Teachers,Professors,Staff and Myself(Part II)

Continued from....
Teachers,Professors,Staff and Myself(Part I)...

The Thrill and Fun

Out of School.However Back to School.(Sorry.. I cannot term Vivekananda College as a 'college').Life after schooling is fun. No uniforms.No Homework.No need to go at 9 am.(My coll timings were from 4pm to 8pm).No need to wear shoes.No need to polish them.No need to wear socks(I hate socks!)and most importantly no need to Tuck in.
Perhaps , the happiest part of being at a college is the fun of bunking it and going to movies.The joy of bunking classes and subsequently altering the attendance gives us tremendous thrill and happiness.

Any college student would also tell you the most happiest moment in a class is derived by giving /receiving 'proxy' attendances.Mass Bunking is special.The way the idea creeps in and the spread of the virus is amazing. 'Dae bore adikkudu da... Variya beachku pogalam'..'illa da , attendance kammi..'...'Paravailla vada...polam...avanuku kooda thaan attendance illa...avan varaan illa...unakku enna.. romba scene podama vaa..'The poison is slowly inserted into every one in the class. Then eventually everyone is convinced and the last two hours ( 6 to 8) is spent at the Beach. Mass bunks are dangerous too.. As we found out...

I was Rusticated ... Well Almost...

August 25th 2006

I still remember that day.. It was a wet day..
I was angry (you may wonder when I have been normal) that I could not get the first day first show ticket to my Aandavar Movie.. Vettaiyadu Vilayaadu

Eventually we got tickets at Abhirami for the day's second show.(i.e Matinee). Since the original noon show which was to begin at 11 am that day got postponed by 1 hr,the matinee show began by 3 pm only. We had mass bunked not entirely though. Our row was absent.

I still remember the scene. "Raghvan.. Naan mattum dhaan unna kaapatha mudiyum.. Inba vaa... Namba pogalam.. " My cell vibrated. I ignored. It Vibrated again. Someone was making continuous calls.(Kamal had jumped of the window by then).. I saw a message. It read. "Macha... You all suspended..HOD has asked you all to come and meet him in the evening" .It did not jolt me too much ,for I thought it would be a prank.(Jo was beside Kamal at the hospital)...

The movie got over. We went to US( the tea shop at the other side of Round Tana). It was true. We were suspended for a week by our HOD for mass bunking and going to movie.We met him and gave an apology letter which he did not consider at all.He picked up the attendance and drew out a horizontal line against each of our names for the entire week.

We came out depressed. So what did we do the next five days?? We would start from home by 4 pm and go to park , beach , movie ( we watched VV once again @ sathyam).. Passing that week was very tough.. 5 hrs suddenly in the evening seemed to be 5 yrs... It was fun nevertheless...

During the second year , There was more fun.. Why??
We were the instigating force behind a historic moment in our college life.. THE STRIKE...

to be continued... (Coz my eyes are drooping beyond control)

Are we forgetting Something ??

How nice it is to a have a glimpse from the other side.The Same event from different angle.By being empathetic,we might as well try to be happy with honesty, integrity, manners, patience, giving, helping, sharing.

Anger is a natural human emotion, which aids the fight or flight mechanism we experience when danger is perceived. The problem is not anger itself; the problem is how we manage our anger. Too often, uncontrolled anger becomes a habit, and our normal way of interacting with those around us.

No amount of excuses can be supportive of bad behaviour ( Surely..I am ashamed of myself). Resentment is a form of anger that does more damage to the holder than the offender.I call it a habit because it is a habitual way of behaving and responding to circumstances of which I disapprove. It is not 'how I am' - it is 'how I react'.You may feel that you are in the RIGHT when you get angry. But the key is this: does it make you HAPPY? Does it contribute towards your happiness and that of the people around you?.NO.

There's also a blow to our peace of mind of endlessly going over events, re-running them and re-feeling the feelings over and over again! And each day watching for all the opportunities to feel annoyed.The worst part of getting angry is repenting about it later. Our self esteem suffers - we afterwards feel bad with ourself because of how we've let ourselves down and lost control.

