Then (i.e. when I was in high school, before starting undergrad):
I wouldn't enter a room if it had a cockroach inside
Now:
Cockroaches freely ran past me - they don't bother me, I don't bother them.
Then:
I'd run to the nearest chair or table to climb on it for safety if I saw a lizard.
Now:
I calmly watch it run away as I stomp my foot to 'frighten' it.
Then:
I'd call my grandmother to chase out the bug in the room.
Now:
I'm an expert in chasing bugs and moths out of my hostel room.
Talk about the things you learn living in a hostel!
P.S: Idhaiye saaka vecchu evalo peru treat kepeenga-nu enakku theriyum - idellam over ba!
Then:
ReplyDeleteWithout bed coffee I won't wake up.
Now:
Without coffee I will finish my day.
Then:
I will afraid to go out after 10 pm
Now:
My day starts at 11 pm.
Then:
If some one scold / tease me, I won’t sleep whole night.
Now:
I won’t care about any body.
Then:
I won’t take water before brush my teeth.
Now:
I won’t care about brushing my tooth even for breakfast
Then:
I never every speak any good words ()
Now
I will speak all national and international language good word
Trying hard to visualise you subscribing to the age old nugget of wisdom,"When in Rome, do as the Romans do" - would you actually be cooking a stew of roaches, lizards and bugs............????
ReplyDelete:)))
ReplyDeletedo you know something, google says that the most feared thing among galz are toads lizards and roaches now please dont pretend that you ignore them in hostel .....you will deffly be looking for the nearest table if i kno galz...
ReplyDeleteu forgot
ReplyDeletethen:
watch mom cook
now:
watch roomie cook
:)
So, if I need to ward off my fear for all those creepy crawlies, I need to join a hostel??
ReplyDeleteand LOL at harish's comment!!
lok,
ReplyDeleteand all this change because? :)
nK,
There...did you hear me retch! :(
sridhar,
ReplyDelete:D
mark,
naah...you don't know gals...if you know most of them, you don't know me! ;)
"Cockroaches freely ran past me - they don't bother me, I don't bother them"
ReplyDeleteIthaano entha peace co existence nu sollarathu??
LOL @harishs comment :)
harish,
ReplyDeletehehehe...anda somberi onnum samaikardhu illa...maybe i could say -->
then:
close my eyes as i passed butcher's shop...
now:
saw a freshly 'peeled' chicken's pink head
:|
ramya,
kandippa! :)
A friend of mine studied in a hostel where the 6 feet long sink (before which he brushed his teeth daily) was covered with a thick 2 cm layer of algae.
ReplyDeleteAfter 4 years, nothing in the world could get him to puke!
Muh comment has disappeard :((
ReplyDeleteLol. After becoming a mother I've learnt how to protect my children from those creepy crawlies.. but way before that, I'd hide in my room till that "thing" flies/runs away.
ReplyDeleteI'd tolerate any kind.. but not the COCKROACH! They are fast moving and they can FLY! Ugh, I'm feeling wriggly all over my body already.
hostel lifeaaa...
ReplyDeleteenga hosteluku pinngadi ponaa oru discovery chanella parkalaam... paza vidhammanae paamubugal, mazai theenia koodau our naalu aanchu , etc....
Then:
school cut aduchaa veetuku karanan sollanum.. As I am suffering from fevernu?...
Now:
naane raja naane manthiri... ketpaar illai...
there is more to enjoy in hostel than cockroach and lizards and the animal planet yaar...
ReplyDeleteoh...hostel life is cool yaar
adi paavi, cockroach verattinatha pei verattina maadhiri oru post-a poattutiye!! this is a too much :)
ReplyDeleteThen:
ReplyDeleteGet dress starched and ironed by Amma and wear it making sure the creases stay till evening.
Now:
Ironing aa? apdinna?
Naa vazhkaila oru vaati kooda hostel le irundhadhu illai..so.. just imaginings. :-)
Hi Vani,
ReplyDeleteReally Impressive blogs I say...:))Do check out my blog...you are most welcome to leave your comments.
nice one...i have spent 7 years in hostel...it really trains u for the rest of ur life...
ReplyDeleteeven insects are so disciplined in singapore!
ReplyDeleteread my latest post may b then u will kno what hostel and coll life really is .....
ReplyDeleteTM,
ReplyDeleteYep, that's hostel life! :)
Aravind,
Post again, lor!
the woman,
ReplyDelete:)
Too late for you to live in hostels, right? ;)
Neighbour,
hehehe...enga college campus-la oru boar kooda pathurkanga! :D
harish,
ReplyDeletedefinitely! adha sollave vendam! :)
praveen,
poda...captain padam release aanadhukku post podaradha vida idhu parava illa! :P
Priya,
ReplyDeleteGod, you're missing something! :)
hot chocolate,
Thanks for dropping by! And you're in the ad industry, wow! :)
ashok,
ReplyDeleteTrue! Truly enjoyable experience...
sheks,
lol...yeah!! :)
mark,
adapavi, what hostel life really is-ah? yaen, en hostel-ku enna kuraichal? :P
tat was a gud post.... jus not restrictin to hostels, in my case, 4 yrs of hosel in UG in India n 3 yrs now at 'home away frm home' in US, this kinda teaches u the nuances of independant life n also moulds ur character...
ReplyDeletehmm.. for me then and now was more or less same.. I was always brave :p . .even in spore u have these pests running arnd? or u meant when u were in indian hostel
ReplyDeleteStill haven't learnt these things, i still will run to the nearest exit if i happen to see a lizard. I hate them... this in spite of living in a hostel for TWO years... hmmm...
ReplyDeleteYou ought to graduate to the next level. Grab it in your hand and throw the cockroach off....!!! :)
ReplyDeletekuttichuvaru,
ReplyDeletetrue...insects are nuances in life we got to get used to! :)
vivhyd,
yeah, you do have these creepy crawlies in singapore too! I have never stayed in a hostel in India...
vidya,
ReplyDeletehmm....maybe you need something stronger to teach ya? ;) Coz two years is a helluva lot of experience, right?!
chez,
Yup, another year, and maybe I'll do it....
cha treat kekarathukulla ushaar aagite !!
ReplyDeletehostel !!!....what can I say ! it brings out the worst in u !!....but thats actually who u r !!
adaan matter .....un hosteluku oru koraichalum illa ....:P so anywayz palliya paathu bayapada de
ReplyDeleteDear Vani,
ReplyDeleteSo you have grown up now :P . I hope no tigresses infiltrate into your room next.
phobiac,
ReplyDeletemuahahaha....unga bloggers-a pathi enakku theriyadha...adaan munnadiye ushaar aiten! :)
mark,
apdiyellam illa...ingiyum cockroaches, lizards ellam irukku...aana india-la illadhadhu onnu - scary cats! huge, ugly and dirty ones!
vishnu,
Hope so!!