Awesome Weekend 1

Date: 24th Nov
Time: 10 am

It’s a Saturday, and I’ve just woken up. The day seems just so relaxed! The POST project is going on. I’m supposed to do my share of coding on Friday and Monday. Monday evening is the deadline we’ve given to ourselves. I’ve done no work on Friday. What I did was go to a movie with Jyoti (we were ready for any movie- so we watched Bewoulf), and just hung around with my friends. Ran home at the earliest hour I could.

So, my yesterday has been great! And the tomorrow looks full of promise too! I feel just so rich!

Dilraj (my brother) is going for a movie in the afternoon with his friends. None of my friends will be able to go for a movie right now. (11-3 is the only slot I have free today).

So Harsh (my sister) and I decide that we will go by ourselves.

We get ready, and reach theatre Kiran. Despite the effort we made, we are 15 min late. “Doesn’t matter,” I say. It’s just ‘Om Shanti Om’ after all, and I’ve heard it’s a dumb movie. 15 minutes of dumbness is no major loss.

We get the tickets and get in.

I enjoy the movie.

It’s a good one-time watch. It entertained well.

After that, I get a hair-cut. It’s come out well (Ahem, ahem)

It’s already 4:30 by now. I drop Harsh at home, and leave for the Sangeet of Jassi’s Didi.

It feels great to meet the seniors. I’m meeting some of them after many, many months!

It’s a traditional sangeet. I hear many songs for the first time. I love listening to them!

Then comes the time for Jaago.

We are at the forefront, crying out loud “Gwaandhiyo jaagde ke sutte”. That’s the one line we keep repeating, again and again, and again, and again. We laugh each time we do so.

We dance at each house where the Jaago goes, and a gidhha call for the bride’s sisters and brothers is made.

I leave at 8:30, coz I’ve to pick someone up.

I go to Kanchan’s place. She’s ready and is waiting for me. We have a night-spend at my place tonight- Simran, Kanchan and me! The fun has just begun!

We spend the whole night talking.

It’s 5 am when I finally doze off. Kanchan and Sim persevere for another half hour.


Date: 25th Nov
Time: 10 am


I’ve just woken up. It’s the beginning of another great day!!!

I’ve to get a head-bath, and iron my clothes, and get ready and reach the Marriage Palace by 11:30! That’s the time I’d promised yesterday.

I reach there at 12:30. Late as always. Everyone knows by now.

Yesterday there’d been eight of us- Jas, Kaila, Bindra, Sujeet, Varun Verma, Swedha and me. Today, Deepti, Varun Jindal and Sumedha too are there.

The shaadi is going on neeche and that is where all the baaraatis are. But, we’re all sitting on the terrace of the palace. We’re having a good time chatting. I tell them that this maybe my farewell get-together with them- I may get posted out of Chandigarh. “So, please let’s definitely play a game of dumb charades at least once today,” I say. They grin at my attempt at sentimentality and promise that we would.

We literally set the stage afire that day! I’ve not danced like that since my cousin’s wedding last Dec. It is so great!!!



We are having such a good time that I just don’t want to leave! But I have to- we have a class get-together planned for the evening.

So, the scene now shifts to UIET-14. Only our group- Nitin, Jassi, Kanchan, Sim and me- turns up along with Aditi and Rajesh. Harmeet joins in briefly too.
We sit in the parking, and talk randomly.

The darkness sets in. The orange lights that I so love are switched on. I love looking at UIET and the surroundings swathed in that ethereal glow.

We walk to Stu-C, have a coffee there, and walk back.

Then, we go to the University Market.

By now, I’ve started getting phone calls from Deepti. They are waiting for me.

I will be going with Jassi- she will drop me at the sec 35 hotel where Mohina’s brother’s Sangeet is.

This is my last assignment for the day.

Deepti, Kaila and Sujeet are already there.

Once again, we dance a lot.

I grin. In the walk to Stu-C, my feet had felt so tired, having danced all day in heels, and yet here was I dancing again.

It is around 11 that my brother picks me up.

Once home, I can barely change into my night suit before collapsing on the bed into a deep, deep sleep.

It has been a happening weekend!