5 Most Used Nicknames May 30, 2010
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Nicknames are anything but uncommon in our class. There are more nicknames than there are rules at FIITJEE. Among the millions, here are the five most commonly used ones (these nicknames include only the ‘different’ ones and not standard ones like ‘Raghav’ for Raghavender, ‘Chandru’ for Chandrashekar and so on).
#5. Genius
Pronounced ‘Jeeeennnnyus’, Parul is commonly called this for obvious reasons. Pooja came up with the nickname a few months ago and the use of ‘Parul’ has been coming down ever since.
#4. Gausseshwer
Predictably, this one holds for Rajeshwer. After applying Gauss’s Law with at most easy while the rest of the class was still coming to terms with it, Rajeshwer earned himself this name from Dutta. The nickname ‘Gaussesh’ is often used as a shortened form of the original nickname. As a tribute to his Chemistry knowledge, he is occasionally called ‘Markeshwer’ or ‘Markesh’ as well.
#3. Deshi
Akshay Desai became commonly known as ‘Akshi Deshi’, or simply ‘Deshi’ when the old Chemistry practical teacher repeatedly made the mistake of pronouncing his name that way. Calling him ‘Akshay’ since then has been out of the question.
#2. Molly
Number two on this list, ‘Molly’ or ‘Mollypoo’ became a fancy way to call Malar Vizhi… and there was no real reason for it! The girls just probably figured that calling her ‘Molly’ was cooler, especially after seeing PSOM, MP and some of the others struggle with the second part of her name.
#1. Mella
Remember Aadithya Krishna? I wouldn’t be too surprised if you said you didn’t. ‘Cause almost ever since he’s been with us, we’ve been calling him by the second half of his family name ‘Garimella’. Initially started in our class for distinction between the two Adithyas, the trend soon spread to the rest of the school and we haven’t heard of ‘Aadithya’ ever since.
There were a few nicknames that just missed out on making this list. Shvamshu (Shivamshu), Poy (Aishwarya Pai) and Chirageyh (Chirayu) came mighty close!
5 Big Moments of the Year May 23, 2010
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The summer vacation brings to halt a very eventful first year of FIITJEE at Chettinad Vidyashram. If you look back at the year, you’ll realize that there were some moments that made a big difference. Here are five of them, in chronological order.
1. The Orientation Phase Test
It was the first major test we wrote since we joined FIITJEE. After all the easy tests we’d written until 10th grade, the results of the orientation phase test were discouraging. Most of our marks were not even close to what we’d been getting until the previous year. Raghav was the topper, scoring 114 out of 156.
2. An addition to the FIITJEE roll – Abhishek Dutta
Abhishek Dutta became a prominent name among the students XI-F after the board exam results were out. He got 486/500 in the boards and was the topper of the school. One fine day, the CRP student decided to join our Pinnacle batch. And then came change. There was a new topper in class, added competition and a gutsy mouth that would boldly yak to teachers as it liked.
3. Change in Chemistry faculty
CBS, our Chemistry teacher, on account of his wife’s illness temporarily took a break from teaching at FIITJEE. This meant that we needed a replacement to teach us the subject. And that’s when CVM stepped in. Things unheard of suddenly sprang up – Chemistry homework, paying attention in class, standing on the bench, adult jokes in class and whatnot. The average Chemistry mark showed signs of improvement, and suddenly Chemistry became another subject in our course.
4. The All New Sourav Mondal
PSOM wasn’t Sourav Mondal anymore – he was the All New Sourav Mondal. He wasn’t the same old teacher who’d answer calls from his girlfriend/wife (you could tell by the look on his face) during class and play games with us when we didn’t feel like listening to class. He became a more serious, intense teacher. Leave letters were to no longer be taken for granted, and neither was our uniform. Not bringing packages and textbooks to class wasn’t gonna be excused either. Anything of that sort got us standing up or sent out of the class, depending on his mood.
5. The Reshuffling Test
The reshuffling test came after the completion of Phase IV. The students were to be sorted for 12th grade on the basis of their marks in the reshuffling test. The test papers were never returned, we were only notified who is supposed to be in what class, so no one really knows whether these papers were actually corrected or the students were sorted based on previous performances. Either way, there were quite a few students who had to exchange their seats with those from the other batch.
The Week That Was (XII F1): 10th May ’10 – 15th May ’10 May 16, 2010
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Exams were the talk of this week. We just got the results of the mid-phase test, and before we knew it, the phase test was staring right down at us. Dutta again topped the mid-phase scoring 268, followed by Shivam with 247. And CVM wasn’t too pleased to hear that Dutta’s and Shivam’s marks were way above that of the rest of the class. He felt that we were scared to compete and that we should be ashamed of ourselves for believing that we are not capable of what those two are.
CVM was undoubtedly looking forward to a much better performance from us in the phase test and hence wanted us to complete all the packages and CPP’s before the test. Sadly, we didn’t have the time for all that. So when he asked us whether we were done with everything, Shivam replied “Shit only!”. CVM didn’t get what Shivam was saying and was like “Huh? What?” over and over again. Poor Ramaswamy, who was sitting right under his nose, had to do the explaining. Ramaswamy managed to chalk up a few words and told CVM “He said ‘shit only’. It means ‘chanceless’, ‘no way’ and things like that”. Lol it must be pretty hard explaining things like that!
