In a 'tax'ing class.........

5 a.m :

**Alarm rings** ...Grrr!..*snooze* and back to sleep..

5.20 :

Dad at door saying "its 5 45!..wake up!"...getting out of bed like a mad ninja and rushing towards the bathroom only to see that the time is NOT 5.45 and I fell for the age old trick again..

5.53 :

7 minutes to the class and 7 kms to cover..racing against the time(:P), here I drive!

6 10 :

Finally reach class and lo..no sir!

6 15 :

Sleepy head wants some more sleep!!

6.25 :..

There he comes..look at that book!..I can easily substitute it for a 5 kg dumbbell!

6.30 :

What????..its just been 5 mins???

6.45 :

Okay..45 minutes to go..hmmm..I think I should change my watch..looks good for this dress though..* sneeze* *sneeze* *sneeze*..okay..now I am sure I am allergic to Anchal's deo..or maybe her!...ssshhhhh! concentrate in class...

6.50 :

I have no idea why I am sitting here!..seems like most of them have no idea either..umm..okay, that girl is listening to the class..*scanning the class*..did I just see those two guys holding hands????...oh yes!..they are!..*scanning even more*...what the hell is she wearing??..must have picked from some mela for 1 re or even less!..

7.01 :..

Calling Vandana, "3rd bench, 4th guy,looks like your dad, no?"..

Vandana : *laughing like she's seen the funniest gag of AFV*, "NO"..

me : "see properly!"

Vandana : "okay..yeah..maybe.."

me : "sir looked at us..look into the book "

7.07 :

This place is annoyingly crowded! he should get a bigger place..after all, he charges rs 4000 per person..assuming the study material is some rs 350 at the maximum, electricity say 30 per head, since they dont switch on lights in the morning, and 2000 for his efforts..he's still left with lots of money!..4000 multiplied by 200(students)..thats a lot for boring us for an hour!

7.15 :

*scribbling in last page of book*

" I am bored!..what is he reading from that book, that it is putting me off to sleep?"

"I have no idea!..am going crazy"

"I want to sit in a rocket and crash out of his class"

"hehe..hows the audit going?"

"ok types..the manager is an eye candy :P"

"awesome!my cute guy didnt come to class today..no wonder its super boring!"

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7.20 :

Damn!..he's asking questions!..what the hell did he teach???

*turning the pages like I am looking for some lost diamond*

please dont ask me..please dont ask me...

*drops the pen and goes under the bench*

7.23:

phew!..that was close!..7 more minutes..bah!

7.25 :

5 more minutes to go!...finally!

7.30:

Done!..oh wait!..he's starting a new topic???..nooo its time!..look at your antique looking watch!..did it stop working??..take mine if you want..but leave us!..

7.40 :

Still teaching!??when will you say those magical words "We shall continue the class tomorrow at the same time"

7.45 :

Ah!better sense prevailed!..thank you so much!..we shall see tomorrow if i want to continue!

Save Hyd!!

Dear whosoever concerned...

I have been born and brought up in Hyderabad and like any other hyderabadi, i absolutely love my city..I have seen this place growing,expanding and spreading its wings to far far areas. I have seen people from all over the world praising this place. I love the two different cultures hyderabad offers and can never get enough of it. As much as i love this place, i cant push the sadder state of our city aside. Let us accept the fact..the city sucks! and its not just the traffic, a lot of things here suck..and all these are not something which are totally unavoidable nor which cannot be controlled..Superficially the city is beautiful (good job there!)..but, take a proper look at the pavements(i mean,the 'shops' of the street vendors), the roads (Yes,they are wider..and also deeper!), the public transport, the tourist places, the power failures, the traffic jams, the increasing levels of pollution for instance...The place has become so commercial and so congested that seeing the beauty of the nature, even in the early hours of the day is probably something which we, hyderabadis should forget..

A walk along the tank bund is not a pleasure any more nor can we reach any place without getting stuck in traffic jam. Adding to the already existing mess, is our newly found love for 'bandhs'!!..Some political leader's car's tyre gets punctured, call for a bandh!..No,thats not an exaggeration..Look at the bandhs that have happened in the past few months and you will exactly know what i am talking aboout.

I might be one of the thousands of people who complain about their city and do nothing else, but then, am i left with a better choice?I do not want to use a plastic bag, so, i take my cloth bag almost everywhere i go. But still, i end up bringing home a dozen of them. I want to commute by public transport, but then, do not find buses on time or in the route i need. i follow traffic rules, my parents pay all the bills and taxes on time and yet we do not get what we deserve!Am not blaming you completely..it is also us who lack common civic sense. What i intend to say is,you do your work right and everything else shall follow.. I am tired of being the person who wants to do things right but cant because of several others, who lack basic common sense!

When a small place like Darjeeling can completely ban the usage of plastic, why cant a city like hyderabad which is bigger and has more educated people do? i know the whole theory of people becoming aware of things and that awareness should develop individually, but how long do we wait for that??..just forget that and enforce a strict rule!just like how you enforced the whole 'wear helmet..someone is waiting for you in the house' rule!! I am 20 and i can do things which are under my control..but what about the things like roads not being laid after they were dug for some water works,the 400 year old sewage system which clogs when there is little rain and the untimely powercuts??

Am not complaining about everything..am complaining about the things which are not in individual control and are in your control..we,as responsible citizens shall do our duties and you do yours properly before blaming everyone in general..And what i have mentioned is very little..I fail to understand,how can you be so ignorant about the obvious?..I mean do you know anything at all??Save Hyderabad!

An early action in this regard is appreciated.

Thank you

Yours faithfully,

Worried Hyderabadi.