My best college birthday - The funny part!!

I had a gut feeling that this last birthday would be a bit different,but i must confess that my friends exceeded my expectations beyond imagination.My friends had brought a cake to celebrate my last birthday in the college.But this cake was a bit different.Normally a cake has only the name of the birthday boy,but this cake was different.It had the name of my long-time crush along with my name.Ok to make matters simple and to maintain that diva's anonymity,hereafter she would be referred to as 'Cleo'.My sixth sense was telling me that my friends are gearing up for something big later in the night.I was asked to cut the cake and the first piece was smeared all over my face.The 'Cleo' portion of the cake was carefully carved out of the cake and handed over to me.I too made it a point to thoroughly enjoy 'Cleo',metaphorically of course.For a moment i visualised that the cake piece was indeed 'Cleo' and accordingly i worked through the beauty of Cleo before finally letting it go inside me.More cake smearing followed and everything looked so perfect.I was having the time of my life with my friends.If anything was ever perfect,it was that divine moment with my friends.But what was i to know that my friends had more tricks up their sleeve.Seeing the expression on their faces,i promptly realised that the night was far from over.My heart skipped a beat and i was just dumb-founded to hear the question that followed next.My friends,led by the mastermind Dada,asked me to call 'Cleo' and ask her out for my birthday treat.I was totally shocked.Initially i thought they were just joking.But soon my i was proven wrong when these guys called her.I was so shocked that i couldn't talk to her.This really pissed off my friends ,but they were not ready to let me go so easily.So they took my mob and called her.I tried to postpone the inevitable by telling that i need to clean myself up before the daring act.Thankfully they agreed to it.We all went to the toilet area where they allowed me to clean myself.But what was i to know that it was another trap.The guys kept on hitting me and shouted "fattu,fattu" to 'glorify' me.I kept evading them for sometime but i knew it can't be done for too long.These guys called 'Cleo' again and i refused to talk to her.But my friends were persistent.I finally agreed to talk to her,thinking that probably my friends aee just fooling around with me and in reality are making me talk to some other girl who is also part of this devilish plan.Here is how the conversation went:(In the background guys shouting "fattu,fattu"... and the mob is forcibly handed over to me)

Cleo:"Hello".

Shishir:"Who is this??"(I was thinking that probably the guys are fooling me,but on hearing the Cleo speak i immediately realised that it was indeed happening.I tried to escape but the guys closed the door and i was left with no option but to talk to her and end the embarrassing situation.)

Cleo:"Hello".

Shishir:"Hi Cleo.How are you?"

Cleo:"I am fine.Happy Birthday".

Shishir:"Thank you."

Cleo:"How are you??"

Shishir:"Not well actually.These guys are beating me like anything."

Cleo:"Ok i am tired now.I will talk to you in the morning."

Shishir:"Fine.No probs.Good night".

And this is how the ordeal finally got over.My friends kept on shouting "Treat,Treat" in the background to force me to ask her for a treat,but she thankfully ended the conversation much before that.But my friends were still not satisfied and told me to ask her out for a treat in the morning.I went all nicely dressed for her in the morning,but unfortunately she never turned up.I finally got a chance to talk to her minutes before the exam in the hall as she sits just before me.I had thought a lot about how i would approach her.But things rarely go the way as you plan them out.This is what i had thought i would say to her:

Proposed Algorithm:

Step1:Start by apologising for the embarassing incident yesterday and blame it all on the occasion where my friends got a bit naughty and did some crazy things.Ask for her forgiveness.

Step2:Remind her of a similar incident during the Compskee Photo session and try to relate these incidents and end embarrassment for both of us by confessing my long time crush for her and further adding that "A crush is just a crush,nothing more,nothing less" to cool her down.

Step3:Finally taking this oppurtunity to start afresh as friends.I,coupled with DK,had thought of a pretty 'filmi' approach for this.I would with one hand shake her hand to spark off our friendship and with the other hand in a flash pull out a chocolate from my back pocket and knowing that girls have a special liking for chocolates ,completely take the situation in control.

