GUHANTARA - ANVESHANA

Off late, me and my friends had been finalizing on the Resorts in and around Bangalore. The final decision was Guhantara. But now when its decided, the D-day was getting delayed as our union was becoming a Frog’s story. If one frog is in the pond, the other frog jumps out, lol… Though delayed we finally went on 25th October, with only 4 frogs in the pond.. he he….

Guhantara, is a theme Resort, pondering the Idea of a Cave. Its located on Kanakpura Main Road, approximately 25 kms from Banashankari. For the first time I rode 90 kms the same day, as to my worry I had to attend a wedding on the same night without fail. Luckily the roads heading were not that bad, so I did not get restless before I reached the destination. Its very easy getting over here, as you just have to ride on one straight Kanakpura road further “Art of Living” without any deviations but for the last one to your right. You can find the Guhantara Emblems on the road to your rescue but never ever say how far it is yet ;) With the deviation to the right you will have to travel on a mud road. Oh my goodness, be prepared to enjoy the worst(if I could use Worstest..) road in your lifetime. No maintenance at all till we reach the place.

The timing of this Resort for a day’s package would be from 10 am to 5 pm. If you have not booked the stay for a team, then be prepared for the confusions on the Tariff. No wonder the tariff link which was on the Guhantara’s homepage no more exists. We reached the place by 10.30 and opted for a package with Breakfast, they also have one without it, he he... We were charged 700 plus tax, summing upto 2352 Rs. for three, as the other frog was coming late, and when he came his bill was 600 Rs. only and without any tax. I don’t know who on this earth made this Tariff plan. This includes Welcome Drink, Lunch and Evening Snacks with the usage of facilities like Bicycles, Shuttle Badminton, Archery, Beach Volleyball (please don’t have more expectations, as we did, because it is only a Volleyball court with sand. LOL), Swimming Pool, Rain Dance and few Indoor games too.

The place is an awesome piece of architecture, and one has not only spent money but all of his time and love to make it I believe. After payment in the reception the entrance of this Cave Resort is a steep way designed like a Cave which takes you to the main hall. You can even pray god Guhantareshwara before entering to make your day better ;). And the very first view of the inner Guhantara, I bet will have a Wow! Statement on your face.

After having breakfast, we went on trying our forgotten skills of riding bicycle. Please beware as these bicycles are badly maintained and pick the one only after checking twice. Later we played Badminton for a while in the lawn which is not so, but well maintained. You can try your hand playing Volleyball if you dare to feel the pain. The day for us was not so enjoyable until lunch time. Fun was deteriorating as we were not in a team and I kept cursing my friend who insisted on going no matter how many people join us.

We decided to have lunch and get into the pool to make our day a little enjoyable. Lunch was pretty fine, with two Non-vegetarian dishes of Kerala style and other vegetarian North Indian Cuisines. We enjoyed our lunch with the singing competition on. It was fun watching the folks with no knowledge of music, trying their voice on the Karaoke played with the lyrics given. Please participate if you are there as a team. It’s damn fun. This ended up by 3.30 with the next event announced, Rain Dance.

The time we were wondering where this Rain Dance will be accommodated it started pouring at the main hall itself. The moderation of the same place. Trust me, this DJ is the one better than in Wonderla. Wow, what a collection he played, including Kannada, Hindi and Tamil songs in the list. The best part of the rain dance was, he played Kajrare asking only girls on stage, Khaike paan banaraswala for boys, Ajabsi for couples and many wonderful songs for the folks altogether. Good Job DJ!

After this you have snacks served, which I could never have, asking us to eat and leave the place as it will be the end of your package. We were late, as there is hardly any facility for changing other than the Ladies rest room having 4 change rooms for everyone there. And they ask you pay 30 Rs. per coffee or tea after it closes. So, please do have snacks and later you can change, hence escaping the stupid queue also.

Tariff was reasonable, unless it is weirdly calculated like the one with us. Only one literal swimming pool as the other one in the main hall does not seem like the one hygienic. Lunch was better than most restaurants here in Bangalore. I think they should stop allowing people smoke, in the so called Madhushala, which is in the main hall only, as it irritates non smokers a lot while having lunch or even dancing. Yes, they have named every place in ancient sounding names, Paakashala, Madhushala, Sambhodana, Ranga Mandapa and many as such, sounds good.

