GET TOGETHER -II

STUNNING SEQUEL

First among all time great sequels would undoubtedly be “The Godfather –II”. Who could forget Robert De Niro’s character playing young Vito Carleone? With intermixing of past and present and a great direction by Francis Ford Coppola the movie never once let you off the hook till the end.

The next best would be" Terminator –2: The Judgment Day". I have seen the movie more than FIFTY times and I am ready to watch it again. 39 minutes into the movie and you would be seeing one of the best ever chases in cinematic history. Arnie clad in Black from head to toe, sporting a cool ray ban glasses zooming down on the road from 10 feet height (a stunt he did it on his own), with Harley Davidson is a site to watch if not for the entire movie. None could have even come close to being a TERMINATOR as Arnie did.

Well following which…

Wait a minute, you are still reading??? Oh. Okay. You see I warned you. You are free to skip this SEQUEL (which by the way is in no league to the movies quoted above.). Don’t misunderstand me, I don’t want you to DELIBERATELY miss this, it’s just that this is one way of catching your attention which I think I succeded in if you are still reading. All right here it begins…

The next time someone tells you, “Chod do yaar, what’s the hurry? We can do it later right?” give him one tight slap. (Read on fully…don’t come to conclusions…)

It was Monday morning. The day was warm. The mood was alright. Alok bought a new car (not that day of course…). We all sat in it. He called from below and Swami Naidu and me got down the lift. Expecting to be seated in the front with some snacks and cool drinks I was about open the car door when I realize there was place for two alone and that too in the back. Smiling broadly my satisfaction I get in. But man was I not surpised to see myself sitting comfortably with two others in the back. All credit to one and only GETZ, i.e. Hyundai GETZ. It’s like a small SUV. (I am drifting too much of late…)

Stepping into the college after almost two months, I felt…nothing because there weren’t any familiar faces around but Swami Naidu did. I wonder why is it that I can’t keep in touch with people either one step ahead or one step below me (aka seniors or juniors). Well edging him on, we go get our forms. It is then we see Gregory and Balswamy greeting us all the way from Computer Block. Swamy was unrecognizable for sometime with what his hair looking almost like a pigeon nest and dense beard. He is going to Tirupati, you see? They go on to explain all the things to us-whom to meet, what to do etc. With such valuable inputs and after little distractions like Chinmay returning my books, Signing Radha Poornima’s slam book. Now something about Radha Pornima. She …abba, get on with it…you irritating piece of ********.

Okay I will make it really brief from now on.

• 10 to 12 – Signing Radha Poornima’s log book (abba again????) Going to Visvesharayya’s block, running from floor to floor getting the things signed
• 12 to 1 – Same as above but this time there is no signing.
• 1 to 2 – Same as above.
• 2’0 clock – having lunch with some of the assorted people there including Mr.Nash, Visu, Logic, Balswamy, George who were first surprised and stunned with the pace with which the things were going on. It was pathetic actually.

Excepting two signatures everything was in place. One that of Electrical Technology (E.T. not Jadoo ) and the other that of Proxy Principal which in GEORGE own words a man who signs a blank paper given a cigar in return. (If only George was in my shoes…). With some minor skills gathered from watching n number of english movies I was able to easily con a Mechanical Dept. young recruit in signing on behalf of whomever. (thank you, thank you…). But there was this one problem – Nirma ka drama and getting Proxy Princi sign. The first half Mr.SwamiNaidu will be blogging shortly (well within the time he marries of course…) and latter half…

• 2 to 2:50 – Go up and down, up and down all in vain as we couldn’t find princi.
• 2:50 to 3:20 – Same as above but this time we could FIND princi. But, yes there always was a but. Why did you think I would be writing such a big one…He is in middle of a class.

Finally at 3:20 we do find him, and he being such a great gentlemen without even asking for at least one-cig signs our papers. Zooooooooooom..We rush to Examination branch to get our Provisional Certificate, final marks sheet not without a hassle. We were greeted by that ever-friendly, prehistoric, anachronostic, pedagogic, or simply - irritating accounter. With people really restless as the time was ticking by and crowd getting larger by the minute here is this guy sticking on to rules and like explaining to a LKG student how to tie a shoe-lace starts telling the gathering the steps 1,2,3 to do once the forms are given. My goodness or goodness gracious me am I not glad I wouldn’t have to face him.

Time whilst by and the buses were all gone. We did have a backup though – Visu’s Maruti 800. He has changed a lot from the time he refused to part with his Weighing scales in 1st year Physics Lab exam to he waiting for us overtime till our work was done, there has been tremendous change in his personality. Five in a Maruti (Visu, Balu, and Avi, Me, Paul) means crowdy. Add to that a sixth giant (Swami Naidu) personality. And further add to that someone (Visu..) who has just underwent training in a driving school. Tadaaaa—you have a perfect reciepe for the most enjoyable, relaxing1 hour trip at max 40 Kmph (to be fair he did touch the 60 mark once…) from the college to Basheerbagh. Promptly telling everyone to be there by 8:30 we part from there in an auto back home.

Swami Naidu and me spent some more time, relishing Chicken Leg Piece at Papaji-Da-Dhaba before he left. Mentally noting down all the sixteen invitees I go to purchase some cards from the near-by stores for the Special Guests of the meet. Reaching home finally at 7:30 I start personalising the greeting. I feel, immaterial of all the sweet, heart-rending, and absolutely poetic words within the greeting, whatever little PERSONAL things you write brings warmth to the greeting. This is a practise I have learnt from Mr.Surendra Sriram, aka BUNTY (a personality whom I would be blogging shortly…). The smiles I see on the face of those with the greetings give me a great joy and a feel of personal triumph. (Do try this at home!!! College, workplace etc..).

Tick…tock…time nearing 8:30. The heavy rain that was pouring in cast some doubts to the fate of the meet.

What could have been done within half a day and giving me enough time for my beauty nap followed by Greetings hunt has turned upside down. The other thing that was affected was my Chinese class. There being only three classes per week every class has 1/3rd value.

And it’s all because: - GO BACK TO READ LINE 10….