Today is Friday but it's not quite the end of the week yet, certainly not for many of us who are traveling this weekend. I'm with a group of about 30 who are going to Bangkok while I know that there's another large group going sailing around Phuket and others have already left for Bali.
There is one guy I know though from my class who takes the cake from all of us. He is spending the weekend in Portugal (where he's from) to celebrate his anniversary with his girlfriend. Given that there aren't any direct flights between Singapore and Lisbon, he's on the road for a grand total of 31hrs (SGP>DXB>MAD>LIS) just to get there. He made it there safe and sound and on time but has probably <48 hours on the ground before he has to make the return 31hr journey back to SGP. A round of applause please.
Whenever I travel, I loathe bringing work with me and have it hang over my head while I'm overseas spending time with friends. As a result, I had to squeeze out time during the week to get all my assignments complete before I leave this evening. It was tough to find the time to get them all done and to plan ahead but at least I won't have to think about readings or homework while I'm away, even if I will be surrounded by classmates who might be talking about it. Speaking of which, I will probably have to find time in the coming week to do the same as I will be going to Hong Kong next weekend
I still managed to make it to the DESI week party at Butter Factory last night though which was great fun. It was kinda fun to have the whole place booked out for the evening and not have to worry about drinks since it was free flow. These guys sure know how to throw a party. The highlight of the evening for me was when this large Indian guy started playing a neon lighted mridangam "live" in accompaniment to the DJ. Cue some crazy dance moves. As my DESI friends inform me, it's all in the shoulders. ;)
Needless to say, after the "exertions" of last night, attendance at our 8.30am Strategy class was pretty poor. I personally thought I would not be able to get up in time but I guess I surprise myself from time to time. At the moment class started, we had less than a third of the class present. An hour an a half later when class ended, the numbers were only slightly better than half. To his credit, our professor really took it all in his stride and found the humour in the situation rather than get really upset about the poor turnout. Guess these sort of things aren't that uncommon. Heh.
Anyway, time to pack (no red or yellow shirts!) and make my way to the airport. Coincidentally, this is my first trip with them since school started! Looking forward to a fun weekend away with my classmates so it's not quite to the end of my INSEAD week yet. =)
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