Aha!! I’m done with the Exams finally. Feels Great! And with all the stress out of my head, I now have some time “Just for me”. It’s so different to have nothing to do at all. The last five months in Dubai have just whizzed past. Today as I soaked lazily in the hot water bath tub, I realized how much time comes at a premium in a 1-year MBA program.
We did however make the most out of any free time that came our way. I try to recount some of these memorable moments that we had in term 1 in Dubai in this post…
Our first group outing was to the Jumeirah Beach in Dubai. One incident I do recall vividly is when ‘bugzee’ almost scared the hell out of us when she (sort of) fainted and remained submerged under the waves for a few ‘tense moments’. Thanks to some of us who were nearby that “Bugzee’ was pulled out to the shore – safe but terrified. None of us had a clue how she fainted but the explanation we got was that ‘a huge wave’ had caught her unaware and so blah blah blah… Now that’s what I call ‘an absolute thriller’!
Then there was the overnight trip to Fujeirah beach with the entire Dubai Cohort. We started late evening from campus and came back in the wee hours of the next morning. The beach was great… clean white sand and the place seemed much cooler than Dubai. However this time too… there was something more in store for me.
Two hours into the fun (soccer, volleyball, waves, getting wet, food, bar-be-que etc.) and Gaurang got himself into trouble when he injured his knee while scoring a goal. Seeing his agony and the tears in his eyes, we feared it might be a fracture. After a futile attempt to ease the pain using painkillers et all, we quickly swung into action, summoned a vehicle and rushed him to a nearby hospital (this was the first time I found myself searching fanatically for a hospital at 2:30 AM, in a completely unknown city). Luckily we found a Government Hospital soon enough. A careful examination, an X-Ray by a sleepy apprentice, a painkiller injection and an hour later, the Doc beamed “It’s just a bad sprain young fella! Nothing to worry about.”
We were relieved and glad it was nothing serious. Gaurang was even gladder and in his eagerness he asked the doc, “Can I play football tomorrow?” A long pause followed. I couldn’t believe my ears! Neither could Kaushik or Alok. This chap, who was writhing in pain just 10 mins back, now wants to play football again! “Can You?” asked the Doc in reply; breaking the awkward silence in the room. And we all burst into laughter.
Gaurang took more than a month to recover, thanks to a wheelchair and crutch (courtesy: Damodar Sir) and lots of caring friends ;-). The hospital incident made my Fujeirah trip even more memorable. Thanks to ‘PC’ and gang for making this trip happen! This trip meant the end of Term-1 and helped us rejuvenate for the upcoming Term-2 in SPJCM, Dubai.
Term-2 brought along with it more work and still lots of fun too. But more on that, later in my next post… Catchya then!
P.S.: I clicked a snap of the Dubai Creek side last night with my new SONY Digicam. And it came out just fine. I have just uploaded it in this post. Hope you'll like it!
We did however make the most out of any free time that came our way. I try to recount some of these memorable moments that we had in term 1 in Dubai in this post…
Our first group outing was to the Jumeirah Beach in Dubai. One incident I do recall vividly is when ‘bugzee’ almost scared the hell out of us when she (sort of) fainted and remained submerged under the waves for a few ‘tense moments’. Thanks to some of us who were nearby that “Bugzee’ was pulled out to the shore – safe but terrified. None of us had a clue how she fainted but the explanation we got was that ‘a huge wave’ had caught her unaware and so blah blah blah… Now that’s what I call ‘an absolute thriller’!
Then there was the overnight trip to Fujeirah beach with the entire Dubai Cohort. We started late evening from campus and came back in the wee hours of the next morning. The beach was great… clean white sand and the place seemed much cooler than Dubai. However this time too… there was something more in store for me.
Two hours into the fun (soccer, volleyball, waves, getting wet, food, bar-be-que etc.) and Gaurang got himself into trouble when he injured his knee while scoring a goal. Seeing his agony and the tears in his eyes, we feared it might be a fracture. After a futile attempt to ease the pain using painkillers et all, we quickly swung into action, summoned a vehicle and rushed him to a nearby hospital (this was the first time I found myself searching fanatically for a hospital at 2:30 AM, in a completely unknown city). Luckily we found a Government Hospital soon enough. A careful examination, an X-Ray by a sleepy apprentice, a painkiller injection and an hour later, the Doc beamed “It’s just a bad sprain young fella! Nothing to worry about.”
We were relieved and glad it was nothing serious. Gaurang was even gladder and in his eagerness he asked the doc, “Can I play football tomorrow?” A long pause followed. I couldn’t believe my ears! Neither could Kaushik or Alok. This chap, who was writhing in pain just 10 mins back, now wants to play football again! “Can You?” asked the Doc in reply; breaking the awkward silence in the room. And we all burst into laughter.
Gaurang took more than a month to recover, thanks to a wheelchair and crutch (courtesy: Damodar Sir) and lots of caring friends ;-). The hospital incident made my Fujeirah trip even more memorable. Thanks to ‘PC’ and gang for making this trip happen! This trip meant the end of Term-1 and helped us rejuvenate for the upcoming Term-2 in SPJCM, Dubai.
Term-2 brought along with it more work and still lots of fun too. But more on that, later in my next post… Catchya then!
P.S.: I clicked a snap of the Dubai Creek side last night with my new SONY Digicam. And it came out just fine. I have just uploaded it in this post. Hope you'll like it!
