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5月5日 Observations in an interviewAfter a very long time, i got an interview call from one of the bigwigs in the software industry!! They promised me a day shift, a salary that was very close to the 6 digits per month, and company provided housing and transportation!! All this lure to get me away from MS!! I initially was hesitant, but finally gave in to the temptation!! So off i went, last monday to attend this interview, which i was sure would change my life!! And change it did!!
As i entered the hallowed halls of fame, dot at 9 AM and looked around the place. Immaculate marble flooring, centrally air conditioned to a lovely temperature, security cams that neatly fitted into the walls like little ornaments, luxurious leather sofas that screamed 'get spoilt'!! Wow!! Felt like paradise!! I comfortably seated myself in one of these contraptions and looked around. The general atmosphere around me was 'feel important' kinds!! I also noticed many other hopefuls sitting around for interviews. Looking confident, like young leaders, raring to take on the world! Each one with an aura of superiority around them. Probably Yem Bee Yays from some heavy duty schools abroad i thought!! I was still woozy in the head mainly because I work in the night shift, studied hard for this interview and completely did not sleep even for a second!! Was trying hard to concentrate on my surroundings!!
Looked harder this time, to my left were 2 other girls, probably from some recruiting agency, holding lists of probables. Right next to them, like flies over (you know what!!) were scores of young chaps milling around with excitement!! Probably their first chance to work for a huge company I thought. To my right was a second batch of the hopeful youngsters, completely from college. I could see from their caps being backwards, the bright, loose hanging tees and multi pocketed cargo pants 3-4 sizes larger than their waist!! Threatening to fall off the minute they moved their feets too quick!! flashy shoes, earrings, all bajango ishtyle!! Further right was a cute looking girl who was obviously flirting with a guy who seemed to keep looking left and right every microsecond to see if anyone was watching him!! He must have thought this was his lucky day or something!! All blushes on a face as dark as the moonless sky and to top it all he was actually drawing circles with his toe on the ground!! How much more idotic can this get!!! I refused to look further in their direction and turned away. Thats when i saw her!!
Trotting high like a prized thoroughbred, beautiful cheek bones, eyebrows that seemed to be precise and streaked with touches of kohl, complete and full eyelashes that were also lined perfectly, shading those lovely oak brown eyes!! She was fantastic, like an angel who just dropped by from the skies above!! I must have been gaping with my mouth open and for some silly reason I thought she was walkin up to me!! I blinked once more and looked again!! Oh yes!! she was definitely walking straight to me!! "Are you Arun Krishnamurthy?" she asks. I just gape as though some one hit me with a sledge hammer!! Question repeats, this time I am sure I am not dreaming and answer in the positive! "how nice to meet you! I am Sahana, the HR for this company!" Instantly I feel the urge to get this interview done a success by hook or crook!!!
She runs through quick CV of herself and her role in the organisation, i paid no heed to it. Was outright staring into those lovely kohl lined eyes. Guess she noticed! "Ah! You seem to speak very little, some coffee?" she blurts. As a response we walk down the hall into the cafeteria. I don't know why, but today, I am totally speechless. The coffee was the best I had tasted in recent times. All this while, she is talking and i am gaping!! An abrupt halt comes in the question, "so, tell me about yourself, I am boring you with my story!" I am dumbstruck!! I felt as if mouth was taped up and sealed from inside with Fevi Kwik!! But the sly fox in me silently gulped the coffee to get some time to think!! I gave her a breif description of my job profile, my earlier jobs, certifications yadda yadda and she seemed pretty impressed!! "Great profile man!! You are definitely the one we are lookin for!! Have a seat in the lobby, I'll be right back" and she moves away!! I still am holding the half cup of coffee watching her walk into the distance! *sigh!*
I get back to my seat. My observations begin again. More intently this time because the coffee has woken me up!! Look around to the right and 'flirty girl' has moved away from the 'toe-to-heel-hole-digger' guy!! She is now with someone else. One of the college ishtyle fellas! He seems to be enjoying every single minute of it by guffawing loudly in an otherwise pin drop silent ambience!! I look outside, temperature is soaring in the mid 40's now!! Most of the guys to my left have already gone. Rejected faces, gloomy moods ensue. Poor fellows i felt, must have had real high hopes to get in. I look back and the 'dude' who was laughing is not laughing any more. Sahana is right next to him telling him something. From his reactions i can guess he is a goner. But he still takes it in his stride. I mean, who can show any kind of gloominess when a gorgeous girl tells you that you are rejected!! Male ego i say!! Hehehe!! The quick chat is over and he turns around expecting to find the girl still standing there, but no, she is back to her seat flirting with candidate no. 1 who apparently made it through the first round!! "Dude' harrrumphs and walks away into the blistering heat!
