I had my very first interview today at Grand Hyatt Mumbai.
I lost my cell phone for the very first time.
Those would be the latest developments in my life as of now.
…Wil be elaborated on when I’m at peace and my room is ridden of filth infesting it right now.
UPDATE:
It was 11.30 am when I woke up,read up a bit of Front Office and was bolting for a shower when I recieved an sms from Platonic saying he’s in the library and would I care to return his books back?It was about 1 pm when I turned up at the library.He is the ultimate when it comes to tolerance and patience,I tell you.
Spent one and half good hours there with rest of my classmates bitching about The Dragon Lady amongst other things.I come back and I find Swati in the connector.I’d told her that my interview was scheduled for today.Time then 2.45pm.
Swati:Are you going like ‘THIS’? *look that she would give a rotten pig*
Me:What’s wrong?
Swati:It’s an INTERVIEW,with special effects on the TER of INTERVIEW.
Me:So?
Swati:Wear a SAREE with emphasis on REE of SAREE
Dear reader,you know me.I’m in two minds regarding every thing.I vacillated,argued inside my head back and forth and yes !Saree it shall be.My indecisiveness cost me precious 15 minutes.It was already 3′o clock by the time I somehow managed to get out the saree ,which was badly crushed and was lying in the recesses of my suitcase since val function.I cajole,coerce my roomie into ironing it for me and set out with painting the face.Three Cheers to my roomie who gets it done in another 10 minuted,record time and for Didi who draped it onto my frame with the help of the noble invention popularly known as safety pin.Swati kept me on my toes making sure I got everything perfect,Supriya was a big help and did the honours of forcing my hair into a BUN which could’ve got through The World’s Best Hair Bun’s Paegent if there was ever one ,with half a tube of hair gel and n number of hair pins.The finished effect made me PROUD!!!Boy!!! Don’t I look like a stuffed chicken with Pink blush??? That apart,the whole thing that bore remotest similarity to the wild haired me was what they look forward to in the prospective trainees,I’m told.
Thanks and hugs to Swati & Supriya,you made my day!(((((HUGS)))))
Time 3.30pm.The interview was to be at 4 at Grand Hyatt Santacruz which takes a good 35 minutes from here.I run with my 3 inch pencil heels,rush into a cab,gets cash from ATM and races back.In the mean time,my cel phone kept in my back pack vanishes!!!
I reach at the venue at 3.57pm,the cab guy who seemed to think I’d pay any preposterous amount of money was informed it was not so,and yes,my cell phone vanishing shall remain a mystery( !!!).I had not much time to argue and make points.
If you knew the scenario well ,you would happen to now that it was a choice between Grand Hyatt and ATC(a 3 star property) that I had,owing to the so-called Dubai Property (with a capital D and P) recruitment not happening.
Sharp 4 I’m at the Security,getting my entry pass,and walking in!
The presentation was given by a short Smart Alec guy who claimed to be ex-IHMite,and stopped my inputs which he asked for in a rather brusque manner during the course.There were 13 of us,of which 8 got knocked out of the Group Discussion which followed,topic being” Foreign Managers Vs Indians’.
The 5 of us sat through the interview,which was all in all a very pleasant experience.There was no undue pressure or stiff necked atmosphere normally associated with interviews.No!I was not asked any technocal questions unlike others and my interview lasted well over 20 minutes.The Training Manager Mariyah was very berry chweet and complimented me for everything from stilettos to saree to bun.Told ya’,that bun would go places!!!
Annnndddddd!!!!!!
Yes,I’m IN!
The day was really good except for the mishap of losing my cell phone *sob sob*.I’m using one of Rini’s right now.Shall make it a point to get a duplicate SIM tomorrow.I’ll miss you my Nokia 3110c.I’ll miss the way you pop up on my desktop.I’ll miss connecting and reconnecting you with the USB Cable cursing Airtel GPRS all the while.I’ll miss the way ur li’l face lights up when I recieve a call.Be happy wherever you are…
Do remind me to pass on the mail id of the Hyatt HR to The Dragon Lady,and to study.
I’ve got an EXAM coming up people !!! An EXAM!!!
Now there,who would’ve thought of THAT???
