THE INSIDE STORY
Here’s to a different take on what actually occupies the inner recesses of the mind of students during lectures, labs and seminars at our college( or I should rightly state that “the general trend observed in that similar species called engineering college goe-er’s”; wink).
The precautionary tagline comes henceforth as the picture does not seem too rosy .The sea of students who appear…mind; just appear to be engulfing knowledge are actually being bogged down with some pretty disturbing thoughts. After having spoken to a good number of students( who of course want their identity to remain anonymous) I jotted down a few of their ponderings……
@ Lectures
Lectures mean a lot to our students and when I approached them with this question the responses that I got….
1. “Excuse me???? What??!!!”
(Apparently suffered from the temporary ‘ I am ignoring you by acting deaf’ syndrome..hehe)
2. “OFF; OFF; OFF!!!!”
(That anthem which soothes the ears.Wonder how the chaotic noise from different sources at different pitches, sound to that one silent , dignified source which receives it??????)
3. “Yawn!! If Sir walks this way wake me up..”
(Read: My eyelids won’t remain open even if I crowbarred toothpicks into them.
Conclusion: Bachi hui(or not) neend ko pura karna)
4. “Why has the attendance sheet not been circulated till now?”
(After all, a platform to exercise new handwriting styles..hope you caught the drift.)
5. “I am a little loaded today…Aye please take it off …21 ki proxy laga na!!!!
(That effervescent personality comes bubbling to the surface at this point of time.The most awaited activity during.. or wait!! Should I say at the end of the lectures.)
6. “Oh yaar!! Roll no. nikal gaya….maam; maam”
(For those beauties who went the snoring way)
7. “Hollywood-Bollywood, Bingo, Zero-Crosses, Name-Place-Animal-Thing, Sudoku”
(Yipee!!! Recreation hour.)
8. “ Pass the journal sheets.(By whispering or via chit system.)”
(Rate of writing is directly proportional to rate of speaking of the lecturer in class.)
9. X: - “Bluetooth on kar na.”
Y: - “Can’t you wait a minute. I am texting.”
(Proven: - The cellphone ought not to be exposed to children; snigger)
10. V: - “I didn’t understand this particular equation”
(Grinding teeth; the one who is accidently paying attention in class today)
W: - “Which unit is going on?”
(Grinding teeth ;Grinding chalk and giving murderous glares to V.)
@ Labs
Labs are crucial. So we found our correspondents a little sober and grim but they assured us that there have been and will be good old memories…
1. “Kya karna hai? What is going on? What is this scary looking equipment?”
(The usual clueless state. I am willing to assume it as lack of sleep.)
2. “Do bunk ho gaye; pause for harassed look; will I be there in defaulters?”
(Something to converse upon since the experiments are nowhere near to penetrating the head.)
3. “Cut, Copy, Paste.”
(Comp to comp or pendrive to comp…stealthily or unabashedly.)
4. “Two hours…groan!!! Stomach is grumbling.”
(For the foodie, who is currently drooling over her fantasy puff from the canteen.)
5. “That bright sun; the clouds so white; that blue bird.”
( Nature and technology in sync. Read: experiment is still not penetrating the head.)
6. “Patch cord tails!!!! hehe”
(Experiment just refuses to enter the head.)
7. “The hands of the clock move so slowly!!!!”
( To blame on universal laws and curse the general fate.)
8. “ Why are so many corrections in journals given?”
(Makes you get up from your unfinished sleep and mutter curses under your breath. As it is you are not able to configure the experiment and are depending on some reliable source. So this provides ample time pass for two hours.)
9. “ Maam excuse me from the lab. It is urgent.”
( With a spring in the step our person visits the washroom, empties and refills the water bottles and does general time pass in front of the notice-boards.)
10. M: -“Copy maar na readings; teach me later on how we went about it.”
N : - “Maam told me to press this button and that; toh phir kar diya(sheepish grin).
(Conclusion: - Bang your head on the wall. Experiment has not been understood by any living soul in the lab, even the reliable source.)
