My friends and I had been to this college symposium in 2007. We were about an hour late. We reached at 1030 hrs against the scheduled time of 0930 hrs and were not allowed to register for the events.So we returned with sheer disappointment. I accept my mistake for not being punctual because this was my first symposium.
About 10 days back,we were informed about this college symposium.I was not in a mood of attending it as the above mentioned incident flashed in front of my eyes. My friends were all pumped up about the symposium as their only aim was to taste the 'Mutton Biriyani' which will be served for lunch.After a lot of convincing by my friends,I agreed with half-mind.
We came to know that we had to register online for the events. A good job done by that college students was making the registration online to avoid commotion at the registration desk.The registration was very easy too.The symposium was scheduled at 1000 hrs on 25.09.09 and we reached there by 0930 hrs to avoid any disappointment or frustration. We showed our ID card for verification. The registration was over,phew!!
They gave us a file,a pen and a notepad.We were also given a sheet containing 20 questions and the title read 'SURPRISE EVENTS-PRELIMS'. We settled down at the A/C auditorium, one of the best I've ever seen. The inauguration ceremony started with an urdu recital and then the Chief Guest,the Secretary and HOD of CSE department gave a speech. We were busy answering the questions given to us and didn't even listen to the speech. We dropped the sheet in a box outside the auditorium as instructed.
We were given 'refreshments' after the inauguration ceremony and were asked to move to a building for taking up the written 'quiz'. Maximum participants in a team was 2. So we paired up.The sheet given to us contained 30 questions and we knew the answers for only 10 and the allotted time was 30 mins . The quiz was very general,but tough. I liked it.
We rushed to the other room at the corner to take part in the 'puzzle championship'. It was as tough as the quiz. In fact,tougher. Our next target was 'debugging'. But by the time we reached the spot the time was up for debugging. We were late :(.
All our stomachs gave an "I'm empty" signal. So we then headed to the canteen and had our stomach full of Biriyani. Later, we took a slow walk to the auditorium with a hefty stomach. The finals of quiz and mock interview were scheduled to be held at 1400 hrs on stage.The quiz and mock interview were very interesting and informative. I even tried to answer some of the questions in the 'audience round' of the quiz. As time passed by,I was getting restless. Thank God!! The valedictory function commenced and the dignitaries on the stage gave a commendable speech once again. The Chief Guest from TCS gave an inspiring speech with his idea centered on OPEN SOURCE. We enjoyed his speech a lot.
We came out of the college with a fully satisfied mind and 'stomach' :).No complaints...
Visiting other college symposiums is always FUN!!!
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