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Every day we bump into old friends and new enemies. But, few millennium earlier animals were our friends and enemies. And now we cannot tolerate having these domestic creatures around. May be because they are awful, unhygienic or dangerous, or maybe they are not ‘we’, the Homo sapiens. Sometimes, we happen to encounter the animals and these are my experiences.

In my final year I migrated to the so called Main Hostels (MH). The building is superficially old, but can still stand strong for another 50 years. I was allotted the room #100. If you happen to be at MH, please take a moment for the writings on the door. They clearly depict the dreams and ambitions scribbled on the doors, some say GRE USA and few shout VM Ware/Merc/Bosch/Tesco!. As I entered my room, I was eager to find out what was inside. Surprisingly, I saw a small lizard. I consciously ignored it. Then I opened the windows. I heard ‘patthh.. paatthh!’. I then discovered two more small garden lizards falling from the window panel. I was standing in a room with three lizards. My lightening speed reflexes helped me to shut the windows, and thus I avoided two reptiles entering my room. Smell of the painted room was unsympathetic. I was quiet uncomfortable with the bathrooms and toilets, which were not cleaned regularly. A few months later I found the last BroLiz (that’s what I named it) in my guitar case. I heroically captured it and release to the MH ground.

During my second year we had a subject called Machine Drawing. The day before submission me and my friends were out on a small post dinner stroll. On our Way back, a Kabutar landed quanta of shit on my head! I can’t describe to you the odour, just imagine an instance where you smelled the most awful, and now plus ten times effect "on your head". I know, its impossible to even think. The submission was due the very next day! What were I to do? And then, I had this bizarre idea. ‘Why not put some talcum powder on my head to nullify the stench!' . My roommate instantly fled out and I could even hear his screams from the corridor!

This is the story of ‘how I met Ratzilla!’ This happened during the study holidays in my third year. Earlier that month, I saved a Chikki for myself. I kept it in my drawer and forgot. Soon a rodent discovered it. It spent an entire month in that drawer. Just before the exam I felt a funny odour from my table drawer. When I opened it, I meet a cute little bastered, Ratzilla. We figuratively shared same tooth brush, tooth paste and ear buds.

Humans and animals co-exist on mother earth. We are scared, but so are they. I'm crazy enough to love them and embrace them in my memory. I’m glad that our Itinerary converged.

-Peace

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  1. shri16 April 2015 at 10:52

    funny one bro....liz

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  2. Unknown16 April 2015 at 18:06

    This relates the saying "manganinda manava" ;) :)

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  3. Akshatha Vydula16 April 2015 at 19:46

    I could imagine your situation!!!
    I still wonder why these lizards still exist??
    They are the ones which I fear the most..

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  4. Anonymous17 April 2015 at 00:27

    Beautifully portrayed..kudos :-)

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  5. Unknown26 April 2015 at 03:35

    Good one, I'm very proud of you

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