Well..This post would be just 'Plain text'..in the sense, that i won't be EXPRESSING my emotions here! Will just jot down things, without mirch-masala! AS IT IS!
To introduce to this post, let me inform you that, I am into a new team(company), and m the only newbie here:P. I was lucky enough to get a chance for a trip with the team, on the same week(In fact, just 3 days after my joining!). A trip to Pondicherry(Pondi from now) . Initially, was apprehensive. Later gave into the plan! A good opportunity to explore, after all! And a chance to break the newbie-seniors ice too! (m the only newbie in the team, plus the age-gap, n lotsa gaps, to be frank!). So, here's 'My Version' of the trip...Read on
Day ZEE ROW!!'0'
09/07/2010:
........10:00 p.m :
The journey to Pondi starts, with..umm.. i wouldnot call them 'strangers', coz they are too good to be termed so..let me say 'new people'. How it is to be in the midst of an entire gang, whom u dunno a bit about??a whole new gang, you were introduced to, just 3 days ago! I just tried to figure out, whom to sit with, in the bus. Just then,a colleague of mine, came n sat next to me; making me feel easy. Wondered whether I could howl, shout, and dance during the journey; but I kept quite; and let the seniors do that! (i can imagine few eye brows raise at this!). Anyways, there wasn't much of hungama (Well, i realy dunno whether trips with colleagues are meant to be like tat or what!) Journey was smooth, except that we caught the wrong seats, and could feel even the slightest bumps and humps all the way, messing our sleep (and condition of our asses, of course!)!
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Day WON!!'..i means ONE '1':
10/07/2010 ,
.......... around 07:00a.m:
We reach the destination. Its a beach resort at Pondi. St. James Beach Resort. The first beach resort..umm..the first ever Resort, for that matter, that i ever visited. How is it to go to an entirely New place, and experience it, with a bunch of equally new people??! With the groups and sub-groups within the team, chalking out as to whom to stay with, according to their comfort-levels; I happily agreed to put up in the room, which the organizer of the trip had asked me to! There were so many things happening for the first time here! The first resort, the first-ever Trip with people of that age-gap(no offence here!), and some more..! KE4 will understand the depth of the last stmt here!(hopefully).
The balcony of the room where i was put up, offered a spectacular view (I feel lucky, infact, that i got this room:P)! There was this pool right below the balcony, and then right in front of you - the vast vast sea..Just had a view of the scenario for a couple of minutes. After a while, people started off for breakfast with their respective sub-groups (perhaps each thinking the other would take care of me!), and i struggled to find a company for myself. It is then, when i started getting a thought, did i make a mistake by agreeing for the trip? Well..never mind! I just went n asked the gals staying adjacent to my room, to cal me when they would go for breakfast! Set set! Just settling down inside the room, and Frrreaak! the charge of my mobile battery goes down, and none of the plugs are working! Damn! Checked a couple of sockets in the other room, but none worked there too!!. And so i conclude that i ve got the wrong charger, and surrender the next 2 days of my life to fate! How is it to (temporarily) lose touch with your people, when you are at an unknown place, and are likely to feel abandoned at some point of time; when others would be having their sweet private moments! Dint ponder over it much though...
After breakfast, we set out for some fun at the beach (the highlight of the trip). Climate was too humid, and so we decided not to spend too much of our time there. After an hour or so, we came to the pool. Me no swimmer, me no water player!!!! But i dunno what made me barge in! (Frankly speaking. looking at others swim, i got tempted to learn at least a bit). Here is when, the actual ice-breaker started.The ladies taught me hard, to swim; and in the process v had a grrr88888 time, making fun, ball-dancing in the pool, and doing lotsa hungama( Finally! i did it!). And i did try hard to swim!(only to drown every now n then, and then regain balance!). I found pretending swimming,(with toes touching the ground) better dan doing the Actual stuff! A completely new experience! Another first time! An attempt to swim. Well..How it is to have full-on fun and enjoy with people, as if they were known to you for ages!. As mentioned earlier, i will not explain how i felt, and rather continue the story...........
........lunch:
Had lunch together with the team, at the hall. Food was good, eatable. Sabzees were really good. and Butter milk was actually butter 'MILK' in every sense (they applied the entire process of preparation to 'MILK' instead of 'curd'!!). Done with the lunch. Planned for the evening, and then dispersed for some rest.
