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Posted on: Oct 13, '08


 MY FIRST ENCOUNTER OF THE PING-PONG KIND

Tagged  by  Chithrajust , was  there  any escape  route  ??? 

MY   FIRST  ENCOUNTER OF  THE  PING-PONG  KIND


A pity , the phase  of  your  life  when  you  undergo  all these  firsts  , I  spent  in such  a  small place  , first  kiss , first love  letters and  many other memorable  firsts  were  completely ruled  out ! I  had  to  be  content  with  the  only  other  alternative  , i.e.  first  encounter ! Which  no  one  can  snatch  away  from  us  ! It  was  up to  the  ingenuity of  both  the  parties concerned  , how  much  memorable  they  could  make  it !

I  was  lucky (?) at least  in the  sense that  she  also  didnt  leave  any stone  unturned  to  make  the  encounter  so memorable  , it is still fresh  in  my  mind  !

I  had  just  entered  the precintcts  of a  college . A  lost teenager , in  the  free and unchained  atmosphere of  a  co-ed  college  ! Every  girl was  a  Nutan  or a Vyjayantimala  and  better  ones  were  like Madhubala !!Ha Ha Ha !

She  was a  Punjabi, Nayyar  !  Very  ordinary  looks  , but  very  extraordinary  attitude  !  She  fell in  the category  of  Nutan in  looks  and  Madhubala  in  attitude  !! 

In the  classroom the  girls  used  to  sit  at  the  extreme  right side ,  first  five  benches  were  reserved  for them  .
After  the last bench   the  girls  occupied  , the  boys  started  sitting . 

That  fateful day   we  four  of  us  didnt  have any  other  bench  vacant for  us  other  than  the  one  immediately behind  the  female  ones  ! She  also  was   sitting in  the last  female  bench !

All  four  of  us were  table  tennis  players and kept  the  ping pong  ball with  us  , as  the  balls were  not  supplied  by  the  college ! I  don't know  what  was   in  the  mind  of  one  of  us  , the  most  adventurous  one . Probably    he  was   bored  by  the  lecture  , may  be  his  thoughts  were  somewhere else , whatever , but he   was  not able  to concentrate  in  the  class !  Just  playfully   he  took  out  the  ball    from  his  pocket  and  started   tossing  it  very  quietly    on the  bench  and  then  catch  it !  He  was  so engrossed    in  his   game  , he  forgot  he  was  in a classroom  and however   quietly  he  did   it  , whenever  the  ball   struck   the  bench it  made  a sound ,  distracting    the  attention   of  the   students    sitting  nearby !  

Miss Nayyar ,    gave  a  very  nasty  glare   ! My   bad  luck  , I was   sitting  just  next  to the  adventurous  guy !  She  thought  it  was  me  !  The next  toss    which  the  guy  made   was   a  bit  more   forceful  and  bounced  back   with  greater  speed    than  anticipated  by  him . He  could  not  get  hold  of   it !  The result  ??  The  ball    went into  the  lioness"s  den  !  Yeah  the  ball  slipped  from  his  hand  ,  tossed   out  and  went  into  the    not  so welcome  lap   of  Miss Nayyar  ! She  thought   this  to  be   a  well planned    activity   ! We   were  dumdstruck   !  Suddenly  the  bell   also  rang   signalling  end  of the  class ! The  adventurous  one  was  smart  enough  to realise    it  was   too  late    for  any further adventures  and  left   the  class  at a lightning speed ! I  was   left  alone   to  face  the  lioness ! She  turned  back  , with  fuming  face  , eyes   glaring  and  venom  spitting  out  of her  mouth  " Learn  to respect  ladies " 

The  salvo   was   directed   towards    me  and I could  feel  the impact ! 

She  also   left  the  classroom  straight towards the  principal's  office  ! Here   I  should  tell  you  that    our  college  was   run  by   the  Roman Catholic  Missionaries  , Jesuit  fathers  from  Belgium !  Very  strict  disciplinarians !

I  followed  her   keeping a  safe  distance   !  She  reached  the  office   and  peeked  inside  ! I  stopped   at  a  distance  , couldnt  see  what  she  saw   inside  ! I  could  see   her   going  inside    ! I  started  seeing   nightmares   in that   bright  sunlight  day  ! I  could  see  myself    being  called  by  the  principal  and  what    would  happen  there   is  anyone's  guess  !!

Five  minutes  , she  was  still there  , my  nightmare  was  taking  a  very  ugly  and scary   shape . And  LO  , I see  her  emerging  out ,  turning sideways towards  me   , glancing  at  my   white  with  fear  face  ! Then  she  turned   away  and  went  straight  to the  girls  common  room  !

