Family background
Since I discussed a part of my life in the Home page would like to share my life history here; I don`t feel embarrassed to discuss my life. Just to let you all know there are many phases of life which you might have encountered and will encounter in future; you may have got the SECRET to live your life, some may still be struggling to get the SECRET.
My Paternal grandfather Late. Swaminathan Shastri was a very simple human being with his principles and values in his life; Born to a Sanskrit Scholar and traditional mother. One of his major principles was to help his siblings. He was the eldest of 10 children, 3 brothers and 7 sisters. Paternal family belonged to a place called Cherapullacheri, Palghat District, Kerala, India. At a very tender age of 26 and had to takeover the family responsibilities of education and marriage of his siblings and at his early age. He started his work as an circulation Manager for the newspaper The Free Press Journal in Dadar,Mumbai in early 1940s and a Honorary worker for The Bharat Scouts and Guides, then he gave up the job in The Free Press Journal in 1947 and joind The Bharat Scouts and Guides in 1947 grew up the ladder and retired as a State secretary in Maharashtra State Bharat Scouts and Guides he worked there until the end of 1979 Mumbai. He had married a girl of his father`s choice. Then he took care of his family responsibilities and soon was a father of 4 kids.
My Maternal grandfather Mr. A. Vaidyanathan is a very simple man with exceptional values and thoughts for his family born to a Railway employee and a very traditional mother. He was the the third of 7 children. Maternal family belonged to kalpathy, Palghat District Kerala, India. Even he got married at a 27, he had joined the Indian Railways in 1945 owned by the British Rulers in India, he also had to take care of the family responsibilities including 5 children. In late 70s one of my Uncle (mothers Brother) the eldest child of my maternal grandparents left the family and moved to Saudi for work and returned back after 6 years.
My Paternal grandfather Late. Swaminathan Shastri was a very simple human being with his principles and values in his life; Born to a Sanskrit Scholar and traditional mother. One of his major principles was to help his siblings. He was the eldest of 10 children, 3 brothers and 7 sisters. Paternal family belonged to a place called Cherapullacheri, Palghat District, Kerala, India. At a very tender age of 26 and had to takeover the family responsibilities of education and marriage of his siblings and at his early age. He started his work as an circulation Manager for the newspaper The Free Press Journal in Dadar,Mumbai in early 1940s and a Honorary worker for The Bharat Scouts and Guides, then he gave up the job in The Free Press Journal in 1947 and joind The Bharat Scouts and Guides in 1947 grew up the ladder and retired as a State secretary in Maharashtra State Bharat Scouts and Guides he worked there until the end of 1979 Mumbai. He had married a girl of his father`s choice. Then he took care of his family responsibilities and soon was a father of 4 kids.
My Maternal grandfather Mr. A. Vaidyanathan is a very simple man with exceptional values and thoughts for his family born to a Railway employee and a very traditional mother. He was the the third of 7 children. Maternal family belonged to kalpathy, Palghat District Kerala, India. Even he got married at a 27, he had joined the Indian Railways in 1945 owned by the British Rulers in India, he also had to take care of the family responsibilities including 5 children. In late 70s one of my Uncle (mothers Brother) the eldest child of my maternal grandparents left the family and moved to Saudi for work and returned back after 6 years.
My Family
This is the background of our ancestral family. Now let me take you through the life of my parents. As Cousins in relationship my parents married agreeing to the decision of the elders i.e. Maternal and Paternal Grandparents my parents met each other and got married on the 27th of June 1977 after marriage they moved to Thane a suburban City of Mumbai considered as a separate district of Maharashtra, India . My father Haridas Shastri working as a Clerk in RICHARDSON AND CRUDDAS (R&C) a Government Of India Undertaking Company at Byculla, Mumbai married to Naglakshmi Vaidyanathan (Name changed to Rajalakshmi after marriage) a housewife became the proud parents of 3 children in 7 years of successful marriage
Eldest child in my family is Prabha a very stubborn girl and favourite of my Father born on the 8th June 1978. She was never deprived of love and was given whatever she asked for, she was also the love of my paternal grandfather as he used to take her out every evening and give her all that she asked for. She was also admitted to one of the best schools in town Sulochanadevi Singhania High School
Second child in my family is Vibha another stubborn girl child a favourite of my Mother born on the 3rd of march 1982. She was also given all that she asked for and was admitted to the same school as my elder sister. However, she was taken care by my maternal grandparents as my mother was carrying me
I was the youngest of all the children and everyone used to like me as I used to be very chubby. Born on the 6th of March 1983 in a Brahmin family with traditional values and modern thinking; with already 2 girl children in the family my parents and grandparents were waiting for a boy child in the family; I was the one to make their life the happiest. I was admitted to Saraswati Vidyalaya, Namdeowadi, Thane a different school in the same city; the school my siblings were studying in had a policy of admitting only 2 children of the same family. I was the most intelligent of all the 3 and scored well in my school activities.
I Was given the love and affection however both the girl children used to get all the attention due to the belief of largest donation in the world is marrying off a girl child (kanyadaan) and my parents were thinking they are the most blessed families of all with 2 girls in the family.
Eldest child in my family is Prabha a very stubborn girl and favourite of my Father born on the 8th June 1978. She was never deprived of love and was given whatever she asked for, she was also the love of my paternal grandfather as he used to take her out every evening and give her all that she asked for. She was also admitted to one of the best schools in town Sulochanadevi Singhania High School
Second child in my family is Vibha another stubborn girl child a favourite of my Mother born on the 3rd of march 1982. She was also given all that she asked for and was admitted to the same school as my elder sister. However, she was taken care by my maternal grandparents as my mother was carrying me
I was the youngest of all the children and everyone used to like me as I used to be very chubby. Born on the 6th of March 1983 in a Brahmin family with traditional values and modern thinking; with already 2 girl children in the family my parents and grandparents were waiting for a boy child in the family; I was the one to make their life the happiest. I was admitted to Saraswati Vidyalaya, Namdeowadi, Thane a different school in the same city; the school my siblings were studying in had a policy of admitting only 2 children of the same family. I was the most intelligent of all the 3 and scored well in my school activities.
I Was given the love and affection however both the girl children used to get all the attention due to the belief of largest donation in the world is marrying off a girl child (kanyadaan) and my parents were thinking they are the most blessed families of all with 2 girls in the family.
My Early Life
My parents used to spend a lot of time with all the 3 children equally and also we used to enjoy the weekends at different places in the city of Thane, also taking care of our studies and during our stay in Vartak Nagar Thane, my uncle returned back after 6 years from Saudi and on his arrival all my relatives were really annoyed and so he went again and never returned back. My parents also used to take us to different places to visit every 3 years on LTC (Leave Travel Compensation) from my fathers workplace. During my early childhood my father had to travel to different places as he was transferred to Structural Department. Due to the family background I was pliable to Palmistry, Astrology and practicality which is a mixed concept of life.
Life in Vizag....
As discussed about in my family details my father was transferred to Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh in 1988 and we moved from first floor apartment to ground floor apartment in 1989 which my parents purchased from Dr. Kulkarni and again due to the issues created by Hema (my paternal aunt), we moved back to the same flat in 1st floor. Then we visited Vizag in 1990 for a vacation and decided to stay in vizag for a while so joined Springdales Public School, and later in 1991 we moved to a new house in vizag and were admitted to Suryatheja Public School.