So, summing up my total experience with Guhantara, I would give them 3 ½ stars. Kudos, to the theme of the Resort.

NOTIONS

One girl says, "Gosh, he smokes a lot. I’ll have to change this habit after marriage atleast", the other "I'm so embarrassed after telling so much, yet my husband's not stopped drinking... "

Hope you got what I've to say. Yes, these are the routine complains of any girl.

My dad is an ex-serviceman and has served his 15 years of life for Air-Force, India. It's always been a boon for me, for being brought up in such an amazing environment. The Air-Force Commandment, the Air-Force School, Air-Force Quarters, transfers, vacations back in native... wow, the very sense of these things make me so thrilled about it.

Being a Defence Personnel either in Army, in Air-Force or Navy is been so respectful for any self. And for people in general the very thought that clicks listening this would be Uniform, Graded Lifestyle and not to forget, Liquor(Drinks). Yes, any defence personnel or ex-serviceman gets this on a tax-free rate. Whatever reason, but without commenting let’s get back to the topic readers.... he he..

I don't feel ashamed of telling my dad drinks or smokes, as I've grown up seeing my dad doing this. And most importantly on a disciplined manner. It is an undeniable part of enjoyment and routine life. At most he drinks two pegs on a weekend night sitting along with us. And I respect this as he will not be called a drunkard for this by any chance. He's almost 50 and still stiff and strong. Any day he sees his tummy a little front, he would ensure he takes two rounds of Lalbagh, lol. Yes, too much I'm disclosing about my dad na.. Enough now, before my dad yells ;)

My colleagues, even male, have an objection to this every time I say that its fine when in control. But this is the truth. And everybody reading this has to understand that these are the habits which have become part of our lifestlye. At most what we can do is have a control over it.

Everyone has a different notion and arguments on this too. As many parents, wives or girl-friends are very cool on this, the other part of same generations have different thought. Here I conclude, by saying be cool until it’s under control, but never allow it further.

This post of mine is completely based on my thoughts. With due respect to whatever anybody has to comment, let it be only as a comment under my post.

TANHAYI ME LIKHE BOL..

ಮಳೆರಾಯ ಬರಬೇಡ, ನನ್ನಿನಿಯ ಬರುವ ತನಕ
ತಾಳಲಾರೆ ನಾ, ನನ್ನಿನಿಯನ ಕಾಣುವ ತವಕ
ಪ್ರೀತಿಯ ಮಳೆಗರಿವನು ನನ್ನ ತೋಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅವುಚಿ
ನೀ ಈಗ ಬಂದು ಹೋದರೆ, ನನಗಿಲ್ಲ ಖುಷಿ..

बात इसकि करें, या बात उसकी करें
प्रीतम हम तुमसे बात किसकी करें
बातो हि बातों मे तुम हो गए हो अपने
के ध्यान न रहा की, हम ये करे या वो करे..

ಜಗವನ್ನಾಳುವ ದಾಹ ನನಗೆ
ನನ್ನಿನಿಯನ ಆಳುವ ಆಸೆಯಿಲ್ಲ..
ಯಾರಿಗೂ ಸೋಲಲು ಬಯಸದ ನನಗೆ
ನನ್ನಿನಿಯನ ಗೆಲ್ಲುವ ತವಕವಿಲ್ಲ..

प्यार मे समझदार  नादान बन जाए
जानम इस तरह हम तेरे प्यार में खो जाएं !
समझ भी मुझे समझनासके
उस तरह तेरी मोहब्बत मे घायल हो जाएं !!

ಇನಿಯನ ತೋಳಲ್ಲಿ ಇಹಲೋಕವೇನು,
ನಾ ನನ್ನಯ ಇರುವಿಕೆಯನ್ನೇ ಮರೆಯುವೆ...
ದಿನ ಗಂಟೆಯಾಯಿತು, ಗಂಟೆ ನಿಮಿಷ
ನಿಮಿಷವನ್ನು ನಾ ಕ್ಷಣವಾಗಿ ಕೊಲ್ಲುವೆ...

