Gossips + Events + Super Seniors + The Hunt!

The Vital committee member with a British accent has been trying on one of the exchange students for so long. Calling her for Pondy trips asking out.. But my reporters tell me that he has had no luck yet. But then, he does not seem to be the one to give up. Keep trying ;)

The precious stone girl is seen hanging around in the campus and outside it with a certain junior, most evenings. Coffees and Nescafes.. Has Obama been left out?
No. Obama is seen hanging around with the Musk Deer. But Musk Deer claims that he is just a good friend. So both the precious stone and Obama on different roads now?

Liberation has been postponed due the love affair between the circle and rain. :( It is said that events organized by the circle is jinxed with a curse from the rain. Incidentally, girls of LIBA has given '33%' reservation to guys in 'talking nonstop' event. While 2 girls took away the first and second places, third was given to a guy. ;) But the celebration went into the form of liberation in rain. After all the noise they[we] made at the OAT, a visiting faculty was seen dialing the authorities' number. This sent all of those who were liberated, running for cover. But yeah, liberated or not, we celebrated :)
So, the Circle members informed it will be in early January.

Well, the one who wrote here before me previous Dr. Love, went and silently got himself engaged. Out of the blue, FB carried his Roka pics and then the engagement pics. Yours truly interviewed him for a juicy gossip only to find that it was pakka arranged marriage. :( November 6th is the engagement and next year would see them getting married. After all those gossips he wrote about everybody, we could not find him putting the toe out of line.
The lady Love who is going to decorate his heart, designs interiors and is his Fate from now on. ;) Well, best wishes for your love filled life Dr. Love! ;)
Incidentally, someone's, [who was his best friend all through the life in LIBA,] likes and comments were present in absentia all the way. Go find who! :P

The biggest event of campus was a success this year too. Core team was seen running around on phones and teams to get things done. Good work and Insight team! Cheerz!
The 'Numbers People' of campus had their share of glory when their conclave found space in the pages of major newspapers. The noted point was that, it was a ladies' army leading the clan.
Espire prelims happened today and was organized by the Ecell of the college. This time, we see more initiative from the juniors' side. The next rounds as usual will happen soon with TieCon.
The mindfulness of leadership is also on the way. The Exec Lady is taking care of that event. We do have a lot of events happening all through the sem eh! :) This year’s theme is Eco-Innovation: Time to Wake Up!

The One in the four of the 'Mallu gang' who has a secure future, was found family planning, some days after securing it. :P How many years till marriage, till this... till that.. He is all set for future it seems. ;) What when how why...

The search [rather hunt] for the Pandora  of 2012 has begun. The stage is all set. People who are interested to carry on the legacy, mail me an exclusive scoop which portrays your creati-witty, humor and nose-for-news skills. :) The hunt has begun! Beware of repercussions of writing here btw :P
So, who is next? :)

Till Next Post,
Love,
Pandora


PS- Even though the messages from the junies have been a bit overboard, this competition needs a look from all of us for 'likes'. Go here and you will see the contestants and their posters. LIBA's highest scorer is just 100 likes away from being the overall first. Please like and promote LIBA and its contestants there. [On special request from Itty :) ]

Gossips + Events + Celebrations + Super Seniors

I know you are saying 'Long time no see'. But yeah, writers' block. :D


So, here goes!


Gossips

Reports were confirmed that Ted talks has asked an ex student cum entrepreneur to speak for a whole 18 minutes' duration and the video will be available on Ted talks from next month. For people who didnt still get who he is, the one who slept and wanted to be called a biatch.

The common room sees some couples [ those that have publicly confirmed and those that deny anything put forward ] during the day and evenings studying 'seriously'. During and without exams, this pattern has been observed by many a reporter. Wonder when there will be more for Dr. Love to talk about from the common room. ;)

The blue legged girl of past, and her 'politically ex' we[a]re seen together in classes these days. When inquired about whether they have gotten back together again, the guy decided to wonder why he should tell anyone if something is there. But the lady made a statement that it was not him and someone serious this time around. And for the readers from Dr. Love, the guy is off campus. ;) 

The super senior pair, mallu boy and the hyderabadi biriyani, by the latest update have drifted apart.

The junior 'end of the night' [as many of the batch mates identify him] and the junie girl apparently have drifted away from each other. This change was visible after the recent long vacation. The foreigner seems to have lost interest and so has the girl. Or was it just a communication gap?

The Washington boys are having a hell of a time now. Incidentally, the JLL intern was gifted something really controversial before leaving by his friends aka the 6 packer and the tall one. Go figure! :P


The 'official' photographer was seen sporting hickeys some time back. He still has not divulged who is responsible for it. Neither did he try to defend when asked if it could be an insect bite. My reporters contemplate that it could be a junie [from the lot he frequently interacts with] who is responsible. :P

The financial controller of the student firm, is still recuperating from her rendezvous at the hospital. She will not be participating in the fashion show of the liberation movement of the campus this year to the disappointment of the senies. She is consoling herself being the coordinator of the event this year. Apparently, there is a run for money when comes to leg injuries and girls at our college.

Photo Session of Bums at an interval :P

Events
The biggest event of the campus was decided to be cut short to a 'single happening day' by the guides with insight. Although this will cut out the final celebration time too, as declared by the father of the event, when asked about the final hulahoo. Lets see the 'brighter' side. No expenses for 'celebrations' this time around. Lets all just celebrate BOP.

The liberation of both the batches are set to happen this weekend. The junies seem to spend time during evenings to practice. Good going guys :) And all the best.

The Diwali this year saw celebrations starting with a Pooja and crackers. Fortunately, nobody was hurt during the celebrations. The girl with the track record of being burnt every time she went anywhere near a cracker, this time chose to stay far and watch. With a leg injury [and a blue plaster], she was anyways not going to be in a position to run around with things. As usual, the Phoenix bird was her helping hand shooing away trespassers with crackers. For those who didnt notice, the bird and her had a short period of 'misunderstanding' and the bird had hanging around with the tattoo girl and 'the circle' head. The pair soon made up the differences though and are back together. All izz well!

