Day 4 from the Junie Blogger

Day 4

A small update from the Junie Blogger

The US president's lookalike is hanging out 25*7 with the precious stone girl. Solitary walks and everything. Making the most of the last days at LIBA. My spies were eager to tell me about this.

Two 'single kids of parents' have been seen together from Beacon times. They were seen together almost always but Farewell was the time when they confirmed they are not going to leave each other's hands. Literally. Symbolically? Go figure!

Exams going on and all the First years are looking forward to the silver lining they see approaching by 31st.

The Junie also came across 2-3 Entrepreneurs from the first year. Inspiring!! One of them has already got people working for him. [More details soon!] The other is on the way to patent her products and I heard talks for large scale production are going on. She was also one of the reasons the first years had to sit through the "IPR" classes of USR.

Procrastinated a 1000 times, now the 'hostel allotment ceremony' will be held only in June. The fear most first year girls [soon to be second years] have is that the 'soon to be first years' will be alloted the good rooms before we return from internships. Right now, all we get is a big room to keep our stuff and leave for interns.

Summers have achieved 100% placements and the vital committee members were seen congratulating each other.

The D-Effect theory seems to be a hit among first years. But the effect on this batch will be confirmed only after the interns.

The Yearbook 2009-11 distribution has finally started and from what I hear, it has lived upto the expectations! People are just loving it. Hats off to the hard work put by Nikhil and the Yearbook team. That surely required some selfless efforts :)

From the Hidden Treasure (This time not exactly hidden treasure)

LIBA Theory + Farewell + Yearbook

Day 7

Am starting today's post with theory that has been developed by the great Bartender turned Rockstar turned Bartender turned Director turned Bartender turned MBA grad :P

The theory is named the D-Effect theory (by the inventor himself)

This theory is applicable to all 240 full time students of LIBA.

It says that cupid strikes 3 times during the entire 2yr duration of an average love inclined soul at LIBA.

1. 1st Term
2. 3rd Term (with summer internship extension)
3. 6th Term

There are a lot of facts and figures to support these claims. Pick up any "We are just friends" around you and they are more likely to fit into one of these categories.

Disclaimer: The above time frames hold true only for the first sparks that fly between the cupid struck. The love might intensify or get realized or get declared in public later.

Dr.Love says "Good news for the 1st years: If you have missed the 1st term strike, don't loose heart. The 3rd term summer extension and the 6th Term will make sure everyone is happy!" :)

And the reason this theory has been put up on this blog is because of the credibility and the experience of the inventor on the soils of LIBA.

P.S. For any queries or counselling please contact the inventor of this theory :)

The Farewell

The farewell for the great batch of 2009-11 was on Sunday, 20th March. It was one hell of a show! The grand red carpet entrance made sure the mood was set for the evening. The original I.P.O. performed for the last time and made sure it set the hearts thumping and the audience jumping.

And yes, the nariyal awards were a hit amongst everyone for the sheer 'uncovering the hidden stories' act :D

Lastly, it all ended with Ms.LIBA and Mr.LIBA awards that were given away to Lis and 'yours truly'! :)

I would like to end this note by thanking the juniors on behalf of all the seniors for giving the awesome farewell and most importantly the time that we all would cherish for a long time now. Thank you! :)

The Yearbook update

To all those eager souls, the yearbook distribution would start from tuesday. Here's a sneak peek at the cover page of the yearbook. Enjoy!

Am ending this post with the world cup fever. Its all around and everyone is set for one of the greatest battles on the field - India vs Pakistan. What better way to end the year! Many of us have an exam on 30th from 3-5. God bless the prof in correcting those papers :) Goodnight!

Day 12+Flashback+ Revelations

Day 12

Today is the Farewell day for the great batch of PGDM 2009-11. The day brings back all the memories of our seniors farewell and how we used to say "1 year more..." And here it is.. like zip zap zoom!

Happy about classes getting over and not so happy about everything getting over!

