Josephites-the best thing ever happened in ma lyf!!

U knw wot…thot of posting dis as ma 1^st blog!!but didin do dat bcoz it wud rather be an autobiography dan a simple blog!!i had spend a decade of ma lyf wid dem n I didin had the stomach to take up dis big task!!yup… writing about josephites ws indeed a heavy job for me…b'coz dey r d idiots I luv d most  n I don’t think dat I can put everything in words about dem..n I’m damn sure dat it won’t b dat perfect!!i had already admitted dat I remember lil about d past..but d times wid ma frnds are nt ever to b forgotten..infact I had ma golden days in  st .joseph’s..yup josephites made me wot I’m!!

Actually happened  to be an introvert @ d beginning…(surely not nw!!)..d 1^st thing regarding st.joseph’s  is ma gang ofcrse –“d royal 5”…(amrutha ,aparna,ancy,laya n rechu)life was perfect over der…started ma frndship wid ancy in d 1^st std..n later ammu came…n den laya n rechu..d gang ws complete..n being in d 5^th std we thot abt forming a gang,dnt ask me whether I’m juz joking!!dat s true!!still remember..we used to sit in d same bunch,n actually we had lil tym to spend for others..as we didin had enough tym for ourselves!!but u may wonder wen u hear how often v fight!!!dat ws a routine work!!and for sports day every year(its juz coincidence!!!)

We had made many imaginary stories regarding sum of d places!!especially abt d underground places!!(me n ammu) n told laya too…she believed it I think..N as everyone does during small classes we fight wid boys too!!n once dat ended  up in a letter to daisy miss(I still remember she ws ma favourite,n fcrse she luvd me too!!)it’s really funny  remembering abt dat nw…yup god,how we chilled to bone  thinking about the aftereffects of dat complain letter abt her!!!and dat ws juz d beginning…der was nothing dat we hadn’t layed our hands…infact we thot every program over der as our own…yup,I still remember d group dances n d practice sections!!(n amrutha ws an outstanding one!!)I still remember daisy miss asking me..u n amrutha r best frnds..does dat mean u shud giv away d 1^st rank to her n always be 2^nd??ha ha dat ws an irrelevant question!!she cudn’t b substituted n she ws d best…

N we made many mischieves…I may hav to go on writing abt dat fr days if I’m pin pointing each n every incidences…n one among dem was wen v wer in 7^th…(but me n amrutha escapd)wid likitha miss ,n d sufferers wer ancy n laya…our usual places wer d window on d top floor…n I dunno whether ammu remembers it nw…we started bunkin classes in name of sum collections regarding d programs,sum practice sections…n we wud take rounds around d school…n d way to our chapel…Everything went perfect until I had an idea of changing to technical school!!Was dat a bad idea??@ d end,d result ws dat I didin write d xam!!!(may b ma destiny ws tmc)n amrutha went…yup ..it was very tuf for me rather us to accept d truth..u knw young minds wud take much tym 2 adapt…yup…it took days…or months…n it ws den swetha came to our class( gud dancer ‘tha’)yup…again royal 5!!!

Dunno  y… 8^th std ws ful of melodramas!!n we had many reasons to cut d class nw!!d choir n group song practices( I miss dat place near viii a n d staircase,it ws a dark room still hav many memories on dat!!)…we had played wid d lie detectors der...n d small small fights wid ameena, athul n der too v wer caught by alphonsa miss for our absence in d class …n dis went on..

