Showing posts with label times of india. Show all posts
Showing posts with label times of india. Show all posts

Friday, June 10, 2011

New Beginnings






It's been a long long time. And I still have nothing really to talk about. I would have liked to say that with the beginning of a new phase of my life, everything's changed, everything's different. But it isn't so. Not at this very moment, that is. Maybe in time I'll be able to say that.

For those wondering what this new phase is, well, I have begun the 'working' phase. Now I'm a '23 year old working woman' and I'm not really sure if I like the sound of it.

I've started working at The Times of India in Ahmedabad as a copy editor cum news correspondent. Which means that I have, once again, shifted base to the city that I had come to love once upon a time.

Ok, so in this regard I would say that thing have changed. Because when I was here two years back, everything was different. I knew so many people and it made me want to stay here forever. But now it like staring over. And let me tell you that it's really not fun. I dont make friends as easily as I would like. I'm quiet as a mouse and shy as a...well..whatever creature is really shy..and that is so uncharacteristic of me..I'm living with a new person after staying with my family for 2 years since I was here.. I dont quite know how to describe what I'm feeling right now...so I'm not going to try.

As of now, I haven't done much at work. I started on the 8th and on the first 2 days, besides filling up forms and things I edited a few stories. Last night I sat with one of my colleagues to watch as she made page 6 and page 2. That was fun. A better word would be exhilarating. To watch the next day's newspaper being created right before my eyes was surreal. Like my friend said, I make tomorrow's headlines. I made one last night, and the feeling was great. As time goes on, I'll be making many many more. And maybe then I'll have lots more to write..


PS: never believe me when I say "I have nothing to say"

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Calling from Times of India





Its my 17th day at Times of India, Baroda and its been fabulous. I've always wanted to work for a big known popular newspaper. Wanted to know wht it feels like to work in the media. Feel the thrill of seeing your byline appear in the papers and have people call you saying "hey your name's in the papers today!!!" Everybody is as excited and proud of me as I am. N there's no better feeling. Even though I havent done any hard-core work, I'm still not completely useless. My 'colleagues' tell me I'm good at my work and I hope that someday I can be like them. I'm trying to learn as much as I can in this one month so that once im done studying I can be at a place where I know I'll be good and where people will appreciate my worth. I truly am grateful for this opportunity to work with dedicated and great journalists and some day I shall be just as great. Thank you to all.