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.