ನನ್ನವನು ಮಾತನಾಡುವುದು ಚೆನ್ನ
ನನ್ನವನು ಕದ್ದು ನನ್ನ ನೋಡುವ ಪರಿ ಚೆನ್ನ
ನನ್ನವನು ನನ್ನೊಂದಿಗಿರುವನು ಈಗ
ಜಗದ ಕಾರ್ಮೊಡವೆ, ನೀ ಸರಿ ಇನ್ನ...

ए प्यार तेरी आँखों मे प्यार झलकती है
बेवफाई में न बदलजाए, ये मेरे मन मे खटकती है
इसमे तेरे प्यार की गलती नहीं है जानम पर,
की तेरे साथ रहकर भी मेरि दिल भटकती है

ಸುಖದ ಈ ಕ್ಷಣ, ಆಹಾ ಎಂಥ ವಿಸ್ಮಯಕಾರಿ
ದುಃಖದ ಆಗಮನ, ನೀ ಬಹಳ ವಿಷ - ಕಾರಿ

ಮನದಾಳದ ಮಾತು, ನನ್ನೊಲವಿಗೆ ಹೇಳಲೆಂತು?
ಪ್ರೀತಿಯ ಪರಿಭಾಷೆ, ಅವನಿಗೆ ತಿಳಿಸಲೆಂತು?
ಅರಿತು, ಅರಿಯದವನಿಗೆ ಹೇಳಿ ನಾ ಜಯಿಸಲೆಂತು?

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While uploading all these to the blog, my colleagues asked
WHERE DID U COPY THIS FROM?
You don't ask please... he he... lol...

But yes, if you liked any please do mention in your comments ;)
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UNDENIABLE FACTS

Why do beggars beg??? It seems to be a stupid question, right? But not really!!! Read on…

Yeah. In India this practice is very hard to eliminate. If for some it is a forced Institution then for others it is a boon in disguise. The latter is because we have beggars who own well furnished flats too… Amazing na..

In this post of mine I’m sharing few incidents related to beggars.
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Incident 1:

Two years ago, before I owned a two wheeler my daily wait at the bus stop was atleast 10 to 20 minutes. One day as I was taking out change to provide the bus conductor with, a boy came to me in his kind of torn clothes. Started pleading, “Akkaaaa, akkaaaa, akkaaa”, in a sad tone. With too much of kindness I gave him two rupees coin. My wait for the bus continued when the same boy came back to me. This time with a different tone he said the same, “Akka, akka, akka”, by flashing an Ice-cream candy in his hand with joy.

This was such an embarrassing though funny scene, that everyone around me started laughing, including me. LOL! This was the last time I had given money to any beggar.

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Incident 2 :

The traffic signals that we pass through these days, will stop us for nothing less than 2 minutes. This is the time when any beggar can make money early morning. You find beggars like women carrying kids, handicapped, and yes Eunuchs (Chakka). On my way to office today after many days, infact years, I had given money to a beggar who was a Eunuch.

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Now let me compare the two incidents. The latter is a situation where the kid is rather forced or willingly prone to this habit. So please do avoid paying kids or any such beggars until you feel it is necessary.

In the second situation, though I’m against encouraging beggars, I did it because of that thought, “What else is the option left for them?”. We might talk lightly about the sections coming in help for these people, but for their livelihood what does our law do? Will any of us even let them work in our offices? Instead of showing sympathy on their situation, if any one of us could help them, in whatever ways possible when you find them around, it would be really good. I just have to say that, if you cannot respect them with a smile atleast don’t disrespect them with your stare or abusive words.

