Posted by: Samsara May 15, 2007
DARJEELING, KALIMPONG, KURSEONG
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Sahayog, SPS as "Padhante, Short shorts"?? I thought my batch left the worst impression on the SAS peeps during the Golden Jubilee. hahaha Like I told you earlier, it was so bad that "Somewhere along the line, it was mentioned that Paulites behaved worse than the Rockville guys!!" Anyway, shorts were only for the primary school guys, so I have no clue what you are talking about. For me, here is the breakdown analysis of each school that I heard about/visited/played sports against. This is all back in the mid to late 90's: DARJEELING: St. Paul's: The immaculate ones: Naughty as hell but gave respect where/when due to seniors and masters. Also, excelled in cricket, hockey, athletics, elocution/dramatics/debates and academics (but sucked big time in basket-ball and soccer). The local girls loved us!! Loreto Convent: No doubt that Paulites loved LC chicks!! We'd give our right arm to attend the fete there! However, once we got there, we were all tongue-tied which made them feel that we were snobs! Any LCites reading this, pls note that Paulites were just a lil too shy and scared of rejection...They loved you all!! LC College: These were the girls who we partied with. Many a Paulites got their first kiss from them. Ahhh...memories. Wonder what has become of the girls that my frineds and I hung out with. North Point: Jaani Dushman (since inception). These guys always embarassed us in soccer and basket-ball. The only reason we stood up for the ridicule was the ride to the bazaar where we could sneak off to eat momos (selling our pride for momos that were REALLY worth it! hahah). However, during my Senior years, a large number of North Pointers came into SP after ICSE. Because of this, it seems that the rivalry is slowing fading out. Mount Hermon: They were a school who were envied because they were co-ed. Paulites wished we could experience what the guys had there (even though they had the worst sports teams and academic results). BTW, loved the ham they served to the visiting teams after any sporting events in their basement dining hall!! VVA: Local school with really rowdy looking guys...FYI, I went to primary school with Chakre Milan who later went here back in the 80s! These guys had phenomenal volley-ball players (they were never heard of in other sports). BSMI: Local School with really rowdy looking guys again. I went there for the 2nd Language Elocution and someone was smoking pot next to the auditorium...We could all smell it inside! hahaha The Paulites were loving it!! St. Roberts: hardly ever saw anyone from that school around. They probably had their own exclusive hang out spots. CST: Some of the girls here were hot. I remember some of my dhoti friends had Tibetan girl-friends from this school. They were a few girls from here who were at Chowrasta 24/7. KURSEONG: Goethal's: Another NP who kicked our backside in soccer when we were juniors. Went for their school play which was amusing for us Paulites because the narrator spoke in a typical Nepali accent that was so friggin hard to understand. Anyway, we always though the guys in this school were gay as we saw one guy forcing a kiss from anothe during the 4'10" tournament!! Himali: Local school with Killer volleyball players...the guys looked rowdy too. A cousin of mine went there and always got into fights with the locals there. We took care of those guys when they came to Ktm. St. Helen's: Only saw them at the Inter School Athletics...But we stuck to cheering for the LCites! DowHill Girls: See St. Helen's comments KALIMPONG: SAS: Nice extra-curricular facilities with REALLY bad food! And the canteen looked like a chicken-coop. However, really good basket-ball players and among the better soccer teams. The shool was compartively new (50 yrs) and it was still garnering PRship. BTW, the guys only taked about Levis and Dr. Marten's there. Anytime, us Paulites walked by, they'd whisper to each other, "look at their Levis/CAT/Doc Marts, etc." They, like us were very fashion conscious. DHG: Never knew anyone beside my distant relatives there. However, hung out with a few guys in Ktm and these guys took narcotics like it was a snack. A few Tibetan girls there were worth checking out. BTW, hated the school when we lost to them at the SAS' Golden Jubilee soccer (which the local refs GAVE to them). St. Helen's: Heard the hype that it had the best looking chicks then but since I had no reason to go there or even visit K'pong, couldn't really find out. Rockville: The rowdiest guys as I was told. Saw them at the B'ball tourney and they looked rough, local and rowdy indeed. However, as I said earlier, "it was mentioned that Paulites behaved worse than the Rockville guys!!" hahah Us Paulites were a ridicule then!! St. Philomena's: These girls could run like horses. I remember the Inter School Athletics where they beat our beloved LCites in nearly all the events. Whats more, they ran bare-foot!! These were strong girls, man!!! I may have missed your school. Please forgive my arrogance as I can't remember any other institutions that Paulites dealt with. You can go ahead, add and post your school that I unintentionally missed. Thanks
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