Everytime something great happens, there is something bad to balance it. And then, something great follows. Sometimes, I feel it proves the credibility of Newton's 3rd law. It convinces me that life is a cycle of ups and downs.
The week after the first placement followed with a series of lows. Agreed that the companies that follow were big-shots, but no one feels good after a rejection. The failure at De-shaw and Amazon did not keep me down for too long as Kalanjali preparations were on full swing. I was too involved in my last Kalanjali, our silver jubilee Kalanjali.In between all this at the professional front, I also got busy with arranging dolls for Navratri. I took the responsibilty of setting up the whole thing on my own.
The hunt for talented anchors started with announcements in all classess regarding the auditions. It felt good to be a judge, judging the speaking talents of juniors and pick out potential anchors to replace me. Anchoring at MVIT has always been so close to me over the last couple of years that I sometimes get pretty possessive about it too.
The auditions were a successful and helped me assign anchors to all the 29 events at Kalanjali in addition to the anchors for the main stage. The next couple of days went on with preparing my own speech, correcting others' speeches and more importantly assigning the right task to the right one.
The D-day finally arrived.It was the time for Kalanjali 2011. The day was pretty hectic.I had to anchor at the inaugral function along with a junior who was absolutely new at the job. Post that, it was time to take part in software presentation and paper presentation. By the time, I reached home, I was totally tired. The next day gave me some time for myself to enjoy a few events as audience along with friends.I had given myself the role of giving the event's report on Day 2. What followed was the rockshow, whcih saw me head banging for a while under peer pressure. Overall, it was a memorable event.MVIT's Kalanjali 2011 was quite a big hit.
With very little preparation for Aricent, I decided to give it a try. The test seemed pretty easy at the beginning but the last section was a nighmare. I could relate to how any match result cannot be predicted until the final ball is bowled. The Aricent results gave me a reality check. I realised how much I needed to work on my technical skills in addition to my pretty above avergae aptitude and HR skills.
But as it is said, there is light on the end of every tunnel. I am waiting to find that light soon.
On that note, I would conclude with a forward that really motivated me..Something that is sure to lift me when I am down..."Life has its own way of making us smile especially at times when we lose hope but certain surprises come our way just when we think we could never smile again."
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