.......evening:
Freshened up. Went to kind of a 'walking-area' (dunno the place name actually). Walked around, searching for Tea shops. (needed that desperately, as everyone was too sleepy, n tired post swimming!). Did a lot of sight-seeing. Evening was beautiful. What i was missing was , singing around with the group, along the roads. Had i been here, with the known people; i wouldnt be so silent. Not a bit silent!! But here, i was! Luckily, a 12yr old kid (a colleague's son) accompanied me in humming the waving flag:P . How it feels, to dynamically make yourself accustomed to people, of different age-groups.
.......the night:
There are 2 remarkable things about the night:
1) The catch of the night! Dinner! "Hotel Promenade". Simply the best! Loved the pizzas there. How it feels, to a hard-core pizza lover, to be at one of the best pizzerias of the country! When you had not thought about it, even just the day before! I see all the reasons to travel all the way to Pondi! The pizzas called me here, perhaps!!:P;). pizza pizza pe likha hai khane walon ka naam:P
2) Just when i was whining about the low battery of my mobile, a colleague told me about the same problem she faced, and that she found out a working socket! Enlightend and delighted. On return to the resort, the first thing i did was barge into her room, locate the socket, and then charge my phone! Heaved a sigh of relief! Thanks Jesus!
.......the 'midnight':
The moment! It was Guggu's bday. Hadn't i been to Pondi this weekend, I would have forced a party upon this lady, (as i always do!). I moved to the balcony, and rung her up. After a couple of characteristic KE4 talks, giggles and wishes, I described her the scenario i was a part of. A small bit of the conversation goes like this:
G: So hows your trip going on.
Me: Fine. ll tel u the story when we meet up:P
G: fine.
Me: Do you know where i am rite now?
G: Where?
Me: M standing alone in the balcony, there ain't a single soul around me. i can see the swimming pool, and the trees around. and clearly hear the sea-water gushing at the shore. It's so calm and quite around here.
G: oooo hooooo hooooo..
...and we ended up giggling and freaking out on phone:P. After a while, i realized i was on roaming, and had to end the call. well..how does it feel to bump into a close buddy, in the middle of the night; and share all the craps at one shot! something that you've been craving to do since a while!
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this Day TOO: '2'
11/07/2010:
The return to Bangalore. Had fun, all the way back home. Just that it got late to reach Bangalore. I got down at the point, where i thot would be easier for me to reach home. Unfortunately, it was too late, and the number of buses plying reduced. I felt lost! What do i do! That's when i learnt a couple of lessons! How it feels to have a great time just a while ago, and then suddenly alone and feeling lost in a city where you ve been for a couple of years now! ..and i realized that m no more a kid, and its time for me to get independent! Well, I should have thot of it before. but wats done is done. Thanks to one colleague, who really helped me out on this. I landed up at an uncle's house, who stayed comparitively nearer, from where i had got down! And thanks to people, who atleast asked me whether i reached or not!
Reached uncle's place. Just had curd-rice. Dint know whether to bask in on the great time that i had, or cry for getting lost, and that state of panic! And at the same time, i get an SMS from a friend, and it says this, "Beautiful things happen to beautiful people with beautiful hearts in beautiful places. I pray every moment adds more beauty to ur beautiful life" Didnot give a second thought to anything, and just went off to sleep:).
Few things i missed out in the trip:
1) The camp-fire : got cancelled because of the humid climate.
2) The audio system : v were too tired to dance.
3) A church visit : I wanted to visit atleast one church at Pondy, but somehow didnot happen :P
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Epilogue...
12/07/2010:
Had my induction program at the new company. Yeah. looks lucky na? To have a tour with your team, even before getting induced into the company:):P. Just reviewed the last 2 days! Felt stronger, felt as if i ve come out from a mix of a dream-nightmare!!
Just then remembered my friend say me something in kannada a couple of days before, on a phone conversation. That translates to this "Why do you keep on doing circus with your life"; and i instantly reply "Kick kosam"...
Life's indeed a roller - coaster ride of eotions:P! yahaan kal kya ho, kisne jaana.........:):P
Signed,
Traveller, on a journey of life.....
