Wrote a poem...
Jokhon tui hasish pran khule, amar mone kolponara othe dule
Jokhon tui kadish mone mone, proshnogulo uki jhuki dei ghorer kone
Tor oporup 2to chokher dike takie - koto kothai jai bhebe, jai harie
Tor dushtumir majhe majhe, porira neme ashe bhalobashar khaje khaje
Ami toke sarajibon rakhbo hridmajhare, khujbo sei smritigulo bedonar adhare
Kintu tui bolto amai sotti bhalobasish? Bondhu bhebe mone amae kotota dhore rakhis?
Harie jabo jedin ami, porbe amay mone
1 fota jol ashte dis tor chokher kon e
Sedin brithai dakbi amai debo na ar sara
hoe jabo oi nil akaash er chotto ekta tara...

One of the wonderful events of my life.
During this 10days camp I learnt true way how to stay on my own, how to cooperate, manage schedules, unity and discipline. The date span was around 24 Sept to 4th Oct. Probably.
The camp was held in Alipore Takshal Colony Ground, Alipore. Dad accompanied me to the camp. I had to sign in register in the Officer's tent to get accommodation to a room in quarter. Dad bid me good bye. And I am left alone among about 200 other cadets including male and female of Senior Division. There were also about 200 Junior Division cadets. The day before I had came to this place to help Officers to set up tents and transport items from Group HQ, New Alipore.
I dragged my heavy bag past the ground about 5minutes before I reached a green coloured series of 6 quarters. I had my room at the extreme end along with 12 or 14 cadets of 1st and 2nd year (few of them who were there with me throughout were : Aman Singh, Chaturbhuj Yadav, Sagar Das, Prosenjit Yadav, Sk Hasan Imam, etc) . I kept my bag and got fresh quickly. The quarters were haunted, roads were dirty, toilets were not working, or merely one can pee. The back door was broken behind which lied drains. Later on we were informed that condition was made like that to test ability of young defence personnel to turn that haunted poor thing into a place of residence.
I got ready in track pants and came back to the Auditorium area where we were given meals, lined up for register roll calls and accumulated for any objective / task, or before parades. The girls' quarter were adjacent to auditorium, they were lucky, because we had to travel 10minutes to get to our quarters from Auditorium for each meals and exercises with our lunch plates in hand under scorching sun. Thanks, for those hardships paid off as turning point and prominent character developement sequences.
Quickly within 1 day we turned our flat into livable place hard to find simile with what we saw first day. Our daily routine went on like this -
1. Morning 5 am - Wake up
2. 7am - Physical Training classes in abandoned concrete runway
3. 8am - Breakfast
4. 8:30am - Line up for parades
5. 10:30am - Break for drinking tea
6. Then again parades / theory classes
7. 12:30 - 1pm - Lunch (same meal every day)
8. Afternoon was leisure time, when we rehearsed for cultural programs, or One day we were taken to visit Alipore Mint where we saw how coins were made, and One day for shooting (described later on).
9. 4pm- Games (in name only, because in this time we had to work on cleaning roads, placing posters, flags, and clearing off the area in military style and at quadruple speed than common man)
10. After that usually Theory classes, Cultural Program rehearsals.
11. 8pm - Dinner
12. 9pm - Roll Call and assembly
13. 10:30pm - Sleep / or Night Duty
I had one Night duty, in Auditorium area with Chaturbhuj Yadav. While Chaturbhuj slept all the way, I did my duty till morning with a torch in hand and whistle. I enjoyed that beauty of night. Everywhere it was silent and all those days felt like I was so much away from this city life and pace.

One day afternoon some of us were selected for Shooting @ fort Williams. We were so happy to get out of the camp after 6days at last and have test of outside while traveling in military truck. For the first time we were taken to shooting arena. This was far away from place inside Fort Williams where we usually have our training every Sunday. There was a platform little height and then a undulated plane and after which about 75 feet there was 5 targets placed side by side. We were trained for first time to use a 2 mark 2 (.22 caliber rifle), and how to take aim and proper procedures pre and post shooting including Line position take, gun clear command, etc. by Cpl. Neeraj Kumar (the young Officer whom we all loved very much for personality, knowledge and smartness and figure). My turn came up. I shoot 5times hitting 2times only among it. Well though it was highest. Because it was out first time for all. We had great time.

