tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-92023389193298805812024-02-07T05:01:18.518+01:00Un-Bubble-WrapAbhishek Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615910426550536910noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202338919329880581.post-87733135699673876392017-09-03T18:49:00.003+02:002017-09-04T15:09:52.935+02:00The U-Turn<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="text-align: left;">The map above shows the exact path we took. Starting from Bangalore on 11th of August 2017 and back at the same point on the night of 15th August 2017, taking the most scenic route possible.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">In the space of five days - we went around (almost) whole of the coastline of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.</span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">The plan was named 'the U-Turn', because it seemed to us that we had no real motive for doing this but just going to the tip of the country and turn back. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">The journey was broken down in 5 parts and despite some apprehension from our end as well as others, the calculation seemed pretty much on the lines expected. The only thing that took a toll on was our asses, which had turned to steel by the end of the 5th day. </span></div>
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<span style="text-align: left;">Below are the snapshots of the timeline of each of the days - </span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day 1 | Bangalore - Mahabalipuram - Pondichery - Cuddalore</td></tr>
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The distance between Bangalore and Delhi is nearly 2150 KMs. The cumulative distance covered in these 5 days were slightly over 2300 KMs. It was a foolish and proud thing to do. Perhaps we were just feeding this need to be on a move. The kind that had been lit up the recent Leh trip. Not that this circuit we chose was in any way gonna get close to the experiences of the Manali - Leh ride; but this in itself was way more fulfilling than we had anticipated. </div>
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The first stretch was along the coast of Tamil Nadu covered entirely on the East Coast Road. Bangalore - Mahabalipuram - Pondichery - Cuddalore - Chidambaram - Valinkanni - Rameshwaram - Tuticorin - Kaniyakumari. </div>
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The roads weren't exactly besides the coast all along, but one gets its fare share of the sea view all along the way. The roads are way better than one can ask for and devoid of any hampering traffic. </div>
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The next stretch (in Kerala) was taken through Kovalam - Allapad - Allepey - Kochi - Guruvayur - Kozhikode - Mahe - Kannur. Here the roads were more scenic and a lot closer to the sea but also with traffic. The average speed became almost half of what it was in Tamil Nadu. Hence the last two days involved almost 12 hours of riding to meet the goal for the day. </div>
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The final day saw us trudge back home via Mangalore - Sakleshpur - Hassan. </div>
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The highlights of the trip have to be Dhanushkodi - the road being built up right to the edge of the sea, water splashing on both the sides of the road. The ride along the coast of Kerala, though took a lot longer than we would have liked, but it was as scenic as it could get. </div>
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We were lucky to not have rains dotting out journey, except for the outset from Bangalore and then inset into Bangalore, the latter having us dripping to the bone by the time we made it under the roofs of our homes. </div>
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Its tough sitting on a bike for long hours. The asses turned to stone. We had this 30-20-10 rule. The first 30 mins was easy, the next 20 minutes you shift around and then you stop for 10 minutes. Thats how we knocked off over 2000 KMs - one hour at a time. </div>
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While the trip, by the time it ended, had kind of suggested retirement from such adventures, but i guess we are not done. </div>
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Whats next, I m not sure.</div>
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The spirit remains kindered and will be while we get back to being the busy, and the tired, and the pursurer and the pursued. </div>
