#BeingEngico

#BeingEngico

Don't be fooled by the mock and short description of GEC at wiki.Here I present GEC through my eyes.(Teary eyes..which will miss it as I pass out next year)

The internal gossip of GEC is not presented here.It is passed only from one engico to another,for ears of only the certain privileged engineers who pass out from here.

I have often used the notation GEC for Goa Engineering College or Goa College of Engineering.

I have often used the notation Engicos for students coming from GEC.

What defines the life and spirit of a institution are its students...

but in GEC...our life and Engico spirit is defined forever..

#BeingEngico

Why Engico..

Goa Engineering college was and happens to still be the only government engineering college.Established in 1967 to a sprawling campus of 300 acres.The mammoth size of our college encompasses its sheer talented and ambitious students.Students don't just come to the college for learning...its the temple of intense sacrifice and worship.

Who is an Engico ??

-The person who knows our College's Slogan.Passed on since decades only a true Engico has its knowledge and admires its traditional origins.

_The person who knows the GEC salute.Again passed on only from person to person.

-A person who regularly eats at Umesh's Gaddo..n invests money as well time

in Umesh's tasty Maggi masala and his pillas'.

-A person who visits the Power GYM only in pre TANDAV period.

-A person who dreams to study for tomorrow..and a person who applies for reval only because his friend did so.

-A person who knows our college has 2 fully non-functional windmills..

-A person who knows we have a fully functional library but only uses it when exams come calling. 

What are ENGICOS ??

Engineering College students.

In the words of a former ENGICO.

Every GEC student keeps the ENGICO spirit going on and joins the Dara Singh ki Fauj....

FIRST YEAR : The Foundation stone                                                           SEM  I-II 2011-2012

BUS TRAVEL (video credits- Pranav Phadte)

We fear the jam packed blue(now yellow sans 2014) buses of GEC.

Only the brave souls of local bus commuters through their sheer will and effort have conspired to travel with the Yellow tankers.The Video explains everything.

The viewers discretion is advised.*

WORKSHOPS

Filling,Lathe Machine, Wood carving & Molding.

Mechanical guys are the saviours of girls and other guys alike. They must have finished with precision several other Jobs for simple goodwill enjoying their moment of fame amongst other students clad in those very hot to wear stinky blue suits. They were rightly called,'Boilers'.

As we operated the lathe machines and worked our way through our metal plate(filing),wood(carving),soldering jobs,our faces filled to the brim with pride of workshop duty. There was not a single student who dare miss the workshop,we wouldn't miss the feel of things we would never do in engineering life.

We would give anything to not miss these words and their stories

MOUNT THE JOB

Often spoken during all workshop subjects.Your luck runs good if you are among the lucky people with surnames starting from and after K.You wont be near the professors desk and you wont be under constant fire.Such people will occupy the last end rungs of machines.They would chill out during workshop and ace in their jobs working under stress free conditions.

TOOLS THE KEEP

Never ever..ever ever ever miss out listening on any statement having the word tool in it.

Ask your friends or play dead mute if you haven't listened to this tool command.

The tools used by us are part of GEC's heritage.They don't replace them with new ones.

Each tool has being used,mangled and been part of every FE student passing out of GEC.They are the pages of history for workshops.Mess with them..and the ghost of the tools former users and the wrath of workshop will curse you forever.Break them beyond repair and you will have no one to blame for the faults in your jobs less new tools replace the ones you broke.

Some more funny dialogues to watch out for at workshop..

ARE YOU STRAIGHT(for job of filling and wood carving)

I don't need to tell you which professor will say these very words.They are the words of sarcasm spat in your way by the professor when you try to show others and him alike that your job is finished.This question has no link to you or your choices whatsoever. It simply means..

Your job has not met ISO 9000 criteria of the professor.

OFF THE MACHINE ON/ON THE MACHINE OFF
No translation available... :P

PETS IN GEC

GEC will fall short of engineers but never animals and you have a choice here.

From a wide array of cats,cows,monkeys,squirrels and hugely popular pups

pet culture at GEC comes with no owner ship and no inherent liability.

You may feed them today and you may shoee them tomorrow.Pets never fall short of food coming from sympathetic girls and pathetic hostel messes.

Certain over zealous pets like cats and pups have got the guts to grace the FE class rooms during class hours. Their arrival often accompanied by sequels of shock and excitement from equally

zealous Fe's.

Warning:

You will enjoy the company of friends and pets alike.But be carefull ENGICOS.

Sooner then later these companions strike back to your fatal realisation.

'Cows' will lay poop bombs.You as a innocent unsuspecting bystander and pedestrian will unknowingly fall trap to a poop slip or poop facial.(Yes a facial happened once to my friend)

Bikes will skid on these multipurpose bombs.Speeding car tires will launch them towards you.So engicos arm yourself.Be prepared for surprise attacks and poop smells. At the end of the day put up a brave face. Engicos have faced this and you will do no different.

'Pups' in their early years will seem cute and cuddly. But as they say..U cant straighten a dogs tail can you ?? .Come end of semester feeding on the nutrition you gave these very cute little pups will transform into rude and rugged seasoned street dogs. They will not spare a second thought to engage in street fights. The once cute cuddly thing will be a walking mess of stink and bones.

Canteen

Mostly when in first year there is a fixed ritual that every students undertakes to identify the knits and packs of GEC. Students identify the local hot spots of food and nourishment.

The first to befall their revelation is the CANTEEN of GEC. In the coming days to follow the students are further enriched with the woes and tales of our canteen. Then comes the knowledge of NESCAFE, RAJ, UMESH's Gaddo, BACKZOP(fatli zopdi) and SANTOSH . Until recently we have another pleasant addition of prime stomach enrichment in the form of MONGINIS (feeding our hunger sans 2013).

To be continued...