Sleep Overs

Let Sleep Over be = SO

I had my first experience in 10th grade at Ali’s place. Anish Ali and I. We stayed up all night and talked about everyone in our class. (Back biting!!). Good way to start. The irony with sleep overs is that you don't actually sleep when you’re at one. We just talk, make videos, watch movies, have P- days, go for adventures, play football, talk some more and then after all that when we are tired.....we fall asleep. Believe me or not, SOs can be very philosophical and intense. Sometimes everything just comes out. Confessions, secrets, truths, feelings, everything!! We get to know more about a person, we get more attached to the person. And then again there are some SOs where there is only plane, slapstick, stupid fun and jokes all night. You don't regret them. There is one more type...."you-know-what"(replace each word with a letter). Where you probably get up in the morning with a big smile on your face.:P

I have had many funny and hilariously weird SOs. My best one was "Beds, bacon and bachelors", a three day stay at my place. My parents had gone to Kuwait for 4 days. FREEDOM!!! But it was invaded by Ali, Tejas and Harry and who soon became my house- mates. They stayed for 3 days. We cooked our own meals, tejas made the beds, I cleaned the house, Harry was the helper who came at an ad hoc basis and Ali....nothing. We "felt" like we were living our college lives. We went to school together, we went shopping, tejas went to do arthi and puja.....we even had a war, Tejas and Ali vs. me and Harry. We fought bravely, I strangled Ali, Harry destroyed their fort but somehow they still won and in the end we were searching for private Doo!!! We were missing Anish (he would have slapped us for what we had done). Fun part was we kept recording everything so that we could make a documentary of the SO. Tejas made it really well, very emotional. I would never forget that. We learnt a lot about each other in those 3 days. A LOT!!!

Second, Ritesh's birthday party. WOOOOWWW. Hell of a party. Started of really well with alcohol and music at 12 midnight. By 2 everyone was high with the spirit of youth. “Chandu gana Ga" became the hit line of the day. We were so wasted that four of us tried to sleep in one couch. Apparently Ali and I were so troublesome that Ritesh and Unmukt tried to choke us with socks and pour candle wax and milk on our heads. We didn't let anyone sleep till 5. The reaction on people's faces was unimaginable, beyond belief. One of a kind party Ritesh, would never forget your birthday.




Third, adventure day. Ali and I stayed up till 4 in the morning following the normal SO routine. One scary movie followed by a comedy one. We decided to go to the creek walking. Ali had excruciating pain in his groins. But we were determined none the less. We walked to creek, under maktoum bridge, saw the beautiful sunrise, made fun of the rude fishermen, Ali caught a crab and we made a small documentary while at it. We became all poetic and thoughtful. The whole adventure was very philosophical and profound in its own way. We came back and slept like babies. There was much more action, but its probably for the best if you guys didn't know about it. Good Day that day !





The Thing I like about SOs is that, apart from being fun and joy, it teaches us to be independent, responsible and hopefully prepares us for college life in its own way. I mean, I learnt how to cook, iron( a lil. bit), clean up, wash dishes, make my bed, keep everything and myself in order, manage money and time properly, get up on my own, everything!! I agree, I was a bit screwed up before BB&B. And it helped. But most of all SOs, I guess, help in strengthening friendships. I have experienced it and I feel I know my friends a lot better. Sleep Overs are a kind of mature thing to do in an immature sort of way. My opinion. What do u think?