LIVE and LET LIVE!!
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वास्ता न तेरा या वास्ता न मेरा,
वास्ता उस खुदा का भी न देंगे हम.
दूसरोंके वास्ते कुछ तो करो आज
अपने वास्ते तो करते रहते है हम...
Vaasta na tera ya vaasta na mera
Vaasta us khuda ka bhi na denge hum
Dusron ke vaste kuch to karo aaj
Apne vaaste to karte rehte hai hum

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ಕೀಳು ಅವನಲ್ಲ, ಕೀಳು ಅವಳಲ್ಲ
ಕೀಳು ನಮ್ಮ ಮನದ ಭಾವನೆ.
ಸಹಯೋಗದ ಸಾಧನೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಒಡಗೂಡಿದರೆ
ಕೀಳು ಈ ಜಗದೊಳಗೆ ಯಾರಿಲ್ಲ...
Keelu avanalla, keelu avalalla,
keelu namma manada bhavane
Sahayogada sadhaneyalli odagoodidare
Keelu ee jagadolage yaarilla…

NOT JUST ANOTHER CUSTOM

Namaskara,

I had been thinking of what to write this time on my blog, as I was running short of ideas/topics for a week. Anyways, as the proverb says, “Where there is a will there is a way” here I proceed with my new post.

The last weekend there was a get together at my Grandma’s place to give BAGINA to my mom and my aunts. To tell you much in detail about the custom Bagina is a major part of the Gowri Habba(festival). These are prepared with packet of turmeric, a small mirror, black bangles, coconut, a comb, kumkum, black beads, blouse piece, rice and jaggery with beetle leaf and nuts in addition to the GIFT. These baginas are distributed to the married women. Married women’s parents send the items of Gowri Habba to them which is celebrated the day before Ganesha Chaturthi. This is a festival in parts of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu

The perfect practice of this custom is by offering BAGINA before the Gowri Festival, so that the married daughter of the family keeps the same for puja on the festival day in her in-laws place. But due to modernization of this tradition and majorly due to time constraints it now is offered(atleast in my family) after Ganesha Festival or during Navarathri.

Frankly speaking, for all my cousins and me it’s only a get together whereas, for my mom and aunts it’s a huge celebration with love and gifts being offered. Though my Grandma and Grandpa are no more, my mom’s brother takes up the responsibility of this, as in other families.

I just thought of adding these details on my post to make everyone realize that as these modern celebrations like birthday, Valentine’s Day and other annual celebrations the Indian Customs also bring the same joy. We just have to ensure that modernization should not risk our customs which help us bond well. It is not necessary to be religious or orthodox to follow it right?

To be mentioned this is the only time when we all maternal relatives meet and have fun.

KUDOS to this custom ;)

प्यार बाट्नेका एक ही रास्ता हो तो हो मुश्किल,
वक़्त कम भी है तो, है नहीं क्या एक पल?
ज़रूरी नहीं की तुम वाही टहर जाओ,
पर मिलते हैं दिल तो उधरसे गुज़र ही जाओ!!  
Pyar baatneka ek hi rasta ho to ho mushkil
Waqt kam bhi hai to, hai nahi kya ek pal?
Zaruri nahi ki tum vahi tahar jao
Par milte hai dil to udharse guzar hi jao…

ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿಯ ಮಾತಿದಲ್ಲ,
ಬಾಂಧವ್ಯದ ಮಾತು ಇದು.
ನಲ್ಮೆಯ ಬಾಂಧವರಿಗೊಂದು ಕ್ಷಣವಿತ್ತರೆ 
ನಲಿಯುವ ಕ್ಷಣ ಕೂಡ ನಿಮ್ಮದು
Samskrutiya maatidalla,
Bandhavyada maatu idu
Nalmeya bandhavarigondu kshanavittare
Naliyuva kshana kooda nimmadu….

LETTER GAME

Tagging is something I’m doing for the first time on my blog. It seems interesting to write and even tag someone else and know about them. I’ve been tagged by Mr. Mohan, whose blog is not one of my favorites but the one favorite @www.mohanbn.com.

As a brief note I would like to share how I started to write in this blog. My friend Dinakkar, who works for Accenture, is my chat friend too. It was his suggestion to start with a blog, as whatever I discussed on chat kept him excited to chat more as every Monday I used to come up with such new stories recently. And not to forget Mr. Mohan’s blog is been an inspiration to write as I’ve been its regular reader from months, though I started it late… Thanks to you both.

