The other day as I was waiting for a colleague of mine to board the bus a couple of things came to mind. They had me thinking hard on what can only be termed as commercial success. Well both the incidents require a lot of visualizing…. Think over it and you will get the drift.
The first incident can only be aptly caption as a space ship on six wheels. We were standing by the footpath when out of the dark night comes this orangey red light with a touch of green.. Illuminating the night in this strange color is this mode of transportation something one is expected to sleep in. Drawing closer to the curb we get a closer look of the contraption often called as an airbus. Airbus or not well it was a proper sleeper, as in one where the upper part of the bus is transformed to beds for passengers and the lower areas for sitting….
On seeing this all you can think of is the poor passengers who can only fall asleep dizzy. Faint First Sleep Tight….
The above incident was immediately followed by the next…
This get funnier… after the initial colourful distraction comes the second joke of the day a bus laden with so much luggage one will probably think the bus is actually a lorry with an exceptionally large cabin, a cabin made for 70 people. The bus looked like it would break even on the trip even without the passengers… my this got me thinking how weird could people get….
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Friday, July 6, 2007
FIRST DAY ON A NEW JOB…. REFLECTIONS
First day of work in a totally new environment was WHEW… thud thud thud …..The steady pounding of my feet on the footpath in a mad rush to catch the bus to work was all I could hear. Not the strum of the guitar coming off a country song playing off my mobile. Waiting for the bus turned out a futile effort simply due to the reason everything was written in kannada! One hurdle down a few more to go. The next thorn was the beeline for a rickshaw…. OOF caught one and only to see that the guy was intent on giving me a tour of the city… the tour did have one good turn to it. I got to know of an alternate route to the office, thank heavens for that as I had come in handy once in a while… With a a lot of shakes and rattles I finally get to the office and to the place I went for my interview. Got introduced and was led to the section where I was to work.
Like all first days my first day was no different. Apprehensive. Tense and a bit worried, I step into the office followed by the person who introduced me to the rest of the staff…. Comprising of a few counts more than thirty. I get to know a half this number first all who came from different backgrounds. The funny part was that you had to converse in around five different languages if you wanted to get heard or communicate.
Sitting around doing nothing wasn’t suiting me right I guess because I got to work within hours after the orientation. Got myself assigned a computer to get set on booking tickets…. My I said to myself what have I got myself into? But was this just the tip of the ice-berg.
But this like so many first days on a new job I left a bit confused, wondering what I am to do and how will I be able to help the organization in its plans for growth and prosperity. Hopefully I think this will change for the better and I play an important link in this chain.
Like all first days my first day was no different. Apprehensive. Tense and a bit worried, I step into the office followed by the person who introduced me to the rest of the staff…. Comprising of a few counts more than thirty. I get to know a half this number first all who came from different backgrounds. The funny part was that you had to converse in around five different languages if you wanted to get heard or communicate.
Sitting around doing nothing wasn’t suiting me right I guess because I got to work within hours after the orientation. Got myself assigned a computer to get set on booking tickets…. My I said to myself what have I got myself into? But was this just the tip of the ice-berg.
But this like so many first days on a new job I left a bit confused, wondering what I am to do and how will I be able to help the organization in its plans for growth and prosperity. Hopefully I think this will change for the better and I play an important link in this chain.
Comprehending a change….
A new city…. A new job… A new environment… Apprehensive and tense but never-the-less adventurous.
But then as the saying goes ‘conditions improve with time’ – sounds really true. Once you begin to take in the culture of the city, be warned… they have absolutely none… the culture is kind of a mixture between a southern and a northern kind. Well to be honest the southern culture dominates over the original with the prominent one being Kerala, followed closely by Andhra and Tamil Nadu.
Another thing bound to hit you strong, is the influence of the Hindi language! You know Hindi well sit back and enjoy and for those who don’t better get out the old English to Hindi translators you have hidden up n the attic or find yourself a suitable company to teach you the basics, coz if not you are left with kannada. Believe me kannada is easy to an extent you kind of learn a couple of words and you are set for the customary greetings….. out of which ‘chenna idira’ and ‘oota ayitha’ being the most prominent. In kannada you basically have good morning good evening and good night all reduced to ‘oota ayitha’. Which by the way means, had food? By greeting standards this has got to be the ultimate.
