LAST YEAR IN COLLEGE………….

It was 22nd July 2007, one day before the starting of last year (7th semester), as usual a xeric sunny day. I was in my room, preparing for another interview (this time company was L&T) and waiting for power so that the fan can at least lessen the effect of the too hot weather. (Electricity was the most frustrating stuff in my college life, I don’t remember any day with even 16 hours power facility, sometimes power cut was for continuous 2-3 days.) Suddenly some of my friends came in my room, lifted me, and told me about my placement in Satyam after giving a lot of bumps. I did not believe that till I got confirmation from HR, as my interview was not too good. Even during the interview, HR told me “Work on your English”. I lost my hope at that moment as fluency in English is most important in software field. I don’t know why I got placed, whatever, It was the happiest day of my life. I was too much frustrated before that as I was trying my luck in 7th company also my success graph was downward. In first company, I was out in last step of placement procedure, then in second last step in second company,……,and in IBM in written itself(1st step). So this placement gave too much relax to me. I did not give interview of L&T and went home for 1 month. That was great visit as I was at home after one and half year and with one job offer. I missed lots of companies during that period. Then Reliance Energy came in college for placement with a huge package. Almost every one was having at least one placement till then and those, who were not having, were not eligible for the company, so I decided to try my luck again. Written was too tough, so almost all the answers were wild guess, but by luck, I secured good marks in written. Group discussion round was so-so type. After that my interview was at 1 am. Believe me, that was the worst interview of my life. I couldn’t answer properly for even one question. But again unexpected result came out at 3.15 am and now I was having two offers. Perhaps my CGPA worked there. There was no limit of my ecstasy. That day ….. Sorry ….that night, there was a long alcoholic party, and I had first peg of my life. That was almost end of 7th semester. Last semester (8th) was too relaxed with No classes, Some protests from juniors for electricity, water and security in college campus and Lot of parties. And then finally it was 16th May 2008, when I left my college with lots of memories in my mind. I don’t know whether I was happy or sad. There was an ecstasy of leaving the student life which doesn’t have proper food and home’s love in its account, an ecstasy of leaving the college which doesn’t have proper facility of water, electricity and security of student, and perhaps an ecstasy of getting new life with lots of money. But there was an anguish of leaving friends, with whom I spent four years of college life, who were with me in every difficulty and in every joy, with whom college was the another family and another home for me…anguish of leaving lots of junior cum friends… and perhaps an anguish of losing those MASTI days of college life…………
AND I THINK THAT THE PAIN WAS DANCING OVER THE ECSTASY THAT DAY …………………….