My Life

Date: 02/28/2014 (Friday)

Everyone was sleeping at night and I was getting ready to leave my premise for work. I got up at 2:00AM (IST), brush my teeth, freshen up, prepared tea for me and for mother. Took bath around 2:45AM (IST), got a call from transportation for pick up. My mother got up by 3:15AM (IST), had a cup of tea which was prepared by me. We were talking about my granny, her age is 77. Took my bath, got ready and had my early morning breakfast. Left my house by 3:30AM (IST) and reached office by 4:00AM (IST). Had a cigrate, took some deep breath and started walking towards my office. Logged in by 4:20AM (IST) started taking chat for US customers. I work for a process, where in customers visit our chat link, ask their query, question and we provide resolution accordingly. If required we perform troubleshoot and dispatch technician to fix the issue. Nothing more I can say about my company and the process I am working with.  Those 9 hours shifts like 9 years spending time in a different world. You see a variety of people around you. Some are talkative, many are not. Some crack jokes on customers comment, some take it very personally and remove the frustration on chat. I am working for this company since Dec 2011. I have seen a lot of ups and downs, there are few people who are not capable to in that higher designation, but they are in because of their past experience. People like Me are very rare, or you can say “Good For Nothing”. I know what I can and what I am capable of. I do not care any one’s comment or react, but if it worth taking and using it in near future, then I take those advice and proceed further with my life and work. I was called for an Interview for the next level position, but I screwed up, unable to answer their query, but when it comes on working, I am good. I learn a lot of thing by making mistakes and researching all the time. At my age I have seen my friends and other people either in Managers designation or left India forever. I am the one running behind the money rather than using the knowledge I have. There were few chats which were not up to the mark, my mentor speech tone was changed and said, “Vijay, I think you should resign, you are worth taking chats. Spends 2 years with this company and you are still an agent. I joined this company a year before you joined and today, the whole site recognizes me and respect me. What you have done in these 2 years. You have failed and you should quite.” I looked to him in frustrated manner, but I have no rights to screw him, he is my mentor no matter and he is younger to me. I have an experience of 6 years with customer relation. I had full access to all the mails, and other applications, but today, I am an AGENT with no respect and frustrated. His words are like someone shooting at me with 5.6 caliber bullets, like machine guns firing at me with no mercy. I logged out from my system, left for a smoke break. While smoking sometime I feel, “Why I am doing this job, because I have to run a family which is depending on me.”

I always wanted to leave my family and wanted to start a new life, but sit never happened.I have to give my dreams for my family. No matter what, I continue with my life and enjoy it. 

Came back from my break and made a final decision. I will leave this company and will start a new life with a new job which is waiting for me. I already got an offer from other company, need to join and take the offer letter. Today salary got credited to my account. The text message showed me some different figure. But I am not bothered for anything. My family is worried about my future, as I am not yet settled with my job. But being a motivator to my family I have always supported them especially in difficulties. Never interacted when there is some good news..

Last week my cousin visited my uncle’s place. My uncle said something about me that broke my heart. He was right on his part. He said, “This boy never came to my house, when my daughter is here he is not coming to my house and spending some quality time with her”, these were word and in a very different manner. I never thought he would say that, his tone was totally different, I never hear such kind of tine from him. We need to give respect and take back the same respect from other. But due to my job, I was unable to take leave from my office and ignored them totally, I was preparing my mind for a change in job, so I was unable to meet my father, my cousin, and my family.

I am like a guest at my own house who come from office, had his lunch/dinner and back to office. I am working like a dog and what I get only pennies. 

I left me office, attended my classes and came back home at 16:30(IST). Had a cup of tea, saw some good music videos to relax and played chess. I had my dinner litter early and now I am off to bed.

Sweden’s Classic Car Graveyard

Sweden’s classic car graveyard: 1,000 automobiles from a bygone era worth £100,000 found rusting in a forest

• The scrapyard was established by two brothers to store cars abandoned by servicemen during the Second World War
• Rusting classic cars including vintage Opels, Fords, Volvos, Buicks, Audis, Saabs and a Sunbeam
• Hikers have discovered trees growing around bodywork and moss covering seats and steering wheels
• The forgotten vintage vehicles are worth an estimated £100,000 in scrap value alone

Inside this forest lies 1,000 forgotten cars from the 1950s - a vintage car collector's dream which has been left to rust.

The scrapyard was established by two brothers to store cars abandoned by servicemen during the Second World War now lies neglected. 

Rusting classic cars including vintage Opels, Fords, Volvos, Buicks, Audis, Saabs and a Sunbeam litter the natural undergrowth. 

Vintage: Inside this forest lies 1,000 forgotten cars from the 1950s - a vintage car collector's dream which has been left to rust

Hikers have discovered trees growing around bodywork and moss covering seats and steering wheels.

The forgotten vintage vehicles are worth an estimated £100,000 in scrap value alone.

Photographer Svein Nordrum, 54, ventured into the dense woods to photograph the abandoned vehicles.

Mr Nordrum said: 'It is very quiet in there. It is a strange feeling when you're there, as if you're on the edge of the world.

Rust: Cars lie piled on top of each other in the forest in the county of Bastnas, a mining town in southern Sweden

'The forest is very dense. You can only see a couple of cars at any one time - the rest disappear into the woods.'

