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The Lunchbox


The Lunchbox😋
After getting admission in the engineering college, I thought that my life would change all around. I mean that was good, I needed some change in my schedule. There are some things that I would miss in the engineering college though. Lunch breaks... Lunch breaks in the school are awesome! Canteens were meant for the purpose of getting food if you haven't got any from your house. Everyone got meals from their house. And as soon as the students heard the recess bell, they took their lunch boxes on a table to eat with their friends. I was sad that I wouldn't have that kind of lunch break ever in my life again... 


The lunch break on my first day to the college was the most boring event on the planet. Everyone was hesitant; no one tried to share the lunch with the other folks. I thought I had to get used to it. But it's natural though, no one had made any friends and we needed time to know each other.



The ice started breaking, students started talking to each other. That was the day it all changed! Till then, I've had my own group... ( The guys I've introduced you through my blogs) But I still didn't know their eating habits.
Groups started sitting and sharing in the lunch breaks. So did ours. And one thing I liked about Mr. Tenacious was that he waited for us to come to the washroom to wash our hands. He waited for us to return to the class so that we can all eat together and most importantly... He waited for us to submit the assignments! Well, I can't deny the fact that finding people like him is like finding a needle out of the hay!
Our life has changed to 180° since we joined the professional course, but the lunch breaks are still the same. I've noticed one common theme, there's always a person who devours food. He is the person who likes each and every bit of your lunchbox regardless of what's in it! Chilli pancakes, pumpkin salad, stirred eggplant and all the weird named dishes your Mom makes for you, he enjoys them all! I think the ancestors of these people must have worked as a royal food taster in the King’s palace. The job where a person is paid to check the quality and safety of the food. And yes! If these people would have kept up with the same profession, they would be earning a good amount of money.
Considering the Kings remain to be insanely generous!  




 Dr. Workaholic is that type of person in our group. If you ever brought a dish in your lunchbox that you don’t like, Dr. Workaholic helps you to finish it off!
Sometimes, this can happen to your favorite dishes as well!
And he does that for the whole group. I’ve observed that if Dr. Workaholic is absent for a day, we take 25 minutes of the 30 to consume the food. The other days we just take 15!
Believe it or not, Dr. Workaholic is a type of person every group has when it comes to the Lunch breaks.



These many words to describe a 30-minute lunch break but there’s still a person who needs to be mentioned in the blog. Without that person, none of us would be having lunch breaks.
I’m talking about the person who prepares the food.
Whether it is your Mom, Dad, Uncle, Maid or that uncle from your canteen, they take efforts to feed you.
See, the “lunch break” is a lunch break when there is “lunch” in the “break”.
If it’s your Mom remember that she has to wake up early in the morning with or earlier than you to make all the food. And we all are sitting here complaining about assignments!
No matter if there’s stirred eggplant or Paneer Tikka Masala in your lunchbox, the same amount of love was put in to prepare that.



I respect the people who live in the hostels away from their parents. They are the ones who understand the real value of home-cooked food.
If you don’t believe me, ask any person in your college who stays away from home.
We kind of take all the people who make food for granted.



Every working day when its 1:20 pm, it’s the same thing.
Mr. Tenacious waits for us to open the lunch box...
We have at least 5-6 lunchboxes on a single bench…
All the folks sit around talking about the latest movie or video game…
Dr. Workaholic comes to the rescue…
Same people, the same old lunchbox.







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  1. pranav sawantOctober 1, 2019 at 1:29 AM

    So Relatable😁😂

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  2. Ankita ShindeOctober 1, 2019 at 2:28 AM

    💯

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  3. Tanmay KulkarniOctober 1, 2019 at 2:48 AM

    Very much Relatable...!!!��

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    1. Suyash SalviOctober 2, 2019 at 12:10 AM

      Thanks Tanmay! I remember our group sitting on a single bench in lunch break...

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  4. BackBencherOctober 1, 2019 at 3:05 AM

    I can feel the pain of eating food outside of home. Once, there was a family function in my village so my parents had to go out of station. I couldn't have went with them because my practical exams were there, so for a whole week I had to eat from nearest restaurants. And I'm that kind of person who doesn't like food from outside. When food came it was like 90% oil and seasoning. It was horrible. After that disaster of a food, I used to buy bread from outside and have milk and bread for breakfast. And during night, I used to cook instant noodles for myself. Those were tough time. I'm very happy that right now my college is in my city so I don't have to bother about food from outside.

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    1. Suyash SalviOctober 2, 2019 at 12:19 AM

      Hehe MrMusic, So good that you expressed your thoughts in the comment section.
      This motivates me to write more!
      And BTW,yeah, parents leaving you alone at home is the worst case scenario.
      Your stomach must've suffered a lot.
      At least you had noodles to eat...

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  5. JituOctober 1, 2019 at 7:56 AM

    💯% relatable😍

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    1. Suyash SalviOctober 2, 2019 at 12:11 AM

      Thanks Jitu! It's my pleasure to hear from you...

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