Someone close to English Language
Hence to practice a bit of language I have decided to blog. Normally I do one or two past papers but I will take it on differently this time and plus I had a bet with Tejas.
Today I want to write a about a guy who impressed me a lot with his first impression, his charm and his style. I think I speak for Tejas also. We first met him in my house when he came to give us the orientation class. “Hie Guys” in a semi Brit – Semi Bihari accent. Yes, Mr. H.K, my SAT tutor. His composed behavior, his laugh, his Karan Johar type attitude, his English did make us admire him. Our classes started of really well with addition and multiplication in Math. He gave us a brilliant start to an essay also. "Right from the inception of mankind, mans unquenchable thirst for perfection and to obtain the very best in life made him embark on a journey…..” It is pretty good. At that time Mr. H.K was the best.
As the days flew by we came to know the con that he was. We now just think back and laugh on our stupidity. He always came half an hour to one hour late for class. He would give us hell lot of work to do and then go in 15 minutes with some excuse. While studying he would eat his lunch, munching and chewing away non veg. dishes in a veg. Brahman’s house. (Govind)
While we did our paper, he would make those weird noises from his mouth which everyone hates.
Just three words of his “Are you sure?” would piss us off. It was the way he said it .Ask Tejas he knows it.
“His LIES” Oh my God... His Lies. Apparently he would always be stuck in traffic on Sheik Zayed road. When he would actually be in someone else’s house having his cup of tea and biscuits. I have never seen a bigger fraud and cheat than him. He took 1500 bucks from us for our TOEFL and gave us only one Cambridge CD to practice from. One CD and 1500 Dhs. SHIT!! Out of his pocket he only paid the internet café dude – 7Dhs per day for Tejas, Govind and me.
The day after our SAT test and his remuneration, the guy just vanished. Never to call and pick up his phone. It is funny when I think about him. It is hilarious when I remember his laughs and giggles when he used to talk to his wife. His British accent with Ghati words in between. His ambition for his kids. His hair. His stories of his accident in front of Dnata building and his red car full of books. Somehow I will never forget him.
Lesson to be learnt – watch out for guys like him in life.
Hey tomorrow is our English exam.
So now….
Answer the following briefly in your own words.
1) Who is Mr. H.K?
2) How is ‘he’ a con artist?
3) List three humorous things about ‘him’?
4) Why do Vegetarians suck?
5) What is the moral of the story?
6) With close reference to text explain if you would consider yourself a dumb ass to answer the above questions.
Good I think I am prepared for English. Please correct me if I am wrong.
P.S. - If you really want to improve your language, read Ashiq’s and Anish’s blog…..not mine..... .you are wasting your time...... jackass.
posted by Romit at
2:28 PM
3 Comments:
Hey hey, thats a bit too rude to Mr. HK. He wasn't as bad as you make him out to be!!
I think the way he made us approach SAT was good .. starting with the basics before moving on.
The essay start eased a bit of pressure off of us, although I'm not sure I used it in the end!!
The only points on which we share similar thoughts is his lateness and his TOEFL rip-off.
After the SAT, did you bother to call him up? You think its his duty to call you? He's the teacher for goodness' sake .. and he has new students to teach right now. I don't know about you but atleast I have called him to wish him for Eid And he still helps me out with doubts in college apps etc.
I never had a problem with him bringing non-veg food .. come to think of it, he always brought veg food in consideration for me. What I didn't like was the fact that he had chemicals from the white-board marker on his hand .. and with the same hand, he ate his food. I was just concerned for him!!
But atleast the HK phase of our lives gave us something .. his accent was funny, he inspired you to make a song on him and blah ...
And before I forget, the best part was when he entered, he asked me, 'Govind, how are you?'
'I'm fine sir. How are you?'
'I'm fine Govind. How's life?'
.... I never knew how to answer the second question differently from the first!!
On the whole, I don't think he was the best, but he wasn't as bad as you make him to be!!
Answers 1,2,3,5: Search for them above.
Answer 4: Vegetarians suck cause they drink more packet juices than non-vegetarians do (suck juice - from straw) LAME, but hah .. on your face.
That is the only possible answer or else your blog editor has an error and cannot accept the word 'non' in certain required places!!
Answer 6: I am a dumb ass! Computer Science, the toughest ever 5th-subject beckons and I am here commenting on your blog!!!
PS 1: It would be quite funny if you end up writing about HK for the English 1 essay!!
PS 2: If you thought thats a picture of an 'ass' then ...
PSP (ehen ehen): Best of luck for English!!
OMG .. how long and boring was that comment?
Sorry for being pedantic, but since its English 1,
it should be off and not of
the start for the essay thing is grammatically incorrect
anyway, gtg
best of luck!!
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