Jungle mein Mangal

The IISc Life....


Am having a big time fun these days and the past 2 weeks were just amazing!! New place, new people, new friends... its all kinda very adventerous and thrilling. Mom came with me to drop me here esentially coz I wasnt very confident of travelling alone. She left last tuesday and when it was just 10 minutes left for her train departure, I called her up and cried worst than a little baby. She was trying her best to get me back to senses but I was in no mood to listen to her and cried like hell but that was it. After that day, I didnt shed one more tear thinking am away from home.

On my arrival, I was alloted a guest room in a girls hostel block named 'Ashwini'. I stayed there for 3 days and that was supposed to be a four seater room but till the time I was in that room, only one more girl moved in. Chandreeyee, Harivardini and Preeti were my ex-roommates and they made me feel a lot good about this place and never gave me a chance to miss my home and friends. Though am moved to a single seater guest room now, but still I do drop in their room very frequently and we have long long nite chats. Marsha is one more friend of mine, but more than a friend she is like an elder sister who takes real good care of me. After the dinner, we 5 go on long walks in the campus and never realise how the time passes.


Batch mates and seniors are very helpful and kind. All the faculty members and office staff kept enquiring about my comfort level in the campus for a few days and all seem very friendly. I need to finish 12 credit course-work for this degree and my guide has asked me to finish them off in one sem so that I can start my research from next year. Though the course-work is hectic and 12 credits is a hell lot to be done in this short span of time, still going by my mom's words - there are just 2 rules :

Rule 1. Boss is always right
Rule 2. If u think he is wrong, refer to Rule 1.

So that more-or-less settles the matter. Classes have started in full swing and life is quite hectic. I like the kinda teaching they do here - its all digital class rooms and u dont need to carry pen and paper unless u r too addicted to writing. Proffessors give their ppt and send the presentation through e-mails so one dont really need to waste time in writing down every word spoken, and the presentations are so well done that they fullfill the basic need of making notes. Out of the four papers I have to do, 3 are core subjects and one is elective and I cant stop praising my proffessors for the kinda people they are and for the amount of efforts they take in getting things to our heads. And the best part is even the obvious and silliest doubts is appretiated and acknowledged by these mighty people who have such a great stand in the society.

My eating and sleeping timings have been greatly affected by the rigid mess timings but the good food in mess calls for adjustments. Last friday when my M.Sc results came out, there was this huge celebration in my group and Chandreeyee got me a big Diary mink chocolate for my out-standing result (as she called her). And that day in mess we got Pastries with tea so that was one surprised big time celebration we all had. It was as if the whole IISc campus was rejoicing my results :) Hostel life is kinda fun and hanging out in gymkhana at nite is one of my fav thing. Last week we saw DDLJ in our campus hall that lasted till 1 at nite and it seemed like we are all watching it for the first time.

I bought myself cycle a few days back as it is the most widely used transportation mode in the campus. We go around to near by places like Matikere, Yeshwantpur and Malleshwaram in cycle and five girls riding cycles in main road is sure a site. We giggle around all through the way and do hell lot of window shopping. Its a different kinda life here... restricted without restrictions. Ofcourse friendship gets a different definition in hostel and one gets more social and caring about the other coz everyone needs support. These days I hardly get time to feel bored or sad about anything. Am loving my life like never before and am having a real good time.... Yipeeeeeeeee!!