We feel bad about how others view you. Our family,friends tend to treat us with caution, because they cannot relax in our company but have to remain on guard, waiting for the next explosion. Then there's all the apologising and making up - 'I'm sorry. I'll never do or say that again, I promise!' And no one believes you.Pathetic.

An angry man is again angry with himself, when he returns to reason.After an angry exchange you can be affected for hours or even days as you endlessly go over the event in your mind, churning up the anger feelings and adding to them. And during this period your mood is being ruled by the memory of the person with whom you are angry. You are not in charge. You are a victim of the event.

Anger consumes huge amounts of mental and physical energy, takes from our enjoyment of life, interferes with constructive and useful thinking, threatens our relationships, undermines our self esteem and, in extremes, can obsesses us that it crowds most other thoughts from our minds.

In my case ,The first reaction I always give is an over-reaction. The belief that once I get my way on this matter, I'll be happy is an illusion. The need to control is wide spread in the life of an angry person. It never is in just one area or with one person. This means an angry person is living his life like an active volcano, erupting all over the people they care about most...

I am an uncontrollable person when I am 'angry'.. I am a person who bangs his head sometimes with palm..mostly on a wooden door...I Punch the wall with my fists.. Throw tantrums.. Rip papers..Throw things around.. Lol.. Funnier things have happened...

So what is the Cure..? Mediation , yoga... Art of living.. etc...etc.. NO... All Bullshit according to me...It only adds to further Anger...The real solution is very simple and available with all of us but we use it very rarely because we often forget it..

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Hey... We(I) often forget to LAUGH !

The Black Gilderoy Lockheart who is not quite charming

Mr.K.Nithyanandam M.Com ( GOLD medalist ), M.Phil,. .. an all-rounder in all subjects .. Motivating force of Vivekananda College, who has a pucca network information system. Even if you breathe he'll GET INFORMATION !! His standard dialogues " nee sound kudutha ennakku news vandhdum " and " enna nee NON-SENSE aatum pesikite irruka ".. One cannot figure him out and no one will be able to identify him if he is near the black board. Guys ...NITHU ROCKS...

Nithyanandam handled accounts and banking papers in my Bcom II and III respectively.Nithu brings back happy memories not because he was a great teacher but he provided us with ultimate comic relief. His punch dialogues were simply the best and often is the hot news in the campus and that's the precise reason for this post. I want to share with you all the genius of Nithu...

Here we go.. Pick your favorite..

--> "If I tell your name to HOD , I'll get a Good name , you will get a Bad name."

--> "Edo nee enna emathara nu nenaikkaada, i`ll get information within 48hrs"

--> "Dei If u go to bar .. they will bar you... "

--> "solve the problem.. Dont be the problem"

--> "i will give u one chance and that is the only chance"

--> "rectify don't justify"

--> "I have brought a brand new second hand phone"

--> "fear don't interfere"

--> "if u r talking wen im talking, u wil be walking.."

--> "Answer the question, dont question the answer"

--> "be an athlete and not obsolete"

--> "Shoot Panna Basket ball... Shot adicha cricket Ball..that is the difference"

--> "if you dont know, dont say dont know "

--> definition of "VIVA" exam?
Student:-Sir VIVA exam naa enna??
Nitthu: Adavathu vaa...vanthu THESIS BINDING a Vai....ithu vanthu VAAVAI....athu vanthu VIVA...... (ever heard such a definition for viva exam??)

and My favorite...

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Ganapathy ( my classmate) to Nithu:-'Sir, Neenga Brian lara Maadhiri irukeenga sir...'

Nithu Replies (shaking his head in disagreement) :- 'Naan Lara maadhiri illa ,Lara thaan enna maadiri irukkan.. (and followed by his wry smile..)'

The real fun always starts after he utters his punch dialogues. The expression he gives thinking that he has said something extraordinary.He is master of english, the wizard of words,always has his magical touch...Nithu is special.(He even asked Shravan once to be a spy and give report)...

Nithu a.k.a annachi a.k.a idiamin a.k.a Dwyane Bravo a.k.a all in all azhagu raja a.k.a 'The Black Gilderoy Lockheart who is not quite charming' will always remain in our memory forever..