Step4:And finally ask her out to come for my treat to celebrate our new friendship and my birthday.

Step5:Live the rest of my life with the beautiful memories of that one special date with a special girl.

But here is what actually happened(in the exam hall):

Shishir:"Hi Cleo".

Cleo:"Hi Shishir".

Shishir:"Hey i am extremely sorry for whatever happened last night.Actually it was my birthday and my friends got a bit naughty and that's why it happened".

Cleo:"It's ok,i understand".

Shishir:"Please don't mind it".

Cleo:"It's ok.I understand such things generally happen in the college."

Shishir:"Thanks yaar".(A beautiful smile and she turns back,before i could make some inroads..).

And that is how my birthday chapter finally ended.I explained everything to my friends and they asked me to try again.But i had had enough of adventure and was not ready for any more.As i sit here and recall my last birthday,tears swell in my eyes.I will never forget the love shown by my friends and all the adventures that we did on that crazy night.(Lots of other crazy things happened that night..).I forgot all the pain that i went through that night,how i couldn't sleep for the next two days;all i know is that i would cherish those moments forever,till my last breath.

Most memorable college birthday!!

Birthdays are a special occasion.It's one time of the year that you feel really wanted,loved and cared for.It's a great feeling to have your loved ones and friends gathered around you .But the celebration of birthdays varies drastically over time.While the basic idea remains more or less the same,but nothing can come close to the birthday celebrations during one's college life.Anyone who has had the privilege of college life,can very well tell you the difference.The pleasant mix of love and pain that a college birthday inflicts on you is unparalleled to any birthday experience you had ever before.I too want to share one such memorable experience that i had on my last college birthday on March 25.It was around 11:40 pm in the night and i was shivering with the thought of the things that were about to happen in the next forty-five minutes.Having already seen the b'day celebrations of my close friend DK the previous night,i had a pretty good idea of the things to expect in the next hour.As the dreaded clock ticked close to beginning of the next day,i started my preparations and counter-measures to nullify the shock value of the bashing that i was about to be showered with.I immediately dressed myself in the thickest of the jeans i possessed and patiently waited for the crowd.Then it happened.

The feared NITT juntaa started pouring from every nook and corner of the Garnet hostel.The mere sight of the NITT crowd sent shivers down my spipne.By 11:50 p.m. my friends had all gathered outside my room.I could see the hunger in their eyes.For once i realised how does the 'butchered' feel in the hands of the butcher,how the prey feels at the sight of the predator.We had a light session among the friends.We took some snaps of each other(obviously with me in the focus) and cracked some jokes to lighten up the atmosphere.But then with precision another group came running in and then it was back to the usual business.I,who was smiling and laughing till now,suddenly realised the gravity of the situation.I was virtually dragged to the Ghati Triangle of Death,the preferred butchering place of our wing.What was to follow was a bit comical,not for me,ofcourse!!My friends all started betting and finalising among themselves about how many bumps do i owe them.With mutual consent each one of them settled for the number 22(I was about touch the 22 year mark).I started doing all the mathematical jugglery in my mind.Considering a rough estimate of about 30 guys and an average bumps of 22,i was about to be kicked 660 times.For a moment i thought fainting would be a good option.Probably the NITT butchers would be a bit merciful to me seeing my condition.But i took the risk.As the clock ticked past 12,the show began.The prey of the previous day DK kickstarted the 'ceremony' with a solid slap on my ass.There was no looking back after that!!I was like the temple's bell.Anyone used to come and ring it violently till he was completely 'satisfied'.Enduring the ferocious attacks of most of the guys was pretty simple and with time it grew a bit comical.Once Dada and Mayank were slapping my butt (some might say spanking :) ) with sleepers and it was not paining at all.I started shouting ,"Hit me.Hit me" and everyone burst into laughter.But the laughter was short-lived because the 'bumps-professionals' were soon to arrive on the scene.The mere sight of 'Bamboo' sent shivers down my spine.And he surely lived upto the expectations.The three famous 'butt-hole kicks' that he bombarded on me left me screaming with shooting pain .To add on to that,Islee and Sarkar added fuel to the fire by hitting some of the wildest kicks in NITT's history.When i had satisfied all of them individually,the guys kept on asking for more.Soon the guys pounced on me as a group and i just closed my eyes for the misery to get over.And finally the wait got over!!And then i was surrounded by my friends who wished me,hugged me.I thought the night is over.But what was i to know that the night had just started!!