Moving on from culture and language the next best thing you get in Bangalore is, believe me, is the climate. Whew there is a perpetual wind never ceasing ever blowing. At times on strong windy days you hear the chattering of teeth even with two over coats on you. But all said and done it’s a very good climate one you’ll absolutely fall in love with in seconds…
Speaking of the climate, I got into conversation with a couple of very aged but really cool people whose only regret with the improvements for the city is the traffic and the pollution. Well traffic is avoidable if you really put your mind into it but pollution is a totally different problem. What was pleasant weather eight years back is now reduced to smog (smoke + fog).
Although I came comprehending a change one this drastic yet funny in its own way is what life is all about….
But then as the saying goes ‘conditions improve with time’ – sounds really true. Once you begin to take in the culture of the city, be warned… they have absolutely none… the culture is kind of a mixture between a southern and a northern kind. Well to be honest the southern culture dominates over the original with the prominent one being Kerala, followed closely by Andhra and Tamil Nadu.
Another thing bound to hit you strong, is the influence of the Hindi language! You know Hindi well sit back and enjoy and for those who don’t better get out the old English to Hindi translators you have hidden up n the attic or find yourself a suitable company to teach you the basics, coz if not you are left with kannada. Believe me kannada is easy to an extent you kind of learn a couple of words and you are set for the customary greetings….. out of which ‘chenna idira’ and ‘oota ayitha’ being the most prominent. In kannada you basically have good morning good evening and good night all reduced to ‘oota ayitha’. Which by the way means, had food? By greeting standards this has got to be the ultimate.
Moving on from culture and language the next best thing you get in Bangalore is, believe me, is the climate. Whew there is a perpetual wind never ceasing ever blowing. At times on strong windy days you hear the chattering of teeth even with two over coats on you. But all said and done it’s a very good climate one you’ll absolutely fall in love with in seconds…
Speaking of the climate, I got into conversation with a couple of very aged but really cool people whose only regret with the improvements for the city is the traffic and the pollution. Well traffic is avoidable if you really put your mind into it but pollution is a totally different problem. What was pleasant weather eight years back is now reduced to smog (smoke + fog).
Although I came comprehending a change one this drastic yet funny in its own way is what life is all about….
IT we make IT happen
Reflecting back a few days, I remember a particular morning conversation that got me hooked no thinking hey that’s true…
Well have coffee with a couple of my colleagues, waiting for our anchor the conversation started on the very mundane things anyone would talk about over a cup of coffee. Conversations ranging from the very absurd facts of life to problems to be solved in the course of the day, costumes to dialogues and people to animals… over the course of this we started pondering over the usual commuting charge within the city. What do you know Bang all of a sudden we are zooming in on the various aspects of the rise in inflation in the city.
Over much reflection we zero in on the main industry that cause / caused this inflation. The IT industry. The IT industry is the main cause of the cities high cost of living. Imagine people making like 50Gs a month after all expenses… where does he go and spend this extra moolah in the city. This extra moolah has like kind of raised the bar on the common mans’ expenses. Well come to think of it IT has infact changed the face of the plight of numerous farmers. IT we make IT happen
Well have coffee with a couple of my colleagues, waiting for our anchor the conversation started on the very mundane things anyone would talk about over a cup of coffee. Conversations ranging from the very absurd facts of life to problems to be solved in the course of the day, costumes to dialogues and people to animals… over the course of this we started pondering over the usual commuting charge within the city. What do you know Bang all of a sudden we are zooming in on the various aspects of the rise in inflation in the city.
Over much reflection we zero in on the main industry that cause / caused this inflation. The IT industry. The IT industry is the main cause of the cities high cost of living. Imagine people making like 50Gs a month after all expenses… where does he go and spend this extra moolah in the city. This extra moolah has like kind of raised the bar on the common mans’ expenses. Well come to think of it IT has infact changed the face of the plight of numerous farmers. IT we make IT happen
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