1) The AC at DOMS
2) The yes sir, 5 minute sir, please sir man of Tifanys
3) Poonam Badam Milk
4) DC++
5) Bandwidth on weekends (through illegal proxy settings)
6) The constant cribbing of my friends
7) The crazy monkeys
8 ) Midnight Counter-strike

and what I won’t
1) The extreme heat of the city
2) The mess food
3) Examination grades
4) The hostel loo
5) MBA bull****
6) The cribbing of the rickshaw drivers
7) The (pathetically slow) hostel net

As long as there are more things to miss, there’s always a reason to go back to IIT. Btw what will you miss?

One of my favourite ads is the Priceless series by Mastercard. This is where they list down a few expenses and then as the punchline, deliver something which cannot be measured in money. It conjures up a beautiful combination of pride and emotion for the viewer. Here’s my own version of the ad if ever the Indian Railways decided to follow that format..

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