We moved to Vizag where my father was posted on job for 5 years, we got a chance to stay together after 3 years of separation; we got to see places in Madras, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh on the LTC offered to my father from workplace. So when we moved to Vizag we were admitted to Springdales Public School as it was the middle of the year no other schools offered a place and the interesting part was our School was just next door. I enjoyed staying there, that was the first time I had an encounter with the Supernatural power. Seeing different images of the dead which other people never saw; parents believed that possibly this was because the Crematorium was just behind our apartment. It was a diffiicult time staying in Andhra Pradesh as we were not familiar with the local language Telugu, later it became easier for us to learn the language and mingle with the localites.My father decided to move back to mumbai in 1992 as his transfer was done back to Mumbai and were admitted to Yashodhan Education Trust, we did a part of the schooling in a very small school in Shivai Nagar 20 minutes walk from our residence at Vartak nagar.
It was not working out as my father decided to put in boarding in Vizag in November 1992 so we moved again and the school was changed again and we all were admitted to Suryatheja Residential School, Balacheruvu Road, Vizag. So now we were in Boarding School for 3 years. I also found friends like Suresh,Rajesh, Deepak, Sitesh, and Raja, and so we had to finish our primary schooling. During our Boarding Prabha also had relationship with Balu and Srinu. Here I encountered Supernatural powers for the 2nd time in my life in March 1995 during the final examinations of my 7th Grade. We used be like a part of the family of our Principal Mr.C. Narayan Rao who had 2 children Ravi and Meena. I had my first crush there on Meena the daughter of our director however it was short lived as she was already engaged which was revealed later when they were about to fix her marriage dates. During the same time 2 girls fell for me Durga and Madhuri, all three of us were really good friends with little benefits from each other. However, it was a childhood infatuation is what I realised after leaving the school in March 1995. Me and My sisters, we moved back to mumbai in 1995 after finishing a part of our schooling.
We moved to Vizag where my father was posted on job for 5 years, we got a chance to stay together after 3 years of separation; we got to see places in Madras, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh on the LTC offered to my father from workplace. So when we moved to Vizag we were admitted to Springdales Public School as it was the middle of the year no other schools offered a place and the interesting part was our School was just next door. I enjoyed staying there, that was the first time I had an encounter with the Supernatural power. Seeing different images of the dead which other people never saw; parents believed that possibly this was because the Crematorium was just behind our apartment. It was a diffiicult time staying in Andhra Pradesh as we were not familiar with the local language Telugu, later it became easier for us to learn the language and mingle with the localites.My father decided to move back to mumbai in 1992 as his transfer was done back to Mumbai and were admitted to Yashodhan Education Trust, we did a part of the schooling in a very small school in Shivai Nagar 20 minutes walk from our residence at Vartak nagar.
It was not working out as my father decided to put in boarding in Vizag in November 1992 so we moved again and the school was changed again and we all were admitted to Suryatheja Residential School, Balacheruvu Road, Vizag. So now we were in Boarding School for 3 years. I also found friends like Suresh,Rajesh, Deepak, Sitesh, and Raja, and so we had to finish our primary schooling. During our Boarding Prabha also had relationship with Balu and Srinu. Here I encountered Supernatural powers for the 2nd time in my life in March 1995 during the final examinations of my 7th Grade. We used be like a part of the family of our Principal Mr.C. Narayan Rao who had 2 children Ravi and Meena. I had my first crush there on Meena the daughter of our director however it was short lived as she was already engaged which was revealed later when they were about to fix her marriage dates. During the same time 2 girls fell for me Durga and Madhuri, all three of us were really good friends with little benefits from each other. However, it was a childhood infatuation is what I realised after leaving the school in March 1995. Me and My sisters, we moved back to mumbai in 1995 after finishing a part of our schooling.
Back to Mumbai....
Prabha had finished her 10th Grade in Vizag, Vibha and myself we had finished our 7th Grade and now as we were adults older enough to understand the world we were told by our parents 'staying in mumbai if we feel of getting married to a person we like, we should inform them and they will decide for the marriage ceremony'.
Prabha was in College at K.B College Thane whereas Vibha and myself were in the 8th Grade in Peoples Education Societys. However at the start of the school we were late as our results came late from Vizag. By that time , I met with an accident on a Bike and had a major fracture on the left arm for which my father spent a fortune of his savings. As we were new to Mumbai and the language Marathi which is a mandate in schools both Vibha and myself failed in the 8th grade, which was the first time ever in my life I encountered failure, whereas I was always a topper in my school in studies, and in extra curricular activities. During the same time I encountered Supernatural power for the 3rd time, which was a major setback for me as I lost my dear friend (Ganesh) who used to come for a jog with me every morning in that incident, however I never revealed this to my family
Never did my father let us know about issues with his wages at his work place. Later when we kids came to know these issues with his wages, we told him he could have told us, we could have helped him and he agreed. So I as a responsible son took a challenge and started delivering readymade snacks in the locality in Vartak Nagar. And in about a year by the early 1998 I had a own push cart with snacks such as Idli, Dosa, Vada and Samosa. Which I had to shut down in 6 months due to the issues with the Cops and later started working as a Milkman and Paperboy. I used to deliver milk and paper early in the morning and then go to school and finish my studies in the evenings and then the routine used to continue.
During Schooling I liked Rajas Kothare the most beautiful Girl in the whole school. I always use to feel that the mother of Pradnya (a 5year old girl from our school) who used to stay a couple of buildings away was really beautiful. I also had an affair with Mary who was a married christian girl in Vartak Nagar, however it was short lived too.Though our relationship was with benefits we never showed off to the world as we were going around.
Alongwith these deviations in my life I used to take time to read books like Astrology, Palmistry and practical thoughts of life.
Prabha was in College at K.B College Thane whereas Vibha and myself were in the 8th Grade in Peoples Education Societys. However at the start of the school we were late as our results came late from Vizag. By that time , I met with an accident on a Bike and had a major fracture on the left arm for which my father spent a fortune of his savings. As we were new to Mumbai and the language Marathi which is a mandate in schools both Vibha and myself failed in the 8th grade, which was the first time ever in my life I encountered failure, whereas I was always a topper in my school in studies, and in extra curricular activities. During the same time I encountered Supernatural power for the 3rd time, which was a major setback for me as I lost my dear friend (Ganesh) who used to come for a jog with me every morning in that incident, however I never revealed this to my family
Never did my father let us know about issues with his wages at his work place. Later when we kids came to know these issues with his wages, we told him he could have told us, we could have helped him and he agreed. So I as a responsible son took a challenge and started delivering readymade snacks in the locality in Vartak Nagar. And in about a year by the early 1998 I had a own push cart with snacks such as Idli, Dosa, Vada and Samosa. Which I had to shut down in 6 months due to the issues with the Cops and later started working as a Milkman and Paperboy. I used to deliver milk and paper early in the morning and then go to school and finish my studies in the evenings and then the routine used to continue.
During Schooling I liked Rajas Kothare the most beautiful Girl in the whole school. I always use to feel that the mother of Pradnya (a 5year old girl from our school) who used to stay a couple of buildings away was really beautiful. I also had an affair with Mary who was a married christian girl in Vartak Nagar, however it was short lived too.Though our relationship was with benefits we never showed off to the world as we were going around.
