Today was my first day to college and one thing that comes as a bonus with my MTech course is also two hours of train journey on my way to college! I was well equipped with a novel and my mp3 player to ensure I am not bored while travelling! But..the fact is I just din't feel the need to use either of above things!! There are so many interesting people around and my travelling timw would give me enough time and space to explore my avocational subject of interest- psychology!
The first group of people I came across were a group of teachers! There is this certain "factor" about them that can make it so easy to spot a teacher! The way they talk, the way they behave..there is a instructive instinct in what they put forth, there is a kind of aura that says "dude, U can't boss over me!",most older teachers are resistant to pleasant smiles except that they reserve few of theirs for their collegues with whom they share common hatred principles! So there I was, sitting and observing a group of 5 teachers, few of them kept joining in through different stations! Through my observation, I have classified people into a few categories (hopefully many more would be coming in my future posts!) listed as below:
1. people who observe every detail in u including places where your purse is torn and the angle at which your long earrings tilt!
2. people who keep complaining ( this teacher was complaining about every possible thing on this earth including monsoons, lack of good designs in purses, CHILDREN and their PARENTS with a usual dialogue" the parents just keep dancing on our heads, the education system, ICSE board, human nature... blah blah blah!)
3. people who are equipped all sorts of medicines (this lady had one for pain, fever, loose motions and vicks vapourub!!!)
4.people who are genuinely nice and willing to give their seats to older people, willing to hold others bags while they struggle to keep their feet firm admist the pushing crazy crowd!
5. people who are new and therefore silently observe and absorb the intricacies of the peer psychology!
Just when I was sitting next to them and listening to the conversations, the writer in me just registered all these things and I decided that all this stuff is getting onto my blogpost!
More later..as the train journey will go on and I' ll keep writing about it!
Thursday, July 22, 2010
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