I wait patiently and not very much later, Sahana comes by. Beeline to me. Sits down right beside and continues chatting. I hear voices in my head, "Bob, you are engaged, careful man!" I know i am treading a very thin line, but still maintain my composure. I don't know what we talked about but it was all done in 5 minutes flat. After that, a moment... Both of us were looking straight, eye to eye, no words, no blinking... just gazing into the depths each others eyes!! The feeling was electric!! I had no words to speak and was transfixed to my spot. For a whole 2 minutes, the scenery around me faded away, the flirty girl and the hole digging guy vanished, the air conditioning and the pretty little security cams just melted away into the creamy walls!! Just gazing!! Finally i break away from the stare, partly because I felt it misleading and partly because I was called for my technical interview by that loud booming voice of the security guy!! (damn i hate him!! :D )
As i get up to go, she follows, every step. I pause outside the interview hall, to make any last minute sweat sweeps of my forehead. She is still watching. I know I have to go, but i cannot move, I dont know why!! Finally she gives me a "good luck" push into the hall and the door slowly closes on her pretty face. Still gazing!! The next 30 minutes was one of the most horrid sessions i ever faced!! For many reason, i was forced to think Sahana was earlier trying to calm me so that i can face this mental abuse!! Questions being fired left, right, centre and up my a**!! I was trying my best to keep up, but even with my best answers, i fumbled and stuttered. I knew it right from the first question that this interview was going to be tough, really tough. Finally after a grilling of 30 minutes by 6 different people, I am asked to wait outside. I walk fast, just short of breaking into a jog, out of the room! Nervous and completely finshed off!! I need a smoke and some coffee, real hot and strong!!
She is standing there, as if she knew i was coming and led me straight to the canteen. I am crest fallen, unable to see that beautiful face who is asking me so many questions at the same time, and i'm not answering. I talk in whispered tones, about the total ripping apart of my brains in interview hall, about my nervousness, about my wooziness in the head, about my need for a smoke and a coffee right now! We walked outside, although it was hot, we found a nice tree which offered some shade. I lit up, she to my surprise she did too!! We enjoyed the next 10 minutes of cooling down with nicotine and tar breathing through our veins. I finally relax and we manage to talk some things about bangalore (her place) and lifestyles. Finally decided to get back in the cool climes of the office. She assures me everything would be fine and walks away into the interview hall. I lounge back into the luxurious and pampering sofa!!
About 5 minutes later she arrives, I can make out from those pretty eyes that she is not carrying good news. The inevitable had hapened, I was rejected. I was expecting this all along, but when she told me this face to face, I could actually see the genuine sadness deep in the eyes. "Well, life has to move on" I say and start to pick up my bag and helmet. She stammered something incoherent for a second, and i looked up. "It was really nice knowing you man, I really had the impression that all chennai guys were sidey charecters!!" I was shell shocked!! But for some reason, those eyes were looking straight into mine and i could not react to a statement being made about my city folks!! I simply smiled and started my walk back. She followed me to the door and right at the end "If you don't mind, this is my personal number in bangalore, I would love to meet up when you are there" and pushes me her visiting card! I again grinned and walked back to the bike. Trinity was there, waiting for me, her silver self, shining even more brightly in the sunlight! One kick and we both are off!! All the way back home, I was thinking about my little meeting. Those eyes, they semed so familiar, so romantic, so homely, so ready to talk and friendly. They displayed all the emotions without moving a muscle in the face.. *sigh*
I wheeled the bike back into the parking lot of my apartment and walked up home, still thinking about those eyes!! I went up to see the house was not locked, meaning someone was inside. I ring the bell and wait. The door opens very slightly. I push my way through and Swapna is standing there waiting for me!! I look again.......the same eyes!! Now i know why i was so fascinated!! They belonged to the love of my life!!! |
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