Snapping out of the sentimental mood, let us talk colors! Its been all over the place.. LIBA.. LIBA Hostel.. LIBA hostel rooms etc. And the first years spared noone in the LIBA hostel (with a few lucky exceptions :P). They were all roaming around like pink panthers since 12 midnight. The smart ones who guessed what was coming quietly locked their rooms and did not respond to any tring tring or knock knock :)

The celebrations then shifted to car park in morning and everyone had a colorful time there.

Happy Holi to all the readers of this blog :)

The theme for todays farewell is "Red carpet". And this has got the girls more worried than India's budget or Japans nuke leak. All kinds of permutations and combinations are being thought of and the dress to wear has been the center of any discussion in LIBA.

However, there were some moans when the theme was changed from Hawaiian to Red Carpet considering ease of dressing in this hot weather. Looking forward to today's evening :)

Flashback

The farewell of our Dean, Dr.Gowrishankar, Prof. A.C. Fernando and Fr. John Alexander was celebrated in LIBA hostel few days back. It was a time to go back down the memory lane to all of us. But what stood out was the words of the dean when he said that 'We need to be more student-centric' Instead of talking about the good ol days he spoke strong for the students. *Clap clap*

Wishing all the best to the professors for all their future endeavors. They will be missed! Hope they remember their bright students ;)

The dinner time was even more adventurous when all the students literally climbed over each other to be in a "Q". The more patient ones ate their deserts first followed by the main course. Group dinners with a truck load of hunger are always fun ;)

Yearbook

Thanks to the constant efforts put in by the Yearbook team, the yearbook has been sent for printing. And it will be in our hands on 25th March. Also, the 1 minute video shooting is almost near completion. This makes me wonder what happened to the batch photograph :)

Its Official

Yes! It was reported on this blog first but then the "victims" denied it. But now it is Official! We have got a new couple in second years. Dr.Love says "Last, but not the least". Hint: Both are famous amongst us. And am putting their pic below for you to guess who they are. Open for comments :)

Easy clue I guess :)

From the Junie author + Gossips!

From the Junie blogger again.. for all you gossip hungry people, here is more of gossip and less of news! LIBA is indeed a haven for Dr.Love. Enjoy Maadi! :)

Two junies were spotted with some 'Bites' around the college, the girl trying to hide it with her dupatta and the guy, collar. Dr. Love saw it the days both appeared. But waited to confirm. While neither is acting like it is what it is, my spies confirmed that it is what it is. I am not putting in names here or clues since it is a bit 'controversial'... Go find out yourself! The interesting part was, after a day or two, they didn't even mind hiding them. Round necks ruled.

The blanket girl of Kodai, [that is yet another story. But, its old news now.] is still not back from where her birthday party led her to. Get well soon and see you back soon!

I also heard, the guy who had a 'crush on a girl' [in his own words] apologized for acting weird and has stopped pestering her for now. - Good for him!-

It raised an eyebrow of Dr.Love when the Mumbai girl changed her joining preference from Mumbai to Chennai. Hint: The girl was featured in one of the recent posts of the Senie Blogger :)

The "Fathers favourite child" gets into news again. Not for any stunts in LIBA hostel but stunts in heart of a girl from the city of 'Taj Mahal'. He got a nod from the girl to talk to her father for the marriage proposal. Marrying or not, the response definitely boosted his confidence which now makes him stay awake all night. Coz 'Citi never sleeps' :P

The "degree holders" had a celebration dinner the other night. Or so my informers said. They did barbecue some chicken and eat them.

Matches were being squeezed in between breaks for every game as the sports events were still on. There was also an incident of a very "sporty" senie swearing the hell out for losing to a poor junie. The women's basketball and throwball games were rough it seems. Too much of pushing and pulling and pinching and kicking brought the adrenaline high. Men were surprised at the roughness of the games. Why should boys have all the fun ;)

The 'bundle of energy' and the tallest man beat the precious metal girl and the King of senies in Badminton finals. Eyewitnesses tell me, that this not only excited an enthusiastic bunch of F10s but also a group of 911s who were praying for the junies like true mates. There must be another story behind that though. Also, my spies caught a senie being kidnapped by the junies to cheer for them.