To introduce to this post, let me inform you that, I am into a new team(company), and m the only newbie here:P. I was lucky enough to get a chance for a trip with the team, on the same week(In fact, just 3 days after my joining!). A trip to Pondicherry(Pondi from now) . Initially, was apprehensive. Later gave into the plan! A good opportunity to explore, after all! And a chance to break the newbie-seniors ice too! (m the only newbie in the team, plus the age-gap, n lotsa gaps, to be frank!). So, here's 'My Version' of the trip...Read on
Day ZEE ROW!!'0'
09/07/2010:
........10:00 p.m :
The journey to Pondi starts, with..umm.. i wouldnot call them 'strangers', coz they are too good to be termed so..let me say 'new people'. How it is to be in the midst of an entire gang, whom u dunno a bit about??a whole new gang, you were introduced to, just 3 days ago! I just tried to figure out, whom to sit with, in the bus. Just then,a colleague of mine, came n sat next to me; making me feel easy. Wondered whether I could howl, shout, and dance during the journey; but I kept quite; and let the seniors do that! (i can imagine few eye brows raise at this!). Anyways, there wasn't much of hungama (Well, i realy dunno whether trips with colleagues are meant to be like tat or what!) Journey was smooth, except that we caught the wrong seats, and could feel even the slightest bumps and humps all the way, messing our sleep (and condition of our asses, of course!)!
**********************************************
Day WON!!'..i means ONE '1':
10/07/2010 ,
.......... around 07:00a.m:
We reach the destination. Its a beach resort at Pondi. St. James Beach Resort. The first beach resort..umm..the first ever Resort, for that matter, that i ever visited. How is it to go to an entirely New place, and experience it, with a bunch of equally new people??! With the groups and sub-groups within the team, chalking out as to whom to stay with, according to their comfort-levels; I happily agreed to put up in the room, which the organizer of the trip had asked me to! There were so many things happening for the first time here! The first resort, the first-ever Trip with people of that age-gap(no offence here!), and some more..! KE4 will understand the depth of the last stmt here!(hopefully).
The balcony of the room where i was put up, offered a spectacular view (I feel lucky, infact, that i got this room:P)! There was this pool right below the balcony, and then right in front of you - the vast vast sea..Just had a view of the scenario for a couple of minutes. After a while, people started off for breakfast with their respective sub-groups (perhaps each thinking the other would take care of me!), and i struggled to find a company for myself. It is then, when i started getting a thought, did i make a mistake by agreeing for the trip? Well..never mind! I just went n asked the gals staying adjacent to my room, to cal me when they would go for breakfast! Set set! Just settling down inside the room, and Frrreaak! the charge of my mobile battery goes down, and none of the plugs are working! Damn! Checked a couple of sockets in the other room, but none worked there too!!. And so i conclude that i ve got the wrong charger, and surrender the next 2 days of my life to fate! How is it to (temporarily) lose touch with your people, when you are at an unknown place, and are likely to feel abandoned at some point of time; when others would be having their sweet private moments! Dint ponder over it much though...
After breakfast, we set out for some fun at the beach (the highlight of the trip). Climate was too humid, and so we decided not to spend too much of our time there. After an hour or so, we came to the pool. Me no swimmer, me no water player!!!! But i dunno what made me barge in! (Frankly speaking. looking at others swim, i got tempted to learn at least a bit). Here is when, the actual ice-breaker started.The ladies taught me hard, to swim; and in the process v had a grrr88888 time, making fun, ball-dancing in the pool, and doing lotsa hungama( Finally! i did it!). And i did try hard to swim!(only to drown every now n then, and then regain balance!). I found pretending swimming,(with toes touching the ground) better dan doing the Actual stuff! A completely new experience! Another first time! An attempt to swim. Well..How it is to have full-on fun and enjoy with people, as if they were known to you for ages!. As mentioned earlier, i will not explain how i felt, and rather continue the story...........
........lunch:
Had lunch together with the team, at the hall. Food was good, eatable. Sabzees were really good. and Butter milk was actually butter 'MILK' in every sense (they applied the entire process of preparation to 'MILK' instead of 'curd'!!). Done with the lunch. Planned for the evening, and then dispersed for some rest.
.......evening:
Freshened up. Went to kind of a 'walking-area' (dunno the place name actually). Walked around, searching for Tea shops. (needed that desperately, as everyone was too sleepy, n tired post swimming!). Did a lot of sight-seeing. Evening was beautiful. What i was missing was , singing around with the group, along the roads. Had i been here, with the known people; i wouldnt be so silent. Not a bit silent!! But here, i was! Luckily, a 12yr old kid (a colleague's son) accompanied me in humming the waving flag:P . How it feels, to dynamically make yourself accustomed to people, of different age-groups.
