I LOVE 2010! - (part 1)

Yup, work at deco team, SF was grueling. BUT, who cares??! The amt. of fun we had drawing, painting and cutting thermocol(that IS the spelling, right?) was unparalleled!! The best part was using the fevicol to stick up whatever that came into our hands... There wasn't a single day that I didn't go back without a load of fevicol in my hands! At the end of everything, we had to carry our stuff all the way from the gymkhana to the arena (near Comp. Sc. Dept. - that's almost half a km ppl!). Couldn't be helped.. After all, we stuck most of the stuff onto thermocol! The kshitij deco team had it easier, their arena was near vikramshila and they did the work there!
Anyway, on the eve of the SF, we were poised for night-out. We hadn’t finished arranging the arena. There were a hell lot of stuff lying around and we were wondering where to put them… Then comes ….. …. Abhirajika! Our one and only, Jika to save the day and boss us around!! We were 3 first years (initial strength = 30 odd.. they just disappeared one-by-one citing one reason or the other) and a load of 2nd years (who by the way were in-charge) left to stick up the caricatures onto the charts (again, we had to make them). Jika, her antics and her fights with others, were our only form of entertainment (if u r reading this, please don’t kill me and ‘thank you!’).
By morning, most of the stuff was done. We just had to put up some boards. We came after our morning classes (ya, we still had classes… I lost count as to how many times we cursed the Profs that day!) and labs (I bunked one.. attendance will be a big criteria for grades.. I heard later... Bugger).

My volunteer work was in Netaji Auditorium. For those who were not in Jnan Ghosh or Netaji OR the photography team > LOSERS! The inauguration itself started in Netaji. The main attractions were Centrifuge (the dance competition), Two for a Tango (yes, as the name suggests any two ppl could dance to glory) and Sargam (the eastern band competition). I made a lot of friends… the type I can keep for life! The work was minimal too. I was, for the most part, the waiter boy (got drinks and stuff for the judges). Before you scoff at me (I know you already have), I got to have a hell lot of stuff free! That is, because the judges didn’t feel like eating them (for the authorities ;) ).
SF, in a word, simply rocked. We did have minor setbacks with Skid Row backing out due to an accident and Jal quitting at the last mo’. Instead we (doesn’t include me of course.. all accolades to the organizing team) called Preetam, who was kind enough to accept.. Turns out it would have been a better idea if he was coming in the first place!! The crowd enjoyed him and his group. Some other good stuff that happened were the Hasya Kavi Sammelan (HKS!), Dance floor (Perpz) and Drama (Thespianage – we had some great plays).