One of the things that I have begun to dislike is attending weddings of complete strangers(to me!) without having someone to accompany me throughout the course of events. Earlier on it was always my sister along with me and times weren’t so boring and of course me attending it came naturally without a “why??” “do I have to???” “who are these ppl anyways??” “hmmm..ohk..alrite”. it was infact kinda fun. We used to stick together all the time not caring about a single soul and used to carry on with doing the single purposeful task at hand-eating! Cant say we have been heavily into it,snacks used to be just about it sometimes but well these places gave us our space,a bunch of new faces to look at,a place where we could talk endlessly without being interfered with and well to us it was like a night out! where people found theses gatherings a nice place to socialize and interact I wouldn’t really rate us anything even close to being social butterflies!
Occasionally a few adults would approach us with a million problems regarding us “ghar kyon nahi aate ho beta??” and a few embarrassing ones like “college main mummy ki zyada yaad aati hai ki papa ki??” now what do I say to that. If I dare say “dono ki” pop comes another question “nahin ek kit oh zyada aati hogi” why did I even think arguing was an option. Anyways that constitutes a very small part of our time there. Not enough to hamper our seclusion!
But now things are different…for the first time. I have to go to these weddings alone- ie without my sis- my support system!now my sole aim lies at walking around with a friend I happened to bump into or calling frantically just about anyone I can reach! I really do miss her. I miss our times together at such places where nothing holds any concern. i miss all of that. Atleast I know how she felt the entire year when I was not around. For a moment it makes me happy that after a few days I’ll be off to my college too and wont have to face these occasions without her but then well inside me I want to! So well definitely during our next holidays together we’ll be definitely back together. Hopefully then there will be a wedding to attend!
Monday, July 9, 2007
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Flying By....
wow..! first year of college is finally over! Most of my seniors had described their first year as "the only year in which you have time to relax". hmmm..I dont think so. Not that I didnt relax but that it didnt fetch me amazing grades either. Ah! But well the past year did bring certain changes in me. Changes,which i never thought i could be a part of!
I live in what we call a "pg". My college has no provision for a hostel so all of us stay as paying guest in the nearby houses. The place where I stay is a pretty happy place with 5 girls chatterin around and freakin out at all times. But, our guardians or tenants-as i'd prefferentially like to call them, are not the most amazing people i've come across. To be brutally honest i've never met people absolutely lacking in concern,care,honesty,worth and selflessness. infact i cant supress the urge to write a few lines about them. let me start with the man of the house- our dearest uncle. well he's funny.I mean for himself alright! He's not really witty (though thats what he thinks he is.....and you know what happens when people think that way!). Its painful and intolerrable to bear him and his laughless jokes. He could actually write a book on PJ's or well i think PJ's are better.Now... this is the pretty harmless side to him. what the irritating and mean part is so very saddening ,as to how a human could be this way, i'd rather not pen it down! I can safely say that aunty is his true replica. as if one wasnt enough! phew!
If all of this wasnt enough to amuse me this entire year, I was blessed with some of the most "un-admirable" proffesors...(well some of them). But then this has always been the case with Indian education system. Its a rarity to find a teacher you look up to and deeply respect.
Apart from all these comical aspects of this year i had some solemn moments too. Watchin my friends go through heartbreaks and crushes altered my definition of being single to a less depressing one. Rethinking what i was doin with my life and finally succumbing to reality was a deeper change that was brought about. but through all this I was always happy to find my 4 best friends always by my side! so to reevaluate i learnt many things this year-
1. you'll find many people around you tryin to drive you nuts,but its you who has to maintain sanity in this murkiness.
2. teachers are always ready to confuse you with the easiest of topics. Dont make them an excuse for your grades.C'mon guys youve always seen it this way and managed!
3. you just cant change the way your friends are just cuz their not like you. Remember appreciate who they are and they'll do the same.
4. At one point of time everyone wants to give up. SO ITS NORMAL!keep your cool and stay focused.
so i guess i learnt a lot in the past year that too from experiances i could crib on for days. Not that i dont but its usually more for a laugh than to get busy with.And finally to all those people who have made through their first years at any institute...."congratualations".
I live in what we call a "pg". My college has no provision for a hostel so all of us stay as paying guest in the nearby houses. The place where I stay is a pretty happy place with 5 girls chatterin around and freakin out at all times. But, our guardians or tenants-as i'd prefferentially like to call them, are not the most amazing people i've come across. To be brutally honest i've never met people absolutely lacking in concern,care,honesty,worth and selflessness. infact i cant supress the urge to write a few lines about them. let me start with the man of the house- our dearest uncle. well he's funny.I mean for himself alright! He's not really witty (though thats what he thinks he is.....and you know what happens when people think that way!). Its painful and intolerrable to bear him and his laughless jokes. He could actually write a book on PJ's or well i think PJ's are better.Now... this is the pretty harmless side to him. what the irritating and mean part is so very saddening ,as to how a human could be this way, i'd rather not pen it down! I can safely say that aunty is his true replica. as if one wasnt enough! phew!
If all of this wasnt enough to amuse me this entire year, I was blessed with some of the most "un-admirable" proffesors...(well some of them). But then this has always been the case with Indian education system. Its a rarity to find a teacher you look up to and deeply respect.
Apart from all these comical aspects of this year i had some solemn moments too. Watchin my friends go through heartbreaks and crushes altered my definition of being single to a less depressing one. Rethinking what i was doin with my life and finally succumbing to reality was a deeper change that was brought about. but through all this I was always happy to find my 4 best friends always by my side! so to reevaluate i learnt many things this year-
1. you'll find many people around you tryin to drive you nuts,but its you who has to maintain sanity in this murkiness.
2. teachers are always ready to confuse you with the easiest of topics. Dont make them an excuse for your grades.C'mon guys youve always seen it this way and managed!
3. you just cant change the way your friends are just cuz their not like you. Remember appreciate who they are and they'll do the same.
4. At one point of time everyone wants to give up. SO ITS NORMAL!keep your cool and stay focused.
so i guess i learnt a lot in the past year that too from experiances i could crib on for days. Not that i dont but its usually more for a laugh than to get busy with.And finally to all those people who have made through their first years at any institute...."congratualations".
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