'My number is in AU site'

QQuest came to an end leaving behind a lot of nostalgia hovering around. As I have already told you I had been incharge of college events and the marketing for the same, I had my number in all the posters and most annoyingly at the home page of Anna University site .

I had been boasting about this for the past month. Of course a typical man. Had been marketing more about this than about QQuest (LoL).

I must admit I was completely pissed of because of this. I had been getting calls from across the country and at times across the globe and at annoyingly awkward times. I once got a call from German a parent asking for procedures for an NRI admission here. The most funny part is the call from Nigeria talking about openning a branch of AU at Nigeria (ROFL).

Peacefully or pensively it's all over now. I no more have my number at the AU site, and am no more marketing be it for QQuest or self proclamation.


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The Fervent Fever!!!

I couldn’t get rid of the legion of thoughts about the past week. One of life’s most memorable days. The days were the most challenging, a lot of learning and a lot of new people. The news about our event has come in various news papers including The Hindu’s Business page dated Mar, 1st, 2009, Sunday. Lakshmi on instructions from sir and a lil guidance from me(lol) was writing an article that evening for more news the next day or day after.

The 2nd day Feb, 27th, Friday
Last year we had to skip the schools part of QQuest owing to poor response. But this year, man I was taken away completely. There were more than half a K school children in the campus from various schools. Only then I was able to appreciate that the campaigning by the 2 B’s Bibilson and Bhavana across 50+ schools has paid off.

I was doomed to sit in the Hospi desk as I had to take care of colleges. 2nd yrs Aathilakshmi and Hymavati managed Industry people while helping out college registrations by writing ID cards. I was trying my best to sell of delegate cards (lol), marketing my best to make more people delegates. I designed the registration software for colleges.

I was accompanied by Akila, with Bibilson visiting us oft amidst his schools work. We registered a lot of colleges and had to unexpectedly close the IV registration well before the expected number. N and his friends Tejas, Karan, Ruchit and HarsHa who created a buzz in QQuest colleges came in that morning after their weary long rail journey.

In the evening Bhavana’s successor Kishore conducted Biz Quiz for colleges for a participant set that is more than double last year’s. Hats off to marketing team of QQuest.

The 3rd day Feb, 28th Saturday
I was about to get the second piece of idly between my lips when I received a call from Lavanya. “Anna, people are waiting for college registrations come soon”. I did had the 2nd piece but not the 3rd. Had to run back to my room get my Sweetie and run to the hospi desk.

There were 20+ ppl waiting to get them registered for QQuest’09. I felt bewitched. Had asked them write their details in their cards themselves expect for the QID. Somehow we managed the initial crowd. Mohan Raj the Web Design Wizard of www.qquest.org.in turned up after his assessment exam to ease our burden at the hospi desk.

I had the chance of speaking a lil to our beloved alumini Chenba, Kani n Kuzalee akkas.

People left for Lucas TVS the IV. Loads of restrictions at the company Gokul somehow vaulted over all the vaults and completed the IV successfully.

After long wait A turned back after lunch and I had to hurry to the event which I proposed and my entrepreneurial aspired juniors Swetha n Sujitha took forward. The QQuest’09 Entrepreneurship Awards judged by the Founder of Landmark Hemu Ramaiah went well. All of us felt obliged for the care and passion of her for aspiring entrepreneurs.

The time filling event Quality Guru got too much attention as the other events required pre-preparation. Our Bangalore gang won the 2nd and 3rd placed with a bang. In the evening’s appraisal meet Kuzalee akka gave out QQuest bags and T-shirts to us.

The Big Day
This day the costlier corporate events were held. The day again opens with an emergency. B had probs with the laptop and the projector and the ppt brought by some team. I had to hurry to the hall. Later in the evening heard from Bhagya my quiz team successor tell me that she has conducted FLM quiz better than me.

The crucial part 4th yr Lavanya the supposedly in charge of certificates was fumbling with lack of volunteers to write certificates. Me with my genius’ handwriting could only be able to get ppl for the job rather than risking it myself. Lakshmi, Nathiya, Pooja, Hymavati from 2nd yrs had done a lot of writing though at times wasting a few certificates (lol).

The worst part is when Sir refused to sign IV certificates stating that would bring down the value of the other certificates. The participation certificates were not in a position to be signed. I had a bad time though a lil less worse than I had imagined.

The valediction was organized by Gautam one of the dedicated and passionate guys of QQuest’09 team with guidance from last years organizers Lavanya and Sangeetha.

Towards the end I had been answering / apologizing for not being able to give their certificates. Between sir announcing my name in the stage calling me for honoring my work (hehe). I don’t know what the college students were thinking at that time.

QQuest Inaguration and the Prized Panel Discussion

Today (26th Feb,2009) is the inaguration day of QQuest'09. Everyone in the club except me was busy with the arrangements. I was working on my colleges work. Finding soemone to get the IDs print out etc etc. More than that convincing VP on the budget INR 150/- for the IDs.

More than 6 2nd yr girls sent sms about today's Panel Discussion( which accompanied the Inaguration) to almost a K contacts working for more than an hour. Hostllers marketted the event in their blocks. Everyone sent the sms to all their personal contacts. More than 70 A3 posters around the college. Inspite of all this there were not more than 1 hundred people in the hall. The worst part is by the time the dignitaries arrived there were less than 50 in the hall. As time passed by the strength grew to 100+.

