Reporting From Madras-for yuvakisan

In the past few days I was not involved in to my CAT prep. After coming from that Dealer conference back to my sweet lil room, this refuges some 10-12 lizards, few always on floor near by bag. I am not able to concentrate much on studies. Or should I say I don’t want …Mocks are as usual

Percentile prowling around 75 this time…I need to find a way out to move it again to those figures of 90

 

But ya past 2 week I didn’t bother much to concentrate on studies in fact spend some time on net. And worked like any thing in the office, but making sure I turn back to my place by 6 in the evening.

Lately I developed a habit of going thru the blogs of strangers, I select the blog randomly and I just don’t bother much what I read. I love it.And if possible, want to do it for a longer time. But I discovered one more fact, about this new passion, I love going through About Me section of the blogs. I much more interested in bloggers profile rather than focusing on his posts. But kiruba & Rashmi bansal have been my fav blogs, not for the content they post (these days they don’t post usually) but for all the links their blogs carry. See I am true lazy   dead pan. But I love this monotonous life.

In all these times I was promoted and was given a tag of Executive dealer Development.I hat when ppl say it Ex-E –Cu-Tive.but that’s the way it is.

 

My life in this city of Madras is nothing more than office to home kinds.

 

But I plan to exit this life soon @ the end of this year. No not because I m not paid much,. The prime reason is I recently relaised that I miss my home more than any thing. I mean I love my city of polluted roads, gaudy gals, and black money waale business man. I love them all because the city had PAU with lush green gardens. The traditional gals who come fro m the villages to pursue the agri based courses. And above all I miss my parents.I never thot I will, there after I must admit I Love ludhiana.though this feeling never smitten me when I was in Lucknow, the city had its own flavour. But coming to madras is just like jail, No social life nothing. Now I realized that my fifth standard Social sciences teacher taught rightly, “man is Social Animal”

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gibberish

In past few days nothing much changed in my monotonous life , in fact I will like to correct this by saying its getting more of mundane these days. Last week I was away for a conference being organized by our company for top dealers across the country.

We had it at TAJ Fisherman’s Cove. An old property, yet a good one. The beach was never so gr8 as it was @ fisherman’s cove. Though I have seen beaches in Goa, but after coming to Chennai and prowling at Marina lost all interest in visiting beaches.

I was observing a change, just a year back when I graduated from campus, had interest in exploring the world around. In a year’s time I have been to number of 5 star resorts, now an opportunity like this never excites me. No being at conference is not the point; thank god they trust my administrative skills and always put me in to organizing committee. This time, I had the opportunity to receive all the Dealers coming thru Indian rail. But it feels normal going to all these properties. The amazing part is one day rent for the resorts come up to some thing lil more than half of my monthly salary. Damn I wana love this thing but its not happening so…

One amazing part was when I was watching the latest Show on MTV, SPLITSVILLA it is being organized in the same resort I was in april. Spent some 7 good days and that too in presidential suite of the resort. Man it’s awesome to get all these opportunities at such a young age. But man the factor of excitement is missing, I am not able to enjoy I used to do…need to search that out.

 

 

 

Punjabism

It’s been precisely 12 months I joined my JOB. Ever since I traveled across India length and breadth, right from madurai , delhi, GOa and where not. Infact too all those small viallages of UP that I nvr imagined. Many districts whose name I nvr knew or may be I never had the courage to know.

Traveling through the country I happen to meet number of people. The amazing fact which always annoyed me is 75% of population thinks “any body who is a sardar is a Punjabi”

In fact few happen to say that I am not a Punjabi since I am not a sikh. Man the perception is seriously for no reason. The fact is India is such a big & diversified land, it’s almost impossible for a person in Central India to know ab8 facts of Northern India

 

This generally in starting use to annoy me. And also I had a fare piece of argument with many of people around.

There is small note advocating my idea

Punjab was there before 1500AD as well, or before Guru Nanak dev je made a religion named Sikhism. Every body was a hindu then. So Punjab was having a mixed population of Muslims and Hidus. But after 1500 only Sikhism came in to picture so how come we only say that SIKH means a Punjabi and vice versa. I have no hard feelings for any body. No doubt major population of sikh community came from Punjab but I would like to add

PUNJABI means a person who has his roots from Land of FIVE rivers. Religion is a no concern.

Kindly, Drop Dhoni

I some times wonder how much is our life affiliated to the sports . We are so hooked to the News channel to learn a few things about the insight of stars life, let it be a sports star or a movie star really doesnt matter. When on 27th bday news was surely to hit screen, one news item which overshadow his bday , was his rest news. i dont know whether he declared it or not but ya it was flashing on some 5 news channel which i managed to catch hold on.

