11:30 AM
My first day at the new office. The office is a small set up with a
handful of people. They welcomed me as if into their own family. Being the
first day, I have no work to do, or at least nothing until the main person
comes in and assigns me some work. So here I am, sitting at my desk, with the
laptop on, yet a little bored since I joined with the only aim of keeping
myself engaged rather than cluttering my mind with nonsense. Hoping I would be
given some work soon.
To be a little relieved from this nothingness, I went and stood
near the window, staring out of it onto the road. The road is deserted for most
of the time except for some vehicles passing by, not so frequently. Not even a
single human soul on the road. There is a beautiful apartment building adjacent
to this office. The first thing I wished was if I could buy a flat in it. God
knows if that would ever be possible. Not a dream though. It’s just a wish.
Now, what is the difference between a wish and a dream? To me, I wish for a lot
of things. But not necessarily with the hope of getting them all done. But
dreams are advanced form of wishes. Once I dream of something, I want it
fulfilled no matter what, and if not, that makes me very sad from within.
The apartment is painted in red, grey and white, clearly the
visualization of someone very creative. The structure is also good to take a
look at. By the look of it, all the flats are occupied. The balcony of the
first floor displays an array of tiny little baby clothes hung for drying. Some
of the balconies are adorned with flowerpots, some has chairs and some are
abandoned.
Not wanting to give a wrong impression to my new colleagues, I
reluctantly withdrew into the office room again. The room is now so silent,
which is becoming unbearable for me with passing time. It is entirely different
from Aol., my previous office, where I have at times coveted one moment of
silence due to a lot of energetic activities occurring at the same time.
I asked for a portfolio of the works done by the agency, just to get
familiar with the clients, and the kind of works that are offered to them from
our end. There are not many clients, but the ones existing are renowned in the
market. I scanned trough the portfolio in less than half an hour and was soon
back to my kingdom of boredom. But I can’t complain. I am new. It will take
some time for me as well as them to entrust me with some real work as well as
some hearty conversations. Until then, I will keep scribbling on this notepad,
whatever it is that occurs to me.
xxx
5:45 PM
15 minutes more
until my first day in the office gets over. By noon, the mood of the day took a
180 degree turn. The day as well as the office turned unbelievably lively and
active. It became something like a marriage where a lot of aunties get together
and where all of them want to talk at the same time and do not have the
patience to wait for their turn. Works kept coming to me one after the other. I did not get time to admire the apartment afterwards and I could finally sigh in relief that I won’t have to sit idle ever. Without experience
in copy writing, I was a little disappointed with myself thinking I wouldn’t be
able to bring out a good performance. But then, I know I need some moulding and
crafting just like how my new boss says, and with time, all of us believe I
would get better. J
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