my express dayz

LIFE WAS JUS SOOO RELAXING
hmmmm .. its never been difficult for me to talk about The New Indian Express. Thats where i started my serious career. i never ever thought that journalism would fancinate me to such an extent that i would continue it. I never wanted to be a journalist i always wished to be a psychologist and eat peoples head ( i still do the same though in difffernt career)
As i started with express i was the youngest of the lot. n ya i wasnt my first job .. infact the third one in last 6 months.. But i stil remeber my firrst day i was put under this old man he was called Mr Sriram Prasad, who was on a re-writing desk, looked very experinced and seein him i felt tht my life is gonna be stuff out here. But things happen for good he was jus so easy to work.. but yet never missed a chance to comment on anyone.. he always told me tht i hve spoilt my english after joinin Express....
Within no time i realised that i was married to express n divorcin express was jus not too easy for me.. people around there where jus tooo friendly and always behaved smaller to their age.. i guess tht still keeps express a rockin place to work..
i remeber one the dayz i was told to do an a page where i had to take the whole story even cuttin a word ( it was sponsered story) n i jus put it thinkin even without checkin. the edition was printed n all had forgotten about it. But such things arent easy forget. My newseditor Kiran was called by shankar(RE) n given a big complaint letter by a reader .. n guess wat it was the story which had mistakes.. immediately bhavna cmes n tells me kiran wants to c u..
He starts like who told u to take this stuff in such manner without editin .... i answer you n bhavna .. u did the page .. i say yeah... ok we hve got a complaint letter n RE wants u to give an explanition.. i stand mummm....bhavna on the other hand was happy tht i was given a notice. but to her surprise kiran jus threw the letter in the dustbin (actually i was always his fav) sayin tht she can never do anythin wrong. n bhavna jus couldnt stop telllin others of kiran reaction .. she has a big hand in makin me famous in office. :):)
I cant forget prathibha gettin us sme thing to eat everyday.. poor lady had to get for the whole office.. or sri sir's biscuits.. all jus was jus soo homely.
Comin to divya (a gr8 photographer)and me .. oh no one could find us once we were out of out place,, coz we would me havin either sme photography session sme place in office or sme discussions on books. today. i miss he so much coz frankly i hve no1 to discuss books.. (my finance also doesnt like readin.. but i plan to incorporate this habit in him).
We have done the most craziest things in office.. rite from layin cricket to singin loudly to scoldin the security gaurds to disturbin the reporters. Though few complanied bout us no1 really bothered to say us one word. It was as if i was back to my college. office can never been fun...
Suddenly, all the younger lot was facinated with moblie phones.. intially none of the seniors noticed but later when we went missin they realised n to they suprise a loo which could jus accomadte 3 ppl at a time actually had 10 girls standin in tht ..it was our fav place to talk..
Seein our interset in books. The RE there gave us an assignment to review a book this was my first and last book review.
he gave me a book which i dnt remeber the name also.. i sme how wasnt satisfied coz it didnt look attractive to me.. but had to write so started it n after readin a page went of to sleep. suddenly a thought struck me... i wanted to write the review without readin the book.
but when discussed about this i jus got stares from all eyes around me.. i decided tht i would read first few, middle few n last few.. n thts wat i did ..
Started typin out my review though n ended it in jus six lines.. the nxt was to meet the RE with a print out.. he told me to sit n didnt even notice the paper . so how was the book.. with answerin him i jus handover the paper n ask him for my nxt assignment.. he jus gave me smile.. i can bet all my pink stuff tht he knew i didnt read the book. but he jus made few corrections n handed me over n smiled again..
he did give lots of assignments but a book review was never in my way all through my stay there... :):)
Though i no more belong to tht place.. my thoughts keep wanderin there as if it was jus yesterday!!!!!....