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Today I suddenly developed fever in the Office and so had to return in the afternoon by Taxi. It costed me a good 200 bucks from Lower Parel to Powai. Back in NITIE, I found IM12 (the new batch at NITIE) junta loitering around.
I have been observing the IM12 students since the last two days, only to realize that I too was just the same 2 years ago. And today as I lay half-awake (as one does when he /she has fever) I reflected upon the way my Life and more importantly Lifestyle has changed in the past two years. Gradually, but profoundly I have changed into a more cosmopolitan individual. Not because of seeing many cities or being in Mumbai but primarily because of the net. I have interacted with people from different walks of life through the net and they have left a lasting imprint on the way I think.
In the morning, on the breakfast table an IM12er instantly recognized me - no he was not my old friend, neither was he a distant relative - he was a frequent visitor of my blog!! To my own surprise, I was not at all amused by the fact - another IM12er had earlier contacted me online through my blog.
As I woke up from my slumber, my first reaction was to set up my laptop and check my mail. Checking mail has become such a habit that I navigate to mail.yahoo.com the first thing in the morning - even before brushing my teeth!! So many other habits that I have developed during the past 2 years in NITIE will stay with me for life. Adieu NITIE!

PS: For the first time since I moved into this room the middle door between my and 'Shubham's' room is closed - because its no more 'Shubham's' room - it now belongs to an IM12er. Its just a matter of 2 days now and NITIE will be lost forever! This might actually be my last post from NITIE . . . .

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  1. hey cheer up buddy...

    we are alumni now... and NITIE can't be lost... we have just moved a yard outside of the offical boundries and we can be visitors anytime of our life... NITIE has been a part of our life and nothing can change that fact. :)

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  2. ya man.. "the middle door".. that famous "middle door".. it makes me think, without that "middle door", I might not have have half the learnings and experiences that I had in NITIE..

    BTW.. who is the guy who has moved in to my room now?? And is Arbit's poster still gracing my "front door"??

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