Around four months ago in March, I was probably talking about the sorrow of missing home, the joy of staying away from it, the new hostel experiences. Never before this would I have thought that in four months, I would've seen so many things occur and bring me back to the same situation where I begin to miss home yet again.
Thanks to the Internal Exams (or the lack of giving it) I had my first tryst with a backlog. The moment I told mom about it, her eyes must have rounded up and popped out and she couldn't believe what she was hearing. While I spent a few days trying to explain how it wasn't that big a deal (of course, in vain) I also managed to bag, what was my first internship opportunity. Won't delve too much into that but its probably one of the best experiences I've had so far. So I'll steer clear through Irfan interview and Gilchrist-Legend- mention (ofcourse, I had to write this :D) and talk about what else I've been upto.
Stayed in Mumbai for 45 days and didn't see the city around too much (lowest point in my life so far) but still managed to have the kind of fun I was hoping to have. IPL, they said, lacked the frills this year, but somehow it always amused me. Two new teams came in, one entertained in an adopted home and the other in outrageous costumes (Entertainment ke liye Kuch bhi karega contestants? ) and both sucked pretty much. Again, I don't want to get too much into the tournament, but was pretty disappointed how DC were lethargic and MI just couldn't finish things off (yet again!) but the lowest point ever was probably CSK winning again!
So, IPL ended and so did the internship. Learnt a few things that I probably wouldn't in any classroom. Spent the most jobless 20 days back home (after a testing 45-day Mumbai stint, mind you). Began to get excited about getting back to campus, came back and it was completely different. Different because a lot of things changed. Rules changed. Timings changed (God Save my roommate. It's going to be a year long struggle for the poor chap). But there I was in class again, sleeping with a pen in my hand (It's been a signature classroom move since Graduation days ), there I was writing random things in a completely different (and depressingly boring) class. Ended up with a 15-page Screenplay for a movie I intend to make (Probably the second most exciting things that's coming up very soon). The phase when you start missing home has already begun and will continue to haunt me till I go back home once (even if it is just for a couple of days). The phase where you miss ghar ka khaana the most had begun, the phase when you miss your people, your city, your language, your room, your bitch (Activa ofcourse) have all settled and it doesn't seem like they came in with a return ticket.
Anyhow, in other news, India did manage to trounce the Windies in both 50-over format and the Test series but somehow it wasn't convincing. I was extremely disappointed to see the way Murali Vijay played. The man who came in, in 2008 as a specialist TEST opener and played just a couple of years of IPL, has been arm-twisted into a slogger. One could see that in his game in the test series and I was furious, to say the least. I really had hopes of seeing him give Sehwag a run for his money at the top and accompany the Sehwag-Gambhir duo as a reserve opener for a long time to come. But, with Mukund already pushing him down the pecking order, I see a daunting task for the otherwise stylish Right hander from Tamil Nadu (who also happens to be Mukund's opening partner in first class matches). But having said that, Mukund just landed the chance of his lifetime and a few good outing on testing wickets at England can help him grab enough eye balls to consider him ahead Vijay in the future as well. Kinda looking forward to something of that sort.
Yes, India's tour of England is probably the most exciting thing that is coming up right now. Cannot wait to watch the current best team take on an insanely in-form home team. Can't wait to see Sachin drive Tremlett through the covers and bring up his first century at Lords', can't wait to see Dravid play a typical fighting innings and bring up a gritty double ton with a glorious square cut off Anderson. More importantly, Just cannot wait to see Ishant Sharma show the same form he did in Australia.
Exciting month ahead :D
