Hostel Day - Day1 : Robin

Hostel Day - First Day

Huge, unguarded gate.
Right at the bus stop.
Long n straight, tarred road with an upward slope.
A huge cross, near the gate, outside the compound wall.
The road led us to hostel, after a climb and a descent.

Dont remember seeing the who's-gonna-be-the-most-familiar-face
of the hostel, the hostel warden - Santhoshachan.
(He doesnt like to be referred to be as warden. He prefers to
be called Rector - he who rectifies your mistakes, and leads
you through the right path)

Aneesh Baby showed us the room. In the first floor..
A small room. Three beds. One table, one chair. There is
barely any space for moving around. Its a dungeon just
for sleeping, nothing else. Hot and congested.

Rested the brown bag, beside the fluorescent blue bag.
Thats when I learned I already have a room-mate.
Robin came with the best flashy smile I've ever seen on
the face of a room-mate.
(It was my first stay at a hostel. So that statement makes no sense)
From the very mannerisms and talk of Robin, I gathered that
this guy is a real funny easy-going person.
But I bet he would have had different opinion about me.

Left with bro n Dad to go shopping.
One bucket, one mug, one bed. Well its not a bed.. a thick
blanket kinda thing - called kosadi. Back in room..
And soon back to the bus stop to see off dad n bro.

Back to room and into general topics - native, first time in
hostel?, how many at home?, will there be ragging?, any
other first year chaps came yet?....

Talking to Rat, in those days, can easily get a nomination
to the Best Boring Things to do. Yes, it was a totally different
Rat..

More on "that" Rat in the next episode.