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8:00 AM: I am on the beach having a good time... and all of a sudden, the alarm rings and I find myself on the bed and switch it off hoping to get back to the beach but it simply does not happen... eventually, after 10 minutes, I lift myself
from the depths of the bed and walk around in no particular direction, muttering something and feeling groggy. Brushing my teeth is a huge exercise in itself as I desperately try to wake myself up... somehow, I manage to run a bath... I look at the time and it is 8:50 AM already...

8:55 AM: I quickly reach the college as I stay pretty close to it. I barely manage to grab some aloo-paratha, and the next thing I know, its 9:00 o'clock...

9:00 AM: I am in the classroom and I am JUST IN TIME for my attendance... Aah, I get the feeling that my life's objective has been achieved... and I sit down hoping to learn/unlearn... whichever way you look at it...

10:15 AM: The class is over and I go for a break... I meet a few cheerful faces... sipping coffee / tea talking about the weather, life, class, etc... how I wish the break lasted for an eternity... Damn!!!

10:30 AM: I am back to the classroom... and I keep wondering if it is the Karma of a previous life that I have to attend classes one after the other...

11:45 AM: One more break... just when I thought things were getting out of hand...

12:00 PM: Just one of those courses that teaches you about social psycology, Upanishads, Bhagavad Geeta, Vivekananda!!!... its a great value-add for an MBA program... I keep the class occupied with a constant barrage of questions to the professor... one of the most interactive sessions we have...

1:15 PM: Lunch Time. For all those stomachs that have been rendered highly acidic after skipping breakfast... this is catch-up time... the usual gossip about the professors, committees, etc., goes on...

2:00 PM: Back to the classroom... Ssshhhhhh... people are asleep... do not disturb... the gentle breeze of the AC accompanied by the professor humming the same old tune makes for a good afternoon siesta...

3:30 PM: All the souls in the classroom are resurrected from their sleep after hearing the word break... people get their much-needed dose of coffee / tea at the local chai shop located a few metres away from the college...

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* Contributed by -
Ranjit Shankar (Campus Associate),
Student of One Year MBA,
Great Lakes Institute of Management, Chennai.