But some things still dont change....

You may be working, but you still belong to that herd of gals that graduated from NITK in 2007. And you get reminders of that..

• You meet some of the hostel gals over a lunch and you are reminded of the herd mentality that we so stuck by over the past 4 years.. Go anywhere, but as a gang..
• The teasing that used to happen in college is still very much prevalent. Whoever thought that it is over with college is deeply mistaken!! In fact, it gets newer and sometimes even serious.
• Dad still gives you cash when you are leaving home.
• Walk on the street of your apartment and u meet some nitkians loafing around in shorts, just like college!
• Try as refined as you can get over the dinner table, once you are with hostelites in general, all that vanishes.
• Your sis still misses you the same, and still considers you to be the same brat who can be troubled n pinched as before..

:)

A month into Corporate

A month into being a "working mahila", as a friend calls us and I have noticed some things.

• You cannot avoid the aunty type handbag if you go looking for something to take to work. That is primarily because there exist only 3 types of bags:

1. college bags
2. aunty bags [that our mums used to take to work when we were kids]
3. party bags- very flashy, and all seem to have gold or silver on them.

So I ended up taking a normal back pack type of bag to office.

• Mums look younger than you. Go to a park, and u see a fit and trim gal chasing a lil kid n then you realise that she is a mum.. Gosh, when did I start comparing myself to mums!! Yuck!!!
• When the driver says Maam, it is for you, not for ur mum. Similarly when the driver asks for his fees, he asks you, not your Dad.
• When your Dad buys a new car, Something stops you from calling it your car. N then you realise its because people joining with you have "their own car", not their Dad's.
• When people talk of their girlfriends/boyfriends they dont blush anymore or offer any space to tease. Everything is now at a more serious level. So pulling their leg over a phone call looks very silly.
• And now u have to handle your investments n taxes and all. Your dad cannot do that for you.Nor can you run to him for help. "You are accountable to the company"