Things to do in ISB during the term break

So you have a 5 day respite between two terms, popularly known as a term break. While the break is usually over by the time I've caught up with my sleep, here's a few activities hyperactive students indulge in:

- Movies on demand
Now that we have the uncrowned king of downloads in our midst, movies are just an email/phonecall and a day away. Else corner the dude at the cafeteria, tell him about your heart's desire, and you shall find it on the network the next day. Here's ISB's version of the fairy Godmother. For who else will give you Shrek2 and KillBill Vol 2 at the touch of a magic mouse?

And with the lecture halls being free to screen movies, the only thing missing is a surround sound system to complete the movie experience.

- Trekking
On a night of the full moon, a few intrepid souls trekked to the dam, hacking through the shrubbery, with not a care for the coiled serpents hissing in the dark, their hypodermic fangs waiting to punish the fools who had the temerity to cross their lair. Once the brave souls reached the dam, they appeased the moon God with the holy water of Sunny Wines and meat from Hyderabad House.

For the timid, the dam can also be reached in the daytime. The view isn't great, but you can rejoice; you will inherit the world, eventually.

- Go-karting
Wannabe speed freaks embark on a perilous journey to Runway-9 for their gokarting fix. The real speed freaks are found at night, driving their cars back from BnC. This is what separates the men from the boys. The roads are full of kamikaze cyclists, crazed autorickshaws and bone-crushing truckers. The odd pedestrian running across the road provides the added spice.

- Partying
The party crowd makes its presence felt everywhere, and it is reported (the veracity of this may be doubted) that the party goers take offence if the establishment does not welcome them with a 20% discount and a welcome message from the DJ. Neverthless, it is true that we provide valuable business to Liquid, BnC, TDS...

- Healthy living
The part-time health freaks are seen at the gym, some at post dinner, pre-snack times like 11 p.m. More enterprising ones are seen in the swimming pool, and the daring ones have been spotted flinging their racquets with reckless abandon in the squash courts. The ISB administration is reportedly considering introducing a rule making helmets mandatory in the squash courts.

Of course, the real health freaks are found in the lonely confines of their rooms, working out with their corporate finance text books.

While I claim first on the healthy living list ( sleep-eat-surf-eat-sleep, and the odd cameo at the squash/tennis court), I have been ejected from the list due to the environmental pollution caused by my sleep-inducing aid: the air conditioner. Repeated arguments about the a.c being non-freon have fallen on deaf ears.

- TV and hibernation
A lot many students have chosen to sacrifice their time at the altar of passive entertainment. As for the rest, who haven't been covered in any of the above categories, I believe they are in hibernation.