sweet nothings

TERESIANISM..!!

2010-02-05T09:25:00.000-08:00

As i begin to pen down the words, i experience a culmination of this sojourn into a vibrant euphoric celebration of life,which we call Teresianism.

Teresians in themselves are a kaleidoscopic spectacle, with so many revelations to their multifarious ingenuity sometimes thought provoking. Their mystique fascinates and their unsurpassable gung-ho attitude electrifies the ambiance. Inspite of the diversity that they portray, their underlying "oneness" is a force to reckon with.Heres presenting you with "Teresianism unplugged" , a few aspects of this phenomenon drawn into characters, the TERESIAN STYLE..! :-)

"PSYCHOS" -Inarguably the most knowledgeable eat-drink-sleep books kind of females, incorrigible toppers or any of these..

"FUNDOOS" -Less input to more output seems to be their apt mantra.This is inherent and hence imitable. But sometimes their obsession with "too much" is at fault..

"FREAKS" -They are the coolest "chicks" in campus oozing with "enthu" anytime,anywhere. But when it comes to dealing with one of the other kind, mind you, they are too hot to be handled..

Then we have our fantastic "NETIZENS". They seem to have browsed through the entire net. Local/ domestic/ public cafes spill out colors red, white, blue abd what not.

There is one group, in Teresian lingo, one common utterance, is "FRUSTOO" -this again, I believe has two separate interpretations- one for those in whom desperations show and other in whom hypocrisy rules. In fact for reasons more than one, it is almost impossible to be different for this psyche.

From Mettalica's unforgiven state of the mind late night combined studies over the phone (thanks to all the local networks which provide free night calling) to irksome assignment hazards. From birthday treats (bumps) to the internal cycle tests. From the Gym plaza to the Elysium. From the dusty library to the smelly washroomsthe punch line is "DARE TO DREAM WHILE YOU ARE AWAKE..!!"

Sorrowed by Sari

2009-12-29T18:27:00.001-08:00

We can glorify the enchanting six yards of fabric as a synonym for elegance, beauty and style. It is exotic; it is sensuous, seductive and feminine; it is traditional. It is the only outfit which reveals as much as it hides ;-)

All this is fine with me as long as the sari is draped by somebody else…!

Wearing a sari has not been one of my favorite things to do. For one, it involves draping SIX yards of fabric around me. Given that the heat and humidity levels in Cochin are of such infernal levels that hell’s own devils could sit back and feel right at home here!!
But there are times when “inevitable impediments” is not taken for a valid alibi and you end up giving in to the threats and pleas of others, more to make yourself at peace than to satisfy the people around you.
It was on one such occasion, that I finally decided to wear a sari to college. It was my first attempt, and needless to say, like every other first attempts of my life, this one too turned out to be a fiasco!

By the time I was through with draping my sari the first time round I was wrung out with sweat, and the crisp ironing has dissipated into crumpledness. I then looked at myself in the mirror and realized that, I had tied the petticoat with such laxity that a step and the entire contraption could fall to the floor in a public situation of such horrifying embarrassment potential that I could never ever recover from it enough to ever make a public appearance beyond my front door.
The ordeal began all over again. Undrape, unpin, tighten petticoat nada, breathe in, and breathe out, Drape back the saree carefully all over self, Do the pleats, Stick safety pin into sari.* SIGH *
In between I managed to stick the safety pin safely into my finger which began spouting blood like a geyser.*argghhhhhhhh*…I screamed and did the Rumpelstiltskin hop and jump and stomping dance, until my very concerned family members outside knocked at the door gently and asked if i needed help and whether I was alright. I snapped at them to leave ME alone, and get on with their work, they having already donned pajama kurtas and knickers and mundu, of which no pins and draping form part of.

Cryptic comments were heard from the living room about how given the time taken to emerge from getting dressed in the same state of dishabille as i had gone in. I ignored the comments with the disdain they are worthy of and got back into the bedroom, slamming door shut with appropriate force. *HUMH*
I got back to draping. Drape, drape, drape, pleat, pleat, pleat, pin, pin, pin, for another half an hour or so….till….. Voila, done!!!! :-)
I looked at myself in the mirror and to my horror I noticed that the pleats at the waist begun somewhere near the right hip bone, and the pleats at the shoulder were of such unequal sizing that random theory came to my mind. I repleated and pined again. The pleats at the pallu defied all theories and formed an edge so jagged that knew the very instant that I would have to spend the whole day holding one end gracefully up so that no one notices. The pleats at the waist were now at centre *phew* , but were sticking out in absurd directions like hat hair!! :-(

I couldn’t care any less and I had had enough, I slipped into my shoes and marched downstairs with much lack of grace when I realized my mom rolling her eyes, dad staring at me as though I just got out of my mother ship from planet Zora and my brother rolling on the floor laughing out loud (rolflol), like a bad Victorian woman.

