The week that rocked the boat

It has been almost two full weeks of classes already and to most of us, the outside world and its memories are fast diminishing. The last week in particular has been particularly harsh. The smiles are fast shrinking and dark circles are getting prominent by the day. I could see a couple of fellow classmates catching up on lost sleep in the cool comfort of the back benches. My sympathies are with those who are in the limelight of the front seats.

To give a perspective, we had in our plates a surprise test and a submitted assignment with just two weeks of classes. We also have only four more assignments to be submitted this Monday. Some lessons in time management IIMA is going to teach us! The last two weeks have also seen close to six sessions of four heavy duty quantitative subjects each and people have started confusing one subject for the other already. The breakneck speed has not only broken our necks but also a considerable amount of optimism from our lives.

But some of us are made of sterner stuff. We still are holding on to our share of midnight football and Joos doses. [For the uninitiated, Joos is a cafe in IIMA that remains open well past midnight.]

I am sure the weeks to come will see the 86 unsuspecting souls being subjected to more inhuman torture. But life has its brighter side as well. The saving grace is the break on May 26th that we all are eagerly awaiting. Till then midnight football will hopefully keep us alive.