The First Day Of The 4th Year....

23July,2009.

I had a lousy start.. A fully crowded bus stopped in front of me. Knowing i had either this or a 15 minute wait, i grudgingly got in.. Had to keep standing and jostling for space, till i finally got down at Hazra, after an hour.

Then, i had to contend with a queue(for the auto) the size of 2-3 Anacondas combined! I knew i had no chance for the next 20 mins..

[There are supposed to be 80000 autos in Kolkata.... were they playing hide n seek??]

A few helpful college mates called me to share a cab with them, but with the taxi already full with 5 boys,where was i to sit? So i had to let go of that option too.. It was 11:10 and i had to be in college by 11:30..

Felt so angry.... All this on the very 1st day..

If i had been superstitious, i would have left all hope of a good sem!!

Finally, with some luck, a few of us college mates got hold of a cab..

Then began the slowest taxi drive of my life.... How roads could be this clogged with vehicles, I had no idea..

We atlast managed to reach college just in time.. dishevelled and black with the soot n smoke, which the various bus n taxi owners showered on us indulgently!!

[Why do i even bother getting ready and looking into the mirror everyday??]

It was with a relieved sigh that I sat down on a seat my friend had saved for me.. It was good to catch up on the news and views of friends..

After the usual pep talk from the teachers, we retired into our classrooms. Curtains on the windows this time.. good..

Checking out the routine was a drab affair, as it had never held out promise.. always faced with full college days,inspite of lesser subjects and even lesser practical classes..

Next stop, Bus-stop.

But no bus came to give me a ride to my destination.. Interested in some exercise and in saving some money (had to shell out more than the usual for the taxi, remember?), I decided to walk a little distance..

Only to be caught unawares,by a downpour.. My poor umbrella was no match for the fury of the Rain-God..

Fully drenched, I ultimately boarded a bus which took me home, thus ending an unusually eventful (and unlucky) day..

The woes (aplenty) of an ordinary college student.......