Tuesday, November 18, 2008

The Essence of YMCA- Inhouse Characters

Everyone would wonder what i mean by " Essence of YMCA". The essence of the YMCA are the people staying in YMCA.

Now for people who have no clue about YMCA:- YMCA is christian non- profit organisation which is run across the world.

I stay in Bombay YMCA Procter / Swimming Pool Branch at Mumbai Central. The hostel is meant for Men's who are working executives. I reached this paradise on Jan 01 2008 after being cheated by the taxiwalla who brought me over to the place from the Dadar railway station. The hostel was far better than what i expected. Nice rooms & clean beds got me interested. It also had a self managed mess. But what was better was the swimming pool and the gymnasium where a quite good number of people (both male & female/ both young & elder) came along to maintain their fitness.

I gelled in quite comfortably. There are around 70 odd guys staying in the hostel and each and everyone having a better job and profile than the other. There were all sort of guys( in term of character)- Extrovert, Introvert, Harami, Bakwas, Nautangi etc etc....

Some of the characters in our hostel:

1) Arun Tirkey (my best friend & my personal assistant in Mathematical calculation.):

The owner of a superb brain and poor employees of Accenture. Passed out from one of premier engineering institutions . Presently in IIM- Kozhikode getting himself murdered by the professors. We had wonderful time together.

2) Chrisbo Le Patric (dont misinterpret from his name. He is not French)

The mastermind behind any system related activities. Would be fully on his mobile. My best booze partner. Left the hostel with lame excuse.

3) Arjun Vasanth (nicknames: {RITU VASANTH, CALICUT, AMBARNATH.........}n)...... goes on)

A cricket crazy bugger who was once the coach of a cricket team. Boasts of leading the team to major victories in their city. A eye opener to anyone who is dirty, untidy. One gets to see his full luggage (professional as well as personal and ultra personal) on his table and under his bed. He has been once to Dubai and very thankful to Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum for changing his life.

4) Richy D Alexander (nicknames: Police,head constable)

A journalist by profession and a pure optimist who believes he can make it big in his life. Full of hopes and ambitions. Makes a girlfriend wherever he visits. A person who can be any females pet by and through his well said Bakwas. A person who have lot of contact from Vijay Mallya to the future Vijay Mallya ( thats me.)

5) Pranshant Biddappa (No nicknames)

The owner of a beautiful mind and has a joke to crack about Arjun whenever we meet. The main competitor to Arjun in CRICKET 2007 Computer game.

6) Rosh Rajan (eda koppe;Please do the pronounciation with a huge gujarathi accent)

An investment banker who uses both brains as well as brawns to get his business done. A pure genius in terms of Stocks and Markets. A mallu who was brought up in Gujarat, a guy who doesnot have gujarathi blood but has Gujarathi thinking. Desperately looking for a bride globally at a local level.

7) V. C Mathew (popularly known as Mathaii)

A book worm who doesnot know what is written in the books as well in the practical life. Completed his legal studies from Symbiosis Law School in Pune. The Mr. Argue with everyone over everything under the Sun of our hostel.


8) Ashish Sahu

My room- mate and immediate financial advisor. this guy has a wonderful knowledge of the financial world. He is the one who opened my eyes and my demat account to the financial world

There are still characters in the hostel of whom i would like to write about. But i dont want to take the risk of being beaten. So it would be better that i stop.