

10. Another interesting question, “Can you sum up your AIESEC career for me?” NO! :D

11. Your college professor on “Role of youth in the changing world”!

12. Your parents on “Importance of education!” God have mercy!

13. Making such a list

14. Reading such a list

15. Preempting it! ;)

You couldn’t have guessed all of it. Come on!

4th June 2005

30th May 2005 was the last official working day with the MC of AIESEC India. After this I went back home, Baroda. (I thought that SPE 3/3 outer room would be home forever, but without the Champions League it wasn't more than a bunch of walls.)

Sleeping in my own bed felt really different. My sleep cycle had totally changed. Wherein I could only sleep at 5-6 am and start my day with breakfast at 5 pm. I have never watched so much TV, and felt so relaxed & jobless as I did between 1st to14th of June. I really needed it & I had a blast.

Right in the middle of all this excitement, emotional ups & downs, nostalgia & lethargy was the 4th of June. This is the day that LC Baroda was started up 10 years ago. The LC organized a party for the members, interns and alumni. This was another special night where I had a blast. Spent the entire night was spent talking, drinking & posing for pictures.

My Faith

A lot of people have showed interest in my religion. To get a "big picture" of what it is and stands for you could go visit the web-site

http://www.digitalpunjab.com/sikhism.html
http://allaboutsikhs.com/basics/introduction.htm


Some basics of Sikhism, that might interest you

- Sikhism is the youngest of the World religions. Its history dates back to 1469.
- Its founder Guru Nanak Dev was born in a village called Talwandi, now known as Nankana Sahib in Pakistan, in 1469.
- The Sikhs have ten Gurus. It is believed that they all had same soul though they had different bodies, and that it was Guru Nanak Dev's spirit which passed on into his nine successors.
- The Sikhs call God as 'Waheguru', meaning that God is great. Their common salutation is "Sat Siri Akal" (God is supreme and is immortal). Some Sikhs say, "Waheguru ji ka Khalsa, Waheguru ji ki Fateh" (God belongs to the Khalsa and God is invincible).
- Guru Granth Sahib is the holy book of the Sikhs. It is believed that the tenth Guru, Guru Gobind Singh bestowed upon the Granth the title of the Guru.
- The Sikhs worship only one Almighty God in his abstract form. They do not believe in idol worship.
- According to the Sikh belief, God is the eternal truth; he is beyond fear, enmity and death. He is unborn and is self illuminated. He himself is the creator, preserver and destroyer.
- The Sikhs believe that all existence is controlled by one omnipotent, omnipresent and omniscient Lord called by different names: Ishwar, Jehovah, Allah and Waheguru.

At present, I am debating whether I should grow my hair again, or not. On one side, there is popular belief, that these thougths are nobel but out-dated. On the other hand, it was the Guru who has asked all Sikhs to keep their hair uncut. Has the Gurus preaching lost relevance in the modern world?

Someone asked me about what was my Purpose in Life. He further added that if I trust God, then why do I question his decision of sending me to a Sikh family.

I have a lot of respect for the religion and faith in God, but I am going to decide my next steps after June National Conference 05.

First posting

Hey,

this is my first posting here. I am still trying to work this thing. I finished my MC term about a week back and life has not been the same. I get up early in the evening. Watch TV. Go out at night, party, watch movies, talk about old times/future - come back home early in the morning. Sleep again.I miss Mumbai & I miss the Champions League.

I am really looking forward to JNC. Its formally going to close the time that I spent I have spent in AIESEC - 5 glorious years. Currently I am also trying to record all the experiences in a well arranged photo album and a learning log. When its done, I shall share some interesting bits with you.