tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post111617420422350829..comments2024-03-20T15:50:48.991+05:30Comments on Compulsive Confessions: Of potatoes, Catholicism and being eighteMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12716202062654957842noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1116423707333758252005-05-18T19:11:00.000+05:302005-05-18T19:11:00.000+05:30Sure I remember the fancy dress competitions. My b...Sure I remember the fancy dress competitions. My brother, who's two years younger, used to win all the time. As Santa Claus. I think just the image of a scrawny seven-year-old as Santa was enough to get a prize.<BR/><BR/>And I remember playing Yudhishtir in that mime and telling Bheema not to cut the tree! One year I also played Rajiv Gandhi in a skit about Indo-Russian relations. It was outta this world. The poor kid who played Gorbachev had to wear a bad ass wig - birthmark et all!<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I lived at Kovalam too - every weekend. Learnt to swim there. So much so that the first time I had to enter a swimming pool (I was already a Kovalam vet by then) I was a little, let's say, apprehensive.<BR/><BR/>And about the username -- grazie!vivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206395075050693310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1116405834196935082005-05-18T14:13:00.000+05:302005-05-18T14:13:00.000+05:30The point was, I didn't type it out now did I ?Hmm...The point was, I didn't type it out now did I ?<BR/><BR/>Hmm... I just make that 34... and you are right, I have NO idea why THIS post is so popular either :PVigneshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13592687140158303231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1116395490864566912005-05-18T11:21:00.000+05:302005-05-18T11:21:00.000+05:30Right. I never expected this post to be so popular...Right. I never expected this post to be so popular :) Still, we try our humble best!<BR/><BR/><B>Mangs</B>: Hey, yeah, now I remember. I had a friend who went to Rishi Valley too.. supposed to be a brilliant school.<BR/><BR/><B>Anon</B>: Sorry, don't answer questions like that, esp. by anonymous commenters. <BR/><BR/><B>Vignesh</B>: Yes yes, Redbull, bulbul very funny, ha ha.<BR/><BR/><B>Sunrayz</B>: I actually wanted to be a nudist nun psychologist for the LONGEST time, till people told me nuns couldn't be nudist. *sigh*<BR/><BR/><B>Potty Master</B>: I think I remember that. I won some book of essays for English or something. Do you remember the fancy dress competitions? And oh Kovalam. I LIVED there. BTW, loving your username! :)<BR/><BR/><B>Vishnupriya</B>: I think it's the whole good girl/bad girl thing. It's supposed to be very sexy, think Britney Spears in "Hit Me Baby One More Time" or Madonna in anything :)eMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716202062654957842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1116373565019129552005-05-18T05:16:00.000+05:302005-05-18T05:16:00.000+05:30you know, there are some things that link all cath...you know, there are some things that link all catholic-school girls. there's the lords prayer, there are the attempts to sneak out to the attend the festival at the nearby boys school, against the wishes of the nuns, and there are the SISTERS.<BR/><BR/>i also didn't realise till i came to this country that guys have this huge thing for catholic-school girls. i asked but never got a convincing answer why. must discuss.Vishnupriyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14923397597408768084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1116355982955023472005-05-18T00:23:00.000+05:302005-05-18T00:23:00.000+05:30So, do you remember the annual function when you w...So, do you remember the annual function when you were in IV grade? It was this stupid mime centred around a fake-ass tree on the stage (the main stage, not where the primary used to have its assembly)?<BR/><BR/>Man, I need to go back and look around. Oh, Paico's book store and all the Enid Blytons and Hardy Boys I bought there. And of course, Kovalam. Lovely, Kovalam. That's where I found my calling as a beach bum.vivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206395075050693310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1116351831893099032005-05-17T23:13:00.000+05:302005-05-17T23:13:00.000+05:30I remember my 'catholic' phase too! It was all tha...I remember my 'catholic' phase too! It was all thanks to being in a proper 'Convent school' and the catechism classes Now these classes were exclusive to the catholics and I thought becuse it was only for them , it must be pretty cool. I was in the 5th grade I think and I thought becoming a nun was cool!!!!! Yikees! What the hell was I thinking?!Sunrayzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09980622718886443344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1116350072812728432005-05-17T22:44:00.000+05:302005-05-17T22:44:00.000+05:30This comment count is truly heading for some sorta...This comment count is truly heading for some sorta record. Just wanted to contribute by adding this.