those were the days...

Remember back then when we walked back home together?

Remember how every morning we ran to school?

Remember when we sat under that tree and ate each other’s lunch?

Back then, back then....Do you remember?

     It's surprising how quickly time flies by...wasn’t it just yesterday, when I got out of kindergarten and looked up at mom, with a wide smile....I said “no more school from tomorrow, I can sleep as much as I want now. I’m a big girl now...right mamma?"And the way that smile jus faded away when mom shook her head. I guess I had realized that very moment that it was going to be a lot more than just sacrificing a few hours of sleep and a few hours of play. There was a lot more that I would have to give up...a lot more...Like friends, and the good times I spent with them.

     I have always been a mischievous kid. Some still categorize me as hyperactive. But back then in elementary school this happy go lucky nature of mine got me into a lot of trouble. The umpteen times that my parents were called to school left them with comments like ’She runs around class screaming I am a pop star when I’m teaching.. .’…’She crawls under desks and ties other students’ shoe laces together’ (Christina being my favorite target!!)…and the most common complaint…’SHE JUS WONT STOP TALKING!!!!’

     High school was different. The more I spoke the more my teachers encouraged me. Nonstop commentary during lectures, Paper ball fights in class became my pass time. In 10^th grade when I became head girl, it was big news..coz it was the most unexpected thing that could have ever happened. Teachers who thought I was too naughty to be given the reins of the school wear proved wrong. Though the naughty me didn’t fade away with responsibilities. My friends got away with a lot of things. & those whom I wasn’t very fond of???well…they had a tough time*wink*

    Pre university was a completely different world. New friends, The aloysian choir, The bunking  and everyday music sessions…we even fooled our principal into giving us 100% attendance(courtesy Mr.Jason Rego) If only it had lasted longer…

     Just two years of all that and we had to leave it all behind…move on and focus on more serious things…like career..

     At Sahyadri ive made more friends, more memories and have met more people whom can look up to. But this will also be gone one day, even this will have to be left behind and some day I will look back and say “those were the days my friend, we thought they’d never end…”

The Day that i was "IT"!!!

     7:00a.m, and my bed still feels so cozy, comfortable and welcoming...as i dragged myself outa bed.Then came that hot water shower...chilly weather and steaming hot water...now who would wanna get outa there???but then..as they say..."A mans gotta do what a mans gotta do". ;)
     Finally managed to reach college on time.Two hours of class and there came my saviours..."Athmi Rai's got practice for college day...She's been called"Such a simple sentence...but can sometimes save lives...like it did mine..
    Then began the the non stop music, the locking, the popping...the HIP HOPPING!!!7 hours of running around, jumping up and down, and then music calls again...This time, its our musicians.
    The head banging and distortion had been restricted to only after class hours.Wonderin why??'cause its Sahyadri college of engineering.College hours here are meant only for mental torture, after which you can jam and remortalise yourselves.And thats exactly what we did.
    But just look at the plight of us music lovers..all we get, as encouragemant from the college, is a 3*8 room, with no lights, no fans...jus points to plug in our instruments and the feeling of "SECRECY"We just feel like we are on some super important mission that  no one should know about, and thats why we are put in some underground cave where we are literally crammed up and sticking to each other!! All this...just to keep the music in people alive.Gawd!!!we are such selfless social workers.Anyway..as i was saying..Three more hours of saving the world wit our dose of  MUSIC and we were blessed with a visit from the pro drummer and guitarist of St.Aloysius college.Mr.Henster & Mr.Kevin..well you would know if you were there..the look on everyones faces when they played for us!!The awe and worship in everyones eyes when Henster did his roll and Kevin did his S**T!!Now thats why they are ALOYSIANS and we are...well...sahyadrians!!!
     Dark corridors that resounded just our laughter and footsteps led us out of sahyadri at 8:00pm, followed by a game of "your IT!!"(this is our version of that silly game u guys play and call catching catching.We just make it sound all hep!!)and a wheely by Dhanush that left Elton screaming outa fear.
    I was given the priviledge of SHOT GUN!!(yes, another fancy term we use when someone gets the priviledge of sitting in the front seat of Rolans Bolero)A drive to Dhattha nagar...as i appreciated the beauty of namma kudla, sitting on those rocks..the cellular phone brought me bad news.Yes!!it was moi mother!!!Curfew time had been far exceeded!!This called for desperate measures!!
     Jump back in, Hit reverse gear and head straight back home!!!
     Another day of fun and frolic ended with the threat to life imprisonment at the Rai residence.
     11:00pm:Back home, at my desk, writing to you about today...The Day that i was "IT"!!!

Elloooo people...
This blog is bout the things, people and incidents that make my life.An average college going girl(well...that is if a 19 year old can still be called a "GIRL")with dreams and ambitions that soar high ,with a loving and caring family, with freinds who keep her from tumbling down those stairs of reality and most importantly..ART that has brought life to those thoughts and ideas that pop up every now and then in this lil head of mine..It becomes very difficult to express what your feeling or whats going on in your head at times, and thats when ART comes to my rescue..
So this blog is dedicated to this gift of ART that i've been bestowed with.
I guess thats it for today.
keep reading people...theres a lot coming up:)
signing off-Art and me!!!