Random thoughts

Time is a tricky thing.... It crawls when u keep fussing about it, but when u happen to take your eyes off it for a moment or two, - it swooshes past you. We're now at the end of another year at college. It seems like only a week ago that we first got here and were cribbing about the fact that we'll have to waste four years of our lives at this dump. Well, three of those years have gone by in a flash,.. and somewhere along the line, this 'dump' has started looking a hell of a lot more attractive. All the petty annoyances and old grievances are now accepted with a tolerant grin. we now know the campus as well as the back of our own hands, have come to terms with our canteen and have actually begun to enjoy the food, we've learnt how to handle our heads of dept, how to manage our attendance, how to wheedle ODs and marks from our profs, have grown to love our rickety old buses - so much so that, we find it difficult to comfortably doze off on the rare occasion that we do get a good bus, we've got an " you stay out of my hair, I stay out of yours" agreement with most of our profs, and have found our own little niches in college society.

It's a big bad world out there, and we're all just getting comfy and settling down in here. I for one would definitely not like to leave. Added to that is the overall tension of what to do and where to go next... which makes me wish all the more that I could just freeze the clocks for a while.. and not have to watch helplessly as the sands of time trickle through my fingers while I try in vain to ebb the flow. ..
The last day was one filled with nostalgia, especially for our seniors. They all came dressed in flashy saris and ties, sporting cameras, and taking dozens and dozens of photos. The previous 2 years, I witnessed this ritual with indifference, wondering why on earth they'd want to remember college, and was certain that I would never make such a hue and cry on my last day. But this year was different. Watching them, I felt a strange tug at my heart, and I can well imagine doing this next year. Sigh. I hope and pray that this last year literally crawls past, but somehow, I think its going to rush by even faster than any of the last three years.. I guess we'll just have to make the most of it, and cram as many happy memories as we can into the next 365 odd days.