I’ve been tagged by Mr. Mohan and the details have been copied from his blog.
*As always, here is a list of ground rules for this game - It is certainly fun doing this exercise. Copy the following questions to your own note, erase my answers, enter yours, and tag your friends. Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the following questions. They have to be real and nothing made up! If the person before you had the same first initial, you must use different answers. You cannot use any word twice and you can’t use your name for the boy/girl name question. Have Fun!!*

1. What is your name: KAVITHA

     wow easy one to start.. ha ha…

2. A four Letter Word: KNOW

    It’s always good to KNOW that you KNEW it :) , Wow nice thought, I wrote it???

3. A boy’s Name: KARTHIK

   My schoolmate, who’s an Aeronautical Engg in KINGFISHER Airlines ;)

   What a co-incidence, I wish there was a question with Airlines too.. lol

4. A girl’s Name: KAVANA

    I love this name, though my parents didn’t consider this option ;)

5. An occupation: KAVIYITHRI

    I’m trying to be one, atleast for my namesake.. got it? ;)

6. A colour : KHAKI

    Meaning dusty, dust covered or earth colored

7. Something you wear: KUNDAN

   Off late very famous in jewelries & dresses too…

8. A food: KULCHA with butter…

    Hey, I like it very much, with a combination of Panneer Butter Masala..

9. Something found in the bathroom: KNOB
    ha ha ensured to be locked when you in atleast ;)

10. A place: KASHMIR
      Wow, a lovely place, lucky that few years of my childhood was spent there

11. A reason for being late: KARMA
      Much used in Kannada, En madodu nan Karma 

12. Something you shout: K-rap….
      Something like time management… I din do it again.. :(

13. A movie title: KAL HO NA HO…
      Nice movie, with a nice Title Song.. Kal ho na Ho….

14. Something you drink: KARK
      A mixed drink made using Vodka & Coffee, amazing combination, lol..

15. A musical group: KRYPTOS
      A heavy metal band from Bangalore, formed in 1998 by Nolan Lewis

16. An animal: KANGAROO…
      This was the only instant answer other than my name ;)

17. A Street name: KEMPEGOWDA ROAD
      If you didn’t know, it’s the same KG road near Majestic, Bangalore

18. A type of car: KOENISEGG CCXR
      For more information, http://www.rsportscars.com/koenigsegg/2009-koenigsegg-ccxr-edition/

19. A song title: Kavite, Kavite, neeneke padagalali kulite?
      Very nicely written by Jayanth Kaikini for the movie GAALIPATA

20. A verb: KICK, KILL, KISS…
      Most of us will want to do all these at times.. lol

Abba, OMG, I didn’t ever think it would be so difficult. Thanks to GOOGLE and WIKIPEDIA without you I would have given up at the 14th question only… This game is been too informative. The pages I went through to find answers like KARK, KRYPTOS etc have been amazingly knowledgeable.

Now people, it’s your turn. Whenever you find time, please add on your answers as comments if you don’t own a blog. I’ll wait for your replies, ENJOY MAADI….

THE UNTOLD SAGA....

I’ve always been happy posting here, going by the comments I got for my first couple of blogs. All good feedbacks, indeed. My uncle told, my presentation is good and keeps the interest intact till the end. Thanks for it. He also mentioned people might make fun of my carelessness. I agree, but the facts cannot be ignored, and I'm going to respect his suggestion of writing serious things too.

If you guys enjoyed my earlier posts for the funny side of it, this time I've got something serious for you. I want to share an incident which was neither funny nor something you want to go through. I’ve hardly discussed this with any of my best friends for that matter.

I’ve my own bike DIO since December and from the day I got it, I've never taken a bus or even walked to the nearby shop. I guess this happens with most of the lots who get addicted to their vehicle. Ever since my evenings have been more colorful, as I can get home early and after refreshing myself I can even go for a ride on the nearby streets, with my favorite music plugged firmly in my ears.

On one such evening after a ride, while I was parking my DIO, I got a call from one of my friends whom I’d not spoken for months. So instead of getting inside home, I went on a stroll to the street next to mine. I was so indulged in the discussions that I didn’t even notice a boy rushing next to me on a bike at the fastest possible speed. I kept my concentration still on talkings as for me it was my friend who was important.

Just a minute later the same guy, took a U turn, rushed back and hit me badly and vanished in thin air. Though I screamed and scolded him, the next moment I was on ground in pain. Thanks to the aunty who took me inside her home so I could relax for sometime before going back home.

