Sent by Kamlesh Kallani
Msg from Kamlesh Kallani
Dear all,
Subject: Re: Our school from above
Kamalesh Kallani----1971 Batch
Msg from Sir, Mr Lobo
Thanks, Ashok, for the shot.I recognised all the areas and the one that you ask"What the Hell is this?" is was called "Croaker" in my day.
I'll request Radheshyam Sharma to post the "View from the Top" on his blog.
Croakers (biological name-CICADA ) are the camouflaged creatures that make a shrill droning noise, especially after dark.
I didn't, but some enterprising lads who wanted to take it out on the Master on Duty, would smuggle them into the Study Hall which would disrupt the proceedings. By using the thumb and first finger and pressing down on their transparent wings pressing they would emit. We Muggers welcomed the break !!
It was a dense forest and we'd grab the chance to go down to fetch Footballs that went over from Third Field when we were Juniors and from the First Field when we the Big Guys on BALL BRIGADE.
Raspberries, wild Olives were collected to stave and supplement the Spartan diet.
On my last visit I noticed that the land has been cleared and made way for a Volley-ball court..sad and what price progress!
And the powers to be have done away with Years 11 &12, Hockey and Instrumental Music, supposedly due to lack of space. Difficult to comprehend.
On my part,as an ex Student and Teacher, I will continue to push for the above and hope others in the various Alumni will do likewise.
Keep those Colours High as you are doing with the Goethalites on your mailing list.
Matt Lobo
Msg from Adip Roka
Thanks for all the news and opinions. Iam proud to be an Ex-Goethalite
and have a colleague like you. Adip Roka,Ex-Goats (1974)
Adip Roka
Msg from Rajesh Agarwal
OK, no problem.
Do come home when you come to Kolkata
Radheshyam
Dear Radheyshyam
It is very interesting hearing from you almost every week and getting updated with the latest news.By the way let me introduce myself to you as Rajesh Kumar Agarwal( Batch 1991). setteled in Siliguri.Kindly let me know as to how do I see the latest list of old boys (GOATS) i.e which site do I open. Infact I had updated the form with my name and details quite some time back but am unaware of the updated list of GOATHALITES.Another last question i would like to ask is your BATCH YEAR and some of the details of your friends as well as if you could send me some old photographs related to GMS. thanks and waiting to hear from you.
Rajesh1991 GOAT
Hello Rajesh,
I am from the 1965 pass out badge.
Among my friends of the same year who visited Goethals during the centenary were A K Roy, D K Roy, J K Ghosh, Bruce Wallace, K K Rai, Ramdhari Agarwal(Siliguri).
You will get a whole lot of photographs if you visit our blogg http://goethals1907-2007.blogspot.com/ on the net. You will find many many photographs there.
The GMS site (goethalsmemorialschool.com) has a whole list of boys. I am also trying to update the records by asking everybody to send the personal data form which I send every week with my mail. Hope you have sent your data.
Since you are from the 1991 batch, I shall send you the details of all boys of the 1991 batch whose data I have, when I reach home this evening.
Ramdhari is from Siliguri. You may be knowing him.
Cheers.
Radheshyam
Dear Radheyshyam jee
Thanks for your spontaneous reply.
I was surprised to know that you are from 1965 batch (just shattered my expectations) even senior to my uncle Dr. Santosh Agrawal , child specialist (setteled in kolkata) who passed out in 1969.. any way age shouldnt be a barrier so i will keep touching you thru mail.
Regards,
Rajesh
And finally some humour sent by Rajesh to keep you smiling during the weekend
Physician, Heal Thyself!!
A man feared his wife wasn't hearing as well as she used to and he thought she might need a hearing aid. Not quite sure how to approach
her, he called the family Doctor to discuss the problem.. The Doctor
told him there is a simple informal test the husband could perform to
give the Doctor a better idea about her hearing loss.
Here's what you do," said the Doctor, "stand about 40 feet away from
her, and in a normal conversational speaking tone see if she hears
you.
If not, go to 30 feet, then 20 feet, and s o on until you get a
response.."
That evening, the wife is in the kitchen cooking dinner, and he was
in the den. He says to himself, "I'm about 40 feet away, let's see
what happens."
Then in a normal tone he asks, 'Honey, what's for dinner?"
No response.
So the husband moves to closer to the kitchen, about 30 feet from his
wife and repeats, ", what's for dinner?"
Still no response.
Next he moves into the dining room where he is about 20 feet from his
wife and asks, , what's for dinner?"
Again he gets no response so,
He walks up to the kitchen door, about 10 feet away. ", what's
for dinner?"
Again there is no response.
So he walks right up behind her. ", what's for dinner?"
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"James, for the FIFTH time I've said, CHICKEN!"
Moral of the story:
The problem may not be with the other one as we always think,
could be very much within us..!
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