U get up one day and a surprise is in store for you... but do not mistake that surprise to be a pleasant one everytime... just like movement is not always forward only, the same way, we all also have combinations of good and bad days in life... which we would never be able to erase from our memory, even if we wanted to...
Presented below is a list of events... both good and bad which have left a profound impact on my life...
- It all began with the birth of this divine, illustrious, celebrated individual on the 21st day of April, 1980
- Second important day in my life, 23rd December 1984, I am blessed with a cute little brother, named Ishaan...
- 8th January 1986, I lose my paternal grandfather to God... (God ensured I never had enough of him)
- 2nd June 1986, I meet with a near fatal accident...
- 30th December 1989, I lose my maternal grandfather...
- Years 1990 - 1992 Golden years of my life... enjoyed life to the hilt... everything I touched turned into gold...
- December 16th 1990 a black day in my life... (Would not like to illustrate)
- Year 1991, for the first time in my life I stood second in my class... most memorable moment of my life... it gave me a sense of self belief...
- 1991 A bitter feud ensued between me and one of my very best friend of those time Varun Gautam and we part ways... only to be reunited after 10 long years... illustrated below...
- Year 1992, failed in Mathematics while in class seven... a huge blot on my competence... scored 17 out of 100
- August 17, 1993 lost my maternal grandmother...
- 23rd December 1993, my first article published in the "Letter to Editor" column of Indian Express's local daily, Chandigarh Newsline... my joy knows no bounds...
- 1994, I fail for the second time in life again in mathematics scoring just 27 out of 100... into my 9th standard...
- August 1995, I bunk my tuition for the first time ever and went to watch Hum Aapke Hain Kaun...
- May 1996, caught by Dad bunking tuition classes...
- My second golden era begins... lasts from 1996 - 1998 enjoyed every bit of it... everything I touched turned gold for the second time in my life...
- 26th July 1996 met one of my very best friends in life... Jaspreet Gill...
- 31st August 1996, Ravinder Singh's birthday... I bunk school for the first time to have sweets in the neighborhood shop... Katani to be precise... but unfortunately caught by teachers who are also incidentally there having sweets and got a good thrashing and told to go back to school as the teachers continued to have their sweets...
- December 1996 for the second time I stand second in my class... winning accolades all around..
- January 25, 1997... I reach school and scale the boundary wall of the school in the lunch break and escape to loiter around with my friends...
- January 29, 1997... I leave home for school... but do not reach school... instead watched movies at my friends place...
- 14th February 1997... for the first time in life I watch a live concert by Gurdass Mann...
- 17th June 1997... I along with a friend of mine drank beer (or alcohol of any form) for the first time in my life...
- 31st December 1997... I celebrate New Year with friends... one of the most happiest evenings of my life...
- September 1st 1999... I fail in Mathematics in BBA - 1st Year and earn a compartment... a huge huge blot...
- 5th September 1999, I break my association with God... turn Anti - God...
- December 2000... my first attempt at cracking CAT... I fail...
- May 2001 - till date... struggle to establish my self continues...
- 2001 I fail to crack any major MBA exam...
- Early 2002... I secure 98.74% in MAT examination...
- 1st March 2002 I appear for Amity Business School... but fail to break through...
- 12th May 2002... I appear for IIPM exam... and I clear it... (My biggest tragedy in life... life changes thereafter)
- 22nd May 2002 I deposit fees at IIPM Delhi and joining it...
- 3rd June 2002... my classes in Delhi IIPM begin...
- 16th June 2002 pick pocketed... hell breaks loose thereafter...
- 22nd October 2002... my friend Ravinder Singh is granted visa for UK in his second attempt... and I drink to my hearts content...
- 10th April 2003... a forgetful day in my life...
- December 24, 2003... I sit for campus interviews but fail miserably... my confidence is dented...
- December 2004 fail in interview for Bank of Punjab...
- February 28, 2004... I return back to Chandigarh from Delhi for good...
- March 27 2004... I fail in the written test for ICICI Bank...
- April 23 2004... I join CIIS... my current employer...
- 12th August 2004... I meet Gurpreet for the first time... also my dad and brother have a brawl with Tuli. Rajyavardhan Rathore wins silver in shooting in Olympics.
- May 2005... fail in interview for Hutch...
- 9th June 2005... enjoyed the day a lot (meeting old friends from School)
- July 2005... clear an all India Test for ICICI Bank...
- 18th October 2005... enjoyed the day a lot with my friends in Surat...
- September 19, 2005... fail again in interview for ICICI Bank...
- December 2005... fail in interview for Zee Telefilms limited...
- 3rd March 2006... fail again in an interview for ICICI bank...
- 15th March 2006... first phone conversation with Gurpreet...
- 10th July 2006... a forgetful day once again... summoned to the police station...
So these were the string of events which affected my life in one way or the other... and which I would remember throughout my life...
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