Some months ago, @sankarshan and @runa_b planned a trip around Europe. @aanjhan from swiss, along with the couple met up at Rome.
Some awesome food, great conversation and a lot of fun was had. Some pictures are uploaded.
Here is one of my favorite pictures from the set:
These days a lot of idiots manage to piss me off – either that, or my patience levels have gone really low. These days I feel more like punching some people right in the face, hard enough to break their nose. To vent my frustration away, for days like these, I keep handy a bag full of empty bottles of wine. Getting rid of them at the garbage triage for glass bottles gives immense satisfaction. With every clink that the bottle goes down in the wooden container, my brain feels a little lighter.
Thats my plan for the weekend to get rid of the frustration. Whats yours?
I’m not upset that you lied to me, I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe you.
– Nietzsche
Reminds me of an incident that happened one cold night a long time ago.. but that is a story for yet another post.
Friggin’ cold, originally uploaded by barkha.
But I was happy!
Good times, those were. Will I get some more?
Time will tell.
Soon, a new batch of students will come to Eurecom for studying.
And we will be the “grandparent” batch.
I feel so old already.
have been waiting to be said.
This blog has been much ignored for quite a few months now. As I graduated and went back to the South of France (which feels like my second home) things got either too frustrating or too busy. A part of me was sad to be leaving Paris. To come back to Sophia felt almost as good as coming back home. A lot of things were striked off my to do list.
As I now work at just-another-company, at just another 9 to 6 job (with two hours of a lunch break in between – O how I love the riviera for it!) mudane things are yet to be accustomed to. On va y arriver!
And so many things have been felt. Just yesterday a friend uploaded some pictures from the farewell of our college – the last day at college. From that day, to this day, so many things have changed. A lot of friends got married. Some went / are going abroad to study further. The changes that have unknowingly happened to me, for me to be the person that I have grown to be, are suddenly sinking in. And I am thankful for that, to all those things and people involved. Big thanks!
And so many things are to be done. Like updating WordPress on this blog. Like sending that CAF application. And that letter to the social security guys. Like the mushroom stuffed ravioli recipe.
But for now, a barbecue awaits me.
This could probably be my last post from Sophia Antipolis and Eurécom for a long time to come. With exams done, and projects submitted, and reports taken care of, now its time to shift base to Paris, for internship for the next six months.
Time sure flew by very fast, especially this semester, as I had expected it to, and we are all saying bye bye and au revoirs to every other person who leaves Sophia for other places in France and elsewhere in Europe. A lot of parties and good bye dinners. Hugs. Pool games. Foosball. Wine. Flowers. Jokes. Laughter. Jogs. Trips to Carrefour. The climb up to Eurecom. More trips to Carrefour. Closure of EDF contracts. Trips to Issac. The balconies. Rain. Tea. Cheese balls. Maggi. French. And the struggle to speak Français. Beach. Promenade des Anglais. Crème glace. Fountain. The walks through the jungle. The complements. Benches in the moonlight. Neighbours. Sitting at the window. 321. The church. Running to catch the last bus back home. Falafel. Summer wind. Group classes during exams. Copy everything blindly from others´ notes. Open book exams. Handwritten A4 cheatsheets. Badminton. Asking for everything under the sun. And getting it. The calls. Late night speak-your-heart-out sessions. Haircuts. Cleaning up after parties. Cooking food and seeing it being eaten very happily. Pani puris. Hair bands.
Au revoir, mais pas adieu.
I’m feeling like a stupid 18 year old once again. Arrrrgh!
Another to do item ticked off. Another one in the process. Now, I can run for about 2.4 kms without stopping. Need to build speed and stamina.
Looks like this year is going to be fun.
