The Mugg N Vomit Syndrome

This is a bloody endemic which has deeply inflicted and crippled the Indian education system. India’s youth is said 2 b 1 of d most intelligent, hardworking and academically inclined one in d world but thanx 2 d above disease which has gripped d mind of d Indian youth their potential is not being completely sapped. I m an ICSE student n thanx 2 dat atleast my ability 2 understand , contemplate n criticize was encouraged 2 a certain extent but 4 my 11 th std I shifted 2 d state board and was appalled by their system of education here let alone encouraging a student’s ability 2 understand , here d phenomenon of understandin is completely discouraged. Here d students r provided wid typed notes n r asked 2 completely learn it by-heart,n during d exam d student is asked 2 reproduce d same without missin a comma or a question mark. Here d question as 2 whether d student has an understandin of d subject does not even arise n is treated as irrelevant. If any student has any doubt regardin d subject he/she is asked 2 read d notes thoroughly again n if he/she further questions d teacher , he/she is made a mockery of or is shouted at for askin unnecessary questions……….hence in conclusion I’d like to say dat 1 has 2 take some sort of step 2 change how things work here because in today’s world where things knowledge keeps widenin its boundaries by d second 1 cannot continue 2 live in this ignorant n knaive fashon. Thus I’d also like 2 add by sayin dat after knowing how things work here it does not shock me when India inspite of being d home 2 d largest no. of docs n engineers in d world is not home 2 dat many scientists since even though d ppl here may b remarkably gifted, very rarely r they encouraged 2 use their brains.

D cobra in my garden

This happened 2 me n my fly bout 5 yrs ago…………………I live in south bangalore in an area which is not quite in d outskirts of bangalore but an area which until 4-5 yrs ago was pretty forlorn. My house is a beautiful white 1 wid lush green trees , thickets n bushes adornin it on 3 sides, which itself had bcome a home 2 a few woodland creatures lik birds, butterflies n even a few squirrels, but 5 yrs ago was when all d development began which transformed our area 4m a “ peaceful not so well-developed “ one 2 one of d prime areas in bangalore.
U c a group of builders had bought this huge orchard near my place n were now goin 2 fell all d trees n replace them wid majestic apartment buildings n condos, n so they came wid their noisy trucks laden wid concrete n other building material thus bringing noise n pollution 2 d then unpolluted area. Don’t get me wrong of course thanx 2 dem v now hav lovely malls n shoppin complexs @ a stone’s throw away , but den v were robbed of d earlier solitude v possessed………….
So in addition 2 disturbin d mental peace of a large no. of humans d very homes of a no. of creatures ,birds, bandicoots n snakes( of whom till now v were blissfully unaware of), were destroyed. So as d trees were chopped dese animals crawled, scurried n slithered away 2 find a better habitat 2 reside in n unfortunately some of them chose r homes as a temporary residence.One evening as my mom n I were standin on our balcony jus admiring d beautiful sunset, v heard some sorta of commotion comin 4m d neighbour’s house on enquiring v were told dat dere was a cobra in their garden , instinctively I looked down @ r own garden(not knowing wat I’d find dere ofcourse) only 2 c this long, shiny black serpent wid a spectacle mark on its hood 2 b curled around d curry leaf tree. Its very length astounded me 4 I can assure u it was atleast 10 feet long, I kept staring @ it 4 a good 60 seconds bfore regainin my wits , I then told my mom who panicked n called 4 d colony watchman. He soon came along wid a few labourers armed wid sticks 2 kill d snake but thankfully d snake was just too quick 4 them n gav them a slip.
Till 2day everytime I look @ dat tree I m haunted by d memory of dat long, black cobra wid its fangs full of venom n it sends jitters down my spine, but now I realize dat d poor snake had nowhere else 2 go, 2day wid r ever increasing population every inch of forest land is being felled 2 accomodate us humans leavin behind no place 4 other animals lik snakes, tigers, elephants etc 4 whom lush green forests r necessary. So some sorta compromise has 2 b reached so dat dere is sufficient space 4 both animals n humans, I do not know how this can b attained but soon some drastic measures need 2 b taken bfore it leads 2 more complicated circumstances

