Fantastic Weekend @ Pune
According to the IITB Computer Centre, I’m ranked #1 on the top internet users list in my b-school and #97 in whole of IITB for the month of March’ 06. Hehe. For the record, I made about 30110 hits i.e. averaged just about 1000 hits a day. Whew!!
Atleast, I’m making full use of the internet facilities over here. LOL! 
Anyways, past 1 week has been very good over all (if you don’t consider the academics, and specially my marks in marketing-2 quiz). Went to Pune after about 6-7 months. Had last visited the city in September’ 05. After a evening class on Friday, I left campus for Pune at around 8.15pm. Caught a train from Kanjur Marg for Dadar. Took a bus from there to Pune. And, finally reached Pune at about 2am. Phew… it took me almost 6 hours from Powai to Pune.. thanks to Mumbai traffic 
But, immediately on reaching over there, I forgot about everything else. The sheer pleasure of meeting old friends, having a hot cup of coffee along with them, singing RD Burman numbers in full volume in middle of a restaurant changed my mood drastically. Kinda made me nostalgic and reminded about the good old days. Ah!
At 4 in the late evening (or early morning?), we drove out of the restaurant towards home. I was sitting behind a friend on his bike… and gawd he was crazy that day. He clocked 110 kmph on Pune roads!!! I told him ki mujhe mba to puri karne de bhai… aur abhi to meri shaadi bhi nahin hai!! Fortunately, we reached home safe and sound.
Next day went something like this:
Cricket - Breakfast @ Ishwar - Cricket - Lunch @ Horn OK - Coffee @ Cafe Coffee Day - Sugar Cane Juice - Chuski - Cricket yet again - and finally had fundoo authentic Italian food @ Little Italy (awesome place.. awesome ambience).
Then, spent sunday lazing around at home. Caught a return bus at about 7pm, and finally was back in hostel at 11pm.
Overall an fantastic weekend. Would love to have all my Saturdays-Sundays go like this 
BTW, one of our seniors has made this lovely video depicting the two wonderful years they had over here at School of Management, IITB. Have a look!
Comments (4 comments)
Me first!!!
they should present you with an award with the internet usage.
what a feat that is — something to be proud of. 
very interesting weekend manpreete! Kanjur Marg…nostalgia..:smile: that’s the station that neeraj and i took many times going from powai to my home at charni road.
aah the memories.
anyway, mumbai traffic rocks — its much much much better than delhi.
and the mumbai-delhi war..continues. 
you have me always to have that battle with. 
cricket cricket cricket.
glad that you really enjoyed.
video looks interesting..:roll:
kinda ff’ed (fast forwarded) thru parts of it. 
Poonam / April 6th, 2006, 5:31 am / #
Yeh lo ek haaar ….#1 net user @SOM…
Arre Mumbai traffic ke toh baat mat kar…u have faced Bangalore traffic, which is terrible
Pune…ohh lovely place…my Mamaji was posted there when we were in Mumbai…n have spend quite a few weekends there…
Bhai Saab…Speedometer pe zara nazar rakha karo….u have a loooong way to go….
toooooooo much of cricket…but seems u had a nice time..
ohh Little Italy is in Bang too…in Indiranagar…
ok now lemme c the video…n also send the link to hubby dear as he is also from SOM.
mehak / April 6th, 2006, 8:17 am / #
hmm… so, u r a celebrity now thr.. rn’t u???
ppl will call u here comes Manpreet, the Internet freak.. or anything nice if u want to add
seems u had a great weekend @ Pune…
and the video was very gud..
Prasad / April 6th, 2006, 3:42 pm / #
Dude you beat me by just 3 ranks…..will surely catchya next month
Kulveer / April 8th, 2006, 11:27 am / #
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