Those memorable days!!

Here we go again...its that time of the year when we are supposed to be preparing for our exams....and me finishing my long time post.....Although it started with lots of energetic thoughts of studying for my practicals, opening the EDC book to see what I never seem to understand and lots of ideal stuff,let me tell you ,I haven't done anything even close to that..just slept and slept and slept..So much that i could be compared to The greatest sleeper Kumbhkaran(or maybe even Sumiran :P).


So,I thought let me brush up my literary skills and walk down the memory lane..not too far..just enough to reach January 9th,the night when we were boarding the train for Amritsar.But then the story of how all 13 of us were ready to go for the IV is in itself a great story.So I guess I'll walk a little more to reach November when we were asked to pay the money for the IV.We were enticed and tempted with the adventurous things our seniors did like river-rafting...and we were told we would go sand boarding this time(Oh my gosh!!!)So well,actually most of us in our group were usurped into the joy and excitement of going somewhere for 9 days,with our wonderful friends and no parents(yippee!!!)But then,2 or 3 people in the group had problems like no permission,too dangerous and by the end of it ,only 5 of us were ready to go out of a 12 person group.So then we decided if the group doesn't go,we don't go(Loyalty to our group).But then the news somehow reached our wonderful wonderful seniors(By the way, I mean the adjective,if it weren't for them,I wouldn't be writing this) and a senior from T.E ,Divya(her name deserves to be mentioned here :)) called up one of my friends and asked her to convince as many as possible and the obedient juniors that we are(wonder what our seniors must be thinking.....)my friend called up everyone and actually very surprisingly,everyone agreed!!!!!God,to think 12 hours before that we were sad that we couldn't enjoy those 9 days of bliss.



So,the next day we went to pay our fees for the IV and I am really sure no one remembered that IV stands for Industrial visit.We were just so happy about the train travel itself,you can imagine the rest.So now,I jump back to 9th January 2009(a really unforgettable day).All of us were so happy on seeing each other at the station.Although discussion about the luggage and clothes and food had continued without even stopping during our exams(you would understand if you have read my post Nights during P.L + exams).Once we were into our compartment,all our parents were standing at the window continuously telling us(or should I call it nagging..nah..sweet sounding advice of parents who love their kids) to take care of ourselves(duh),enjoy really well(as if we don't know that) and eat properly(actually we were gonna hog) and other numerous stuff.And at last,the train started moving and accelerating just like our happiness at the thought of the forthcoming 9 days.


And if you have read my previous post(if you haven't ,you would love to read that one before this),as I said our seniors dropped in in our compartment to tell we have to present a play and that they did it too and it has to be great and all that.And the next day morning ,after we dragged ourselves to take a bath in the cold weather of amritsar,(brrr!!!), we had our breakfast and all of us were in the boys' room discussing the dialogues of our play.We had decided who are gonna be the seniors we would imitate and their actual names wont be used.One of our EXTC seniors Taha had come to our compartment the previous night and spoken and even thought one of the guys was oversmart and kept him in his place(lolz).So we changed his name to Aha in the play and I must say,no one ever called him by any other name ever again.All of us who were in the play observed the seniors we were gonna imitate ,their dressing sense,their way of walking and talking and all that.The senior Divya who I was gonna imitate had a sore throat and was practically croaking; and guess what,I had a sore throat too and was croaking.The fellow who was impersonating Taha actually wore the scarf the same way that he did and I got to wear my friend's spectacles cuz Divya wore them too.Another fellow wore a monkey cap just like the senoir anna he was impersonating.Then came D time.It was 11p.m and freezing cold,maybe even more cuz we were nervous.But once the play started ,we had to control our laughter seeing our peers play the part cuz we had to go on stage next.And we actually had to pause in between the dialogues cuz the audience was laughing so much.And although I know I'm repeating myself,seeing a senior fall off the chair laughing at your play is a great thing.Everyone in the auditorium was bowing zulu style and clapping for our play once it was over.They actually were shouting"Once More". And the ice was broken.Every senior who saw us asked "How did you do it?"and that"The part was played perfectly". More so,when you see a junior being you,saying exactly what you would say ,on stage,is a proud moment for anyone.And although I try to be modest,none of the other FE classes got a standing ovation like we did and so we stood out amidst all.Needless to say,we went to our room only to watch the video twice and rejoice at our success.


