And yet there was another stunning phenomenon to add to the odds of this semester ... swine flu saga at MITS !!
The campus already counts high on whatever it takes to call it a wild an weary place , stretching across its area, that we had swine flu to join in too.
It was a normal Thursday afternoon going at its desired and expected pace that we have people suddenly entering the classes clad in masks over their faces and dreading something that would come up soon. During the classes (of course) they had all the time in the world to discuss the cause of why they had added this element to their attire ( and for those who did not know lets brief you with some activities that happened ).
There had been a medical team on the campus two or three days before examining every person which had the same symptoms as of those having swine flu ( cold , cough , fever , and everything that makes you wish you were at home ) . All of them were examined and Thursday was the day reportedly when their reports were due (big time ) . So here they were , accounting for 21 positive swine flu cases in the entire campus , 18 being from school girls and 3 from FET . Before such intricate details could spread its wings and encircle the campus , our FET’ians were ready to face everything that could come up their way.
So the news was all over the place , with inquisitiveness about whether this ordeal will turn into delaying of the semester exams or holidays or just going on with the normal flow. Speculations supported all the stated options though. Nothing was clear in sight , with different reports coming from all over the places , more the people , more variations to news . Finally came a news which said that notices have been put up in the inside hostels concerning the college off till 30th of November , starting from that moment itself and with no news of the semester examinations (that was to come a day after ) . And what follows was the hustle bustle. To add on , there were news channels to cover the story all around the campus, interviewing girls. With some people packing their bags to rush to their homes and catch the latest bus to jaipur, to some clouding at Ambika travels to book tickets of the following hours, to some at Photostat shops getting notes Photostat.
The swine flu saga became the talk of the town ( oops village ) . About people infected, the count , the numbers, the symptoms, consequences and what not . Suddenly numbers became the prediction of ones chances of survival against these odds. But the odds were faint, as, for the boarders , passes were granted without faxes and the day scholars started moving out soon , and now the entire campus is empty , and abandoned .
Vouching in hopefully for no more ouches this semester .
And so am I leaving, not to ever return !
OUCH CAMPUS HEADLINES ME....MODY institute se ....miss swine flu !!
talk of the village :P :P
ReplyDeletehaha
And I cant believe that we re all already home. Even the ones in Guwahati and Kolkata could make it back safely after getting their train or flight tickets done on such a short notice.
ReplyDeleteThe best thing of all. In my hostel there was this notice put up at 1900 hrs (by this guy who rode Dean Sir's car)which said "No class suspension will be taking place for FET students"
And right after five minutes Mansi Ma'am the warden put up another notice in its place which gave the real news and the dates.
yeh hai mody meri jaan...yahan kuch bhi ho sakta hai...
ReplyDeleteadventures stories nd rumours make our coll the most happening one and i think god wants it too so he keeps on adding masala in it :) ;)
well flu in air, n v set 2 gear for home jst as d newz arrived and dt was moment wen all of so baffled wat wud b d scene next n jst simply hoping dt v get thru all ds soon and sem overs peacefully and hopefully gives us a vacation again.plzz... dnt just start d next sem jst after ds 1.
ReplyDeletei know...and the day scholars got every update...even that news break of 5 mins was witnessed.... :P
ReplyDeletethe power of a girls college !!
a prolific piece of writing.......too gud !!!
ReplyDeletewe always prayed to god to give us a surprise and add sum spice nd twist to our lives here....but is baar bhagwaan ne shayad hearing machine laga rakhi thi-kuch zada hi sun liya so here is wat he gave us....a fresh and very strong wave of SWINE FLU....all our plans got blown away wid dis wave.
ReplyDeletend d wrst part was dat we had to think about packing notes bfore we thought of packing clothes....and u noe wat....i was still on train halway home wen i got d news of xams frm 8th....so all study plans were also dropped
moral of the story:- do not plan the future :)
not only talk of the village dear...d news is all over d place...news channels..newspapers...!!!this had to b toked about..thnx for a place for d same...nice post..
ReplyDeleteyaa so mis swine flu hope u neva return to our campus--rader for now
ReplyDeleteplease flee as soon as possible
n for al oders
actuallllyy--ruellyy- honestly---totallly--i agree to teh afore said---do not plan!!!
yeah very true...hope this ends as soon as possible...nd we r out of dis unwelcomed holidays....
ReplyDeleteyeah i wish this swine flu never returns back its turning out to be disgusting for us....and now holidayss till 14 dec..missin clg and its fun...
ReplyDeleteThis is unbelievable!
ReplyDeleteinteresting........ cool yaar....u all r sexi.
ReplyDeleteswine flu....... i never had such unpredictable holidays in my colg life before n above all all my plans were cancelled ............which i md it 4 the first tym......
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