June 04, 2020

‘Ammonia’, ‘Maaikyan’, ‘Madappayan’, ‘Portuguesa karaya’….


Primary School:
  • Going to school by rickshaw.
  • Running race under hot sun and in the sandy ground.
  • Lunch provided in school, mess in the underground of the school and going for lunch in queue.
  • Gang fights during lunch break.
  • Playing cricket with pad and paper.
  • Pen fights.
  • Race for copying the contents from board.
  • Merit cards.
  • Circus, movies, circus, excursions, fun fair and annual day.
  • Ponvandu, Gola ice, Elantha vadai(jujube bar) in shops near the school. 







Middle School:
  • Going to school by bus, 
  • First row in class and during prayers.
  • “I shall not be…”, “We shall over come…”, “Hey Parameshwar…” prayers and the auditorium.
  • Favourite  principal  'Ramiah'.
  • Playing throw and catch with cashew nut.
  • Swimming classes and fear to get into the pool for the first times.
  • Very eager games periods and cricket.
  • Arrogant teachers for computer subjects and frightful lab periods.
  • Fun with teasing teachers.
  • Playful yoga, karate and extra-curricular activities.
  • Evening snacks and having lunch under trees.
  • Freaks about tazos, tattoos, stamp collections.
  • Class cuts during preparations for science exhibition.
  • Parade and sports day rehersals in hot sun.
  • ‘House spirit’ in sports events.
  • Searching for 18+ content in library books.
  • Friday’s casual dress.
  • Virtual classes, personality development classes, foreigner’s visiting schools.
  • Milos, Noodles sponsored. Mobile library and circus in school setup.
  • Prefects swearing in ceremony, teacher’s day, thiruvalluvar day, art-craft competition.
  • Science Exhibition, Sports day, Annual day.
  • Quarterly, Half yearly, Annual Exams and the most expected Holidays.





High School: 
  • Last seat chatters in bus.
  • Boring and sleepy classes.
  • Joint classes for common subjects.
  • Strict teachers and scolding from them; frightful physics and chemistry lab periods.
  • Chats and teasing by friends about crushes.
  • Groups and gang egos and clashes.
  • Rumored talks and gossips about relations between teachers.
  • Tuition with other school boys and girls.
  • Rushing for lunch provided in school(esp for NV).
  • Special classes and Night studies.
  • Snacks given during night studies(especially mini idlis, bread bajjis) Mosquito, Coils plays.
  • Orkut freaks.
  • Scrap books & farewell day.