The Song Remains The Same

We all know SPCE. I should rephrase this sentence to say, we all “think” we know SPCE. The fundamental thing to know about SPCE is that SPIT is connected to its original college physically as well as emotionally, akin to a mother’s bond with its child, the umbilical cord. Don’t get me wrong here. I am not being sappy, just getting my similes right. For SPCE Is as old as a mother to SPIT, infrastructure-ally as well as otherwise.

But the point I’m trying to make here is not about the bond between CE and IT. The point is about the knowledge you have about our humble college. Many students have tried and failed at an attempt to fathom the mystery behind the many secret rooms in SPCE. A rambling old building tends to have many rooms, and SP is no different. It’s divided into two wings, and each has a share of its secrets.

Many say a grand old treasure is hidden in the depths of the college, but brigands and pirates have not managed to get a whiff of it as yet. Enterprising detectives have tried their hand at peering into every classroom, and even initiated contests at the college festival, but have been unable to elicit a squeak from the guardians of the priceless and nameless entity.

Recently, there have been rumours going around about a monster residing somewhere in SP, and children fear to roam about in the college after dark. The monster is said to consume many pints of beer, remnants of which are rumoured to have been found on the SP terrace. In these days of doubt, the SP management locks up most of the college, in a bid to stay the monster and abate some of its anger.

Here are some of the rooms that have a certain mysterious air about them, and are in definite need of investigation:

1. Toilet on the 2nd Floor, close to the FE IT class

Located on the highest floor SP can offer, this is more popular amongst the IT people. Being a very mysterious and introverted lot themselves, they hardly let anyone know about this toilet. The toilet is as much a part of SPIT as it is of SPCE. Hardly anyone in SPCE knows of this place. It is remarkably small, has no mirror, and is virtually non-existent, referring to its size. It would hardly be called as an “ideal” toilet. As a TE remarked wisely, you wouldn’t know about it even after 3 years in the college.

2. The Gymkhana

Invisible to the naked eye, except to people who are in definite need of some shrink, this place has been widely documented and well ridiculed by some of my seniors. It is a deliberate insult to a gym, and a big insult to any sport. It is located at the end of a small, yet arterial road, just off the road leading to the workshop. The Gymkhana is well-stocked with all the necessary equipment required to ensure the health and well-being of the SP crowd. However, you need to pick a perfect time to enjoy its services, because it is highly popular with the aam junta, to whom this place is better known than their own classes.

3. Some classroom on the 2nd, which has no desks at all

This is one place you will never notice at all. It is almost always closed. Sometimes, it is inhabited by the lonelier kinds of the human race, merely to have somewhere to vent their frustrations. The room appears to have no use at all, except during some times when some teacher seems to be sitting in a chair with all her students around her. I have never been able to solve the mystery behind this behaviour. Will try to learn more about the goings-on of this room. Keep your eye out for it.

4. The dumping area on ground level

It is a highly claustrophobic area, with not much room for manoeuvring. Is a dumping ground for strange things. Strange sounds have been heard from its nooks and crannies when we have entered for retrieving our football. We’ve discovered every piece of furniture to have existed at SP at any point in its life, to be enjoying a nice rest there. Not many people know about this place, but you will find it when you miskick your football, to enter a realm of decadence and ageing.

5. The Wind Tower Room

I never really bothered to read the name for this room. It is a room you will see everyday, yet manage to ignore. It is well camouflaged. The only thing you will notice about it is all the water lying about the place. As a certain friend cleverly noted, it might be a medieval torture room of sorts, where the tortured souls are forced to urinate on themselves. Of course, the “clever” is in doubt. The room itself is a paradox, with no possibility of wind, due to lack of windows.

P.S: For the link to a brilliant video, this is where you can find it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfUS6mONpZ8