An Assignment

Yes, copiers you can copy from here! It was my ‘Written analysis and communication’ class, when my professor gave homework– “Describe last one year of your life in 300 words”. Only 300 words! Not even one word per day. Anyway, here is what I submitted. And I guess this is the only subject where one can put their assignment in their blogs. Here I begin:

 As I look back in my last one year, I find a lot of activities which have given various dimensions to my experience. I was working with TCS where I changed two projects in a year. In parallel I prepared for MBA entrance exams and gave all the exams one by one till December 2011. And not to forget the most interesting week of the year; my elder brother’s marriage in February 2012. Lastly in June, I took admission in IMT. Now, sitting in my desk, in my comfortable AC room, I’m trying to sum up my one year of life in 300 words. Given the life expectancy of an average Indian male i.e. 63.2 years, my biography, if at all, should contain 18960 words, approximately 95 pages! Typical me; Engineer by birth!!

I will describe the most important event, which I call “experience booster” in my life. The last day at my office: I couldn't gauge my ambivalent emotions. As I moved out of main gate with release letter in my hand, a kaleidoscope of all the days I spent here, flashed through my eyes. How can I forget the first day in Lucknow when my RMG told all the new joiners to have good time on bench till project is allocated? How can I forget the first day when I found a girl sitting beside me in office library, who is too cute to ignore? How can I forget the first day when I discovered that the office canteen serves Chicken Biryani in just rupees 40 [Given the current rate of exchange, its less than $1 for you, sir!]?

I looked at my release letter once again. It read “You will be released from the services of the organizations from the close of office hours of 25-May-2012.” I looked at my watch. I still have three and a half hours. Should I go back to office library once again?

“Hey! Why are you so silent?” nudged me out of my thoughts; my two friends Sourabh and Sopan, who were walking by my side.

One thing that is constant in life is change and we must adopt it. My office, apart from giving some technical skills and certificates, added plethora of intangible experiences. I will treasure these assets for lifetime.

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