Soon the final day came close when we had our cultural program. ADG (Additional Director General) came as Chief guest along with our Head of Dept  - Wing Commander.
I played Jesus in a choreographed english song "Father God" by Manisha Kanu, Mansi and others. Later on I was often called Jesus by some :D.
We also sang Kandho se milte hai kandhe from film Lakshya, me being the lead vocalist. We got applause from all cadets as it was a rythme dedicated to military.

Forgot to mention 4 things -
1. Dad came twice to see me, once he took some unused and not required clothes and articles back home, and another time he brought boiled egg for me.

2. Once we had tussle with some local people residing in the colony. We were given emergency fall in alarm and we were at the spot within 300 seconds sharp! and took situation under control.

3. Being a Tech. Special Force cadet always got priority over normal cadets.

4. Learnt Hindi, atleast now I can speak little bit and make others understand.

I also got good bond with Bengali Officers there like Sergeant D Bandopadhyay, Srgt. D Roi, Cpl. Neeraj Kumar, etc. The final day we were given certificates and we bid Happy Puja to all and left the camp at last. Tears ran through my eyes for 2 reasons. To be out to normal life again, and for gratitude to IAF for teaching me so much during this 10days.


Image showing our Camp location, Quarters in Centre Top Right
Search Google Maps with Alipore Takshal Vidyapith

Today is another remarkable day in my life. Everything else was as usual today. But the evening time, prior to going into Amitava Sir's was special. Me and Dad left for CIT Market and stopped by the mobile shop beside Anwesha Book Shop. It was already informed that my Choice would arrive today, and soon I was handed over my portable electronic device, Micromax Q7, the black mobile phone. It was damn cool, sleek and high profile mobile. It was about Rs. 4800. Not pretty much, but a lot for mediocre family which I belong to, but it was package of happiness. It has Dual Sim, Wi-Fi, 2mp Camera, MP4 player, 8 Gb extendables, and etc a lot of features. The interface is excellent and its special feature is Track Ball Navigation which is amazing to use and ease of use for Websites and menus.

Today is my Birthday. Woke up as usual, went for the NCC at Fort Williams. I was enjoying the day to the fullest there. After the training, I got out from South Gate of Fort Williams and called up Babai. It was preplanned that we should go to Westside to buy a Tee for my B'day. He came after a few minutes, and took with him Luchi and Torkari for me to have my breakfast on road. We walked beside the Victoria Memorial and took a taxi to West Side in Camac Street. Then there was choosing of tee for an hour, but I could not find a good one, so left there. Came back pretty late around 1pm. Dada, Didu, Mama, Pranab Da, Subhendra kaku and Jethima had already arrived. I expressed my apology for being late, and got fresh quickly. Sourav Uncle had brought a Cake but he had left for his work before I arrived. I cut the cake, and then we had a delicious lunch, which was brought by Didu from Kitchen Korner. As per my request it was totally Veg Lunch. Then we had conversations and all left by 5pm. I went to play football in the ground and scored 2goals with my usual assists. Evening was okay okay, as I had done little maths as homework.

