PICNIC 2005......Our Last Ever....DOn't tell me you ruined It for Youself!!
Beg all your pardons.I know this post is a bit overdue.Nevertheless, after my official Report of the PICNIC to the Chairman (which was too mushy and sweet-sweet), what follows is my rememberance of what actually passed on September 19, 2005......
I was at school at 6.00 am.Some people had already arrived.Others slow gathered as the dark sky turned into a birght morning.Radha Ma'am, Giriji Ma'am, Lakshmi Ma'am and eventually Principal arrived.Yet no signs of the Buses.It turned out that the buses (take note of PLURAL usage) had been stopped at the SUMITRA gate.After more time wastage, one BUS and one QUALIS appeared.We waited longer for another bus......in vain.We left at 7.15 am....cramped in ONE BUS!!!!
Somehow, we dragged upto some distance where again we stopped as another QUALIS had been arranged.Another 8 students left the bus and now each vehicle had a teacher in it: Radha Ma'am with us in the Bus, Girija Ma'am and Lakshmi Ma'am in each QUALIS.
Time dragged slowly and the streets of Mumbai gave way to beautfiil hills.It was raining closer to ALibaug.And I don't know how many of you bothered to look out....but the weather and views were breath-taking.However, it turned out that we had taken a wrong turn.....NOT ONCE but twice.What with rain, wrong routes and traffic the stipulated 3 hour journey went on to become a 6 hour ordeal for most.
But I FEEL I MUST I ADD at this juncture that the loudest and most blaring of complaints from EVERYONE i'm hearing is the length of the bus journey....I object and I disagree.Even we were travelling........but we made do.We managed to enjoy.We sang at the top of our throats, played, yelled and did loads of masti-dhamaal.We even made do with the seating problem; sometimes sitting 4 on a seat, accomodating on each others laps, climbing onto seats.I hope those of you who have managed to file out long lists of what went wrong should be given a lesson in optimism.It was OUR LAST SCHOOL PICNIC.And if you wasted it away in cribbing and cringing....I pity you.You should have all made the best of what was available and enjoyed to yiur heart's content.Luxury and Leisure will come again and again....but not a picnic with school friends.For those of us who had a great time, it was a memorable day.......for those of you who sat there counting the minutes pass by......JUST TOO BAD...You spoiled your best chance of enjoying with all your school friends.Learn from this...Life is not a 5-star restaurant where you are served what you order....itz a roadside DHABAA where even if you order normal food there'll be excess of spice and too much of butter.....ENJOY IT !!!!
Moving on, we reached a small place called Kernal for delicious Poha (it was seriously tasty...take that from a POHA-UPMA-HATER!).Around the smae place we were shown a few small scale soap-production, oil-extraction, carpentry and potttery units.The pottery was beautiful and some of us even bought a few artefacts.
In another hour, we reached ALibaug beach.Clicked photos, waited even longer and finally reached Lunch-spot.Food was yum.SPicy yet filling.Ate to my heart's content, climbed onto the bus, wiated even longerrrrrrrrrr ......and then started for Kihim beach.
AT Kihim Beach (beautiful snady, wide-open beach) peopel played football, clicked photos, relished coconut-milk, collected shells and then it started pouring again.
At 4.30 we left for mumbai.Somewhere 51 kms form Mumbai we stopped for a high-tea that never appeared.So eventually we reached back school at 9.15 (more fun on the journey back).Thanked the teachers and organisers and came home.I'd like to give you all some inside-info.The main fellow incharge, who was in a white-shirt and blue-jeans, is an inspiration.He is a war-affected soldier who left the army with nothing in life.....and today he has made a name for himself.If not from anything else, I hope we all learn from his example.
More pics will be ocming in soon.So keep checking back.
Whatever anyone MIGHT say.......i dont care.......I enjoyed it.....and if you didn't ....MY SYMPATHIES :)
I repeat, Life doesn't always take the route you wnat it to......maybe it'll take a wrong road once......Maybe even twice.......Enjoy the ride..Itz bound to be fun - You wanna know Why?? Cause the DRIVER is simply great....you can't beat HIM :)
I was at school at 6.00 am.Some people had already arrived.Others slow gathered as the dark sky turned into a birght morning.Radha Ma'am, Giriji Ma'am, Lakshmi Ma'am and eventually Principal arrived.Yet no signs of the Buses.It turned out that the buses (take note of PLURAL usage) had been stopped at the SUMITRA gate.After more time wastage, one BUS and one QUALIS appeared.We waited longer for another bus......in vain.We left at 7.15 am....cramped in ONE BUS!!!!
Somehow, we dragged upto some distance where again we stopped as another QUALIS had been arranged.Another 8 students left the bus and now each vehicle had a teacher in it: Radha Ma'am with us in the Bus, Girija Ma'am and Lakshmi Ma'am in each QUALIS.
Time dragged slowly and the streets of Mumbai gave way to beautfiil hills.It was raining closer to ALibaug.And I don't know how many of you bothered to look out....but the weather and views were breath-taking.However, it turned out that we had taken a wrong turn.....NOT ONCE but twice.What with rain, wrong routes and traffic the stipulated 3 hour journey went on to become a 6 hour ordeal for most.
