School days are unforgettable. The friends we make during these years are the ones that stay for ever. Learning together, chatting, punishments, home-work, class tests, exams, jokes…the list goes on.
Flipping through the pages of my diary, I came across some lines that I wrote about my school days… the days spent in La Martiniere!!
One incident that often comes to my mind is when I was in class IX. Punita, Prachi and I, all three of us were in the same section. It so happened that one of our teachers was absent and so an English teacher, Mrs. Young came to substitute. (Before I move further, let me tell you that Mrs. Young is known for her impeccable English. And of course, all the students were scared of her!!)
This was a special day for Punita or lets say it turned out to be so…after all, she got to know some nice English words that perhaps had temporarily erased from her memory (and our memories too!) It was the first class after lunch and Punita was returning from the Bio Lab. She entered the class (unluckily, after Mrs. Young). So now she had to give an explanation regarding her absence. Prompt as she is, pat came the reply, “Ma’am I had gone to the Bio Lab to submit my biology practical file.” Suddenly, the expression on Mrs. Young’s face changed and she shouted, “Where had you been?!!” “Ma’am Bio Lab”, repeated Punita.
O Shit! She was even more furious!! Prachi looked in bewilderment and me too! In fact the whole class was confused as to what went wrong.
Mrs. Young screamed again, “Your Engliiiishhhh! Bio Lab…what is Bio Lab?!!!”
After exchanging some confused expression and I guess some hints from Prachi, Punita replied, “Ma’am Biology Lab.” And she screamed again, “Biology Lab!”
All right! Let me tell you…it’s still not complete! Though for a moment none of us in the whole class could realize. And as I said, the correct word had temporarily erased from our memories, so of course Mrs. Young had to do the honors…after all none of us could understand what to say!
She blared, “It is Biology Laboratory!” And as Punita repeated, “Yes Ma’am, Biology Laboratory”, the rest of the class pursed their lips to suppress the smiles (Though I’m sure I heard some giggles and remarks about Mrs. Young’s perfection for English!).
That was real fun….Biology Laboratory! All the years in school…I wonder who ever bothered to say those words again! Bio Lab is cool and I’m dead sure Mrs. Young uses it too…always!
Guess it was just a day of enlightenment for all of us!!
Flipping through the pages of my diary, I came across some lines that I wrote about my school days… the days spent in La Martiniere!!
This was a special day for Punita or lets say it turned out to be so…after all, she got to know some nice English words that perhaps had temporarily erased from her memory (and our memories too!) It was the first class after lunch and Punita was returning from the Bio Lab. She entered the class (unluckily, after Mrs. Young). So now she had to give an explanation regarding her absence. Prompt as she is, pat came the reply, “Ma’am I had gone to the Bio Lab to submit my biology practical file.” Suddenly, the expression on Mrs. Young’s face changed and she shouted, “Where had you been?!!” “Ma’am Bio Lab”, repeated Punita.
O Shit! She was even more furious!! Prachi looked in bewilderment and me too! In fact the whole class was confused as to what went wrong.
Mrs. Young screamed again, “Your Engliiiishhhh! Bio Lab…what is Bio Lab?!!!”
After exchanging some confused expression and I guess some hints from Prachi, Punita replied, “Ma’am Biology Lab.” And she screamed again, “Biology Lab!”
All right! Let me tell you…it’s still not complete! Though for a moment none of us in the whole class could realize. And as I said, the correct word had temporarily erased from our memories, so of course Mrs. Young had to do the honors…after all none of us could understand what to say!
She blared, “It is Biology Laboratory!” And as Punita repeated, “Yes Ma’am, Biology Laboratory”, the rest of the class pursed their lips to suppress the smiles (Though I’m sure I heard some giggles and remarks about Mrs. Young’s perfection for English!).
That was real fun….Biology Laboratory! All the years in school…I wonder who ever bothered to say those words again! Bio Lab is cool and I’m dead sure Mrs. Young uses it too…always!
Guess it was just a day of enlightenment for all of us!!
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