Fish Out of Water....

The very same day, exactly one year ago ,ie on July 31st , I was at Mysore campus.It was
just awesome.It's something that leaves you awestruck.The luxurious rooms, the fabulous
food (well.. initially), the unbelievable infrastructure was startlingly impressive. And thus
began,the most eventful trial of my life.

It was a huge and diverse batch of more 1000 trainees from different parts of India.
Different culture, attitudes,dressing styles. I saw micro-skirts and ultra shorts for the
first time! First week,we had induction and the Do's and Don'ts which was kinda scary.

Life was heavenly,the first week.I realised that weekend was the best thing about the
campus.We get to watch movies at our own multiplex.We just need to be in queue for
about 2-3 hours!!. Queues were the integral part of life there.Then, began the ordeal.
The training started. The very first day, I realised its no cake walk. I, coming from
electronics background, struggled like hell. Tasted utter failure for the first time in life
and later on, it became a habit. Flunking had become the part and parcel of my life!!

The best hideout became my room.My single room,My TV,My bed.That became my
world.Slowly started realising that couple of friends from college weren't there for me.
It's in such situations that you realise who your real friends are!!And that's how I got
two best friends of my life!! And sorry,I am not talking of boyfriends here!!.
We flunked together,went roaming around at night inside the campus , saw some
unforgettable scenes (ahem ahem!!) and just because of that went again and again
:-P..Oooh la la!! ;)

Then there came the extended training.Another milestone!.I had a friend who was so
passionate of film-making. Always dreamt of being a director.A simple,honest guy.
We were facing the most critical exam that decides whether we are IN or OUT of the
 company.My system got shut down at the very beginning. I was so pissed off. Finally,
after trying many systems, gave my exam.The result was fine for me..I was safe,for a
change!.But fewof my friends,including the movie freak, were caught for copying.
Their codes were similar. This person was sitting next to me and all he did was,code
code and code.I was shocked.After few days,came to know that he was expelled...

A few days later,I got a mail to meet up with HR as I had used many systems to give
my exam.Case of Multiple log in. It's like,I cheated. I don't know the exam invigilator
on that day who made me shift from my 'dabba' system to another and to another...
It was time to meet the HR...

Fish Out Of Water!

It  was  around  12  am when I got my first offer letter.Six months training at Mysore.
I was totally bewildered. I didn't expect it this soon..Couldn't sleep that night.
What would it be like ???? Corporate life .. and me??What can an instrumentation 
Engineer do in an IT Company..??Its high time I answer that question..Well, convincing
my parents to let me accept the job was one thing...but now i gotta convince myself.
Typical mallu girl that I am...It was harder convincing the relatives than my parents..


The preparations began..The best part was the shopping.. Lets face it.Am a girl..
born shopaholic ..Can't help it.I had a weird feeling that I am gonna be the "behenji" 
with those salwars,coconut oil(didn't I mention "mallu"?..goes with it!)for my hair , pickles(touchings..!!),chutney powder(for god's sake Mom, No...)....The list is too big..
I called up few of my  friends.They are taking formal dresses..pants,shirts (Parishkaarikal)..
I got those too..(Acha...pant pant !:-P).We should't be behind anyone ryt?! My shopping
 was sooooo small that I end up having four heavy bags!


As the date was getting closer,I realised that I am getting anxious about it..Relatives,
no comments there, came home to bid goodbye (good riddance!).I got a lot of
 money  from them which later I wish I hadn't..! Said goodbye to God's own country.
I,then had no idea that, this, was gonna be the most unforgettable experience of 
my life..the experience that made me laugh like mad,cry like anything.......
...To be continued.....

For the Abnormally Normal People!!

