SAARANG@IIT M

Long time since I have posted. My only defense, life is an orgasmic bitch.

Saarang is an annual event at iit M, celebrating the joy of cultural competition. Truly one of the best I have been to. The standards were high so were the stakes. And a lovely crowd. I have yet again fallen in love with the place.

Saarang did end up in a very sentimental way for me. Had been to my couz house for couple of hours. The time I spent there surely did take my mind off the numerous probs I have. It was just pure fun. Recollecting old memories can always put a smile on your face. I laughed on some of the silliest things I must have done when I was a kid. Man... That was just too good to describe. It makes you realize how far you have come... how matured you have become over a course of time.

thanks pups... had a lovely time!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!

I hoped it would be just another day... I was wrong. Though people get older by the second, we realize it only when our birthday arrives. But this one was special... I have turned 20!! I can see my lovely teen years flowing away and reminding me that the carefree days are over and it’s high time I started taking my life serious!!

This birthday started pretty well, went on great with me having an AMAZING time. But the end was something I had not foreseen. It came swift, painful and TRAGIC blowing all my happiness in one quick swing!

The best part of my birthday is that it falls on the NEW YEAR!! So... along with all the new year celebrations my birthday celebrations get tagged along! End of the day, I end up a happy man who has thoroughly enjoyed the day.

The usual way of celebrating birthdays is to wake up early in the morning, have oil bath, go to the temple, pray god for what ever you want cause you can get lucky on your birthday... spend time with your family and party with your friends in the evening!!

Well, though I know I am unique... my birthday routine is pretty much opposite to the usual trend! Party starts off on the eve of the new year... the evening of 31st dec. Spend time with friends till the clock hits 12! Get kicked, bashed, punched, assaulted and almost killed (All this read as birthday bumps!!) and when every one is done venting out their frustration and anger they have been storing for a year on me... I PRAY GOD... to thank him that I am still alive... though not in a good shape, but still ALIVE! Then the party goes on till sun rise and then with the break of dawn... I hit the sack (night for me!). But, as long as you have non party animals in this world... I would always get woken up with someone calling and wishing me. Though I don’t blame them but still... I guess I deserve a little sleep on my b'day! So the calling stuff goes on all day and it’s really tough to catch up on your sleep. Where as all my friends recharge their batteries which is almost full by afternoon and here I am, my head shouting... BATTERY LOW!!! Well, its party time in the afternoon... with a movie or a lunch, followed by another party for the rest of the group. The new year always starts off with me coming home early (probably by 2200hrs) and sleeping on MY bed (it’s probably the first and LAST time for the year).

This year was not much different. Well, no difference in the fun and sleep part at least. This time, as for the last 2 years, I spent my birthday away from home. It is pretty disappointing to be away from home and not with your usual group. But time to grow up! The best part was I DID spend my birthday with all my CLOSE FRIENDS as always. A group of 8 of us, partying it out at kodaikannal! The weather was just great with the minimum reaching as low as -1. Freezing?? Not exactly but my kinda climate! (I love winter) So we did party it out as the usual way. Just that the partying mood started as early as 30th dec. With 3 days in kodai, amazing fun! We checked into a hotel for the mid-night celebrations! OK music, nice disco. No good chicks but decent enough. To my horror, I found another group of my seniors (15 of them I guess!) at the same place. It turned out to be nice... 23 ppl from the same college partying. It’s always nice to party with a large group. Came back to the cottage where we were staying. Continued the celebrations with party performance enhancers and partied till dawn. Didn’t realize when I dozed off but then when I got up for a call probably an hour later... i did see that every one were laying dead on the bed! Sleep was something I could not expect and something which I never got anyway. By the time everyone got up it was afternoon. We had our lunch and headed back to hostel!! A stupid bus ride but worth it.

As I said in the beginning... A lovely birthday celebration. But, all good things have to come to an end. So did this. It was something I had not foreseen. It came swift, painful and TRAGIC! The blow was almost fatal with me just managing to survive. It was way more powerful than all the birthday bumps I had ever got, put together. My heart which was pumping adrenalin all along started pumping hate, agony and misery. True... tragedy strikes when you least prepared for it. It hits when you are so vulnerable.


It was a birthday gift I CAN NEVER FORGET!!!


I am happy that it came at the last hour of my birthday...