This incident happened on a street which is adjacent to the street where I live. I still can’t come out of the fear of going alone on streets. These incidences make girls so weak and make us realize, however strong you are financially or professionally, ultimately you are a girl and you have to be careful in each step.

Till date I’ve not shared this with my mom, with the fear of being objected whenever I want to go out. And, as I said earlier, hardly any of my closest friends know this. Girls and boys, do educate yourself on how well these situations can be avoided. As for me, without any mistake of mine, I had to endure this and I still feel the chilling fear, but for you who read this, it is a QUESTION MARK ?


Some pointers on how this could have been avoided. (An addition on suggestion by my friend Dinakkar)

1. The guy wouldn’t have dared to do what he did, if I were in a group.
2. He wouldn’t have done this if the street was crowded or even if few people were scattered here and there.
3. If I did not get deep into the conversation and was conscious of what is happening, I could have stepped away and avoided it myself.

मुश्किलात होते तो सामना कर लेते

डूबते वक़्त दरिया पार भी कर लेते,

पर इन इत्तेफाकों का क्या, जिसका

इत्तेफाक से भी इक्तिला नहीं होता????

Mushkilaat hote to saamna kar lete,

Doobte vaqt dariya paar bhi kar lete,

Par in ittefakon ka kya, Jiska

ittefak se bhi iktela nahi hota??


ನಲ್ಮೆಯ ಗೆಳತಿಯರಿಗೆ.....
ಹೂವಿನ ಹಾದಿಯೆಂದು ನೀ ಮೆಲ್ಲನೆ ನೆಡೆದೆಯೇ, ಗೆಳತಿ
ನೀ ನಡೆದದ್ದು ಆಗಸದ ಕೆಳಗೆಂದು ಮರೆತೆಯೆ?
ಹದ್ದುಗಳಿವೆ ಎಂಬ ವಾಸ್ತವತೆಯ ದೂರವಿರಿಸೆ,
ಇಂತಹ ಅವಾಂತರಗಳ ನೀ ಬರಸೆಳೆದೆ....
Nalmeya gelatiyarige….
Hoovina haadiyendu nee Mellane nededeye, gelati
Nee nadedaddu aagasada kelagendu mareteye
Haddugaliveyemba vaastavateya dooravirise
Intaha avaantaragala nee baraselede…

Was it all about LUCK?

Hi People,

Trust me nowadays my Weekend’s are just getting better and better with enjoyment. This is one such incident which happened to me. And yes, you can only expect my stories on my blog, rather any gyans.

This post of mine is all related to the movie LUCK. One who has watched would definitely know what it is about and the others never mind, I’ll take you through a glance of it. As the name, the movie is all about being lucky. After considerable research on a person he/she’s bought to the game of human gambling. Lucky ones all across the world are made to play this game of life and death either by their will or by someone’s force, as it entirely goes on bidding by the Gamblers globally. Now as a rule of gambling its survival of fittest and here too the fittest survives.

One of the last few Sundays, I’d been to this movie with my friend. The movie started by 10 in the morning and I happened to be there only by 10.20. Ha, ha, what to do, Sunday, waking up early is so damn difficult. Hmm, somehow managed by 10.20 you know ;) And to my plight the movie (*for me) was not so good to be liked. But trust me; every character was potrayed so well that I’m still in love with them. It’s not a contradictory statement though, as what I mean is, the artists have potrayed the character well, but narration by the director is not superb. Hope u got it! Like Sanjay Dutt doing Musa (10 on 10), Mithun Chakraborti playing a Retired Major (8 on 10), Danny Denzongpa playing Tamang(9 on 10), Imran Khan – Ram(10 on 10), Chitrashi(chak de) – Shortcut(8 on 10) and not to forget the girl Shruti Hassan, a multitalented artist has done well too…

I was just waiting for the movie to end as of course at the end the movie was getting on my nerves for those unwanted stunts and actions and the other one was that I’d been starving from morning, and only pop-corn to my help. My companion to the movie also didn’t like it. So the moment it ended we ran out, in a way that anyone could make out that we didn’t like it. We only sat there till the end because, as everyone does, we had paid for it ;)

