Of a rational man

At ISB, Thursday is the last day of classes for the week. Our section (which is section C, or as its better known Sec -C) had planned a trip to Golconda fort. A bus full of us embarked at about 5 p.m. from campus. The weather was perfect since it was raining. Since the sound and light show at the fort got cancelled due to the rains, we headed out to a place called 'Eat Street' adjacent to Husainsagar lake. This place is awesome - a full line of eating joints just on the side of a huge lake with a spectacular view. The rains made the lake look even more beautiful. We ate, sang, played, clicked tons of snaps, generally screwed up the happiness of couples who were sitting there & finally got back at about 10 p.m. All in all, a whale of a time. S had his b'day (he was not too happy about turning 30 though) & we celebrated it in the bus with a superb cake & hot samosas.

Thursday also brought with it the most arbit CP in the term so far. This is an extremely strong contender for the 'Arbit CP of the year'. Picture this - Eco prof is discussing firms in a competitive market in the context of differentiation, their pricing & which product the customer would buy & why. He asks a question to the class "As a rational buyer, would I buy product A or product B?" AA puts up his hand indicating a desire to share his (hopefully) valuable & perceptive insights into this discussion. Prof gives him a chance to do so. AA - "Love is not rational." The entire class is speechless, most of all the prof. He just cannot stop smiling. He is looking for words but in vain. The class is now laughing like crazy & no one has a clue as to why this comment was made & what was its relevance to the current discussion. Finally, after about a minute, the prof says "I cannot respond to an opening line like that". It was absolutely hilarious. This has been the most arbit CP so far at ISB!

Term 1 has shot past by us at a speed somewhere around Mach4. Last week of classes coming up next week, a couple of assignment submissions, end term exams on 5th & 6th June & Term 1 is done. Boy, is this fast or what! Enough for now. Need to get back to my assignment. Hopefully, my next post will be a little more meaningful & a lot less arbit.

P.S. - Check this out for a testimonial of the quality of ISB students. Truly a class apart!