Alongwith these deviations in my life I used to take time to read books like Astrology, Palmistry and practical thoughts of life.
New Start in Ghatkopar...
Prabha had joined Ramniranjan Jhunjhunwala College in Ghatkopar and we still continued in the same school. Here is the new twist to the family drama, In 1999 Vibha and myself in 10th Grade, and Prabha in her Final year of College. Prabha had already got married to Kannan staying close to my maternal Grandparents in Mira Road. Still staying with us at Vartak Nagar. When this incident came to light my parents were really annoyed and had planned to kick off Prabha from our family. So on the 7th of March Dad took Prabha and left her in Dadar Station and Bhuvanam (my dads paternal Aunt) took prabha with her and did a court marriage on the 2nd of April 1999. Still Vibha and myself got excellent grades in our examinations and successfully cleared our Secondary Schooling.
So at the end of our schooling parents decided to join us both in Ramanand Arya D.A.V College Bhandup doing Commerce Graduation whereas nobody was concerned what we (Vibha and me) wanted to start afresh in Amrut Nagar,Ghatkopar from June 2000 and sold the flat in Vartak Nagar in October 2000. So I helped Dad to get the Client for the Sale of Vartak Nagar and Dad got the things sorted from his Sister Hema. Finally the apartment was sold at Rupees 2.5 lacs. And we started off at Avinash building, Amrut Nagar, Ghatkopar the quarters of R&C. Then we started afresh in 2000 January and enjoyed our stay in Ghatkopar, There I liked Nisha (a girl studying in Jhunjhunwala College) she declined being with me. Still were good friends.
Then Dad could make up for all the arrears from R&C and also were really happy staying in Ghatkopar. Dad decided to buy a flat in Badlapur, so moved to Badlapur in January 2001.
So at the end of our schooling parents decided to join us both in Ramanand Arya D.A.V College Bhandup doing Commerce Graduation whereas nobody was concerned what we (Vibha and me) wanted to start afresh in Amrut Nagar,Ghatkopar from June 2000 and sold the flat in Vartak Nagar in October 2000. So I helped Dad to get the Client for the Sale of Vartak Nagar and Dad got the things sorted from his Sister Hema. Finally the apartment was sold at Rupees 2.5 lacs. And we started off at Avinash building, Amrut Nagar, Ghatkopar the quarters of R&C. Then we started afresh in 2000 January and enjoyed our stay in Ghatkopar, There I liked Nisha (a girl studying in Jhunjhunwala College) she declined being with me. Still were good friends.
Then Dad could make up for all the arrears from R&C and also were really happy staying in Ghatkopar. Dad decided to buy a flat in Badlapur, so moved to Badlapur in January 2001.
Badlapur Tragedy....
January 2001 moving to Badlapur (a village in Thane) was a bad decision, however we agreed to it and by now Mom and Dad had decided to take Vibha and me as kids and boycotted Prabha from all our family. This was really interesting as the thing Prabha did was really bad, she could have told Mom and Dad then could have got married happily.
We moved to a rented flat in Regency Apartments, Barrage Road, Badlapur in January 2001 and in June 2001 we faced issues with the Electricity in there, I got friends like Wilson and Vikrant. I also had an affair with Amruta a Jain girl whom I met during Navratri 2001. We used to spend a lot of time together. I also started working with Ask-me Info hubs and was studying too. Later I left that job and started working for Delta Marketing Services which was a part-time job again. Was in Regency apartment until October 2001 and moved to Mahalakshmi Krupa Apartment in the same Road and it was a really wonderful flat, however during the moving of flats I met with an accident and dislocated my Shoulder which is still troubling sometimes.
In February 2002, Mr.S.K.Shinde old friend of dad working in R&C came saying he is into a business of investment and took 1.80 lacs from dad to invest in KALPATARU MARKETING and that was a blunder which dad did. We were able to get the possession of the flat in Mahalakshmi Park in April 2002; Which was rented out to Ms. Prema Rajan Iyer a lady working with dad in R&C. Dad took VRS from R&C in January 2002 which was a little good for dad.During the bad days at R&C dad joined the Maharashtra State Bharat Scouts and Guides (MSBSG) as a Honorary worker for accounting and he struggled a lot for making our life beautiful; which is still continuing. My Mom and myself we decided to move to Thane as it was very tedious to travel all the way from Badlapur to Bhandup for studies and also work.
We moved to a rented flat in Regency Apartments, Barrage Road, Badlapur in January 2001 and in June 2001 we faced issues with the Electricity in there, I got friends like Wilson and Vikrant. I also had an affair with Amruta a Jain girl whom I met during Navratri 2001. We used to spend a lot of time together. I also started working with Ask-me Info hubs and was studying too. Later I left that job and started working for Delta Marketing Services which was a part-time job again. Was in Regency apartment until October 2001 and moved to Mahalakshmi Krupa Apartment in the same Road and it was a really wonderful flat, however during the moving of flats I met with an accident and dislocated my Shoulder which is still troubling sometimes.
In February 2002, Mr.S.K.Shinde old friend of dad working in R&C came saying he is into a business of investment and took 1.80 lacs from dad to invest in KALPATARU MARKETING and that was a blunder which dad did. We were able to get the possession of the flat in Mahalakshmi Park in April 2002; Which was rented out to Ms. Prema Rajan Iyer a lady working with dad in R&C. Dad took VRS from R&C in January 2002 which was a little good for dad.During the bad days at R&C dad joined the Maharashtra State Bharat Scouts and Guides (MSBSG) as a Honorary worker for accounting and he struggled a lot for making our life beautiful; which is still continuing. My Mom and myself we decided to move to Thane as it was very tedious to travel all the way from Badlapur to Bhandup for studies and also work.
Thane Blues....
So during the stay in Badlapur we found a flat in Vijay Park and paid for it with the VRS money which Dad received from R&C and dad was happy moving to Vijay Park so we finally were back to our own flat in May 2002. All of us (Parents, Vibha and me) were happy about the new owned flat and here was the best time of my life. We (Vibha and myself) were in the 1st year of our Commerce Graduation. We found friends like Pallavi, Monica, Girish, Geeta and Mona. All the collegemates used to think I was going around with Sneha Shetty and I never refused about the same as I used to like her too. Also had real good friends like Reshma patil, Jignesh, Nandita, Kavita Sharma and Poonam Sharma. Also told my liking about Kavita to her and she refused and got married to a guy and left college half way.
I continued to work in Ask-me Info hubs as a part-timer and never used to go to college as was busy working, later I found a job in Lifestyle International (P) Limited a Retail store in R-mall Mulund, in January 2003 worked there until October 2003. Pallavi and myself we used to like each other and never told each other. Whilst the stay there, my college mates Rishi and Rohan visited us at Vijay Park during the Ganesh Festival and Navratri of 2003, Rishi proposed Pallavi and were going around, which was for a very short duration. By this time I had learnt all about the Kerala Panchakarma therapy and a little bit about Palmistry.
In October 2003 left Lifestyle Stores and joined The Renaissance Hotel and Convention Centre Powai for Receptionist job as a part-timer. By that time I came to know that the relationship of Rishi and Pallavi was over and Pallavi went into another relationship with a college mate, studying with her in Muchchala Hotel Management College. I left working in January 2004 and was seriously preparing for my Graduation examinations and cleared successfully with flying colours in 1st attempt. However, Vibha failed due to her work in ICICI Prudential as an Insurance advisor, under the manager Mr. Mukesh Pandey.
