Here it goes.......

Okay guys ... this is the first time im goona start dis whole 'Bloggin' thing...... so u know forgive me if i get the etiquettes wrong....( etiquettes...????? where did i get that??)

Before I start, lemme just introduce myself in as few words as possible...... My name is Lijo.T.John, im 22 yrs old..... i was born n brought up in Delhi..... i moved to Kerala to do my +1 n +2 (still dunno why they call it like that...) thanx to my amazin grades in 10th standard... lol.... I did my UG in Kodaikanal Christian College, Kodaikanal, probably the best 3 yrs of my life.... n now at this juncture in life i find myself pursuin an international MBA degree from Rajagiri Business School, cochin.... Both my parents are setteld in London... i have a younger brother( Sijo)........ My hobbies are Reading, Gardening, COOKING, sleepin, TV, Cricket, Basket ball... etc etc.. the list doesdnt end...

So I was thinkin about what to share with you guys... n to tell you the truth i thought about it for at least an hour.... then i decided to start with this new venture in my life called Rajagiri. Like i have titled this blog, the end of one journey marks the beggining of another. Just 1 month back i finished my final university exams in kodaikanal and i already find myself enrolled in this mammoth college called Rajagiri, and i ask myself......... whoaaaaaaaa..... isnt this goin too fast...?????? The three years i spent in Kodaikanal were probably the best in my life as these years moulded me as an individual, my character, taught me about relationships, taught me how hard it is to find a good friend and at the same time, how easy it is to lose it......

These three years taught me that you could top the class if u sincerely sat down and studied the night before the exam... ha ha... i'd advice you not to try this.... it taught me to be humble for a change, these three years most imporantly taught me that there is a living God who sits up there in the heavens watching our every move, plannin even before we think of planning, making decisions for us even before we are offered a choice, laughing with us in our happy times, cryn n consolin us in our rough times..... These three years in Kodaikanal taught me and bought God in contact with me. Someone very famously said, wen u make friends, keep them for a lifetime and i truly acknowledge the author on this.

Now comin to Rajagiri, even before i cud realize what was happening i found myself at the orientation and the induction ceremony of the Rajagiri 2009-11 MBA batch... and i remember sitting ther n thinkin ..... is dis really hapenin or am i dreamin... it had always been a dream for my parents that i do an MBA from a reputed instititute like Rajagiri... so this time i decided i wud do it for them... they have sacrificed so much for me ... this is the least i can do to show my appreciaton....... so im sitting there with two of my bestest friends.... umm..... no my brothers..... jimmy n nidin...... n this dude the director of IIM kozhikode, Dr Debashish is talkin a lot of stuff about motivation, sources, resources... n to tell u guys the truth my brain just went into hibernate mode... it was savin power for later.....

It's not even been a week but i seem to understand that this stint here at rajagiri will be a helluva ride...... with its tight schedule n we mean business talks... lets wait n watch as to how long we can hang on... i was put wid my buddies in the PGDM batch after the long and immensely long induction ceremony which lasted 3 days but seemd like 30..... The class seems ok... we have a good crowd... and after the first day... i could sense .... that many bloomin friendships were gonna start.... there was this air of excitement in the atmosphere and it felt so .... a new experience.... another new beginning.... perhaps the the determining phase of my career, my life... who knows...... im still in the process of learnin everyones name..... honesly im very bad at it... hope i dont mess up... so i stop this intial blog of mine by wishing all my batch mates the very best of luck n submitting everything in the hands of the mighty lord.... let him lead as he has led till now....
Catch ya later.......