<BR/><BR/>(I've added nothing, really!!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1116340908656429892005-05-17T20:11:00.000+05:302005-05-17T20:11:00.000+05:30Its taking all I have to stop myself from typing o...Its taking all I have to stop myself from typing out the Bulbul (vs) RedBull story in my head now. The things one does for comments on one's blog from celebrity bloggers... :))Vigneshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13592687140158303231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1116340232397403082005-05-17T20:00:00.000+05:302005-05-17T20:00:00.000+05:30Hey eM, do you know of a girl named Ankana Datta? ...Hey eM, do you know of a girl named Ankana Datta? She went to LSR and was in your batch. Just wondering if you do :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1116336012954717662005-05-17T18:50:00.000+05:302005-05-17T18:50:00.000+05:30If she doesn't like being called Bulbul, Vignesh, ...If she doesn't like being called Bulbul, Vignesh, let it be. We can call her double-bul. :)))))Anuraghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081668599890491146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1116329151499736292005-05-17T16:55:00.000+05:302005-05-17T16:55:00.000+05:30eM: KFI is a secret society. haha. well, it's Kris...eM: KFI is a secret society. haha. well, it's Krishnamurti Foundation India. All the Valley School's and The Schools and Rishi Valley's of the world.<BR/><BR/>Vignesh: I'm back to normal now.hemanginihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01994273676586141923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1116315472922710652005-05-17T13:07:00.000+05:302005-05-17T13:07:00.000+05:30Alright, Bulbul. No more bul jokes :)For a person ...Alright, Bulbul. No more bul jokes :)<BR/><BR/>For a person who claimed to have had blogger's block a while ago (a blogging bloggers block - ooh ! a limirrickk !) 24 comments and counting... <BR/><BR/>@Mangs: KFI product, that explains things. Everything is clear now :))Vigneshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13592687140158303231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1116311330572725202005-05-17T11:58:00.000+05:302005-05-17T11:58:00.000+05:30Toe Knee: A sequel again, when nothing exciting is...<B>Toe Knee</B>: A sequel again, when nothing exciting is happening in the present!<BR/><BR/><B>Anurag</B>:You evidently have never been to a Christian school!<BR/><BR/><B>Senthil</B>:Individuality is never killed, it just hides. :)<BR/><BR/><B>potty master</B>: Yes I am actually. Hmmm... lessee, I was there from 89-90, Class III and IV. Hey, maybe we like saw each other and all :)<BR/><BR/><BR/><B>Mint</B>: :)<BR/><BR/><B>Box</B>: Thanks! And not late, just not early.<BR/><BR/><B>Anumita</B>: Yes, the house WAS brilliant. You could see the sea from the balcony.eMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716202062654957842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1116311169089864732005-05-17T11:56:00.000+05:302005-05-17T11:56:00.000+05:30Ah! The days of moral science when a few 'privileg...Ah! The days of moral science when a few 'privileged' ones went for catechism. Lovely post! And the house sounds enchanting!anumitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04801367425344899569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1116309555116188282005-05-17T11:29:00.000+05:302005-05-17T11:29:00.000+05:30I'm coming late to this, but I'm glad I did. This ...I'm coming late to this, but I'm glad I did. This was beautiful babe. Just beautiful :)The Boxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07702740645052389907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1116289592554013202005-05-17T05:56:00.000+05:302005-05-17T05:56:00.000+05:30Dammit eM!...Shhhhhhhhhhh!Dammit eM!...Shhhhhhhhhhh!Mint Chutneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11451990443517235588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1116275390642033302005-05-17T01:59:00.000+05:302005-05-17T01:59:00.000+05:30Dude!!! Are you talking about KV Pattom? It's almo...Dude!!! Are you talking about KV Pattom? It's almost 15 years to the day that I left TVM and KV Pattom for the greener shores of Bombay and KV1 Colaba.<BR/><BR/>I was at Pattom through 1987-1990. III - V grades.vivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05206395075050693310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1116273876304403752005-05-17T01:34:00.000+05:302005-05-17T01:34:00.000+05:30Nice post. As a.o.a says elsewhere on this page, v...Nice post. As a.o.a says elsewhere on this page, very vivid.