Twin Freshers'

"As the newbies embark on their peregrination into the realms of science..."

The last weekend stood out from the array of mundane September days with its never-ending vapid spells of late monsoon drizzles, clothes-that-never-seem-to-dry syndrome and oh-i-wish-i-got-some-work-done with its sheer vivacity and invigorating spirit. The two freshers' welcomes lined back to back were like a whiff of fresh air after the long, summer days when life itself replays back in insipid slow motion. For once the environment of plenary seminars, boring lectures, endless worries gave way to a positive, bohemian carnival...

Integration'08 was a melting pot of all the four streams...when phy, chem, bio and math come together to showcase their creative talents and through a mutual rendezvous the green-horns get to know the veterans and vice versa...the high point, to this die-hard epicurean was of course the food...which was surprisingly different yet a treat for the taste buds...the short skits were much better than previous years...."Bushwa"...."Atomic # 36-24-36"..."Physics students jumping off the Raman building roof top to reinstate the laws of gravitation that had run awry after watching Rajnikanth and Mithun movies back to back"..."We didn't start the fire"...a cute rendition of a "Pappu" and "Betaal" medley all added spice to the lackluster lives we lead...The DJ night of course was like previous years', one of the few moments when you let your hair down...literally.. ;)...and jive to the beats of what little non-scientific fun life has left for you...it's always a pleasure to watch a certain person, (shall we restrict ourselves to calling him B?), go berserk...but with the laser lights on...things resembled a mad frenzy...everybody shook a leg, even perennially "two-left-footed" me... :)...and then of course, the two "S's" also flailed their arms up high..

Saturday I was a senior, in fact a ripe third year who sat back and enjoyed the freshers getting "positively interacted with" ...the tables turned on Sunday..once again I was a fresher, being inducted into SSCU....and the incomplete first line refers to what they made me scribble on the blackboard 15 seconds in to confessing that writing/blogging were few of my fav pastimes... :)...it was an evening of food a la vikings'...songs and dances...chocolate pastries that nearly melted in your hands (and you had to gobble it up without the aid of spoons) the Fish Pond was extensive and well made..a few laughs..moments of shyness...some of exuberance...at the end of the day, with a bohemian birthday hat on my head, and a photo frame in hand (into which I tucked away the 18th Sept memoirs)..I felt younger, and for once, happier...

With a song in my heart..and a twisted smile on my lips....I stepped into yet another week..