Life.. :)

God knows when I blogged last. I remember a friend telling me to keep blogging. But i guess i wasnt able to do it.
So lemme give you an update. Been slogging my ass off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes, believe it or not, lazy days are gone...with the wind! Now, its me, my college work, my website work, my music and my laptop. I think at this stage me and my laptop are gonna end up becoming best friends. LOL :)

But in all seriousness, I'm enjoying every moment of my life right now. Of course, there is the pressure of deadlines and submission and keepin track of what all to do n blah blah blah. But in spite of all that, the last one and a half weeks have been so busy! And every moment...well im not gonna exaggerate and say that its etched in my mind, cuz its not. But I think I'v enjoyed myself working. I've covered events, written feature stories, even got an exclusive interview with someone today, and the entire experience of actually working has been mind blowing.

It ain't just that people look upto you when u tell them ur from the press. But in this one week, I've met so many new people- some not so very nice and some absolute sweethearts! I've established myself a little bit atleast in the reporting arena and I'm glad things are goin good.

Life is hectic...but going realy goooood!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Adios! :)

PS: Don't know when I'll have time for the next entry. Today was a surprise too in fact.

Another day 1 :)

It's been 10 days since my last post. I kinda expected it from myself I guess. I knew tht once I'd come bak to chennai, my blog posts would drastically reduce. But oh well, here I am once again typing furiously at 20 minutes past midnight!

I've got news!! I'm working part time for a news website now. I approached them yesterday after some nudging from my Head of Department and guess wht? I got the job!! My first official job where I'm actually gonna be getting paid! I've imagined this day soo many times in my mind-telling people I've got an actual job and working for someone and doing something useful with my time! And now it's finally happening.

Its gonna be hectic though. I'll have to go for an assignment after college everyday for the first one month! And then, they'll decide if they want me to hang around, and I will have to decide if I do wanna hang around!

But still, its gonna be exciting, and pretty hectic with college too! I guess I'll be fighting with time to meet all my deadlines. I'm gonna be living a life of constant pressure and deadlines for the next one month. I wanted more to do, and I've got it now! I'm just hoping its what I want and tht I dont collapse under all the pressure ;) Nah kidding! Gonna be exciting and I'm looking forward to the stress and the tension. Will probably make me feel like a real journalist!

Today was my first assignment. Heritage Center and a Live Phobia Cure Event. It was pretty interesting and fun to attend. I wouldn't say I leant anything, cuz frankly, I dont think I did. But I did enjoy the way the host kept the crowd entertained and excited the whole 2 hours! He was interesting to listen to :)

And the best part? I met PRINCE today! He smiled at me and asked me where I was from and stuff like that! During the whole event, we met each others' eyes and smiled often- probably cuz we were among the very few press people there at that time! He was sweet! Totally unlike what I'd expected and what I'd heard about him! It was nice meeting him!

I'm done with ma report and I've mailed it to ma boss. Hope things go okay as its ma first assignment as such! Keeping ma fingers crossed :)

My 1st day...

Yup...My college officially began today! Day one!!

It wasn't as bad as I'd expected it to be. I realised tht the only reason a majority of us wake up every morning and come to college, is to meet our friends. I guess this is smthn not very new. But it hit me hard today. My last year in college and I've been with my friends for the past 2 yrs.

We've all had our ups and downs of course! Frustrations, tempers, anger, madness, craziness, impatience, tears, laughter, joy, team work, fun, parties..the list is endless and I've been a witness to everything in my 2 yrs at college.

There have been times when the pressures have been so high tht college has been the only thing on our mind. The work tends to take a toll on you at times, but thnx to goood friends made, and good team effort, we've always managed to do our best and come out successful.

2008 is going to be an eventful year i think. We're going to have our share of fun of course. But i guess it'll soon register that next year same time, who knows where all of us are going to end up. Will we be in touch and will our umpteen friendships survive? Everyone is going to start thinking about the future and the prospects available soon enough I guess. It's going to be a year of changes and enlightenment.

I feel older and wiser just thinking about it :)

My night out

We planned it all out over the last week. And it so happens that anything we plan on properly and well in advance always tends to start off wrong. And this one was flagged off with a disastrous beginning!

It began with an assignment for my intern friend and me. Sure, we took it up. It was our last day after all. We wanted work! SO we covered the event and by the time we returned to office, it was almost 8:30pm!

Next, a tragedy a few buildings away from our work place put everyone in a foul mood. Noone was in the mood to party any more. And then, the biggest news of all. My friend and me had to hang around and work on the scripting and the editing of the story we'd covered. This was bound to take a few long hours!!!

We didn't have an option. We battled it out. We worked from almost 9:30 to 11:30 with frequent calls from a friend asking us about the status of our progress and if our 'nite-out' plan was still on and also savoring Chennai's victory in the semis . 11:30pm and we said our good byes and left work. Finalllyy!!!

45 minutes later and the five of us are on our way to Red Box for DINNER! Our plans to go clubbing or enjoy in a lounge went down the drain. But we survived the ordeal :) it was a nice place, good music , good food and very good company.

1:30pm and we are at my friend's place. A bottle of breezer each, and a shot of vodka and very interesting, if not highly graphic conversations kept our moods high. A lousy, hectic and stressful day ended with all of us chilling out, getting along, pulling each other's legs and just plain having fun!

My first night out in Bombay. It wasn't what I had expected but nevertheless it was unbelievably amazing and I had a damn good time!

This entry is dedicated to my fellow interns, Piya, Disha, Karunika, Anushka, Bansi and Niyati and Karthik who couldn't be there. Thank you! :)