Sorry guys,
Haven't been able to post lately. Here's what going on. We've marched into 2nd yr with the session commencing July the 5th. Still, here's a brief summary of our 1st yr especially for our juniors.
1. August
August began with the hefty admission process followed by Induction. Classes began on August 17 as you already know. Classes were exciting at the start, but got more n more unbearable as the year progressed.
2. September
Boring classes, Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations and rains marked September. I being North Indian wasn't accustomed to celebrating Ganesh Puja as in Delhi, few people celebrate it while the principal festival remains Dussehra/Diwali. The enthusiasm for Durga Puja is very low here. Anyways, seniors used to scream us from our rooms each day for the entire 10-day period. Still, I managed to find a way past it by lying viral fever for the entire period except the last day which saw heavy feasting, that too from seniors to juniors.
3. October
October brought along the much needed Dussehra break, even though a short one. Unfortunately, it was followed by the first cycle of Class tests (Internal assessments as some might say), so that meant no fun n frolic.
4. November
Well, November usually signals the unpacking of woolen in Delhi but alas, no winter greets these parts, so the entire month was a period of bright sunshine, more studies, wrapping up of syllabus, Diwali time, blah blah...
5. December
December brought more sunshine, the final round of Class test (referred to as CTs from now on), preparatory leave (PL) and finally, the daddy of them all, the one n only - End Semester Exams (ESE).
6. January
Still ESE and session ending break worth 10 days and a holiday for me.
7. February
Signalled the start of the 2nd semester, more non-branch related studying and spring - which I truly relish.
8. March
March brought along hotter days, deteriorating food in the Mess, and the much dreaded ESE results - that too just 1 day before the 1 round of CTs. One thing I've learnt - however hard you study, how many nights you sacrifice - still, on D-day, your heartbeat is bound to go better than even Lance Armstrong competing in the Tour De France.
9. April
The days were becoming more an more sweltering, as were the classes.
10. May/June
The start of May signalled the beginning of a very intense period - 2nd round of CTs, PL and then 2nd sem ESEs, which continued up to mid-June. At the end of all of that, we were left wordless, sweat less and brainless. This was followed by another 15 day break which I utilised fully to visit Puri, Konark's Sun temple (Which has fascinated me since I had to mug up about it in Xth standard), and Chilika Salt lake - the 2nd largest lagoon in the world.
So that summarizes our sufferings in 1st yr. I'll catch up with you later for 2nd year action