We found neighbours like Anuj Iyer who moved on rent in Vijay Park and were really good friends with them, Vibha also had an affair with the cousin brother of Anuj.
So in March 2004 after our examinations I continued for a new search of job and Vibha continued with ICICI Prudential. I found a job in WNS Global Servies in Vikhroli in 2004 and worked there unitl January 2006. During this we also planned to go to Sabarimala with the Iyer family, in 2004 I could not join them due to issues with the leave in WNS. So Dad, Maternal Uncle, my granny and my uncles friend joined them in 2004 and 2005 for the trip and was successful in their trip. I found friends like James Thomas, Vishal Sarwad, Sukhminder Manchanda, Amit Sekhri, Sunny Britto, Sheetal Shah, Sergio, Namitha Shetty, Murli Nair, Yashika Matthews, Meenakshi Chitale, Naurin Rupani, Bhavana Rane, Esther Issac and Rajesh Malkani who are still in touch with me. I was blessed with real good colleagues and managers here in WNS, such as Sunny Britto, jairaj pamnani and Adrian Lobo. During my work with WNS I had a crush on Saritha Panicker a girl in my training who was in the company for a while and she left the organisation. During this there was issues with the neighbours and had a fight again due to the misunderstanding of Anuj`s mother and so we stopped talking with them also the other reason was Vibha went out with the cousin brother of Anuj to Sea Princess Hotel in Bandra; which they were against. When I joined WNS, Dad forcefully asked me to do Masters in Commerce which was not my cup of tea, so I failed and gave up in first year i.e. in 2005.Whilst my work with WNS helped Vishal marry his girlfriend who was in relationship with him since 8 years and her father was the Ex-commissioner of Police in Navi Mumbai who was searching for me as I signed as witness for their marriage in Bandra court in April 2005.
In November 2004, I met Tejal Gala who was deeply in physical relationship with me and I was enjoying it too. We were together in the relationship until May 2005 and she broke up with me as she found someone more appealing than me. In June 2005 I had a nights stand with Naaz (HR in WNS) during a Corporate party. Later in November 2005 had issues with the increase in pay in WNS so went in search of a job to K-10 (a placement in Thane), where Arpita one of the Counsellors fell in love with me in the 1st sight and was in relationship with her and spent a fortune for her gifts and making her happy. I got the job through K-10 in Convergys India Services, Hiranandani Estate. working with them was a tremendous experience.
Vibha continued to work with ICICI Prudential and by now she was in a relationship with her manager Mr. Mukesh Pandey, which was never revealed to us until the mid of 2008. However, during my work with Convergys; Arpita asked me to marry her and I told her to get approval from her parents and she agreed. So I spoke to her parents and also she spoke to my parents. Both the sides we got the same answer to wait for 3 years and she was not ready for the same. She asked me to leave my parents and elope with her. I refused so she broke up and went.
I was in depression and was deviated to drinks and smokes, during which Suzanne a new trainee in Convergys helped me to get out of the situation she wanted to have just physical realtionship with me and I did agree for the same as I had lost my interest in the thing called as LOVE. Later entered into relationship with Suzanne Lobo for 3 months, Monica the girl who met me in K-10 entered my life as a friend and took care of me, she was another friend with benefits and had other relationships as well which was just Time pass Whilst my work in Convergys I also managed to take up Masters in Computer Applications in ICFAI as correspondence course which I could not finish due to lack of concentration on studies.
Later due to issues with the Team Leader in Convergys so switched my job to Hutchison 3 Global Services in malad in April 2007 and was working for UK collections and here I found good friends like Kapil Jaitley. Rocky Maben, Poonam Rane, Tracy D Souza, Sandeep Shah, Nikita Aviet, Vinit Kar, Vinit Sharma, Girish Parmar, Gaurav, and Priyam Dey. I was really addicted to Cigarettes and weed by now and never told this to my parents. During my work with 3G; I also planned a trip to Goa in 2008. I also had many Credit cards which was really a burden to pay off. Still I used to manage my finances and take care of my family and Vibha never paid for the expenses she had to take care of her marriage expenses. I helped in buying a new Television set, Washing machine, Refrigerator and new overhead syntex tanks for home. Also found my Dreamgirl Komal (a TL in billing department of 3G). She was a real good friend to me. And a later when she told me about her relationship with Mandeep Gupta,I made up my mind and kept her relationship only as a Sister. Also before meeting Komal I was in a realtionship with a Christian Girl working in 3. Had friends like Pallavi in Vijay Park, Yesha in 3 and many others who were really close and good friends with me and will be for a lifetime. While working with 3 in 2007 I got a BAJAJ Platina from the money which I got as a estate consultant and my incentives from work.
This was the time when I planned for my MBA in The United Kingdom which I was dreaming of since I finished my graduation in 2004 and parents agreed for the same. Whilst this plan Vibha eloped with Mukesh in end of April 2008 and she broke the hearts of Mom and Dad. So we planned to sell off the flat in Vijay park after 6 years of stay there. My dream of UK was shattered due to financial issues and so gave it up for a second chance. Later I planned to purchase a flat in Nallasopara, before the purchase of flat in Nallasopara I joined Sutherland Global Services in DELL process.
Vibha got married on the 24th of April 2008 when she had abused Granny and Granpa, my parents and myself. She also told my parents that they are no one to give Kanyadaan (donation of a girl child in Hindi), for that she has a brother from a different mother Mr. Vikas who was working with her in ICICI Prudential. When she said these words my Grandparents were broke as well and so we left. I had invited my friend Monica, she was interested to get married to me as we were friends with benefits and I had told her that come what may I will marry a girl of my parents choice i.e. an arranged marriage. On the marriage day of VIbha, Komal moved to Australia marrying Mandeep Gupta and has 2 cute kids.
I continued to work in Ask-me Info hubs as a part-timer and never used to go to college as was busy working, later I found a job in Lifestyle International (P) Limited a Retail store in R-mall Mulund, in January 2003 worked there until October 2003. Pallavi and myself we used to like each other and never told each other. Whilst the stay there, my college mates Rishi and Rohan visited us at Vijay Park during the Ganesh Festival and Navratri of 2003, Rishi proposed Pallavi and were going around, which was for a very short duration. By this time I had learnt all about the Kerala Panchakarma therapy and a little bit about Palmistry.
In October 2003 left Lifestyle Stores and joined The Renaissance Hotel and Convention Centre Powai for Receptionist job as a part-timer. By that time I came to know that the relationship of Rishi and Pallavi was over and Pallavi went into another relationship with a college mate, studying with her in Muchchala Hotel Management College. I left working in January 2004 and was seriously preparing for my Graduation examinations and cleared successfully with flying colours in 1st attempt. However, Vibha failed due to her work in ICICI Prudential as an Insurance advisor, under the manager Mr. Mukesh Pandey.
We found neighbours like Anuj Iyer who moved on rent in Vijay Park and were really good friends with them, Vibha also had an affair with the cousin brother of Anuj.
