Life's full of experiences sweet & bitter, though we all vividly remember our first experience, it could be anything from the first gift we received to the first date we had. It always remains fresh in our minds no matter how many times they repeat... unfortunately i don't remember the first gift i received and I'm yet to go out on a first date :)
But i do remember my very first pay-cheque, it was 8 years back at the end of monsoon of 2002.
I received my first salary and the amount was RS.1600/-, the accountant of the marketing firm i worked for called me to his desk and handed an envelop and said: "Congrats! your first salary, may the digits improve as you progress in your career". I was dumbstruck, holding the envelop in my hand... my first pay-cheque, my first hard earned money and its all mine... this excitement brought a sudden rush of thoughts ranging from buying gifts for my mother to treating all my friends, and I didn't want to waste any time in realizing my thoughts, I noticed the cheque was made by State Bank of Hyderabad, Victoria Layout Branch. I was desperate in en-cashing the cheque. I ran to the parking lot, took out my bike and drove as though there was no tomorrow, i took just under 5 mins to reach Victoria Layout from my office which was then situated at Indiranagar 2nd Stage. I just barged into the bank not realizing that the transaction hours were well gone by, I found the teller and demanded him to 'en-cash my first pay-cheque, since its from your bank'. Noticing the excitement in my face, the teller instead of reprimanding me for my arrogant behavior, calmly asked me to fill up a challan, enter my account details and deposit the cheque, for which I shouted back at the teller "I don't know my account number nor do i have an account in your bank, but the cheque is from your bank so please take this and give me my money.." before I finished my talk i started getting back to my senses and realized my foolishness... I stood froze staring at the cheque.... by this time the entire bank which was witnessing my erratic behavior burst into laughter. I was apologetic for my stupidity and hastily made an exit from the bank, on my way out the teller called me back and wished me all the best for my career! was that sarcastic or genuine I could never make out since I wanted to run away from that place as quickly as possible...
I have been operating my savings bank account since my high school days and was well aware on how to get a cheque en-cashed, but still the thought of my first pay-cheque drove me crazy and i forgot everything I had known about banking.
This was the greatest stupidity i have ever done thus far in my life. Its amazing that recalling our first experiences always bring a laugh on our face even though when we experienced it we would have been frowning at ourselves or others...
But i do remember my very first pay-cheque, it was 8 years back at the end of monsoon of 2002.
I received my first salary and the amount was RS.1600/-, the accountant of the marketing firm i worked for called me to his desk and handed an envelop and said: "Congrats! your first salary, may the digits improve as you progress in your career". I was dumbstruck, holding the envelop in my hand... my first pay-cheque, my first hard earned money and its all mine... this excitement brought a sudden rush of thoughts ranging from buying gifts for my mother to treating all my friends, and I didn't want to waste any time in realizing my thoughts, I noticed the cheque was made by State Bank of Hyderabad, Victoria Layout Branch. I was desperate in en-cashing the cheque. I ran to the parking lot, took out my bike and drove as though there was no tomorrow, i took just under 5 mins to reach Victoria Layout from my office which was then situated at Indiranagar 2nd Stage. I just barged into the bank not realizing that the transaction hours were well gone by, I found the teller and demanded him to 'en-cash my first pay-cheque, since its from your bank'. Noticing the excitement in my face, the teller instead of reprimanding me for my arrogant behavior, calmly asked me to fill up a challan, enter my account details and deposit the cheque, for which I shouted back at the teller "I don't know my account number nor do i have an account in your bank, but the cheque is from your bank so please take this and give me my money.." before I finished my talk i started getting back to my senses and realized my foolishness... I stood froze staring at the cheque.... by this time the entire bank which was witnessing my erratic behavior burst into laughter. I was apologetic for my stupidity and hastily made an exit from the bank, on my way out the teller called me back and wished me all the best for my career! was that sarcastic or genuine I could never make out since I wanted to run away from that place as quickly as possible...
I have been operating my savings bank account since my high school days and was well aware on how to get a cheque en-cashed, but still the thought of my first pay-cheque drove me crazy and i forgot everything I had known about banking.
This was the greatest stupidity i have ever done thus far in my life. Its amazing that recalling our first experiences always bring a laugh on our face even though when we experienced it we would have been frowning at ourselves or others...
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