Roll No. 6 And All That!

It's been good 4 days since I've (crash) landed in my pad. The bed is as cozy as ever and food just doesn't seem to fill me enough. These are the days!

*Bliss*

And then yesterday was the much awaited (?) Sanskriti School Reunion 2010. According to completely (un)reliable sources, the members of the fairer sex were preparing for this gala event for weeks. Dresses to be decided, accessories to be matched and all that jazz - all this and more took up a great amount of time for these folks. 'Business Casuals', they said was the dress code. I know I am not a Fashion Guru, but THOSE pieces of vegetation that were adorned by my honourable schoolmates were NOT at all professional. Well, maybe for a profession of a different kind...

Anyway, so I met old pals, and also those whom I'd never wanted to meet again. Hi5s exchanged, hugs warmly reciprocated and the usual, "Oh my gawd! Is this you?!" refrain was politely answered. In all of this, I sneaked out for sometime and went back to my favourite hangout spot in that 8000 square metere land. I was at the bamboo gardens again! I remember sitting in the shades of those tall fibrous creatures and reading Hosseini's engrossing novels. I remember the times when we missed classes only to play the mighty Truth or Dare and invariably, I was always directed to ask some random person for a date.

*Smiles*

So yesterday, once more, I sat their quietly and took everything in. The trees were the same, a whole lot taller though, and the ground was strewn with dry leaves. I could see the pond about a 100 yards away, still and unfazed.

And then all of a sudden, I didn't feel alone. I felt warm, and secure. I guess this is what school does to you! It takes you back in time, to a time when you were happy - well almost- and really didn't bother about the undesirable elements. I have no qualms in admitting that school - particularly Sanskriti - was the best thing that happened to me! And I'm sure, nothing can take that away from me.

Did I leave a part of me yesterday in those trees? Or did I gain myself again?

Give me a moment to ponder.

Eggs and ducks!

I am a voracious non-vegetarian! Give me meat, and I will dig into it like a ravenous monster. Due to lack of company, I have to perforce be the 'solemn' ghaas-etarian at R. However, there is this certain 'egg' and 'duck' that I never tasted, and alas! There's always a first time...

The Mid-Term Examinations came in a jiffy, and left almost suddenly. Although, I am glad I am going to head back home this week with my granny's welcoming curd fish and Ma's lip-smacking koyla chicken howling on the plate, "EAT ME!", I feel just a tad disappointed for having had a duck and a BIG egg in two of my courses. Not that I was expecting to vanquish the tests and emerge as the virtuoso of Electrical Engineering, but a zero was not what I was looking forward to, you know! Anyway, in retrospect, I guess it's alright! I know of a lot of folks out there like me who have succumbed to similar situations and they're happy now! Fit as a fiddle and bouncy as flubber (?). Learning experience, they say, is an important aspect of life. And I take it that way.

So with a zilch in my kitty, I know it cannot get worse! I have Holi to look forward to and for one, I am really excited about it! Colours, after all, make life perfect!

Let's paint the town red, now! Shall we?!

And so I say!

The only thing permanent in nature is change. Yet we feel elated when we hear our ol' pals exclaim, "You haven't changed a wee bit!"

I was walking along when someone caught up on me. "How are you feeling now?" "Good, I presume." "Great! Keep running..."

I now wonder whether that was Forrest Gump or was that Forrest Gump!

The really giggly elective professor laughs at every statement she makes. I guess she is obsessed with her diabolic laughter. Encore, encore! And oh! The legendary statement she made, "with reference to any reference" made PiS(S)-Ra(aaa...) fantasize about her day in and day out!

TS is round the corner and I feel like heading home. Now where have we heard that before?

And yah! It's the Sena activism day today. Given a chance, they'd have put St. Valentine's soul to the grave. And if someone paid homage to the battered spirit with flowers, they'd be killed too! No ashleel vyavhaar in the Bhartiya Sanskriti! Got that, buster?

Life's like that!

'Spring' in action!

After almost a quarter year of heavily clad junta at Roorkee and Delhi, and the frosty morning breaths seen emanating from within, it's that time of the year when we like to keep it vibrant. The 'Mugger's' coat has been replaced by bright sweaters and the mink blankets have been done away with. Winter's on its way out and I couldn't be happier to bid adieu to it.

Talking of spring, the first thing that one associates with the season is colour. Regeneration. Blossoms. Rebirth, in its paradigm. It is that time of the year when you awake from a long spell of hibernation, feel alive and have this perpetual smile on your face. Spring. The time to look forward to the prospects of the year that's just begun, and seize every opportunity that comes your way.

Surprisingly, the classes seem to be a tad bit less dreary too. I, for once, did enjoy the last few classes of Electrical Machines (*shudder*). I have a hunch, and a strong one at that, that there are some hormones (NOT those, you perv!) that 'spring' into action this time of the year. They make you upbeat, and tell you to 'push that crap' out of your neural cavity.

Yesterday, I was 'basking in the glory' of the mild form of the helios and believe you me, It felt good. The evening walk to CBRI for a Dairy Milk was not a pain in you-know-where. There's something about these few months that make me see good in almost everything around. And I wish that this time, the season extends indefinitely. Quoting Rahim Khan in the Kite Runner, spring sends out a strong message of "There's a way to be good again!"

Take cue from all the omens that lie strewn on my path, I am going to live it out to the fullest. I know there's not much time at hand, but I guess it's enough for me to stack good memories for the coming few months. There'll be the scorching summer and the sombre fall. But one li'l birdie tells me it's all going to be (KR)aw-e-some!

So folks, I am back to work. I have to pick up all the colours and take in all the fragrances. You never get enough of those, do you?

Let's 'spring' into action!