Away,Far Far Away

She looks pretty.There are lots of men around who swear by her.Radiating elegance, in pink and green,in beautiful camelCase few men would want to leave her. But somehow, her graceful indentation does not look my cup of tea! Rather ,coffee should I say?Or even more precisely,Java?

How often I want to run away from technology! As i key in my words in my lab on a laptop, I would prefer putting pen to a paper under a street light away from the glare of familiar faces. In a few months, even the sanity of the college would be lost. Do i want to get into the big,bad world of corporate? Perhaps,Not! I would love a badder world. An internship in one of Mumbai's famed gallis under any of the dreaded Dons is something I dream of. Something out of the world.

The underworld has always fascinated me. And more so now. Rather than rehearsing one of those scripted lines wearing a tie, I would love to wear a handkerchief on my half opened chest. While, we try so hard to be cool,the underworld oozes sexiness. Salim langda, Viru Kallia, Papu Thingna, Halkat Venkat, err, ok, the last one is yet to make an entry into Mumbai. Nevertheless, I would so love to talk to them. God, please can I intern there?

Talk of all the pay packages in the best colleges of the country. 40K per month? 50K? 60K? Underworld shall surely pay you more! Atleast I assume so. While smuggling so many gold biscuits, boss, can't I siphon one home? Enough for a year, i suppose, especially with the gold prices soaring. Talk about the hafta culture. For how long do we get exploited from the shopkeepers? Time to settle some score. God,please can I intern there?

With all the placement season around, it is tiring to hear people in the canteen talking about the other guy's company being better than theirs. And talking about profiles! To me, it all sounds the same. Boss proposes, fresher disposes! How would it matter if you are writing 4 lines in Java or in some other language? I actually feel, the Java vs C debate has become bigger than the Hindi vs Tamil debate. Pretty sure, even a freshers profile in the underworld demands you to murder a couple of people, call a dozen people and threaten them with the choicest of expletives in Mumbaiya hindi.Java and C are so passe. I wonder if they have different postings like on-site,off-site for different projects. Writing a couple of research papers would probably not even earn me a place in Wikipedia. Leave alone Wikipedia, not even on TV9 or Aaj Tak. One murder, or maybe a couple of them and pretty sure I would have more photos than Rahul Gandhi in this country.

10 years later, where do you find yourself? If you really ask me, the mirror. (PJ?, All right!) Team leader? Somehow just does not sound cool. Imagine being a gang leader instead. Chased by rival gangs every night, your blood being the aim is sure to give more thrills than fearing a french beard boss who is behind your head! And yet after many nights with coffee and code, I doubt if you would ever be wanted by your company or in some cases like mine, in home too! Here, there is a chance when even the Government of Inda might declare, “Most wanted”! Yes, Most wanted! Depending on your hardwork, as i hear, you could even be wanted by international organizations like Interpol, Federal police too! International fame in a company? Bah!God,please can I intern there?

I wonder what are the requirements for a job there? Resume, I have! A strong willed personality, Hopefully yeah! Mumbai-Hindi? Not really, but I can hopefully learn it on the job!Prior work experience? Yeah, more than 15 years of killing people with poor jokes! Projects undertaken? Hmm..Killed a mosquito a long time ago!

Hmm, if only you could write a recommendation letter for me!