So in March 2004 after our examinations I continued for a new search of job and Vibha continued with ICICI Prudential. I found a job in WNS Global Servies in Vikhroli in 2004 and worked there unitl January 2006. During this we also planned to go to Sabarimala with the Iyer family, in 2004 I could not join them due to issues with the leave in WNS. So Dad, Maternal Uncle, my granny and my uncles friend joined them in 2004 and 2005 for the trip and was successful in their trip. I found friends like James Thomas, Vishal Sarwad, Sukhminder Manchanda, Amit Sekhri, Sunny Britto, Sheetal Shah, Sergio, Namitha Shetty, Murli Nair, Yashika Matthews, Meenakshi Chitale, Naurin Rupani, Bhavana Rane, Esther Issac and Rajesh Malkani who are still in touch with me. I was blessed with real good colleagues and managers here in WNS, such as Sunny Britto, jairaj pamnani and Adrian Lobo. During my work with WNS I had a crush on Saritha Panicker a girl in my training who was in the company for a while and she left the organisation. During this there was issues with the neighbours and had a fight again due to the misunderstanding of Anuj`s mother and so we stopped talking with them also the other reason was Vibha went out with the cousin brother of Anuj to Sea Princess Hotel in Bandra; which they were against. When I joined WNS, Dad forcefully asked me to do Masters in Commerce which was not my cup of tea, so I failed and gave up in first year i.e. in 2005.Whilst my work with WNS helped Vishal marry his girlfriend who was in relationship with him since 8 years and her father was the Ex-commissioner of Police in Navi Mumbai who was searching for me as I signed as witness for their marriage in Bandra court in April 2005.
In November 2004, I met Tejal Gala who was deeply in physical relationship with me and I was enjoying it too. We were together in the relationship until May 2005 and she broke up with me as she found someone more appealing than me. In June 2005 I had a nights stand with Naaz (HR in WNS) during a Corporate party. Later in November 2005 had issues with the increase in pay in WNS so went in search of a job to K-10 (a placement in Thane), where Arpita one of the Counsellors fell in love with me in the 1st sight and was in relationship with her and spent a fortune for her gifts and making her happy. I got the job through K-10 in Convergys India Services, Hiranandani Estate. working with them was a tremendous experience.
Vibha continued to work with ICICI Prudential and by now she was in a relationship with her manager Mr. Mukesh Pandey, which was never revealed to us until the mid of 2008. However, during my work with Convergys; Arpita asked me to marry her and I told her to get approval from her parents and she agreed. So I spoke to her parents and also she spoke to my parents. Both the sides we got the same answer to wait for 3 years and she was not ready for the same. She asked me to leave my parents and elope with her. I refused so she broke up and went.
I was in depression and was deviated to drinks and smokes, during which Suzanne a new trainee in Convergys helped me to get out of the situation she wanted to have just physical realtionship with me and I did agree for the same as I had lost my interest in the thing called as LOVE. Later entered into relationship with Suzanne Lobo for 3 months, Monica the girl who met me in K-10 entered my life as a friend and took care of me, she was another friend with benefits and had other relationships as well which was just Time pass Whilst my work in Convergys I also managed to take up Masters in Computer Applications in ICFAI as correspondence course which I could not finish due to lack of concentration on studies.
Later due to issues with the Team Leader in Convergys so switched my job to Hutchison 3 Global Services in malad in April 2007 and was working for UK collections and here I found good friends like Kapil Jaitley. Rocky Maben, Poonam Rane, Tracy D Souza, Sandeep Shah, Nikita Aviet, Vinit Kar, Vinit Sharma, Girish Parmar, Gaurav, and Priyam Dey. I was really addicted to Cigarettes and weed by now and never told this to my parents. During my work with 3G; I also planned a trip to Goa in 2008. I also had many Credit cards which was really a burden to pay off. Still I used to manage my finances and take care of my family and Vibha never paid for the expenses she had to take care of her marriage expenses. I helped in buying a new Television set, Washing machine, Refrigerator and new overhead syntex tanks for home. Also found my Dreamgirl Komal (a TL in billing department of 3G). She was a real good friend to me. And a later when she told me about her relationship with Mandeep Gupta,I made up my mind and kept her relationship only as a Sister. Also before meeting Komal I was in a realtionship with a Christian Girl working in 3. Had friends like Pallavi in Vijay Park, Yesha in 3 and many others who were really close and good friends with me and will be for a lifetime. While working with 3 in 2007 I got a BAJAJ Platina from the money which I got as a estate consultant and my incentives from work.
This was the time when I planned for my MBA in The United Kingdom which I was dreaming of since I finished my graduation in 2004 and parents agreed for the same. Whilst this plan Vibha eloped with Mukesh in end of April 2008 and she broke the hearts of Mom and Dad. So we planned to sell off the flat in Vijay park after 6 years of stay there. My dream of UK was shattered due to financial issues and so gave it up for a second chance. Later I planned to purchase a flat in Nallasopara, before the purchase of flat in Nallasopara I joined Sutherland Global Services in DELL process.
Vibha got married on the 24th of April 2008 when she had abused Granny and Granpa, my parents and myself. She also told my parents that they are no one to give Kanyadaan (donation of a girl child in Hindi), for that she has a brother from a different mother Mr. Vikas who was working with her in ICICI Prudential. When she said these words my Grandparents were broke as well and so we left. I had invited my friend Monica, she was interested to get married to me as we were friends with benefits and I had told her that come what may I will marry a girl of my parents choice i.e. an arranged marriage. On the marriage day of VIbha, Komal moved to Australia marrying Mandeep Gupta and has 2 cute kids.
Life from there on....in Nallasopara.....
I purchased the flat in Aakashdeep Co-op Housing Society in joint names of my Dad and myself in November 2008, it was the flat I dreamt of a spacious and huge flat with so many memories in my life which would stay with me forever. A flat of 1200 square-foot area, consisting of 3 bedrooms, a huge spacious hall with french windows. Just opposite my flat was a multiplex cinema. My friends Rathish, Pritesh, Ganesh, Balachandran and Ramya also used to enjoy coming to our flat. It used to smell good just because I used to keep fresh flowers in my Living room which used to change everyday. The sound of the wind chimes with a huge Television set. it used to look beautiful.Though the place was beautiful and really good my mom was really shattered just because Vibha eloped with Mukesh and we were informed just about 4 days before the marriage in April 2008. We had plans for her marriage which she used to agree for and did which no one expected from her. We kept a ceremony to bless the new home. We had invited all relatives in Mumbai which included Maternal Uncles and Aunts, Paternal Uncles and Aunts, and nonetheless my grandparents. The time I moved to Nallasopara; we as employees in DELL had KPI reviews and I was one of the top performers in the process for which I received many gifts which were helpful for setting up my new flat. Dad also decided to gift me a new HONDA SHINE; which was the best bikes I ever drove.
We spent our New year 2009 in the new flat with amazing people around. Then my first ever Holi (festival of colours) celebrated normally in March; I was enjoying with my family and friends with colours, drinks and cricket. Also celebrated my Vishu (Tamil New year) in my new flat with my paternal uncle and aunt, my neice and nephew. That year we saw prabha after almost 10 years and she was really in a bad condition just because Kannan was not keeping her happy. The day she came home I told her she cant stay here long and has to leave by evening and my parents still allowed her to stay just because of her family fights.