Woke up at 8, pretty late. Suffering from fever and excessive pain and pass from ear. Took the medicines. Then got ready for 1st day at Tirthapati Institution. Though not sure if I would continue, depending of lists of other schools, I entered the school opposite to Priya Cinema Hall and Deshapriyo Park at 11. Our XI Science room was in 3rd Floor. I was sitting beside Sayak and another boy from Nava Nalanda. Beside us in the next bench was 2 students from South Point. I had been to this school earlier for my theatre programs, so wasn't difficult to adjust. Rooms were spacious with large windows and adequate ceiling fans. A lady teacher entered our room after a few minutes, and she sat on the chair over the teacher's kiosk. She took the roll call register and called out our roll nos and we replied back with "yes mam" or "present mam". She was a bit friendly, and called out the routine schedule. Next was the physics class. A young sir, hardly age will be 30s entered the class and wrote on the board - "Mechanics" and started giving lectures. He spoke in bengali as the school was bengali medium, and I found it very difficult to understand the corresponding terms. Though english was accepted in the class, still most of the students were speaking in bengali there. He also described relative motion and went into 1,2 and 3 Dimension positional vector of bodies with Cartesian system and Polar system. I made out the english from his teachings and wrote it down on the copy. A short man with smiling face entered our room after a while, but his voice was very sharp. He entered and pointed at a South Pointer sitting next to our bench and said in bengali - "Why are you smiling? Feeling proud to belong from a high profile school earlier? Dont smile always, its very bad". He spoke in a strange way, in typical Bangladeshi bengali mixed with english terms. 2 boys came pretty late from toilet and he asked, "Where have you been? No toilet during school hours, says EVS" and then said, "Okay enter the class, it wont be looking nice to stay outside in such well dressed pupils", staring at them like a crow. Then we came to know it was EVS class, but as the book wasnt with all of us, so he started teaching chemistry. He began with Atoms, Molecules, Vapour Density, etc. I was listening resting my head over my hand. He stared at me, and said - "Dont be so lazy, or else youll recall the wonderful result of Madhyamik and also the gifts you got". I was in complete attention after that. It was rather easy class, as he was teaching in almost english terms. So 3 periods were gone, and before Sayak and I can make out whats happening, we found others running downstairs. We understood that classes for today was over, and so went down slowly. I realised that classes in 11 are much like the colleges, nobody knows when the school will end depending on teachers and classes, especially in a school like this.

Today was a dream day. Which comes less in my life. Today morning, I woke up sharp at 5:30, got ready for myself, and logged into net, for orkut scrap checking and then picked up some songs and wallpapers. In the meantime I took painkillers because of the pain on ears last night. Me and Babai left for Fort Williams, the first training day at NCC. I wore my SB gray tee and khaki six pocket pant with Sports shoe. We took 37 bus from New Alipore and reached Fort Williams South Gate. There were NCC Seniors, they assembled us into lines of 3rows. Then we jogged towards the Swimming Pool area where the road opened into a much broader road into the campus meant for parades. It was a wonderful spot, the gates were guarded with forces, clean and tidy and greens everywhere. We were roll called. Then we were taken to a shade, because it was raining hard outside. We met Chaubey sir, or divisional head and Sergeant Ali and B Gorai and M Singh. They taught us what NCC means, and why one would join it. They narrated how we will have advantage and benefits after the NCC Course, and also cleared other doubts. Chaubey sir also taught us different specimens of the Uniform. That was all, as it was raining no further exercise was carried, so we were dismissed. I took a 37 alone and reached home only to know that Babai left just then to pick me up. I then called him and narrated that I was back home and he should return as soon as possible.

Today was a special one. In the morning at 6 o'clock I got up and prepared myself for NCC examination. Mama came on his bike to pick me up early in the morning, and we spend a little time mapping the exact location of exam venue through Google Earth. We left for Behala Air Field and without much hesitation reached the spot. The Behala Air Field, later I came to know, was a air strip for air training, and there were hundreds of other boys waiting too. Soon we were called, sorted according to height in a disciplined way and sat on the concrete ground inside the hangar for the examination. It was a question paper of 1 page, both faces, comprising fill ups, mcq, and true/false. I got most of them correct and was sorted in the group with marks 40-50 out of 50. So I was ultimately selected! And I was assorted to visit Air Squadron Head Quarter 9th at 10:30 am for Identity Card registration.

Today morning I went with Sourav Uncle to see if there is my name in the Army Public School Admission Test. I returned from gym earlier, and met with Sourav Uncle in front of Bacchan's dhaba. From there we went to Ballygunge Govt School. But it was locked down due to Poll results. So we went to Army Public School, and viewed one of the best schools I have ever saw. It was a military zone, and was tidy and clean. Full of greens and lakes, it was a large school, with Cyber cafe within campus as well as other snacks bar. I was selected in the list with roll number SA54. And yes It was a dream come true. I got information that I have to enroll for Aptitude test on 5th of June, 2010 at school premises.