But I FEEL I MUST I ADD at this juncture that the loudest and most blaring of complaints from EVERYONE i'm hearing is the length of the bus journey....I object and I disagree.Even we were travelling........but we made do.We managed to enjoy.We sang at the top of our throats, played, yelled and did loads of masti-dhamaal.We even made do with the seating problem; sometimes sitting 4 on a seat, accomodating on each others laps, climbing onto seats.I hope those of you who have managed to file out long lists of what went wrong should be given a lesson in optimism.It was OUR LAST SCHOOL PICNIC.And if you wasted it away in cribbing and cringing....I pity you.You should have all made the best of what was available and enjoyed to yiur heart's content.Luxury and Leisure will come again and again....but not a picnic with school friends.For those of us who had a great time, it was a memorable day.......for those of you who sat there counting the minutes pass by......JUST TOO BAD...You spoiled your best chance of enjoying with all your school friends.Learn from this...Life is not a 5-star restaurant where you are served what you order....itz a roadside DHABAA where even if you order normal food there'll be excess of spice and too much of butter.....ENJOY IT !!!!
Moving on, we reached a small place called Kernal for delicious Poha (it was seriously tasty...take that from a POHA-UPMA-HATER!).Around the smae place we were shown a few small scale soap-production, oil-extraction, carpentry and potttery units.The pottery was beautiful and some of us even bought a few artefacts.
In another hour, we reached ALibaug beach.Clicked photos, waited even longer and finally reached Lunch-spot.Food was yum.SPicy yet filling.Ate to my heart's content, climbed onto the bus, wiated even longerrrrrrrrrr ......and then started for Kihim beach.
AT Kihim Beach (beautiful snady, wide-open beach) peopel played football, clicked photos, relished coconut-milk, collected shells and then it started pouring again.
At 4.30 we left for mumbai.Somewhere 51 kms form Mumbai we stopped for a high-tea that never appeared.So eventually we reached back school at 9.15 (more fun on the journey back).Thanked the teachers and organisers and came home.I'd like to give you all some inside-info.The main fellow incharge, who was in a white-shirt and blue-jeans, is an inspiration.He is a war-affected soldier who left the army with nothing in life.....and today he has made a name for himself.If not from anything else, I hope we all learn from his example.
More pics will be ocming in soon.So keep checking back.
Whatever anyone MIGHT say.......i dont care.......I enjoyed it.....and if you didn't ....MY SYMPATHIES :)
I repeat, Life doesn't always take the route you wnat it to......maybe it'll take a wrong road once......Maybe even twice.......Enjoy the ride..Itz bound to be fun - You wanna know Why?? Cause the DRIVER is simply great....you can't beat HIM :)
posted by Tejas at
9:45 AM
8 Comments:
tejas, were u the driver?!! just joking. neways, i agreee that instead of cribbing, every1 shud have tried 2 make the most of it, and few of us certainly did, didn't we, tejas?!?! ;)
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Anonymous, at 10:55 AM, September 22, 2005
despite stuff goin wrong, we did enjoy da picnic........this one was da last and it'll be a memorable one
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Anonymous, at 5:40 AM, September 23, 2005
Dear Tejas,
I will be more optimistic from now on. Well, the school picnic is over but a few months of school still remain. I will try to regain what i lost in the picnic. I am not against you in amy way. I had no idea about the tour manager and his life.
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Anonymous, at 7:37 AM, September 23, 2005
Thanx guys.....As long as the point im trying 2 make has reached home 2 all of u......My purpose is served.
As for Spelling errors.....I apologise while I shall continue ot make them.'cause i write the posts really fast due to gtime shortage and usually don re-read b4 posting.So.....excuse my bad habits :)
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Tejas, at 9:36 AM, September 23, 2005
Aaw, Tejas, I'm sorry to say that you have deplorable double standards. On the one hand, you post a comment that if one have the guts, they should speak to the top authorities themselves. Well, what have YOU done??? Given a saccahrine, very exaggarated report to the Chairman. Well, you have more than one bad habit, I must say.
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Anonymous, at 3:11 AM, September 26, 2005
I agree that I did give an extra-sweet report.But tell me something, had I MYSELF NOT TOLD ALL OF YOU......how would you even know what went to the Chairman???? So it jus clarifies dat i have no intentions of having double standards.I myself accepted that it was "mushy and sweet".So how can ihav double standards??? It was written the way the Principal had asked me 2.Nothing more or less....you cant understand coz u vernt in my position.
Secondly, I will STILL say that u shud approach the authorities.And if u think I don have the guts......Well, if I HADNT CRUSADED against the authorites wud hav never had a chance to post this comment.
As for me having more than one bad habit.....well we all r humanly imperfect.But i can guarantee u....my bad habits r far less than ne1 elses'.....so leave my bad habits aside....and bother about urz !
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Tejas, at 4:17 AM, September 26, 2005
Clarification To students of NCS,
stop posting anti-tejas comments. do not fill this site with hate mail. even in my article, i havent critisised tejas in any way. the organisers and school authorities may be at fault,not tejas.
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Anonymous, at 9:06 AM, September 26, 2005
lesson in optimism my fuckin ass.............bitch.........i totally agree with th first anonymous.....tejas u filthy hypocrite
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Anonymous, at 11:15 AM, February 08, 2006
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