First face...

Innum valare vyakthamaayi ormayundu Brilliantile aadya divasam.Enniku paakamallatha, innum idaan madikunna aa valiya orange column shirtum(!st MB vacationu njn athu kondu poyyi cheruthaaki ennu ariyichukollunnu :D), Batayude jubilee cherupum(bhaviyil “kaasiminte cherippu” enna peru veena cherupum) ittu ‘D batch’ ennu officil ezhuthi vitta ID cardumaayi thikkilum thirakilllum paadu pettu brillaintile etttavum mukalile nilayil kayari chennu.

Mukalil valathottu thirinjal aadya classinte munnil oru chechi nilkunnu. Kandappo aadyam manasil strike cheytha face was Ajana’s,who was a schoolmate of mine.That was Minnu miss. Her ever-smiling face was the first face that striked me at pala. ”D batch” ennu mark cheythu vita id card kaanichittum ini ee thirakkil tappi nadakenda enno matto paranjenne aa clasil ketti iruthi. Pallil kambi ittitudaayirunenkilum miss chirikunnathu kaanan nalla bhangiyaarunnu.athu pole thane pallil kambi kidakunnathu kaaranam chilla vaakukal nere vazhangilla. Missne ariyathe palapozhum chechiennu vilichittundu. Kettitudno aavo!! She gave me the feel of a caring elder sister…

Mikka pillerude perum aa chechi(ippozhenkilum angane vilichotte) pettanu thane padicheduthu.Personal aayi ellarkum care kodukuka ennathu brilliantile ella class teachersnteyum joliyude bhaagamaanallo. Chechiyum athu cheythu. Njn chellumbo ippo mala marichukalayaam ennu vicharichu nadannitu aadya pareekshaykku 73 rank aanu medichathu. Report card sign cheytha shesham nerrittu kondu elpikanam class teachersne. Annanu aadyamaayi samsaarikunnathu.Adutha praavasyam 50nullil keranam ennu paranju vittu.Pothuve mukhathe musclesnte purtahu control illayirunna enniku annathe mukha bhaavam chammalinteth aayirunno ennu ippozhum ariyilla. Wish I cud develop sum control over my facial muscles. Adutha praavasyam rank was in the 60s. Annu poyyi kandappo ingane aanel oru 6 pareeksha kazhiyumbo aadya pathil varumallo ennu miss paranju chirichathu ormayundu.

I have always needed a driving force for anything I do. I believed that she was one of the driving forces for me to work harder. Njn randaamathe examnu card kodukaan chennappo enniku AFMCyil kittanam ennanu aagraham. Avide kittyal TVM medical collegil kittyal polum cherathilla ennumokke paranju. AFMC written exam clear cheythappo njn aadyam ariyikanam ennalochichatu chechiye aanu. Pattiyilla.Thirakaaanjitalla. Engu ninnum fone numbero addresso onnum kittiyilla.chillapo AFMC finally ennikku kittilla ennathu kondaavam annu vilikaan pataathe poyathu.(juz like the letters that I wrote to Tom before every AFMC event like juz b4 written exam,juz ater written test result came, on the eve of interview never got posted)

Ella Monday eveningilum Kesavano Nikhilno Vishnuvineo okke prize undel athokke kodutha shesham miss rank vaayikkum.Kazhinja thavanayekaal nalla rankaanel kai kottaan parayum ellarodum. Nammal uzhapumenkil swantam chechimar choriyum pole onnu choriyum. Classil ettavum nannayi padkunavare pole thane ellareyum missnu valiyaa kaaryamaarunnu.I still remember her asking me if arun rajendran was “uzhaping” at hostel.Chechi poyyapo replacement aayi vanna missnu toppersne maatramaarunnu kaaryam ennu .thonnumaayirunnu.thonnal alla ennu Vishnu s and arun reinforece cheyumaarunnu. Avar vannathinte adutha aazhchayaanu enniku brilliant batch examsil kittiyitulla ettavum nalla rank kittye.”32”.ippozhum ormayundu.’Minnu miss undaayirunel’ ennu njn aalochichathu.Aa rank annu shradhichilla,urakke vaayichilla. Njngalkku rank koodiyaal prolsaahanavum illa,Kuranjal upadesom illa. Pinne aa aazcha palahousil ennikoru cheriya presnam undaayathu kondu avidem vaayichilla.athine patti pinnorikal parayaam. Toppersil aarkelum cheriya variation enkilum vannal anweshikum. Athil thane vishnuvinum ethe complaint undaarunnu puthya missne patti.

One memory still stands out. Orikal rank kuranju poya aazhcha…Annu Ajithne friendaayi kittyitilla.So desp aayi ottaykku nadannu break muzhuvan. Report cardumaayi kaanaan pokaan madichu. Engane face cheyum? Parayunnathil madi vicharikunnila karachilinte vakkil aayirunnu. Orupaadu thottitundu skoolil, engum onnumaayirunilla. Annu padikaanjitaayirunnu thottirunnathu. Ithu nannayi work chethittum rank kuranju poyyi. Oduvil break theeraaraayappo madichu madichu cardumaayi chennu.Engane face cheyumennokke aarunnu alochichirunne. Ente mukhathu ninnum athokke vaayichittennavanam onnum paranjilla “kuzhapilla.adutha praavasyam sheriyaakyamathi” ennu maatram paranju.Njn onnum paranjilla.Annu miss kuduthal vallom samsaarichrunel thaniye ente kannu niranjene.Pothuve aanungalkku kannu nirayunnathum karachilum ellam chammal aanallo… Boys don’t cry ennale parayuka

Orikal achan missne kaanan vannu. Appo orikal polum miss enne kuttam paranjilla. Enniku urapaayum AFMC kittumennum allenkil thane Kerala kazhinjalle AFMC ,keralakku mark kutti kazhinju aarum AFMC ezhuthoola ennumokke. Oru chechi swantam aniyante bhaagathe thettukal kandittum thalli parayaatha pole.Avante nallathine kooti parayum pole. Ninakennum nallathu maatre varoo ennu anugrahikum poleyokke…

Edaykkoru divasam pettannu classil kayarivannu puthiya “Oru coursenu kitti athu kondu njn pokuva.Ningalokke nannayi padikaam.uzhaparuthu ” Ennu parayaan vannapol nammude mukhangalil enna pole aa mukhatum vishamam prakadamaayirunu. Nannayi ormayundu annu aalochichathu. “chillapo thirichu varumaayirikum” ennu.Athinte adutha divasam muthal kurachu divasam njn brillaintil sthiramaayi autograph book kondupokumaarunnu.vanaalo orikal koodi…

Kesavante koode ninnu orupaadu praavasyam missnodu samsaarichitundu.ariyaathe annu palapozhum chechi ennu vilichittumundu.Njn athu orkunnundu.Pakshe chechi njn angane vilichathu kettitundaavumo? Oraayiram mukhangal brillaintil kanda aa chechikku ee anniyane orma kaanumo avo !!! (orkaan pattya sadanam ennaro alochikunna pole ;) )

Eppo evideyaavum? Evideyaayalum santhoshamaayirikatte.

Ennenkilum evideyenkilum vechu kaanumennu vishvasikaam.

Bhoomi urundathalle! Kaanum urapaayum…

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