NTSE Camp,Maria Park,April 2000.....

Long before Orkut and mySpace came, this was my first oppurtunity for an inter-district "social networking"..... and it took 6 long years for the TIME Mag to felicitate me as The Person of the Year for the Social Netwoking initiatives i took....

Around 180 students from various educational backgrounds(CBSE , ICSE,ICICI,ISI..I donno wat all abbrevs they have.. and yeah ! the superior class to which I belonged, STATE SYLLABUS!!...),after a prelims test, were summoned to a posh resort in Cochin for three weeks of intense training for the national level test of NTSE....

I was the only one from ma school, but had many friends from my district whom I had met through various programs...So , as soon as father left, I started refreshing all acqaintences...but I was alloted to a room where all inmates were fresh faces for me....But it was just a matter of time b4 a gang formed....... still remember each one of 'em.....

Elvis, Anilesh,Sreenath,Sharath,Me,Sreeresh,Gautham,Sujith and all others.....Hey Guys... this one is for U people......Cheerz!

We had to attend various sessions from 9.30 to 5 pm daily.. All subjects were covered in a very brief manner.. hey I am sorry, 'cause i don relly remember much about those classes and all... Was a regular dozzer in all sessions except Mental Ability .. not becase I am damn good in it.. the tutor was a very short-tempered guy from Chennai, and I din want to be yelled in public...:)

Afetr 5pm, its leasure time. We used to play Basket Ball there, i think the very first time in ma life... Late evenings were for cultural events. Thats where our gang took charge. Managed some kinda DEMO every day.....

Really enjoyed those 3 weeks..(22 days to be specific).. Still have many of them in close company....