Struggles ,Trouble's & Triumph :P

Finally!!!!!!!!! i was no longer a slave of books and journals.No more boring lectures not so kind professors and yes!! the strange concept that you need to cram all the way to be a good engineer, 'i am done' i kept saying this all the way adjusting my long locks with a smile on my face.

My parents 'sighed' in relief that this long NOT SO PERFECT ride at MGM college of engineering was overrr.Not that i had worked my ARSE out to get my Chemical Engineering degree,i never really bothered. We often said "there's always a next time to clear your backlogs" :).So i was out with not so amazing grades hunting for a job with no gr8 hopes pinned up.

Well party time was over and time for some serious stuff 'MONEY'.So this hunt began for a job in various EPC's(Engineering Procurement & Commissioning) and managed to get a few interview call's as well .The most embarrassing time's were when these brilliant minds from Oil & Gas sector fired you with questions you could hardly interpret. Personal interview's had always been my biggest fear, every time they posed a question i had no answers and i was left with no excuses to cover up for my bad grades during my undergraduate years. I regretted the fact that i had skipped so many lectures just to smoke and have a tea with a couple of fucked up people at Shiva's not so hygienic tea stall.You are fuck up i kept saying in my mind .After a series of predictable dissapointments and setbacks,i realized how badly i had screwed up my life.So i resorted to drinking a way to get away from this big bad world and cursing everyone for not giving me a chance.

I still remember this interview call which i had to attend on a Monday morning ,we had a booze party in a club the night before and u bet i was zonked!!!All that drinking lead to a predictable hangover and a few curses early in the morning from mommy dearest. My father smiling as always graciously offered me a 100 rupees and wished me luck.

I rushed to the nearest bus stop with hopes of making it on time i knew i had to this time i was out of luck for quite sometime.I managed to flick a cigarette from my dad's case not that he wasn't aware of but he was cool bloke and understood my urge to flick a ciggarette.So huffing and puffing till the last drag, i managed to reach the venue to find 200 employees waiting to submit their CV's.Well after a few interactions, i realized i was the odd man out no match for these geeks with some brilliant scores!!!Well surprisingly i managed to clear my written exam's and was held for the next round of interviews(PI),i was well prepared this time consulted a few friends and a professor who was a well wisher and read them time and again to avoid future dissapointments.

Everything seemed like a DREAM i was clearing every hurdle comfortably and had answers to every question they posed looks like all that drinking finally paid.
So after clearing the first round of technical interview i had to meet the Senior vice PResident Mr Thakkar for the final PI.I overheard someone say that he was the founder of some XYZ engineering company and was the best in the business.

Finally i was caller for,tucked in my shirt collected my long locks with a rubber band to look presentable knocked the door of Mr Ace,perplexed confused!!! having reached so far...i was jittery and did not know what was in store.To my surprise he greeted me with a smile and made me comfortable.

The conversation began, it went well for a while a few technical questions which i managed to answer with a lot of conviction and then he popped up the golden question, as always i was asked why such a mediocre score in Engineering .This time i replied with a smile that not everyone is kind as you sir,on a serious note i harped the same lines they want to hear but he listened for a while,then he smiled and asked me how much was i expecting??Finally a ray of light!! a fool's hope to be precise.It indicates that you have won the battle and you are this close to getting the job.I was modest enough and asked for a decent sum for which he unwillingly nodded. I don't blame them they are supposed to save every penny for the company.

So Mr Thakkar at his diplomatic best said that they will get back to me at the earliest and wished me luck.

'DILEMMA' that i was in as always will i get this job or not??So i decided to go to my native place Chennai and take a breather and blow up my brother's money.
This was one vacation i was enjoying away from the crowd,treated like a prince cigarettes for free and a drink before dinner with my best buddy my father's brother in law.Fifteen peaceful days had to end and i was cursing my way back home thinking about the fact that i had to check classifields on a Wednesday looking for a job.

On a lazy afternoon, i was walking down to the nearest tea stall to avoid all that silence at home and i got a call !!!Congratulations he said, yes finally i got the job in one of the better companies in Bombay.Was i dreaming!!!had lady luck finally smiled has the dark omen vanished these thoughts ran through my head.I had to reach their office next monday to join with all my certificates to collect my offer letter.

Yes Sir !!! i said holding my excitement, had to tell someone i called my father and he was extremely happy and said he would treat me with a drink tonite.And then i called her!! the only one who had the time & patience to listen to my misadventures.Some people can give you those light moments in your life which a bunch of drunk friends can't.All that silence and a worried mom!!she was my knight in shining amour.I promised to take her to the movies which i never did a penny pincher that i was... Didn't disclose it to mom till dad came home and spilled the beans, frowned for a while but then mom was happy.That night we had some decent food and dad reached out for a bottle of whiskey. My best bud till date norten as always was all merry and ready to get drunk!!! Cant remember anything after that..

It's not that i am self sufficient as of today and life is good!!but the hardship effort and anxiety that lies in getting a decent job and fulfilling your duties will make you realize that nothing in this life is a piece of cake!!!forget the cake i am still fighting for the cherry :)Things may not be that perfect round you but you can try and value what you are offered IN SHORT...... be grateful
ADIOS!!