The Diwali celebrations also saw the two Rs make up their 'differences' as informed by one of my reporters. For those who missed the bus, they had their differences for some time. Now, all izz well again or so it seems.

During Onam celebrations, more names of guys came up than some of the lady nominees for the manka competition. Yours truly had some 300 nominations to filter from, obviously spam included. One of the junies confided that he was sitting and punching in one name for like a 100 times. Crushes could make people do things eh? :)

The God's call this year found some 'ungodly' people attending it. Apparently talking while someone else talking [the usual communication problem] infuriated the messenger. This in turn resulted in some very 'visionary' FB statuses. The story goes that, most of those 'ungodly' ones have decided not to attend any more of those calls.

Until the blog calls next time,
Love,
Pandora :)

Gossips + Events + Super-seniors + Trivia

Obama received a gift from the precious stone [like last year] and he wore it two days later, to affirm he liked the gift. Well, are they back together? Or is it 'just friends' again? :P Dr. Love does nt think its just friends. Obama's budday songs this time were all sung with three girls' names in it. The precious stone was one of them.

For Backrubs contact .. double zero triple one! :P
Picture speaks for testimonials. [A shot from the breaks of a basketball match]

The tall guy confronted Pandora one day recently, asking her 'why did you take a pic of my diary?', about the pic in the previous post. Well guys, clarifying that 'it' was a diary entry. :D

A certain girl in the juniors, whose name has both feet and moon in it, has been liking a certain junior boy's pics left right center, as pointed out by the official photographer of the college. While the bias is evident, the girl denied that it was because of any particular reason. Hah! Too many sentences start with such seemingly unimportant 'no reasons'. :P

The Golden girl and Light boy were spotted in a theatre [drama theatre actually] recently [some days back] enjoying the show lesser than each other's company. Dr. Love felt good to see the love in blooms. :) Incidentally some of their gang friends were with them too. But the main attraction for them obviously was each other. Do we hear any other bells? ;)

The vital committee member who was making a lot of appearances here without meaning to, was reported to have a crush on a senior mallu this time. Incidentally, his car and attitude is what she likes the most. The black.. Well, Pandora will not give out too much information here. :P

Good capture. Could not help sneaking this pic out from  the photographer's album. :D

One of the Rs was spotted sporting a kickey with an H. Well by witnesses reports, not one, but three kickies were 'sported'. Littles people make big impacts. Aye? The bigger ones carry the results around. Incidentally, on Janmashtami celebrations, the little one was seen scolding the other for stripping his tee off. Apparently, he was trying to get 'heads turned', that turned a single head and started a single scolding.

Some '99 people' are getting a lot of revenue from the health freaks of the college. What with personal trainers and loads of money, by the last count, 25+ people from the senior batch alone were visiting and working out in gyms. That is almost 1/4th of the batch. Wonder when the bug will bite with the same ferocity, the juniors. Incidentally, the super seniors have been complaining of lack of time and reasons for any form of exercise. Taking a leaf out of these books would help. [Mostly the '99 people' :P ]

Janmashtami celebrations this year, saw the record unbroken. This time too, the peacock boy had the honors to break the matki and F10 were the winners. Cheerz to F10 [again] ! The enthusiasm of the juniors was not any lesser though.

The winners and their girls

Some of the super seniors [The designer and a small gang] had chosen to meet up in the college the same day. The common room stood witness to the get together.

The basketball team of the college showed high spirits during their match with another college on the 'inaccessible by girls' grounds of the campus. Though initially the girls were worried whether they would be allowed to watch the match, two brave ones [ the finance controller of her own company and yours truly] walked into the ground filled with an ocean of guys and started cheering the team. Soon, a bunch of our students joined the cheering team.

Strategising like true MBAs :P

Rain stopped the game with 8 minutes to go and the cheering team had to leave unfortunately. The game restarted for the 8 minutes later but as one of the Spartans put it,  'they snatched defeat from the mouth of victory' by losing for one point. Nevertheless, the spirits and team dynamics were really good. Incidentally, the opponents decided to show off their anger like kids. One of our team members showed me a bruise mark from the pinches they were instilling on our people. Nevertheless, our team gave back as good as they got. ;) Good job guys!

Faculty unfortunately failed to make it to this edition. :P

Till my next post,
Love,
Pandora

Couples + Gossips + Vital Committee + Faculty Gossips

Well well well.. yes, a lot of things passed by while Pandora kept wondering when to open the box again.
So, for a quick update, the  blue legged lady and her guy [ politically her ex :) ] are no more together. After all the gossips that they sent around, Dr. Love is sad it is over.

New couples [well, not really new. But older ones who came out in the public.]..
The junior who shares his last name with a senior CR, and the girl who shares her name with another senior are together. Most of the time seen in the library whispering to each other, they are seen together even outside it at other times. ;) All coochy coochy coo..

The fraud mallu from delhi and a real mallu were seen outside campus having walks and coffees together most evenings. Well, though both of them vehemently denied and repeated the phrase 'just friends', Dr. Love finds a cupid's arrow somewhere in the scene. Well, that also lead to laments from some junior girls that said 'Oh, the last of the good looking guys is now gone! What do we do?'

The second in charge of the vital committee left the course some days back and the thought was running in his mind from the internship days. His company seemed more important to him than the completion. He has personally been a headache to yours truly. But, was good at contributing [mostly through swearing at very unexpected moments] to the vital committee. Coming to college in his home clothes was the latest [and last] hobby he pursued during his last days on campus. BTW, his leaving lessened my source of gossips to nearly half. [Either he was the reason, or he was the source!] And he left a lot of memories in a lot of minds [mostly girls] before leaving.
This has also saddened another vital committee member. Guess who! :P
Also, now settled in the garden city, he seems to have asked for a raise owing to all the extra expenses.