<BR/><BR/>Yep, school was not always very rosy. When I shifted school from Bombay to Tirunelveli (yep, that's not a typo, it's a real place), I was called "Bombay" by my classmates and teachers for about a month. That was probably what finally killed my individuality.Senthilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00543432297267681787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1116269171860227642005-05-17T00:16:00.000+05:302005-05-17T00:16:00.000+05:30What's catechism? Come to think of it, what are mo...What's catechism? Come to think of it, what are morals?Anuraghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15081668599890491146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1116268186595596332005-05-16T23:59:00.000+05:302005-05-16T23:59:00.000+05:30So, are we having a sequel to eM's schooldays anyt...So, are we having a sequel to eM's schooldays anytime soon?<BR/><BR/>Must say, being Catholic myself - that I was rather bored with catechism classes in school and longed to be with the others studying moral science instead. The grass is surely greener on the other side.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1116267298839809772005-05-16T23:44:00.000+05:302005-05-16T23:44:00.000+05:30Vignesh: No wonder what? :)And we are NOT calling ...<B>Vignesh</B>: No wonder what? :)<BR/>And we are NOT calling me Bulbul.<BR/><BR/><B>Mangs</B>: Reminds me of a girl I knew in Class 6 who took me to a corner and said, "You should know no one likes you." What's a KFI school btw?<BR/><BR/><B>Cindy</B>: Thanks for your excellent comment. I don't know how much India info you're gleaning from this blog though. Feel free to email me if you want "additional information". I'm very kicked--a reader in Swizterland!<BR/><BR/><B>AB</B>: Well if you ever BOTHERED to READ the ARCHIVES you'd know wouldn't you? :P But here ya go, more info on my dog. Copy paste this into your broswer window. http://thecompulsiveconfessor.blogspot.com/2005/03/heavy-petting.html#comments<BR/><BR/><B>Mint</B>: So by my amazing powers of deduction, your name is... Setuka! :)<BR/><BR/><B>Addict</B>: I'm telling you it's the same Asha Latha. The evilness spreads!eMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12716202062654957842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1116250151525908162005-05-16T18:59:00.000+05:302005-05-16T18:59:00.000+05:30eM- Jet=Juliet, Met=Meg, Nette=Jeanette, Set=MinteM- Jet=Juliet, Met=Meg, Nette=Jeanette, Set=MintMint Chutneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11451990443517235588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1116242977738502262005-05-16T16:59:00.000+05:302005-05-16T16:59:00.000+05:30I am so sure your mom takes care of you 'healthy d...I am so sure your mom takes care of you 'healthy dog'. How come we have never heard of him?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1116235744092767832005-05-16T14:59:00.000+05:302005-05-16T14:59:00.000+05:30Hi eMEr, I don't actually know how to begin... See...Hi eM<BR/><BR/>Er, I don't actually know how to begin... See, I just thought I should let you know that I'm reading your blog. I'm one of the anonymous masses of the internet, this one is from Switzerland.<BR/><BR/>My best friend pointed me to your blog, how she found it I don't know. The reason, she's Indian, living in the UK, but getting married soon. So I'll visit her in India. Which will be my first trip to Asia.<BR/><BR/>From what I've gathered I'll be in for quite some cultural adjustment (to not use the term "culture shock") - her accounts, books I've read/am reading, your blog - all point to a highly fascinating but amazingly different world to the ones I'm used to.<BR/><BR/>I really enjoy your posts, especially the ones that reveal glimpses of that world to me. The ones that reveal glimpses of eM awaken curiosity in who she might be, but also make me feel a bit guilty for reading her blog anonymously.<BR/><BR/>So I've decided to leave a comment here, to let you know. Thank you for writing these wonderful posts.<BR/><BR/>Smiles,<BR/>CindyCindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09616705791738909121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7382033.post-1116232940931342072005-05-16T14:12:00.000+05:302005-05-16T14:12:00.000+05:30and when i was in class six, every week a new girl...and when i was in class six, every week a new girl would be singled out, taken to a little enclosure with benches, sat in the centre and told what was wrong with her. Personality defects etc. till they were crying. and then it would be time for the buses to leave and everyone would disperse. everyday. for one year. at a KFI school. so help me God.hemanginihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01994273676586141923noreply@blogger.com