24/06/2014

22/06/2014; 19:00:

The last time I sat writing here, outside the Girls’ Hostel, there was a warm breeze blowing. It’s been 22 days, there is still a warm breeze blowing. Indore has yet to seen any of this time’s rainfall. The post dated 31/05/2014 is the only thing open on my browser.
It’s nice to be back to campus. It’s been a long break and the campus feels eerily familiar.

I see someone with a basketball. I’m off to investigate.

23/06/2014; 22:35:

Okay, that was a pretty long investigation. I played basketball with three French girls, whose names I didn’t quite catch! They’re exchange students, here to spend the first term with the PGP-II Batch. There have been plans to start a Foreign-Exchange Programme for the IPM Students too, but, it is still in the pipeline.

It was nice to see everyone back, after a refreshingly long break. It was nice to see people sporting new hair-styles, new wardrobes and sun-tans.

We had our Orientation today, at 10:30 this morning. The revised IPM Manual was unveiled. The first thing that we were informed of was the changed rule that mandates a minimum 5% of the students be awarded D’s & F’s in every component of a course. This was originally 0%. So much for good news at the beginning of our third year.

In happier news however, we have very few credits left to complete to meet our reduced minimum of 360 credits. So, our co-ordinator eagerly urged us to spend our free time productively, participating in fests and working towards building our CV’s.

24/06/2014; 00:57:

In non-academic news, all the girls of the batch shall be shifting from single accommodation in SR13 to ER-2, on twin-sharing basis. The boys shall similarly move from SR11 to ER-3. The whole day has seen cartons being taped and filled, cupboards being emptied and packing tape being passed around. Once packed, the cartons were all loaded onto a lorry and transported. While about two-thirds of the girls have successfully shifted today itself, some lazy ones like me are still here, not even having begun to pack. Anyway, the last date to shift is 25th.
Having stayed in our respective rooms for well over a year now, most people are actually attached to them and really do not feel like moving.
There are people who have moved all their belongings save a pillow & a bed-sheet to their new rooms but will be spending a last night in their old beds.

I should be packing too. Instead, we called up the Night Mess and have ordered Schezwan Fried Rice and Pepsi. Of course, I would’ve wanted Thums Up, but, well, life is all about compromises.

It’s funny how we talk of compromises as if they are unusual. Truth be told, we wouldn’t really get anywhere without them! It is the foundation of a civilized society, not even necessarily human.