My Sassy girl!!

The other day i was just scanning the LAN for some decent English movie when i happened to notice a rather catchy title - My Sassy Girl.As any normal guy of my age would have done,i too jumped at the excitement of watching another teen flick and couldn't stop fantasizing about the fun i would be having for the next couple of hours ( for the obvious reasons of course :)).But what i was to know that i was about to watch something that would leave an ever-lasting impression on me.

My Sassy Girl is a 2001 korean romantic-comedy movie that created ripples throughout the Asia and elsewhere to the point that it started drawing comparisons to Titanic.The movie shows the life of the college student Kyun-Woo,who falls for the "sassy"(crazy) girl after crossing paths with the drunk girl on a late-night subway."My Sassy Girl is a genre-bending exercise that throws in elements of the teen comedy, the traditional melodramatic romance,and even some genre parody and blends them into a unique cinematic experience that defies categorization".The aspect of the movie that touched me the most was dual character of the "sassy" girl.On one hand you would be awe-struck to see such a sweet,loveable,innocent,beautiful Korean girl and on the other hand you would be amazed to see her sudden violent bursts,tomboyishness and her demanding and dominating tone.Be it the demanding call from her asking Kyun-woo what was he doing with him in the motel room last night,not knowing that he carried the girl to motel because she was totally drunk or asking Kyun-woo to exchange his shoes with her sandals to ease her pain or wildly searching and craving for Kyun-woo in the railways station,hugging him on seeing and finally punching him for leaving her alone ;the pleasant mix of girl's crazy and extreme character coupled with the Kyun-woo's embarrasment over the "sassy" girl's awkward behaviour is worth watching and cherishing.Despite all the horrible and embarrasing incidents with the girl,Kyun-woo endures as he is determined to help the girl's pain that she has bottled up.No matter what happens,he bites his tongue and trudges on.The best part about this movie was that it succeeded on all the fronts; be it comedy,romance,tragedy,timing or the visual effects,it was flawless in all the imaginable aspects.The direction of the movie is just too good to be true and there are some scenes that one would cherish forever.Be it Kyun-woo bringing rose during class to commemorate their 100-th day anniversary or the best of it all when he candidly offers advice to his girl's date on how to ensure her happiness by following ten rules in her absence,which he had devised from considerable pain,dedication and devotion to the girl;these romantic scenes are a treat to the viewer's eye.The movie revolves around just two characters and both of them have done proper
justification to their roles."From her unforgettable first appearance as a wasted commuter, to her rambunctious bullying of Kyun-woo, to the heartbreak she wears on her sleeve, "sassy" girl displays an unparalleled level of enthusiasm and dramatic range in portraying a young woman whose domineering exterior is but a smokescreen for her own vulnerability.As her opposite, the likable Cha Tae-hyun is the perfect comic foil/underdog for girl's bundle of untamed energy, and his 'constipated' facial expression, when faced with one of her 'outbursts', is priceless".

Hats off to Tae-hyun and Jun Ji-hyun for such a refreshing and touching performance.I just can't wait to watch the Hollywood version of this movie "Love Me If You Dare" starring Elisha Cuthbert and Jesse Bradford that was recently released.But i doubt they would be able to create the same magical effect which the Korean pair so effortlessly did.Let's wait and watch!!