6:45 am The alarm on my mobile phone rings and there are thousand bees buzzing in my head

7:00 am I finally get out of bed and gulp down my customary glass of warm water

7:30 am Do a bit of stretching and yoga. A part of me worries: “The bai hasn’t turned up.”

7:50 am The bai does arrive unapologetically late. I frown but she hardly notices me. I give up and rush for my bath.

8:15 am Someone gifted me a bottle of “itr” I decide to try it out for my first day at MouthShut.com.

8:20 am White oats and papaya for breakfast. “Cut the papaya properly,” I shrill to the bai who just does not bother to respond. I assume the silence to be a “No” but I hope it is a “Yes”.

8:30 am Off to work. Thankfully I find an auto .

9:15 am I am in the premises of MouthShut.com. The HR takes me into a nice glass cubicle for induction formalities. I bump into Jasmine

10:30 am I’m still reading documents and signing papers. Jasmine is edgy. She pops in and asks the HR: “How much time more?”

11:00 am I am through. Phew! I am led into Faisal’s room pronto by Jasmine where I meet him and the head of communications. We shake hands and its business time. Faisal takes me through MouthShut and my role. Jasmine shares her experience with handling a community. For the first time I understand what happens when you sit on the other end of a community.

1:00 pm Meeting over. I am introduced to the rest of the guys.

1:30 pm Lunch time. I have a major craving to smoke. I am taken to Shivsagar by some of my colleagues. En route I puff on my ciggie. Don’t frown.

2:15 pm Back to work. The product team explains the nitty-gritty of each and every feature on MouthShut.com

4:15 pm Jasmine shows me an interesting email. A member is angry that we do not have real gifts on MouthShut.com. Jasmine asks me to tackle this issue and I jump into it headlong.

5:00 pm Faisal calls me for a quick chat. He informs me that we are going to give Jasmine a nice farewell party. “Don’t tell her. It’s a secret.” “As if she does not know,” I quip.

6:00 pm Jasmine has posted her farewell diary. I am responding.

6:30 pm I am exhausted. It has been a long day. I sip on tea and smoke another one

6:45 pm Party time. “We will miss you Jasmine” is written on the cake. Aww! Jasmine talks and touches us all. Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna.

7:15 pm Time to head home. I hope the bai has made something interesting for dinner otherwise I will have to do with noodles.

8:00 pm Jasmine sends me a message. “You’ll do a gud job. All d best.”