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Every time I open this window.. I feel that there is so much to write abt but finding it hard to stick to my chair. So.. this is the kick start and for sure in a short time will write more and more ..!

The bitter truth

I was always crazy in enjoying the fact that change is the only constant. I am a true believer of this, which made me to take some risk and experiment different things before I get on to the next phase of life.
There is something called “Dooorada betta kannige Nunnage” in Kannada. It was bitter truth which I saw and realized in my past experience at Australia. I was an extrovert in reality and wanna be always with friends and family. Knowing this fact and carrying this all across, it was hard for me to exercise my day in and day out in so called beautiful Melbourne city. It was my choice to experiment and get closer to the life and trenz all across the sea towards south east. I had to accept too many things and sometimes I was scared to put me in those facts.
Everything was crystal clear in very short time and I was on mood to lock my check in bags. It was my luck that I met Piddy (Ramesh Panakkal, my GTTC batch mate in Dandeli sub centre) who used to be there nearby and spent much of his off the duty time with me. I was missing a lot in that short period and never looked back till I get my boarding pass. All those 12+ hrs of journey went in realizing those short memories and feeling the fact that those memories are good to experiment but hard to take them on reality for longer time .. as life is very short and one has to live it to the best not by being isolated.

Basava Samithi – Melbourne Chapter

Yes, me too got surprised when I heard it very first time over phone. But I could see that fact here in Melbourne. Am pretty much convinced in the very first week of my stay here in Melbourne. It was someone from India – Sitara Vadaka – who was here in Australia past one month or so, was invited to Melbourne to perform on stage and create an occasion to bring all the Basava Samithi (http://www.bsoaa.org/melbourne/index.html) members together. I was one among them.
Founders of Samithi were there on stage to welcome all of us and talk about the planned activity on that particular day. It started with a Pooja and then some Vachana’s. It was a great feeling. A feeling like a home away from home. It also happened to meet some of those whom I was missing since long time. They are here with Connex – so called public transport - past three to four yrs and well settled. It was a great time to get along and share their experiences of their day one to day hundred in Australia. It was a memorable day in less than hundred days of my life in Australia. I become a volunteer to serve the snacks coz I knew that people will notice a new face while collecting their Laadu and Samosa, but I was wrong. It was post winter and by that time most of all went back to the stage, we were left with only the hot coffee and tea.
Thanks giving and honoring the chief guest was on stage and we were ready to get back home. Final settlements were done from the finance In charge and good night call was their in breeze with high frequency. I thought I should get guarded with my sweater, to our surprise it was not there in car. I asked Patil and to his surprise he was also missing his one. Yes, the fact was pretty clear as both of our sweaters were stolen from our car. It became more memorable event than I ever expected. We drove back to home, had dinner and slept with good memories…. That’s it… Chapter close.

Piece of life in Australia - Sample size is 30 days

About more than a month old here in Melbourne, I guess it’s the time to write something about my experience. I got all the amenities (Courtesy- Praveen Patil) in turn was forced to spend most of my time in interacting with as many people as possible and getting closer to the actual. Diwali is another booster to know more about people over here and be part of the celebration.

It was like Iskon in India as we entered the Hindu temple near Dandenong. People are there as if they are there to take part in the ` Hindu fashion show. I agree that Diwali is the right time to be with new apparel but not the time to be one next to other and shout for Idli and Sambhar…! These are the words which were making more dhamaka than the actual fire cracking on the other side of the temple. It was fun watching both Dhamakhaaas.
Here comes the weekend and a phone call from my bro, I was missing all of them who are all gathered in my hometown to be part of the Diwali Pooja. It was Nagaraj Dandagi uncle who called us for lunch at their place, made me to feel good by spending lot of their time with us as well with their delicious food. I like kids and they were so many at uncle’s place. I used to spend most of my time with Sadu and Dundu at home. I always remember that example quoted in a book - How to negotiate. Kids are always best negotiators and I started fighting with them from the day I read this book.

Anyway, it was my call to mess up this Diwali and get some experience to make some clear definitions. Am sure this piece of life has taught me a lot and hoping to carry forward all those bits and pieces to make my life more peaceful.

Jobsearch.com.au

First five days in Melbourne were good enough in terms of short trips to Penguin Parade, Crown plaza and a City trip. But soon after the pleasure being in Melbourne, it was time to start surfing through so called employment sites.

What I mean is pretty much self explanatory. Am sick of these sites - seek.com.au, mycareer.com.au and careerone.com.au. These sites are the main source to get a job here in Australia and very few companies will put up their direct requirement on these sites. Most of the companies (not less than 90% of companies) are hiring their resources through reputed consultants. Like Hays, Skilled, Hudson, MichaelPage, Australian wide personnel, Bay side and so on and on. It’s really a hard time for me to get the initial break over here as most of the consultants will try to freeze the position starting with local experience, especially for the kind of job I learnt to do.

On the other side, am lucky enough to have a friend like Patil and his family who is here from past three yrs and now taking good care of me. I also met couple of my batch mates and they are really enjoying their good time here in Melbourne as well some of them in other Metros.
Am finding it pretty hard to get used to this lonely environment because it was almost more than a year and half that I spent most of my time with our family, relatives and this was after ten years of my stay outside the home. I enjoyed my every minute I spent with Aaadi and Dundu – they are the little masters from thirty three village landlord My Grandpa. It was always weekends or when I used to be sick, but this time it was the package. It’s hard time for someone like me being an extrovert.

Lemme keep my fingers crossed, keep scrolling through the sites and hope for the best.