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Abhishek Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615910426550536910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202338919329880581.post-74209297003750590352017-07-02T16:22:00.001+02:002017-07-02T16:22:43.919+02:00Leh Liya<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/rahulanand0501" target="_blank">De-Kaak</a> did what a Kaak does best. He stood up, ...whenever required. And fell as well - sometimes without honor and elegance. So did <a href="https://www.facebook.com/123abhishek" target="_blank">I</a>. So did <a href="https://www.facebook.com/debjitroy2592" target="_blank">De-Bong</a>. Amongst the usual many, the three of us had made the successful transition from <b><i>'Leh Trip'</i></b> whatsapp group to the <b><i>'Sahi me Leh jane wale' </i></b>whatsapp group. And after a fairly considerable number of cold fucks given (and taken) for every kilometer covered, some well counted tumbles, pitch dark nights, bitch cold winds, a lifetime of snow - thunder - rain - mountains - boulders - rivulets - waterfalls and a la la of passes <i>(rohtang la, barlacha la, lachung la, tangla la, chang la, khardung la, terimaka la)</i> later, those 515 Kms were inched. It took so much. It gave so much.<br />
If nothing, atleast de-Kaak fulfilled his dream of eating <b><i>'biscuit in Diskit*'</i></b>, <b><i>'pastry in monastery'</i></b> and being made a <b><i>'Burbak** in Durbak***' </i></b>by the time the journey had (un)folded.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">*<b>Diskit is a place in Nubra Valley, Laddakh, J&K</b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">**<b>'Burbak' means 'a dim-wit but not necessarily an asshole' in local Bihari lingo</b></span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">***<b>Durbak is a place in Laddakh one crosses enroute Pangong Tso (The 3 Idiots Lake) </b></span></i><br />
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Its not just the grass. And its the other things too. And its beyond vocabulary and pixels to express or capture them. Nevertheless, an effort with both has been promised. Since the weary of word are in majority (myself experiencing a shift as well), I will throw in the pixels first.<br />
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The <i style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8ien6b5ZL0&t" target="_blank">Road to Leh</a> </i>is the first and the longest of the multiple videos in this post. Again, this compilation is merely a part of the big whole that those sights are... - stitched together what our limited pixel prowess could capture (and when I could delve into the daredevilry of pillion riding on bumpy tracks/roads with both hands free - often glove-less in biting cold).<br />
Special mention to de-Kaak's de-laand <i style="font-weight: bold;">'GoPro' (itek) </i>with which we shot the best parts of the journey - only to throw it all away in the end as those five fucking GBs were the most unusable bit of footage shot in history of trip-video making. Losing those shots were demoralizing to the extent of not wanting to write this post. However, the blue calm was still captive within - or the other way around. Here's what our good old phones could muster.<br />
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The ideal way to go about the narrative would be to do it linearly - describing the events in the order in which they happened. Not doing that here. Rather, going by the memory slate, will be putting down the stickiest ones first.<br />
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<b><u>Like all the wise men said - Its the journey..</u></b><br />
Its as cliched as it gets. But actually - the arrival in Leh - after those 515 KMs scaled over almost 4 days - was very anti-climatic. You are riding - riding - riding - and you are in Leh. No big gates or banners of welcome.<br />
But then, a while later it does sink in and you feel like putting up that <b><i>'feeling accompolished'</i></b> status of facebook (thankfully no internet).<br />
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And you realise -<br />
<b><i>...that the journey was great -</i></b> all those permutation and combinations of lands and scapes (which you will tell yourself that you had seen in one movie or another), phasing from one form to another.<br />
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<b><i>...that the journey was unpredictable - </i></b>as many people you will ask about how much time will it take to get to XYZ place, as many answers you will get. Each with their own description of road condition and weather report. The variance lied between reaching some place in <b><i>'do ghanta'</i></b> <i>(2 hours) </i>to <i style="font-weight: bold;">'ghanta pahunchoge aaj wahan' </i><i>(you will not reach there today <in a sarcastic tone>)</i>.<br />
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<b><i>...that the journey was tough - </i></b>the oxygen wasn't the only thing thinning, but also the will (at times). Bikes break down. Bitch cold water streams to cross. Snow storms chasing you. Long lines of vehicles at passes. Finding campsite before sundown (thankfully that happens at 8 PM!). Long bad stretches of road (or the absence of it).<br />
