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I am an Engineering graduate from BITS-Pilani, currently pursuing my MBA from XLRI, Jamshedpur. An avid public speaker, I experiment with new ways of making presentations to attract my audience. My academic and career interests revolve around marketing. I love reading marketing books and blogs. I'm ambitious and am ready to work hard (or smart) for goals that I set for myself.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Dilemma

Dilemma. I am not about to write anything philosophical, its just a small mention about two trivial dilemmas that I face everyday.
Dilemma # 1. Ever travelled by bus in Delhi? I have. And, this thing that I travel in can't really be classified as a bus. People in Delhi call it an RTV, an acronym for Road Transport Vehicle. A typical RTV is about a half and five ft tall from floor to ceiling and has the capacity to seat 15 people and a standing capacity of,going by what the driver and conductor think, at least a 100 people. I take one of these every morning to get to my office. Ordinarily, any individual would prefer a bus (or an RTV) which is less than half loaded to capacity (only in seating terms please!) but, I really don't know what to wish for every morning when I am at the bus stop. A bus half-full would mean that it will take twice the time at every bus stop and also mid-way, hoping - not always against hope - that some lost soul would apparate out of nowhere (and prove the driver and conductor right). So, in stead, at times, I find myself hoping - again not always against hope - that the next RTV coming down the road will be so full that I find myself crushed inside, hoping - always^100 against hope - it will be pretty girls pressed all around me. Therein lies my dilemma - ordinary I know, but, i mentioned that right at the beginning.
Dilemma # 2: Do you like work? Okay, let me put it differently - Is it your dream to do nothing and make (possibly, a lot of) money? So is mine! And here I am, earning 15k a month (I know that can't be classified as "a lot" by any standards, but, c'mon, I'm just an intern!) for doing nothing, and repenting it. At times, I wish, someone would just pay me half the amount and make me work twice as much - technically, twice as much will still be zero but, lets not get into the nitty gritties of mathematics and read it as a Blog please. But, less than half an hour later, I start feeling good about living a laid back life. And again, less than fifteen minutes later, the former starts creeping in. So, I am stuck! Work or no work? I dunno!

5 comments:

  1. :D
    well dude u will continue with the first Dilemma in Bangalore too.. not sure about the second one.. !

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  2. @ Yatish: Thanks for the comment man..meri boni karva di tune...;)
    Btw, I hope not...i hate the 1st one...:(

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  4. err.. I was going through your blog, and came across this.. since I too live in Delhi :D
    an RTV is a Rural transport vehicle, not a road transport vehicle :D :D

    Otherwise interesting read, although I hate the thought of being squeezed against a 100 different men inside an RTV!

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  5. @Shreya: Thanks for the correction..:-)

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