New Years at RIT
Like every place anywhere in world RIT too had its own unique way of celebrating New Year.
I'm sure all of my batchmates have fond memories of the New Year's at RIT.On the eve Hockey ground was choc a bloc with action ,buzzing with excitement.Paltry Sum of money was collected per head to arrange for liquor for whole lot of people.Everyone wanted to be in the organising comittee as lots of booze was siphoned off for late night party for a select few.I was a member in one of such gatherings.Drinks were prepared in huge buckets and all people had to do was dip their glass in the bucket and get a drink.Everything was self service but for preparing the drink..
There was proper arrangement of blasting sound systems churning out latest hip hops and people swaying to these numbers.In the middle of the ground we had a bornefire as it was dead cold in December ..Every year quite a few got there feet burned attempting the Superman stunt of jumping over the fire in an intoxicated inebriated state only to drop a few feet short and right into fire ...Now to top all these there was something very unique to RIT.A marriage band was pressed into Service.It led the way to GH(Girls Hostel) some called it Ladies Hostel.
The crowd following the moving band kept on swelling till we reaqched the Final Destination.The band yatra used to end at GH almost about midnight.Voila Happy New Year
People came back from GH then would sit round the bornefire.doused till morning ...Have breakfast in the mess and then sleep for whole of the day.
This is how it was every year ...
~Goa-97
I'm sure all of my batchmates have fond memories of the New Year's at RIT.On the eve Hockey ground was choc a bloc with action ,buzzing with excitement.Paltry Sum of money was collected per head to arrange for liquor for whole lot of people.Everyone wanted to be in the organising comittee as lots of booze was siphoned off for late night party for a select few.I was a member in one of such gatherings.Drinks were prepared in huge buckets and all people had to do was dip their glass in the bucket and get a drink.Everything was self service but for preparing the drink..
There was proper arrangement of blasting sound systems churning out latest hip hops and people swaying to these numbers.In the middle of the ground we had a bornefire as it was dead cold in December ..Every year quite a few got there feet burned attempting the Superman stunt of jumping over the fire in an intoxicated inebriated state only to drop a few feet short and right into fire ...Now to top all these there was something very unique to RIT.A marriage band was pressed into Service.It led the way to GH(Girls Hostel) some called it Ladies Hostel.
The crowd following the moving band kept on swelling till we reaqched the Final Destination.The band yatra used to end at GH almost about midnight.Voila Happy New Year
People came back from GH then would sit round the bornefire.doused till morning ...Have breakfast in the mess and then sleep for whole of the day.
This is how it was every year ...
~Goa-97
posted by The 97 Batch of RIT at 1:28 AM
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