signing off from iitb

_posts/2016-09-23-iitb-bye.md

+---
+title: Signing off from IITB
+layout: post
+tags: [life]
+---
+
+So, after all this time, I'm finally bidding good bye to IITB. I finished my
+MTP work on July 4, got my degree on August 13, but it is today that I feel I'm
+finally leaving this place. In three days I will be moving to Tokyo and that
+separation has a finality to it that my brief stay in Pune didn't — after
+all, if I wanted, I could reach the campus in about 6 hours from Pune. :laughing:
+
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+
+Whenever someone asks, I usually say I preferred IITG to IITB (and I guess, 
+as my *alma mater*, it will always be №1 for me). However, in many ways, my
+time IITB was richer.[^1] I feel like I *experienced* more here, that the highs
+were higher and the lows deeper, but that could simply be the effect of a slight
+increase in senility. IITB also felt a lot more like *home*, probably because
+home itself is so close. Like the moon giving a pale reflection of the sun, the
+campus had a comfort, reflecting the comfort I felt at home. It helped that most
+of my time here was spent doing things I enjoyed (*cough* not Mechanical
+Engineering *cough* :grin:).
+
+So what did I do on my last morning here? I climbed a hill, of course.
+:stuck_out_tongue: It was an endeavour I'd been putting off for nearly year;
+time ran out and now my hand was forced. The last time I was there, I got a few
+delightful pics of the black kites that frequent the campus. And since these
+birds didn't seem to mind the rain in July and August, I hoped to see a few of
+them today, since a sunrise seemed hopeless. Well, not one turned up. I barely
+heard the echo of a kite's scream today. :unamused: It was a very humid, very wet
+morning, and I didn't get much to photograph.
+
+In a way, the trip reflected both what I wanted from time at IITB, and what it
+actually was. I wanted to set goals, put in the effort and achieve those goals.
+Instead, I spent most of time coasting, leaving me with regrets and missed
+opportunities. And much like the trip up the hill, I'm not sure my time here was
+all that fruitful &mdash; I leave here with the distinct impression that I
+haven't achieved what I came here to do.
+
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+
+A few pics to cheer up a depressing post[^2]: :smile:
+
+<div class="slideshow-wrap">
+<a data-flickr-embed="true"  href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/murukesh_m/albums/72157674252507715" title="Bye IITB!"><img src="https://c5.staticflickr.com/9/8127/29573208060_e001b4a7cb_z.jpg" width="640" height="427" alt="Bye IITB!"></a><script async src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>
+
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+
+[^1]: Well, I was paid a stipend here, of course. :stuck_out_tongue:
+[^2]: Thanks to Flickr for the suprisingly simple album embedding option! Google Photos has a ways to go yet.

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 I am an aspiring BOFH. Often called a psycho. Having completed my third and
   final year of the Master of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering
   course in IIT Bombay, and worked for the department as an RA in System
-  Administration, I got plenty of opportunity to hone my skills. :)
+  Administration, I got plenty of opportunity to hone my skills. :smile:
 
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