9^th n 10^th std ws so eventful,n bestest  of ma school lyf…wer so busy…n I luv d practice sections d most..u knw wot,going to class juz fr attendance n we wud leav d class widin seconds,off to our auditorium…d music room also hav many sweet memories to tel…our green room ws one place of sharing gossips abt everyone!!Wednesday we hav d zero hours in d noon wen almost al d boys wud b der in auditorium wid us while we complete d charts for d presentations!!n dat ws d tym we wud discuss everything abt d class!!n d lil teasings dat frnds wud do widin dem…I luvd d lyf over der n d company wid our sister Margaret mary during our science congress(rohit n neenu enjoyed it d most I think..)…she wud allow us to sit n work in her on pc,wud ask us to cum to school during Sundays too n hw cud I 4get d delicious biryani’s she offered during our Sunday works!!she too ws dat sincere about d work!!(eventhough sr.antonia ws d best,I dnt hv much company wid her)how I luv d field trips we had during d projects!n d photo sessions!!n d care our teachers giv during our youth festival!!!(ofcourse d fud too)eventhough the practice hours wer strict n tiresome….best among dem wer d stays @ nite during d programs!!!once after d oppana we cud manage to get only d staff room fr our nite..but we wer happy discussing abt every classes(indeed gossips)…n d trip to kollam fr d science congress ws d most memorable one!!!we enjoyed it lyk anything!!(still hav the same feel I had den)…got serious abt studies juz a couple of months before (unlike d regular aparna of 12^th std-bcoz things wer different in rajagiri,I ws dormant der compared to dis..)but still managed sumhow…n about teachers..dey wer juz d best ones, who care us lyk our own mother…I personally hd many experiences of dat sort,shamila miss,jeenu miss,alphonsa miss n Beatrice miss..all wer very supportive…

Apart from ma gang ma best buddies wer dhanosh,athul,anub,(amal)2,Vishnu n shahabas…cudn’t forget d friendship days,rakshabandhan n d slaps day ofcrse(hope u too remember dat athul),our tour-one to tvm n another to ooty n mysore,describing abt dat wud take me days becoz dat ws so eventful(I think u wud agree wid me dhanosh)…crushes wer der ofcourse,part of lyf!!n law of nature…and d saddest part was d fare well!!dunno hw much I missed ma josephites…adieu friends…but had to move on(I thot rajagiri wud b a better place)..neways ancy n rechu ws wid me …so it didin affect me much…bt laya had to suffer in d beginning..but  I think she enjoyed the +2 lyf better…

Dis was st.joseph’s in a nut shell…I told u in d beginning dis wud never turn out to be perfect…n der are sum feelings dat words cudnot express…dey wer d best part of ma lyf…whom I wud keep til d lyf ends…luv you all  muaah…for making ma world perfect!!

2k10’s day out!!!-ma personal experiences..

