Hello people. Its been a long time since I blogged. Must say I was quite busy; you will yourself get convinced of that by the end of this post. This February was indeed interesting. Here is the recollection of the main events that happened during this time (with due thanks to my diary):
February 14th: the month of February means only this day for many. But as usual it was just another day in my life. Some roses from opal and a few sent. All in good stead. This special day wasn’t so special after all! (Line quoted from my diary).
Ruby cup: the cricket tournament was back. So was the usual hype surrounding it. Teams were formed. Our DAV team christened “The Mighty Crusaders” was ready and was full of enthu. The captain resigned (me!) to concentrate on his own performances. The new Captain-Manager combo brought in fresh energy. A good new bat was bought and a new opening combination was to be tested (me as opener). The openers never failed in the tournament and were the top two run getters of the team. But our bowling and fielding let us down and we were knocked out in the first round. But not before we upset a good team, which eventually went on till the semifinals. We lost yes, but we had an amazing time in the field, while formulating strategies, everything. Hats off to all the players!! A second year team eventually went on to win the cup by one wicket margin in a heart breaking finals against a final year team. Second years won the volleyball and football tournaments too.
Cycle tests: prefer not to comment! But still… bits weren’t all that helpful. Managed a 2/20 in one subject (other marks pending!)
Pragyan'08: it was the GETUP time. One of the last chances I had to portray myself in various styles and beard shapes. Day 0: long hair brought down to hide my face, scared many girls I believe. Day 1: some style with the beard, earrings, wanted to show myself as a hardcore rowdy. Wasn’t too convincing I guess. But it sure did make girls stay away. Day 2: old styled hair with a Charlie Chaplin moushy. Unrecognizable from the previous day totally. Many found it innovative. Girls stayed away. Day 3: the last day. Stunning haircut, coolers and smart look. Girls wanted to come and hug (over optimism!!). But I made a big statement indeed. Again was not easily recognizable. Easily this Pragyan was the best four days when it came to my getups. I was satisfied myself. Only disappointment was that i had to trim my hair. Interview was ahead.
Hockey: final year team totally out of touch and to make matters worse, we lost the first two matches in the league of the inter-year tournament. And I found myself badly injured. But the girt and determination we had was amazing and we came back to win the next three matches to win the silver medal! Though it was below last year’s gold, this was the most satisfying medal of all!
Ooty trip: fourteen of us (mostly wing mates) went to Ooty during one of the weekends. It was one of the best trips I had ever been to. 2 days of tiring travel and 5 different buses to reach Trichy from Ooty, it was all worth it!!
The GIRL!!: what the hell was happening to ARS?? Was he planning to commit? Or has he already settled? Or was he playing with the life of yet another girl? Hmmm…Questions and speculations all around as I was spotted too often in all places with a girl during the past month. All I can say now is “keep guessing!!”
Ranju: doing great. Just managed to pass in Hindi this time I guess. Have missed her lots.
Dad: the usual advises continued and this month, he showed me how technology has really changed people. Everyday some 4-5 smses from him on management concepts, how to tackle the interview and everything. Hi-fi English, tough to decipher, man it was fun!
Mom: ever busy with her life. Ranju to be taken care of. Praveshika Hindi exam ahead. Always advising me on health, food etc. Loved every part of it. And as we saw the results now, she has successfully completed her Praveshika exam!! I am so proud of you mom!! (in spite of knowing that all answers were dictated in the exam hall)
XLRI interview preparation: days flew past me. The fear of the dreaded March 10th was plaguing my mind throughout. I suddenly became an avid reader of the newspapers and also was highly inquisitive when it came to stock market related stuff. Got hold of a management novel called “The Goal” and also was regularly attending classes taken by PathFinder’s Murali sir. This was an opportunity I wanted to grab fully. And I made use of every possible alternative to gain some valuable information. Was it enough??
Poochu: the dog that was omnipresent in our college, the dog I used to call my girlfriend, the dog which saved me once from another dog, the dog all my year guys were fond of from our first year, got run over just outside the campus on February 15th. May she rest in peace… LOVE YOU POOCHU!!
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