September 23, 2001

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I was pretty surprised that this guy wanted to go to the “richest” college in Mumbai. But by the time he asked if they were co-ed, I figured I had to get off quickly… root_node: M 26 BLR. root_node: Well, M 26 Mumbai, actually. kushnoodh: ok wanna chat with male root_node: Hi! kushnoodh: tell me wann chat or ? root_node: Sure, why not? Where are you from? root_node: Of course. I mean, where in PK? kushnoodh: fsd kushnoodh: u knoqw this place root_node: Heard of it, of course. But don’t know much. root_node: You a student? kushnoodh: yes i m coming to india for study kushnoodh: bombay root_node: Oh, that’s good! Where to? kushnoodh: i m coming to bombay but now i need some information about college kushnoodh: can u help me root_node: Which college are you coming to? kushnoodh: plzz tell me the best college name of bombay root_node: Boy, that’s a tough one…. what do you want to study? kushnoodh: i passed my matric in 1996 and now i want to continue my study 11th root_node: Oh… VJTI is a pretty good college. root_node: So is Wilson college. root_node: Ruparel college is probably the most famous, though. kushnoodh: can u tellme the richest college name root_node: Uh… no clue actually! kushnoodh: ok root_node: In terms of reputation, these three colleges are pretty good. kushnoodh: im these colleges hostel facility root_node: I’m not sure… but getting accomodation in Mumbai is not a problem at all. kushnoodh: and tellme the fee and hostel charges kushnoodh: guess root_node: Frankly, I’m new to Bombay, and have never studied here, so I haven’t a clue. root_node: But if you’re looking for an estimate. root_node: My guess would be it’s in the order of root_node: a lakh a year, excluding accomodation. kushnoodh: ok thanks and no admission problem for muslims root_node: None that I know if. kushnoodh: i mean is any admission problem for mmuslims root_node: Usually, no. root_node: There’s no quota or anything. kushnoodh: ok kushnoodh: nice root_node: Best of luck with your application, Habib! kushnoodh: tell me if i come to bombay and wanna stay there then can i get room on rent root_node: Oh yeah, sure. They’re easily available. Rents vary from 2,000 to 10,000 per month. kushnoodh: its is so castly kushnoodh: any low one root_node: It would be pretty far away, then. kushnoodh: ok root_node: I’ve got to chat with another friend, Habib. See you around, then. Bye! kushnoodh: tell me in these colleges total co education plz tell me and ui will not disturb u plz root_node: Sure. They’re all co-ed! kushnoodh: have a nice chat ok see u bybeybeyeyeb sweet friend root_node: Bye! Best of luck! kushnoodh: ok so nice of u man i like u very much because ur very good man kushnoodh: have a good day nice meeting and chatting with u ok ybeybebeyb

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