These four years.....

I just feel as if it was yesterday....err...I mean four looong years back that I was standing here for the orientation. I can never forget that day for I got oriented away from VTU and was deprived of all options to reorient myself.

So after finishing our demo by putting the examiner to sleep, [Well, almost, it was payback time], it was compulsive to sit down and summarize my education in the last 4 years and these principles were what I assimilated over time from my own experiences and also of those around me.

1. Attendance is never accounted for when thou shalt attend classes dutifully.

Corollary 1: Grace attendance is always granted when thou shalt abstain from the class

2. The last 5 minutes in the exam hall are always of the duration inversely proportional to the number of questions yet to be attempted.

3. The students from the other streams in the same examination hall shalt always get an easier paper. Always! (Just to make you jealous, they would throw their answer sheets with style and possibly a little jig)

4. The girl you feel is the prettiest will invariably be seen with her boyfriend at the canteen the next time.

5. The break hours of anyone you are in a dire need to meet is always when you search for them.

6. Be diplomatic. Ah! sorry. I personally feel it would be a good option to stay diplomatic. But then everyone has his own ideas that are better. So, it would be your call in the end.

7. Never prove the examiner wrong. Exams are much more important than examiners.

8. Always fake. Thats what drives the world around.

9. Always try to attend classes. Engineering students need some sleep, now and then!

And lastly, the ever favorite observation by most guys I've interacted with.

10. The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. Almost always.

If I've missed some or not encountered something, please be kind enough to educate me. Did we hear someone say Continuing Education?? CATCE? (Words aren't enough to describe it. So better not waste the limited supply I have)