School house rock

I just got over with a group meeting here. It was a nice feeling. Its amazing, how we humans learn. A few months back, I was scared to even enter the lab, but times and things change.

I have like five days of vacation now. This time reminds me of my school days. Sorry, for all of you who know me, are probably fed up of hearing about these stories. But schooling in Delhi and growing up was a different expereince all together.

Here are some nuggets of "growing up stories" from the 90s in the capital.

1. Food and refreshments at the interschool meets were more important than the debate or drama competition. Of course, it came second to meeeting cute people of the opposite sex.

2. Birthday parties would have the mandatory "passing the parcel" and musical chair games. Gifts would generally be scrabble, brainvita, geometry boxes and puzzles. With time, scrabbles would be passed on like chinese whispers as you had too many of your own.

3. Somepeople would be really mean to give you study books on your birthday. I was given "Das and Mukherjee, Calculus", I still at times hate the giver.

4. All vacationss would always be followed by exams. You had the unit tests after the summer, half yearlys after Diwali or Dusshera and the horrid pre boards after your christmas break.

5. Evenings would be playing (not tuitions like now) followed by watching "Small Wonder" and "Doogie Howser"

6. This one is exclusive for FAS: Manektala selling oily burgers and hotdogs for ten rupees at the canteen. You would still eat that because your home tiffin wwould be over before the first period ended.

7. Holiday homework would always be bizarre and you would generally finish it in the last night of the vacationss or even better on the morning of the first day of school.

8. Slam books filled every year after exams, where the crushes would change from Mr X to Mr X's best freind.

9. School picnics in middle school would be limited to Lodhi gardens and Childrens' park and Rail museum.

10. Your years in high school would revolve in planning what Sari to be worn on teacher's day and the farewell.