Two Swedish brothers founded the scrap yard in the 1950s to break down vehicles which had been abandoned by American soldiers leaving Europe after the Second World War.

They then sold on spare parts for repairs.

The brothers had a house each among the forest of broken automobiles.

Car collector's paradise: Rusting classic cars including vintage Opels, Fords, Volvos, Buicks, Audis, Saabs and a Sunbeam litter the natural undergrowth

The scrapyard was established by two brothers to store cars abandoned by servicemen in during the Second World War now lies neglected

Forest that time forgot: Hikers have discovered trees growing around bodywork and moss covering seats and steering wheels

They continued to trade until the 1980s before they abandoned the site in the 1990s leaving the forest undergrowth to claim the cars.

Mr Nordrum said: 'The cars are now a part of nature in a way. The trees grow all over and through the cars, with branches sneaking through windows and over the bonnets.'

The car graveyard is just in the county of Bastnas, a mining town in southern Sweden.

A classic car is claimed by the undergrowth: Photographer Svein Nordrum ventured into a thick forest in southern Sweden where he found 1,000 forgotten cars from the 1950s

Classic: The car graveyard is located just in the county of Bastnas, a mining town in southern Sweden

The forgotten vintage vehicles are worth an estimated £100,000 in scrap value alone

The brothers who set up the scrapyard continued to trade until the 1980s before it was abandoned leaving the forest undergrowth to claim the cars

Photographer Svein Nordrum, 54, ventured into the dense woods to photograph the abandoned vehicles

By-gone era: The brothers who established the car scrapyard had a house each among the forest of broken automobiles

According to the photographer some people in Sweden want to remove the cars but environmentalists keep stopping them because wildlife now live in the bodywork

Abandoned: Vintage cars are stacked up in the forest in southern Sweden which have been left there since the Second World War

The 1,000 corroded vehicles are collectively worth an estimated £100,000 in scrap but efforts to remove the cars from the forest have been thwarted.

Mr Nordrum said: 'Some people in Sweden want to remove the cars, but environmentalists keep stopping them. 

'Apparently birds and other animals have made nests in the bodywork.'

A spokesperson for ASM Auto Recycling, a UK-wide car salvage company, said: 'The standard price for scrap metal is about £100 a ton, so 1000 cars would be worth about £100,000 in scrap.

'The price of metal goes up and down. An average car would be worth around £100 in scrap at the moment, but it changes from time to time.'

Travel company launches £175k Valentine's Day submarine package

By Bianca London

The Mile-Low Club: Travel company launches £175k Valentine's Day submarine package with interior design of your choice and aphrodisiac menu (flights to the mooring not included)

• Luxury travel company unveil submarine treat whereby couples can choose to harbour wherever they like 
• Also includes aphrodisiac menu featuring champagne and oysters
• The bespoke submarine will actually travel 200m under the water
• Price for a basic vessel starts at £175,000
• Extras including helicopter transfers, entertaining rooms and champagne breakfast available

Since the dawn of passenger aviation, the so-called ‘Mile-High Club’ has been synonymous with rock stars, honeymooning couples and a select number of frequent flyers all looking for love in the sky.

Today, 62 years since the opportunity to join this exclusive club first become available to the travelling public, a travel company has launched the Mile-Low Club; a service allowing travellers who like to get their thrills between the sheets to get them beneath the waves at the same time. 

Loaded lovers wanting to push the boat out can stay in one of several specially-adapted leisure submarines, nicknamed Lovers Deep, that are currently moored in the Caribbean (the bad news is that the £175,000 price tag doesn't include flights to get there).

Fancy pushing the boat out this Valentine's Day? Why not rent a romantic submarine for £175,000?

The Mile-Low Club, launched in time for Valentine’s Day 2014, promises a service that leaves couples able to 'relax, unwind and enjoy the secluded isolation that the ocean puts between them and the rest of the world' - 200m below the waves.

Staffed by an on-board crew the vessels can be moored at a location chosen by the customer, whether that be a stunning coral reef off the coast of St. Lucia or a sunken battleship in the Red Sea, say the travel company.

 

With private speedboat transfers as standard, the service can also be customised with optional extras including more rooms on board, helicopter transfers with a beach landing, a petal-scattering service or a champagne breakfast in bed.

Luxurious: The Mile-Low Club promises to deliver a world-class service that leaves couples able to relax, unwind and enjoy the secluded ocean isolation

Get low: This artist's impression shows what the submarine could look like under the water

To complete the luxury experience, a specialist aphrodisiac tasting menu has been developed to ensure that guests are in the mood to make full use of the Lovers Deep facilities, which could also include a two-person shower at the customer’s request. 

Featured dishes include oysters, caviar and a decadent chocolate fondant with essence of pomegranate.

Oliver Bell, co-founder of Oliver’s Travels, who curated the new experience, said: 'All of our handpicked, luxury properties have something unique and quirky about them, but Lovers Deep really stands out as one of our quirkiest yet.  

'We’re always fascinated by the colourful array of requests we get through our concierge service and are looking forward to creating bespoke packages for those wanting to join the Mile-Low Club with us.'

Custom built: For prices starting from £175,000, the purchaser can custom design an entire submarine to his or her tastes