January 20, 2005
College life - I
It all happened about 8 years back when I was jus stepping out from school life n stepping into my college life...
Well lemme present the scenario of those day though cannot present the whole but atleast will try to explore a snip of that time which is memorable..
It was the month of august or so…Myself n my appa( dad) entered the college premises .I was holding a carry bag in my hand I think" JRK "carry bag having a file which had all my educational certificates till 12 std and call letter from TNPCE .
We enquired the watch man and asked regarding the where abouts of office. He guided us n we followed according to what he said n reached the college office room.
That time the college was underconstruction n they were accompanying the classes in the polytechnique building…as both the institute was run by the same management committee..
My dad informed the attender(peon) that he want to meet the either principal or director who is incharge of first year admission.
They asked to wait .We were waiting n an interrogation was happening between myself n my mind. numerous queries were straggling in my thoughts ( how will be the college?
Will there be any ragging? How would be my classmate? Whether I can manage them? Blah blah blah …..)
I jus had a glance around.. all I could find is gals n guys roaming around in casuals and “kaki uniform” ( brown color pant shirt ) .
Jus was thinking n viewing the campus could hear a voice “ sir ungala kupadaranga”..( sir u are been called)..then we met the director followed by principal…principal gave usual blah blah lecture about the college n he directed us to a person…
We went there n then he started with his job ..usual calculation of 12std marks,score of entrance exam, verifing the documents ..
I had a glance at him ..in the first vision he looked somewhat uncommon..but I did’nt gave much importance to that.. as I thot him as some office guy doing his admission work…
Soon after that two persons entered the hall ..one person was of my dad’s age n other like me holding one file following his dad ..cent percent he came for admission..( jus was my guess other then that no other possibility was there)..
Please wait , said the college person who was verifiying my documents.. they were waiting..
After done with all sort of verification he introduced him as physics lecturer..aah a jerk .. n thought in my mind “ oh lecturer aahhhhhhhhh mmmm””
They my dad n he was talking something , I could jus hear “sir A Section la admission potaralam la”( is it ok sir if we admit your daughter to A section)…they conversation ended with shake hand then last sentence my dad told was “ sary sir parkalam, romba thanks”
We were leaving the hall n the persons who came in between proceeded towards him for admission..
By the time he finished all formalities it was about 12Pm ..…. lunch hour
he ( physics sir ) told that I can attend the classes that day itself ..afternoon sessions..
As it was lunch time ..my dad enquired to one student reg where about of canteen..”Sir engalam canteen ella ,college ka velila ora tea kadai eraka” (sir here there is no canteen but outside the campus there is a small shop ) this was the reply we got …
so we went out of the college campus n could find the tea kadai( shop) ..floated with all guys ..could’nt find a single gal there.. We finished our lunch there..not much but some thing to calm down the hunger momenterly..
After that my dad enquired about the First year A section class n I was jus following him..he traced the location.. we went inside class ..found one place asked me to sit there n then he said “sary ma nan wait pannarain ,evening sainthu veetukka pogalam” ( will wait till evening n we both can got o home in evening )…for that my reply was” vennam pa nan vanduravain yenaku ora problem ella neenga kelambanga” ( I will come no problem for me u start to home )..
then he said ok n left the class…
I was jus sitting in the second last bench .. one guy came n he was jus asking casualy my name n schooling details… n side by him some more guys were standing…
If any person looking that scenario from outside it would look like they are ragging me…
n that time itself ragging was strictly prohibited inside the college campus..but people who are interested in this ragging kinda stuff they would do some how whenever they get time …
I was repling to there questiongs,suddenly I could hear my dad voice again n i deviated my eyes toward the entrance door..aah my father was there..
My father is bit short tempered person..when he saw this “gumble”( crowd) surrounding me he thought they are ragging me..
He become hot ..he came inside the class to my seat where i was sitting , he neither asked me or anyone about what is going over there..jus hold the hand of the guy who was questioning me n said “ principal kitta va ” ( come to principal office).. here me wonderign what is going there…
My class was in first floor my dad is a hefty person n that guy was bit short n lean also..He was following my dad for jus a push..they went till steps I was following him ..followed by other students..That guy started to plead n beg ..”sir vittaranga sir..thereeyama pannitain”n then requesting to release him n not to take this issue to principal office…
i don’t know what to say at first ..then said " appa vittaranga pa ..” atlast some how my dad was cooled n he left him..
