Jennysha's blog: 22
Jennysha Patel
- March 2010.
The story so far… Jennysha graduated two years ago, and it was a while before she figured out what she wanted to do. She is now looking for ways into publishing. Of the moment I am such an ‘of the moment’ kind of a person. I watched a movie tonight which totally changed my life. Well, maybe not, I should warn you that I am a bit of an overdramatic person. I don’t think it’s a bad quality – I think it’s just me being passionate, to be honest. In any case, I watched a Bollywood film called ‘Wake up Sid’ – one of these teenage coming of age style films – my favourite, to be totally honest. I really enjoyed it and it gave me lots of food for thought. The main character in it Sidharth - Sid for short - is a total bum. He is a rich kid who doesn’t have goals or ambitions, but knows how to enjoy life and is very childlike in that sense. Due to his lack of responsibility, he finds himself given an ultimatum by his dad, who usually provides everything for him. He decides to walk away from his dad’s rules and is on his own. Waking up to life He finds a friend to crash with, she’s new to the city herself; a budding writer, with a new job at a hip magazine. She's played by a favourite actress of mine – Konkona Sen Sharma – very art-house, independent style, but she comes together well with Sid’s character - played by Ranbir Kapoor who, on the contrary, is very commercial and mainstream. In the film, he loves to take photographs and is given a helping hand by Sharma’s character, who introduces him to people at her magazine. He lands a job doing something he really enjoys and never even thought of. To be frank, he didn’t really think of much other than having fun with his friends. He eventually grows up and ‘wakes up’ to life. My own journey I love watching these kinds of films, because they always document the journey – something that is just as, if not more, important than the final destination. They always get me excited about my own journey and what I need to do to be in a situation where I can achieve the kind of life that I want. It made me think... I want to enjoy myself. I want to do something exciting. I want my own blog; to join my love of words with my love of imagery and give myself the opportunity to be proud of my own creation. I would not have to answer to anyone but myself. And most importantly, I would be doing something that I love. It might not earn me any money – after all the best job is doing the thing that you love and at the same time get paid for – but I figure the least I can do is try. Who knows what could come of it? I have really enjoyed my time blogging for Prospects and hope I’ve been interesting to read, but I feel I am ready to fly the nest and brave it. I am ready to move on and take that leap of faith. Read my previous job logs
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