Go IIFT Go!

I have just returned from class. Perhaps for the last time. Its a mixed feeling. Its been 1.5 yrs since I last I first attended a class here @ IIFT. The day I heard Symms struggle with the words. I knew it from the word go its gonna be gruelling. N if you ask me now, I'll say it was an understatement.

As I gear up to leave this place, it feels strange. I mean.. it feels as if last 2 yrs have disappeared at a frantic pace. I was doing so much in so little time, that I never bothered to see how things were changing. Juggling between assignments, project reports, presentation, classes, quizes, home, V, I just spent running around. It was pretty difficult, if you ask me. Now finally that I have gotten some spare time, I notice that so much has changed! Some of my very good friends have already gotten married, one of my best friend is getting married next week, some have left India, some have come back from abroad.

All of you who ever had any interaction with me beyong a hi-hello, would know how much I disliked the place. The small campus, the snrs, the number of subjects, the people n so on.. But now, m not so sure. I have had the biggest disappointments here in people, but I have also met a few amazing people! And in the end, when you are leaving a place, it doesn't look all that bad, howsoever bad it may have looked to you all this while.

Perhaps, every last brings a new first. My last lecture made my miss my class for the first time. My last ppt made me miss my first ppt. I had rehearsed in front of the mirror! My last group assignment reminded me of our initial group discussions! We would keep negotiating for hours, fight as if our lives depended on it. Times that were, times I hated, times I just couldn't wait for to get over! N now that they are over, am not ecstatic!

Life still amuses me!

A day in the life of Bus-ke-Shockers

Today was just another day.. or rather just another greatly fun-filled day! 

As usual, I had managed to miss my dear Bus from my bus stop. So took an auto and reached Gunjan-Girish's stop. Kept listening to my iPod.  Just when the bus came, Gunjan & Girish both reached at the same time after managing to somehow cross the road (Gunjan went a Km further to cross the divider, while Girish just jumped over it). Boarding the bus, a hi-helllo & Jai Shree Ram round ensued which lasted for at least 15 minutes and a few laughs. Therefater, I & Shailly resumed our books, while Gunjan-Girish started to talk something seriously. I don't remember when I fell asleep, but I do remember waking up by loud 'bachao-bachao' by Anuj. Apparently he had cracked a joke taht didn't quite go well with the gals and Deepti was taking the lead to reprimand him! When Nalanda came, the new hot gal got up to get down. To which, I & Anuj exchanged a quick glance & smiled! Sip Sinha, quite expectedly, didn't undesrtand this and opened up his questionnaire about y we smiled, what/whom did we see, etc etc etc. TO this Pahua claimed that he knows the gal!

When everyone got down at Plot 17, I, Anjan Da, Priyank & Pahua continued our journeyy to Presidency! So it was teh boys time as usual! No holds barred Non-veg jokes started with very explicit & implicit comments from Priyank! Reaching office, I was about to start my work, when someone mailed Ajay Negi regarding the bad condition our bus was in. N that was the end of the day. Everyone whi had ever sat in a bus, mentioned something bad about Route No 12. From noisy breakes, to ruthless driver, to the jerky "bus ke shockers"!! 

Finally I start my work and the day went without anything much quite happening! The clock strikes 5:25 and I realize that I can tell my TL that he can goto hell cos I am leaving for home come what may! After taking the Presidency bus, we finally boarded our bus. Surprisingly Anjan had also come for the 5:30 bus. We quickly settled down and started to crack jokes. Sippy suggested we play Bluff and everyone agreed. As the luck would have it, she sat just next to me and relentlessly caught every bluff of mine for one full hour. Quikly after a few rounds, we switched to Our beloved DumbC. Anjan had a box full of C grade bhutiya movies & Ajay just could get over the SRK hangover!

After an hour, to the dismay of all the guys, everone swicthed to "Chidiya-Ud". Irrespective of who won, Anuj, Sip, me, Pahua, Girish got thrashed, while Shikha enjoyed her moment of glory! Deepa being Deepa didn't quite speak much unless it was te time to tease Sip, or count my white hair or say a very warm bye while getting down! All this while, Budhi kept smiling at us amusingly. he kept asking how we managed to be beaten up every day! 

Thankfully, Saket had come and Deepti suggested we get down. everyone agreed. ther was just no option but to hurry up to the chatwala. (Nils of course went straight to the book-walah). After a round of golgappas. Shailly brought the mosts teekha bhelpuri! Fighting the tears, Sippy, Gunjan, Deepti braved teh spices and then demanded the fruit salad & HCF. N thne toh, it was a complete chaos. Anuj, Pahua, Sip had apparently not had anything for a few days!

N then one by one our parents start calling us, asking when would we finally feel like returning home. To tell you honestly, never! Cos this was home as well. I looked around, n i couldn't see anything but a family! Damn damn lucky I am! Seriously!

Sadly, but then everone decided to leave. Pahua of course offered to drop all the gals! And we parted.. to wait for another such day..