I have just realized- more like calculated over the months that I have (I here, includes only obligatory funding of my dad, Mom,brother, Bank,Concessions etc) spent close to a Million INR ( ah feels so good to say million!) in a 16+year education so far - the chunk of it being my prestigious BBM from CMS- " India's only undergraduate Bschool "- and that's excluding all the trips, the Coffees, Accessories, gadgets, n other sundries that are demanded of you to be a part of a sound and successful education system)
and where am i right now?
Typing away on a laptop that i did not BUY. Checking sms on an iphone that's someone else's 2months' salary .and from a house i can afford to live in on my own any soon. Fresh after a brief PR job (Like 10day brief) , a dream advertising job ( yeah cos I had an imaginary, dreamy pay) ) and a constant mental war between the option of working or studying further. ( i hope we'll have a winner soon)
well i dunno about the profile of that record-breaking IIM grad that's secured a 87 lacs paycheque (was he like the only employee in a medium-sized Indian company?) even before passing out. Just for the heck of it. i feel like saying it. " what did heeeeeeee have that i dont !!! :( umm an IIM-A degree? oh yeah. minor detail.and Talking of entrance tests- CAT,XAT,SAT,FAT,IBSAT,RAT,VAT,BAT,KITKAT, ....AT! will set you back by another 15-20grand, 40 if u count GMAT and the preceding preparation classes !)
you know, Frankly I'd settle for an MA in maybe gift-wrapping or candle-making any day but you know parents and the usual " Beta, Girls should be MBA to secure a good guy". guy?? excuse me? is that the new word for self-respect??
So in case I do manage to land a half-decent institute here in India or take the easy way 'out' ( of India) and get into say a Leeds or a cardiff , draining out an avg 1.5 million more next year( there!) getting more educated, cramming more income tax, more Organization Behaviour, Toyota's TQM principles that i will not remember an iota of post-exams.
Will the jobs scene still be the same? My mailbox will still be flooded with most articulately titled mails like " WE have excellent job opportunity in one of Top MNC. looking for a MBA candidate" filled with terms that will have connotations of their own.
For example.
Business Development Executive- We have no existing business whatsoever . we're hiring you to get us some. Is joining from umm , 5 minutes from now work for you?
International work environment- You'll be making 250 calls a day to a tom, dick, and harry in the US of A, solving their queries on mixers at 25bucks an hour. ( bucks= Indian rupees)
Multitasker -basically we have no hierarchy. no defined job role whatsoever. You'll never know where you fit. You will be doing pretty much everything. from getting clients to selling business to making tea and on occasion fixing the tea-machine.
Process Associate- fancy term for Call Centre Employee
International Business Support- Team Member- Fancy term for Call Centre Employee
Dynamic work environment - You might be given the pink slip anyway. or read about the company's closing down on your way to office.
two-wheeler MUST- you'll be hopping from home-to-home, retailer-to-retailer- stall to-stall selling our products to them. come rain, shine, puncture.
Travel Allowance- we'll sponsor your annual BMTC pass or considering your activa gives a mileage of 30. and you're doing 25 kms everyday. we'll give you , err compensation for 25kms done in 30mileage-X rs ( sorry you do the math! told ya!)
Only Graduates- Yeah we don't care if you have particularly impressive vocab, done speeches at an international platform, are really cool socially or carry yourself well enough to clinch a deal.
Pleasing personality- Should be Aishwarya-lookalike. or Ramya even .
Good communication skill- must be able to say " We have an excellent Business Proposition for you' without slurring.
Ooh, As i write this I just came to know the CAT deadline's extended by 8more days.
damn and i thought the competition was easier this time! I think I've decided that I'd rather work than be one in a million in the rat race of the CAT. ( how ironic)
Showing posts with label Bangalore. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bangalore. Show all posts
Mar 18, 2007
Up the irons!
who needs booze? , smoke is waste, move over dopers , Maiden were here!!
after a wait of 17 years! ( ok quite honestly i dint start listening to em when i was 1 but u could start listening to em 5 minutes before n be their slaves for life!
almost after 2 monthfuls of speculation about maiden coming to bangalore , the dream finally came true when the GODS of metal descended down in india IN BANGALORE!! never felt so proud of being a bangaloren before! remember discussing with a fren the chances of a band like maiden playing in india n laughin it off!
its only maiden u could spend a months ( or 2) pocket money without a grudge, stand in the queues in the month of march at 2 in the afternoon and camp in the heat for 4 hours struggling to get a gulp of water!!
yes that was the scene , pro maiden came on stage !
65000 odd people from the length n breadth of the Indian subcontinent and the far east were at bangalore , to watch the gods perform n i was told that some maiden bhakts even camped overnight at palace grounds to grab the first rows ( smartest lot!)