Sandy - My 1st love

Ppl bfore u get any crazy ideas let me tell u sandy was my dog's name n bfore u further go crazier by thinkin i m 1 of those few ppl who hav sexual relations or marry a being of another specie................ let me tell i m no such weirdo . sandy was this beautiful labrador which my dad actually got as a gift 4m his vet frnd cuz she knew v were lookin 4 a dog.............. it was 1 of d most beautiful dogs i ve ever seen ( n blive me i m not bein partial or anythin cuz he was mine) he had this delicte golden-brown fur, pretty thick actually considerin labs r not very hairy, makin d doc assume he was a cross b/w a lab n a golden retriever, lovely , beautiful silver-grey eyes, remindin me of franki muniz's eyes n amazingly energetic. He was a perfectly healthy dog n we had given him all d shots v had 2, he was a healthy eater n slightly lazy( but c'mon who can blame him he was related 2 me). He was amazingly popular wid everyone in d neighbourhood n everyone 4m d milk walla 2 d poo-karee used 2 pet him every mornin, of course this made him useless as a guard dog considerin his overtly friendly nature but more than a guardian he was a dear friend 2 all.Sadly however 1 night he fell seriously ill, v called d vet who said v should come n meet him d 1st thin in d mornin, sandy hence suffered all night n week took him 2 d vet d nxt day he asked us 2 rush him immediately 2 d hospital cuz he suspected dat it had ingested some sorta foreign material......... my mom @ this pt asked d vet if there was some sorta threat 2 his life........ he cud'nt make any promises but assured us dat if v hurried things wud b ok............... v immediately rushed him 2 d hospital but sadly he passed away on d way itself.... it was my 1st experiance wid loss, of course now i hav learnt 2 accept it however i m unsure whether me n my family will ever gather enough courage 2 keep a dog again................. sandy was a lovable an a loyal pet but sadly his life was so untimely cut short, however in wat little time he did spend wid us he brightened our lives immensely n i m thankful 4 dat..............

The phase b/w school n college

Firstly i'd lik 2 say that where i m 4m 1 can make a choice after 1 finishes school 1 can either 2 go 2 school( 11 n 12 as its called here) or choose 2 take a pre-university degree, i chose d latter so rit now i m not feelin any aprehension as far as d feelin of havin much more freedom or bein able 2 wear casual clothes goes but i m feelin a lotta thins rit now..................... 2 name a few relieved yet anxious................. jobless n yet overworked.................... by readin wat i m sayin u'd probably think i m looney considerin i m ststin contradictory emotions but let me assure this is a highly confusin phase for me n my peers, intially i was highly overjoyed n relieved when d exams were over now i cud get up late, not hav 2 worry bout any stupid exam or test n basically do watta i want, this made me feel so exhilarated d feelin i tot had been sapped outta me after all those days of rigorous studyin........... thus makin me feel so human which was sooooooo gr8 considerin i'd been feelin lik a bloody robot 4m a long time but soon my mom burst my bubble, course exams were over but now i was faced by a more scary prospect, lik i tot that was possible, u guessed rit RESULTS, this made me stay up @ nights n 4 d 1st time i experianced d flipside of bein so jobless it gav me time 2 dwell on dis pressin matter............... thankfully due 2 god's grace n my moms constant prayers my results were k.................. but yet again dere was an obstacle in my path 2 mental peace COUNSELLIN ............... so this once again caused nightmares n nervous breakdowns but even dat turned out pretty ok but now there's another round of counsellin.............. it sounds lik part 2 of a horror flick does'nt it???????? blive me it is..............now u c dere s somethin called management quota, a provision by which a person by payin a lotta money can buy a seat............ n somethin called comed, an entrance exam which i also wrote, thru which a person can get a seat in a desiered coll but by payin much more cash than d regular common entrance counsellin round, thanx 2 my mums advice i attended only d regular cet round n got a seat in a coll called pesit in telecom............... i m happy wid d branch but i m interested in changin d coll.................. d coll's actually pretty good but there s this other coll called rv which' s d best, i m very interested in joinin dis coll, but my chances of gettin in2 d coll thru this second round of counsellin called d casual vacancy round is pretty slim, i hav a lotta frnds dere n would b overjoyed if somehow i make it dere...................... but ppl say dat here again a lotta politics is involved n nothins predictable, so once again i m keepin my fingers crossed n am hopin 4 d, so i hopin 4 d best.....................so i hope u can c now by wat i mean, i m pretty confused n hopefully soon all my worries ll b over.................

