ZEROTH DAY
ZEROTH DAY Anxiety,Anticipation,Aspiration,Hope,Restlessness are some of the words in the language of english which would describe the first day of our college life. In fact, i would call it "zeroth day" (the day before college starts). It was half past twelve when i arrived at the Ist year mens hostel.The students had to register in order to be alloted a room. mahesh(deputy warden of hostel) was present and incharge of the adverse job.Parents and students engulfed him in a thick envelope minimising his chances of getting fresh air to breathe.I had a feeling his suffocation was the reason behind his grumpy attitude.I went towards him and gave my register no and the reciepts which were the ingredients for registration.He gave me a hard glare and analysed me head to toe. he then gave me a firing for the fact that i was not dressed in formals.I had heard that engineering colleges were strict but this had taken it to grater heights.This was followed by a 10 minute nonsensical lecture on college ethics which went into my brains recycle bin(brain functions like a computer).Finally,i was alloted room no 218.I did a simple mathamatical addition of the three numbers to get 2 which was nowhere near to 9(my lucky no). i performed a few mathematical calculations to get 9 and then proceeded.entering the hostel was a new experience. the scene at the hostel was utter pandemonium(pandemonium itself means utter confusion). the hostel looked more like an apartment in west mambalam than a Ist year hostel.parents were scampering across with luggage,buckets and other utilities.i entered the room which was already occupied by two other boys, Vinay and Rahul. rahul was a bay of a slight frame and looked a shy person. vinay was 6 feet tall. lean but athletic build looked more like a guy studying in an arts college. his colored hair made my view stronger. after our respective parents left, we had no other option but to stay in the room. It was a strange experience where 3 strangers wre stuck in a room not having anything to speak. i shared a few conversations with Vinay which we chose to do it in english. Apparently, rahul had been intimidated by us.We didnt realise that speaking english in a low profile town was a sin.At this point of time, two other persons made an entry.Mukund(an extrovert) who was a chatterbox(still is)made an entry reminiscent of the comedian VIVEK. We were having a small chat when a burly guy appeared from behind.Aravind was a gentle giant. His tiny eyes were innocent(which i would soon find out that is'nt). i offered him a biscuit which he gleefully accepted. It was a rather "filmy" introduction between us. we went to bed early that night realising we had to wake up in time for D-day. we had already planned our weekend by goin for latest movie. the flick that had hit the theatre recently had an apt title for us considering the dawn of our college life. It was named NEW
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ZEROTH DAY Anxiety,Anticipation,Aspiration,Hope,Restlessness are some of the words in the language of english which would describe the first day of our college life. In fact, i would call it "zeroth day" (the day before college starts). It was half past twelve when i arrived at the Ist year mens hostel.The students had to register in order to be alloted a room. mahesh(deputy warden of hostel) was present and incharge of the adverse job.Parents and students engulfed him in a thick envelope minimising his chances of getting fresh air to breathe.I had a feeling his suffocation was the reason behind his grumpy attitude.I went towards him and gave my register no and the reciepts which were the ingredients for registration.He gave me a hard glare and analysed me head to toe. he then gave me a firing for the fact that i was not dressed in formals.I had heard that engineering colleges were strict but this had taken it to grater heights.This was followed by a 10 minute nonsensical lecture on college ethics which went into my brains recycle bin(brain functions like a computer).Finally,i was alloted room no 218.I did a simple mathamatical addition of the three numbers to get 2 which was nowhere near to 9(my lucky no). i performed a few mathematical calculations to get 9 and then proceeded.entering the hostel was a new experience. the scene at the hostel was utter pandemonium(pandemonium itself means utter confusion). the hostel looked more like an apartment in west mambalam than a Ist year hostel.parents were scampering across with luggage,buckets and other utilities.i entered the room which was already occupied by two other boys, Vinay and Rahul. rahul was a bay of a slight frame and looked a shy person. vinay was 6 feet tall. lean but athletic build looked more like a guy studying in an arts college. his colored hair made my view stronger. after our respective parents left, we had no other option but to stay in the room. It was a strange experience where 3 strangers wre stuck in a room not having anything to speak. i shared a few conversations with Vinay which we chose to do it in english. Apparently, rahul had been intimidated by us.We didnt realise that speaking english in a low profile town was a sin.At this point of time, two other persons made an entry.Mukund(an extrovert) who was a chatterbox(still is)made an entry reminiscent of the comedian VIVEK. We were having a small chat when a burly guy appeared from behind.Aravind was a gentle giant. His tiny eyes were innocent(which i would soon find out that is'nt). i offered him a biscuit which he gleefully accepted. It was a rather "filmy" introduction between us. we went to bed early that night realising we had to wake up in time for D-day. we had already planned our weekend by goin for latest movie. the flick that had hit the theatre recently had an apt title for us considering the dawn of our college life. It was named NEW
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