I remember the day Nadeesha told me that we would be organizing the Batch Queen Competition as part of the Freshers’ Welcome 2014. He said “Deiya wants us to organize BQ” and my first reaction was “Are you mad?! I’m not doing it.” Looking back, I’m glad I changed my mind.

During the past few months my mind has been revolving solely around BQ. So today when I woke up I was feeling a little lost; almost like I’d lost my purpose in life! 😛 Chika warned me this would happen!

I get attached to things easily and as a result I tend to get pretty sentimental. Hah! Most of my friends know how stressed I’ve been during the past few months and how many rough days I’ve had. So it would undoubtedly sound strange if I said I miss all of it. But I do. What can I say, I’m a strange person with a strange outlook on life 😀

We officially started planning this in August. Our first task was to find sponsors for the event. This meant making an endless number of calls and putting up with various types of people. Still harder was finding judges for the event. Devmi’s contacts came in handy!

Our biggest problem however was the rain as we were planning on building the ramp outdoors. We had heavy rains during this last week and that meant we had to have a plan B ready. When it rained on Friday I convinced myself that these are rains of blessings and that things would be alright the next day.

I wasn’t wrong! The weather was perfect yesterday; there wasn’t a single drop of rain!

No matter how much you plan ahead, things will definitely go crazy once the proceedings are under way. We had several last minute changes in our agenda which required quick decision making. And we were able to do this because we were working as a group.

These past few weeks have been the toughest yet most fun-filled weeks of my life. I loved working at the Common as well as the Computer Lounge. I got to know my friends better and I even discovered a few things about myself. Nothing makes me happier than working with a bunch of people who I can totally be myself with. I can safely say that I have found my bunch. I call them my rocks, because they’ve been there for me through thick and thin (you know who you are!)

Yesterday there were several occasions when I panicked but there was always someone or the other who’d help me deal with the situation. I really appreciate those gestures!

Last but not least, I just want to say sorry to any one of you whose feelings I may have hurt unintentionally during this last week 🙁

Photo Credit : Gasitha Situruwan