Two vital committee members from the junies have been an item for a long time now and have been demanding to be put up here from like the start of the year. Here you go! :P

A certain vital committee member is now called 'joey'by the pupil of [his] eye. Am sure two people are gonna murder me once they see this.

Talking about the Vital committee, the corridors of the Vital Committee seems to be silent these days. Or is it the silence before the storm?

The Rs have finally moved from describing themseleves as 'just friends' to something more. See how the meaning of 'just friends' is really not 'just friends'?

A data card has become a 'vested interest free' loan between two financial prodigies of the senior batch. Apparently, as the 8.5er realized that the girls hostel didnt have net, he offered his data card to this JR favorite. And that too free of cost and vested [oops!] interest! Wish yours truly were the JR favorite too. :P

Welcome Back Bumps!

The girls had tattooed a certain heartthrob's name [that is what he is called in his friend's circle] on their wrists when he had gone on leave owing to illness. Typhi as yours truly calls it. Also the warm welcome he received when he returned was captured in stills so as not to be forgotten!

The Washington DC guy surprisingly has lost a lot of weight [not so much of a surprise if you remember even he was attacked by typhi] But some are speculating if it is his move in getting ready to 'feel the west'. ;)

The Phd exchange student left on the 19th and this must have created an impact on the hostel's assistant warden and some hopeful guys [whom I am not allowed to mention the names of, for 'prestige' sake].


Merc Match : Another vital committee member has finally found her match from Merc. Dr. Love wishes their drive in life be Merc style! :)

Snap from the Coke intern's notebook!

The tall one from seniors seem to be interested in some very queer things. Guys, beware! [Click on pic to see what is written down!] For those who still could not read, > Sanjay straight guy, spoke well.. Pandora wonders... Why does he need this 'data'? :D

Faculty Gossips

The same event saw an English faculty, Ms. L, compering! [ Mamma Mia musical, held at Music Academy, Chennai. Courtesy - NXD ]

A toast to the great batch!

The faculty who dealt with communications for the Senies threw a party at the end of the course. The Sunday became a Funday.








A Tribute to another professor by generations. A blog that has been commented on, by generations of students indicating how wonderfully a professor can deal with classrooms. Students were planning to sneak into one of his classes just because of the word of mouth advertising happening from his students. His course ended some days ago. And Facebook statuses about him flooded every Liba-ite's wall. Sheila will be missed. So will be Kotler and the Nadi kinare coffee. :)

Even faculties are making it into Pandora's Box! Hah! :)


Till my pen decides to pinch me for the next post,
Love,
Pandora

Gossips + Faculty + Events + Pics

Yes, it has been long since this post was in drafts. Was just waiting for a couple of confirmations.

The information previously published in this space, was declared untrue and hence removed no bars held. The author apologises for the trouble created with it.

The finance specialist who did his schooling in Deoghar, finally got to be friends with the doctorate exchange student. His friend has finally done the vaadha nibhaofying. The guy is rumored to have a girl back at his home town which obviously is not a hindrance for his social life here.

The sleepy headed guy, aka the biatch [yeah, he wanted me to refer to him so, from now.] gave me a personal scoop and said he was just 'good friends' with the KPN buddyship. Pandora should actually put up a list of all those 'good friends' at LIBA. BTW, this is the right time to go at it if you like this sleepy.. oops! biatch. He is ready to mingle, he mentioned during the scoop.

Also he is staying outside campus now that rules were broken frequently.

Incidentally, Pandora had requests from people to defame them. I had a guy who bugged me [enough to pull my hair out] to defame him. Pandoras is not a place for testing your EQ.

Tanhaai has been bugging the TTS intern so much that Dr. Love wishes some girl gives him company soon or we will have more poems coming our way!

Pandora ran across a senie [who wishes to remain anonymous] having a crush on a junie. Speaking of the success rates, the 'senie girl-junie boy' couples have not seen much day light in our college in the past. 'All in good time, shall be revealed' was her only words.

Talking about senie-junie relationships, the senie [also known as 'bro'] is together with the junie who shares her name with the girl's hostel assistant warden. There goes another buddy relationship that has reached 'levels'.

Dr. Love has found two 'R's together most of the time from the juniors - mostly on the fountain in the evening, or the car park. Incidentally, they are also 'just friends'.

Break Free happened last week with the collaboration of the circle and the enterprising club. Games, quizzes, prizes, and fun filled the days. Incidentally, the enterprising club is looking out for a name and all of those creatives out there, send in your entries.

A place in the college has been termed the 'kuttichuvaru' by the jobless frequenters of it. Also known as the jobless wall, it is usually filled by first years and second years who have nothing to do but socialize in the evenings and during break hours. Yours truly frequents it too. Who knows how many couples would form there on that very chuvaru in months to come!

The Nagarcoil guy and his Dearness Allowance are seen having a good time around the campus. It has been some time since they have been going around now. Both of them are from the same place.

Our former dean is back to college to take 'his subject' again. But he wont be taking back his former position.

A musical night revealed the unrevealed sides of our faculty. The communicative professor was the MC for the night and she rocked the show. Another faculty, also responsible for the vital committee, sang solos with full spot light on her. The reporter, who is also an ardent muZic lover mentioned that it was one of the best voices he has heard for a long time.

Pics Galore!

'Behind the Scenes' of CK Prahlad Foundation



Twisting and Turning!



Till Next post,

Love,

Pandora

P.s. - The offer of posting your guest post after verification still stands.

Freshers' Hot! + Gossips + Events

Freshers' day witnessed a lot of 'developments'. A group of Junies realized 'It was their life!' that night! Songs were sung for the occasion and dances, danced. Hope you guys had fun though! :)

Purple day - A junie with a crush on another decided that 'Action spoke louder than words' is the best way to express his feelings. So, the first time he saw her, as she was wearing purple, he proposed all who supported him wear purple with him. And so, a day came when campus was flooded with purple. Unfortunately for a prof, she also wore purple that day. The junie was good enough to thank the prof for the support. :P
On freshers', the junie took her aside and was reported to have expressed his feelings in words. But my sources tell me she finished it 'amigo-bly'.
A song has also come to be associated with the incident, Jabse tere naina.. And the junie sang it for his crush on the Freshers'.
But it seems the Nainas of a lot of other guys are behind her.