After the movie, my so long wish of buying a FASTRACK watch just popped out again as soon as I’d a glimpse of FASTRACK STORE. It was the last day of the 20% flat discount offer. Though I knew this earlier I’d stopped myself buying it, as my mom is enraged of my shopping spree nowadays, and the other one in list would make me homeless. But again, this time her scare couldn’t stop me, because the earlier day from one of the website I’d got an additional 5% discount’s message for same. So, I and my friend went in and selected one of the best pieces available. Ha ha ha, I’m so excited, both of showing off my new fastrack to my friends, and getting blasted by my mom ;) Now you guys don’t try and say, I know it, I’M SHAMELESS….

After our purchase, forgotten my hunger, it was almost 2 pm. I thought of having my breakfast and lunch altogether and planned to go back home. I escorted my friend to the other way of the FORUM and had to come back to the main gate to pick my bike. Just on the way, I saw WESTSIDE and got in. You know, I can never control buying clothes. Sorry again MOM ….

Flaunting my newly bought fastrack watch’s pouch without even placing it inside my bag, I went in. Woweeee! I got 3 tops, suiting my taste and my budget, and went on to have a trial. Finalised on one of them, and moved ahead. The glance of footwear collection in the next stall just drew me attention, and I again started trials of them. Nothing suited my taste and I’d to move to the billing counter to bill the top I’d picked. I was just getting it billed giving my DEBIT CARD to the Westside Billing Counter and I realized that I didn’t have the FASTRACK pouch with me. Now I’d to wait until he billed it for me, to even REACT. And I notice it now that there are hundreds of people in this place, which seemed as if there were millions to my dismay.

I know you people are remembering my last post. Yes, again I quote, “I ran and ran and ran”, to reach the trial room, which was my obvious thought of losing it in. I didn’t get it there though, and when I checked it at the counter, WESTSIDErs say that I’ll have to book a complain and leave my number, and they would get in touch with me once finding it. Wow, this was the ultimate help I could expect.

That statement from the WESTSIDE manager ruined my patience and I started shouting at all of them. They said that they could not check any of the customer’s bag even for helping somebody. Now I’d to personally request the securitymen there in the ground floor and first floor. Just after this, I went in to finally write the complain, and I’d a WESTSIDEr coming upto me and asking ‘Is this the POUCH you are searching for?’….

Hey hey, yuppee, I got it…..

I don’t remember even if I’d thanked that person. But now if he happens to read this anytime, THANKS A LOT MAN, is what I wanna say, wholeheartedly.

Now I could feel my heart just coming out of my mouth of hunger and tension. I came out and just got in to the nearest pastry shop, the only option for getting served earlier.
Oh my goodness, sorry badness, now I could relax after the lovely PINEAPPLE PASTRY I’d….
And ya, that is why I quoted this narration, WAS IT ALL ABOUT LUCK? You know why, as I’d mentioned I got my FASTRACK WATCH back with almost hundreds people thronging in WESTSIDE that day..

TIN DIN TI DIN……

गम न होता ज़िन्दगी में,
तो खुशी का एहसास कैसे होता?
कुछ खोने का डर न होता,
तोपाने का एहसास कैसे होता????
(GAM NA HOTA ZINDAGI MEIN
TO KHUSHI KA EHSAAS KAISE HOTA
KUCH KHONE KA DAR NA HOTA
TO PANE KA EHSAAS KAISE HOTA)

 ನಡೆವ ಹಾದಿಯೆಲ್ಲ ಹೂವಾಗಿದ್ದರೆ
ಮುಳ್ಳಿನ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಯೇ ವ್ಯರ್ಥ!
ಕಂಡ ಸ್ವಪ್ನಗಳೆಲ್ಲಾ ನಿಜವಾಗಿದ್ದರೆ
ವಾಸ್ತವದ ವಾಸ್ತವಿಕತೆಯೇ ಅನರ್ಥ!!
(Nadeva haadiyella hoovagiddare
Mullina srushtiye vyartha..
Kanda swapnagalella nijavagiddare
Vaastavada vaastavikateye anartha…)

The Bad Start of a Train Journey

It was a sudden decision to go to Kannivadi, the bride’s place a day before marriage, to attend one of our family friend Mr. Meenakshi Saundaram’s sister’s wedding. I and our mutual friend Rekha decided that we shall take a train to this place.

