I am yet to figure out which two subjects join Software Agents to give me my three electives for this sem and they say that this semester is over! This semester has given me the maximum Calvin moments, and I am finally glad that it's over. This sense of relief will last until my grades for this sem are out. Somehow, these exams don't tend to shake me these days. It's the results that have bothered me. But I must say that this semester was very very different from the rest of them.
The sem started with the hunt for a job. This was fun. Go, come, go, come(in a loop) until one day when one company finally decided to give me a job maybe not because I was worth it but because it was high time that I attended some classes in college. The ceg canteen, parking lot and every other random road in that college now has a story with which I can relate to. Sitting and sharing what fun answers we wrote or how we desperately wanted to tell the interview guy,"Poda, answer and all I won't tell."(the Sarcasan way ;)) for reminding us of how we had wasted 3 years of college life, learning absolutely nothing were priceless moments. Oh! And the unexpectedly huge participation on Ants&Locusts group on facebook got me excited. :D
Just as I was feeling low for having to attend classes regularly from then on, a heavenly 3 weeks at home was on its way! When the rain gods decided to let us down by denying us holidays, the students decided to get their due by going on a strike and closing the college indefinitely. I still don't know why the strike had to be there in the first place and whether the problem is solved now. All I know is that those were 3 blissful weeks at home, chilling and relaxing.
Not satisfied with the long breaks that we got 'cos of the above two reasons, we managed to get a few by other means as well. Getting kicked out of the lab as a whole class where everybody gladly walked out, not even trying to have a puppy face was one such occasion! Then the entire class decided to obey the government as it declared a holiday due to rain although we very well knew that college was working that day. The lunch day, canceling of classes, group (not?)studying before assessments.. fun indeed.
Amidst all this, out of the blue would come a message from the class representative (I dreaded this!).
The text would read : Zeroth review on so-so day.
Then I would start hunting for my team mates, we would gather up all our guts to go and pay a visit to the project guide. Having failed miserably in trying to get some inputs from the guide, we would decide to come up with our own stories for the presentation and the documentation. Done and dusted. Don't even ask how.
After a few days, another forwarded message for review 1. Same story repeats. Only difference, two pages from the wikipedia went into the documentation that we had prepared for the zeroth review to make it look lengthier. Done and dusted. Again, don't ask how.
Another forwarded message after a few days for review 2. Process repeats with some slight progress. The little knowledge that we gained from C/C++ came in handy and we called it implementation!
P.S : Our group is still on the hunt for a base paper and we have given three different titles(for the same work to be/not to be done!) in the three reviews so far.
The last minute printouts, manipulations, preparing stories to be told while facing the project guide, the joy in seeing your other classmates struggle just as you are struggling.. it was all good, you know!
When all this seemed fun, there were quite a lot of moments of desperation too. Projects/assignments/observations/records/striving really really hard to reach college on time but failing miserably/extra hours in college/the travel to and fro college amidst that heavy traffic/saturday classes - enough reasons to make me bless my college with bad words. I would come home and then tweet out all my despair.
All this happened and an entire semester flew. For most part, I am glad that it's over. The huge take-away from this semester is the astounding number of days that I got to stay away from classes.
Yet another semester done with. Today, as we all came out after the final exam for this semester and exchanged,"HAPPY HOLIDAYS. SEE YOU AFTER THE BREAK.", I just realized that this was the last time in college life that I was getting to say that 'cos by the time I get done with my next semester, I will be done with college life, out in the open, venturing into a whole new world.
For one last time,
So, here's to all my buddies,
For one last time,
- I have a vacation all to myself.
- I will be a college student.
- I will make new friends.(For most part, they will be called colleagues later on!)
- I will write exams.
- I can manipulate a project.
- I can go late to college.(Work places threaten you with salary cuts. Sigh!)
- I can be this irresponsible kid to my parents.
- Oh! I will pay for doing nothing useful. Ha!
Three and half years. You don't even know where that went, what you did. I still remember when I walked into college on my first day at 7:45am for an 8:30am lecture. Doesn't seem that long ago!
"Happy holidays. Make the most of it. Relax. Viva La Vie Boheme!"