I am a multitalented person...Well... says me!!!!!.
I have used almost all the talents in me to such an extent that now,
I am exhausted with my talents.So I quit them.Rather clearly, circumstances made me
ignore my talents. The disease began ..i mean the talents first popped up when I was ten
 years old.Correct time for exploring talents ..Well...I didn't just explore,I jumped into depths

of it.Firstly, my talent was in poetry.One would be amused to see a ten year old little rascal sitting quietly in the garden,looking intensely into a rose
and writing lines and lines of poem(classic poem!).Incredible !Yeah! That was only
 a beginning ..Then I didn't leave anything.I wrote about anything and everything that 
came by my way ,like..my parents,my commanding elder brother,my worries about the 
weather,how my brother's friends always made me pick the cricket ball from bushes
(and never let me play),our Susan Teacher..and what not!!.
It was hard for my mom and for everyone else because i began seeing poetry
 everywhere,the food I eat,the homework I do and I became so pensieve.Finally,tired
of my talents perhaps,my dad sent two of my wonderful works
to 'THE HINDU' and here I sat,pouring over each Young World Edition.
But I was disappointed.  After waiting for 1 month,it came.What? There was a column in 
Young World in which it was written that 'No more poems will be accepted and only
 drawings are invited'. That's it......You know what..True talent never receives respect.
But they enabled me to find my real inborn talent. Yes!!! I found it finally!!!..Drawing!..
Again to the garden,another rose,same parents,same elder brother(can't help it),
and everything else became fine pieces of art.I was overwhelmed by my own talent.
What a  genius am I!! .But the problem was that whatever i drew,seemed modern art
to others.I was confused. But who  cares!..Another pair of drawings were sent  to
'THE HINDU'.But, the art gallery of Young World disappeared for the next 2 weeks.
As I told,true talent never gets acceptance, But they cant defeat me, coz I have found
 my deepest talent,music!!Now one could see a twelve year old girl yelling at the top of
her voice whenever a gap came between talks.So,I don't know why,but everyone kept 
talking on and on without giving me gaps.Well,there was still lot of time for practise.
The power cuts at that time were sponsored by my songs.I believed that my music added 
to the peace and harmony of our home.But my parents thought otherwise and brought
 home an inverter.
Seeing my untapped talent,my dad sent me to a music teacher.He was not good enough
 for me ,but still I adjusted. He glared and frowned whenever I sang.
But gradually I realised that he was jealous of my talent. 
There was always some misunderstandings between us because
he couldn't come to my pitch and I couldn't go to his.Well,he was not adaptable.
But,I sang with all my heart..
Then the school music competition came.I boasted my talents and  when the teacher
called my name ,I was super confident. But when I was singing on stage,I saw the teachers 
and students laughing at me.And they too,laughed with all their heart,..But I was broken..
so hurt....and now one could see a 13 year old girl running,with tears in her eyes from
the competition hall like wind....WHAT???HANG ON...LIKE WIND??? Yeah!!!
I could run fast!!Why...I should have realised this ages ago..
Here I go..My field is sports!..
Now ,one could not see a thirteen year old girl coming down the staircase because she 
would either be jumping or running..! Yeah.. I no longer walked.There were no more
roses in the garden because of my long jump practise and no more smiles on my mom's face..
I watched wrestling shows but I missed out on the 'DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME' message and it happened.Two of my wrist bones broken and a plastered hand for 3 months! 
Great! I realised that 'DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME' was an important message that I 
missed and that...sports was,after all,not my cup of tea.
Then after a few talentless and absolutely peaceful days, I saw it.I saw Madhuri Dixit 
dancing and realised that I could do what she was doing and that dance was my real

passion.A 14 year old girl,participating in dance  competitions,,..But that wasn't a big
 failure!!! But again my hand was a flop..Another 2 months of plastered hand..Goodbye ..
 to dance..!!
There were no more talents to be explored during my 11th and 12th classes.But there
was something that I never noticed during my 'Talent Hunt'. I was always surrounded 
by awesome friends and that was not my talent .That was a gift from GOD ALMIGHTY.
I remained silent and enjoyed my talent(gift).There are more roses in the garden now..,
a peaceful family,unbroken hands(Thank God).But I'm so damn optimistic and I still 
believe that I m a multitalented person !!;)