Some of the juniors [ 7 to be precise] already confessed that their crushes are 'WIP' [work in progress!]. And until some results come up, keep speculating who those juniors are!

Some seniors used the freshers to flaunt their lovers. The drummer dedicated a song for his love. The little lady, and the forever girl also had brought their lovers to campus. Dr. Love is happy for all of them. Incidentally, Pandora was informed that two senior guys are in the process of getting committed in the 'traditional way'. We will have too many treats to attend as soon as the course gets over if this goes on like this.

There is a 'NEW' Tamil couple that has not come into public yet in the senies. The only clue is they both have an 'e' in their names. :P I am not allowed to divulge more about this. The reporter was adamant about this. But it is easy, strike out the one without Es and when you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains--however improbable--must be the truth!

As was predicted, the buddy program is showing symptoms of becoming more than buddyiship in some cases. The KPN buddyship, has it taken higher levels? Has the bug bitten either of them? Speculations are going around the campus about this.

Juniors also seem to have an affinity towards breaking bones and injuries. A guy with the name of a bird injured himself playing TT, after the bike accident another had and a soccer accident yet another had before that. Pandora also came across a Junie who had no clue what or how he injured his hand. This was the day after the Freshers.

Breaking news!! : A junior has been taking entrepreneurship to an altogether different level. However no clue is being given out here considering the integrity of this blog. Right information will be be disclosed at right place at right time. Till then "keep it clean", Right guys? :)

Insight is BACK again! Bottom of the pyramid is whats up. Everyone's bottoms will be back on fire too, soon.


Pics Galore!

The tall one was worried his market would come down inside the campus now that his couple pic has been put up. But see how gals flock around! :P

BTW, Pandora's Box has received a pic that would shoot the demand for him up and above the roof. If popular demand is found, it will be put up in the next post! :P










A Jack Daniel became the cause of celebration for someone's budday. Guess who!
















Till Next Post,
Love,
Pandora. :)

Couple Special + News + Rumors + Gossips

On 'popular' demand, [ahem ahem!] Pandora is back with news! :)

Couples, some were made and some were kaput during internships. The effects were seen after the senies were back from interns. Reasons? Well, some may have just realized being single works better. Or someone else.

Dr. Love found that the blue legged lady of past and her guy are still going strong contrary to many speculations. The representative couple, have been too, if not closer. BTW, a certain 'Jacton' celebrated budday some days back.

This was supposedly a couple special. And pics were approved by some of them. But not all were comfortable with sharing pics. So, here goes the pics of those who are ready for public appearance and a mention of those who are not.

The Tall one and Patt.

JJ

The important committee head and Andrea

The sleepy headed guy was not sure if he had a gal friend. The silent tamilian couple was uncomfy about putting the pic in. So were the representative couple. The phoenix bird decided not to spill the beans now. And the one with a royal bike decided to remain subtle about it. So much for couples in  the senie batch!

Guess who did that^! I heard a precious stone scream right after it broke and fell.

Insight ball is already rolling. A past speaker’s niece is heading it this time. This time the ball has been handed over by the professor with insight earlier than usual.

A wolf’s pack made another wolf’s pack perform at spring last week. The sleepy headed guy after all used his head. Sources told me that the ascent was pretty good.

Junies have given up with signatures already. Two days and they have lost enthu. Btw guys, if you expect us to give signature on the 11^th hour, you are not receiving any! Mind it! And yes, please make sure you at least know the name of the person when you approach a senie for signature.
I also was informed that a prof lamented that the junies do not have the ‘spring in their steps’. Junies, are you listening? Say your say!

Incidentally, junies make sure you grab your buddies from senies soon. Or all the good ones will soon be taken! This reminds Pandora of the ball in the fourth year of the harry potter series.

Committees and clubs are already interviewing peoples of the junies of the LIBA. The important committee this time had 3 rounds, the last round being on Monday. Also a mention of the slow down in the economy on day one has brought down the morale of a chunk of senies. And junies, make sure you make the most in LIBA and the clubs here.

The new gals abode has a lot of fun ‘Just like that!’. At the expense of [in a way] of the junies. At night, when it rains, rain dances happen ‘just like that!’ Ah! Pandora loves informing the tradition in forming!

The major course revamp has given scope for adventure. Literally. They also have one subject more each sem. The scare of an oral exam [not dental] adds to the load. Sources informed me it will include all portions from the first and second year. And you cannot appear for finals without crossing the orals.

Some junie gals came inquiring to the senie gals about senie guys who are 'eye candies'. Eye candies? Really? Guys beware! :P

A couple in super senies, a down to earth couple who never made much of a fuss while at college, are ready for the alaypayude fuss. Dr. Love wishes them good luck and hopes everything turns out well.

Incidentally, no form of bribing except grades will work if you dont want me to write about you on Pandora's. :P Many people approached the writer asking if they could be left out of news this year. So far, No way! :P Also some were eagerly asking when would the writer write about herself. Well, guest posts are welcome! After proper checks, they will be published. :)

Till Next Post!

Love,

Pandora :)

A Quick Note

Sang has entered a contest on Indivine a venture of Indiblogger.in, a platform of Indian bloggers. She has requested all of us to go through and vote for it at this link.

It is a nice work. Do go through!
Jo.

IPO + Junie News + Girls Hostel + Gossips

Our IPO has been interviewed by the Indian Express and the four of them are already celebs and viral on FB. Article attached for those who have not seen it yet. 

