Team Murphy: An enigma, redefined ;)

Prologue : 

All those wondering “What is this Team Murphy? ” please read my previous post  (The journey so far..) to introduce you to the Team. This post is not for beginners (:P). Those who have read that and still underestimate the powers of Team Murphy, this is going to be an eye opener for you. You may think that they are just a bunch of mosquitoes, but then you are only looking at the tip of the iceberg ;). Wait till I tell u …

Secret Chapter # 1 : Team Murphy, redefined ;)

All the mighty mosquitoes in the world, after pursuing their graduation from MII (Murphy International Institute), join the world’s largest organization called Team Murphy. The team is headed by Dr. Murphy himself and has its presence all over the world (especially in tropical countries, thanks to global warming and continual environmental degradation). Although they are omnipresent, the (All)mighty Team manage their operations from the God’s own campus :), since they very well know that it is the Mecca of Operations :). His Excellency, Dr. Murphy has a penchant for operations research and is recognized all over the world. No, I am not kidding. But wait till I tell you…

First, let us have a look at some distinguished members of the Team who like to operate in pairs:

• Louie - Duie ( the fatso couple who are faster and quicker than Edward in Twilight and have amazing ducking skills despite their high body mass index), 
• Legen - Dary (they can’t wait for each other and are always seen in suits.)

• Dick - Harry (the gay couple who is fighting for their rights since long ago ;))

Well, The list is endless and you will discover many pairs when you come to the campus :D

Secret Chapter # 2: Profile and Achievements

Right from their birth, they are given training for singing (precisely within an eccentricity of 2 cm from your ears while revolving in an elliptical orbit, switiching positions to and fro from apogee to perigee) and drinking (they like all blood groups and religiously help in govt’s campaign of blood donation by sucking the blood out of those who don’t donate by themselves). They even have a secret blood bank where they can take out blood as an interest-free-loan and deposit the same later. They are nocturnal and like attacking in groups (the attack is highly “anti-soporific” unlike the long lectures which you grumble about for being highly narcotic). 

The whole team is trained to work in groups and croon in people’s ears’ during night. They enjoy flying randomly, are restless and are always keen to try new species in dinner. In the evenings, they tend to extract energy from your aura by revolving on the top of your head (they utilize this energy to maintain their eccentricity of 2cm throughout the night). Recently, they have started training camps where they immune themselves against sprays and are also trained to duck human’s clap (without disturbing their elliptical orbit). Yes, they include all these achievements in their CV and don’t need any certificate to validate them. :P

Secret Chapter # 3 : Murphy’s Law

To the surprise of many, Murphy has been a researcher throughout his life. He even has a law well acknowledged by Google and Wikipedia (google search on murphy's law). Yes, Murphy’s Law states that “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong”(yes, the law is universal, u can google to check and it even applies to placements at B-Skul!!!) . Dr. Murphy has even been mentioned in a book, “A History of Murphy’s Law”, though many others have tried to claim it in their name. The book is available on flipkart with discounts ranging from 12-20%. But that won’t tell you about the special powers of Team Murphy. ;)

Secret Chapter # 4 : Special Powers of Murphy

As they are blessed with some special powers, they defy all laws of motion and can easily put Newton to shame. How?? Just wait till I tell you…

They use India’s railway network to travel from one place to another for managing their food supply chain. While in a train, they continue to travel nonchalantly with the speed of Rajdhani and with such ease which makes you marvel at their special powers. They don’t require that frame-of-reference to travel. They don’t care about inertia when the train starts, stops, accelerates or retards. (Yeah, all they care is about tasting new blood groups every night.) Legend has it that they once assaulted Newton who then had to make an exception to his laws for them. 

Epilogue :

The Team has a great leader in the form of Dr. Murphy. They created their website even before humans discovered Internet. The site is no longer a secret (http://www.murphys-laws.com/) and the team regularly updates it. They manage their operations better than any management graduate and defy all laws of science and engineering. I guess we all have met them, clapped for them (:D :D), even slept with them at least once in our life. They still are an enigma, aren’t they?

The journey so far : with Team Impact

Every year, someday in January when the CAT results are out, a large number of aspirants in the RAT race realize something. Life is a bitch. It gives you that twist-of-fate when you least expect it. On the other side, it never ceases to surprise you with serendipitous moments as well. 


After a series of rejects, from MIIs and few others, for 5 long years (yes, that’s how many times I have had an outing with CAT), I had stopped expecting my name in any list. But it was a pleasant surprise when NITIE’s result came out and there it was, I had got my only call of the season (Why didn’t I apply to NITIE before? :( ). Few days later, I got a mail from my mentor, congratulating all the call getters, with a list of general FAQs and some gyan(:P) . I have got calls before but this was the first time I had a mentor to clear all my doubts. So if I wanted to convince my parents about “Why NITIE ?”, I had someone to rely upon(;)).


I had my GDPI scheduled on 13th, I got it rescheduled to 12th and was the first person to enter the MDP hostel at 2 am in the morning (What is the full form of MDP?). I had my tryst with Team Murphy (read : NITIE’s mosquito’s team headed by Murphy) that night and cursed Team IMPACT to not mention about that before. We practically had nothing to guard against Team Murphy (I bet they have this party every year, and the whole Team Murphy gets pretty drunk). I even thought that there is a nexus between Team Murphy and Team Impact. Anyways, I pledged to take my revenge over the next two years. 


The next day, I woke up to a marvelous view from MDP’s balcony which helped alleviate the pain from last night’s assault by Team Murphy. We rambled around the pond and the serene and lush green campus. Suddenly had this French feeling called Déjà vu. I felt I have come back to my alma mater (read : IIT Guwahati) after a long period of 3.5 years (Yes, my rivalry with Team Murphy had started there, but I didn’t know they are present in campuses all over India!). We also went to the top of the guest house and clicked some panoramic views of the lush green campus(Déjà vu again!!) and some with the Mumbai skyscrapers and the Vihar Lake. We played TT in the evening (and I found that as there’s no railing on the staircase, its dangerous for someone who’s drunk to enter into the TT room ;)). (Part of Safety guidelines :P)


Based on the feedback from my friend at NITIE, I was pretty confident about cracking the GDPI. I was more worried about waiting for the entire day for my PI. After being such a critic, this was the time to applaud Team Impact for wonderfully conducting the entire GDPI process. From guiding our way to the Syndicates to getting all the reschedules in PIs, you made each and every process go smooth and hassle free. All those who were wondering “Why MBA” got the answers(at least for the PI) in your presentations. The quiz was awesome and the general gyan helped in cooling down the nerves. From replying to our silly queries to helping us choose between colleges, we got all our doubts cleared, instantly. Finally, my GD went good and PI was excellent. This was an interview where I did not feel myself to be at the “Bottom of the pyramid” (you’ll know this term during mba, for now just read this: http://www.pagalguy.com/2012/04/pagalguy-comic-contest-2-the-result/)
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Thank you Team Impact for the wonderful journey so far. I wonder how would admissions department deal with the process without u. Special thanks to Varun(of course), Amit, Dainishi, Arun, Jatin, Harsh, and other seniors for instantly replying to our petty queries. Looking forward to meet you all at GROOVE. 
Team Murphy : BEWARE!!! (BTW, What are the other creatures we’re gonna see live and free of cost at NITIE, apart from leopards ?)


P.S. : No character mentioned in the above write up is fictional. The author has had first hand experience with all of them ;)
P.P.S : Really missed the PG smileys while writing this.