Happy Sunday

More fun in WIMWI.

I experienced my first dorm treat yesterday. Bino, a PGP 4, visited us and treated us to lunch at Sankalp, a nice South Indian restaurant (a PGP4 is someone who graduated in 2004, PGP3 is
one who graduated in 2005, etc. I am currently a PGP1, of course and will graduate in 2007). I was also pleasantly surprised to learn that he stays in the 4 Bungalows area, barely a 10-minute drive from my home in Bombay. It's nice that we develop such strong attachments to WIMWI as well as our dorms and sections. I imagine it will be really great to visit campus two years later and treat future D-18ers or watch the T-Nite then. Just like I still enjoy visiting my school from time to time.

In the evening Section D added yet an another title to our growing list of victories. The arena this time was volleyball. Yet again we met with old friends from Section C. The match was quite competitive. In the first set however, few supporters from either side came. In a rather mellow atmosphere, we took an early lead and maintained it through the set to win it 25-20 (or thereabouts). Our team was in good form (whereas during the first round game against Section B, we were not at our best and struggled to win in 3 sets). Kaka was serving really well and TOEFL was brilliant at the net. The others - BV, Nitesh, Pankaj and Prostee, were playing well too.

We took an early lead in the second set too and were leading around 12-10. But by then many supporters for Section C came over and they outnumbered us 25 to 10 or so. Plus they resorted to some rather unnecessary 'sledging'. Our team came under pressure and we surrendered our lead and then the set 20-25.

Realising our precarious situation, reinforcements were called. Calls were made to the section junta and Lizzy posted a message on DBabble imploring others to turn up and cheer our team. Even the drum, rarely used after T-Nite, was called up for duty. Soon after the third set had begun, a sizeable crowd had gathered to support our team. Tempos and claps and drumbeats frenzied up the atmosphere. We too resorted to some crude tactics, particularly targetting their server, who had lost his nerves after playing brilliantly in the previous set. From 6-6, Section D raced to a 19-12 lead. C clawed back but we always remained in the lead. At 24-23 there was an element of uncertainty, but a perfect spike from TOEFL right in the centre of Section C's court settled all doubts. D Company had completed a hat-trick of sports victories. It was great game by both sides with brilliant rallies and smashes and despearate saves, though I would have preferred less heckling by the supporters on both ends. Badminton is next, and I am sure we'll give our best efforts there too.

Ended the day with a round of badminton again. Technically I was participating in the selection for the class team. I and Luca were paired against TOEFL and Kaka. We fought tooth-and-nail, but ended up losing 1-11 :) Still, my performance makes me feel I am a strong claimant for a postion in the team ;)