..of pool and party

...well, since the so called 'dissertation' work has be procrastinated indefinitely, the days are getting better and better, though sometimes it does get a little stodgy at times sticking to the usual routine...not that I am complaining or anything but i guess fun also should come in assorted flavours. Well, on the other hand should be glad to get at least this much from a place like this. ok, the day begins with a couple of early morning bangs on the door (..this time the early morning IS early, its 7.30) and then a couple or maybe more lovely phrases aimed at me to bring me out of the slumber. Next stop, the swimming pool, with the strongest of intentions and ambitions to do smthin extra at least this time. twenty minutes into it, the stalwart ones amongst us decided to take the plunge from the first tier of the jumping board (..i dont kno what its called, will refer to it as this only). Well..i like heights and i like water...didnt know how both combined can turn out, so decided to put my dear life at stake and go with it. very soon realised that things look 'very' different from the top, and especially when one has to take a leap from there. one guy goes, two, three....and lo, its me all alone staring at the murky waters below.friends seemed to be cheering and shouting something and was nice to know that people are encouraging me but when the words did start coming clearly, got to know that those so called 'friends' were telling me which of my belongings will they keep if i dont make it through...huh..'i want the compu'...'i will settle for speakers' and other things, which were anything but encouraging. anyways, when u gotta do it, you gotta do it.a deep breath, closed eyes and a posture suggested by the trainer in mind, took the leap. well, the posture suggestd was something like this- keep the body straight, arms to the side and open up the arms wen u are into the water and DO NOT open up the legs. i got the point about the legs part, no one wants to hurt their 'precious' for some fun's sake but didnt pay that much heed to that keep-the-body straight part, consequently landed on the butt, which at that time seemed not to give much trouble but became somewhat pain in ass later...literally. so after getting that initial confidence, went through it a couple of times and tried not to give my other parts any trouble for the day. this concluded the beginning of the day, after that the usual breakfast, attendence, movies, sleep, movies, sleep etc... then just as another round of movie was beginning, another one of those btech guys called up(..dammn these ppl are really becoming smthin to handle nowadays, wonder what was with them all these years). so there was this grad party that was being organised at some new hotel nearby which supposedly had a pool also. tell you what, this kindof proposition seems somewhat unbelievable in a place like roorkee, but after a few confirmation calls, it was established that the hotel really had a pool and it wasnt a hoax call to pull in participation. conincidentially, the customised deptt tshirts also arrived and turned out to be nice. so at about 7 or so, 40 or so people in similar dress marched out for the destined spot. i choose to take the less tedious way with my(for the time being) ride with doggy giving me a company. the place turned out way way better than my expectations and was quite spacious, tidy, and the pool, though not that clean, was good enough for a party of this sort. the rest of the company had already reached and some were busy undressing for the occassion while others chose to lay back and enjoy the sight of so many of their companions taking bath at same time and with each other. as for others, and me included, we decided to be in the part of the group which was in the water. then began the water sport fest, with a variety of events, many of then never ever seen before and participants unconditionally taking joining or leaving any event as they liked. the list includes, something like water polo, only in this one, there was no goal and one could pass the ball to anyone who had the choice to either pass the ball to anyone or throw it out of the pool or even bang it on anyone outside the pool. the person possessing the ball could also try to keep it to himself and bolt in any direction he wanted till eight to ten people buried him and took the ball and the same thing again happend to the next guy. i couldnt figure out the rules but i guess there were none...but who cares as long as all were having an awsome time. then there were diving events where we tried all sorts of flip-flops and jumps and tried hard not to land on the guys in the water, as they were either busy with the so-called-water-polo, or were taking swimming lessons, just relaxing, trying to pull someones shorts down, throwing others in, or just sipping on to drinks and spectating. below is me and mogli taking a backward fall together, more were there with upto 5 people at a time, unfortunately cameras werent good enough to capture the spectacle.



well, after a few hours into it, just when i was about to leave, took a dive and bloody did it too well, went in the water as streamlined as possible, and just wen was feeling good about it....bang..my head and the pool floor. so much for the diving and jumping. blacked out for a sec or two, surfaced up, figured out the up and down and other directions, and ya the head had a nice bump on it till now and hurt like hell. it turned out to be the last thing i did in that stupid pool. wouldve been better off sitting up there, sipping the drinks and munching on the snacks. changed after that, and took up the next job that was waiting...being the dj for the night. one thing is sure, the more the people the more it becomes intricate to fabricate a playlist that suits all and if u're not a pro dj, almost everyone will come to pour in their 'expert' comments and opinions about the next track to be played. anyways, i had to manage with watever collection i had left(...thanks to the HP service center staff) and with all kinds of requests coming in every second i found myself devoid of some of the basic you-have-to-have songs for the party including 'in the end', 'in da club' and sorts like that...not to mention some of the essential desi ones, wonder when there will be a demand for some trance... anyways, the retro collection with all sorts of dj dolls, vibes, bombay rockers, vikings, dj's at war and some of punjabi ones was able to satisfy the audience....well at least for some time coz when people want to change the song every thirty seconds or so and also want good ones to keep coming and coming, you simply run out of good ones, and that is when you get the looks, frowning faces and more of those 'expert' comments....yaar aadat chala de, tere paas garam masala nahi hai kya, abe yaar sab bor ho rahe hai...what the fuck man...and when you ask someone else to do it, the they disappear at that first mention of it or, worse, put their 'ideas' into action. m not sayin that am the best of playlist makers but sure i can do better that quite a lot of people. anyways the dancing arena shifted a couple of times with the intensity of dance escalating everytime. after the final few tracks, had a group photo shoot....below is the one ..



then had the pic with our backs toward the cam, just flaunting our tshirts thats all....



..had a nice dinner afterwards, the best part being the dessert, which was, for me and champa, chocclate sauce with a tinge of ice cream, and for others.....where the hell did the sauce go...luckly, the waiter brought another bottle and i was full till then. champa got down with his guitar afterwards with some nice chords and everyone joined in...the more is not always merrier, really....jst kidding, it was nice with everyone singing and enjoying the last get together of the batch. I do have to stay here but there wont be the people with whom i have been here all these years to share the feeling. will really miss the times i spent with them. all in all...really great time, today and all these years but ya...couldve been better...way better... :)