In memory of Jain College, V.V.Puram- Vol.2

A couple of years ago, I was in a situation in which I could choose between any Pre-university college, thanks to my scores in 10th boards. But, the lazy guy inside me took control and I ended up applying only to two colleges- Josephs and Jain. And I ended up joining Jain because I was too lazy to go to Josephs, which is farther from my residence than Jain, for admission. I guess I haven’t changed much since then. A few days back I didn’t attend my KCET counseling as I was too lazy to travel 20 kms.

Attendance Shortage:

I have a serious question here. Why do schools and colleges give special awards for students who have 100% attendance in the academic year? I do not understand the logic behind it. I mean, do they have the misconception that 100% attendance students are in a better position score better in the exams? Or do they think its an achievement? As far as I am concerned, it is just the heights of joblessness. Here I am, with 45% attendance, on my way to a college which is better than ALL my classmates’ colleges. From the opening day of Jain PU College, all students were continuously warned that the consequences of attendance shortage would be dire. I  didn’t pay heed to the words of the ‘learned ones’. And yeah! I had to face dire consequences in the end, which happened to be receiving the hall-ticket without anyone questioning me of my irregularity. Many of my friends, who had 74% attendance, which is 1% less than the minimum required attendance, in other colleges had to pay hefty fines to receive their hall-tickets. So, in all aspects Jain, V.V.Puram was the ideal college for me. I am ever grateful to it.

Two weeks in BASE:

One of the many comforts enjoyable if a BASE student joins Jain College is a chance to spend two weeks towards the end of 2nd PU in BASE. Of Course, it is meant for JEE preparation under supervised-hardcore-slogging conditions. Two weeks away from hell and in a place where you at least feel like studying. Mind you, just feel like studying. And neither the supervised part nor the slogging part is true. I spent the best two weeks of my last two years in BASE. We were a gang of six. One guy wanted to study and studied properly, one guy was there to pass time and the remaining four, which includes me, wanted to study but did not study. So, this is what we used to do. Spend some 12 hours in BASE everyday (which includes a 4 hour break for lunch), study for 2 hours, talk shit for the remaining time. Instead of making us come to BASE, if those two weeks’ leave was granted to us (like I needed it. I am always on leave) so that we could sit at home and study, I would have probably cleared JEE.

There were hundreds, and I mean hundreds, of amazing moments in these two weeks. On one such day, we were sitting in a room and studying. Almost all of us had our mp3s and iPods on. Some lady was recording some useless PU stuff using the computer in the room. So, there is this lady speaking to herself loudly and we are silently studying. The guy who was there to pass his time starts gesturing something to the guy sitting next to him. He could not speak a word as whatever he speaks ends up getting recorded. I do not know what the silent conversation was about. The other guy involved in this silent conversation has his iPod on full volume. This guy suddenly shouts on top of his voice, “Thika”(arse). The recording of that lady was ruined. She turns back with a frustrated look on her face. This poor guy immediately hides underneath the desk. All of us burst out in uncontrollable laughter and run out of the room and continue laughing non-stop for nearly half an hour after that.

Quizzing:

Quizzing is an art only the craziest of people can get hold of. I, obviously, qualify. Jain College was full of mental-cases like me. So, there arose a cult of quizzing freaks in my college. We created a new quiz club, which created ONE quiz in the entire year, to lead a more meaningful college life. We ruled the stage wherever we went. Our college won the best school team award at Landmark’s annual quiz. Of the eight teams on stage in KQA’s Jubilee Quiz three were from my college. Any college fest, we would bag all the honours. I was on stage, shockingly, in one such college quiz. My team missed out on a glorious, rare opportunity to win a prize, courtesy my genius (I’m not sarcastic) partner who refused to press the buzzer on many occasions as he thought that a more sensible answer was required. In that quiz, we started a new custom of answering ‘Atom Bomb’ for questions we did not know the answer to. We get a question and we say ‘Atom Bomb’. The quiz master moves on saying its the wrong answer. For the very next question, we answer ‘Atom Bomb’. Very clever right? (If you dont get the joke here, visit a doctor)

Two years in Jain College was time well spent without a doubt. Two years in Jain College, mind you, not in Jain College Classrooms. I never thought I would say this. I miss Jain, V.V.Puram. Yes, I miss Jain,V.V.Puram.

P.S:

• Evidently, I have been impressed by Tarantino before writing this post.
• Josephites and Christians (isnt this what you call morons from Christ College?) suck.
• If you ever happened to visit Jain College, make sure your urinary bladder is not full.
• To all my classmates except ‘Power’- Miss You.