"Early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy , wealthy and wise" ... ALl of us know that this is an age old proverb, but i totally disagree with it. How can waking up early be related to health wealth and wisdom??  havent seen 6 am for the past so many years but i dont think i lack in any of the above 3 qualities.

Well well the topic says ..hardships attending the 8 am lecture...Like i said..since waking up aint my cup of tea.. the only option left for me (when in college) was to enter the class late. Entering a class late is usually a skill which can be mastered only with experience. t requires courage , techniques , perseverance and above all luck!!

BEFORE ENTERING A CLASS LATE MAKE SURE THAT:

1) You check the exact tie on your watch and ensure that there is a minimum of 15 mins left for the lecture to end

2) You are entering the right lecture hall

3) You have a piece of paper and pen (not necessarily it works) in your hand

4) If the door is open, then ask the 1st benchers by sign language if it would be safe to enter the class

5) If the door is latched from inside , SMS someone already inside the class and ask the following details

- Who is the lecturer?
- What time did he/she start the class?
- How is his/ her mood today (Important)?
- Is attendance taken? If yes... is my proxy already given?
- Would it be advisable to enter now?

6) If the door is closed and your determined to enter the class, first knock on the door politely , if there is no response then bang the door hard and if still there is   no response then kick the door with all your force and run away (The guys in our class used to do this so very often)

7) Then comes the grand finale - we were all taught in school to take permission of the teacher before entering a class. But the golden rule in all professional colleges is (atleast it was in our college) : DONT DISTURB THE LECTURER IF YOU ARE ENTERING THE CLASS LATE. So the best thing to do is rum up the stairs and sit at the nearest seat available.

It would be advisable to write notes or pretend writing for about 5 mins as there is a high possibility that the lecturer might be noticing you!!!

So my dear friends, entering the class late is not so easy like it seems to be. It requires a lot of dedicated effort , coupled with the luck factor!!!!

This is a tribute to all those who are the lords of the last bench!!

It is often thought by studnets sitting elsewhere in the class, that their colleagues on the last bench are enjoying. But this article will give you all the gory factsand challenges faced by them.

The plight of the students on the last bench could be compared to soldiers at LOC - it is a great example of team work!!

MAJOR CHALLENGES ( ALWAYS PRESENT)

- The teachers are continuosly watching you

- To ought to have the courage to stand up to any questions asked by the lecturer, in you are inefficient in fulfulling your abilities as an LLB

- Your pending work needs to be completed

- You have to concentrate on the lecture inspite of all the environmental barriers.

MINOR CHALLENGES

- Taking care of your benchmates who are very busy with their work - sleeping, reading novels, playing games, watching girls etc.

- Controlling the slep cycle.

- Entertaining the crowd by throwing papers or passing comments.

- Saving trees - writing notes of all lecturers on the same book

- Gaining Knowledge - Reading novels, books of other subjects in case there is a text the next day

PRE REQUISITES FOR AN LLB QUALIFICATION

- Courage of a lion

- Eyesight of an Eagle

- Hearing abilities of an hare

- IQ of an ant

- Theatrical abilities like that of Dilip Kumar

- Agility like a commando

- Quiet yet communicable

The following is an interview of an LLB. Please note that this is an average view of around 50 LLBs.

I - Interviewer
LLB - I am sure by now u know who!!

I - What inspired you and encouraged you to be an LLB??
LLB - A nights stay at the boys hostel
- Helpful friends ( girls) who are good stenographers
- Mobile problems
- Bird watching
- To ensure proper communication
- Availablity of Good books (of course not text books)
- Personal problems

I - What is you plight when you are unable to sit on the last bench??
LLB -  Palpitation, , urge to micturate, sedation, restlessness, increased pressures,decreased concentration, increased frustration.

I - Do you think there are any benefits of sitting on the last bench??
LLB - Increased concentration
- Enhancement of all round performance
- Personaity development
- Less strain to eye and neck muscles
- Treatment to insomnia
- Global communication
- Matrimonial opportunities

I - According to you which is the most important moment of the lecture??
LLB - Attendance.

I - What would you advise you succesors or colleagues??
LLB - Together we can and together we will make the difference
- One for all and all for one
- Sit behind and Just chill chill just chilll....

