Definite moment....

May 6,2008. It was just another morning for me. But people were flocking around getting dressed up and keeping themselves busy even in the mess hall of our hostel. Many felt, they finally gonna find their destiny. It was just another company visiting our campus as part of the placement program.

Our room was always electric. Not in the sense we too were in the mood just like the others in the campus....we just had our usual routine. Each one of us got up, made fun of each other...kept mocking at the people who were busy with their placement preparations. The only difference that i am able to rember right now is that, me mokkai, kadalai and vasan took bath early. We were neatly dressed up. And to surprise of ourselves, we all were shaved clean:):):)yup...at least one of us (either me or vasan) in the room always badly needed a good shave!!!!!!!( yup kadalai can never be found unshaved, while for mokkai...."company secrets cannot be disclosed" LOL)

me vasan and kadalai left early to mess and mokkai followed us after sometime. That was because of his unusual, weird perceptions and ideas. To describe, how his ideas of basic day to day activities (bathing, brushing etc) can be weird, will require an entire post spanning few weeks to complete:):)...so just take my word....his was(and still is) the best weird custom and perceptions of doing things, i have come across till date(MOKKAI!!!! no offence meant here, if u are reading this:):)...TO ALL OTHERS, i must confess he is the most hygienic guy on the earth i have met till date)

I still remember we had vadai on that day, along with kichadi and idly too i guess...not sure...while everyone else was hurrying for the pre placement talks, we kept our cool, while i was busy counting the number of vadas i was having, vasan was busy mocking at kadalai who in turn was busy gulping down as much sambar and chutny rather than idlis and kichadi!!!!!

Mokkai joined in and he too had his share of fun mocking at vasan, for his beautiful hairstyle!!!! I am sure people would have cursed us like anything:):) The walk from our mess to the pre placement talk centre took 15mins. On our way we were joined by vasudevan...Even on that day vasudevan was not spared. We reached the building and to our amazement, the auditorium was packed.....GUESS WHAT!!!! just like any other movie theatre, friends from our department had reserved seats for us!!!!!!!!!WOW....people where busy preparing for placement, irked coz they couldn't get in...but with great calm, we made our way in:):):)

Just like any other pre placement talk, showcasing what they have achieved, and what they may achieve and after all if we join them whats in store for us!!!! All the while, we were giggling and chatting, least bothered about the presentation. Mokkai was the serious guy who made note of the irrelevant key points from the slide!!!!! Immediately after the pre placement talk we had the so called aptitude test....To put in layman words choose the best(desired) one (or rather do inniki pinki ponkey kinda...LOL)

It was just another class room, we chose our seats. Thonti, kadalai made sure they sat next to each other. While vasudevan was seated on my right, vasan and mokkai were lost else where. The much awaited test began. Thonti as usual decided to follow the inniki ponki style for the few and discuss with kadalai for the major half. somehow or the other, we completed and came out. It took them two hours to put up the list of people shortlisted for the next round. Almost most of us made it to the list except for few unlucky people...(i just realise now, it was a blessing in disguise for them!!!!)

We got ourselves ready for the interview round. While me thonti and kadalai were seated on one side, vasan and mokkai took the other. For two hours me and kadalai sat there giggling and mocking at all the people...finally vexed with the wait, we really needed some entertainment...my eyes were firmly struck on thonti...for one and half hours, we had the ultimate fun. After which, kadalai was called in, followed by thonti and then me!!!! Finally the interview was over. It was ten by then. I was sure i had lost it...After few chit chatting we decided to fill our tummy. We were sure, nothign was in the mess. So we reached our famous college canteen. The man in charge was already pulling the shutters. We grabbed the available biscuits and chips and came out. We were joined by bandu and manmadhan...once again the fun began....bandu was at this best and with manmadhan around, we just rocked....After the so called dinner, i decided to retire for the day. And so did others. But vasan didn't feel like sleeping so he persuaded us to wait for the result and hence we restrained from leaving fro hostel...

May 7,2008. We were still roaming....The temple, which was always populated by couples and lovers, was deserted....the ever busy office rooms were closed. That was the only time all through my college life, i felt happy to be part of that college...it was great to be there....It was 2am, when the results were anounced. All were asked to gather, from the first floor, the selected names were read. Each one of us mokkai, kadalai, me, vasan, viswanathan and finally vasudevan too were called out.

We were directed to our esteemed(or so was thought about) training and placement auditorium. Each one of us was handed the offer letter. True, One definite moment of our lives. It was 2.30 in the morning, we all signed the offer letter....

To be continued.....