Close Encounters

This day was the most thrilling day of my life. To make it more thrilling it started out with a big fight in my house. It was like the war of the words, each of us trying to have a bite of each other. I was too furious with my mother that i neglected my breakfast, Lunch box and rushed to the railway station. I was the last to board the 9 o'clock train and ended up standing close to the door in the crowd. There was a girl standing infront of me, much more outside rather than inside. The train passed thiruvanmyur, there were few more who boarded the train but none got down. It was getting all sweaty and dizzy. I was totally in another world thats a different issue just like how I'm during my lectures. The girl standing infront of started swaying a little, i thought it was because of the train but suddenly she completely went out of the train and started fallling, it was like a spark in me that i realised what was happening, I caught her hand and pulled her in. She had fainted standing almost outside the train. I was glad that my reflexes were good enough to catch her in time.

After long time i realised that i've bumped my head against the train door in saving the girl and it was paining like hell. I call this a close encounter both for me n for that girl coz after this she will not faint standing near the door and i wont b day dreaming while travelling

my 1st performance @ DOMS

My day started out pretty well with HOD class. He always makes it lively and interactive when it comes to teaching. Today's topic was on leadership. He himself is an amazing leader we students get inspiration from. He concluded the class on the note that we should attend the guest lecture by noon and interact with the korean employees of the hyndai motors india. The dance club coordinator of eVogue club approached me to do a performance for the visitors. After two hours of discussion, listening to loads of songs we ended up with a group song (Aachamilai aachamilai from Indira movie) instead of a dance performance. All my friends from a sound music background were discussing about shruthi, tempo, ragam and everything on earth that's greek and latin to me, but my balavikas (bhajan) classes helped me to understand the feel and the mood it creates. After three continuous practise sessions and comments from few seniors we headded to the audi.

HOD was making an impressive presentation on creative thinking and its fluency, No wonder the koreans were so impressed. Then the time came for our performance. We were called out on stage. I moved very hesitantly toward the podium behind all my friends. We started out pretty well, but could'nt bear the reactions from the audience and ended up laughing within two lines. This was when i got real serious about the singing. I said on 3 we go and started again, I was so happy when the song was over as i've given my first performance @ DOMS and could'nt wait to get out. Each of us were given golden leaf (Anti electromagnetic waves sticker) for the mobile phones. The day ended with a photo session and it will always be a sweet memory.

I only want to enjoy my childhood, ma- open page

How many of us remember our childhoods playin in the sun, singing with the birds or flying a kite?? Its always trapped either inside a school bus or an heavily packed auto rickshaw giving the effect of a roller coaster. The schools replacing the prison and the teachers interested in finishing the syllabus rather than imparting knowledge. The true purpose of schooling and education system is completely lost here. It has become a mere attempt of obtaining the maximum mark and zero knowledge.

The back pack, becoming heavier day by day, class work, home work, assignment, unit test,mid term,quaterly, half yearly, annual, competitive exams an never ending list mainly focusing on marks and nothing else. Studying is no longer fun. It has become an punishment to every school going child to carry a bag heavier than itself.

Schools can provide lockers to reduce the burden of every child. Rather than sticking just to monotonous classroom teaching they can go on field trips. Instead of describing a leopard in books it could be shown through discovery channel and animal planet. This is a complete waste of time making the child to learn something just out of alphabets. The creative part ofthe child is completely abandoned.

What happened to the time the kid plays lock and key or hide n seek??. All its playin time is spent before the TV channels watching mega serials and reality shows. It is high time we wake up to the fading voice and change the education system. Its better to teach a man how to fish rather than giving him a fish.

placement??

The first day at my UG college much better than my first day at my senior secondary school. Not a big difference it made except new friends and location, it ws the same old strict prison atmosphere that prevailed. Everyone around me assured me that just four years of hard work you'll come out with an awesome job and get settled and become independent. Each and everyday my dreams became bigger and bigger. My ambitions too great. Everybody was so focused on scoring marks but not gaining any knowledge. I realised that we were becoming bookworms,vomiting exactly the words given in the book. End of my 6th semester high time i woke up to face the reality, started presenting papers, started my hunt for technical knowledge. Thats when i met my mentor- my project guide helped me throughout nt jus my project. Its a true fact that we must not do different things but things differently.

We reached end of semester, it was a fine monday morning and we were all eagerly waiting for the recruiters to arrive. I remember waiting till the evening fa them to arrive. What a dissappointment that they never showed up!!!! Each one of us with thousands of dreams faced reality the effect of ninja loans, south asian crisis, economic slow down whatever they call it for the first time. It was our bad time that had worked out as usual as my mother called it.

worth the 4 years??

My economics class drives me completely crazy. I wonder how the lecture makes me sleepy at 10 in the morning. My engg. background has completely alienated economics from me. Inorder to stay awake i've mastered the art of sms'ing inbetween lecture's. My B.Com friend happened to msg me that " Y the struggle u could've better studied B.Com with me nw ur B.E does nothing for ur MBA". That's when the thought occurred to me has my 4yrs of constant struggle that too from a strict college means nothing?? what have i gained from it apart from a degree??
An engineering that too in EEE has widened my options, my field of interests. A B.E and nw an MBA has increased the opportunities i can hunt down on the way.

Like it is said opportunities favors the prepared mind. I've come to a conclusion that my engineering degree is not just a degree, it has given me more than that - A prepared mind. Irrespective of the my UG i can explore an excel in any number of fields.