Escapades and Event Management

Swine Flu.
Recession.
MindSpark 2009 (now one of India's largest Technical Festivals by participation)
Tags: (Unjustified) Arrogance, (Over) Enthusiasm, (Manic) Energy, (The Lack of) Open Book Exams.

It was fun setting up the show, swearing at people, sleeping very little and swearing at people again. Life has now become an effort to sleep, catch up with Acads and resurrect my failing personal life.

Notes to self during the 3 month journey:

1. Delegate, only if you must- DIY!
2. The civilized world DOES NOT KNOW the features of Word Processors
   
3. MS Works does not work. .odt sucks. Stick with pirated versions of MS Office
4. Shaking the Printer Cartridge will produce an additional output of 20 pages
5. Spoon feeding is bad. It bites you back in the butt
6. When driving back home after 2 a.m., not everyone can be trusted to follow lane discipline
7. Lunch time is generally associated with sunset
8. First identify a Mobile operator who can provide range through stone walled corridors AND THEN put your phone number on the website
   
9. If you have scored in double digits in the midsem, there is no real need to walk across the subway to the MDH to check your marks. You already have more than what you deserve.
10. Carry an extra set of clothes. You never know when its already tomorrow
11. Never tell Bhat that you are going to set questions for Chakravyuh
12. Smile at the professors, in a sad way- it helps grades and Sponsorship opportunities
13. Buy a writing pad and write down a to-do list. It slips from your mind otherwise
14. Do not lose the writing pad as mentioned in Note 13- it hurts
15. Carry at least Rs. 10/- in your wallet. Even the bloody chai costs 5 bucks

I guess it would be fun to do it again. NOT.

Passing the baton (hurling away responsibility) to more enterprising and dynamic individuals is the only way to ensure sustainable development.

MindSpark 2009- Ignite your world.
College of Engineering, Pune