Aah, I got my award at last...

November 1, I get a mail in my mailbox saying "Congratulations, you have won a blog contest. Please send us the following details so that we send you your award". It was an international blog contest on "Your toughest job interview" by an Indian company, 24/7 customers. I went Gaga. Sent mails to my friends circle, shared the link with all and also made plans what I am going to spend those vouchers on. I declared myself a winner in blogging (yeah, am that dumb sometimes).

I got a call from one of the cntact point in 24/7. She told me I will get my award in next three days, around 6th November. Yeah Yeah, muah muah... oh sorry. I got really very excited as if there is no stopping me doing weird stuff. 6th went by, so did 7th and so did 12th. Hmmm, this is dirty. After declaring to all am the blog-king, they must be jaughing about me, I mean joking and laughing at me. I didn't have the award in my hand even after 12 days.

I call up my contact point. She shouts: "We have sent it across, you should get it soon". Aah! I mean are you giving an award or assuaging yourself for shedding out money on such a pathetic blog entry :-|. That was heights. I waited for a couple of days more. 14th, 15th went by.

I wrote a mail, also called the same number. Nobody home :( . May be she has been sacked for selecting my entry as the winner? What if she has resigned feeling disgusted choosing my blog entry. Or may be she has got great offers as she did the wise thing by choosing my entry. I settled down with the last thought and also with my apprehension for the day. I persistently called everyday. Then one day, every hour. No response.

My award has gone under the table in the hands of some better blog writer? Can't say. Then one day she picked up (22nd Nov I guess). It was music to ears even talking to her. She recognized me and said "I am sorry. It has not be sent yet, we will dispatch it soon and you should get it in next 3 days". Oh no. Mentioning 3 days was a big mistake as I started having that same gut feeling of never getting the award and she changing the job. Gulp :(

23rd passed, So did 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th. WTF. 28th (Oh did I already mention it, no harm emphasizing), 29th, 30th.

I had lost the hope of getting my award. Saturday afternoon when I was fast asleep, I get a call from DTDC. The lady says "I have a courier from....". "24/7" I jumped out of my bed. She says yes. Aah at least it came out of their office.
Me: "Are you going to deliver it today?"
Lady: "No sir. But we will deliver it on Monday before 1 in the afternoon."
Me: "Ok thanks. BTW, pls do it for sure. It is running away from me since long"

It was a good morning omen. I had a peaceful weekend. I reach office on Monday. Ask the reception in lunch, "Any courier for me?" "No sahab". Its ok Rohit, may be they are a little lazy to start. You will get it by the eve...

Monday gone, so did Tuesday, Wednesday. I had lost the hope again and here come Thursday. I just received the courier 20 minutes back (thats why I started writing this post else would have refrained from the limelight, you know) and have clicked a pic and posting this as a keepsake for the emotional atyachar it inflicted on me and the kind of emotional khichdi I had to feed on... I don't even know what is inside the packet. But whatever it is, it has a very high value...