I looked at my reflection in horror and sat down and bawled, I had worn the sari wrong….laterally inverted! ; the pleats were resting on my right shoulder instead of gracefully falling over my left side.
TO HELL WITH SAREE……:i screamed!!!
I went back into the bedroom enjoyed the whole day with my friends in my new blue Salwar Kameeze!!!

Crazy College Catastrophes!

2009-09-08T06:23:00.000-07:00

Top 5 quotes by eccentric geniuses....

(Mind you,we are all second year literature students)

Date:08-09-09

Anu (thomas): (lunch break) "aye....did u know??....kandhasami is a super hero movie.....he is a hen....!"

(*serious, innocent looks*)

nitya (santosh): (short break) "...and then..arrey,listen no female,,.....haan toh...this guy comes for her wedding and go backs..."

arundhati (sreekumar): ( Principal's b’day celebration, singing with the crowd,pretty much aloud)

“… happy bday to u…

u live in a zoo…

u look like a monkey…

u smell like one too)!!

Maria (thaliath): (almost every break) “….HAHAHA….aye…am so happy that your boyfriend is coming down…”

Maria ma’am: (british history class) “….ok girls…gimme your names…..ah! you…Pickering….why didn’t you join earlier??....oh you are not Pickering…you are?..Vijaya!!......”

The madness that day 1 in my 2nd year was!!!!!

2009-06-15T05:09:00.000-07:00

heyya fellows.....

Now, today my college reopened after almost half an years vacation.....and it came and went in the most absurd manner...no trust me...am speaking the truth!!!!.....

..here's a sneak-peek as to how the whole thing went!!!!.....

8:35 am (i was late for college...but that never was/is or will ever be an issue in MY college life!) i realized that my darling, Nitya and myself looked like mirror images...we almost had the same outfit...pink t-shirt and blue jeans!!...that’s not a big deal....but somewhere within I feel its worth being put down here!!

9:15 am " NO PRAYER......NO POWER..BUT A LOT OF INPUTS...." these r some of the random words i picked up before dozing off !!!We were forced into a retreat, and the padre (priest) spoke of things like this which made the least sense to me then....err...hmmm...not that it makes any sense now!!

9:37 am The priest is looking down and singing..that too with his eyes closed(bonus point).Our only chance to escape;the silver lining of my dark cloud!!!!!

9:38 am Plan to escape foiled by a freaked out Nitya!!!!!!!can u believe!!she actually didn'twant to get out!!!!!!arghh!!!

9:40 am The padre fell asleep!!

9:41 am Padre justifies his falling asleep~~he blames it all on Americans...no wait...and then he points a finger at us...and finally settles down and blames us...a lot of Teresian souls were hurt,trust me!!!!

10:00 am Padre singing.....Supposed to be English....Nitya,Maria and myself raps with "Yo’s"and "ahaan’s".....!!The song goes somewhat like this (at least that's what it sounded like).

"Elsa was waiting and constipating...calling out to lord,while waiting for her lovooove,Yo".

10:05 am Padre uses profanities incertitude's!!!...

10:35 am Convinced Nitya to bunk!!!!Went shopping...Wont explain much..(Censored for good).

11:00 am Agilaaaaaaaa.......(that's just another inside joke...too much to explain..so i shall leave that for some other time).

11:40 am Came back for lunch.switch on the classroom fan.Hell took over.The fan gurgled and slowed down.i stared at it with impending sense of doom.Slowly,grindingly,it was coming to a halt..."f!@#" screamed Nitya.....and the fan sprang into life,completely revitalized!!! I love the new technology!!!!

11:45 am Anu turned up.Poor chick couldn't find anyone to bunk the retreat with.

12:00 pm Remembered Fakrooo when “No bunking second session” was announced! Went to the retreat to get our attendance marked...and in some hope to flee from there!!!!!!

12:55 pm Cursed ourselves for going back there.

1:00 pm Cursed everyone else for the heck of it!

1:05 pm Yawn! (Me)

1:06 pm Yawn!!(Nitya)

1:07 pm Yawn!!!(Both)

1:15 pm Nitya didn't have the guts to bunk earlier on. But now she’s got enough of it to swear at the padre!!!!

1:20 pm The padre makes some weird noises!!

1:22 pm Girls around gossip about their guys...I sulk......It seems like Linkin Park wrote "in the end” with me in mind!!!....the words mean so much!!!!

1:30 pm Yawn!!!(Nitya)

1:31 pm Yawn!!(Me)

1:32 pm Yawn (both)

1:33 pm Yawn (Anu joins in)

1:45 pm ZzZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz…snorrrreee!!!!

1:55 pm Padre, “There are many people waiting for you in hell".

2:00 pm Not fair!!Times up..and this guy(Padre)is still singing!!!FAKRUDHINNNNN!!I tell you!!!!!!!

2:13 pm We realized that we were locked in!!!!!So finally jumped through the window to get out!!!!Praise the lord!!!!

2:30 pm Had a heck of a trip back home!!the multitudes in the bus literally squeezed the lunch out of me!!!

2:50 pm reached home~safe and sound~in one piece~ALIVE!!!

Hallelujah!!!