INSEAD are somewhat notorious for not observing public holidays either in France or Singapore so you can imagine my surprise when I found out that we were going to have 2 full days off for Chinese New Year here on the Singapore campus (not in Fonty though).
Additionally, Chinese New Year this year falls on a Thursday and Friday so it makes it a super long weekend for anyone looking to travel. Needless to say, at least 70% of the campus has decided to take this opportunity to travel over this break despite the high ticket prices (a lot of Singaporeans are also looking for a short break overseas).
I found it quite ironic that although most workers had the afternoon off today to prepare for the New Year, I ended up having class only at 3.45pm today! What I found pretty surprising was the fact that quite a few of my classmates were actually in class together with me. I had thought that more of them would have taken the opportunity to leave a day or two earlier. That being said, you could definitely tell the difference compared to a normal day.
Looking forward to the break and catching with friends outside of school I haven't seen in a while! And getting more sleep... maybe ;)
Song of the moment on campus: Barbara Streisand (keeps us going late at night when we still have work to do)
Additionally, Chinese New Year this year falls on a Thursday and Friday so it makes it a super long weekend for anyone looking to travel. Needless to say, at least 70% of the campus has decided to take this opportunity to travel over this break despite the high ticket prices (a lot of Singaporeans are also looking for a short break overseas).
I found it quite ironic that although most workers had the afternoon off today to prepare for the New Year, I ended up having class only at 3.45pm today! What I found pretty surprising was the fact that quite a few of my classmates were actually in class together with me. I had thought that more of them would have taken the opportunity to leave a day or two earlier. That being said, you could definitely tell the difference compared to a normal day.
Looking forward to the break and catching with friends outside of school I haven't seen in a while! And getting more sleep... maybe ;)
Song of the moment on campus: Barbara Streisand (keeps us going late at night when we still have work to do)
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