Speculating in July

If you guys have observed the weather in banglore lately,or atleast the past couple of weeks,it has been pretty weird, strange and unpredictable. Early in the morning the sun’s up and shining brightly as if it were summer however around noon it disappears behind the clouds followed by a constant drizzle as if monsoon and about 6 in the evening it turns unusually cold, making us hunt for our sweaters and blazers , as if winter.

I have been pretty jobless the past month and have spent my time mostly admiring the weather( you can easily guess that I have absolutely nothing to do),and so I feel that this strangely unusual weather reflects my confused and unsure state of mind.

Confused probably because I still have no idea whether I made the right choice in choosing the college and branch that I did and unsure as to what is going to happen in the fast approaching casual round .I m in a very unpredictable state of mind ( just like the weather) joyful, optimistic and highly hopeful at times , like the morning sunshine, while dull, sulky and moody at others like the gray skies of the afternoon and yet there are times when I’m highly anxious, apprehensive and scared like the cold and chilly nights.

So you can clearly see I’m see that I’ m spending way too much time speculating about the future but then there are those afternoons when there is bright sunshine accompanied by those typically refreshing banglore showers which results in those beautiful evenings with cool breezes and lovely sunset, and those are the evenings I look forward to when I can relish the lovely weather being careless ,having a nice chat with friends and a nice hot cup of chai in my hands…………….

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...........................