I also celebrated Ganpati and Navratri festivals in my own flat; though I was busy and used to come home just to eat and sleep and stay home only one day a week on my week offs. Parents were really happy and enjoyed the place, Ensured all the amenities are available to my parents such as Inverters, Geysers, Syntex water tanks, and a perfect place for performing all rites and rituals. Eventhough I used to spend half of my wages on Home loan repayment, I used to keep them happy. Used to take them for movies atleast once a month. Also we had planned to go to native place in April 2009 which we did and also planned for Sabarimala trip in November 2009 which went on successfully.
Then we also had a really wonderful Diwali (festival of lights) in 2009 and New year 2010 in Nallasopara; again in January 2010 we planned for a trip to kerala in April 2010. by then was still working in DELL and found Khushi Jethwa a girl working in the Microsoft Process who was interested in just physical relationship. I agreed for the same we were together and also my life had changed just because I always had night shifts in DELL which I used to enjoy. Later in April during our trip we never got a proper return ticket and so I came back alone on the 24th of April 2010 reached mumbai and Khushi wanted to meet and so that night got her to Nallasopara and stayed with her awake whole night drinking and making love. That was the most memorable day of my life.
The joined back work on the 26th of April and continued my work; however my plans for UK was still a dream and was trying to make it a reality. As per my plans mom said she wanted to go back to thane and so I planned to sell of my flat in Nallasopara, along with the bike. So we started the search of a client to sell our 1200 square foot apartment. Although all was well in January 2009 I was supposed to be jailed for going out with a girl who was not mentally stable, paid almost a grand and got away. Finally in August got the client and that was the time I got an opportunity to study my Diploma (APDMS) in International School of Management Studies (ISMS), took a leave from work on the 21st of August 2010 and went to see the infrastructure and meet the Tutors, it was an amazing place. In October 2009 my parents found a girl Mahalakshmi for my marriage and her elder sister rejected because I was working in a Call Centre.
My parents agreed for the same and then at the end of October we moved back to Ovala,Thane Ghodbunder Road in a rental flat, which was a little tedious though Mom and Dad always wanted me to get into the Masters Programme. Dean of ISMS Mr. Savyasachin Mittal had promised my parents that they will arrange for the UK trip after the completion of Diploma in Pune which was just for 8 months.
We spent our New year 2009 in the new flat with amazing people around. Then my first ever Holi (festival of colours) celebrated normally in March; I was enjoying with my family and friends with colours, drinks and cricket. Also celebrated my Vishu (Tamil New year) in my new flat with my paternal uncle and aunt, my neice and nephew. That year we saw prabha after almost 10 years and she was really in a bad condition just because Kannan was not keeping her happy. The day she came home I told her she cant stay here long and has to leave by evening and my parents still allowed her to stay just because of her family fights.
I also celebrated Ganpati and Navratri festivals in my own flat; though I was busy and used to come home just to eat and sleep and stay home only one day a week on my week offs. Parents were really happy and enjoyed the place, Ensured all the amenities are available to my parents such as Inverters, Geysers, Syntex water tanks, and a perfect place for performing all rites and rituals. Eventhough I used to spend half of my wages on Home loan repayment, I used to keep them happy. Used to take them for movies atleast once a month. Also we had planned to go to native place in April 2009 which we did and also planned for Sabarimala trip in November 2009 which went on successfully.
Then we also had a really wonderful Diwali (festival of lights) in 2009 and New year 2010 in Nallasopara; again in January 2010 we planned for a trip to kerala in April 2010. by then was still working in DELL and found Khushi Jethwa a girl working in the Microsoft Process who was interested in just physical relationship. I agreed for the same we were together and also my life had changed just because I always had night shifts in DELL which I used to enjoy. Later in April during our trip we never got a proper return ticket and so I came back alone on the 24th of April 2010 reached mumbai and Khushi wanted to meet and so that night got her to Nallasopara and stayed with her awake whole night drinking and making love. That was the most memorable day of my life.
The joined back work on the 26th of April and continued my work; however my plans for UK was still a dream and was trying to make it a reality. As per my plans mom said she wanted to go back to thane and so I planned to sell of my flat in Nallasopara, along with the bike. So we started the search of a client to sell our 1200 square foot apartment. Although all was well in January 2009 I was supposed to be jailed for going out with a girl who was not mentally stable, paid almost a grand and got away. Finally in August got the client and that was the time I got an opportunity to study my Diploma (APDMS) in International School of Management Studies (ISMS), took a leave from work on the 21st of August 2010 and went to see the infrastructure and meet the Tutors, it was an amazing place. In October 2009 my parents found a girl Mahalakshmi for my marriage and her elder sister rejected because I was working in a Call Centre.
My parents agreed for the same and then at the end of October we moved back to Ovala,Thane Ghodbunder Road in a rental flat, which was a little tedious though Mom and Dad always wanted me to get into the Masters Programme. Dean of ISMS Mr. Savyasachin Mittal had promised my parents that they will arrange for the UK trip after the completion of Diploma in Pune which was just for 8 months.
Thane - Pune - Thane
Everything was going well; I had joined ISMS in September 2010 and resigned from DELL and I used to travel to Thane from Pune and back once a week or once a fortnight to visit Mom and Dad, we got a rental flat in Harmony Horizons, which was a peaceful place and in September I sold off my old cellphone and got the new LG Cookie Fresh a new launch and I was the 10th person to buy that as the company records. Whilst my study in Pune, during November 2010 got my new HP Notebook which is a thing I cant be without and has been assisting me with my assignments for Diploma, my MBA and now my Autobiography.
I used to stay in Pune talk to my friends and family over the phone, and also do my regular classes and studies. During my travel from Thane to Pune in January 2011 I met my dear friend Sushmita who is working with Fundtech as a Software analyst and we used to spend time together, talking over the phone or meeting and roaming around. She is a very nice lady who inspires me to do my work, keep my mind and body under control and a nice friend to keep me motivated through her inspiring words and talks.In November 2010 Mr. Savyasachim Mittal the Dean of our college left the position and was taken over by Mr. Sajid Nalakath who is a nice person and really interesting to talk to.
In March 2011, I finished my Diploma and came back to Thane and by that time the owner of the rental flat Mr. Sudhir Labdhe said he wanted to sell off the flat and so we moved to another flat in the same locatlity i.e. Cosmos Springs and that was owned by Mr. Pathik Datta who was a little greedy for money though a person who helped us on time. By now I was completely addicted to smoking cigarettes. So in the first week of May 2011 moved to Cosmos Springs and once when Mom and Dad were away for a family function I called up Sushmita and we had a real good time chatting, also I used to go to meet my old girlfriends.
After the wait in July first week we got the results of APDMS which was as expected to be a Pass and then I proceeded with a search of my choice of Universities which was supposed to be done my ISMS and they helped me too, however I was not happy for the universities offered to me from them. So finally I chose to go to APEX Consultants who were constantly in touch with me. Whom I met in a Education fair in June 2011. I was praying to all the deities for my dream to be a reality and for the same reason I also had to spend my time at the Clubhouse of Cosmos Spring in the first week of September in front of Lord Ganesh who helped me and never let me go. My friends Jasbir, Siddhesh, Abhishek, Ashwin, and Chinmay all were also praying for me.
