Photo Credits: AM Productions
Who doesn’t love visiting the beach? It's a place where one can finally unravel after taking continuous stress and really have fun. That's what the beach outings planned by Enigma are always about. Letting all the pressure out and simply having a magnificent time. It's a place for all the participants to let loose the anxiety of proving themselves in Enigma and a chance for the whole Enigma management team to release the strain of the past few months.
The morning of the trip dawned bright and sunny, with everyone clearly hyped up for the journey. Students could be seen strolling here and there in the university; some impatient about starting off; several frantic about things they forgot to bring and some already taking pictures and making memories. A total of ten coasters were lined up ready to be off, but it was quite a while later that they actually started being occupied, after security checks and names being ticked off on lists. One would have thought that ten coasters would be too many, but surprisingly some people still fell short of seating places due to the large turnout. Several cars were also filled and accompanied the coasters to Hawksbay. The long expedition finally started off around 3.30 pm, with all the curtains completely drawn on the windows and loud music banned for the safety of the students. Everyone still managed to have a lot of fun, many showing off their skills at singing, rap and what not and keeping their friends entertained. The train of buses and cars stopped several times along the way so as to not lose anyone and was also accompanied by the IBA guards and the police because hey, enough can't be done to ensure that one is completely secure, can it?
By the time the beach came into sight,most of the people were ready to jump off the buses and race off into the waters due to the long journey and the stuffiness inside. When finally the all clear signal was given,everyone hurried off the buses and into the hut that had been booked, putting away their belongings and then rushing down the cliff straight into the icy cold sea shrieking with excitement and glee all the way.
It was an enjoyable chaos after that, with everyone running here and there on the shore escaping from friends intent on throwing them into the sea and dunking them, capturing tons of pictures, taking rides on the horses and camels or simply going out into the water and running back to the shore at full speed when a huge wave loomed over them! The slowly setting sun was a striking backdrop to the whole scene;the cameras clicking away nonstop. Along with the dark came the cold and students soon started off back to the hut to change into something warm and then continue partying.
As the last of the sun rays faded, the lights switched on and music started blaring out from the speakers, starting with everyone's new favorite; 'sunny sunny' by Yo Yo Honey Singh, which had everyone rushing out onto the dance floors and releasing the last of the pent up stress by dancing it away. Soon everyone was out doing extremely random moves with their friends and reveling in the successful end of Enigma, the smoke machine blowing out smoke into the crowd making it go even crazier and do the most inventive moves possible! Even after the announcement about dinner being ready was made many preferred to continue having fun rather than waste time eating, though some hungry peeps were seen to rush towards the tables at once. The menu was an all time favorite of everyone; BBQ and the fact that it was yummy made many take second (and in some cases third) helpings as well.
Though it was starting to get a little late, no one seemed really worried about going back. Many I'm sure would have loved to stay the night and party the night away, but all good things must come to an end, and an announcement was made that the journey back would begin soon. People started drifting out of the hut back to the coasters, drinking coffee to keep warm and still chattering nineteen to the dozen. The expedition started soon afterwards, with some dozing in their seats although most of them continued to socialize and have fun (it was a surprise they hadn't worn themselves out by that time!), playing dumb charades (a difficult feat considering no one could stand up) or singing away into the night. The train of buses and cars reached IBA around 11 pm, and it was clear that majority had a fantastic time.
Thus Enigma 3.0 ended with everyone having a blast till the very last minute. Hats off to the core team for pulling off such a great success, to all the event heads, management team and teamsters for hanging in there and holding everything together. The three days Enigma was held were a perfect start of the New Year for many and the trip to Hawksbay a definite climax. Enigma will be back with an even greater hit next year, and there is certainly no doubting the fact that even more people will chip in, eager to be part of the thrill that many experienced this year.
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