The Jinx of 8 o'clock

Ask any bugger which is the minute he/she dreads the most. The reply has to be 8:00 am. The fight against time, the sound of the alarm, the cold mornings, the room-mate who is in bathroom for an unusually long time, the auto-walas who charge more, their non-electronic meters which tick faster than your heartbeat, the red-light in the signal which often decide against going green etc. are all for the punch-in at 8 o'clock.

We, the campus batch, often known for the laziness which have been injected into the blood on a constant dose for the 4 yrs in college, prefer to live on the edge and take a few risks. As a result, the company machine records almost 90% of the in-punches of campus batch in the final few minutes. But this blog is not about giving a database of when do the buggers come in.. Its all about how they come in :)

We shall start with the worst gang of 'em all. Obviously Groupe de Devegowda. Unfortunately, 3 bikes have their say at the house which often have to run breaking traffic rules and red signals. But will they be able to get over the Jinx? Nah.. Big guy jhootawala has taken all hearts when he punched in sharp at 8:36, after a possible adjustment of hair and looking for the big cars lying around and dusting of his red chappels, with a false thought that 8:36 is the final minute you can punch-in. The statement made by Jhootawala forced everyone to give the honour of most un-attentive guy in the CIT exclusively for him. The very action did cost Jhootawala a full CL as it happened on a Saturday which adds up to the fun part.

Coming to the italian Kharabini, the matters are even more aggressive. This very person who is highly concerned about using all his possible punch-in/out benefits at the earliest would have drained out everything in the first 2-3 days. And after that he thinks, reaches in conclusions and then often realize that it was a mistake and thereby his mood gets kharab. Mr. Moodilio has declared in his annual statement that he has got more half CLs than anyone else in the community due to absurd reasons and is claiming for a compensation.

And the record for the maximum number of in-punches at exact 8:00 goes to the very brave and daring Bruce Lee 8082 who is often slow in responding to his alarm or Mangal/Jhootawala's calls. Coming to the bigger lot of Groupe de Kamakya, it is incredible. They despise two-wheeler riding for safety reasons and usually go for a 3-wheeler mode of transportation. Here too BHAI comes into play. After a thorough fish-bone analysis, he found out that non-electronic meter wala auto's CHEAT ! SO whether half CL or not, his decency and straight forwardness never allows him to get in old style autos, which have often landed them in trouble. Mr. Slimbeauty who is diet conscious will be often taking his 'Farex' at 7:45 which forces this group to take risks. Their brave attempts to get 5 buggers in a single auto and at slopes Traction Guru pushing the vehicle has to be specially mentioned. Such is the dedication and commitment of the members of this group to break the jinx of 8:00.

The mission : 2 late-in-punches is being strongly pushed by the campus batch. This would in-turn reduce the tension by 50% and increase the life expectancy of the bike-riding bunch.

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