Running away from school!!
Running away from school is great fun.
Person specifications entail an inherent lack of common sense,lack of respect for authority etc etc(all what you need to be labelled a delinquent) ....and to be brought up on a steady diet of Rajnikanth(my flatmate Vishu's movie idol) movies.For a brief idea of Rajnikanth movies,imagine a movie combining The Twilight Zone with Mission Impossible with the characters breaking into song & dance periodically.
So why did I run away from school?
Those math classes do get on your nerves after a while and to top that,I had a 2hr period of compulsory study time after classes where one pretends to read and learn something.
So,I stopped pretending and got punished.
And my brother had just thrashed the Principal(you read it right!) making life even more difficult.
I was getting sick of having eggs everyday for breakfast.Anymore & I would have gone cluck-cluck.
And my girlfriend -Nisha Mathews wanted me to be more committed.
I mean this was pretty complicated stuff happening in a 9 yr old kid's life.9 yr old kid(You read it right again!!).
Plus I thought it would be pretty cool!!
Anyway,after finding out that I matched the person specifications, I launched my plan to escape Alcatraz(GSPS-my school).
Step 1(Reconnaissance)-During my PE classes,I chanced upon a weak spot in the school wall.There was a small gap in the fence behind the dog kennels through which I could leave.I then went everyday to feed the stinking dogs(sighting a new found interest in animals) so they wouldn't bark suddenly on the day of my escape.Also covered the gap so they wouldn't know it existed.
Step 2(Planning)-How to get to my hometown which was 400 miles way.Remember the Rajnikanth movies.I had seen one too many by then.I was planning to reach the bus stop,get ON(not into the bus cos i didn't have money for mah ticket) top of a bus(where they store luggage)and lie there the whole trip.That's where the 'lack of common sense' part comes in.
Step 3(Escaping) -I did it after the morning assembly when everyone was dispersing.As everyone was returning back to class,moi sneaked off and slid out through the hole.Voila!and I was grinning to myself a la Cheshire cat and thinking why no one had ever thought of this before and feeling on top of cloud 9.There was a mild hitch when I couldn't figure out which way the bus station was.I decided to follow the bullock cart which had just passed me figuring it was on the way to the town centre.
Step 4 (Failings Of A Master Plan)-OK,so guess what -I actually did get out of the school and started walking towards the bus stop in my uniform(mah biggest error).On the way ,I met this old lady cleaner at our GSPS and she recognised my uniform immediately.She asked me where I was off to.Now of all the stupid excuses to think of,this one takes the cake.I replied "The principal has asked me to buy him bread & milk and come back".She gave me a weird look and carried on walking towards the school.
Happily thinking I outwitted that old hag,I continued on my journey.10 minutes passed by and I came upon a male office worker(GSPS) who also noticed my uniform and asked me the same question as the old cleaner.Now,mah 'princi wants some bread 'answer didn't gel with him.So he decided to grab hold off me.Luckily my kabbadi skills let me run away from him ,not to mention the fact that guy could have laid off those daily eggs.
But just then in an almost surreal scene which I'll never forget for the rest of my life,a car came from behind , passed me and then swerved to block my path in the middle of the road(MISSION IMPOSSIBLE-eat your heart out).Anyway 4 guys came out of the car,bundled a 9yr old screaming boy into the car and drove back to the school.Apparently,that old hag had gone and reported seeing me on the road.Anyway that was the end of my attempt.
For that matter,I actually got out of GSPS cos I said I was homesick and my parents took me out to Abu dhabi to study.
Hook or Crook,Never follow the stupid rules in a book!!
Person specifications entail an inherent lack of common sense,lack of respect for authority etc etc(all what you need to be labelled a delinquent) ....and to be brought up on a steady diet of Rajnikanth(my flatmate Vishu's movie idol) movies.For a brief idea of Rajnikanth movies,imagine a movie combining The Twilight Zone with Mission Impossible with the characters breaking into song & dance periodically.
So why did I run away from school?
Those math classes do get on your nerves after a while and to top that,I had a 2hr period of compulsory study time after classes where one pretends to read and learn something.
So,I stopped pretending and got punished.
And my brother had just thrashed the Principal(you read it right!) making life even more difficult.
I was getting sick of having eggs everyday for breakfast.Anymore & I would have gone cluck-cluck.
And my girlfriend -Nisha Mathews wanted me to be more committed.
I mean this was pretty complicated stuff happening in a 9 yr old kid's life.9 yr old kid(You read it right again!!).
Plus I thought it would be pretty cool!!
Anyway,after finding out that I matched the person specifications, I launched my plan to escape Alcatraz(GSPS-my school).
Step 1(Reconnaissance)-During my PE classes,I chanced upon a weak spot in the school wall.There was a small gap in the fence behind the dog kennels through which I could leave.I then went everyday to feed the stinking dogs(sighting a new found interest in animals) so they wouldn't bark suddenly on the day of my escape.Also covered the gap so they wouldn't know it existed.
Step 2(Planning)-How to get to my hometown which was 400 miles way.Remember the Rajnikanth movies.I had seen one too many by then.I was planning to reach the bus stop,get ON(not into the bus cos i didn't have money for mah ticket) top of a bus(where they store luggage)and lie there the whole trip.That's where the 'lack of common sense' part comes in.
Step 3(Escaping) -I did it after the morning assembly when everyone was dispersing.As everyone was returning back to class,moi sneaked off and slid out through the hole.Voila!and I was grinning to myself a la Cheshire cat and thinking why no one had ever thought of this before and feeling on top of cloud 9.There was a mild hitch when I couldn't figure out which way the bus station was.I decided to follow the bullock cart which had just passed me figuring it was on the way to the town centre.
Step 4 (Failings Of A Master Plan)-OK,so guess what -I actually did get out of the school and started walking towards the bus stop in my uniform(mah biggest error).On the way ,I met this old lady cleaner at our GSPS and she recognised my uniform immediately.She asked me where I was off to.Now of all the stupid excuses to think of,this one takes the cake.I replied "The principal has asked me to buy him bread & milk and come back".She gave me a weird look and carried on walking towards the school.
Happily thinking I outwitted that old hag,I continued on my journey.10 minutes passed by and I came upon a male office worker(GSPS) who also noticed my uniform and asked me the same question as the old cleaner.Now,mah 'princi wants some bread 'answer didn't gel with him.So he decided to grab hold off me.Luckily my kabbadi skills let me run away from him ,not to mention the fact that guy could have laid off those daily eggs.
But just then in an almost surreal scene which I'll never forget for the rest of my life,a car came from behind , passed me and then swerved to block my path in the middle of the road(MISSION IMPOSSIBLE-eat your heart out).Anyway 4 guys came out of the car,bundled a 9yr old screaming boy into the car and drove back to the school.Apparently,that old hag had gone and reported seeing me on the road.Anyway that was the end of my attempt.
For that matter,I actually got out of GSPS cos I said I was homesick and my parents took me out to Abu dhabi to study.
Hook or Crook,Never follow the stupid rules in a book!!
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