Tuesday, July 1, 2008

JUBIN JOSEPH KURIAN

JUBIN JOSEPH KURIAN

The fifth post on my blog is dedicated to my close friend of nearly two decades, Jubin Joseph Kurian. My friendship with him dates back to the academic year 1989/90, when I joined Indian School Muscat, Oman. We were classmates in the second and third grades (in 1989/90 and 1990/91 respectively). We were shuffled after third grade but Jubin and I found ourselves in the same class in the ninth grade in the academic year 1996/97.

Originally from the city of Kottayam in the southern Indian state of Kerala, he now lives and works in the city of Bangalore, the capital of the southern Indian state of Karnataka.

He chose to pursue humanities in the eleventh and twelfth grades at Indian School Muscat. After completing his twelfth grade in 2000, he returned to India to complete his bachelors' and masters' degrees, specialising in psychology. He is a now a successful counsellor in Bangalore.

His smile is his best feature. Like me, he is also a Libran (which probably explains why we get along so well). He was born on the fourth day of the month of October. Like most people born under the zodiac sign represented by the scales, he is diplomatic, urbane, romantic, charming, easygoing, sociable, idealistic and peaceable.

Jubin's world revolves around his family, work and a close-knit group of friends. He is reserved, keeps his cool at all times and is extremely level-headed and mature.

Trustworthy, hardworking, caring, confident and warm are some other adjectives one would associate with Jubin. I am sure these qualities hold him in good stead both in his personal and professional life. He is a gem of a guy.

I hope our friendship continues to grow and would love to keep in regular touch with him.

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