i have grown up watching THE WORLD THIS WEEK of Pranoy Roy, every friday night. and i have always wanted to have that authority and power, the coolness.....somehwere deep within i have aspired to be him- a journalist!
life took different turns and i ended up in mass communication after all my mond boggling thoughts , if i wanted to go for my ph.d in english and add a Dr before my name like my parents.
destiny had different plans it seems. and i followed Pranoy Roy. later the NDTV became my favorite. I swear by Rajdep Sardesai, i still do. he is one hell of a journalist i would always want to be. absolutely amazing.
strangely enough, today, am just a part of that group. my first proffessional reporting. somehow silly, in doing a small assignment and ofcourse my first. am sure rajdeep sardesai did his fisrt with similar feelings like mine. yet, i felt in control and power! the press and the media is amazing. suddenly people look towards you. they want to be part of the snaps i take amd the interviews i scribble.
one night out and i know what it is to be a part of that world, the world that i saw every frday night glued to my Tv. kind of starnge and weired the girl, who liked to be covered with books and hated talking to people is suddenly out and talking to people, thts the profession.
am thankful to rajdeep sardesai and pranoy roy and of course my great boss, for giving me the amazing feeling. its good to be part of the crowd, yet hold on to the indentity. news can be so powerful!!!!
Sunday, June 19, 2005
Friday, June 03, 2005
from chicago
yesterday was a superb day. funny and still wondering how much more i have to see yet.
surprised? well, i was too. till you would hear this. went to GURNEE MILLS. its a factory outlet for all the big brands here in USA. It is a few miles away from Chicago, a plce called Gurnee.
a huge complex as usual, i underestimated its hugeness, till when it was time to come back. six hours in the shopping mall, and i didnt see eevn half of it. wasnt tht crazy?
went through all the shops i could, buying a few stuffs and seeing many more. lots more.......cosmetics, and beds and lovely curtains and what not.......they are so amazing, i wanted to be rich, so rich that i could get it all. they also have stores for buying boats here. cars usually get the extra latch in the back of the car, where u can actually hook ur boat and take it to the river or lake and then go for that ride.
was good enough and i want to be back again soon. its lovely, going around the place is a treat in itself. as i have my kidney beans cooking in my kitchen and i sit and plan my cyber magazine as how it should look lke....god, i want so much from life.
they just beautify every thing they can. i was surprised to go through the Mccormick road, where u ahve a statue of Gandhi here. every part is so differnt, so wanting to be seen.
a night drive to downtown or the lakeshore drive could just drive one crazy. its just so bautiful. u have this sky scrapers tht i have seen in books when i was a child, and suddenly they are in front of me , with lights flashing all over. in the night, its all lighted. so much so that the night sky lies invisible. it all glitters.
the lake shore drive as i mentioned, is the road around the lake michigan, one of my favorit places here. its huge, has the museum and things all around. its windy usually, but its lovely. peole come to visit , to take pics , to jog in the evening , theres always someone right there.
i wish i could show it to all of you. a world that we have seen in films, in books , suddenly opens up before you. i miss all of you, that we couldnt do it together, so i thought may be through this u can actually see wht i see here and enjoy so much.
the downtown (the downtown is like the centre of the city, where u ahve all the offices and shopping centres) McDonalds that i went last week, after getting my first silly salary here, took my breath. u order in the ground floor and then u go to the frst floor to eat through escalators. the frst time i was in an escalator was in calcutta metro. i went there to see an escalator and next time i was in airport dragging along my baggage annd me and trying to mantain my balance while coming here n USA.
next view would be of the DEVON AVENUE in Chicago its the indian hub. INDIA in Chicago.
till then.........enjoy!!!!
surprised? well, i was too. till you would hear this. went to GURNEE MILLS. its a factory outlet for all the big brands here in USA. It is a few miles away from Chicago, a plce called Gurnee.
a huge complex as usual, i underestimated its hugeness, till when it was time to come back. six hours in the shopping mall, and i didnt see eevn half of it. wasnt tht crazy?
went through all the shops i could, buying a few stuffs and seeing many more. lots more.......cosmetics, and beds and lovely curtains and what not.......they are so amazing, i wanted to be rich, so rich that i could get it all. they also have stores for buying boats here. cars usually get the extra latch in the back of the car, where u can actually hook ur boat and take it to the river or lake and then go for that ride.
was good enough and i want to be back again soon. its lovely, going around the place is a treat in itself. as i have my kidney beans cooking in my kitchen and i sit and plan my cyber magazine as how it should look lke....god, i want so much from life.
they just beautify every thing they can. i was surprised to go through the Mccormick road, where u ahve a statue of Gandhi here. every part is so differnt, so wanting to be seen.
a night drive to downtown or the lakeshore drive could just drive one crazy. its just so bautiful. u have this sky scrapers tht i have seen in books when i was a child, and suddenly they are in front of me , with lights flashing all over. in the night, its all lighted. so much so that the night sky lies invisible. it all glitters.
the lake shore drive as i mentioned, is the road around the lake michigan, one of my favorit places here. its huge, has the museum and things all around. its windy usually, but its lovely. peole come to visit , to take pics , to jog in the evening , theres always someone right there.
i wish i could show it to all of you. a world that we have seen in films, in books , suddenly opens up before you. i miss all of you, that we couldnt do it together, so i thought may be through this u can actually see wht i see here and enjoy so much.
the downtown (the downtown is like the centre of the city, where u ahve all the offices and shopping centres) McDonalds that i went last week, after getting my first silly salary here, took my breath. u order in the ground floor and then u go to the frst floor to eat through escalators. the frst time i was in an escalator was in calcutta metro. i went there to see an escalator and next time i was in airport dragging along my baggage annd me and trying to mantain my balance while coming here n USA.
next view would be of the DEVON AVENUE in Chicago its the indian hub. INDIA in Chicago.
till then.........enjoy!!!!
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