But he warned him n also other “No ragging”..
Actualy he came to give the receipt n pass the information to me that he has paid the amount for books n drafter n to tell me to collect books from library..
but unfortunately all this drama was created in a while...
my fahter then left to home n by that time the lunch hour was also finished..then some how the time passed n college was over..
Once the college was finished i followed all others ( majority of crowd ) towards the main gate then towards the bus stop…
That was the first time I was left alone.. prior to that I did’nt have any exp traveling in public transpotation (city bus)..
Here is peak info that we shifted to tamilnadu jus one year before .Also my school n home was in walkable distance so did’nt got any chance to use public transportation.Above all the bus board was only in tamil n I could’nt find any english word in the name board of the bus.
Was standing alone in the bus stop n thinking what to do next? how to reach home? That time there was no phone connection at home so I cannot call n inform my dad to come n pick me from college..even I could’nt dare to ask people standing at bus stop as all were my seniors..then one guy called me as usual for some enquiry..
He started with what is your name? where r u from ? why your dad did so in afternoon ? ( oh ho so news is speard all over the college – a thought in my mind.. n laughing inside)..
Replied for his questions ..then when he asked about my location of home..i could hear from the other end “ I am also from that area” followed by second voice “ me too near to that” .. aahhhhh I got relaxed chalo some one is there .. now I can reach home with there help… then I asked with a low voice can they guide me till home as I don’t know how to go..they guided..abba atlast reached home..
First thing which I did after reaching home was asked my mom to teach tamil.
“amma tamil sollithanga..bus board kuda padika thereeyala”( mom teach me tamil even i could'nt read bus board )
Then discussed what all happened in the college "ore joke thaan when i was telling that lunch incident.."
then started my tamil class…. college life too started.....
College life - II
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Well lemme present the scenario of those day though cannot present the whole but atleast will try to explore a snip of that time which is memorable..
It was the month of august or so…Myself n my appa( dad) entered the college premises .I was holding a carry bag in my hand I think" JRK "carry bag having a file which had all my educational certificates till 12 std and call letter from TNPCE .
We enquired the watch man and asked regarding the where abouts of office. He guided us n we followed according to what he said n reached the college office room.
That time the college was underconstruction n they were accompanying the classes in the polytechnique building…as both the institute was run by the same management committee..
My dad informed the attender(peon) that he want to meet the either principal or director who is incharge of first year admission.
They asked to wait .We were waiting n an interrogation was happening between myself n my mind. numerous queries were straggling in my thoughts ( how will be the college?
Will there be any ragging? How would be my classmate? Whether I can manage them? Blah blah blah …..)
I jus had a glance around.. all I could find is gals n guys roaming around in casuals and “kaki uniform” ( brown color pant shirt ) .
Jus was thinking n viewing the campus could hear a voice “ sir ungala kupadaranga”..( sir u are been called)..then we met the director followed by principal…principal gave usual blah blah lecture about the college n he directed us to a person…
We went there n then he started with his job ..usual calculation of 12std marks,score of entrance exam, verifing the documents ..
I had a glance at him ..in the first vision he looked somewhat uncommon..but I did’nt gave much importance to that.. as I thot him as some office guy doing his admission work…
Soon after that two persons entered the hall ..one person was of my dad’s age n other like me holding one file following his dad ..cent percent he came for admission..( jus was my guess other then that no other possibility was there)..
Please wait , said the college person who was verifiying my documents.. they were waiting..
After done with all sort of verification he introduced him as physics lecturer..aah a jerk .. n thought in my mind “ oh lecturer aahhhhhhhhh mmmm””
They my dad n he was talking something , I could jus hear “sir A Section la admission potaralam la”( is it ok sir if we admit your daughter to A section)…they conversation ended with shake hand then last sentence my dad told was “ sary sir parkalam, romba thanks”
We were leaving the hall n the persons who came in between proceeded towards him for admission..
By the time he finished all formalities it was about 12Pm ..…. lunch hour
he ( physics sir ) told that I can attend the classes that day itself ..afternoon sessions..
