Roll No “Pachas” (Fifty)

 

While I  entered in my engineering graduations , the very first year I was part of Computer Science student’s section comprising of around 60 students and I was the one with Roll No 50. Well this is a kind of a specific figure which get easily in to mind of everybody that this guy is Roll No 50. But this was common as it was evitable. But special thing come into picture when it was made much special by my own style. And before writing anything more i need to tell something , “what everything i do , which others consider as style or show off is actually natural to me. Couldn’t help.”

I was going outside the class and my Class Representative asked my roll no so that he can make proxy , i just turned and raised my five fingers and said Roll No PACHAASsss…, along with that boy , people over there also noticed it sharply. From then many of them started calling me Roll no 50 boy or “wo roll no 50 wala ladka” specially by those who don't knew my name but used to discuss about me and my style. But i continued my this style with other students, lab assistants and even with teachers. They must had thought what a “Nautanki” he is but sorry its my way of saying things and style. Even in one of my Professional Communication class I was made to speak on why mostly I am called as Roll No 50 boy. One of my classmate suggested me using the word half century instead PAchaaas as later seems a bit old fashioned or cheap but i sticked to that only as I found her idea much boring and non-stylish.

Also it was quite useful while searching my name in the list of students.In all my notebooks and assignments I used to proudly write Roll No “50”. Although this was not attached to me long and as soon as i entered in 2nd semesters , it was all detached from me and i missed it too as this no. had given me a kind of identity and a new style to show off …as people say!!

 

P.S. : My university roll no. was too stylish by being 0401010101

Spit and Spoil

Although i am perfect in all sense ;) but i have an aberration that doesn't effect me much, but others do get effected by it. And that habit is "Spitting whole of fluid(say coldrink) to others when somebody make me laugh while i am drinking anything." I have many victims of this habit, right from my close friends to perfect strangers. Although i have full control on my laugh and i usually don't laugh much but there have been multiple cases now that i have to admit to myself that this is a kind of habit to me.
Apart from spitting to my roomies frequently (now they don't share any joke with me while i m drinking) , i remember three such prominent cases and one recently (which gave me the idea to write over this pathetic topic). Coincidentally all such happened in marriage parties... :)
I was in last year of my school then (12th std) , there was a marriage party and since whole bunch of my class were living in a single colony most of them were there. I was with my group of friends, of them there was one whom i don't know for what reasons others use to think as my rival or enemy etc (actually i know the reason but wont share here ). I was drinking coldrink and in a while someone burst some joke and i couldn't control my laughter.. it was just a chance that he was opposite to me and i spitted directly on to his face and over his newly bought leather jacket. Seeking it as an act of envy and revenge he ran after me ,but i just eloped from there.He chased me for some distance but returned back to clean himself first. I came an hour later and said sorry and made him understand that it was not at all intentional..i don't know he still believe it or not..  
Second case is from my college when we hosteler when devoid of good food(better say even normal food) , gone to any extent to have some good food even on the cost of our self respect. We (me and my group of hostel friends) used to go some marriage party as a fake baratis(invitees). We use to indulge in the party , dance at DJ , have snap with couples getting married and finally eat, drink and enjoy a lot. In one such party i was drinking hot coffee (as twas winter season) and one of my friend just shared a joke and as usual i spurted out the fluid but this time my friend opposite to me was much active and anticipative. He was ready for this i guess so he just moved from his place and there was an auntie behind him , who became my next hunt. I asked sorry and cried much there but that lady scolded so much me that i thought of never drinking coffee again. Also situation became worst when they started asking our background seeking as relative so that they can make a complaint. Anyhow we just escaped from there somehow. All my friends were scolding me for my act and i was scolding to the one opposite to me who suddenly shown so much of activeness although used to be so sluggish that used to sleep all day in hostel... :)
And lastly the recent one. It was one of my college friends wedding and some of our college classmates were there.Among them was one who just came in pure white saree (cotton or silk don't know).. and had a misconception of looking very hot and beautiful. And every time used to say me "Sunil, i m feeling that everybody is looking at me only!!". Ha Ha...
Again there was  a coldrink session in party and one of my dear friend cracked a humour and i cannot resist my self but spitting on the bright white saree of hers..
And all her white saree get spoiled by cola colour patches..
Oh shit!! We all shouted.. She ran right from there towards the washroom to clean her saree as well as hand and some other part of body and i must say for some make up..
And i ran behind her in a feel of guilt to say sorry and as well as help her in mending and making things work again for her. I just tried to wash her saree with water splashes, then rising and drying it by draining the water out by all means.
It was her big  heart that she hadn't shouted much on me , forgave me (as i guess, might be abusing me in her mind) and again we were all enjoying the party....
I am trying to control this these days very much but be sure not to make me laugh while i am  gulping something!!!

From "Sunil" to "Pandey Ji"

While in childhood people use to call me with many names starting from sunil to chhotu to raju to many more i could not count even.But as soon as i reached to a level of maturity at teenage, while being in my school, "SUNIL" was the only predominant one.
All teachers , my friends, neighbors everybody used to call me by my auspicious name only. But dont know how,things started changing suddenly. I remember all my friends switched to "PANDEY" , instead of calling "SUNIL". Specially while abusing like "Sale Pandey itna late kyon ata hai?" , "Ye sala Pandey ka hi kiya hua hoga!!" . I don't know why such switch happens ,its a social mentality of men or what? Or its a tradition to call by surname. Anyways i had no qualms over being called "PANDEY". Notice I just talked of mentality of man only not of other better half. Calling here ladies as better is obvious as they continued to call me in a civilized manner by using my proper name "SUNIL" even in the case when they are about to dump,ditch or shout on me. :) At least for this thing i admire them, I accept. Ladies do maintain the dignity of everything around them including there language and tone. And regarding elders and teachers most of them were still used to call by Name only but there were some who cant resist their manly behavior and called me PANDEY,PANDIT,PADEY even. Then with time my proper surname was even twisted and experimented by boys many times in higher schooling and in college.
Some fine examples are PANDU, PANDA , Pandya , Pandit and many mores. While being in hostel i was famous as "PANDEY" only. One change I noticed then was with the ladies , some of them used to take my surname but again with some shade of dignity like Mr.Pandey or taking full name "Sunil Pandey".
Then it was a drastic change when i entered in Corporate world. Till now it was OK when people called me "Pandey" but now an additional 'JI' was added. "Pandey Ji" It seems like someone very old , uncle types is been called and even people older then me used to call me by same name. I felt respected when some juniors used to call me by that way but when anybody double of your age call you like this, you can either feel super much respected or feel very awkward and with me it was a mixed kind of feeling. Thanks to some of my collegaues who gave me some relaxation by calling me some of my other chosen pet name like "BABA" and all. Cases were like that all serving staff of my office even from pantry to watchman, used to say "Pandey ji" or Pandey. Even the Pan shop man everyday greeted me from far away shouting in front of everybody "Pandey ji Pranam" while i was visiting office every morning. Huhh!!
Anyways i hope in coming future i will (with my efforts) regain my Auspacious name "SUNIL" , when everybody know me by my name not by title.

P.S:- There is a serial on SAB TV "Office Office" which contributed much for the same. There is a character Pandey who enforce everybody to use "Ji"  after Pandey as a token of respect.. This character in this Serial also popularized this "Pandey" or better say "Pandey Ji" concept