My life has been a high way of up and downs. But all the time, God helped me in sustaining them and to move on. If I start, I would end up in writing a life long mega serial, huh.
The last semester of my post graduation saw a dramatic change in the way I turned up things in my favor. I boarded Bangalore with Five thousand bucks in hand, and it was raised by mother - selling her last piece gold she had. Her intuition might have told her that this is it and things will change.
Bangalore was a huge metro, in the midst of IT and ITES boom. I thought that I might get my job half done here, in this Silicon valley.
I stayed along with my uncle and his family. They were of great help to me during that days. I never felt alone there, even though I was in a pile of troubles. From day one onwards, I started project hunting. All the respected places were occupied by people with high recommendations.
My determination was failing day by day as all the seats were filled up. There were places, where in I need to pay upto 8000 bucks to get a paid project seat. After wandering for a hours, I would come back to M.G.Road. There were seats kept on the pedestrian way facing the road. I take my rest in those rusted seats.
I saw people sleeping on some, others were occupied by some wanderers like me and some by beggars.
Every morning, Uncle used to drop me at his office, from there I used to go for my hunting. M.G.Road is nearly 1km from his office. Evenings I used to come home by bus to half way. Then , I used to walk around 10kms to reach home in sever cold, to say 5 bucks. Each money spend is deducted from my account. I was walking around the suburbs with moonlight as my torch light along side the deserted river. The breeze was so cold that, my boots get ice cold and legs pain like anything as there were no proper roads.
Once uncle was saying about he needs around some ten thousand bucks for some works. B'coz, that time his house construction was going on. I immediately told him that I can arrange around 4500 bucks keeping the rest for my personal use.
My mind couldn't resist from helping him... I dont know why. I forget the fact that I have no other ways around without it.
Now added to everything, I am with 500 bucks in hand. I need to survive. Yeah I need something to survive my life, hope and everything.
Next day onwards, I started to apply for each and every job adds I see around. Doesn't matter whether its a data admin, call center , tutor, programmer and anything on the way.
Nothing turned out to me for the next couple of days. I was distressed, my hopes and determination was going down day by day and I thought it was the end of everything.
Up above the skies some was watching the rough patches I'm going around. Sooner, I got a call from a job consultant as am I interested in a call center job. They asked me to join the interview place in 10 minutes as the next batch is scheduled. The place was near to where I was.
It was showering, and I started running like anything. In between praying to all the Gods I know till that time. Finally, with wet clothes I reached the venue in time.
Three rounds of test and a interview. HR asked my why did a Computer PG student like me want to work now, rather than doing projects.... I simply replied that, I like to stand alone.
It was a Dec 27th and was asked to join their call center on Jan 1st. I started my life with a monthly salary of 6k + performance allowance.
My joys were unlimited, but my friends were against this idea to join call center rather than doing the project. I cannot blame them as well, since I haven't told any one from where I come.
I earned enough to send money to my home, buy sweets for uncles child, to do a paid project. In between shifted to a new place. All the night I used to work at call center and come back by around 6 am to my room.
My room is hardly, 190X200 cms partitioned side way. Funniest thing is that I even have a full time room mate there.
At the end of six months, I submitted my paid project to the officials at college and got A+ grade.
GOD have definite plans for me, from there onwards...
The last semester of my post graduation saw a dramatic change in the way I turned up things in my favor. I boarded Bangalore with Five thousand bucks in hand, and it was raised by mother - selling her last piece gold she had. Her intuition might have told her that this is it and things will change.
Bangalore was a huge metro, in the midst of IT and ITES boom. I thought that I might get my job half done here, in this Silicon valley.
I stayed along with my uncle and his family. They were of great help to me during that days. I never felt alone there, even though I was in a pile of troubles. From day one onwards, I started project hunting. All the respected places were occupied by people with high recommendations.
My determination was failing day by day as all the seats were filled up. There were places, where in I need to pay upto 8000 bucks to get a paid project seat. After wandering for a hours, I would come back to M.G.Road. There were seats kept on the pedestrian way facing the road. I take my rest in those rusted seats.
I saw people sleeping on some, others were occupied by some wanderers like me and some by beggars.
Every morning, Uncle used to drop me at his office, from there I used to go for my hunting. M.G.Road is nearly 1km from his office. Evenings I used to come home by bus to half way. Then , I used to walk around 10kms to reach home in sever cold, to say 5 bucks. Each money spend is deducted from my account. I was walking around the suburbs with moonlight as my torch light along side the deserted river. The breeze was so cold that, my boots get ice cold and legs pain like anything as there were no proper roads.
Once uncle was saying about he needs around some ten thousand bucks for some works. B'coz, that time his house construction was going on. I immediately told him that I can arrange around 4500 bucks keeping the rest for my personal use.
My mind couldn't resist from helping him... I dont know why. I forget the fact that I have no other ways around without it.
Now added to everything, I am with 500 bucks in hand. I need to survive. Yeah I need something to survive my life, hope and everything.
Next day onwards, I started to apply for each and every job adds I see around. Doesn't matter whether its a data admin, call center , tutor, programmer and anything on the way.
Nothing turned out to me for the next couple of days. I was distressed, my hopes and determination was going down day by day and I thought it was the end of everything.
Up above the skies some was watching the rough patches I'm going around. Sooner, I got a call from a job consultant as am I interested in a call center job. They asked me to join the interview place in 10 minutes as the next batch is scheduled. The place was near to where I was.
It was showering, and I started running like anything. In between praying to all the Gods I know till that time. Finally, with wet clothes I reached the venue in time.
Three rounds of test and a interview. HR asked my why did a Computer PG student like me want to work now, rather than doing projects.... I simply replied that, I like to stand alone.
It was a Dec 27th and was asked to join their call center on Jan 1st. I started my life with a monthly salary of 6k + performance allowance.
My joys were unlimited, but my friends were against this idea to join call center rather than doing the project. I cannot blame them as well, since I haven't told any one from where I come.
I earned enough to send money to my home, buy sweets for uncles child, to do a paid project. In between shifted to a new place. All the night I used to work at call center and come back by around 6 am to my room.
My room is hardly, 190X200 cms partitioned side way. Funniest thing is that I even have a full time room mate there.
At the end of six months, I submitted my paid project to the officials at college and got A+ grade.
GOD have definite plans for me, from there onwards...
