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.

Change in routine...!

I am a true believer of change.. And I always enjoy the fact that change is the only constant. Last from an year or so, I am running with too many changes in my routine which are not giving me an other option to look for and think forward.

It was hard time for me to get recovered from so called Chicken Gunya which I never ever thought of. It made a scratch on my brain so that I keep certain things in mind till the last working day of my brain in my head office.

I was back to work, well prepared and ready to rock. Friends like Badiger and Sathishaaa..I thank them for everything they did when I was really in trouble. I miss them a lot. There was nothing in common in all three of us but nothing was stopping us in getting together. We three were always right in our own way which was exactly 120 degrees apart in closed circle. I enjoyed the every single moment I spent with them, be it is Vishal restaurant or Chilkur temple.
But, then comes an other thought from elder ppl back in home that…. It's time to get marry…!!

Yes, I accept the fact that this is the right time to get marry. But, back of mind there was another thought which was already running late by more than two years….moving to Melbourne. So, finally the choke was on, ignition was all set and was ready to time the key.

There comes an other surprise….spoke to all the higher officials and decided to bring it home on the last day of the year which is first day of the year for my dear bro – Salavi, I mean 31st Dec is Salavi’s b’day - guess what… bought a Car – Hundai Santro. It was one of my dream to drive a car on Indian roads and here it comes on the road now… that’s it. I can definitely teach you all on how effectively the Credit Cards should be used ..!

Once in a month, every fortnight and finally every week was expected to be there in home to look for a life partner. Every visit was a surprise and nothing was materialized. There comes the thought from the back seat and decided to make a move to Melbourne and start working on the the opportunities. Now, here I am……………………………..

Thx for everything,

Yes, It was like a bullet on the bullet proof jacket and I was watching the climax from the other end. It was expected but it became uncertain at that particular moment. I guess you are getting confused on what I am talking about .. me too...:) :)

Anyway, it was the climax scene of a movie which was running since last four years and now the day has come to run the show in an other theatre.

I would say the journey was superb and this introduction to service industry took lot more time than I ever thought of. None of my buddies will believe this fact that I was running this show in a same thetre since last four years. Now the time has come to make a definite movememnt which was uncertain .. and which became certain.

I believe it was a great learning at the right time of my life span which always keeps me reminding about the data required to take any decision as a six sigma guy. It also taught me the work culture rt from east to the west, and to deal with ppl like Peter, Jim to Zing and Yang. My learnings in past four years are driving my decision now. I am pretty close to my last day at my office - GE IDC Satyam - and am sure that I will be carrying lot many memories and experience along with me. I like to thank all of them who were part of my journey in past four years .. and I wish them all the best.

Globe is pretty ..... warm now

Yes .. that's true. It was a thought just before the summer but as and how we all celebrated the labour's day and mother's day, it become a reality ..atleast for me. Believe me, I bet you to stay here in Hyderabad for abt a week and travel abt 50km a day to earn your bread and butter, am sure that you gonna run away and never ever think of this part of our country once again.
I am here in this so called h(ot)itech city from past three years or more to earn my one breatfast, one lunch and one dinner. It happened to work even in the late nights and weekends to have some good snacks in the evening and to celebrate weekends as well. But in reality, it was like a punishment to pass through these summer.....trust me.
One of my bad/good habit is not to sleep in the day time.. even in the weekends. I was trying to use that habit to get something out from this peak hrs of this summer by lying on the bed under the ever green usha fan and forcing my eyes to look through Mr Al Gore's eyes... I mean watching the video clip called An Inconvinient Truth. It is unbelievable, It has so much to flash upon and I was really scared by seeing that video. I would recommend all of you to create an opportunity to take a look on that video. I thought of taking this to my circle (my office - ge idc at Satyam) where in we all are drive in all the way from city for our bread and butter.

This 90 minute video talks so much about global warming that one can never ever think of what is happening from north pole to south pole of this globe. Mr. Al Gore has put in such a huge effort to bring this awareness called Global Warming to one and all across the world... he deserves that Nobel prize which he got it earlier for the same cause... hats off.