Wednesday, March 05, 2008

An Untold Story - Part-1

This is not a story and is a real incidents picked from my engineering life. People might be wondering suddenly what happened to the guy that he is going back to the past. Reason: Been to Chennai last weekend(1st & 2nd) and a feeling of nostalgia struck me. I kind of liked going there. But wait wait, don't give too much idea's to your mind, that I started missing the place or I changed my opinion about it. I still loathe the place, but yeah I miss the friends with whom I shared the grievance and sorrow of being there in Chennai few month back(most of them by college gang). And we had a good chat over what are the mischievous things we did during our stay in college(XYZ,#$@^%). And whole thing revived as it happened yesterday. And thats why I gave the topic as PART-1 as there will be lot many to come.. They may not be in sync but when I will complete then I will arrange the topic in chronological order.

This was just the beginning of my college day(2002). I got admission on basis of my AIR into some alien branch "Bioinformatics" and was desperate to do the engineering so came and joined. And as per the custom I got a dormitory for few days(say 30 days) before getting allocated to any hostel room. I shared the dorm with 20 other guy from different different part of the country. Made friends too in a very short span of time. Few to name are Gosta(Jagnanath),Pamela(Whom I never called by this name, his name was Pramendra),Khargosh(Sushant),. Giving names as they have some good role to play somewhere in my story. And Pramendra was the guy who was partner in all kind of mischievous deeds. Whatever. Coming back to the story. As I said everyone was suppose to get hostel after spending first 30 days(max) or on availability of hostels. After few days list came out and alas!! I wasn't allocated a room. Grrr. Feeling of missing the friend made me to go and find out who actually declared the list. And got to know that the culprit is the director of admission. Ran to admission block and entered his cabin without any hegitation and threw my hostel application form and asked like a DON.

Me: Whats the criteria for hostel allocation. Why I am not allocated any room(Angry Voice)
Director: What??? (Confused)
M: Repeated the question.
D: Is this the way to ask anything? First tell who are you and whats the problem then I will answer your question.
M:(Calmed a bit) Told who I am. Reasoned out and told the situation.
D:(Impressed) Hmm.. Ok Give me your application. Wrote the room no 101.Happy???
M: Ofcourse. Thank you and bye.
(End of the scene)

While returning to dorm I was making plan how to get the room changed to one in which my friends are there. PLAN SET. Won't go to the allocated room and will go to the room where I want to go. he he he

Directly transfered the luggage to the room 215 with other friends. luckily the guy in my room dint turned up else he could have been stranded in middle of no where(or is it other way around). Anyway entry of hostel warden for room checking in night.

Warden: Whats your name and branch?
Me: (answered)
W: (searched in his list) Your name is not in the list of those who have been alloted the hostel. What you are doing here.
M:(Produced the signed application of director)
W:(Looked at it) You are not allocated with this room. Go out immediately to the one which is allocated to you.
M: Sir Please Sir(little bit of buttering and funda)
W: See nothing in my hand. You go out immediately.
M:(Immediately asked) Whose hand the power is??
W:(Angry) Hostel Superintendent.
M: (So you are nothing)Ok so If I will get the approval from him then I can stay in this room. Right?
W: He wont give the approval.
M: I will give it a try. Thank you
W:I am sure he won't allow you. You leave the room immediately.
M:ok (warden leaves after hearing ok)
(end of scene)
Plan again made in my mind. I won't leave this room. Stayed there only. Warden again came on round and warned me. I dint say anything. He finally left.

Next day morning I wrote an application to hostel superintendent.(Short and crisp.. he he he)

Sir,
I have got the permission to change my room from 101 to 215 from my hostel warden. And he just need the approval from your side to maintain the record.
Regards,
Anand

Superintendent looks at me as If I got something which was impossible. Question me,

Superintendent: What is this???
Me:Application for room change sir.
S: Changing room is not allowed.
M:My hostel warden has given the permission.
S:Really???
M: Yes Sir.
S: So why did you come to me. He is the main authority.
M:(Astonished, gave few love word for the warden in my mind and then told) He want your signature on this application just to keep it in record.
S:If he has given the permission the I don't have any problem.(Signed)
(end of the scene)

Night Time, Warden Visit at 9.

See's me still in the room.

Warden:(Gets angry) Say, OUT!!!Immediately Out of the hostel!!! And go back to the dormitory. Even though I warned you,you are still in the room?
Me:But I got the permission sir for room change.(Produced the signed application)
W:(Looks at the application then to me,surprised)What???
M:(No words)
W:What???(With more surprise)When did I say that you are allowed to be in this room.
M:Sir, you only told that you DON'T (putting stress on don't) have any problem on me moving to this room if I get permission from superintendent.(Laughing out loud inside.. he he he)
W: Hmm(Lost the game and left)
(end of the scene)

Indeed he learned that more of me has to come in the near future. And I dint proved him wrong. ;)

And the room I fought for I never stayed in that room ever. It was like a sleeping room(or storage room) where I use to come at 4 A.M. to go out again at 7A.M. for college. Most of the time of first year I stayed in room 229 instead of 215.

P.S.:- Pretty long for a hand written post but it was indeed worth mentioning(My Opinion).

14 Comments:

Sim said...

Yup...The devil himself...he he he

pooja said...

mast hai..
keep writing more

Devil's Advocate said...

@sim and pooja

Thanks. More of it will come pretty soon.

sirpy said...

LOL.. Same story everywhere.. Indecisiveness of authority, subsequently followed by its misuse.. :D

Devil's Advocate said...

@sirpy
Indeed and there is a need of people like we to make use of such opportunity

Ruchi... said...

Quite interesting.... enjoyed it..... :)

Devil's Advocate said...

@Ruchi

Gud to hear..

Locha Boy said...

hmmm,seems some one is nostalgic :)
nice read though

Arun Rahul said...

niceoneeeeeeeeeee
devileeeeee

Devil's Advocate said...

@locha

well nothing like that.. but yeah can say nostalgic in a non-nostalgic way... ha ha ha


@arun

thanks buddy..

P.S.:- Part-3 coming in few days.

priya said...

hey devil,that was smart enuf

Devil's Advocate said...

@priya

well thats called mischievous deed.. ;-) did a lot many of them while in college. Will next aprt pretty soon. :-)

Jags said...

Haha

Ankur that was a real good blog...Keep going Mr Wealthy!!

Jaggu

Devil's Advocate said...

Thanks Gosta.. will come with the description of wealth too.. :P