I'm really happy now cos someone actually recognised and appreciated the course I pursue..It actually came as a surprise to me after these four years of studying.
Few years back, wen I was fresh into college ,
X would ask "enga sendhu iruka??" (where have you joined?)
I would be like ,"PSG-la M.Sc. Software Engg, 5 year course", the next immediate question ,
"B.Sc. enga panna???"(where did you do B.Sc.)
Damn, but very politely I used to smile and say "aiyo, illa uncle idhu right after school".
They'll be puzzled and they would think:
"what has got into this child, why she wants to do such weird things" and they would again come back with another so thought genuine question;
"yen ma, chennai-la kedaikalaya??" (didnt you get into any college in chennai?)
I wouldn't know wat to tell , I would be like "Illa uncle, this is a nice course".
/*Conversation Ends*/
Fours years back I never cared if they didnt recognise my course and if they didnt appreciate me studying there, sometimes I used to feel bad that I joined here.
But as years went by I stopped telling the course I'm pursuing ,I plainly would say PSG, Major in Computers; Not that I was ashamed of studying this course on the contrary I was proud of being here, and I felt lucky being here, and I hated it when some ignorant fellow to hide his ignorance raised questions about the course while being proud of his son/daughter studying in some course in some college just for the sake its in Chennai and its under Anna University.
The same thing happened when I was doing my internship, people used to ask
"enga project pandra??", I would be so proud and I would say eBay, and they'll be so confused and they'll say "paavam infosys-la kidaikala??"(poor thing,didn't get in Infosys I believe).
This time no anger "Amaam aunty, kidaikala, unga payan adhula-dhaanae irukan, how lucky you guys are :):)" .
She'll be so proud of herselves and walk away as if she had the last laugh.
But today I met this neighbour of mine who had been abroad for quite a few years and he asked me "enna panra??"..with no energy I told him the same, One sparkle in his eyes, he said "Wow, PSG-la??,I tried but they said my marks weren't sufficient, awesome,all the best".For a second I didn't know wat to tell, I was grinning and I said bye and came back running to write this post!!!!
Few years back, wen I was fresh into college ,
X would ask "enga sendhu iruka??" (where have you joined?)
I would be like ,"PSG-la M.Sc. Software Engg, 5 year course", the next immediate question ,
"B.Sc. enga panna???"(where did you do B.Sc.)
Damn, but very politely I used to smile and say "aiyo, illa uncle idhu right after school".
They'll be puzzled and they would think:
"what has got into this child, why she wants to do such weird things" and they would again come back with another so thought genuine question;
"yen ma, chennai-la kedaikalaya??" (didnt you get into any college in chennai?)
I wouldn't know wat to tell , I would be like "Illa uncle, this is a nice course".
/*Conversation Ends*/
Fours years back I never cared if they didnt recognise my course and if they didnt appreciate me studying there, sometimes I used to feel bad that I joined here.
But as years went by I stopped telling the course I'm pursuing ,I plainly would say PSG, Major in Computers; Not that I was ashamed of studying this course on the contrary I was proud of being here, and I felt lucky being here, and I hated it when some ignorant fellow to hide his ignorance raised questions about the course while being proud of his son/daughter studying in some course in some college just for the sake its in Chennai and its under Anna University.
The same thing happened when I was doing my internship, people used to ask
"enga project pandra??", I would be so proud and I would say eBay, and they'll be so confused and they'll say "paavam infosys-la kidaikala??"(poor thing,didn't get in Infosys I believe).
This time no anger "Amaam aunty, kidaikala, unga payan adhula-dhaanae irukan, how lucky you guys are :):)" .
She'll be so proud of herselves and walk away as if she had the last laugh.
But today I met this neighbour of mine who had been abroad for quite a few years and he asked me "enna panra??"..with no energy I told him the same, One sparkle in his eyes, he said "Wow, PSG-la??,I tried but they said my marks weren't sufficient, awesome,all the best".For a second I didn't know wat to tell, I was grinning and I said bye and came back running to write this post!!!!
Nice to know! But I think we are getting the visibility with every passing year and if there was a rating based on course and college put together undoubtedly our course in our college will top the list (ignoring IIT and BITS). We know what we are and our competitors (are there any really? ;) ) fear for what we are :)
ReplyDeleteI bet half the world would not have got your sarcasm with Infy :P ;)
I used to say, "Its a dual degree, a 5 yrs integrated course." It had worked most of the time.
ReplyDeleteMay be 5 years after you graduate you will know what it would mean take Infy.