The Zing...

I miss inter-collegiates. The buzz, excitement, thrill and energy generated was something that made me look forward to going to these fests. Three years of college life were largely spent in going to various competitions, competitng, winning, making new friends, learning, encouraging...I made some of my good friends during these competitions.
It used to be great fun competing in a competition against the same people whom one would meet in different inter-collegiates. This was largely true for debates. We had the same set of 5-6 teams coming to various colleges. And of course, by the time, I came to the second year, I was familiar with each of their styles of debating, the way they would think.
Debating indeed gives spontaenity to thought. Given the time span of hardly two minutes to think on a topic on which one would be speaking for the next five minutes, it surely kept a person on his/her feet.
Creative writing was a contest that was conducted in a few colleges. It used to be funny to see the items displayed on which a story had to be chalked out. The items would be as varied as a mosquito mat, a blade, a cross word puzzle.
Dance used to be celebrated. Some college teams were known for their costumes. The atmosphere in the auditorium used to be filled with squeals, applause, enthusiasm as this much awaited event as well as the fashion shows used to take place.
There has hardly been an inter-collegiate that I have missed attending. Thanks to my Scooty, I used to be there right at the time of registration.
College life certainly is colourful with these fests adding a zing.