Is this really worth. No not even a single new channel skipped this news. They may skip a news of bomb balsts in some areas but Dhoni need to rest cant be skipped . Because this is the way they earn money. Every channel was seen comparing the statistics , no of matches played by the sports man, money he made and stuff like that. Totally disgusting. In fact some news channel had yesteryears cricket stars sitting and debating on the issue. Infact adventitiously i happen to see one cricket star assuming How BCCI will react to it? I find this as totally a time waste activity. Instead go watch all those new songs and that atleast gives u a entertainment.

Inflation…Does that matter?

 

These days the favorite topic to debate is inflation…When the inflation started to raise I thought it is some thing related to price and ya I was quite right. But does the rise in inflation matter to a middle class Indian like me. I don’t think …if the petrol is hiked by 5rs I have to pay if I want to earn my next months bread. Similarly, I feel more than 70 % Indians don’t know how it affects there daily day to day activities. Inflation some times for me are alias for a minister as he/she is campaigning around and wants to be in news.

Still 60% India resides in Villages. Do you think whether the Inflation shoots up to 15% would matter much? They will continue to live, but once they read in newspaper columns “Mehngai badhi” they soon will curse the government around. It leaves the feeling of aghast for them. Coz the article may be presented in such a form that clearly shows to affect their normal life.

 

I some times wonder the media keeps on talking all this crap, Instead what I feel people who die with starvation will keep on dieing before and after the Inflation as well.

 

Inflation according to me doesn’t create a much bigger problem to a common Indian until and unless it is shown on TV in a Exaggerated manner, It also doesn’t solve any prob in fact shows the lack of Planning we had in last year. I don’t find much of the fault of Govt in it, the crude prices are rising and they are also helpless. Common people, govt can not give it for free. We have to meet it up as far as non renewable resources are concerned.

 

So Instead we leave talking about this topic and rather concentrate on finding ways to make us self dependent will solve much of the problem.

 The next Friday is coming and as we use to wait for the new flick to come to near by multiplex, we wait for the new level of Inflation.

 

Gen-X, an Alchemist

 Appraisal or motivation or retention as i call it. This is a season for lots of movement, in and out in the various industries. The biggest Challenge for the  companies out there is to retain there man power. But every body is finding it hard to do the same. I am also keenly waiting for the same in my organisation. Already a group of 7 trainees joined with me . We are 4 now. One out of us also has been called back and is been retained on the condition that he will b shifted from S& M to R&D . And as per the promise he has been. But Why this is happening What i feel there can be two things which can either led to the kind of attrition

 Either the person is not paid at par with the industry

or He is not enjoying what profile he has been put and Wishes to work what ever he enjoys. Almost all the fellows who left fall under the same. But what is really amazing is the fact that youth is turning towards its inner sense. They are not able to work for a longer time in the ambience which they are not Enjoying. Some how they will keep trying to find what they enjoy the most. My story is not so different after working in rural marketing for some 8 months , i have been shifted to the corporate HO of my organization, its been 5 months i have been handling the portfolio doing various number of things meant for a manager to handle. I did well.But the bottom line is i amKind of  feeling bored of this stuff . The way things are turning around is not what i expect to happen them as i came to Corporate world. Its a different ball game, and ya i am planning to quit , not because i am not able to handle the pressure or pay is less. Its simply because i am not njoying this time table schedule. I want to work some thing which is a bit on other side and has some thing which can add value to me as a human being. I am looking for the opportunities around the globe for the same . Its been a tough world when it comes to quitting as no body expects you to leave a well paid job which has more than infinite options to rise. But ya the intution is that this is the time to leave and move on..prob it will take me another couple of months to figure out  what i can do and then i will start moving…

Its very tough to figure out what you want, and also to convince that this will be ultimate thing for you.Knowing the fact that things can turn worse if you are not able to meet  up you expectations, that is why I call it a bold step when it comes to quitting and landing up in the JUNGLE with no body around. But some how one has to listen the Omens….and

Be a ALCHEMIST.

Why??

Past 5 days took me to the Yesteryears. After becoming the part of SO-called corporate world i use to miss the spark i possess few years back . Basically i was missing my Enthu i used to possess during my Pre-Job days..

I have been in search of this question Why do i work for some body whom i don’t know.? Only for the money no not at all.

There are many questions like these i wanna answer ? The search Engine is on

I dont want to wake up every day early in the morning, land up in one building, come back to my room study and sleep…i  kind of getting bored with this ruthless routine. Why is what i ask?

and WHY? is I want to answer to myself…..