And I’ve moved out of Bangalore; Out of India. I’ve waited 2
years for this moment and it’s finally happened. Only difference is when I
first moved to India, I was eagerly waiting for the 2 years to come to an end.
At that time, I never realised that I can make the best of friends in 2 years.
When the end finally approached, I dreaded saying good bye to people who made
my stay in Bangalore totally worth it.
I am not the type of person who is good with testimonials
and emotional jazz (that’s Seni, got
me started on using your typical phrases ‘and all that jazz’ or ‘aney’). But
this post is dedicated to each and every individual who made Bangalore and
Christ University worth it and excuse me for saying this (and am sure you’ll
all agree), bearable.
I cannot ramble on and on about each individual from CEP ’13
but the class on a whole is freaking awesome! Sure we had our own groups within
the class, but the fact that I got to interact with most of you individually,
even if it was for 2 or 3 minutes, makes me consider myself to be lucky.
I remember the first day of college, I met Abhineeta. When I first met her, I
didn’t realise she’s weird. Until one day, when she, Arundhati and I had a discussion about lesbian vibes. Yes. Like I
said. Weird. But don’t we all have some element of “weirdness” in us?
I also remember the first few weeks of college I used to sit
right at the front. No I am not a nerd. It was just convenient for me to get
out of class quickly and not get caught in the large student population of our block.
Anyway, I used to sit next to the brothers (Bipin, Sebadas, Shijo and Pradeep) and I remember telling them that I was born in Kerala and
don’t know any Malayalam; and they promised they would teach me. So sweet. :’)
As the weeks progressed, so did my seating arrangement. I
moved further and further away from the front of the classroom and soon I was
one of the back benchers. This is where I met Alice, Rachika, Vishrutha, Kathleen, Prena and Debbie. Oh fun days! We hardly used to
pay attention and usually used to secretly take pictures. Or sleep. And if we
had a test, copy from each other. And the amount of time we spent on our
phones, am surprised we never got caught. :P
I remember a few other people who used to sit at the back; Sumit, Abhishek, Sidharth, Hemali, Aastha and a few others. We never spoke much but had a few moments
here and there thanks to Vishrutha.
:P
I always broke our class into 3 rows and I had names for
some groups. There was Garima, Revathi, Shiny, Adarsh and all
you other guys who used to sit to my left somewhere near the front. You guys
always used to say hi to me, which I thought was very sweet of you all. Then
there were the people in front of me; Shruthi,
Aditi, Kamna, Ananya AG, Kumaran, Kartika and a few visitors who were asked to come in front for
making noise or whatever else :P We usually had discussions about class; exams,
timetables and what not. But I’ve also had my Japanese classes with Aditi, the funny Hindi moments with Kamna and Ananya, and endless discussions about the end of the world (or a
new beginning) with Kartika. :P Good
times.
Then to my right I had the more active part of the class;
always asking questions or always making noise :D :P Joseph, you are awesome. *poke* I shall never forget your oh so
funny texts during our one act play; and how excited you were when you had 1000
tweets! :P Rhea, I will take you to
prom and we shall go for soup after that :D Mehek, Happy Birthday on every Thursday! You are an amazingly funny
and weird person. Additional English was fun. :P Salome, Your random dancing sessions were amusing to watch. I shall
miss them. I shall especially miss your Johnny Bravo dance (that was it right?
:P)
Ashwin,
you will be blessed with a future filled with dark chocolate every day :P Our
rare but serious yet fun talks will always be remembered. Samiksha, I still don’t like you for going off BBM. I am glad we
kinda sorta started talking :P We’ve never hung out (except laser tag but that
was the most random yet epic group :P) but our exam panics and random advice
sessions have made me find a good friend in you. Manognya, You are crazy and shall
always be :P But you are also adorable and one of the most amazing dancers I
have ever known! Abhishek, I know we never hung out but laser tag (again) was fun!
And I still remember you used to advise me about my future plans and the whole
moving to UK. Just the fact that you told me your point of view meant a lot, so
thank you for that. Ashutosh,
Talking about movies, series, music and anything entertainment based, it was
the best with you! And of course, my collection of snaps of you sleeping in
class :P Sonia, You and I have a lot in common...you know the whole
thinking of something then suddenly going blank and all that :P And I'll miss
our RR Nagar travel times :P Shriya,
thank you so much for the chocolate on my birthday. It was really sweet of you.
We never talked that much but you were always so nice to me. Rahul, You are uniquely annoying…but
nice :P Internship days will be remembered; from your healthy talks to cracking
my cell phone password (respect). You are a nice fellow. :P Kishore, keep clicking! Your photography is amazing!! :D
Vidya,
Gautham, Soumya, Maitri, Sanya, Vaishali, Sana, Bhavya, Swetha, Prerna, Naaila, Anuj, Pooja, Manasi, Jose, Manisha, Suhas, and
Poorna; Although we may have never
talked as often, or hung out often, you guys added on to the awesome CEP
experience. And I sincerely thank you for that from the bottom of my heart.
<3
Bettina, I
remember you came late. And I also remember thinking that you were a nerd
considering you asked me for notes and things on the first day you arrived :P
But then we got to talking and am glad we became really good friends. The
amounts of memories we have are not enough to jot down this post. The CCD dates
almost every day, your random KFC cravings, the sleepovers, the exam panic…the
list could go on. All I can say is I am glad I found a friend in you, a good
one at that :P <3
When it came to organisation, one name popped in mind, Senashia. Oh where do I start? How I
envied that black organiser of yours. You had little notes that said “Study”
and that made me laugh :P We clicked easily thanks to the non-Indian
background, both geographically and educationally :P You taught me the art of
being organised and the art of time management and the art of using big
words…uh I mean the “skill of expending
gigantic verses” :P You’ve been a good Sri Lankan friend throughout
these 2 years and I cherish all the moments we’ve had together from the random
gossip sessions to the ride on the metro to window shopping to talking about
ambiguity (Yes Bettina, I had to say
it :P)
Vikash, I don’t
know how it happened but we became amazingly close friends. You were always
there for me (literally thanks to BBM :P) so thank you for that! I will never
forget your random singing moments. :P I will cherish our virtual dates :P And
I will never forget our long advice sessions and career talks. You will reach
great heights. Remember that <3
Aswathy, Sneha, Sandhya, Sharvaani, Ananya M, Jonny and Akhil, I don’t
know if you guys ever realised it, but you guys were there for me when I needed
it most; and I mean this literally. It was my birthday and for the first time
ever in my life, I was alone on my birthday. You guys were the sweetest ever to
have organised the movie and the surprise birthday donuts :P It was one of the
best birthday experiences ever and I shall never forget it! <3
Achu, Sneha, Sandy, Shar, Betty, Seni and Ananya, you
guys have always been there for me and that means a lot. We’ve had our mixture
of memories from all the eat outs to Sky Bar to sleepovers to the most
ridiculous photo sessions and gossip sessions :P I love you all so much! <3
If I have left out anyone, it was not intentional. We had a huge class :P Which is why it should
be understandable for the department as to why we are so noisy :P Seriously,
you guys have been an amazing group of people. I am glad the past 2 years of my
life’s journey have been with such ridiculously awesome people! I will always
remember each and every one of you, whether we talked or not. A big
hug to each and every one of you and every one of you and lots of
love!! You guys rock! \m/ :D
Special Mention:
Pavani, I know we
just got close. And you are not in CEP :P But you have been an inspiration. You
may not know or may have not realised it, but you have advised me when I needed
it and taught me how to smile about everything and accept life the way it
comes. Big hug to you! <3
I am sorry if I mispelled anyone's name(s).