The best thing ever happened in ma college lyf…every1 has deir own way of viewin things…so experiences r different for each one eventhou d situations are similar..n writing abt d tour!!i was on cloud nine wen I came to knw about it!!may b b’coz v al had no hope of a batch tour to occur…after all dose melodramas !!! (:-o ) yup…atlast  v accepted dat it ws authentic…you may not even think abt a tour during d universities!!but v had to..(b’coz it doesn’t happen always in tmc.).dat s once in a new moon v get chances lyk dis…
So d coordinators were busy day n nite for its success…n after an impressive brain wash…many of d girls too agreed for it…but 3-4 days ws a big thing for dem…n v wer  fed up wid d reasons sum of our batch mates told!!!dey wud miss home fr dat 3 or 4 days!!(wer dey joking??its damn boring out here ,hostel ws heaven!!dese stuffs are outcome of d boredom..)infact I wasn’t so excited as v wer in 12th …dunno d reason!!but things are different here..still dese wer d only talks v had during d lab xamz in devi’s room(our usual place of d round table conferences)…
And wid much effort  dey sumhow managed 2 get few faculties for our tour…but still v wer lackin parents…dis was d condition wen v left  2 our home…sum of ma friends even phoned me up and asked whether der s a tour…”yup,ofcourse dey are settling everything”dis s wot I had to say…b’coz I knw how much pain dey hv took for dese things to b done perfectly….n I’m not mentionin d names..b’coz u guys know dem better dan me…and wen atlast everything ws settled….d new news came!!!!it always happen wid our batch…der were no “circulars” wen our juniors went for a tour on 20th juz before deir seniors wud juz dream of it!!!n dat was d authorities of tmc!!!who 2 blame…dat ws d fate of 2k10…
N v wer running in short of parents…atlast v confirmed no faculties vl b accompanyin us..so tried deir best fr more parents n dey succeded..but u knw wot!!!nothin cud lessen d spirit of tmc(even d internal fights) yup..dis s a typical batch…I’m desperate to discuss about d posts in our “tmc friends”..but  keeping ma mouth shut for d good..not b’coz I haven't ma views n justifications…but silence s d biggest weapon!!!i believe in dat nw(after so many incidences during ma 1st year!!hope u guys remember al dose!!!thot to share sum of dat..bt I don’t want dese notes to hurt others feelings n privacy…so not even mentioning dat!!)
I knw d introduction part is bit long…but it has to b lyk dat..since no one cud get d ful feel widout dat part!!!n wer were v..yup..d spirit…(eventhough hd to confirm personally dat dey wud cum)..yup..dat week was eventful bcoz of sachin’s sis’s marriage n reception..n dis 3 day tour…(n ofcourse ma b’day in b/n)  v wer on since 20th eventhou sum of our frnds had xamz …n dat ws one day of rememberance..@ ashkara’s n liz’s home!!!u al made ma day on 20th…n 22nd was d reception…so went wid ma frnds over der..(but I missd d stay @ g3’s home dat nite badly )…n d day before d tour..i ws blank..not even a feel of an ordinary day!!
But d very next day was  again on!!!!yup..everyone reached lh….n 4.30 ws d  tym…eventhou v planned to start @ 6.00..(rahukalam!!)n so v had 2 wait…every1 wer in high mood…(except for d bus..v really missed sum of our frnds in d bus..)started our journey wid a prayer…den everyone started dancing to d musiq…gr8 dancers!!dunno wot al steps we did..but dat was d best…(haha v called out “lights off”,v cudnt c-atleast dat was a plus point b’coz no one wud knw)…I was expecting for a gud no. of ‘vaalu’ for maself!!!but ws surprised dat der weren’t any..not a single one!!!wot al precautions I took!!dat day d dance went on late nite…was afraid 2 b awake during d hair pins …so missed it!!kodaikkanal  was our 1st destiny…n dat ws season of cold…so find it difficult to adapt soon…reached der @ 6.00 in d morning…n d accommodation in rahath inn was perfect..der ws only little tym fr us to do a fresh up…n every1 ws busy in dressing n make up’s bcoz dis day was gonna b perfect…v had to wait long for d breakfast n sum saved tym by photography…everyone was looking cool I wud say…not in d usual dress codes of tmc..der was a change!!! after much efforts by d coordinators fud ws also perfect  so dat v cud save money ,tym n pain..n from der v went for d sight seeing..the pillar rocks..suicide point..had to avoid sum of d places in schedule b’coz v wer not ready to go bak widout d photo session..ramettan was in his bad mood dat he had a change in tone…but v al knw u …(evenif u dnt say)..coaker’s walk ws also worth seeing..had a great tym over der.
After d shopping n fudings v started wid cycling...dat was one of d best part of d day…but v had to split ..first it was fast race with sasi…bcoz I was much concerned abt ma safety stopped dat after a while…v wer in small groups,liz,sasi,devi n amit wer der wid me…after dat started slow race wid liz n amiti..we done our shoppin n stopped den n der for eating …ha !d boys wer so particular abt sum of d things…tried sum of d eatables…it was den velli came n told dat boats r free now wot abt boatin???”Great idea”  everyone agreed @ once…n dat ws d end of our cyclin!!still v haven’t payed for d cycles!!!5km!!dunno whose idea was dat..But kept it on d way (I think it’s sasi's)but dat ws a gud idea!!Otherwise we wud hav missed d boating which v enjoyd d max!!saddest part was dat sumthing went wrong wid our boat!!so it ws difficult fr one to manage it fully alone!!luckily I exchanged d seat..so  d hardship went to amit alone!!!eventhou v had to help…cud do nothing…but still v wer enjoyin amidst dis..n later our friends came wid a helping hand…der wasn’t any need fr an xtra bath dat day..dey did deir job wel…neways v wer nt ready to giv up…v had d home made chocolates…n ended dat boating!!v had to pay xtra for d tym v spend!!1 n ½ hour ws ofcrse lengthy but worthy!!!Had a small fight wid d guys over der…but d boys solved it…n off to shopping again,I think sasi did d max ..fr al his sis’s  (;-) ) met al others on d way..dey too enjoyd a lot..

