Seminar (2009)

September 23rd 2009. D day dat i keep constantly remembering. Now & probably in future too. D day dat created jitters in our minds.. D day when many ppl had been eagerly waiting. D day when v felt very happy. And d day on which v were dissappointed too.

On May 1st 2009, madhu went on record saying dat d S.K.V.E.S. alumni would be taking up responsibility in giving atleast 2 seminars per year for our school juniors. Few looked surprised, pessimists didnt believe it & optimists thought it was rather a good idea. I was d one guy who was surprised. When those lines told by madhu went on air; i was surprised. "Is dis possible?", "what on earth had made madhu 2 commit 2 dis?". Though i clapped at dat moment, a lot was going in2 my mind.. But, when i looked in2 madhu's eyes; something told me dat he was fucking serious abt it..Looking in2 eyes & predicting d seriousness; though sounds very filmy, but i swear its true.

August 4th 2009, madhu & i had a conversation on phone. At d end he mentioned abt d seminar. And in true filmy style, he told dat he is expecting something concrete frm me. A good twist in d tale. Na?? In d wildest of ma dreams i never expected myself 2 give seminars for ma juiniors. But, his words again fell on ma ears so hard, dat i got committed.. Madhu, a true mesmeriser.!

I was constantly working on d topics dat would b great for our juniors. And in d same manner lohith was doing it too. I guess even lohith had d same effect as i had, when i lisened 2 madhu's words. Dis might hv committed him too.. My junior vinutha was constantly giving me feedbacks on d topics i would keep mentioning 2 her.. She kept on posting me wid her suggestions.

September 7th 2009. D day madhu told dat he got d date confirmed for d seminar.

No..!! Dis time i was not surprised. Cuz i got used 2 it.. D date he mentioned was 23rd september 2009. Dont know wheather its a good date or d bad 1 according astrology.Though i dont believe in god nor in fucking astrolology.. But i thought i wanted 2 think fast.

Someday in september 2009. Dont know d exact date as i hv a really bad memory. Myself, Madhu, Lohith, Pradeep and Pavan met in Sahakarnagar in bangalore. We discussed about the topics for d seminars and got ourselves confirmed. And we were able to please the school staff too.. At d end of our little round table conference on dat day v had taken a good surprise decision.. And the guy reason for it was "The Dance King", "Super star", "Megastar"..Call him whatever u want; he is none other than pradeep.. He agreed for showing some video footage on d day of seminar.. When v enquired, what it would b abt; In a true filmy style he said "Wait & See". ("Holy shit".. This was d word dat went through my mind, when i heard his lines).

September 22nd 2009.. Myself in bangalore, lohith in sahakarnagar and madhu in devanahalli.. All 3 were still unprepared for seminar.. I was still busy making powerpoint presentations.. Lohith was busy in editing slides an madhu was busy in his office work.. Christ..!! We are all fucking lazy.. How could this happen? No1 is still prepared? And der was no word from pradeep too.. Did he get lost? Did he run away wid his girlfriend? All these questions were raising in ma mind.. But, i was still confident of making it up on time... I knew the true potential of all ma frens.. As v all guys always study for our exams in d last few hours.. I knew, v vl make it up wid flying bright colours..

September 23rd 2009. Myself, madhu and pradeep in school. we were all welcomed were well by principal, H.M and students. We started installing all the equipment..It was nice to see my batch mates pavan, girish, harish, kalyan, naren, bhavana and sowmya turning up.. Hey bhavana happy birthday.. It was 2 o clock.. Everything was ready for d seminar.. In a tue NASA space ship launching style, we were cross checking all our equipment.. Laptop.. Go Clear.. Projector.. Go clear.. Sound Systems.. Go clear.. Video output.. Go clear.. PPT... Go Clear.. Students.. Go Clear.. Staff.. Go clear.. Lohith.. Absent sir..!!

It was 2:15 pm.. We didnt start the seminar yet.. V were already running 15 minutes late. And v feared a backlash from H.M.. No, this was not going the way v had planned.. Altough v were prepared for d worst of d situations, v never expected this.. Lohith not in action yet. V were told dat lohith is on d way and will make his presence in another 15 mins. Ok fine, v thought of starting off our topics and lohith joining us in between..

As decided earlier i was the person who had to give d seminar first.. Though i was not scared, i thought the reaction of students for ma seminar.. Neverthless, i started giving my seminar. And my topic was "The World Of Careers".. I picked up pace rapidly and managed to complete my seminar within 14 minutes.. By the time lohith had arrived.. We all felt a sigh of relief, as der was no more twists in d tale.. Good..!!

Then, it was madhu.. His topic was "Internet - A Deep Study".. He managed finishing his seminar within 20 minutes.. So far, so good..

It was turn of lohith now.. Though he was late, he never had any signs of tieredness nor he was scared.. He started off. His topic was "Journalism".. An dis guy had taken a clear cut 28 minutes to finish off his seminar..

We all thought it was done..!!! No, but the show went on.. It was "Pradeep".. He put on a video.. And it was truly amazing.. The video dat he had put on was about animation capabilities. He showed the true potential of the animation works dat can b done.. It was a true delight for every1.. A complete feast for eyes..

And v were applauded for our efforts.. Our hearts were swollen, with appreciation pouring in from students and well as staff.. V were done wid our duty.. We had gr8 relief..

Later v all celebrated Bhavana's birthday.. Superb fun in d end.. I always believed in happy endings.. And i thought "This Is It"... But, somewhere v stll felt v missed some good flavour.. We hoped many of our alumni would turn up.. Though v informed about the seminar, sadly, it was only my batch mates who seem to be interested in all the activities conducted by alumni. It had become really routine for us.. We always have empty promises being made by other batches.. Except few, none of them were interested in participating.. Adding to the trouble, many ppl even try to comment about the very functioning of alumni; though they show least signs of participation..

Anyhow, i am proud my batch.. Wheather other batches support or not, v will continue.. We dont wanna b like others.. V dont wanna sit and spend our entire life within the four walls.. V dont wanna spend our life just chatting in our mobiles and mailing to each other.. V r not afraid of this world like u.. V will come out, v will socialise and v will do it in our style.. Not matter what the fuck happens and no matter who d fuck is not gonna support us, v r making our move and v vl make our move..

(We r really greatful to ppl who couldnt attend this seminar due to some genuine reasons.. V hope they would attend in future)

Thanking u,

Signing off with lot of hope..

Bhargi..

SAYYONARA_____