Generation Yo

Well I'm not talking about the global trend, just the minor fraction of our college, the youngest and the most fresh guns out there in MEC. Well I was inspired to write this post after reading one of our passout's Facebook status.

Now MEC is like an extended version of higher secondary school... Full of yo gangs even at canteen... Heartful thanx for all the seniors for making our college life so beautiful!

I did some research into the matter and was surprised indeed. I christened our First years as Generation Yo. They are a herd apart.
Generation Yo Profile:

• They are segregated into gangs.
• You will never find a gang more than 5-6 students. 
• They know only english.
• They essentially don't have a life and practically live online.
• dey typ lyk dis. 
• They call each other cool dudes and rock stars though they all look like punks.
• Hobbies include:
• 'Freaking out' in major malls in the city.
• Making blogs of their class.
• Walking in groups around college and giggling

They are hip and happening. They make the final year Freakanmar's of MH look like ~@~ (Its a gtalk smiley).
 From different stories I found a few are so arrogant and have total disregard for anything institutional. Like me. Well I don't retort to teachers in classes and all. I'm insecure. I just like hide and bitch about people.

OK joke time.
Q: What did one First year say to another when they got bored?
A: Lets freak out.

Previously such people were only found during a Yi meeting. Now that was 2 years ago. Yi MEC was simultaneously  called Yo MEC cause only the so called Yo teams joined Yi. Well that myth is totally shattered this year. Zero percent Yo infection detected in this year's Yi Net. Which is actually a good trend. Now Yi has a better reach among students I believe. It was not a planned consequence, but that it just happened like that. (I'm digressing from topic).

Now a whole batch is infected with such people. Actually infected is such a harsh word to use (sorry). Its like they live in an isolated island in the college, reaching to them one has to surpass blood thirsty sharks and patrol guards. Even if you reach there you will be caught before you make an escape plan.
Well as long as there is no access to get to that island there is no way to do an eye opener class and show them there is a world outside.

Blogs. I don't actually get it. Why Blogs? You have communities and groups to do groups sharing and which are rich in technology that supports group conversation why blogs which is much more administer centred. Whatever it is, its an trend shift. These blogs they record all the activities that happen in their day to day lives at college. Also the blogs have really interesting names which sound like some internal body parts (dentrites? oops its electrites. My bad).

When I made a community in my first year it seemed like a suicidal thing to do. First an enquiry will be made, which is an interview with a panel of 5 members. Then they ask questions which will make your skins curl. Then they say to delete the community or else something else will get deleted. Simple instruction, in an easy to follow manner that you instantly delete the community. But it was fun in a way to look back at what happened those days.

I'm not saying all this is bad. Its not an issue about good or bad. But the point I want to make is the communication gap that is happening right now is going to put a dent on our college culture. What is the most beautiful thing about our college? Its the closed loopness. Everybody almost knows everybody.The thing about the people in Yo land is they are not willing to come out. Scared or lack of interest, whatever it may be unless this is tackled, in a few years MEC will be something entirely different from what we see now.
So my dear Generation Yo, I know you people have the sense of humour to take this lightly. So do take this as part of e-ragging by your non existent senior. Consider this as an initiation. A whole world of college life awaits you, so don't live it amongst yourselves.

Ok question time. Decode the letters in the above image. What do they signify?

Until next time,  Ciao.