i’m gonna trade this life for fortune and fame
Posted by: astrodominie on: April 5, 2009
I got a job!
Features reporter with The Hindu in Hyderabad. I start on June 1, which effectively means that I leave Chennai before the end of May.
It hasn’t sunk in, I don’t quite believe it, but it’s true. I’m employed!
I wish I had more to say on it but I don’t. Maybe in a week or two. When I’m able to figure out the muddle of terms like provident fund, allowances and bonuses. Until then — I have a job, I’m moving out, the Chennai chapter shall soon close. After over 10 years.
Eek!
Title Source: Rockstar by Nickelback
18 Responses to "i’m gonna trade this life for fortune and fame"
April 5, 2009 at 4:29 pm
I’ll say it again – YAY! 
So awesome! And Hyd is a great city to live in – I love the place!
April 6, 2009 at 4:07 am
THANK YOU!
..shilpa, i’m so sorry i’ve vanished off fb msging! i shall return with a suitably long reply in a day or two.
April 7, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Hey.. its really good to see someone getting what they wanted! I am very happy for you. And yes your saying that “I’m gonna trade this life for fortune and fame ” is really touching! 
All the best for your life ahead !
April 8, 2009 at 4:28 pm
Congratulations! Your new job and new location should not adversely affect your blog. It is one of the few I read and without it I will feel lost and my thicks will unplotten.
Also, Stagecoach, IITM’s theatre group, is performing this weekend. We’re doing Neil Simon’s The Good Doctor. It’s a comedy. Saturday and Sunday, 7.30 pm, Central Lecture Theatre, IITM. Free entry.
We will not be performing in Hyderabad. So come.
April 9, 2009 at 3:47 pm
Yay! So awesome!
congratulations, I hope you turn hyderabad on its head with your scintillating reporting! 
April 10, 2009 at 3:35 pm
@ vaiba – thanks bacha. haha!
@ linda – thank you very much.
@ gaya, mumu, ash – THANK YOU! virtual treats all around!
@ koze – i would never want the unplottening of your thicks. the blog is probably the only thing that’ll stay constant! and good luck for the play, i’ll try and come. expand your horizons to hyd come june.
April 15, 2009 at 12:45 am
Awesome.. Congrats.. And Hyderabad is awesome, am sure you’ll love it.. 
April 18, 2009 at 1:38 pm
i’ll probably spam you hyderabadi people once i land up there and find myself at a loose end!
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April 5, 2009 at 3:28 pm
I’m so bloody happy for you! You held out for what you wanted, and you got it. Awesomeness