CONCLUSION:

From the baove data it is concluded that the progress of the nation depends upon the development of the LLBs. The most sincere and alet students in the class are the LLBs

I am sure all students ( past and present that includes teachers) will agree with me that some subjects not lectures are inherently boring. Theres not much of undrstanding involved. Its just a matter of cramming. So if a studnets attention wavers or if even totally disorients it is not their fault .. but theres always the moral issue -- What if their distraction or being lost into oblivion ( or for that matter the world of Cindy Crawford or Brad Pitt) is mistaken for a downright insult to the teachers??? Note here all students respect or atleast definitely pretend to respect their teachers. That is an inbuilt programme.,... Thanks to our culture. So nos tudnet wants the teacher to be insulted by their uncontrollable lack of interest, I stress again in the "Subject". Thats when HYPOCRISY takes birth.

The intention of this hypocrisy is good and that according to the Bhagwad Gita, clears us studnets of any guilty conscience!!! It is purely to make the teacher believe what he or she badly wants to believe... that the students are interested and are paying attention. Its often taken for granted that the intellect is basically a quality of students in professional colleges but its surprising how this intellect though subjective is made use of equally expertly by students of all ages and all colleges. Its a proof of intelligence and its preferrential use for defence and survival..No wonder very little is left for educational purpose!!! once cant help but wonder that when students are so clever as to superbly save their skins in class... Y dont they do well in Exams...  guess thats where the will comes in. Willingness is one thing that cant be manipulated... Sometimes not even by the self.. Its subject to uncontrollable variations probably inherent.

Coming back to the subject Hypocrisy... Firstly i'd like to apologise to all the students since this article is definitely going to increase the awareness of the teachers (on boddunan if any) (.. but theres a loophole..only of the preexistant tactics .... m relying on the infinite creativity of the students with their willingness to come up with new ideas unimaginable atleast until another student decides to write about them in the future.

To begin with .. there are times the students know they have to be found taking down notes or its a death wish .... so out come all the pens ... but little do the teachers know that what is being written is often a letter... A love letter if the climate is suitable!!! or a sketch of the nearest person visible or of the teacher if the studnet is specially daring... Sometimes the adjacent students share their boredom by passing notes which may or may not be relevant to the topic...(often about whats the latest news or who is acting over smart off late).Then there are often the trustworthy scribblers .... U dont need to be artistic!!! and ofcourse the time tried games of Hangman and X-O-X !!!! A;ll thes activities are accompanied by an essential periodic nod of the head towards the teacher to denote interest or even occasional participation in the discusiion as though they had been listening all through out.

Sometimes the actions of the students force teachers to question their own sanity.. what would you think if you saw a paper ball come flying pass the benches, right up to the front.. the direction from which it came being the empty benches or the students with the most innocent interested faces you have ever come across??? You would definitely wonder if stress is telling on your imagination... the possibility that the studnets would do anything like that is incredulous to the teachers , so they do the only other thing possible.. they start doubting their own eye sight!!!!!!

There are some who want to be in the safer side and they continuosly stare at the teacher and you wont find their heads moving in the slightest....ts not becasue they are deeply engrossed, Believe me.. if you could only peep into their heads... you would know that they are probably out on the perfect date with the guy/girl of their dreams irrespective of whether they have found him or her yet!!! i wouldnt be surprised if they are in a gondola in the canals of Venice  with no clue what the teacher they are looking so intently at is talking about.

Then come the lazy ones.... too lazy to do anything.. they sleep but smartly.. some keep their huge bags in a strategic position that it conceals the person, Thus the teacher can never be too sure with the cursory glance and by the time she takes a proper look the friendly neighbouring students wake the apparent one as inconspiciously as possible (Its not pure selflessness ... Its because they expect reciprocation when they are asleep). Some are into dramatics and making use of the excessive student population and strain on the teachers eyes .. they sit in the corner (the perfectly dark ones) and sleep upright with their glasses on their closed eyes!!! Glorious are the ones who have practised the art of sleeping with their eyes wide open!!!! Our evolution!!!!

In todays mobile world ... Silent conversations are the "IN" thing... Its not necessarily a message.. more like a missed call ... understood as "Hello..are ypu as bored as i am??" and if the missed call is returned it is interpreted as "Yup!!! So what else is new??" and so on....

Thus is the Status Quo in almost every class in every institution at some time or the other. We are after all human.. But these occurences are Very RARE.. Most of this time WE ARE ALWAYS PAYING ATTENTION RIGHT??? ;-)