As a kid, I was always anxious about colleges. That awesome college life shown in Indian cinema, (bollywood movies to make it precise)… those early Akshay Kumar ones; where you do everything in college except studying!!! I thought college would be fun (no doubt it is!!). I thought college would be just bunking lectures, watching movies, impressing girls, spending the day at canteen, ragging juniors, having crush on pals (str opposite sex), fights & friendships, break-ups & patch-ups or jst missing friends when not wit them…
But, (yeah but!!!) fate has its own way, all my dreams were shattered and my perception for so called “college” changed forever as I got my admission in Muchhala Polytechnic (yeah, Muchhala ……sounds weird I know. can’t help!!) I got admission for diploma in Electronics & Telecommunication (with mere 76% , I didn’t got admission in any other “good college”. I did try. But in vain.
This college (Muchhala Polytechnic) is situated on Thane-Ghodbunder road. I reside in Borivali so, it would be convenient for me to travel in bus (no trains!!). I had to travel in “S.T”…yeah u guessed it right, Red, ugly looking, untidy, stinking buses.
I thought my life was shattered, I was completely disappointed, but the best was yet to come………………
My first day was normal (read damn boring). I was a little nervous, little anxious, little overjoyed (now I was a college student) and mostly amused. My college was a giant building, newly built, having big classrooms, great campus; I was amused I didn’t notice it while coming for admission. My seniors were helpful on first day (don’t they now wats ragging?); they showed me the “correct” way to my classrooms (least that I expected). I could see many nervous faces as mine as I entered my class. Some just said a lame “hi” others “hello”. Most disappointing thing was that there were only few girls in my class…that’s all !!!
Some days later I did got ragged (not as severely as shown in movies). It was just more like a friendship wit seniors then ragging, they just asked me some personnel info that’s all!! You just need one thing if you are a victim of ragging, loads of confidence and yes, one more thing u need is your ability to lie without being caught (Good luck dude!!).
No probs dude…within a month my group was formed (at last it did… phew!!!) Soon we started bunking lectures, not regularly but only when there was a new release. Soon I started enjoying my college. “We” (henceforth me & my group) used to hang out a lot. My college was situated in middle of a lush green surroundings…there were many waterfalls on the way. It had great campus. In the rainy months, the sight would be perfect(I am a nature admirer).While traveling in the bus, we sat on last-sit singing songs & playing guitar on the way. We completely enjoyed our ride. I think this would be never possible in a train. My college was no more boring. We were enjoying every bit of it.
My college changed me to great extent. I became more confident about my self, more sensible, more understandable, more mature (as lecturers in colleges are not as helpful as those in schools) and Grown up!!!