But ,the happiness was shortlived, atleast for the boys(;)).

The next night,most of us were watching Mr. Bean in the boys' room(that had become like a lounge for all of us)and by 12,3 or 4 of the boys had gone off to sleep.just as we girls were getting ready to go to our rooms and the boys to sleep,2 or 3 of our seniors,one after the other came to ask whether we were gonna be there only.When we asked the reason,they said ,it was someone's birthday and she was distributing cake(hmmm...yummy)Who knew,this was a trick ,when we opened the door ,the whole group of seniors jsut rushed into the room,sat on the beds and started waking up the boys who had gone off to sleep.All the girls were shooed out of the room as the boys looked at us with a scared and flabbergasted face.And all that the girls knew was the seniors left the room only at 1.30AM.The next day,we were trying with different ways and means to find out what actually happened cuz we realized the boys had had fun the end of it all.But the boys refused to open their mouths only dropping hints(uff).But then the cat was out of the bag and we dint have to wait for more than a day.Cuz our senior Adhitya(fondly called as anna) came to our compartment to have a chat.The smart girls that we are(collars raised!!) mentioned that we didn't know anything about what happened.And then he spoke words of wisdom(for us ;))which I am not allowed to disclose else this will be the last post of my life(and I mean it).But all I can say is we were practically rolling our eyes and on the floor with laughter and the boys became great friends after the incident and we had something we could tease them with(yippee!!!).


Our trip also had adventure and I mean it.We had to board a train for jodhpur from a very small station called Makhu, and the weird part was we were forced to stand with our luggage on the train tracks next to the ones where our train was gonna come.And the main plot.......................the train would wait only for 2 minutes on the station.200 students,400 pieces of luggage,all in 2 minutes on the train.Our senior coordinator told us that the girls would get into the sleeper compartment and the boys would load the luggage on the train and then get into it(Just think of the boys's faces when he said this).SO all of us kept our luggage together and dreaded about what would happen if we didn't get into the train or any of our luggage was not loaded.When the train came,all the girls got into the train compartment in a frenzy manner.But damn!!!We got in to the general compartment instead of the sleeper one.All of us got down the train and got into the sleeper compartment.In the mean while,all the guys were working together loading the luggage(I really dont know how they did it) into one of the compartments.Luckily,all this was done in just 5 minutes and the train started for its destination,with all its intended passengers aboard.But once this happened,we had to go to our respective compartments,take our own luggage and settle down.By the time we actually settled down,the adrenaline rush was so high.But to think of it,that was a really cool adventure...something I can talk about for years.


Once we reached Jodhpur,we got on a bus for Jaisalmer and had a great new experience of living in tents with a built in bathroom as well(sweet!)but none of us could take a bath in the 2 days that we were there because there was absolutely no hot water,forget hot...no water.So we had to survive; actually let other people survive by using only deodorants and God,although I enjoyed the tents,no bath is something I can never bear again.But the next day when we got on a bus to go to Jodhpur,I can say with confidence that everyone was heaving a sigh of relief; albeit with their nostrils blocked(hehe).


And another memory which is etched into my mind is the last night on our way back to mumbai. About 7-8 of us were awake and we actually got to know each other, what we were before getting into SP, a part of us that our friends didn't know. And I must say, it made hell of a difference. Obviously having spent all the time of 9 days together, we had started realizing how lucky we were to be bestowed with such wonderful friends. I didn't feel even for a moment that 9 days weren't enough because I had rejoiced every day, savoured every second and loved every moment. I was always awake when most of us were thus not missing small conversations here and there. I felt a sense of belonging which remains till now amongst my dear old friends. Its always great reminiscing during hardship filled times( I mean submissions,practicals..will these never end :P). Hope you got a well deserved break from the torture common to all of us and enjoyed too.Cheers to a great IV in the forthcoming year!