Flatties foray!!

There aren't too many "free" evenings at SPJIMR, so when one made a guest appearance a few days back, Flat 203 (my abode!) was abuzz with plans of where to go and how to maximize the utilization of such scarce resources (that should please the eco profs!) The initial idea was to catch a 6-to-9 at Fame Adlabs, but the Saturday-factor (read sky-high multiplex prices!) buried that plan before it took serious shape. Eventually, we decided that going out for dinner would be the best option -- apart from being a much-needed outing, it'd also mean some respite from the fare dished out at the mess. Deepak, who doesn't live too far away from campus and knows the area inside out, suggested pizzas at Smokin' Joes, which was where we all duly headed. Avinash, the most enthusiastic and energetic member of our flat, was unfortunately feeling a bit under the weather that day and had to give our outing a miss. Vasav, our undisputed flat-scholar, wasn't able to make it either. So that left Tanmay (who we later found out is close competition to Avi in the energy department), Sumesh (who has the distinction of inhabiting the only single-occupancy room at SPJIMR!), Stambhit (Stamdada, who's motto for the evening was pretty clear: "Only Non-Veg"), Deepak (the only veggie amongst a bunch of carnivores, but a sporting one!) and myself. Two hours and couple of nice heavy pizzas later, we left the restaurant and headed for a soothing walk down Juhu beach. This was followed by a quick cold-coffee at the jam-packed Shiv Sagar. Our thoroughly satisfied quintet then returned to the hostel, where a brief flirtation with our neglected textbooks ensued. Soon, however, we thought it wise to flash the white flag, and we collectively called it a day! On the whole, an enjoyable little outing, but something I fear the hectic routine here won't allow too much of in the future. Anyhow, just as good batsmen claim they take it one delivery at a time, we live life here one day at a time ... fending off the pressure-cooker ones and waiting eagerly for the fun ones!

Update

Apologies folks for no fare for some time. Was away on a trip (actually a "group dynamics lab") to Lonavala along with the entire batch of 145 first year students of SPJIMR (or PGP-I as we're known in the insti). The trip was absolutely fantastic ... we went trekking in the Sahyadris, treasure hunting in blinding rain and played lots of indoor and outdoor games! The objective of the whole exercise was to get the entire batch to get to know each other and become more comfortable working in teams ... and boy was that achieved! This off-campus activity has been on for some years at SPJIMR and is something truly unique to this place. I'd really love to post more details and will look to squeeze out some time to do so ... Till then ... cheers!