First things first. 2010 was not what I expected it to be. Not one bit. There's still 4 more days I left though and anything can happen.
At the beginning of the year I was in college, doing my undergrad and blissfully charged through it, unaware of what the year had in store for me. And believe me I never thought I'd be where I am today. Not that I'm complaining.
College was one hell of a ride. With so many twists and turns (yes, I might sound a bit melodramatic, but its all true) I wanted to get over with it. Looking back, it did have it moments and so did I. College taught so much about life and people, their behaviour, character and the changes. I've always been a change-embracing person (so much so that I look forward to them), adjusting and adapting to it. So college was just another lesson in life (sniff). There might be a whole lot of people I'm not going to see or keep in touch with, but I'll always remember them!
Post April, after exams, came the hard part: What to do next? Study, work or take a break? (The third option would've never happened, but its nice to list the choices no?) So after much persuasion from parents and also the lure of travelling, I signed up for universities in UK. Got through one of them and was looking forward. Went on a whirlwind shopping spree and got all ready. But the news about how UK isn't stable and all that came through, from friends, family and well-wishers. So half-heartedly I had to postpone the trip and chose my last option: a job.
When this confusion happened, I also applied for jobs simultaneously. So N and I (both of us applied) got a call from Kingfisher's lifestyle magazine and they asked us to take a test before the interview process. After writing a really easy test, they asked us to fly to Bangalore for a selection-interview-process. (This coincidentally became my first visit to Bangalore! and more visits ensued of course). We did end up going by train of course.
Once we reached there and got settled and all (at cousin's beautiful place in Bannerghatta Road, which has become our all-time option whenever we visit Bangalore) we went straight to the interview. Results were announced immediately. We were given an option to take the job within a week (and find a place to stay as well, madness only). We said yes at first and happily shopped around Bangalore for the two days we were there. Then we started missing Chennai and wanted to get back as soon as we could. Which we did. And after much call-dodging and all that we refused what-could-have-been-our-first-job.
To be continued....
To be continued....
5 comments:
Been through the whole phase . I wonder what your parents think about the job . And you got to be the only person who prefers chennai over Bangalore .
Um not really :) I know few people who'd love to stay in Chennai.
ah come on . I can give you a hundred reasons not to . And the only reason you might come up with is that you grew up there :)
Waiting for the next post regarding it , wondering where you ended up .
Ahaha that might be ONE reason, but not THE reason :) The Bangalore job was, let's see, kinda crappy.
I'm on Part 2.
erm . Kingfisher magazine . The glamour . The glitz and the booze . And I think you would get to work in UB city . I am not sure how is that crappy ? .
(ps. Compared to where I am working )
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But then , you might might be trying to justify " The world is not enough " :P :P .
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