It was a calm, clear morning in Singapore. Buona Vista Road was busy as usual. A steady stream of traffic droned by, adding to the humdrum of yet another working day.
It was, really, just a normal Friday.
And then a cluster of crazed students dressed as chickens, ducks, bears, bunnies, female fantasy figures (including cross-dressers), superheroes, warriors, scuba divers and other oddities streamed past, cheering all the way into school.
Exhibit 1:
Which brings up a familiar riddle:
Q. Why did the chicken cross the road? A. (Modified) Because it was part of the INSEAD Dash!!!
The Dash is something you CANNOT miss at INSEAD. It takes place in the Singapore campus. Being encased in furry suits, large headgear or capes also means you will end up rather sweaty, but still pretty happy, by the time you reach school.
INSEAD staff and faculty are fully aware of the Dash. So while ordinary passers-by may stare, inside the campus nobody would blink an eye. Which makes it all the more hilarious.
After the Dash, many remained in their costumes while engaging in discussions with our Processes & Operations professor. You’d see the seriousness of our questions and our rapt faces as we hang on to the professor’s every word, even if some peoples’ wigs were obscuring their vision (and of those sitting behind them).
In between class, other INSEADers opened our amphi door and squeeze a rubber duckie at us. Then a few furry beasts broke in, ran to the centre of our amphi, did a jig, and ran out. We also had a mystery guest, Fred Flintstone, who refused to unmask his true identity and thus the professor said he was unable to give a class participation score to him.
I took some high-definition footage which should be processed and uploaded eventually - when I have the time.
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