Today was the first day of having left BoB, which was my first job post MBA. I have still not officially "left" the organisation, as I will get my relieving letter on 3rd August. There are, as expected, mixed feelings, of having butterflies in my stomach (What lies ahead? How will the people there be? Will I be able to adjust to the pressure at ICICI?) and that I will miss the people here whom I consider friends. But more than that there is this feeling of relief. Maybe because I hadn't really taken a break since 2011 November (not counting those single day Casual Leaves that I took when I caught the cold or had to study for JAIIB). And another feeling of being "energised".
I always thought that I will spend the first two days of the break doing absolutely nothing, but things didn't quite turn out as expected. Today I went all the way to the fort area, not for official work, but to attend a BoB friend's treat. As somebody said today, these moments won't come back. Also finished a lot of pending work. Finally gave away 2 bags worth of old clothes for Goonj, the NGO that supports the underprivileged. The last couple months I was trying, the volunteers at the Vashi drop center were not picking up the phone. Perhaps they had gone for a vacation. Also added about 123 payback points from the clothes shopping I had done at Central last week. Their payback machine wasn't working then but it did today. They also suggested me to get the new card (iMint is now Payback) and I did! Paid my net bill online and now going to file my tax returns online.
Then will round off the night by searching hotels and doing bookings for the Coorg trip that I am soooo looking forward to (and I soooo deserve). This was probably the first time that my mom's entire summer vacation went without doing a trip. So going to do a monsoon trip. Happy times!
I always thought that I will spend the first two days of the break doing absolutely nothing, but things didn't quite turn out as expected. Today I went all the way to the fort area, not for official work, but to attend a BoB friend's treat. As somebody said today, these moments won't come back. Also finished a lot of pending work. Finally gave away 2 bags worth of old clothes for Goonj, the NGO that supports the underprivileged. The last couple months I was trying, the volunteers at the Vashi drop center were not picking up the phone. Perhaps they had gone for a vacation. Also added about 123 payback points from the clothes shopping I had done at Central last week. Their payback machine wasn't working then but it did today. They also suggested me to get the new card (iMint is now Payback) and I did! Paid my net bill online and now going to file my tax returns online.
Then will round off the night by searching hotels and doing bookings for the Coorg trip that I am soooo looking forward to (and I soooo deserve). This was probably the first time that my mom's entire summer vacation went without doing a trip. So going to do a monsoon trip. Happy times!