N dat ws d end of d day eventhou v cudn't do d much awaited campfire b’coz of d bad climate…but I think boys enjoyd it out der too eventhough girls had to wait hours for dem in d bus..its always lyk dat!!!i ws lil raised ..but it went off den itself…now its lyk dat..told na…I’m changing…so reached our room after d fud..it ws dead cold over der..no one ws ready fr even to put off d light…but cudn’t sleep as v wer sharing abt d day..eventhou our target ws 2.00am!!!kept d alarm ready but it ws d coordinators voices dat woke us…changed widin seconds….everyone was sleepin till 7.00 in d bus..was in a mood for doin sumthin!!!but every1 ws tired..tried to do sum mischief wid firoz khan’s face…tried to beautify wid d kajal ..but had 2 stop…wen v heard dat he ws awake d whole nite d day before…yup…after all atleast v shud understand deir sincierity…was desperate in doin sumthin to make every1 active!!but sum wer interestd in d films I think!!!dunno…whether dey came fr a college tour to sit quietly n watch d hit movies!!!wot an attitude!!!i hate such ppl…showing attitude..wot dey think dey r..hm…gonna stop dat discussion..i’m nt interest in hurting sum1’s feeling….n atlast v did sumthing interstin..d game session ws really gud…n d dares too…firoz khan’s jasim n rohit, ananya’s ‘navarasangal,devi’s  hanuman,deir punch with Praveen n asif..everything was superub…atlast v reached hoganekkal…sabari n firoz al tld me dat dey wer nt gonna enter d so called ‘kottavanchi’…den I thot y d hell v r wasting  12 hours fr travelling to dat place !!!but our seniors had told dat it wud b d place u wud enjoy d most!!!n dat was damn true mann!!yup…heaven ws der @ once..after a fresh up v started d journey…dis tym ashkara,aswin’s mom n sis wer der wid us… I dunno whether aunty cud enjoy wid her “kotta mates” as she called us..but aswini truly enjoyd wid us…n dat ws a superb xperience…words cud never xpress dat feelin fully!!!n v made our visit durin d rainy season…n dis made d effect double…v wer prompting our chettan to put water on others wen dey approach us..but we too gt bak in d same level!!infact v bathd in dat water…n dat ws a gud feelin,d waterfalls wer d main attraction…v started singing song,amit ws doing pranks…n v wer thinking dat d day wud never end!!it’s such a beautiful feeling!!i knw dat ws dangerous..but v dnt  feel  d danger wen v r involved…ya datz such a nice place…n romantic too I admit…n dat ws d end of it…v al felt sad dat it ws over…n d only destination s veegaland…n dis s d day wer dissatisfactions came to sum1’s mind…ya d nite @ Punjabi hotel wsn’t so good but v cud feel d intimacy of our batchmates..especially p s,sabari n al…let it b personal..i dnt wanna xpress here…v had to c d fuuny game f our batchmates opposite our bus..yup,v enjoyd it k..no offends..dat ws d nite wen every1 startd 2 suffer frm different problems…everyone wer too weak…
reached veegaland early morning but sum of our batchmates went widout cuming to veegaland… enjoyed d day @ veegaland d max..eventhough avoided many of d landrides..didin miss most of d water rides…enjoyed d maximum…in d end v al wer sad dat everythin came to n end…n d days wud b juz ordinary again..d relaxation v had after d xamz everything over…widout tmc frnds ,widout d hostel,bak to home..eventhou v crave fr home sumtym…nt surely dis tym!!n I left d bus half n hour aftr d journey started…d first to leav d bus…I felt blank again..reached home,had ma bath..off to bed ,saw a dream n off to bathroom…aftereffects!!!2 days I suffered…n again nw in midst of all d boredom…still keep d sweet memory of d 2k10’s day out…dat ws juz a wonderful xperience..u guys made it complete…luv ya tmc…n waiting fr such xperiences again…waiting fr an eventful year ahead!!!!

