ISKOOL

My mom used to temme that she got the admission in my school the hard way. She had to stand in a longgggg queue to get the application and after that she had to complete lots of formalities to get me admitted. I should thank her for her efforts, otherwise I wud have missed something great in life!! FATIMA CONVENT (Chennai – 24) can be called as my ‘family’ school, wondering why!!! Cause most of my cousins and even one of my aunties studied here!! I am blessed to have spent 14 long years at this convent.

I still hold memories about my KG classes, the snacks, afternoon nap, my KG class teacher Ms Moorin, all the pretty frocks that she used to wear( I swear I don’t remember any of the rhymes or songs that she taught me..lol)...one would find it hard to believe, my best buddy then was my rickshaw man!! He used to take very gud care of me!!

Even though I used to be a very average student, I would always be ready to go to school. There were lots of gud things around me...good classmates, very efficient teachers, moral science classes, my school atmosphere was one of a kind, mother Mary statue, school Chapel, Morning assembly, PT classes, Sports Day, Charity day, Sharing Day, My favorite sliding board, my school lab ( but not the skeleton model, it used to scare me to death)...

My present character, beliefs, attitudes & values are all molded based on the teaching lessons by my school teachers. My 10th Std played very crucial part in my life. The so-called exam fear factor played a twist in the tale and I happened to secure very high marks, more than my expectation. ( I was basically school 3rd, and 1st in geography, now don’t ask me a thing in geo – nobody ever expected this to happen and it came as a surprise to most of them including me) I was elected as the class rep during +1 & +2, and this helped me a lot to learn how to handle people in a friendly and right manner!!

I was not a good athlete, but my PT teacher constantly tried to motivate me to take part in track events. And I would do so just to please her (I remember winning some prizes too). I happened to see her few months back (with her son on his bike) after 8 years, but still she remembered me & gave me a big wide smile. I was totally drenched with joy.

One of the most surprising ever fact is that, there isn’t a single day in my life where I have missed a dream about my school. There would be some sort of dream everyday that connects me back to my school. When I think about this, it is some kinda miracle. 14 years of school life & its memories are so deeply rooted in my sub conscious mind. And I treat it as a blessing cos am able to rejoice school stuff even though am not a part of it any more.

My best buddies at school are
Bharathy: She did her B.Sc and then MCA, happily married and settled in Pune. Apart from managing home, she also works for Capgemini. She is one of kind & a very nice person.
Sudha: Did her BE and still sticking onto her 1st company Infosys. She is a sweet and charming girl. One interesting stuff is that we both share the same birth date. It’s a very rare thing to happen.

There are lots of other good friends at school, just that I cannot name the big list. I’m happy that am still in touch with most of them. THANKS to Yahoo groups & Orkut.

I have loads & loads to boast about my school life, but thought I would stop here (this Post is already very lengthy)

I guess all those who read this, also experience such ‘special’ feelings about their school life.

My School ‘IS KOOL’. I miss ya!! Keep rockin’ baby!!!