As it was lunch time ..my dad enquired to one student reg where about of canteen..”Sir engalam canteen ella ,college ka velila ora tea kadai eraka” (sir here there is no canteen but outside the campus there is a small shop ) this was the reply we got …
so we went out of the college campus n could find the tea kadai( shop) ..floated with all guys ..could’nt find a single gal there.. We finished our lunch there..not much but some thing to calm down the hunger momenterly..
After that my dad enquired about the First year A section class n I was jus following him..he traced the location.. we went inside class ..found one place asked me to sit there n then he said “sary ma nan wait pannarain ,evening sainthu veetukka pogalam” ( will wait till evening n we both can got o home in evening )…for that my reply was” vennam pa nan vanduravain yenaku ora problem ella neenga kelambanga” ( I will come no problem for me u start to home )..
then he said ok n left the class…
I was jus sitting in the second last bench .. one guy came n he was jus asking casualy my name n schooling details… n side by him some more guys were standing…
If any person looking that scenario from outside it would look like they are ragging me…
n that time itself ragging was strictly prohibited inside the college campus..but people who are interested in this ragging kinda stuff they would do some how whenever they get time …
I was repling to there questiongs,suddenly I could hear my dad voice again n i deviated my eyes toward the entrance door..aah my father was there..
My father is bit short tempered person..when he saw this “gumble”( crowd) surrounding me he thought they are ragging me..
He become hot ..he came inside the class to my seat where i was sitting , he neither asked me or anyone about what is going over there..jus hold the hand of the guy who was questioning me n said “ principal kitta va ” ( come to principal office).. here me wonderign what is going there…
My class was in first floor my dad is a hefty person n that guy was bit short n lean also..He was following my dad for jus a push..they went till steps I was following him ..followed by other students..That guy started to plead n beg ..”sir vittaranga sir..thereeyama pannitain”n then requesting to release him n not to take this issue to principal office…
i don’t know what to say at first ..then said " appa vittaranga pa ..” atlast some how my dad was cooled n he left him..
But he warned him n also other “No ragging”..
Actualy he came to give the receipt n pass the information to me that he has paid the amount for books n drafter n to tell me to collect books from library..
but unfortunately all this drama was created in a while...
my fahter then left to home n by that time the lunch hour was also finished..then some how the time passed n college was over..
Once the college was finished i followed all others ( majority of crowd ) towards the main gate then towards the bus stop…
That was the first time I was left alone.. prior to that I did’nt have any exp traveling in public transpotation (city bus)..
Here is peak info that we shifted to tamilnadu jus one year before .Also my school n home was in walkable distance so did’nt got any chance to use public transportation.Above all the bus board was only in tamil n I could’nt find any english word in the name board of the bus.
Was standing alone in the bus stop n thinking what to do next? how to reach home? That time there was no phone connection at home so I cannot call n inform my dad to come n pick me from college..even I could’nt dare to ask people standing at bus stop as all were my seniors..then one guy called me as usual for some enquiry..
He started with what is your name? where r u from ? why your dad did so in afternoon ? ( oh ho so news is speard all over the college – a thought in my mind.. n laughing inside)..
Replied for his questions ..then when he asked about my location of home..i could hear from the other end “ I am also from that area” followed by second voice “ me too near to that” .. aahhhhh I got relaxed chalo some one is there .. now I can reach home with there help… then I asked with a low voice can they guide me till home as I don’t know how to go..they guided..abba atlast reached home..
First thing which I did after reaching home was asked my mom to teach tamil.
“amma tamil sollithanga..bus board kuda padika thereeyala”( mom teach me tamil even i could'nt read bus board )
Then discussed what all happened in the college "ore joke thaan when i was telling that lunch incident.."
then started my tamil class…. college life too started.....
College life - II
Previous Blog->>
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aana antha payyan romba pavam (the one who started questioning u @ college). even if he wud have interested to start kidding any gal, his heart wudn't allow him to do. he wud b feeling guilty always...
this scene is fresh in my mind....i remem PERFECTLY! and I guess I even remem that guy who had the nightmare in the shape of ur dad! WISH I WERE UR SENIOR!!!Lucky u...escaped!
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