Day 532:22nd Mar, 2011 - Convo & INDEX room painting!

Woke up at 7.00 (just 1.5 hrs of sleep) as I had promised my parents of showing them around the campus early morning. Was definitely worth it :-) . Took them on a half-way walk around the circumference, showed them the library, PGP block, my classroom! Even got to see a couple of peacocks on our way :-)

Of course, all this took a little toll and I dozed off when I got back. Got up straight on time for the convocation. First was the batch photo session - that was when I envied the ABM batch size :-p . I hope I can manage to spot the pixel which would represent me in the (abruptly taken!) pic. Anyways, was pretty excited given that I never had a convocation for my UG. Our chief guest, Kapil Sibal, could not make it, and sent a video recorded speech instead. Our chairman, Dr. J J Irani spoke really well, on values that we need to always follow. It was indeed a proud moment for me to go up the stage and take that degree :-)

Still a little tired, came back to my room after dinner with my parents and slept off. But in an hour or so, was woken up to do the customary INDEX painting (every outgoing INDEX Core team writes the names of all members on the INDEX room wall) ... :-) :-) . Man, and then I just kept wondering how every day night suddenly becomes SO VERY AWESOME! It was SO much fun doing that painting, remembering moments that we had spent, my most cherished moments on campus with my most cherished pals. And of course, the output was as legendary as can be expected from us :D

Over a finishing chai at Fauzi, I have decided to keep myself awake for some time, so I can go and wish good bye to my parents. If I sleep now, even an earthquake won't wake me up :-p

Day 531:21st Mar, 2011

A pleasant and early wake up call from my parents and sis to indicate they had reached the city and were on their way for their first visit to my campus. Excitement at both ends :-) . Also realized Pachpan was supposed to be have been back by now. Sure enough, I found him in his usual elements in his room, uninhibited in his praise for himself for his 'packing abilities' :D 

Quickly got ready and ran down to the guest house to meet my parents. Got them settled = dumping luggage in the room, so we could go down for breakfast. Showed them the "basic utilities" of the campus - the mess, Fauzi, JustTea, GnB ; made me remember my own first day when I consciously had to try to NOT get lost :-P . Since we were supposed to have rehearsals for tomorrow's event in the afternoon, I had my parents visit around the city + shop in that time period. The rehearsals themselves were a pain, mainly because of the afternoon heat (the free tropicana didn't help much :P). Trying to 'blast' the empty tropicana packs were a lot of fun though :D

After a brief period of rest (skipping PGP day occasion), I went off with my friends to the High Tea. Had a nice time there - generally talking amongst ourselves and also meeting a lot of my friends' parents. My parents came in halfway through (chikan shopping had taken priority :-p), and then it was my turn to introduce them to my friends. Luckily, there was enough mutual consideration to ensure appropriate behaviour :D

Went back to my room but was still pretty bored. So back to Fauzi with Pachpan and Shru. And that is when one of those absolutely random things happened which would become life-long memories. Arora had his car, and along with Buddhi and Kisaan in full flow, we went for a drive. An awesome drive, going to random places in the city (including DM Sahab's ghar), with Arora engaging in absolutely random but highly entertaining conversations with people. Of course, a special appreciation for his one-track mind :D. At one point, we were just 4 seconds away from consciously driving down a flight of stairs :-p . We came back for yet another round of the campus, even stopping to get pics clicked in front of our Diro's residence! Also saw for the first time Bodhigraha-2, the extension of the existing PGP block. Seems well made. A place that will soon beckon a lot many students in the coming years.

One of the craziest nights I have had in helL!

Day 252: 13th Mar, 2010 - A Thousand Splendid Suns

Spent the first half of the day in trying to organise the pics and videos I have captured from my cell. (Half from when I woke up, 'coz technically half the day was already over by then :P)

Saw the great IPL match between MI and Rajasthan Royals..was awesome fun! Then went to the convocation. 320 proud graduating students. And even more proud parents of the students. Everyone's face beaming with pride and joy - A thousand splendid suns gleaming with the dazzle of happiness. Mr. Damadoran (the person credited for turning UTI around) was the chief guest. He spoke about the importance of values and about having noble means to attain a noble task.

And finally - at night we had our section party. H4,5,6 common volley court. We had SUCH a great time, words and all absolutely won't suffice. We danced like crazy (that's obviously a standard :P), danced more. Had a prize distribution ceremony - full serious business - getting certis signed by our CR! :D . Then we gave our CR a t-shirt (Sud's idea, my desigining, Ayan's acronym generation and AdiJ's printing). And then raising a lot of toasts amongst all of us. Followed by Nishant's superb video! Then dance again, dance again. Bonfire. Music. Silence. Music. Friends... :)

Went with Shreyas to GnB. Bought a Nimbuzz and parted. I then went to the fountains at Fauzi and sat there alone for say 15 min .. Just me and the sound of the water flowing from the fountains.. beautiful!

And last, but not the least, stopped by the INDEX room on my way back - to see Core2009's message :)

So, what's the time today? 7am in the morning :D . The sun not only has thrown its first rays, but it's now kinda showing off its glory. The rays crowding my window. Need to close by eyes, block all the light and get some rest. Enjoy folks!

And my final message: All the very very best to PGP24!