A Token of Appreciation

Posted by Shriram Jagannathan(JS) as Bliss, boring, bug, coffee talk, personal experience

A few weeks back, I received loads of e-mails on Coffee with Sundar rajan. I din bother to open it and it directly went to trash. Recently I joined the NITTians webpage and after having read through all the coffee talks, I appreciate the admin and other people ( Esp. Sundar rajan) involved in creating such a novel forum. Well, Ladies and Gentlemen, these coffee talks are sometimes really pesky. I have experienced it once, it wasn’t a coffee talk though; the talk was over lunch. The unfortunate event took place at the Hindu Office with the Deputy-Editor and the Guest was Managing Director of Trivitron. I haven’t heard of such a company before. I and my good old friend were supposed to bombard questions at him on his experience in the company and other crappy stuff. This is the transcript of the event.

Dep-Editor: Welcome Mr. ***** (I forgot his name. It wasn’t that important to me.)

Me: Wow! That’s nice; you have come with a nice babe! Welcome Ma’am!

Dep-Editor: Starts hurling out the questions; what are Para-Medical Instruments? How do you make it? How is the Govt. Policy helping you or hindering your growth etc

Guest: Starts his monologue; Meanwhile my eyes were fixed at the Girl who was right next to him. Well, it surely pays to be a Managing Director. You get these fringe benefits!

Dep-Editor: Shriram, You seem to be intellectually curious.. You have any questions ?

Me: Err… No sir… Intellectually Curious? WTF?! Hey, Ya I do have… Isn’t time for lunch? How about me and the girl going for lunch and you people continuing on your ‘lunch talks’?

Dep-Editor: Yeshwanth (My friend who was really interested in the conversation), do have any queries?

Yeshwanth: Yes sir, of course… How has the recent change in the policy affected your growth?  Oops! Has there been any change in that. Well, Yes. I do suck at politics. Well the girl also seems to be silent!

Guest: Starts his monologue….

Dep-Editor: Ok, We can continue our talks in the canteen… Sir, that’s so nice of you. You have understood my purpose of visit.

Me: Exits the door first and receives the plate first.

A few minutes after I started gobbling…The girl sits next to me. Readers, she sits next to me only because here wasn’t any place left. Perverts don’t think otherwise.

Dep-Editor: Shriram, How do you think the Finance Minister should change his reforms for helping the Para-Medical Industry?

Me: Sir, My dad asked me not to utter a word while eating. It helps in digestion Don’t you want your food to be digested?. Why dint your dad tell you all such basic stuff? Actually, I have no idea on the reforms and the Finance Minister. Let him do his work, I am doing mine. The Gulab Jamun tastes good.

Dep-Editor: Asha, What is your opinion on this?

Me: Asha? Asha? My face really brightened. That’s a nice name. Finally you have asked the right person. Yes, Asha proceed.

Asha: Answers to the point. I listen to it very carefully. Ya it seems to be a nice point! I completely agree with her.

A few other questions and answers involving all other persons except Me… The discussion continued for few hours…

Dep-Editor: Think we have come to the end of the discussion… Any questions gentlemen? Shriram?

Me: Why Me?! Did I concern you while you were interviewing? Ah! Yes, I do have a question. Can I have the mobile Number of Asha? The discussion has been really helpful sir.  I am sure that even if I am given a million, I wouldn’t attend such talks. Huh!

Asha to Me: Where are you studying?

Me: National…

Asha: National College?

Me: Oh… No No… You seem to be greatly influenced by the movie Ramana. This is National Inst. of Technology-Tiruchirappalli. Formerly REC.

She then gets into the Mercedes with the Managing Director. I take out the 2 bucks I had and took the service of Pallavan and returned home.

 

Moral: It is really tough to be involved in such talks unless you know about the subject. If you don’t know, jus stay away.

My friend is now involved with the Business Line for arranging ‘Lunch Talks’ with ‘eminent people’ and in the process has earned a few thousand bucks. I now stay miles away from the Hindu Office.

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May 12, 2008 | Filed Under Bliss, boring, bug, coffee talk, personal experience | Leave a Comment 

Life Stops @ Bus Stops

Posted by Sundar Rajan G S as bus stop, personal experience, random

Saturday evening, in the twilight hour, I lethargically walk to the bus stop. A

bus stops about 20m away from me (to my left). I run to catch it with 2 heavy bags

(one is my back-pack, other my belly :-))



“Does it go to Ramamoorthy nagar?”

“No!”



I walk back very slowly. Almost at snails pace :-)



“Ting, Ting” “Ting, Ting” - There is a guy selling roasted peanuts.

I wonder, how does he earn his bread by selling just those peanuts. Or does he eat

just peanuts for his living?



My mind continued to flutter..



I look around. There are guys dressed in formals, holding a file in hand, with a

dejected look on their face! It doesnt require a Newton to guess that they didnt

get a job..



In the mean time, another bus stops 20m to my right. I ran there. Same story, The

bus doesnt go to ramamoorthy nagar.



It was getting darker. More people accumulating in the bus stop. I could see a

silhouette of a young couple, holding hands. They are probably the only 2 souls

there who didnt want the bus to come. :-)



Time flies. Its 20 minutes since I reached there. Bored of standing alone, I

bought peanuts for 2 rupees.



“Sammmmmosa” “Sammooosa” - A man selling samosas for 5 rupees each. He was so

drunk that he couldnt stand. All the money that he earns by selling those “Over

Priced” samosas goes to a bar. :-)



I also caught sight of a beautiful girl there with a back-pack similar to mine.

My mind continued to fly on that boring evening..

I am sure she has a laptop.

she should be in IT.

She should have just started her career I think. Otherwise, why the hell on earth

was she standing in the bus stop.

What could be the make of laptop - IBM thinkpad or dell.. blah blah blah..



Another ten minutes passed with random thoughts. She gets into the next bus. :-(

So did the silhouettes. I go back to the peanuts guy and take peanuts for 5 rupees.

Ah, now I understand how he makes his living :-)



My life was stranded in the bus stop. I appreciate my patience to stay there for

half an hour without a bus. :-)



There are people there to make a living out our patience. (the peanuts guy, the

somasa guy etc). An auto guy comes and stands in front of me. “Vroom, Vroom..” He

is trying to make his living out my impatience. :-)



I show my disinterest by looking away from him. I catch sight of the samosa guy

smoking “beedi”.. Rings of smoke flew in the air.. He was in his own world! So am

I. Those rings reminded of the ring that I give to my cab driver before leave.



“Hello suresh, where are you, I am coming down in 5 minutes. Please be there, I

dont have much time”. I thought, here is another person, who makes his living because of our fast moving life.



All these random thoughts engulfed my mind as my life stopped at a bus stop!



Yes, LIFE STOPS AT BUS STOPS! BUT NOT THE THOUGHTS




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January 15, 2008 | Filed Under bus stop, personal experience, random | Comments Off