Constant Change

Music in my head: The Necks- The Boys I
Today's weather: Pretty cool for hell.

And I'm back to Trichy, for the last time. It seems like I (and my friend, who wishes to remain anonymous) was almost beaten up by the 'creative' tenth only yesterday(for those who don't get it, e-mail me- I've another six months left to spend ensconced within these walls). A lot of crazy stuff has happened to me over the years, and Mr. Bhagat, you don't get any credit for it. What had remained constant, though, was this beast that is NITT- swallowing up scared, often fat, newbies and spitting out uncouth bags of bones. Of course, our high-flying, smooth-talking, hotshot director has made a lot of cosmetic changes to our campus, none of it seems to affect the nature of the beast. He tried, he failed. Some of his latest attempts that catch one's attention are listed as follows:

1. Generators installed in Garnet hostel. They work only in the presence of external power supply.
2. The Second Gate (the one near Thuvakudi) is now a brick wall. This is to ensure that Opal can be attacked only from the inside.
3. The main gate is inaccessible by car, bus, truck, auto or foot, because of a humongous concrete structure that has been placed in front of it. Some say it will become a fly-over, others argue that it is a monument in honour of the director, yet others think that it's the Stairway to Heaven.
4. The new gate had an ominous sign in front of it that read "No Entry for Way Out". Now, "No Entry" has been scratched out. It reads "#### Way Out".

Other, equally notable, changes:

1. Motal Bambos (more commonly known as The Dhaba) now sells Chiken Role, Egg Role and Veg Role. They now serve their delicacies in fancy pink and blue plates, as opposed to leaves earlier.
2. Good Old 'Azzez Briyani' has now become "Selvam Multi-Hussain Restaurant". They sell Pappey Corn soup and Grab Masala.

I'll keep updating the list as more changes come our way.
It is, after all, the only constant (apart from crap at the mess).