Meanwhile, I also heard the senie 'trainer guru' has gotten his successor for the post "trainer guru" from the F10 batch. Speculations on who is the next one, end up on some six packs. ;) It was reported that already 5 people have 'enrolled' for the training. Junies, here is your chance and guru. Make sure you use it well. ;)

The junies will arrive by June 5th and get settled in the hostels by the time we senies reach. Both the batches are getting to know each other at Facebook and chats.
Incidentally, one of the junies had a doubt regarding "what to call our profs". The junie's options ranged from names [oops!] to mams/sirs. But I also heard he has tasks waiting for him on account of this. :D

A lot of thoughts about switching specializations are running around in the minds of the interns. From 'Duals to cores', to complete changes of streams. Apparently, this happens every year after internships.
Some 'interns' are using the internship time to get ahead in their enterprising skills. Something keeps buzzing in the ear all the time.

Sources told me that the new girls' hostel has an "in time", "SILENCE time" and a strong wall + iron gate. And we all thought Servite was worse! Girls, hope for a hostel warden with some human element. Having Loyola girls as 'hostel mates' was not completely unexpected. Or was it?

A little scope for thought before signing off aka Gossips -> The super senie girl, with the name of a nut stays at the boys hostel till 8 in the evening 'TT-ing'. TTing or missing someone special? ;) Who knows!

Also the 'Golden couple' from super senies, was seen exchanging courtesies on FB. Are they not in touch otherwise? After 10 comments on 'why here', there was a reply that sounded like "am here. just the same and no searching of anybody :) :)" Is everything alright? :?

Are our Junies really having a welcome party all for themselves?


Till Next Post,
Pandora

Maiden Post From the Junie

First of all, Thanks Chaitik for passing over this legacy to me to continue bugging our LIBAites with.:) It was and is still fun learning how to write in here from you Chaitik! :)

Hello everyone from the 'first years', the soon to be the Seniors!
I am the Junie Blogger and taking over from him from here. It is amusing how just yesterday we the 'first years' came into LIBA and today we are already doing our interns all over India and waiting for the juniors to arrive. Was just a yesterday we all introduced ourselves to each other over and over again till names stuck. Hope all you out there are having fun doing your interns, wherever you are. I am glad I was chosen to do this. Hope I do justice to this.


Now, my small "Terms And Conditions"

1. Gossips are Gossips. They are either widely talked about or widely whispered about. They are not the secrets you tell me. If you still dont get why your story is here, it is because it is talked about.

2. I am looking out for stories all the time. So, if you have something, mail it across to juniorpandoras at gmail dot com or just tell me in person. Your identity is safe with me. But I will make sure your story is right before I publish it.

3. Pics that tell a story are always welcome. Send them to me and they will be on. It could be anything from an outing with your own gang or a funny moment or anything amusing that brings a smile on faces.

4. Personally I am not much of a gossipper. So, that defect will always be seen. So, please bear with it.

5. Take the posts here in that spirit. Dont take any of it personally. And it is NOT my personal view about things.

Well, as many might have guessed already and many know, it is me Jyotsna, [Jo] who has been penning as the Junie Blogger anon under Chaitik's guidance. I hope to bring in a bunch of memories like he did that you could cherish once you go out of LIBA and leaf back through this 'unofficial official blog' of our college. [ Or is it now the 'official unofficial blog'?? ]
Hope you enjoy the posts at Pandora's...

This is Jo ready to take you through a year of gossips and news and fun [Hopefully!]
Signing in,
The Junie Blogger henceforth the Pandora. :)

Day 0 + Signoff post!

Day 0 - I sign off!

We won! we won! We won! For Sachin and for India (After all superpower Rajnikanth blessed the match with his presence)

I was meaning to write this post on the last day, but the goodbyes and the travel and the match made sure that this post is posted from Mumbai!

One year has passed and I realized I gossiped more than any girl in LIBA. What an achievement ;)

As I write this post, a plethora of memories flood my mind with 2 yrs of sheer madness. Unknowingly, this blog became one of my closest memories in life@LIBA. It was fun to write every post on this blog. Thanks to my "secret reporters and spies" who fed me with news from every corner of the 'world'. But the real secret of the gossips has been that a huge part of it came from the readers of the blog itself. Since many gossips were too personal to be featured on the blog, they had to be filtered out. Will never forget the fun in playing around with the names of real characters at LIBA.

Apart from gossips, am proud that Pandoras Box - "the unofficial blog" became one of the faces of LIBA to the outside world as well as a medium for the seniors to stay connected with life@LIBA :)

Not keeping this too long, thank you everyone for encouraging me and double thank you for being their sporty best when featured in the gossip sections of the blog.

About the new author, I would like to say that there would not be a better suited person for Pandoras Box. Most of you might have already guessed the author's identity by now. Am sure the Junie blogger will keep up with the legacy! All the best! :)

Lastly, I hope that someday after LIBA when you open this blog, the posts will serve as a flashback of our glorious days.

Here is wishing you all the best with all your future endeavors. Stay Happy, stay healthy and keep gossiping ;)

Signing off as the author of Pandoras Box, it was a privilege to be Mr. Pandoras and Dr. Love!

Regards, Chaitik

(Over to the Junie Blogger)

Day 4 from the Junie Blogger

Day 4

A small update from the Junie Blogger

The US president's lookalike is hanging out 25*7 with the precious stone girl. Solitary walks and everything. Making the most of the last days at LIBA. My spies were eager to tell me about this.

Two 'single kids of parents' have been seen together from Beacon times. They were seen together almost always but Farewell was the time when they confirmed they are not going to leave each other's hands. Literally. Symbolically? Go figure!

Exams going on and all the First years are looking forward to the silver lining they see approaching by 31st.

The Junie also came across 2-3 Entrepreneurs from the first year. Inspiring!! One of them has already got people working for him. [More details soon!] The other is on the way to patent her products and I heard talks for large scale production are going on. She was also one of the reasons the first years had to sit through the "IPR" classes of USR.

