Impressive these Impressions ???

Once upon a time there lived a lion in a city full of Footprints. Being a city inhabited by dreamers, he too had a dream. To wear uniforms while impressing the best of Footprints across the country. He waited, waited and waited. The uniforms never came.

And then arrived Kochi footprints. The lasting impressions on the D-Day anyways yielded positive results.

On the way back to his foot-printed caves, the bruised lion wanted to roar and not many millions heard it. What and why that lion had to say was for a legacy he would soon leave behind for the cubs. But the inflated sounds tried their best to silence his echo.

THOUGH A LITTLE DEJECTED, THE LION SLOWLY NEARS HIS CAVE.

The little cub came running to meet him asks, “How was the event, uncle?”

The jolly good lion said- “The official release from the kingdom mentioned three young achievers. And the beautiful mementoes were designed in three crystal pieces glued to get an envious design. What the designer never knew was the infinite inherent advantages of the three pieces, but Team Kochi experienced it.”

Cub(All anxious): “What experience?”

Lion: I will tell a situation. If in case a city received only one of the mementoes for the Three Awardees. What will be a solution? Think.

Cub: Simple. Break the one memento made of three pieces and give one to each Award winner.

Lion: Bingo. Impressive your are! It was made easier for team Kochi with the biscuit cover packaging. The kochi-mates just had to give a feather touch and Magic!! The one was converted to three pieces. Also saved on the concept of ITEMS in management.

Cub: How and what are ITEMS?

Lion: Information, Time, Energy, Material and Space. Information exchange was nil. Time and energy is saved automatically. Saved two mementoes and hence material. Space for storage, transportation.

Cub: What innovative thoughts does your college have? Truly adorable. Futuristic thoughts and management starts from the office staff itself. Wow.

Lion: Not over as yet. The third major advantage is when the event culminates. If any lazy team didn’t arrange an entertainment show. See how this can be tackled.

As the young achiever receives the 3-pieces memento, the material gives away, feather touch. As the audience begins a hushed giggle, me the smart announcer announces- “This is a lesson which we would like to impart. Learn to be on your toes any moment under any adversity. Turn opportunities into adversity.” And the first achiever gives two pieces to the second and the second to the third.

Cub: Lovely concept of brotherhood among the journalists and non journalists. Hats off. But if this happens, is there anyone to blame?

Lion: YES. Ourselves. Since it’s we who didn’t go, search and then research the entire courier office. The student as per the Aide memoir is supposed to check whether someone send late couriers to be received on time! But again there are benefits. Though you lose time from the last minute event polishing, you become skilled to perform better than a sniffer dog.

Cub: Just one culprit as per the office blame-rs?

Lion: No, No. The faculty too because they did not carry the baggage of mementoes & certificates along with their tardiness and instead requested them to be couriered.

Cub: How can it be their responsibility? Are they the camels to carry everything otherwise?

Lion: So says the esteemed office as per office rule book, rule no 3232. Violation demands an apology. The faculty has to bear the burden  also because it’s them who conceptualized footprints. isn't?

Cub: Ohh..Good sarcasm lion uncle... but what does the office do then? Why are they there for?

Lion: Listen, if all are busy with their respective work, who will play the blame game? So they have a busy chart of blaming him, her and them. If not they confirm and keep it in their mind whether the courier was done at least a day after the events. So that SIMC students receive coats and suits to go for the neighbours’ wedding and etc’s.

Cub: (Giggles) So how many finally received the event certificates?

Lion: We played smart even there as we did not have a certificate to give. And why else are you collecting the individual details of the crowd? We have promised to go to each one of their house/school. Call them, apologize and deliver the certificates after a one month’s delay. This is Indian media’s professionalism. See and learn.

(Cub is silent )

Else use this as a new plan to generate the crowd for a next year footprints. Announce that the certificates will be given to those who come for the footprints 2009. So, repeat audience and what a crowd.

Cub: (Suddenly, eyes wide open): Wow. Novelty everywhere. I want to join the office, not the college. Less work and more blame game. Niceness!

Final word: Did the uniforms and certificates finally reach?

Yes, after a delay of 30 hours, 2 days virtually. Most of them still lies at the destination unclaimed. 

What difference does it make? None going to wear it whatsoever. But is an obvious burden to carry on our return trip. 

But the reasons for the delay? 

The delay in take off of the Pushpak viman from the Viman Nagar,Pune. The starting trouble. Blame it not on the pilot or on the ground staff. Blame it on the birds that were flying free in the city of Kochi. Even before the Viman could take off some terrorists named NAAC came in. So what? Does the railways stop functioning because the airport was to be inspected? Yes, in SIMC. So the Viman got unduly delayed and delayed till the event got over. Now what does the dreamer do with it? Instead of cribbing on not wearing it on the D-day he wears it wherever he goes aka a Wedding, Child birth, to offer condolences and ask not! Everywhere. Effective utilization thus making amends before reaching Pune.

But the Lion learnt his lesson on not to open his mouth even while in a media school as it violates all Aide Memoir. Also did his neigbour's Cub.

(The mails exchanged between the office and me are idling in my inbox)