So after much delay and the restlessness , FTN showed up round at 5 n blared out numbers which could give a complex to a KG band ! ( now i know why they're called "fuck the name" !)
and when ur opeing for soemone liek Maiden , the crowd shows no mercy..the times quoted as saying "they were booed off stage"
FTN were followed by Parikrama n they werent as bad as FTN but the wait for maiden was jus getting too much now ,,,lauren harris ( found hot by soem guys) nonetheless was just a famous surname but a big BORE. ( britney could do better!)
3..........2.......1
BAM!!
the lights went off!
the crowd heaved a big sigh!
n all the eyes went wide open as BRUCE dickinson finally showed up and Began the EDD fest with different world ( different world indeed it was at the concert!)
it was followed by 'these colours dont run ' " brighter than a thousand suns ' reincarnation of benjamin breeg' and 'for the greater good of god' from the new album-a matter of life and death but the appetite had just been whetted. there was more to come.
finally the metalmasters unleashed their classics with 'the wrathchild" ( which as a touching gesture they dedicated to late leon of moksha) . in came " the number of the beast' and the crowd went into a tizzy.the backdrops changed after every 2 songs and the JACK-in-the-box came as the Giant EDDIE in a tanke smashing thru the backdrop !!
,iron maiden , fear of the dark ( loved doing the hoooooooo part!!) , run to the hills ,the trooper, 2 minutes to midnight and the evil that men do ( never mind the order!) were swallowed by the hungry crowd but the show was far from over!
a Hagrid sized person ( or robot?) dressed as eddie walked on stage! ( a fantasy come true for people like me who thought the eddie was gonna be an effigy!)
fo a minute it seemed they were gone , but everyone knew they werent n they came back with the classic "hallowed be they name" and ended the dream evening,...
fuk times , they pushed the concert to the 2nd pg where stuff liek problems of garbage disposal n stary dogs appear!
all in all , hungover on maiden!! i still am!
ohh man only if they could last more !!it was still sinkin in , when they bid adieu!!!
i really hope n pray they come back within 17 months as they promised!
next time i m camping overnight n grabbing the 1s row to catch em up close!
up the irons...forever
after a wait of 17 years! ( ok quite honestly i dint start listening to em when i was 1 but u could start listening to em 5 minutes before n be their slaves for life!
almost after 2 monthfuls of speculation about maiden coming to bangalore , the dream finally came true when the GODS of metal descended down in india IN BANGALORE!! never felt so proud of being a bangaloren before! remember discussing with a fren the chances of a band like maiden playing in india n laughin it off!
its only maiden u could spend a months ( or 2) pocket money without a grudge, stand in the queues in the month of march at 2 in the afternoon and camp in the heat for 4 hours struggling to get a gulp of water!!
yes that was the scene , pro maiden came on stage !
65000 odd people from the length n breadth of the Indian subcontinent and the far east were at bangalore , to watch the gods perform n i was told that some maiden bhakts even camped overnight at palace grounds to grab the first rows ( smartest lot!)
So after much delay and the restlessness , FTN showed up round at 5 n blared out numbers which could give a complex to a KG band ! ( now i know why they're called "fuck the name" !)
and when ur opeing for soemone liek Maiden , the crowd shows no mercy..the times quoted as saying "they were booed off stage"
FTN were followed by Parikrama n they werent as bad as FTN but the wait for maiden was jus getting too much now ,,,lauren harris ( found hot by soem guys) nonetheless was just a famous surname but a big BORE. ( britney could do better!)
3..........2.......1
BAM!!
the lights went off!
the crowd heaved a big sigh!
n all the eyes went wide open as BRUCE dickinson finally showed up and Began the EDD fest with different world ( different world indeed it was at the concert!)
it was followed by 'these colours dont run ' " brighter than a thousand suns ' reincarnation of benjamin breeg' and 'for the greater good of god' from the new album-a matter of life and death but the appetite had just been whetted. there was more to come.
finally the metalmasters unleashed their classics with 'the wrathchild" ( which as a touching gesture they dedicated to late leon of moksha) . in came " the number of the beast' and the crowd went into a tizzy.the backdrops changed after every 2 songs and the JACK-in-the-box came as the Giant EDDIE in a tanke smashing thru the backdrop !!
,iron maiden , fear of the dark ( loved doing the hoooooooo part!!) , run to the hills ,the trooper, 2 minutes to midnight and the evil that men do ( never mind the order!) were swallowed by the hungry crowd but the show was far from over!
a Hagrid sized person ( or robot?) dressed as eddie walked on stage! ( a fantasy come true for people like me who thought the eddie was gonna be an effigy!)
fo a minute it seemed they were gone , but everyone knew they werent n they came back with the classic "hallowed be they name" and ended the dream evening,...
fuk times , they pushed the concert to the 2nd pg where stuff liek problems of garbage disposal n stary dogs appear!
all in all , hungover on maiden!! i still am!
ohh man only if they could last more !!it was still sinkin in , when they bid adieu!!!
i really hope n pray they come back within 17 months as they promised!
next time i m camping overnight n grabbing the 1s row to catch em up close!
up the irons...forever
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