D era f changes….

1^st I thot of writing abt our la physique..but u guys knw wot had happened better dan me…don’t wanna remember such things nw!!!so left dat topic  for last…out of d gud things happened d striking ones are our trip 2 kollam(hvn’t  4gotten abt our tour guys,vl write abt dat soon!!!)-n dat too twice…one fr conjura in tkm, n d other one for sravan’s sister’s marriage…yup..dunno y v had dat enjoyment in d bus..may b b’coz v wer aware dat v won’t get  an official tour(after d 1 we hav planned durin spm programs-an utter failure,n dis s tvm medical college!!!)so v  enjoyed it 2 our maximum thou I hd 2  rage upon sum1 unnecessarily…(I’m sorry 4 dat nw)

N v faced a lot of changes wid d union formed…yup…may or june..i’m nt sure abt d dates…v wer  exposed 2  many programs,d dance @ the surgeons meet(won’t 4 get dat 4 sure!!!!!)dat ws such a wild crowd!!n how cud I 4get d delicious fud!!n later on “hedone-d pg nite”  dat was one of our  favourite performance thou  d crowd ws so silent busy eating deir fud…n wid a cheering crowd again v hd 2 do a Punjabi dance(??) for “annus mirabilis”….days passed by…n v enjoyed d lyf @tmc…yup!!tmc ws changing for us..students only,film fest n al dose stuffs wer proof for dat…But d saddest thing I hv noticed in dis batch s dat…anyhow sum of d 2k10 wud b in hospital…I dunno wot tie s der between us n d “students room” in our hospital!!starting frm midhun…sum1 sumhw vl reach der…

N about our la physique!!dat ws an  eventful month!!practise sections…ha aparna or sports??dat wsn’t surely ma area…still I did ma part…n dat ws d tym wen I hd d batch spirit @ its max level..i can say its nt only me…every1 came to knw our batch spirit..atleast I’m sure dat it had become a college by den!!n I was wrong in sum of ma deeds …but v enjoyed every single second of d sports day…n all dat  whistling n teasing frm our dear seniors…actually I may say..dey wer giving us more importance!!!by seeing al our matches (:-P)weren’t dey!!!n surely hw on earth v cud expect dem to giv us d championship!!!!but v r happy 2 b 2^nd ofcrse…n afteral it’s a college now!!!

dunno whether I cud cal it as ragging..but surely our seniors hav  showd us deir power by now…so we eagerly waited for our juniors!!!yup…dats a beautiful feelin!!!

2 b continued…

THE ‘D’ TYM!!!

First few months wer horribly dry except fr d spm programs n d gang’s day out..(infact it cudn’t b called a day,juz few hrs dat too without d knowledge of our caretaker!!!)but v really enjoyed dat..the worst part was dat we had body guards-for d 1^st year students by d anti-ragging squad!!ha dis s tvm medical college…n wot a seniors!!no raggin ,no programs!!!!(l8r came 2 knw dat it ws bcoz f d death of 1 of our seniors)
Still….was waiting for a day-a day went mc wud change..n bcum d gud old one in our senior’s memories…ws waitin lyk anything fr a union 2 form bcoz sum1 told dat it wud make a change..n even before dat v had 2 face many changes!!!yup…v had 2 cal dem seniors!!!apart frm d usual rules in d mess hall(d usual one’s wer d put up’s,n d dress code wid a “pinned” shawl)2k6 hd made changes 2 dat…showed us wot real seniors r..had made us 2 sit for hours listenin 2 deir silly talks n stupid jokes fr hrs in d mess hall..(hw can I 4get dat!!!),hd serve dem water weneve dey demanded….bt nw I realize..yup dat was deir right!!!

