I'm off again

Maybe due to the proximity or due to the peaceful stay it affords, kanyakumari has become a retreat of sorts for my family. everytime we get three days we drive off to kanyakumari and sink in the serenity of the place.The vivekananda ashram is the best place to stay if you are looking for a quiet holiday. Covering hundreds of acres,it houses numerous tree lined walks , and if you are lucky you might chance on a peacock that has decided to show off its beautiful feathers. The last time we were there we took a superficial view of the area making sure that the next time we go there we know where to head to...... the sunrise at kanyakumari is famous but lucky as i am i coudnt glimpse it. the last time, i woke up early for the express purpose of catching the sun first and walked all the way to the sea side.....there was a slight drizzle and a breeze playing along and the place was very beautiful in the early morning glow.....the blue hue of dawn along with the overcast sky and the tune of the sea playing in my ears gave a dream like experience.......the sun decided not to turn up that day and left a dejected lot at the shore staring haplessly at the skies....silly as it seems the sun didnt rise that day...it just appeared at some place above the horizon.....but i wasnt let down ...i really loved the early morning walk and the dream like quality of the entire image etched an everlasting impression on me.....that evening we went to kanyakumari and again the thunderous clouds and grey sky showcased the sea in all its fury.....that night we had the annual day celebrations of the vivekananda school....all were invited...since there wasnt anything constructive to do my mother sis and i went ......the kids were really good and the simplicity of the programmes struck me.....there was a set of unsophisticated programmes...simple songs ,dances......but the brightly dressed kids doing them made it all the more beautiful.....there were instances when we stared dumbfounded at the stage while a tamil skit progressed......i tried translating the tamil for the first few minutes but it got faster by the minute so i gave up and just stared.....the next day we went for yet another walk and saw peacocks,deers, and heard all kinds of birds signalling their welcome from hidden retreats...... couldnt visit the library but intend to do so this time.....as we depart tomorrow yet another time there are things i want to do which i coudnt do the last time
1.visit meditation centre
2. visit the rock
3.visit the temple
4.visit the library
4.catch the sunrise....(hopefully....its raining again)
5. walk,walk,walk.
bubye!

Dhwani

Now that Dhwani has come and gone it is time to let down ones hair and relax.........the participation was very less as by the purest luck,we seemed to have hit the date for a fest at the best possible time...when every other college had some exam or another....still it was better than what my worst fears predicted.....and from my side i loved it......there was little or no crisis and time management was very easy for we had enough time in our hands.....this sort of unrushed ease is what i prefer and what i got.......regarding the preparation for dhwani...it involved bunking a lot of classes ...84 hours to be precise ,so my entry to the next semester hangs on to the possibility of successfully getting through the duty leave ordeal. For the first few days we were walking a lot ....to every department ,meeting teachers to have a know on how well the money collection was proceeding.....to be frank it was more walking than i would like (though walking is my passion) and the blazing sum did little to help us.....we soon became the patrons of chechi kada and civil canteen....frequently dropping in for a glass of lime which was nothing short of an elixir in the scorching conditions...the next few days saw us huddled in front of the laptop trying in vain to make 'The Final Schedule'.......every day evening i leave hoping that we have hit on the final one and next day i return to find that there are going to be drastic changes...after much of scheduling and rescheduling we were left with a laptop full of final schedules but no real final schedule.....my classmates would have forgotten me by then if i hadnt made brief appearances during lunch break and free hours....i gradually became a complaint box making frequent ejaculations about how hungry i was and my friends ,hungry as they were, had to bear the brunt. In the evenings deepa and I spent quality time together,sipping lime(the third or fourth one of the day), while we waited for the 'kannammoola ' bus to bless us......my house ,which seems to be on the opposite part of the world from college, could be reached only by that sacred bus and i would wait for it patiently...and once it does come we hop on and try to plant both feet firmly on the floor and brace ourselves for the ride ahead....... all the passengers intend to accompany the bus to its final destination so that leaves me standing all through the half hour journey....once at home i have tea ,tire my parents with the days news and flop down to bed.....but it certainly wasnt all work and no play....infact jack had more play than work....one saturday saw us laughing our hearts out while tom and jerry featured in jerry's laptop....the next day was LH day....feast to eyes and stomach!....and there was enough time and enough people to chat to your hearts desire.......and then dhwani came and my time was my own yet again....i really liked choreonite,rocknite,unplugged and the final night........I'm not one to dance so i enjoyed the proshow rooted to my chair while the entire college danced away!if i had thrived on lime pre dhwani .....icecream was my staple diet during dhwani...the other items in the food court failed to impress so lords and canteen served the purpose.....since my family members cant sleep a single day without my constant chatter in their ears i returned home every day (although at wierd hours) to snuggle to sleep .......and then dhwani was over and things were normal again...classes had to be attended and the glaring concern over duty leave stands first in the to-do list.....
Result: I know a lot more people in my college, I love college all the more and I am no longer bored!!!!....thankfully!

Summer Showers

Atlast the curse has lifted.....as rain drops pelt down onto the burning ground all the pent up heat is released..... as the chill descends on me I coudnt help but smile......Things had been very gruesome for the past few days....with us toiling under the scorching sun...living off cooled lime that dries up inside us the instant we gulp it down......even at home the heat continues to frustrate......every day i meet people on the roads squinting under the sun ,cursing the heat and i join them whole heartedly in wishing that an end would come soon to this torture.....and today as the clouds gathered in the sky and the wind began to pick up pace...i ran to the terrace to catch the first drops...the purest ones...and what a relief when they did come....."the intoxicating smell of rain falling on earth" and the sight of the trees swaying in the chilly wind with an overcast sky in the backdrop shooed away the perpetual frown from my face.......and rain as always brings out the best in things ....nature sports brighter shades and rain drops stick to leaves like jewels.....This was one welcome rain and couldnt have come at a better time .....