Sunday, May 24, 2009

Extract from the diary I maintained in 2006

Hi Guys!
This is brief day to day account of what all I did in Natioal Defence Academy in starting of 2006. Masterminds, it was our 4th term........
I had written all these happenings in my diary(I didn't find any better use of the diary issued to us from stationary.... remember).....

1st jan 2006
Hi Diary, Today was my first day of 2006. I enjoyed it. Had a run (long route) in the morning. Then I went on liberty. Ate 3 kachhii dabeli. Had my dinner at restro bar which happens to be a out of bound place.Got my photographs devloped. I dropped my liberty card in bus while coming back to academy. "N" SCC returned it to me. He called me on report and I gave balls. Now at 10:30 PM , I am about to sleep.

2nd Jan 2006
Today was a dull day. double PT and then seargents. Life in 4th term is hell. Just to keep getting fucked, inside sqn, outside sqn.Today we won in tug of war once and lost once. We had FFI in afternoon. I also missed my lunch as I was called on report br SCC. He left me early and went to play volley ball. We won against 6th termers 25-21. It was a good match. now a time study period is going on. Tomorrow report is there in penta pack due to the I card incident yesterday.

I will keep continuing this stuff if you people like it. Only thing is whenever I get time to type..... i will ........

Saturday, May 23, 2009

112 masterminds

My brief stinct with the National Defence Academy , Khadkwasla , Pune remains and wil remain ever as one of the most thrilling experience in ma whole life.....

The story begins around May 2003, if ma memory is correct.. My classmates were discsuuing about a competitive exam about which i hadnt heared before that.. and it was called the NDA exam...the fact abt the exam that attracted me the most was that the cost of the application form was just Rs.70/-... Entrance exam of IIT costed ten times..yes.. 700/-... so I too decided to buy a form, after all just 70 bucks na?.. After 2 months everyone started getting the acknowledgment cards, but i din get one....was sad.. not bekos of the lost chance,but of the lost 70rupees.... Cud have seen two movies instead....

I din feel anythng when all those frends started getting their Hall Tickets.. How can I expect one wthout getting an acknowledgment card? Suddenly, just before 3 days of the exam, i got mine.... Exam centre was UPSC... Just to enjoy the one day trip with frenz and enjoythe famous chaat there, I decided to give a try. Din have a single clue wat the exam was all about.....:)

Exam was easier than I expected.... Engish, Basic sciences and GK.... I was surprised to see people standing outside the exam centre to canvas students for NDA Interview training.. I neva knew there were a group called NDA aspirants and NDA coaching centres......

Results and SSB Card came when i was bzzy enjoying my post-entrance days....With nothing else to do the whole day, i was tangled to the various mega serials of TV.Fearing that I mite turn up a modern-idiot box addict, Pops asked me to go for the SSB.. oh... for those who dont know what that is .. SSB is Service Selection Board.. even I din know till that day. I took it as a tour for which the TA,Stay and food is availiable.....Off to No:1 AFSB,Dehradun with one of my close friends Satish.

We had to attend a test called PABT(Pilot Aptitude battery Test). it was said that for all those who wish to try the Air Force Wing of NDA should pass the test. It had 3 sections, first one was a pictorial multiple choice test, but the next tow sections were real interesting. We were made to play two Video games!! I managed to pass it somewhat easily...Also came one aptitude test and a GD session...Siju was screened out in the second day elimination. I too was not very comfortable with the so called "rigid" rules of that campus. SO when he was about to leave , I met our Officer-in-Charge, to ask permission to leave. He was a Sqaudron Leader of IAF. He tried to persuade me back to the Camp, but I stuck to my decision. Finnaly he pulled out his trump card.." No TA for voluntary back-offs".. Oops.. I cudnt do that. So, back to the Candidate Mess...:(....[ 2 be continued].......