Another month gone

More than a month and not even a single entry..Can believe myself. My scientist friends must be disappointed. But then how would I know. Its been a long time since I spoke to any of them. ISB is like a whole new world. Almost like you are on an island with this the only population. Many a times you forget there is a world out there. What with so much happening all around, another term is about to come to an end. And if we thought Term 1 was difficult, it seems like paradise now. We used to have weekends then, without classes and in fact one without assignments also. Now, when I walk into a class and someone asks me "how was the weekend", my reply is like, "What weekend?". A GLEC class, an extra Comp Strat session, a special Mark Strat conjoint lecture, 4 hours of Mandarin, one DMOP case assignment, is that what you call a weekend?
We are finally done with Mark Strat- the marketing strategy game that tested our abilities to work in teams to the limit. With submissions due every 3-4 days, you were spending loads of time with your group. and if u didnt like any of the members, they were immense long hours......For the uninitiated, Mark Strat is a game played at leading B-Schools around the world, to teach you Marketing Strategy first hand. Its only when you burn your fingers do u make a good cook, as per our professors. Well, my food is still burnt, with no takers :)
The game is interesting, very interesting and very arresting. I didnt sleep the night we did really really bad(for the lack of a better word).!!!!! and whats more, I even got up at 7 :). It evokes interest, tests your logic, makes your wonder, makes you want to believe in magic, and in the invisible hand(stealing a macro economic concept here). It all balances, sometimes by logic, sometimes by luck??? Sometimes by a whole lot of analysis..It was a part of your life.. the every third day big question,"So how much did your firm make?" And the sighs and the joys associated with them. Its amazing how such a small thing can occupy such big mindspace, time space and all other kinds of space, pushing everything else important into the background.....
I didnt blog for over a month, and whats more, didnt even think about doing it in a long time....
And now, exams in a week and yet another term will come to an end. The roller coaster ride is gaining speed, and I can barely hold on. The fear of fallinf off is magnifying. And so is the hope of staying on.
Hope, eternal Hope.....:)