Analysis

That sounds more like a title to a report I have to submit to my boss! Funny that I’m saying this when I’m jobless and even though that feels so bloody awesome you cannot fend for yourself for too long. That time is not far when I’ve to ask mom for money to recharge my phone, do you know how ego crushing that can be? I’m shameless when it comes to asking money from my parents but somewhere I know a line has to be drawn. Also your ego won’t let you.

2013, if my memory can be trusted, started on a good note. I’d a job and I loved being there and after a while got promoted too. After a couple of months, apart from the new salary being credited to my account, I wasn’t happy. I was just being there, no motivation, no looking forward to something exciting, only displeasure. Stepping into work had become such an ordeal. Only one thing I was sure of that I had to quit this place and there was always the dream of pursuing my further studies abroad which I had to work on. So without much discussion, I resigned which partially affected my emotional side because it was my first job and had also taught me some important life lessons, met some incredible souls but more on that later. Many people called my decision ‘rash’. I most certainly worked on my impulse but only because nothing means more to me than my own happiness. I didn’t have an offer for my next job and there was a little fear for gap in my employment. But what the hell, that doesn’t mean I would continue to work at a job that totally sucks.

BEST DECISION EVER. (Also I will reinstate the fact that I had some balls to do that or I would I like to believe so.)

In the meantime I gave a couple of entrance tests for applying to courses abroad. Then second best thing happened to me this year, I got an opportunity to assist teaching in a municipal school through an NGO. I ended up learning more than teaching. The challenges I faced was nothing less than what one endures in a corporate job.

Life in 2013:

Professionally- 7/10

Personally- 6/10

This year, I’ve grown emotionally strong and I’m quite sure of that. Something I always wanted to be and it couldn’t have come at a better time. Some of the series unfolded this year has made me this way and I'm truly indebted to them. Things don’t affect me anymore. The best mechanism to evaluate your personal life is the count the number days you have fallen to sleep at night, crying. I am proud to announce there wasn’t a single one in the last six months. In simple words, I don’t give a flying fuck about anything anymore. I am so much at peace right now that I feel like Gautama Buddha.

2014 has started on such an epic note. No expectations. No resolutions. Only tranquillity.

P.S. Nazar mat lagana, kamino.

Typos

It's funny how out of a million topics I had in mind, I ended up choosing this. I don't have anything against typos. However, I am forced to think otherwise since I earn my living correcting typos. Conference marketing profession made me realise something or rather woke me up from a deep slumber.

And what will that be?

I had a notion that I was simply perfect with my written English communication. Dare somebody spot a typo in any articles on my blog (OK! This is making me conscious already!). I felt victorious when I spotted glitches in someone else's matter. To my disappointment, I was told that the first copy I had proofed wasn't 100% accurate. Not that it was such a big deal and people learn with experience is what I was taught. But for me, it was my life falling apart! 'How could I miss out on those silly typos?' was the question I asked myself over and over again when I saw the copy proofed by my senior. At times it was quite frustrating, correcting them and thinking, 'How the hell is that going to make a difference to this business?' But if you go to see, when you charge people a bomb to attend a conference and in return you give them some crappy lines in your promotion, do you even expect them to show any interest? I am glad to have got a hang of this already and quite frankly I am enjoying this too.

That was all part of business so a different story altogether. What I don't understand is apart from business why do we tend to correct and label people who make typos and create a complete rage out of it. Communication is all about sending the message across then why do we have to judge? Grammar nazis on twitter can we please calm down, not that you are being paid for doing the shit that you do. We don't expect everyone to perfect.

P.S. Unless you talk 'lyk thiz', then you are a complete jerk.  

Phase

Clearly, I seem to have completed a certain phase of life. Which? Let’s just call it a study-phase. Ok, for some this may not seem to be a rather big achievement but for me it is. I am not against education or anything; in fact I am very pro-education to a certain basic level. After that it is the choice of the individual. You may seem a little lost here, so let me just explain you my scenario.

I have recently completed my graduation with first-class results and I got a job even before my final semester results were out (A bit of self-praise is permissible, right?). In my final year, I was desperate to find a job since I didn’t want to leave myself hanging as I didn’t quite actually fancy further education. I wasn’t looking for something in particular but I would have been happy with anything which didn’t involve finance. I was lucky enough to land up a job within my area of interests. Good company, adorable colleagues, what more to ask?

When people tell me that you got a great opportunity to work in a good profile in the area of your specialisation, I have been wanting to tell them that I chose marketing over finance as I hated it little lesser than the other. This brings us to question, where does my passion lie? To be frank, I don’t know. I didn’t know it even while I was choosing my graduation course and I don’t know it now either. Not to worry, in the midst of this confusion, I got hold of a graduation degree which I call it the license to follow your dreams (Only thing is that I am yet identify THAT dream). This tag because parental pressure subsides a little though not completely since their next target is MBA! Fair enough. To my parents and to all my well wishers who recently suggested that I do away with my MBA as soon as possible else I might just lose interest in studies and become absorbed by the job, I am very overwhelmed with your concern about my future. I want you all to appreciate the stability in my life, a job where I work with dedication and not ignorance even though this not what I wanted. I take this to be a good learning opportunity for my life ahead and if everything fails a good cushion-pillow to fall upon. I don’t want to rush into doing things simply because that’s what others do. I want to be responsible for the decisions I take for myself and I don’t want to be blaming others.

It is so much easier to feed stuff in your blog right? Only if I could explain my parents and relatives ALL OF THIS convincingly, life would be much better. But I am such a silent cow and don’t wish to break their hearts either.

I know something exciting lies ahead in my life! J

P.S. Your suggestions are most welcome.