Bookings were done five days before for the same, online. When asked for the seat preference she said it would be better if we take the middle berths both the side in a compartment for having a comfortable sleep. After booking it I realized that it would be inconvenient to sit together also, as it would be numbered odd. Like in a compartment u have s1, s2, s3, s4, s5 & s6. If we book for two we get seats s2, and s5, which makes this troublesome for sitting together. The very moment I realized this I cancelled those tickets and booked the other one, for side upper and side lower.

I know these things might sound very simple and obvious to you people might be, but listen for me it was so exciting for the very moment we planned the trip. First thing was, without family I was going out with my friend for the first time. Next, I was doing the booking on my own by creating an IRCTC account and was using the online facilities of my Debit Card. For girls coming from a sophisticated family like mine, these small things are real exciting. Trust me! I was not so happy or excited even when I got my bike on my own, without anyone’s help.

Yes, now coming back to my journey’s story. The ticket was booked for 26th night for NAGARCOIL EXPRESS to reach DINDIGUL from where we had to take a bus to KANNIVADI the final destination. The train was to depart by 10.45 so we planned that if we left our house and reached the station by 9.30 it would be fine, rather waiting long time.

Rekha called me at around 9 saying that she would leave her residence by then. I asked her to delay it by few more minutes as I was in a shop buying some necessary stuffs for the journey. Later we both left our places by 9.30. I reached MAJESTIC, Bangalore’s major bus station opposite to the Railways station. To my surprise, her bus got relayed and though I reached there by 10 I’d to wait for her for another twenty minutes. She reached by 10.20 and nothing to talk, we ran to the Railway Station without any delay.

And here you listen, the time we reached the first platform; we saw the train to Tamil Nadu just getting ready to leave Bangalore. We ran and ran and ran with the Internet Booking’s Slip, but didn’t get our names in the Reservation List. Luckily after 2 minutes we got the compartment where my name was mentioned but Rekha’s was not. This was again a bad news. Now what to do?

I ran seeing the TT nearby, literally pulling him and showing him my ticket. First he helped us checking on the reservations. No, now he could not find her name too. On asking the reason, he questioned me back saying, how was the ticket booked. Reply was obvious through Internet. And to our nightmare, he says one ticket is cancelled and only I could travel with the ticket. Did you understand what he meant? Oh my goodness! I shouted at him and asked to re-check. He said the same again. Now finally he had a logical answer with the third check he did. In my broken Tamil I kept questioning him, and finally he said in damn angriness “AD VERE TRAIN PO MA”….grrrrr……(That’s a different train, go ma..)

Oh, nope… It was by now 10.40 and we only had 5 more minutes to check our exact train and get in. What to do? Wat.. Wat…..????

Went to the nearest counter to find some help, he said we had to run to the final platform from the number 1 to number 9 in the internal passage available. With the luggage in had, in despair we both girls ran and ran and ran again… I really didn’t know why all punishment when I realized the weight of my bags. Rekha was even ready to miss the train as she could not carry the luggage. Finally we reached the exact platform. And you know what I saw there, Rekha was 30 meters away from me, and the train was moving. I still ran, to get the train, shouting at Rekha to come fast. Then, to our surprise the train stopped, it was 10.50 and the train was to move now with 5 minutes delay as per the exact calculations. And ya, somehow Rekha managed and we both got in, took our seats, and relaxed for a while.

I called mom, to say my sad and stupid story expecting some convincible words. But, mom is always mom, she’s to scold every now and then. She started shouting at me as she’d asked me to reach the station an hour before. That’s again obvious…
And you know what the train left Bangalore only by 11.30…
Now laugh.. ha ha ha… laugh more longer….

Pity us….

रास्तो पे जाने का हमें यूँ गम नही होता,
अगर थोड़ा तो वक्त ने हमारा सात दिया होता !
इस वक्त को भी कैसे कोसे हम ??
काश हमने दिमाग का थोड़ा इस्तेमाल किया होता ;)

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