Day 22: 12th July, 2009

Woke up early today. 10.45 :-p . Had some general placement related talk - the only event which manages to draw the entire PGP1 population !

Had a little rain then. I hate these little 10 min rains that come. It is like when you are in a hurry and you pass by a fast-food joint and the delicious smell hits you. You like it for those 30 secs but then you have to walk by and you realise you can't actually eat anything. Same here - you feel as if the temperature will come down, but all it does it increase the humidity and leave a big bunch of sweaty pigs behind.

Pleasant surprise during lunch though! College tees were being sold. I immediately bought one, went to the hostel, bathed and wore this tee :D . Feels nice - IIM Lucknow :)

Rest of the day majorly spent in trying to read up for the OB quiz tomorrow. Funny story - OB (Organisational Behaviour) happens to be the most theoretical subject in our syllabus. But still, we got an email in the evening which said "calculators will be allowed" :D . Almost like carrying a microscope for a history exam.

On another (more poignant) note, there are a lot of extra activities in an MBA college that make you aware of some harsh realities. Case in point - we were going through a video sent by Bhavishya (a committee associated with social responsibility on campus). The video had a couple of kids involved in child labor. Any guesses what one of them used to earn per day? A princely Rs.10/- ...

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