And CVM conducted a couple of “easy” tests as well. They were so easy that he said 20 out of 84 was a good score! One of the test papers contained an amazing comprehension. It’s a must read:
The mechanism of chemical reactions is extremely important for students aspiring to do well in IITJEE. Students must write and practice these reactions before attempting to say “boring” or “confusing”.
Lol you be assured that none of the questions were even half-based on this.
Saturday was a day we were all looking forward to. No, not ’cause of the phase test – it was the last working day before the vacation. After FIITJEE stole all the holidays that we were supposed to have, this was very welcomed indeed! But there was always the phase test to mess up moods. Well, physics was tougher than it usually is, Chemistry was supposedly very easy (it didn’t make a difference to me), and Math was pretty easy as usual.
Well, the vacation is now finally here, so let’s all make the most of it. Have fun! 🙂
The Week That Was (XII F1): 3rd May ’10 – 8th May ’10 May 9, 2010
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The week started off with everyone busy studying for the subjective test that was to be held on Monday evening. The good part about having an exam in the evening is that the teachers let you study during their classes in the morning, so you practically get time to do anything you want. Well, the test was pretty much a mixed bag. Math was a total knockout, but the time allotted wasn’t really enough for doing Physics and Chemistry completely.
‘Secret Santa’ got underway on Tuesday. In case you’re wondering what I’m talking about, its a game that starts off by picking lots. The person you pick is your ‘christ child’. Well, during the course of the game (which goes on for a couple of weeks), you write letters to your christ child without revealing who you are. You’re job is to leave clues in the letters you write, which your christ child will use to try and figure out who you are. In the same manner, you will receive letters as well, which you’ll have to use to figure out who your ‘secret santa’ is. The objective of the game is to find who your secret santa is.
Well, we wrote down all the names and started picking lots on Tuesday after school. The problem was, there were around 15 of us playing, so the chances of no one picking their own name was pretty low. So every time someone got their own name, we had to shuffle the lot and pick again. After shuffling over and over again, we all finally ended up with a secret santa.
There was an argument in school over when the next phase test should be held. Some wanted it before the start of the vacation so that they wouldn’t have to study during the holidays, while others wanted it after the vacation, so that they can be better prepared after studying through the holidays. A few neutral ones wanted to settle the issue by having two phase tests – one before, and one after the vacation. Others however, decided that it was best not have a phase test at all! Well after much debating, the phase test has been scheduled for the 15th of May (Saturday).
Speaking of arguments, that wasn’t the only one in class. There was another one relating to the number of ways in which a transparent cube drawn on paper could be viewed. While most of us agreed that there were only two ways of looking at it, Sailesh was convinced that there were three ways of looking at it. CVM agreed with him too, citing that there had to be three ways of looking at since there were three axes for a cube. I really don’t know, ’cause its drawn on paper and there are only two axes on a plane of paper. Maybe you should have a look for yourself:
Check if you can see a third way of looking at this.
On Thursday, CVM was asking all of us about the rank we were expecting to get in IITJEE. It seemed casual at first, but then he actually started writing it down on a sheet of paper. Most people said something like “Around 1500”, “900 – 1000” or “250 – 300”, but Raghav and Chandrashekar came up with characteristic responses. While Raghav said “1 – 10000”, Chandrashekar was confident about making it to the top 150.
School ended for the week with some not-so-happy news – the school timings for the following week would be extended by an hour to 4.30! I guess they’re trying to complete as much of the syllabus as they can before our holidays begin. Hope it goes well! :).
The Week That Was (XII F1): 26th April ’10 – 1st May ’10 May 2, 2010
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27th April 2009 – the day we joined FIITJEE. The day we met new classmates. The day we look back at wondering how we managed to survive so long. Well, this week saw the ‘anniversary’ of that day. It wasn’t exactly a special occasion, but at least it was a little remainder of our ability to put up with such crap for long enough!
There seems to be an infection at school which spreads through phone calls. I mean I wasn’t feeling too well on Monday and didn’t go to school, so I called Hari to ask about what was taught at school and stuff. The next day, Hari fell ill and didn’t come to school. So he called Siva Samhith to ask about school. And what happened? Well, Siva was the next casualty of the ‘phone infection’. He didn’t turn up at school on Wednesday. To top it all, Sailesh complained of an ear ache on Thursday and stayed home on Friday!
But we weren’t the only ones missing school – PSOM was part of the clan as well. He was sick on Thursday, so he told PGS (some other Physics teacher) to conduct a test for us. He walked into our classroom just as we got back from our PT period, amidst all the sweat and smell. Wondering why our classroom smelled the way he did, he began inquiring about the air conditioner and whether it was circulating stale air. He wanted to know where the pipe which was supposed to be connected to the air conditioner was, since there isn’t any space behind the wall. Or so he thought. ‘Cause when we told him that the girls’ restroom was just behind the air conditioner, he had such an amazing expression on face! He had absolutely no clue on how to react to that piece of information! The next thing he was curious about was whether our class circulates air from the restroom. Lol he actually went out of the class to check for himself and was immediately on Pooja’s ‘cute list’ ;).
And Saturday was our 5th Mid Phase Test. Chemistry seemed like Greek yet again, but Math and Physics were comparatively a lot better. And it’s not done with yet. ‘Cause we’ve still got the subjective test to write tomorrow. Yeah I know, it sucks. Anyway, all the best everyone!
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