I  also   came   away  from  there   and  went  straight  to  the  canteen , to  meet  my  friends  , but  none  of  them   was  anywhere  near. I  had  not  done  anything  wrong  . I  gathered  myself  and   got  mentally  prepared   to  face  the  music  in  front  of  the  prinicipal . The  next  class   was   to  start    in  another    ten  minutes  ! I  had  a  cup  of  tea  which   brought  some  confidence  back ! Then  started   for  the   class . But    surprisingly   there   was  no  summons  till  now  from  the  dreaded   principals  office  ! I thought   may   be  he  was busy  and  would call  me  from  the  classroom ! Felt  like  leaving the  class  and  going   home  ! But  this  would  have  meant  like  losing   face   in  front  of Miss Attitude  Nayyar !  No  way  ! 

I  went  towards   the  class  room .   As  I  was   approaching  it  , I  saw    lady  attitude  coming  out  of  her   common  room .  I  stopped   near  the   class  room  , to have  a  word  with  her  and  explain       everything ! I  saw   her   coming  nearer  !  

Hey    what  I  saw   was  unbelievable !  Nightmares  I  had  , but they  would  turn  to  a sweet dream  so  soon  I  could  never  imagine !  Yes  as  she   came  nearer  , I could  see   a  smile  on  her  face .When  she  was  close  enough  she   took  out  the  ball   from  her   purse   and tossed  it  towards  me , I  caught  it   but  in  my   astonishment   at  the  suddenly  changed  scheme  of things  , could  not  hold it , and  it fell down and  rolled   towards  her   She  picked  it  up  , again  smiled  ,  put  it  back  in  my  hands  and   straightaway went  into  the  classroom  !

From  despair  to  hope   within  20  minutes  !!! I  cant  forget  that  smile  on her  face   ever  again  in  my  life  ! It  conveyed   so  many  things  , it  mocked  me , it had  mischief , it  amused  me  , brought   hope  in  me  , and above  all  reassured  me !!

So  , how  was   the  first encounter  of  the  ping-pong  kind  friends  ???



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mmm65 said:
Beautiful narration.

October 20, '08


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tenjade_destiny said:
nice narration and its being so lighthearted with that tinge of humour makes it a reader's delight for sure...especially the tap of ur ping pong ball could be actually heard through the words...

October 16, '08


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whirlwind2000 said:
Thanks a lot Soni , Laila and Rmmyya for the visit and your very valued comments !




October 16, '08


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shakosh said:
encounter

October 16, '08


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innocuous2000 said:
Wow!The close encounter of the ping pong ball was one of a kind indeed Nicely written

October 16, '08


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sonikudi37 said:
lol close encounters with ping pong balls! ha ha ha ha

October 15, '08


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whirlwind2000 said:
Ha Ha Ha !! great sazzy ! I believe each and every word of yours , about "how to get excused from CJ's TAG !" .She is your twin sistah after all , who will know better about her than you ???

So nice of you to find time to visit your sistah's TAGGed blog !



October 15, '08


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sazzyme said:
hey..ask me anytime how to excuse urself from cj's tag ...heres a few that u could try out with her..the usual ones -
'my tummy hurts,i cant write'!
'the doggy jumped on my laptop and so it doesnt work'
'my wifey made me cook for the week,so i dont find time to think,let alone key in a blog'

just kiddin wheerji..

luvd the read..a glimpse into the knotty years eh?


October 15, '08


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whirlwind2000 said:
Thanks Umesh for reading my blog so carefully and enjoying it thoroughly !

You put another dimension to my Miss Attitude !Understanding and affection of Nirupa Roy ! Ha Ha !! great !



October 14, '08


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SPIRITUALS said:
Fantastic !!Tagged to CJ !!!A crisply narrated, FIRST HAND report of the FIRST encounter of its own kind!!!
Sweet and memorable encounter , endorsing the adage that LOOKS ARE DECEPTIVE !!!
In addition to Nutan's geography and Madhubala's philosophy , the girl POSSESSED the KINDHEARTED mature UNDERSTANDING and AFFECTION OF Nirupa Roy also !!!
She was definitely deceived by your
paling , scared gait towards the Principal's office and the apologetic looks which convinced her of your probable innocence and prompted her not to make a mountain out of the mole hill !!
Or did she mysteriously felt your secret appreciation of her various parameters ?? Anyway all is well that ends well !!
Beta , iss ghatana ke baad , aapne kabhi "FEMALE BENCH" ke peeche baitne ki himmath hee nahee kee hogi ,na ??? Ha!!Ha !!


October 13, '08

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