Procrastinated a 1000 times, now the 'hostel allotment ceremony' will be held only in June. The fear most first year girls [soon to be second years] have is that the 'soon to be first years' will be alloted the good rooms before we return from internships. Right now, all we get is a big room to keep our stuff and leave for interns.

Summers have achieved 100% placements and the vital committee members were seen congratulating each other.

The D-Effect theory seems to be a hit among first years. But the effect on this batch will be confirmed only after the interns.

The Yearbook 2009-11 distribution has finally started and from what I hear, it has lived upto the expectations! People are just loving it. Hats off to the hard work put by Nikhil and the Yearbook team. That surely required some selfless efforts :)

From the Hidden Treasure (This time not exactly hidden treasure)

LIBA Theory + Farewell + Yearbook

Day 7

Am starting today's post with theory that has been developed by the great Bartender turned Rockstar turned Bartender turned Director turned Bartender turned MBA grad :P

The theory is named the D-Effect theory (by the inventor himself)

This theory is applicable to all 240 full time students of LIBA.

It says that cupid strikes 3 times during the entire 2yr duration of an average love inclined soul at LIBA.

1. 1st Term
2. 3rd Term (with summer internship extension)
3. 6th Term

There are a lot of facts and figures to support these claims. Pick up any "We are just friends" around you and they are more likely to fit into one of these categories.

Disclaimer: The above time frames hold true only for the first sparks that fly between the cupid struck. The love might intensify or get realized or get declared in public later.

Dr.Love says "Good news for the 1st years: If you have missed the 1st term strike, don't loose heart. The 3rd term summer extension and the 6th Term will make sure everyone is happy!" :)

And the reason this theory has been put up on this blog is because of the credibility and the experience of the inventor on the soils of LIBA.

P.S. For any queries or counselling please contact the inventor of this theory :)

The Farewell

The farewell for the great batch of 2009-11 was on Sunday, 20th March. It was one hell of a show! The grand red carpet entrance made sure the mood was set for the evening. The original I.P.O. performed for the last time and made sure it set the hearts thumping and the audience jumping.

And yes, the nariyal awards were a hit amongst everyone for the sheer 'uncovering the hidden stories' act :D

Lastly, it all ended with Ms.LIBA and Mr.LIBA awards that were given away to Lis and 'yours truly'! :)

I would like to end this note by thanking the juniors on behalf of all the seniors for giving the awesome farewell and most importantly the time that we all would cherish for a long time now. Thank you! :)

The Yearbook update

To all those eager souls, the yearbook distribution would start from tuesday. Here's a sneak peek at the cover page of the yearbook. Enjoy!

Am ending this post with the world cup fever. Its all around and everyone is set for one of the greatest battles on the field - India vs Pakistan. What better way to end the year! Many of us have an exam on 30th from 3-5. God bless the prof in correcting those papers :) Goodnight!

Day 12+Flashback+ Revelations

Day 12

Today is the Farewell day for the great batch of PGDM 2009-11. The day brings back all the memories of our seniors farewell and how we used to say "1 year more..." And here it is.. like zip zap zoom!

Happy about classes getting over and not so happy about everything getting over!

Snapping out of the sentimental mood, let us talk colors! Its been all over the place.. LIBA.. LIBA Hostel.. LIBA hostel rooms etc. And the first years spared noone in the LIBA hostel (with a few lucky exceptions :P). They were all roaming around like pink panthers since 12 midnight. The smart ones who guessed what was coming quietly locked their rooms and did not respond to any tring tring or knock knock :)

The celebrations then shifted to car park in morning and everyone had a colorful time there.

Happy Holi to all the readers of this blog :)

The theme for todays farewell is "Red carpet". And this has got the girls more worried than India's budget or Japans nuke leak. All kinds of permutations and combinations are being thought of and the dress to wear has been the center of any discussion in LIBA.

However, there were some moans when the theme was changed from Hawaiian to Red Carpet considering ease of dressing in this hot weather. Looking forward to today's evening :)

Flashback

The farewell of our Dean, Dr.Gowrishankar, Prof. A.C. Fernando and Fr. John Alexander was celebrated in LIBA hostel few days back. It was a time to go back down the memory lane to all of us. But what stood out was the words of the dean when he said that 'We need to be more student-centric' Instead of talking about the good ol days he spoke strong for the students. *Clap clap*

Wishing all the best to the professors for all their future endeavors. They will be missed! Hope they remember their bright students ;)

The dinner time was even more adventurous when all the students literally climbed over each other to be in a "Q". The more patient ones ate their deserts first followed by the main course. Group dinners with a truck load of hunger are always fun ;)

Yearbook

Thanks to the constant efforts put in by the Yearbook team, the yearbook has been sent for printing. And it will be in our hands on 25th March. Also, the 1 minute video shooting is almost near completion. This makes me wonder what happened to the batch photograph :)

Its Official

Yes! It was reported on this blog first but then the "victims" denied it. But now it is Official! We have got a new couple in second years. Dr.Love says "Last, but not the least". Hint: Both are famous amongst us. And am putting their pic below for you to guess who they are. Open for comments :)

Easy clue I guess :)

From the Junie author + Gossips!

From the Junie blogger again.. for all you gossip hungry people, here is more of gossip and less of news! LIBA is indeed a haven for Dr.Love. Enjoy Maadi! :)

Two junies were spotted with some 'Bites' around the college, the girl trying to hide it with her dupatta and the guy, collar. Dr. Love saw it the days both appeared. But waited to confirm. While neither is acting like it is what it is, my spies confirmed that it is what it is. I am not putting in names here or clues since it is a bit 'controversial'... Go find out yourself! The interesting part was, after a day or two, they didn't even mind hiding them. Round necks ruled.

The blanket girl of Kodai, [that is yet another story. But, its old news now.] is still not back from where her birthday party led her to. Get well soon and see you back soon!