Apex Consultants offered me with the financial settlements for Visa and secure a place in Unviersity of Chester by the end of September 2011. I was astonished when I saw my Visa on the 30th of September as I had applied for my Visa only on the 26th of September 2011. And I was on the verge of fulfilling my dream of coming to UK. Dad was not really happy about it as they (mom and dad) will have to stay alone for almost a year; during my MBA in UK. However I convinced him and got my tickets booked for the 5th of October 2011. Got my tickets and also had called up the University representative Sam Moss who arranged a cab for me and Reached Liverpool John Lennon Airport on the 6th of October and there was a cab waiting for me at the airport. Now I am here in Chester, Cheshire UK
I used to stay in Pune talk to my friends and family over the phone, and also do my regular classes and studies. During my travel from Thane to Pune in January 2011 I met my dear friend Sushmita who is working with Fundtech as a Software analyst and we used to spend time together, talking over the phone or meeting and roaming around. She is a very nice lady who inspires me to do my work, keep my mind and body under control and a nice friend to keep me motivated through her inspiring words and talks.In November 2010 Mr. Savyasachim Mittal the Dean of our college left the position and was taken over by Mr. Sajid Nalakath who is a nice person and really interesting to talk to.
In March 2011, I finished my Diploma and came back to Thane and by that time the owner of the rental flat Mr. Sudhir Labdhe said he wanted to sell off the flat and so we moved to another flat in the same locatlity i.e. Cosmos Springs and that was owned by Mr. Pathik Datta who was a little greedy for money though a person who helped us on time. By now I was completely addicted to smoking cigarettes. So in the first week of May 2011 moved to Cosmos Springs and once when Mom and Dad were away for a family function I called up Sushmita and we had a real good time chatting, also I used to go to meet my old girlfriends.
After the wait in July first week we got the results of APDMS which was as expected to be a Pass and then I proceeded with a search of my choice of Universities which was supposed to be done my ISMS and they helped me too, however I was not happy for the universities offered to me from them. So finally I chose to go to APEX Consultants who were constantly in touch with me. Whom I met in a Education fair in June 2011. I was praying to all the deities for my dream to be a reality and for the same reason I also had to spend my time at the Clubhouse of Cosmos Spring in the first week of September in front of Lord Ganesh who helped me and never let me go. My friends Jasbir, Siddhesh, Abhishek, Ashwin, and Chinmay all were also praying for me.
Apex Consultants offered me with the financial settlements for Visa and secure a place in Unviersity of Chester by the end of September 2011. I was astonished when I saw my Visa on the 30th of September as I had applied for my Visa only on the 26th of September 2011. And I was on the verge of fulfilling my dream of coming to UK. Dad was not really happy about it as they (mom and dad) will have to stay alone for almost a year; during my MBA in UK. However I convinced him and got my tickets booked for the 5th of October 2011. Got my tickets and also had called up the University representative Sam Moss who arranged a cab for me and Reached Liverpool John Lennon Airport on the 6th of October and there was a cab waiting for me at the airport. Now I am here in Chester, Cheshire UK
Chester Life....a new life...
Reached Liverpool John Lennon Airport in the morning on 6th of October 2011, which was dream come true, place of variety of culture and tradition, a more open and stress free life.
Reached the University of Chester at around 12 noon and was taken to the Students Welfare office in Binks which was the place to get all my details for stay, my course and place to give my contact details and my documents, where I met Sam Moss and Sophia Mcblain people who are interesting and really friendly. Who helped me with an apartment in Whipcord Lane and those room mates were not really interested to stay with an Indian, so moved to university accomodation on Parkgate Road on the 7th October.
Met my batchmates Shannon, Chinwendu, Ugandhar, Likith, Donna, Adam, Papa, Albert, Christain, Anika, Ryan, Zaheer, and Pushpamala on the 10th October during the introduction session and that was the best day of my life to get batchmates from a variety of culture and from different parts of the world. When I moved to my apartment in Parkgate road, found friends like Kenneth Ezeani and David Gale. My course started from the 14th October and was informed by Mr. Gautam Rajkhowa (Sr. Programme Leader MBA) that will have my lectures only on thursdays and fridays throughout the year.
Interesting part is that I get to see various parts of the Chester City (an ancient Roman City) used to roam around see different places and get to know the people around. Then in November 2011 got to know the haunted places in the city; during a ghost tour arranged by the University. Whilst the tour fell in love with the place and was eager to get a really wonderful life here. However the eagerness was really not that long just because of the recession in the UK found no part time jobs even after attnding various interviews and later in the first week of December 2011, I got a job with the Liverpool Football Club where I got friends like Charlotte, Hannah, Lauren, Holly, Danny, Phil, James, Laura, Rachel, Jamie Lee, and Richard Simkin. The Managers Richard, Natalie, Emma, and Ben are really nice and interesting people who take care of the employees really well and a really exciting place to work with.
Now its been almost 6 months and during the last 6 months I have spent my festivals like Diwali, Christmas, New Year 2012, my Dad`s Birthday, my Mom`s birthday and My Birthday without my parents and Old friends. Whilst my stay here in Chester Arpita called me and asked me if I was married and what is my situation and she said will be able to find an Iyer girl for me. She got divorced from Vishal (her husband) who married her when we broke up.
Now in the last few days have spoken to most of my friends online and over the phone and now most of my friends are getting on with life with new jobs earning good; though all this one one side my friend Komal in Australia is not happy and filing a divorce which she is not happy about.
Today 3rd of March missing my dear sister (Vibha), as it is her birthday today and wish everything gets sorted between our families and she takes care of my parents at home. However saw her photos online and found that she is happy with her husband Mukesh Pandey and her daughter Aishani.
I also have gone through home sickness and depression for a while; when my friend Sushmita inspired me to write this and that is when you are reading these pages.
After writing these pages today my birthday...enjoying in UK the place of my dreams; got the wishes for my birthday from all over the world. Especially from the heaven up above. Getting on with life forgetting the past is difficult, though taking life as it goes on....on the 21st of March went to Deeside Industrial Park for an Interview in Morrisons Factory and got it. Started my work in Morrisons on 24th and 25th of March, not happy with the work as had to handle all the Meats. Met Maria Riikonen, in chester a finnish girl who was a good friend.
By the 15th of April got a job in VJ Stores which was owned by an Indian Couple Dr. Mugundham Thottiam and Vaishnavi Komandur. Who helped me on time with the reference on Mr. Yogendra Raghav and Senthil Anand Sankaran who were working in Julu Stores owned by the same couple. Even though they had told me of the law and the issues in UK; I started being childish and talking to most of the children like martin, Amy and others coming in the shop VJ Stores. I was able to pay-off my university rent by June end and also managed to make 500 Pounds by end of July and sent back home via Money gram.
I had also spoken to Steff, Becci, Jennie and Charlie who were good looking and so went asking them for a drink which was complained to Vaishnavi and this was not happening as they doubted my character.
The most memorable days Avani attam 1st August and 2nd August became miserable life in UK as the cops came to take me due to my silly mistakes of my lifetime and was saved by Vaishnavi who helped me get off with it. Still for couple of days was getting nightmares.
In september, there was a new batch of MBA for 2012-13, met new people Kailash, Ahamed, Zarash, Pallavi and Mayuri. All were really good; Mayuri a Tomboyish girl, asked for a quick party as she had not had a party for long. So Zarash, Bilal, Mayuri, Isabella, Ahamed and myself had JD and some snacks. Slept over at Mayuri`s and then went to Uni the next day. Had a meet with Gautam and Paul, got updates about my project and started working only project around mid September 2012.
