Career Questionnaire- The destructive side

Many career counselors charge you for helping you select a right course for education. Most of them ask about your aspirations, strengths and weakness. They check your IQ, EQ and many other Q’s before suggesting something. Beware! Don’t waste time and money there.

I am giving this warning because I know that many students (Exceptions overruled) join a course for something and end up doing something else that they really like doing. Agree? This made me design this questionnaire. This is based on what a student might be willing to do at college in a particular course. Obviously these are destructive, but this is real other side.

MBA’s may answer as "Yes" to the following questions

1. I can speak more, party more but work less
2. I care for what I wear today
3. I can cash on other’s problem and can coolly call it as a strategy
4. I don’t know the meaning of plagiarism
5. For me the only unethical thing on earth is to be ethical
6. I believe that marks are synonymous to madness
7. I believe that Jack should be proud be being in all trades
8. My destiny is placements
9. If you ask me three priorities , then I will answer it as “I, me and myself”
10. I like to call myself as an MBA more than an employee of XYZ co.

Engineers may answer as "Yes" to the following questions

1. I can work more and talk less
2. I believe that IT sector will flourish for ever
3. I am highly logical and hence can booze throughout the course thinking that booze will motivate me
4. My creative side can be found by the way I design ragging tricks
5. I am intelligent hence I don’t deserve to be in India, I will fly and earn a post graduation
6. Brain drain? I have never heard about it
7. I want to feel superior by doing this course
8. I know that I will end up into a dog if I don’t get a job on campus
9. It is enough if I wake up in the final year, sleeping before that is normal
10. I am intelligent and hence I look stupid (or) I am stupid and hence look intelligent

Arts graduates may answer as "Yes" to the following questions

1. I keep fun as my top priority in life, next it is being happy and last but not least it is fun again
2. I have strong belief in Indian economy which will anyway give me a job
3. I am practicing to speak in American accent
4. I want to dress up to college in the same way as I would walk the ramp
5. I believe that I am young, energetic and hence I need not spend much energy in studying
6. I want to postpone my worries for three years
7. Bunking is bliss, arrear is auspicious
8. Whether I earn a degree or not, I want to earn a girl
9. I have practiced rowdy'ism in at least one situation
10. College campus is my home; canteen is my board room; recreation room is my bed room; class room?? Never heard about that

Farewell Feelings.. not so fare

party at night
Originally uploaded by alfadone75

I have earlier discussed about my experience with winter in this place. Here winter enlightens me again.

Last Friday was our much expected farewell party. All it began with a poll for titles like Mr/Ms Congeniality, Mr/Ms Flirt, best buddies, best couple, style icon etc.,. Indians are born politicians, the contestants proved it. The online poll turned into an online defame before the authorities interrupted and closed the story.

The time was 7.00PM; it was an open air party and the temperature was cold enough to compel you to get into a quilt. Still the brave hearts of my college came in with their own intention. My only intention was to eat something which is not aaloofied. I prefer to eat food with LIFE. The honorable Director says a strict no no to non-vegetarian food inside the college. Our fellow students were compelled to eat the food made of leaves, seeds, milk, roots and stem (Vegetarian- A food without LIFE).

My friend’s intention was to catch some colours. The community of boy-girl researchers have coined this special term ‘colour’ to refer girls. Their explanation is as follows “A colour is something which can guide people (traffic light colours) and a colour is the same thing which can destroy people (distractive colours). Since girls have the same qualities, they are referred as colours”. (Possibly worlds most stupid explanation..)

Many came with the intention of exchanging their final formal goodbye. Though I believe that orkut is the antonym for good bye. My entire batch is either orkut arrested or orkut addicted, hence there is no need to say good bye. The whole event went as an usual farewell party, some one speaking on the stage, some one playing music and making people dance and someone spending money for all these. There are few interesting findings that I made during this time. These would help me a lot in my ongoing boy-girl research. I am sharing the same here;

Men and women compliment each other perfectly: As it is farewell, women were emotional and were allowing water to exit their body as tears. Men too were emotional, but were allowing water to enter their body as booze.

Women are winter resistant: I could see men in their full suits with enough protection to withstand the cold. Women on the other end were as usual, sarees in their sexiest form or in western party wears. This makes me believe that there should be a skin cream which is winter resistant or their skin itself is winter resistant.

Men’s clock and Women’s clock show different time: The party was supposed to start at 4.00PM and men walked in at 5.30PM to avoid the speeches delivered by the honorable staff members. Women walked in at 7.00PM in order to turn on the party. Women should have been convincing their Mirror till then.

Food attracts both; Men eat and Women see: The sight of food being served attracted the crowd. Irrespective of the gender, men and women started walking towards the food zone. After few minutes, men were seen eating and women were seen holding their plates.

Ends here. IBS readers looking for a more detailed article on this farewell may visit our college forum by clicking here.

Auto..Auto..Oi Auto!

I do not know why, but these three wheeled auto rickshaws fascinate me a lot. The vehicle is unique and so are their drivers. They form an important part of the culture of a city. You might have come across reviews that are given for free like “Bangalore Autos’ Oh! They are horrible, they don’t give any respect. They don’t come if the distance is short”; “Chennai Auto’s! Cheaters, they don’t talk in Hindi”; “Delhi Auto’s! They never use the meter, they charge as they wish”. I surprise as to why these Autos are blamed for their driver’s mistakes. Poor Auto’s .. uch…ch..ch..

A normal Auto that we have seen so far can be narrated as follows;

• A three wheeled motored metal box with no doors
• A scooter with ceiling
• A vehicle in which you save time and loose energy
• A vehicle to travel if you have a girlfriend and don’t have your own vehicle
• A vehicle with a meter which is fixed to fix the fare
• A vehicle which can be used as a joy ride in Disney land

When time comes, every opinion, every stereotype will be shattered (For effect: Imagine your pc monitor shattering into pieces). My opinion about Auto was shattered on my visit to Jodhpur, a famous city in Rajasthan, India.

The Autos here can be really called as palace on three wheels (Thanks for the Indian Railways; it was easy for me to name it). I clicked few pictures for you. Sharing the same here….

Front View: I think these Autos are considered feminine. I have seen these two golden tails hanging in thre front somewhere else..Ya..It represents rettai jada (twin pony tail)

Internal: Driver with a hands free mobile (Safe driving). The men inside the photo frame are Himesh Reshamia and his fan. What is he doing here? He is the owner.

Side view: Curves at the right points. Covered enough and left enough. I mean this auto.

Above the driver: You would have seen Lord Shiva and few mirrors, but it also has a radio and cassette player, two loud speakers and a mini locker. (Likely competitor to Tata's one lac car)

The only thing that I missed is to test drive them. Will not miss during my next trip.