De Di :)

Papa, ye lo, meri kamai hui rakam ka ek chhota sa hissa! Check your bank account.. Of course, I know, boht late ho gaya hai, I should’ve given this to you a long time ago, 1^st salary toh aapke paas hi jaani chahiye thi poori ki poori..but aisa ho ni paaya..but it was not completely my fault. If I’d given that to you, mere paas kuch ni hota yahaan..start mein boht expenditure ho gaya tha..settle hone mein and all..i dint purchase much for me also! I also had to save some money for my trip to Chandigarh. You knew it, wahan pe boht kharcha hona tha..bas..isiliye..could not give anything to you.

Moreover, I dint know how to give this money to you. Yeah, I know I had an option of depositing it in your account, but bank waalon ne e-banking activate karke ni di thi..and yes, I dint get much time to go to the bank..office hota hai na aajkal..timings coinciding si hi hain almost..i could not do anything.. Yes, I could go to the bank after taking a leave for some hours, but wo bank kareeb 1.5-2 kms away hai yahan se..aur BHEL ki township mein it’s the only bank..boht badi township hai Papa, there are always a lot of people waiting in a long que for making their transactions.

What? Yes, it was also an option, but I dint feel like taking a leave for a day here. Already boht kam holidays milti hain..il prefer going to home or delhi or chandigarh, rather than taking one holiday and staying in Hyderabad, until or unless, there is a very urgent work!

What? Today? Actually, aaj hi activate hua e-banking waala account. Un logon ka toh 6 months baad activate karne ka plan tha, but I requested them to do so jaldi se. Isiliye today it happened!

Papa, aaj paise ki value pata chal rai hai..mujhe darr lag raha tha thoda sa ye paise transfer karne mein..pehli baar e-banking use kar raha hoon na..zyada risk ni leni..kuch idhar ka udhar ho gaya, toh gadbad ho jaayegi badi waali..isiliye abhi 1000 rupye hi transfer kar raha hoon..i just hope thodi der mein aapke account mein pahonch jaaye bas.. Monday ko bache hue kar dunga..haan haan..e-banking se hi! :)

Chalo Papa, main rakhta hoon phone abhi..kaam karna hai thoda sa..Ma ko bata dena..beta bada ho gaya hai.. :)

Bye bye. :)

1st Salary?

Log 1^st salary udaate hain..zindagi ko ek naye ehsaas se jeete hain..jin kaaryon ko zindagi mein kuch rukaawaton ke chalte poora nahi kar paaye the, unhe karne ke khwaab dekhte hain, aur un khwaabon ko ek yatharth roop dete hain..aur jab ye sab ho jaata hai, toh khushi se phoole nahi samaate..kyunki tab, unke paas paisa hota hai..khud ke paseene ko bahaakar kamaya hua paisa..! aur tab, zindagi wo nahi rehti, jo pehle hua karti thi..zindagi ek naya roop dharan karti hai..jahan shuruaat ke kuch mahine, boht masti se nikaale jaate hain..

All these things happened with me too. I also made plans and lists which consisted of activities, that I was unable to do..items, which I could never buy because of financial constraints..clothes, shoes and so many other things! But by the time I got the salary, the date of convocation was finalized. Hyderabad is such a distant place from Chandigarh, that I was left with just Air-Ways as the only possible option for me to use because I wanted to get as much time as possible to spend with the dear-ones, once I leave for college and it requires a lot of money. Moreover, because of the uncertainties in the office, it was unclear to me whether I would be able to go to college to attend the convocation or not! So I could not book my tickets for the flight at that time. I could book the tickets approximately around a week prior to the convocation only. And before one week of leaving, the prices of tickets go very high. I didn’t want to take any money from Papa. So, I was left with just two options. One, stay here only, get all those items which I wanted to get, fulfill all those desires and enjoy the life here in Hyderabad, akele! Two, go to Chandigarh, forget all those lists for sometime, bano kanjoos thode time ke liye and maaro masti sabke saath wahan jaake! I, obviously, preferred the 2^nd option. I thought I would save as much money as possible and then spend it in Chandigarh. 3 days ki masti there would be much more satisfying as compared to 1 month ka masti here.

There was just one tick mark in the list. I bought one Gillette Mach3 razor, which I thought of buying when I was in college. The remaining list remained un-ticked. I did meri zindagi ki 1^st shopping. Most of the items are household items. The bill’s photo is shown.

And if Suchreet says after looking at this list, that I’ve become an Aunty, you’re most welcome! :-P

List ka kya hai..aaj nai toh kal complete kar lunga! :-)

The best thing is, i've now learnt how to save money. Perhaps, in future, it may help me! :)