Day one: High expectations

A day full of high expectations...

Is the perfect term to describe the first day in engineering college
Not because of something wrong or inferior but because of the hype and exaggeration created by society.
Engineering and medical colleges are the places where parents are proud to send their children...
Any other option is a shame to the most
Welcome to India!!!

When I entered the college premises for the first working day everyone was excited.
Folks were bragging about their entrance test marks.
In a nutshell, everyone was expecting to learn something related to the course they've opted for...
And many...
Sorry...I found out that the first-year engineering course is common to all the branches...I was unhappy

Chemistry, physics... The subject I was running from found me again.
The college has it's first day on Monday.
I wore a black T-shirt... unaware of the fact that you are supposed to wear white formals on Mondays!
I was looking like one student from Hogwarts

I was nervous... I'm an introvert so don't make friends easily
I sat on the last bench, alone
Lectures on the first day were more of an orientation and I thought I was better on my couch sleeping all day watching the game of thrones.

I was surprised by the number of girls in the college less than 15 percent,
No wonder most Indian male engineers opt for arranged marriage...lol
An average, introvert guy like me had no chance for this four-year game
So I thought of writing this blog so I could reduce the regret of not being born in the house of Clooney's

Anyway... First day was not at all according to the expectations
Yes, I met some great teachers who were interested in teaching something new but teaching engineering for 30 fucking years made them less interesting...

So if it's your first day to the engineering college, my personal advice to you would be
Do not expect something new to happen in your life...
You won't be a computer programmer on the first day itself...
Have patience... And always expect the unexpected.

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