N another day f rememberance…our HAC dance..it ws dramatic!!as anjaly said v hd lots f preparations..b’coz v knew dat it ws not a tamed audience..to accept watevewe show..had done many stupid things on d stage….may b dey cudn’t 4get al dat at once…so hd to suffer from a hit….haunting me til d end..an surely I can’t go widout mentioning about d decorations done by our seniors…I wud simply luv 2 appreciate deir creativeness…dey had made LH @ its best durin dose eve’s…
A CHANGE…
Days passed by…n I got new friends…sherook ws one of ma best frnds whom I acquainted durin spm ,rohit,sachin n sabari-dey wer juz perfect,everything happens fr a reason..stalin-ma crifri,amit-wid whom I can share anything widout a second thot,sasi-really outstanding,haven’t fully understood him till now,but he s a gud company..circle s still growin…(may b 2k10 hs such huge population!!)I dunno hw I got dis ppl,but as sum1 said(;-))I got dem wen dey wer lukin fr me..and dese relations are perfect!!msgin,late nite chats,the b’day treats –everything made us closer…since it ws impossible for 1 to keep up –the busy schedule and a class widout any intervals..n slowly v started everything,proxy’s-I don’t keep much records fr dst,bunking-especially fr movies,still traffic ws d one wid much adventures…














2 be continued…

1st SIGHT(was it luv or not den??dunno ,but certainly its yes nw..)

1st sight - ws it luv r not...i knw not...actually guys,i luvd d campus,its surroundings @ dat moment..bt had 2 wait long till i cud make a gud comment abt ma lyf over der..actually college wasn't wot i really expected it to be..u knw wot...tvm medical college once famous for its ragging ,politics n al dose stuffs....

But things wer entirely different when we had our first entry...yup..i still remember ma 1st day @ college..with great expectations i went..n dat ws d 1st day of admission..der was none whom I knw except 1 of ma classmates..i had made ma mind dat day not to speak 2 strangers, after al dat ws juz 1st day...n u knw wot one of our HOD's asked.."ha y didin u opt for kottayam den"don't knw wot i ws thinkin den..y d hel such a question..s dat b’coz she was tryin to test me??(definitely not!!) s dat b’coz dey dunno d value f tvm medical college...!!!!but I had ma ans ..I juz needed ma degree frm 1 of d best institutions in india!!n here I’m..but I think der ws a change in tone wid ma ans..she smiled back..

Dat ws ma first day wid al d anti-raggin things in ma head..dunno who among d union members wer der, (ofcrse suhurudh ws der..)til den I ws watching everyone silently n I bet I can’t spot a single person nw…I ws sitting quietly beside ma father when a guy wid his mother asked sumthing..n later came to knw dat he ws from our district..n I cudn’t even spot him out until he tld me once dat v had met on d very 1st day…oye …n dat ws u amit!!

Oath takin day was little more interesting .wid ma mom n dad I reached der in tym..heard everyone’s speech…but dis tym dey wer boastin abt d college..had ma oath takin…off to variety centre!!!to buy sumthin which ws latin or French to me @ first..i noticed a gal in pink churidar with a grey coloured eye..(srry,I still dunno xactly d color)she ws too busy buyin her own things…I cud c der d same deafening anjaly!!

Off to women’s hostel den..yup..our  own LH..ashkara aka akshara ws d one after me..enterin into d dorm… actually I had no 1st opinion ..thot it as ma own..der I met liz (had heard a lot abt her frm ma cousin) in d centre of d dorm…v started our life @ tmc!!!!n dat 1 month was d most memorable 1…I dunno how al d 11 idiots came 2gether…n hw cud I 4get g3,she wasn’t really a dayskie fr us…1 among us always…whom we rely upon …I still remember our beds-actually it ws al wel planned by god..or else hw on earth all d 12 vl b 2gether…anjaly,ananya,henna,dhanya aka gym,rinu,devi,karthu,ashkara,liz,g3,keerthi,luv ya..muaah…actually god playd der …bcoz v wer allotted wid rooms…otherwise!!!o god v wudn’t hv made others too study..i still remember d late nite chats wid liz..wid d buks on table..her navodaya n pc sir stories..i luvd it,I admit..n I think it ws durin d community medicine prgrms dat v al came closer..ha ha,even if it cudn’t b cald a dance-it ws our 1st performance @ tmc..n  v expected more!!!

To b continued…