Surprise!

Yes, we were aware that he said that there would be a quiz in the 6th or 7th session.
And yes, we knew that we had no classes all morning and we could've read those chapters.
And yes, we still woke up at 10 after our thumbs started hurting from pressing Snooze.
And no, we were undettered by the number of people studying around us. 'Paranoid' ,we told them, 'He said only after he completes the 3rd chapter'

I am sorry I saw Diwakar sleeping in class and decided to do some social service by keeping him awake with an exciting game of Hollywood ergo not listening to a word of what was said in class thereby ensuring that both of us missed out on atleast 3 questions.
I am sorry Priya and I avoided studying all night with lame promises of getting up 'really early' in the morning.
I am even sorrier that we didn't open the pretty green book and took the shortcut thanks to Microsoft powerpoint.

I am happy I could atleast pretend to write answers for 25 out of 30 questions.
I am happy that the faces around me had the same expression as me.

Ah. The element of surprise.

XLing in everything

I miss…

• Amma’s shoulder in the night
• Lazing around on the brown couch with dish tv
• Fighting with Appa to watch F.R.I.E.N.D.S despite seeing that episode a million times
• Playing every game in Amoeba with S
• Vathakuzhambu and Keera mulagootal
• Signing into google talk and connecting
• Blossom browsing trips with Teletubby and Medusa
• Waking up in the night without realising your t-shirt is soaked in sweat
• Arguing with Pras about everything from deployments to food.
• My Saturday night dinner outings with Amma and Appa
• Discussing arbit facebook gossip with Kiks
• Conversations about everything under the sun with D
• My balcony when the rains arrive
• Bangalore
• You-tube-ing random rubbish with Nav.
• My Blanket, book shelf & bean bag

I’ve learnt to…

• Share a bathroom with 16 other girls
• Loosen up a little and enjoy everything around me
• Make my own bed
• Operate a washing machine
• Eat chapathi for two meals in a day
• Live without internet access 24 hours of the day
• Sleep for 3 hours and still function normally the next day
• Not suffer Ver Se withdrawal symptoms
• Manage Dhobi and Maid schedules

I love…

• The pampering I get from everyone because I am away from home
• Our girl talk sessions in the room at 1 in the morning
• The dosa guy who stands right outside the building
• Waking up hoping for rain every single day
• Random conversations with S at 2 30 in the morning
• The blast of air conditioner when I walk into the class from the heat
• Having a power nap and waking up all refreshed
• Going to the mailing office and seeing Amma’s handwriting on the courier
• Astha adjusting my fan right after I lie down such that I don’t feel hot
• Being singled out in class for being a psychology student
• How project discussions suddenly turn into pictionary games
• The Nimboo Paani at Dadus.
  

Looking ahead. Behind. All at the same time.