My 21st Birthday @ Shimla - first at the Hostel

The second day after i went to the hostel at Shimla-HPU, was my birthday.

I had a couple of frends there 'S' and 'K' who was residing at different Hostels adjoining mine, RANI LAXMI BAI and RENUKA HOSTEL. As it was my first day, my scarcely furnished room and hostel looked quite Goofy, so I spent the previous night at Renuka Hostel with my friends and went to sleep by 10:30 as i was very tired from all the excitement of coming to Shimla. By 12:00 at night, my friends and their friends jumped over me in my sleep to wish me A Very Happy Birthday. I was so drowsy with sleep but they woke me up presenting me with cards and a small cake. I was really moved by all their endevour to make my first day and my birthday so special.

Morning I spent at my New found Department - Department of Chemistry. I came to know the few classmates that I had, countably 8 and I came to know 'M', who had joined Applied Organic Chemistry. And so I and 'M' thought of becoming room mates as I didn't have any room mate till then. So, here's how i got my Room mate for nearly next three years.

Evening was good too. I and my two friends went to the MALL. The journey from SUMMER HILL to SHIMLA bus stand, was in a bus but from the bus stand to THE RIDGE was a bit tedious as we had to climb up the hill from the bus stand to reach our destination, THE famous RIDGE.But i was worth all that labor. The weather was superb (I should exclaim it as extremely superb - just to emphasize what i felt). The MALL was cold and it was foggy everywhere, but it was not the fog but the CLOUDS that had come down and enveloped earth. We were wearing sweaters as it was becoming too cold slowly. Imagine September as a COLD month anywhere else in India ? And the Himalayan ranges that could be seen from top of the RIDGE was marvelous. With the cold air blowing softy on our cheeks we roamed up and down the street and in that CHILL, we had an idea of having an Ice Cream ... Yes !! Not a Joke, and the Ice Cream never melts there ..... until its in your mouth ;)