I also heard, the guy who had a 'crush on a girl' [in his own words] apologized for acting weird and has stopped pestering her for now. - Good for him!-

It raised an eyebrow of Dr.Love when the Mumbai girl changed her joining preference from Mumbai to Chennai. Hint: The girl was featured in one of the recent posts of the Senie Blogger :)

The "Fathers favourite child" gets into news again. Not for any stunts in LIBA hostel but stunts in heart of a girl from the city of 'Taj Mahal'. He got a nod from the girl to talk to her father for the marriage proposal. Marrying or not, the response definitely boosted his confidence which now makes him stay awake all night. Coz 'Citi never sleeps' :P

The "degree holders" had a celebration dinner the other night. Or so my informers said. They did barbecue some chicken and eat them.

Matches were being squeezed in between breaks for every game as the sports events were still on. There was also an incident of a very "sporty" senie swearing the hell out for losing to a poor junie. The women's basketball and throwball games were rough it seems. Too much of pushing and pulling and pinching and kicking brought the adrenaline high. Men were surprised at the roughness of the games. Why should boys have all the fun ;)

The 'bundle of energy' and the tallest man beat the precious metal girl and the King of senies in Badminton finals. Eyewitnesses tell me, that this not only excited an enthusiastic bunch of F10s but also a group of 911s who were praying for the junies like true mates. There must be another story behind that though. Also, my spies caught a senie being kidnapped by the junies to cheer for them.

Caption for the pic : Spot the odd one trying to hide. :P

The exchange students from our college have been finalized and the list been put up. The lucky ones are getting dollars of monies to visit their yaya lands. And probably do some studying too -or working - . :P

The past two-three weeks were so hectic, the junies have already started looking for the end of the sem.

And senies are already counting down and making the most out of the 15 odd days they have here left. The number of masti outings have increased exponentially in the past month.

Soon we will miss you guys.

Till next post,

Junie Blogger

Day 21 + Badminton

Last few days can be summed up as days with no internet connect and badminton matches. Wonder if there is any direct co-relation between the two. And amidst the world cup, here are the winners of "LIBA Open":

Mens Singles: Prince

Womens Singles: Cathy

Mens Doubles: Abhinav and Santi

Womens Doubles: Goldy and Manasi

Mixed Doubles: Abhinav and Cathy

Yesterday was the day of the doubles champ and the tallest boy in LIBA! (Its not me and Yes! It hurts to write that). And as always the Juniors were all there to cheer and shout their brains out even if the player sneezed :P The seniors were seen scattered here and there. My analysis is that the seniors have moved up the Maslows hierarchy where cheering in Badminton matches comes at the bottom of the pyramid :)

Last night saw Havaana (Its in Raintree hotel in Alwarpet) turn into a LIBA party zone where who is who of LIBA Junta emerged and danced till they dropped. Sang, who is now the official party tracker and party hopper spread the word and there we were! Must admit that "girls nights" are the worst things that can happen to guys. All you can do is get jealous of all the free drinks they dive into :P

The "Tennis Star" played it safe this time and traveled by cab :)

The hottest buzz these days is the Yearbook! And Dr.Love has been the happiest to lay his hands on it! The "Best Manager" grabbed the opportunity and wrote a full fledged love letter for a girl where everyone was supposed to fill just one line. Who is the girl? Open the yearbook and find out :) Don't forget to see all the tabs! This is the first time that he has made an entry into Dr.Love's column! Welcome! :)

Hidden Treasure

Day 27 + The Hidden Treasure

Day 27
These are the days of leisure. The seniors are sparing no stone unturned to make full use of time. Some of the traits that have been observed: Open Chennai maps and explore the idliland; Mingle even if you are not Single (yes! people have been roaming around in all possible permutations and combinations); Try those killer looks you always wanted (The 'JLL guy+bookworm' was spotted with a new look some days back); and most evident of all get into shape (Chennai Rice has surely made some round assets)

Amongst seniors, the "Patna boy" took a step forward and took a group of juniors for a treat. The post budget sensex surely made his heart a bit bigger than before :D
Some Juniors have already escaped to the fav getaway of LIBA - Mahabalipuram (Such 'spiritual' souls we have on the campus)
The "Nail art" girl broke her fast and ate non-veg after a year. Dr.Love suspects the reason of the fast :)
As per Obama, the "turbanator" is making the mexican girls go down their knees in US. This exchange student is definitely sending shivers down the spines of guys there.

Hidden Treasure
Featuring today in this section is a rockstar who manages almost all of the blockbuster events of LIBA. The pic is of the year 2006 I guess.


The marketing guru as we see him now was totally different before. Now we know the secret of his 'Brand Identity' ;)
Many of us still cannot imagine him without his "charm" or should I say "lucky charm"? :)

Farewell's

Day 28
Canada showed some Irish signs but with no luck in the end. Similar is the case with the internet connection of boys hostel. It shows some prosperous signs for few days but no luck afterwards. Yes, the speed has come down and the disconnection frequencies have gone up.

This week has been too hectic for the 1st yrs and people who have taken FMD from 2nd yr. For the rest, its been a mini holiday season :D (Now you know why I have posted on two consecutive days)

The big news at the moment is that our beloved faculty and one of the pillars of LIBA is leaving :(
18th March is his farewell date. He will surely be missed for a number of reasons. So yes all you people; write your 'grades wish list' and ask him to grant you your wishes before he leaves :P
This reminds me of our farewell. Hope it is on the 18-19th weekend. Since the 12-13th one will be the last free weekend the seniors will be getting.

The Tata-Birla JV finally managed to escape on a quick trip along with the gang. The "servite blogger" reportedly had an awesome time :)

Hidden Treasure

Day 29 + Chrysalis + Yearbook + Campus stories

Day 29

Let me start with Life @ LIBA during the world cup. Last night saw the first major upset with Irish men giving the English men left right and center. The LIBA hostel is always charged up for such matches. But it is the number 10 that does some magic. Post 10, the match was watched under mute. It goes without mentioning that audience's reactions were monosyllabic :D

This month is special to all of us. A month that has a lot of lasts and lot of firsts. Suddenly everyone wants to do everything before the 'retirement' day. Good thing is that studies have taken a back seat (for many this might seem as a status quo) and bad thing is the nostalgia that haunts with every passing day.