Sweet 16 N Sweeter 17

ok i m only bein sarcastic , wish any kid 4m d indian subcontinent with some sorta academic inclination a sweet 16/17 on his/her bday n he/she ll tell u 2 stop kiddin cuz 16 n 17 r those 2 yrs in one's life where one's gotta slog 2 get in2 a decent coll in India( a country full of politics where after reservation, corruption n d new founded management quota , a sophisiticated term 4 buyin a seat, d no. of seats left behind r a very few). here its a rat race, a "survival of d fittest " scenario, thus u hav kids everywhere sloggin it out 4 2 yrs. After d iit, aieee, cet, pu coachin classes n school d time left behind 2 hav a life is limited let alone fun cuz breathin , eatin n sleepin too consumes time na...........so now @ 18 i dwell on wat i ve done 4 fun d past 2 yrs n my memory fails me.............if u don blive me let me describe a typical day 4m d past 2 yrs of ma life.........D day starts wid me groanin in d mornin on hearin d sound of my alarm @ 5.30 ( i ve broken 6 of ma alarms in d past 2 yrs, mornin grumpiness bein d culprit), somehow i manage 2 get outta bed n dress my self rather sleepily 4 tut, @ 6 i m ready n listenin 2 my mom tellin me dat d neighbour's son, also in my class, was up @ 4 in d morn studyin n was'nt" dozing of" unlike me................ ignorin her usual mornin lecture bout my laziness i try findin my kinetic's keys( as usual i ve mis placed them somewhere n 4 now hav 2 use d duplicate so as 2 make it 2 tut on time) ................thus glancin @ clock on d wall i hurriedly move outa d house tryin 2 get d kinetic out of d garage...................... n finally after gettin d stupid kinetic started( my leg hurtin 4m all d kickin) i manage 2 get 2 tut............... in tut as usual i listen 2 sir tellin d boys dat tardiness would not b tolerated d nxt time( bein glad tat i managed 2 get dere on time inspite of all d confusion)Now in tut i'd probably pay attention 4 bout 20-30 min of d 1 n half hour class noddin senselessly d rest of d time. Finally when tut ll b over @ 8.30 i'd b glad 2 come out tryin push d tots of d upcomin tut test ( of who's portions i m still unaware of, lack of attention in class 2 blame, thus makin a mental note 2 call 1 of d guys bfore d test 2 find out) outta my head.................. finally i ll make it home @ bout 8.45 only 2 b told by my mom dat 1 of my frnds had called 2 inform me dat v hav special class 2day n dat i need 2 b in coll by 9.30, cursing my luck i quickly take a shower n try 2 get ready................ by d time i realise that there's nothin ironed its too late n thus donning some dishewelled clothes, grabin somethin 2 eat 4 breakfast n pushin a couple of books in2 my bag i leave home..................... with my mothers words ringin in my ears 2 drive slowly not realisin dat if i drive slowly i'd never make it 2 coll in time. Thus squezzing my way deftly thru d terrible blore traffic i'd finally reachin classes huffin n puffin in a half dazed state( thanx 2 d curses recieved 4md coll watchman 4 makin somebody else's vehicle fall while tryin 2 find a parkin space 4 my own).......................... now classes in coll would start( durin which i mastered d art of sleepin wid my eyes open) durin which i'd concenterate 4 a total of 5 min either @ d beginnin or d end of class dependin on when d teacher would take d attendence( but don judge i don think even d teachers had a clue as 2 wat they were rambling bout) finally coll would get over @ 5.30 ...................I'd make my way bac 2 d parkin lot( glad dat i thankfully din get in2 any trouble in coll) n ride bac home.................. as i would ride @ a good speed along rose-garden road my mind 4 d first time in d day would b @ peace , thanx 2 d lush green trees on either side of d road n cool breeze driftin thru d area, a good change 4m d otherwise preoccupied state it would b in...................... den i'd b bac home glad 2 c dat i hav half an hour more 2 relax bfore mom gets home n asks me 2 study(sayin dat kumar had already started studyin)......................den it'd b bac 2 studies or chem tut dependin on d day of d week................. as usual dinner @ 8.30................... watchin some tv n relaxin 4m 9-10......................... n 4m 10 onwards its tryin 2 get some last min record or homework done n listenin 2 linkin park simultaneously on my ipod.............................finally go 2 bed round 11............. thus u c takin all d above in2 consideration i would lik all those well meanin aunts n uncles who say these r d" wonder yrs " 2 actually pay a closer attention 2 r lives cuz 16 n 17 were 2 yrs strenious, exhaustin n even excitin @ times but rarely sweet...........................