Caption for the pic : Spot the odd one trying to hide. :P

The exchange students from our college have been finalized and the list been put up. The lucky ones are getting dollars of monies to visit their yaya lands. And probably do some studying too -or working - . :P

The past two-three weeks were so hectic, the junies have already started looking for the end of the sem.

And senies are already counting down and making the most out of the 15 odd days they have here left. The number of masti outings have increased exponentially in the past month.

Soon we will miss you guys.

Till next post,

Junie Blogger

Day 21 + Badminton

Last few days can be summed up as days with no internet connect and badminton matches. Wonder if there is any direct co-relation between the two. And amidst the world cup, here are the winners of "LIBA Open":

Mens Singles: Prince

Womens Singles: Cathy

Mens Doubles: Abhinav and Santi

Womens Doubles: Goldy and Manasi

Mixed Doubles: Abhinav and Cathy

Yesterday was the day of the doubles champ and the tallest boy in LIBA! (Its not me and Yes! It hurts to write that). And as always the Juniors were all there to cheer and shout their brains out even if the player sneezed :P The seniors were seen scattered here and there. My analysis is that the seniors have moved up the Maslows hierarchy where cheering in Badminton matches comes at the bottom of the pyramid :)

Last night saw Havaana (Its in Raintree hotel in Alwarpet) turn into a LIBA party zone where who is who of LIBA Junta emerged and danced till they dropped. Sang, who is now the official party tracker and party hopper spread the word and there we were! Must admit that "girls nights" are the worst things that can happen to guys. All you can do is get jealous of all the free drinks they dive into :P

The "Tennis Star" played it safe this time and traveled by cab :)

The hottest buzz these days is the Yearbook! And Dr.Love has been the happiest to lay his hands on it! The "Best Manager" grabbed the opportunity and wrote a full fledged love letter for a girl where everyone was supposed to fill just one line. Who is the girl? Open the yearbook and find out :) Don't forget to see all the tabs! This is the first time that he has made an entry into Dr.Love's column! Welcome! :)

Hidden Treasure

Day 27 + The Hidden Treasure

Day 27
These are the days of leisure. The seniors are sparing no stone unturned to make full use of time. Some of the traits that have been observed: Open Chennai maps and explore the idliland; Mingle even if you are not Single (yes! people have been roaming around in all possible permutations and combinations); Try those killer looks you always wanted (The 'JLL guy+bookworm' was spotted with a new look some days back); and most evident of all get into shape (Chennai Rice has surely made some round assets)

Amongst seniors, the "Patna boy" took a step forward and took a group of juniors for a treat. The post budget sensex surely made his heart a bit bigger than before :D
Some Juniors have already escaped to the fav getaway of LIBA - Mahabalipuram (Such 'spiritual' souls we have on the campus)
The "Nail art" girl broke her fast and ate non-veg after a year. Dr.Love suspects the reason of the fast :)
As per Obama, the "turbanator" is making the mexican girls go down their knees in US. This exchange student is definitely sending shivers down the spines of guys there.

Hidden Treasure
Featuring today in this section is a rockstar who manages almost all of the blockbuster events of LIBA. The pic is of the year 2006 I guess.


The marketing guru as we see him now was totally different before. Now we know the secret of his 'Brand Identity' ;)
Many of us still cannot imagine him without his "charm" or should I say "lucky charm"? :)

Farewell's

Day 28
Canada showed some Irish signs but with no luck in the end. Similar is the case with the internet connection of boys hostel. It shows some prosperous signs for few days but no luck afterwards. Yes, the speed has come down and the disconnection frequencies have gone up.

This week has been too hectic for the 1st yrs and people who have taken FMD from 2nd yr. For the rest, its been a mini holiday season :D (Now you know why I have posted on two consecutive days)

The big news at the moment is that our beloved faculty and one of the pillars of LIBA is leaving :(
18th March is his farewell date. He will surely be missed for a number of reasons. So yes all you people; write your 'grades wish list' and ask him to grant you your wishes before he leaves :P
This reminds me of our farewell. Hope it is on the 18-19th weekend. Since the 12-13th one will be the last free weekend the seniors will be getting.

