04/06/2014

04/06/2014; 20:44:

Yes, even yesterday I started writing at about the same time. Consistency!

In the centre of the round Acad Block is a large central lawn which is where the Convocation, the Flag Hoisting on the 26th of January and on the 15th of August happen. Paths run across the lawn, allowing one to walk across the 'shorter route' between two places in the Block.

Around the Acad Block, working in an Anti-clockwise direction, we encounter ER-2 (Executive Residence-2). There are 4 such ER's on campus. The general belief is that the rooms in ER-1 > ER-2 > ER-3 > ER-4 . ER-2 is currently where the Junior Batch Girls' stay on twin-sharing. ER-3 is where our Batch Boys' used to stay on twin-sharing too.
ER-2 has 4 floors and is covered in glass. It has a white dome on top that can be seen from very far away. When one looks at campus from a distance, this white round-top is distinctly visible.

ER-1 is next to ER-2, but, SRC lies in between. SRC is a structure housing two classrooms- one on each floor. These are small classrooms, seating about 60 students and were built after the main building.

ER-1 or the New MDC (Management Development Centre) is where all important persons who visit campus stay. These are like the 'suite rooms' of the IIM-I campus.

There is a lot of greenery around this area, mainly trees and bushes. After such a larger patch, is the Director's Residence- a grand, white bunglow that exudes confidence and royalty.

Ahead is a flight of stairs that descends down to the Faculty Housing Area. These stairs are officially the 'drunk' stairs of the campus. Don't get me wrong, it is only because they are very uneven. On a proper symmetrical flight of stairs, when you climb, you step right first, then left. On these stairs, you step right first, then right and then right. I personally make it a point to crib every time I use this flight of stairs.

Ahead is the second flight of stairs, this descends to the Student Housing Area. These are perfectly fine, as far as symmetry in climbing goes. Next to them is a Mandir where students offer their respects, en route to & fro classrooms.

Then, on crossing the lawn in front of the LC (Learning Centre) , you reach the LC. This lawn is fairly large and has 2 Volleyball and 1 Throwball net as well as empty space where people run/play football or even star-gaze (or so I've heard). Open-Air movie screenings are held here, during Fest-time!

There is something about 3-D movies that makes them a lot more alluring than 'normal' movies. I'm sure of there being something, I'm just not able to figure out what the something is. I guess it's just the excitement, probably.