Vaishnavi also said they never expected this from me as a person like me would do this because that was the first time they encountered anything of this sort.
Finally, was concentrating on my Management Projects, worked on it for almost 2-3 weeks and submitted it on the 5th of October, no reverts from Prof. Gautam Rajkhowa until the 23rd of October; luckily redone all my work and submitted the project on the 29th of October 2012.
Reached the University of Chester at around 12 noon and was taken to the Students Welfare office in Binks which was the place to get all my details for stay, my course and place to give my contact details and my documents, where I met Sam Moss and Sophia Mcblain people who are interesting and really friendly. Who helped me with an apartment in Whipcord Lane and those room mates were not really interested to stay with an Indian, so moved to university accomodation on Parkgate Road on the 7th October.
Met my batchmates Shannon, Chinwendu, Ugandhar, Likith, Donna, Adam, Papa, Albert, Christain, Anika, Ryan, Zaheer, and Pushpamala on the 10th October during the introduction session and that was the best day of my life to get batchmates from a variety of culture and from different parts of the world. When I moved to my apartment in Parkgate road, found friends like Kenneth Ezeani and David Gale. My course started from the 14th October and was informed by Mr. Gautam Rajkhowa (Sr. Programme Leader MBA) that will have my lectures only on thursdays and fridays throughout the year.
Interesting part is that I get to see various parts of the Chester City (an ancient Roman City) used to roam around see different places and get to know the people around. Then in November 2011 got to know the haunted places in the city; during a ghost tour arranged by the University. Whilst the tour fell in love with the place and was eager to get a really wonderful life here. However the eagerness was really not that long just because of the recession in the UK found no part time jobs even after attnding various interviews and later in the first week of December 2011, I got a job with the Liverpool Football Club where I got friends like Charlotte, Hannah, Lauren, Holly, Danny, Phil, James, Laura, Rachel, Jamie Lee, and Richard Simkin. The Managers Richard, Natalie, Emma, and Ben are really nice and interesting people who take care of the employees really well and a really exciting place to work with.
Now its been almost 6 months and during the last 6 months I have spent my festivals like Diwali, Christmas, New Year 2012, my Dad`s Birthday, my Mom`s birthday and My Birthday without my parents and Old friends. Whilst my stay here in Chester Arpita called me and asked me if I was married and what is my situation and she said will be able to find an Iyer girl for me. She got divorced from Vishal (her husband) who married her when we broke up.
Now in the last few days have spoken to most of my friends online and over the phone and now most of my friends are getting on with life with new jobs earning good; though all this one one side my friend Komal in Australia is not happy and filing a divorce which she is not happy about.
Today 3rd of March missing my dear sister (Vibha), as it is her birthday today and wish everything gets sorted between our families and she takes care of my parents at home. However saw her photos online and found that she is happy with her husband Mukesh Pandey and her daughter Aishani.
I also have gone through home sickness and depression for a while; when my friend Sushmita inspired me to write this and that is when you are reading these pages.
After writing these pages today my birthday...enjoying in UK the place of my dreams; got the wishes for my birthday from all over the world. Especially from the heaven up above. Getting on with life forgetting the past is difficult, though taking life as it goes on....on the 21st of March went to Deeside Industrial Park for an Interview in Morrisons Factory and got it. Started my work in Morrisons on 24th and 25th of March, not happy with the work as had to handle all the Meats. Met Maria Riikonen, in chester a finnish girl who was a good friend.
By the 15th of April got a job in VJ Stores which was owned by an Indian Couple Dr. Mugundham Thottiam and Vaishnavi Komandur. Who helped me on time with the reference on Mr. Yogendra Raghav and Senthil Anand Sankaran who were working in Julu Stores owned by the same couple. Even though they had told me of the law and the issues in UK; I started being childish and talking to most of the children like martin, Amy and others coming in the shop VJ Stores. I was able to pay-off my university rent by June end and also managed to make 500 Pounds by end of July and sent back home via Money gram.
I had also spoken to Steff, Becci, Jennie and Charlie who were good looking and so went asking them for a drink which was complained to Vaishnavi and this was not happening as they doubted my character.
The most memorable days Avani attam 1st August and 2nd August became miserable life in UK as the cops came to take me due to my silly mistakes of my lifetime and was saved by Vaishnavi who helped me get off with it. Still for couple of days was getting nightmares.
In september, there was a new batch of MBA for 2012-13, met new people Kailash, Ahamed, Zarash, Pallavi and Mayuri. All were really good; Mayuri a Tomboyish girl, asked for a quick party as she had not had a party for long. So Zarash, Bilal, Mayuri, Isabella, Ahamed and myself had JD and some snacks. Slept over at Mayuri`s and then went to Uni the next day. Had a meet with Gautam and Paul, got updates about my project and started working only project around mid September 2012.
Vaishnavi also said they never expected this from me as a person like me would do this because that was the first time they encountered anything of this sort.
Finally, was concentrating on my Management Projects, worked on it for almost 2-3 weeks and submitted it on the 5th of October, no reverts from Prof. Gautam Rajkhowa until the 23rd of October; luckily redone all my work and submitted the project on the 29th of October 2012.
Life back in Mumbai after UK.
Had booked my flights for India for the 5th November 2012; resigned from work on the 3rd of November left for London from Wallasey on the 4th afternoon and reached london at midnight and was too tired due to lack of sleep. Took my flight at 13:30 from LHR, reached BOM at 3am on the 6th November 2012. reached home at 5am, took off my Jetlag and started my Job search from the 7th November 2012.
It was a difficult task coping up with the humid climate in India after a lovely winter in the Great Britain. However, I did my best to be normal as I used to be. After a long search, found a job on the 3rd December 2012 as Business Development Manager in Techved Consulting India Pvt. Limited, Kandivali, Mumbai. Have to work with fresh MBA`s from University of Mumbai. Joined for work on the 4th of December 2012, liked Vijaylaxmi Sharma on the day joined, however she hardly speaks to me. Just understood that she likes wines and spirits.
Then on the 20th December got the long awaited good news from UK about the results of my MBA. On the same day had to encounter the long awaited girl in my life who made me realise whats life, that was Vijaylaxmi Sharma who is the PR of Techved Consulting. Was invited for a brunch from Techved at the Marriott`s Andheri, so went with Mom on the 23rd for the Brunch and had a good time with the Team.
It was a difficult task coping up with the humid climate in India after a lovely winter in the Great Britain. However, I did my best to be normal as I used to be. After a long search, found a job on the 3rd December 2012 as Business Development Manager in Techved Consulting India Pvt. Limited, Kandivali, Mumbai. Have to work with fresh MBA`s from University of Mumbai. Joined for work on the 4th of December 2012, liked Vijaylaxmi Sharma on the day joined, however she hardly speaks to me. Just understood that she likes wines and spirits.
Then on the 20th December got the long awaited good news from UK about the results of my MBA. On the same day had to encounter the long awaited girl in my life who made me realise whats life, that was Vijaylaxmi Sharma who is the PR of Techved Consulting. Was invited for a brunch from Techved at the Marriott`s Andheri, so went with Mom on the 23rd for the Brunch and had a good time with the Team.