The Tata-Birla JV finally managed to escape on a quick trip along with the gang. The "servite blogger" reportedly had an awesome time :)

Hidden Treasure

Day 29 + Chrysalis + Yearbook + Campus stories

Day 29

Let me start with Life @ LIBA during the world cup. Last night saw the first major upset with Irish men giving the English men left right and center. The LIBA hostel is always charged up for such matches. But it is the number 10 that does some magic. Post 10, the match was watched under mute. It goes without mentioning that audience's reactions were monosyllabic :D

This month is special to all of us. A month that has a lot of lasts and lot of firsts. Suddenly everyone wants to do everything before the 'retirement' day. Good thing is that studies have taken a back seat (for many this might seem as a status quo) and bad thing is the nostalgia that haunts with every passing day.

Chrysalis '11
Last event of the 911 batch concluded amidst music and thunder! P.S. After watching so many hollywood movies these days I have developed a special affection for the number 911 :)
LIBA saw the 2 most eventful days with a number of management and cultural events. Not to forget the flagship event Exquizite hosted by Derek O'Brein that was an instant hit among everyone. He surely knows how to steal hearts. Btw the event had one prominently deep impact on the crowd. Every 9 out of 10 people felt that they were among the dumbest persons alive when it came to GK. Hats off to the Chrysalis team led by the "poem" girl. Awesome work guys!

The Yearbook
Yes! The yearbook is one special gamut of memories that will remind all the seniors of the summer of 69 :) Kudos to Nikhil, Deepak Reynold, Nancy and the entire team for all the hardwork put. All the points of contact are helping immensly in getting this done. Getting things from 120 people and sticking to deadlines is a big thing here :)

Can't wait to put my hands on the final copies!!

The Campus Hostel radar

The list of the Juniors going for student exchange is up on the notice board. Congratulations to those who are 'breaking free' :)The Badminton court in mens hostel is finally showing some signs of recession. Although the elimination rounds are on and there are surely some favourites. During a badminton match on tuesday evening, a noisy group of supporters, led by precious stone girl interrupted the match. The refree tried to pacify the unruly crowd who were vociferously supporting the 'Azhagiya tamizh magan' in a calm manner. The crowd was so loud to handle that the refree had to threaten to call off the match.

Talking about hostel, the girls hostel is almost complete now. And as per the sources, a fountain is being made in centre of the yard inside the hostel. Like mens hostel, there was an option of badminton court too. But... (Lets hope this is just a rumour)

From the Gossip Factory
This is not exactly gossip but confirmed news. One of the senior girls from Kolkata is getting married on 2nd March 2012 with the love of her life. Congratulations to her.

Spies have been around the bike park since a few days and noticed an unusual phenomenon. The 'Best friend' of the 'Guitar boy and active Circle member' walking back alone. No more bike rides. Dr.Love is in the process of interpreting the entire scenario.Chrysalis was memorable for LIBA boys for another awesome reason. The girl from NIT named after a famous song from the hindi movie "Jaane tu ya Jaane na" stole everyones hearts. One boy from LIBA is still in close touch with the girl. Finding him is easy.. keep your eyes open :)

As per some reporters, the most controversial character on the blog is getting engaged with someone of the same batch (Hint: Junior batch. Boy is from north) The news kicked off when the boy paid a special visit to the girls parents during Christmas.

The bond between the "Light boy" and the "Precious metal girl" is getting stronger by the days. The light boy is even precious metal girls 'un'official badminton trainer (We now know the secret of the champ). Dr.Love says "Do we smell something here?" :)

Note: The stories in this section may or maynot be true

Hidden Treasures (A collection of pics down the memory lane)

(Guess who :D )

And as I signoff for today, keep checking this blog. The "Day 29" on the top is there for a reason. Ciao till then.