Chrysalis '11
Last event of the 911 batch concluded amidst music and thunder! P.S. After watching so many hollywood movies these days I have developed a special affection for the number 911 :)
LIBA saw the 2 most eventful days with a number of management and cultural events. Not to forget the flagship event Exquizite hosted by Derek O'Brein that was an instant hit among everyone. He surely knows how to steal hearts. Btw the event had one prominently deep impact on the crowd. Every 9 out of 10 people felt that they were among the dumbest persons alive when it came to GK. Hats off to the Chrysalis team led by the "poem" girl. Awesome work guys!

The Yearbook
Yes! The yearbook is one special gamut of memories that will remind all the seniors of the summer of 69 :) Kudos to Nikhil, Deepak Reynold, Nancy and the entire team for all the hardwork put. All the points of contact are helping immensly in getting this done. Getting things from 120 people and sticking to deadlines is a big thing here :)

Can't wait to put my hands on the final copies!!

The Campus Hostel radar

The list of the Juniors going for student exchange is up on the notice board. Congratulations to those who are 'breaking free' :)The Badminton court in mens hostel is finally showing some signs of recession. Although the elimination rounds are on and there are surely some favourites. During a badminton match on tuesday evening, a noisy group of supporters, led by precious stone girl interrupted the match. The refree tried to pacify the unruly crowd who were vociferously supporting the 'Azhagiya tamizh magan' in a calm manner. The crowd was so loud to handle that the refree had to threaten to call off the match.

Talking about hostel, the girls hostel is almost complete now. And as per the sources, a fountain is being made in centre of the yard inside the hostel. Like mens hostel, there was an option of badminton court too. But... (Lets hope this is just a rumour)

From the Gossip Factory
This is not exactly gossip but confirmed news. One of the senior girls from Kolkata is getting married on 2nd March 2012 with the love of her life. Congratulations to her.

Spies have been around the bike park since a few days and noticed an unusual phenomenon. The 'Best friend' of the 'Guitar boy and active Circle member' walking back alone. No more bike rides. Dr.Love is in the process of interpreting the entire scenario.Chrysalis was memorable for LIBA boys for another awesome reason. The girl from NIT named after a famous song from the hindi movie "Jaane tu ya Jaane na" stole everyones hearts. One boy from LIBA is still in close touch with the girl. Finding him is easy.. keep your eyes open :)

As per some reporters, the most controversial character on the blog is getting engaged with someone of the same batch (Hint: Junior batch. Boy is from north) The news kicked off when the boy paid a special visit to the girls parents during Christmas.

The bond between the "Light boy" and the "Precious metal girl" is getting stronger by the days. The light boy is even precious metal girls 'un'official badminton trainer (We now know the secret of the champ). Dr.Love says "Do we smell something here?" :)

Note: The stories in this section may or maynot be true

Hidden Treasures (A collection of pics down the memory lane)

(Guess who :D )

And as I signoff for today, keep checking this blog. The "Day 29" on the top is there for a reason. Ciao till then.

Gossip Factory + Campus Radar + Beacon

The junie blogger again! Gawd! I cant imagine somebody can decide who it is on just the 'junie senie'. I would not be sure if I were you. So, guys, keep searching.. And please dont go bug random people asking if it is them. I hear mumbles from those people saying "Why are they asking me??" Anyways, Sherlocks [ Shakespeare's or Doyle's, you decide! :P ], keep trying.

From the Gossip Factory

So, the junie blogger has finally graduated to "Dr. Love"!! Yippie!!! That is a great achievement. Eh?

Dr. Love finds, the 6 packer and the shy gal of junies are connected with some very romantic vibes. You know who am talking about. :P Truth or not, ask them. :P Apparently, the shy gal became very shy when he went up the stage for a recent celebration at college.

Another serious couple from the junior batch has formed silently in LIBA background. Dr. Love and spies noticed it first. The member of one of the winning teams of our recent workshop and the 'good boy' are the culprits. They are seen together almost all the time and the good boy also admits to it to anyone who asks him. That I say, is courage in love my friends! :)

In the mean time, another prominent couple, that went unnoticed in 2010, are also serious about it - they have no qualms publicly admitting it either- have been together for almost 4 months now. The old CR guy and his gal are going steady and Dr. Love wishes they remain together.. So much of love in the air! :) I am pleased.. Incidentally, the gal also admitted that she was wearing a gift from him on the special day. :)

Campus Radar

The foreigners as the junie blogger had suggested, were surrounded by people trying to socialize during Pongal celebrations. The blogger also noticed a certain turbaned junie vying for attention from a pretty one in the lot. Keep trying... :)

The date for Exquizite has changed to 26th Feb. As per the news Dereks numerologist found that the numbers now add up to something special. What special? Find out, quiz for you! :P

The Juniors are back from the much awaited kodai trip. And Dr.Love feels a special pull towards such trips. Wait till I get more updates on the "happenings" ;)

In the meanwhile some seniors including one of the authors of this blog went on a fairytale trip to beaches and shacks! Vasco Da Gama welcomed them with.....
For more details contact "Fathers favourite child" and "Patna boy"
(In your ears: At one of the famous tourist spot, they met one of our super seniors with his girlfriend. Life after LIBA I tell you.... )
Beacon
Beacon is all set to happen on 5th of Feb 2011 i.e. 4 days from now. It is being conducted in Hotel Green Park. A set of prominent speakers including some internationally acclaimed will speak on this years theme: "Social Innovation: A Catalyst for Inclusive growth". The food is gonna be awesome! Btw the notice board says "All are requested to attend..... Attendance compulsory" (talk about oxymorons) :D

Reporting live and livelier than ever before! This is your "Junie" next door :P