10th and 11th April. It was a long time since we went for a full fledged trip. Hence after the boards, though not a trip actually, but can consider as an outing or a little rest from daily speed schedules. It was planned to visit Santiniketan. The group comprised of my family and I, mama, Pranab da, Sourav uncle, and few Purangana (mom and pishimoni's women club) members.  We launched our journey at 6:30 or around in a Tata Sumo packing almost 12people in it. My legs were cramped as we swept around the morning Kolkata to pickup Jhuma Pishi from New alipore, Pranab da, Sourav Uncle, and Atashi Pishi from Rashbehari and rest were in from Chelta itself. We were joined by mama with his Santro Xing in the Belepole crossing in Kona Expressway. Pranab Da, Sourav Uncle and Me jumped into the Santro as it was more a my car than Sumo packed with the aged. :P.
We speeded through the GT Road, Durgapur Expressway, halted at Saktigarh for breakfast. Amazing fact was that each shop in Shaktigarh has "Langcha", popular sweet of there in it. Like Langcha Ghar, Langcha Mahal, Langcha Hall, Langcha Hotel, etc
We ate puri and others took langcha with it. Then in the midst of hot weather we sweated and reached our destination. The hotel was named Poushali and it was amazing one. It was situated just beside "Pratichi" great Amartya Sen's residence there. The rooms were large and spacy, with beautifully painted with artworks made by hand. Walls had handstamps of different colours, an aesthetic look allover, with Tagore's painting, portraits, clay pots and lots of others. I took a video coverage of whole of it with ma's Nokia 3110 Classic 1.3mp mobile-camera. I also haunted the lobby and rooftop which portrayed a wonderful scenario. I took quick snaps as others settled down in rooms. Me, pranabda, mama, Sourav Uncle and babai settled in a dormitory type large room meant for 5. We spent the afternoon inside the hotel as it was too hot with 'loo' outside. The lunch was delicious as was the 3meals we took there during our stay very homely and mouthwatering. It was rice, dal, sabji, posto, and Egg curry for me and fish for others.
The hotel owner was hardly of mama's age and was very friendly. We met Gyani (one who possess knowledge), a german sephard and a little white labrador there.
Well, pretty much, we went out for sightseeing in the car and we halted at the "haat" or village market, where people and local artists sat down with their craftswork for sale. Some of us bought some for their homemates. I enjoyed puchka there. Then we sat down to listen to baul songs, which was indeed amazing talent of bengal folks. We roamed around till night in market while the ladies hopped in for shopping. I was quite bored around this time.

But it is very important to confess a thing now, all the young girls in santiniketan studying in visva bharati or someplace, are exceptionally beautiful, talented and too much friendly. It is obvious I like girls with sporty attitude and so do they, all rode cycles speeded through the lanes and road with beautiful jeans or sarees or casual wares with a sweet smile. Each of them almost gave a amazing sweet smile to me whenever I stared at them. I cant express what I felt, but it was enough to tremble my knees, and to fall in love for them. Well the night we slept in little hot as loadshading was frequent, but tiredness pushed us into sweet dreams.

Next morning sharp around 5:30 we went to Santhal Village and snapped beautiful crafts and society of them. Then we visited amar kutir, while they were again busy shopping I roamed around the garden and nature and took pics in Pranab da's Digi Cam. It was very hot outside and after seeing Kopai, Khoai we returned back. Nothing more now, we took rest and had our lunch. Before the lunch we visited Visva Bharati, where a guide took us to visit different buildings and crafts inside the campus. It was also an excitement to feel Tagore's place.
We returned and had our lunch. Meanwhile mama went in his car and picked up Camelia didi (though future wife of mama, but I will always call didi, or simply camelia as she is hardly 5years or 4years older) and she joined us. After lunch all except mama, pranab da, camelia didi and me went to visit the museum. We hopped in santro and went to see Camelia didi's batchmates, and also visited their mess. I met Sushmita, a beautiful girl there, batchmate who had a sweet smile on her face and was extremely friendly. Hope can get her email id soon. We returned and joined others by car and then returned to Kolkata at late night. We had to visit Atashi pishi's home to drop her and then cutting cross kolkata again return to chetla. Finally tired and with some beautiful memories we returned home.
Hey forgot to mention, I missed Saturday class of Physics and Maths , while former agreed to redo it on Tuesday with Sayak and Rimo, while maths wasnt , obvious :)