From Fourier Transforms to Surf Excel!! Ab sach mein possible ;)

"NO!! NO!! NO!!, " said I , "thats not right, I mean its best if you scrub and rinse the clothes as soon as possible. They'll begin to stink otherwise."  We were sitting in the chemistry lecture, one month into college(and hostel) life. Exactly at that moment,  the professor turned to look at the class. "So these are the advantages of using Fourier Transforms when it comes to Molecular spectra..., " he was saying. I immediately dived into the notebook in front of me, pen in hand, furiously scribbling,  and nodded my head as vigorously as possible, acting as though I had imbibed every word of what he had just said(he could have been speaking in Greek and Latin for all I knew). When he turned his back to the class, to go through a few more course slides, we resumed our very important discussion.With no past experience whatsoever of having managed on my own,  laundry issues were obviously more important than atomic and molecular spectra.
The guy sitting next to me shook his head. "Nope, " he said, "its best if you soak them for 6 hours in hot water. And mind you, use only surf excel. Others are not that good."*Haloed, knowledgeable pause*
I was skeptical, but decided to give it a try anyways, and that evening, with Back in Black playing full volume on my i-pod I set out to wash clothes. And voila!, that tip really worked(if you're reading this, thanks a ton!! :D )
       Sometime later into the semester a funny thing happened in our wing. It seemed to be overflowing with the smell of dirty socks(please wait before you jump to any conclusions!). Totally bugged, we searched for the cause. One of  the rooms was found to be the culprit, and it was really weird since they maintained a decent standard of cleanliness there. Mysterious, if you ask me. Anyways, so the girl who lived there called up her mother for "technical" help on the dangerous situation looming up. Here's how the conversation went. "Umm...mummy....actually our room has been..ummm(here an awkward pause)...stinking... for some days now...and we cannot find a reason for it. So..umm..what do we do now?"
We eventually did find the cause, it was old sock buried somewhere under the bed.

P.S. Among other "soft skills" that I learnt were the following:
1. Banana's cannot be stored for more than two days(beyond that they are transformed into a jelly- like pulp, and their smell is more toxic than mustard gas). (As an aside, I wonder if they actually used bananas in gas chambers..hmm...)
2.Its a bad idea if you plan to clean out your room after watching "just one" episode of house/friends/himym/.. (you'll never be done with "just one" episode)
3. If you're using an alarm clock/cell phone alarm to wake up, put it as far away from your bed as possible, or else, chances are you're going to switch it off, and sleep again.
4. Never ever ever take a tut who looks like a dhobi. His face would remind you constantly of the unfinished pile of laundry you have lying on your bed. :D