A-live weekend

So here's what's transpired over the weekend:

Saturday, 6th October


Got up at 6, morning run, got ready, breakfast of fried egg, fried mushrooms and fried egg, along with milk, which I stole. (It's funny. Milk, black tea and black coffee are kept on a side table and anyone can take as much as they want. If you carry a cup along with your tray of food to the payment counter, you have to pay for "beverages". I used to carry a bowl and cornflakes, so they charged me for cornflakes. Now I didn't have cornflakes today and so I didn't carry a bowl. I wanted only milk, but realised so after I had eaten. So I just went and got myself a cup for the milk) Anyway, I got my free milk :)

Studied a bit. Wrote out 40% of the 1st qpaper. What's the difference b/w Fresnel diffraction and Fraunhofer diffraction for a single slit? Where is either valid? How exactly does the transition take place? I realised I wasn't too clear on this, so went and researched a bit, though unsatisfactorily. Any ideas?

Went for lunch. Planned on "Glamorgan sausages" and "Cauliflower Mornay". Instead had the surprise dish of the day, which turned out to be rice, chicken and papad. Mistake. Chicken was good, but the rice was kachcha. Ugh. No more hall rice for me. Went back and studied a bit. Booked a music practice room and practiced for 30 mins. Was getting restless so thought I'd go to Nandhini's room at St. John's. Just then met Nandhini and Shivam coming up the stairs. Providence. Went with them and found a big reception party outside. All six of us (Girija, Umang, Nandhini, Shivam, I and a girl in Eco called Vidya) then went to Edmund's. Discovered that we didn't have much to cook there. So went to Lucy Cavendish college (Vidya's place) and made a scrumptious dinner. Mixed veg (aloo, gajar, broccoli), dal, rasa, and rice. Ate, came back and slept soundly :)

Sunday, 7th October

Awoke at 9:30. Took a break from morning running. Got ready and went for the Sunday morning communion in the Chapel to see what it's like and to hear the choir sing. All kinds of rituals were performed and we were made to say "I believe in one God...". My first and last communion. Went to meet Nandhini and cooked lunch. Discovered that the peas had got spoilt. (I told her to put then in the freezer x-( ) Made cabbage w/o peas. Made scrambled egg also. And also rice and Dal. Best lunch I've ever had :) Then went to Cadenza audition (the acapella singers, remember? I posted a link sometime back!). Went well, they said "very good " though I don't know if they were being so nice to everyone (?!)

Came back and loafed around a bit, today being Sunday :) Then went for the Cambridge Commonwealth Trust (CCT) welcome party hosted by out CCT scholar-seniors. Just came back from there. Nandhini, Umang, Girija and I introduced ourselves and sang a medley of Tanha Dil, dhoom pichak dhoom (yar meri dhadkan), Dil hai chchhota-sa and Ek dusre se karte hain pyar hum - ek dusre ke liye bekarar hum. Just as well that we spent 10 minutes outside figuring this out. The others who hadn't come with anything planned were asked to draw chits and do interesting stuff like sing, dance and ask people out for dates...

Met someone from Maharashtra who is learning to play the flute. He wanted to schedule practices, so I've given him my email. Perhaps we'll meet once a week.

That's it for the week. Escaped when the party started becoming overly boisterous. Got three lectures tomorrow. Lunch is still a problem. Asking around for a belan...

Tell me if you're reading, so I'll keep writing. Silence makes me think I'm talking to walls :)

Until next time!
Tanmoy