The sms we sent, "Wru? Nowhere! What ll recession do to ur future! To know the answers. Q Quest 09 presents 'BEAT THE RECESSION' discussion by the panel- CEO(Lucas TVS), Vice Presidents of Citi Bank n CTS, an international economist n Sr. editor from The Hindu.Know your future @ Henry Maudslay Hall 2PM, 26th feb. ".

As usual I was getting calls. Too much enquiries I almost started hating my beloved K660i. Then comes the worst part. I started registrations near the end of the event. NS has promised to allow 20 ppl from a single college for IV. The worser is that 2 girls from that college started fighting with me that they ll pay only tht 50 INR for IV and will not pay for the overall registration claiming that they have not been informed of it.

I have managed ppl concerning K's of money and this is just 20 lol. Coming back to club B asked for the safe keeping of her laptop and bag. The bag here means the laptop case. I mistook it for her regular bag and was searching around the college for it. When enquired she gave this explanation that it is the 'laptop bag'.

After making a semi failure attempt for accomodations for people from out of station after having a few samosas for both lunch and dinner I m now back to my room writing my 3rd post in a row.

QQuest'09 & Myself

If you had a chance to read my first few posts you would have had an idea of what I were doing during the last qquest i.e. 08. I were the quiz team lead and conducted 3 quizes and organized one corporate quiz (Q Factor).

This year I am incharge of the college events and I am the marketing head of QQuest'09 (www.qquest.org.in). The office bearers either believing in me or scared of me(lol) has given me the best people in the club.

I am though very lazy am good in crushing out the juice even from a piece of wood(lol). As I have already said my team guys n gals are no lesser than any good lubricant they are smooth and suave. This makes my job easier but less thrilling without challenges.

I wouldn't say I am perfectly safe. Now comes the bigger of all problems If things don't turn up as expected I couldn't blame anyone but me. Now I must see to that these people are burned down until the last grain of calorie in them.

May be I sound unfair but I am perfectly fair. We in our college has this hierarchy of being part of the team in our second years, being a team lead in the 3rd and creating leaders in our final year. My team mates have good leadership instinct and I believe I ll mould them better than myself.

The SANDWICHED

Once I was wondering ‘what am I doing in college?’ I kept regretting 'Am I not fit for anything else other than sleeping (both classroom n my room)'. Then in the 3rd yr I got something that struck me. The Students Quality Club (SQC).But unfortunately when I went there on july'07 I was turned down saying they have closed volunteer intakes. I was almost crestfallen.

Then after repeated trying I got into the club after two months, my first days of fruitful college life. I joined NSS unit VIIIand I was directly made the treasury. May be people believe I m trust worthy (hey hold it right there.. I m really trust worthy). Had an entire week of fantastic camp coordinating work esp. my documentation team which documented the entire camp events and I bet that is the best ever made NSS camp report.

Then comes KURUKSHETRA'08 I got in my favorite event Dalal Bull as an Event Manager after immense efforts and numerous turning downs. You know something, I was the only one to control the entire market, lol. My stock market interest put me there. Then comes QQuest'09. Hope I have already told enough of quiz team. I always wondered why be second always?

I dreamt of being an Event Coordinator (One who is in charge of the entire proceedings of an Event). I had a lot of plans to make the event great If suppose I were made the Event Co-od. But it turned out to be that I was the only one left out among my peers to be not recommended by my senior. Hope you could figure out how letting down it would have been.

But then like this favorite dialogue of mine from Jab_we_Met "One who desires for something truly from his heart, would get it for sure" I got it. I just tried sending a mail with my ideas for the events team and anyone who read the mail wouldn't have had second thoughts. Even then there was little hope. I just consoled myself saying that I have better work to do. Then this day comes. I just got a call from the events team saying that I can start working on the event. I don't have to tell you how it felt. Now, I am working on the event. For now there are 6 3rd yr CSE students working in the software team of Dalal Bull and 40+ students both second and 3rd yrs are working in the Market Analysis team, headedby my good friend Swathi of 4th yr ECE.

Continuing with SQC, this year office bearers have formed committees for various dimensions of the club like HR, logistics, marketing etc. I had worked so hard in the quiz team and loved that work and it happened that I started developing passion for TQM. So I wished to be in the quality committee but the people in charge felt I would better be heading the marketing committee. As I have already said I was bored of being the second, so I choose to be the committee head.

Then on the day of responsibility handover I was shocked to know that I am just an executive and another guy heads the committee possibly because he is been in the club for an year more than me. I wouldn't have asked for a top position but they told me I m the best fit for the purpose and then they let me down.

Now comes QQuest'09. I was called to the club after long. I am asked to head the marketing team for QQuest'09. I don't really know whether I have any more annoying surprises. Anyways I hope for the best. I am going to be assigned my team tomorrow. I have to address them and form an action plan to bring in more people, precisely to take out QQuest to more and more people.

The online Event of Dalal Bull is scheduled to start this Dec 20th, onsite event Jan 21st and QQuest is scheduled feb'09. I am perfectly sandwiched between these responsibilities. Anyway I am enjoying this pressure and pain may be I am getting masochistic, lol.

Let us see how worthy I am. Fingers crossed.

QQuest'09