.......the night:
There are 2 remarkable things about the night:
1) The catch of the night! Dinner! "Hotel Promenade". Simply the best! Loved the pizzas there. How it feels, to a hard-core pizza lover, to be at one of the best pizzerias of the country! When you had not thought about it, even just the day before! I see all the reasons to travel all the way to Pondi! The pizzas called me here, perhaps!!:P;). pizza pizza pe likha hai khane walon ka naam:P
2) Just when i was whining about the low battery of my mobile, a colleague told me about the same problem she faced, and that she found out a working socket! Enlightend and delighted. On return to the resort, the first thing i did was barge into her room, locate the socket, and then charge my phone! Heaved a sigh of relief! Thanks Jesus!
.......the 'midnight':
The moment! It was Guggu's bday. Hadn't i been to Pondi this weekend, I would have forced a party upon this lady, (as i always do!). I moved to the balcony, and rung her up. After a couple of characteristic KE4 talks, giggles and wishes, I described her the scenario i was a part of. A small bit of the conversation goes like this:
G: So hows your trip going on.
Me: Fine. ll tel u the story when we meet up:P
G: fine.
Me: Do you know where i am rite now?
G: Where?
Me: M standing alone in the balcony, there ain't a single soul around me. i can see the swimming pool, and the trees around. and clearly hear the sea-water gushing at the shore. It's so calm and quite around here.
G: oooo hooooo hooooo..
...and we ended up giggling and freaking out on phone:P. After a while, i realized i was on roaming, and had to end the call. well..how does it feel to bump into a close buddy, in the middle of the night; and share all the craps at one shot! something that you've been craving to do since a while!
**********************************************
this Day TOO: '2'
11/07/2010:
The return to Bangalore. Had fun, all the way back home. Just that it got late to reach Bangalore. I got down at the point, where i thot would be easier for me to reach home. Unfortunately, it was too late, and the number of buses plying reduced. I felt lost! What do i do! That's when i learnt a couple of lessons! How it feels to have a great time just a while ago, and then suddenly alone and feeling lost in a city where you ve been for a couple of years now! ..and i realized that m no more a kid, and its time for me to get independent! Well, I should have thot of it before. but wats done is done. Thanks to one colleague, who really helped me out on this. I landed up at an uncle's house, who stayed comparitively nearer, from where i had got down! And thanks to people, who atleast asked me whether i reached or not!
Reached uncle's place. Just had curd-rice. Dint know whether to bask in on the great time that i had, or cry for getting lost, and that state of panic! And at the same time, i get an SMS from a friend, and it says this, "Beautiful things happen to beautiful people with beautiful hearts in beautiful places. I pray every moment adds more beauty to ur beautiful life" Didnot give a second thought to anything, and just went off to sleep:).
Few things i missed out in the trip:
1) The camp-fire : got cancelled because of the humid climate.
2) The audio system : v were too tired to dance.
3) A church visit : I wanted to visit atleast one church at Pondy, but somehow didnot happen :P
**********************************************
Epilogue...
12/07/2010:
Had my induction program at the new company. Yeah. looks lucky na? To have a tour with your team, even before getting induced into the company:):P. Just reviewed the last 2 days! Felt stronger, felt as if i ve come out from a mix of a dream-nightmare!!
Just then remembered my friend say me something in kannada a couple of days before, on a phone conversation. That translates to this "Why do you keep on doing circus with your life"; and i instantly reply "Kick kosam"...
Life's indeed a roller - coaster ride of eotions:P! yahaan kal kya ho, kisne jaana.........:):P
Signed,
Traveller, on a journey of life.....
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ReplyDeleteeven I too once had such similar experience.
Hmmm... God must hv wanted u to give u a REMIXED(of feelings Happy,Strange,Panic,Excitement etc..) experience in ur life tat too such a short period of two days!!
ReplyDeleteOnce again good post keep it up dear :)
Superb post da...Enjoyed reading it..Hope KE4 will go for a trip again to Udupi!!!;)
ReplyDelete@Raji:
ReplyDeleteha ha that may happen after 2years ;):)
@bhor:
ReplyDeleteyeah..those two days were a package of possibly all kind of feelings!!
@raji
the organizer says after '2' years! not sure whether tat wud be 'udupi' trip or somewhere else:P:P
Not everyone gets to experience such 'Out of the box' things.... So have fun.... :P I had nice time readin.... All the while i had smile on my face... the punch was - Butter milk and pizza calling swathi!!! ;) Keep writing such stuff... relaxes us from usual bore life... :P
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