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| PRE-TEST ANTICS Exam time was the moment of truth for Priyans - when a collective madness would descend upon Priya like smog over Delhi, when the only predictable thing about this lot was their total unpredictability. Before sessionals (ocassionaly even Univ.exams), Priyans had been known to rush to "Abhilash" (the theatre, not the uncle !) for escapist fare; and to Agnes madam to beg for postponement. But even amidst this chaos, some individual examples of true Priyanism stand out brilliantly: No body can forget the imported Ray-Bans donned by the Peeyoo on the morning of an exam. But what also put him a "shade" above the rest were his numerous "naranga vellam" trips,sighs of desperation ("Enthinaa inginae jeevikkunnae", "Eppol kidannekkam, allenngil pinnae urakkam vannengilo..") and his weakness for a 5 min catnap at 1pm (for a 1:30pm exam !!). Whenever KRP would take a ten-minute nap on a pre-exam eve he'd MEAN 10 minutes,followed by another ten, then a ten and yet more tens to dawn, all punctuated by an ever ready "Okay Da, Eneekkaka". But what really took the cake was the decision to go to a bank in town to meet a sub acute shortage of cash - ON the morning of a pathetic Surgery test (the infamous BANK TEST !). Riders of the lost ark: No exam was too big to deter the ridemen Olamboy and Patta. Chatthunnipara was a favourite getaway to beat the heat; until of course the rides began to prove detrimental to the exam results of only one party !! An exam eve was also the rare occasion that showed us how crazy Bennichan can really be. While all the Priyans looked on in disbelief, too stunned to react, Benny ran amok wearing only a lungi and a helmet, muttering nonsense about preparations for the next day. He was ably guided through this adventure by his patronizing roommate - the smiling "Yaemaan". Kumbanad Matthai's itchy sense of humour would hit a new high on an exam eve and out would come gems like: "Tansaa...", "Flatoo...", "Friend squared". Except for the pulverized victim (Sibychan in most cases), all were kept amused. Although ought to be called a post test antic, Sibychan's decision to go in for a haircut after leaving the exam hall early, DESERVES a mention here. And lastly, the true spirit of a Priyan on a pre-exam eve can be summed up in those immortal words of Thoma: "I AM NOT AWARED (sic) OF THE EXAM !! " (when asked why he was studying biochem on the eve of a phisio test). |