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...that whatever the journey may have put you through - at the end of it - there are no regrets - but plain satisfaction and the sense of contentment and self appreciation (irrespective of how many times you fell).<br />
Once we were relieved of our bikes (some Manali-Leh association spat which resulted in our bikes being taken away), we checked into a proper hotel after the longest time and celebrated the completion of phase one grooving to <b>'come together' </b><i><video below></i>.<br />
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<b><u>The Falls</u></b><br />
All through the way, there were numerous waterfalls, some even frozen. But this section is not about them. Its about you being sprawled on tarmac, gravel and dust, occasionally with a 180 Kg machine on you.<br />
As we were keeping count, the final score was 1 for de-Bong, 5 for me and 9 (5+4) for de-Kaak. On four instances, me and Kaak tumbled together. First two were in Manali itself - much before it could be blamed on the road or the altitude. There was no grace involved. On a jammed hairpin curve enroute Rohtang, we both lay face down embracing our bike.<br />
The onlookers asked, <b><i>'Kahan tak jane ka plan hai?' </i></b><br />
<i><b>'Leh', </b>we said. </i><br />
Leaving their expressive retort to our and your imagination, we got back on the wheels, and fell again.<br />
me - 2<br />
de Kaak - 2<br />
de Bong - 0<br />
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You would think that that was enough for the day. So did I. And I m sure so did de-Kaak. But then we crossed Rohtang, and the roads disappared. The path was wet and muddy and was strewn with boulders and ditches. Barely moving at 5 KM/Hr, it was an effort in itself to be not thrown off the bike into the ravine running side by side. Then came the treacherous point. de-Bong navigated it first. We could see that it was difficult. On our turn over it, the weight of ours and the machine swerved too much to the right. We were sprawled face down again. Feet stuck under the weight of the bike. I do not blame de-Kaak for this one. This was all centre of mass and gravity.<br />
Like last time, we got onto the wheels after letting the moment pass. Like last time, we fell again.<br />
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me - 4<br />
de-Kaak - 4<br />
de-Bong - 0<br />
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The first one for de-Bong and the last one for me came to pass on the third day - about 5 kms before our stop for the day. The curve again was way too gravely for the wheels to not skid.<br />
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me - 5<br />
de-Kaak - 4<br />
de-Bong - 1<br />
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de-Kaak had his final fall about 50 Kms before reaching Leh. He was parking the bike and the bike kicked him off a good 5 feet away. It was too unfair to count this as 1 fall, so de-Kaak's falls were doubled. Later he was awarded one more for his GoPro fiasco. Take that de-Kaak.<br />
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me - 5<br />
de-Kaak - 9<br />
de-Bong - 1<br />
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<b>In Summary - </b>Things started with a flight from Bangalore to Delhi and then an overnight Bus to Manali - from where we started off on 2 Royal Enfield 350. A less than ideal 4 PM start towards <b>Rohtang la</b> saw us driving in dark for the last 10 KMs. <b>Koksar</b> was the first pit-stop. Having made ourselves believe that we had covered a tough (details in later part) 60 KMs on day 0 itself, Day one was started off on quite a chilled note. Another late start and 60 KMs later, de-Bong's bike refused to start - making us come back 7 KMs to <b>Keylong</b>. The day was lost to bike servicing. After overcoming the de-Kaak's demoralising vibes to ditch bikes and take the rest of the tour on 4-wheels, we had a determined early morning start the next day. And one by one we crossed one milestone after another. <b>Jispa - Darcha - Patseo - Zingzing Bar - Barlacha la - Sarchu</b>. Sarchu was to be the stop for the day, but we were there at 3 PM itself. A good five hours of daylight left. with another 250 KMs remaining, we thought to cover another 80 on the same day and set off to <b>Pang</b>. Getting to Pang meant crossing the <b>Gata-Loops</b> (22 hairpin bends) and the <b>Lachung la</b> pass. The great day as it was for us, we ended it at Pang without much hassle (other than de-Kaak dropping off his petrol keg which we thankfully spotted lying on the road).<br />
The final stretch was the best in terms of road and weather conditions. The only hurdle being de-Kaak's de-Ch** bike...<br />
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<b><u>de-Kaak ka de-Ch** Bike</u></b><br />
Ever since we crossed that big water crossing after Zingzingbar on Day 3, de-Kaak's bike seemed to lose all power whenever the gradient was greater than 5%. Any sign of an uphill climb and de-Kaak's bike would refuse to move at a velocity greater than 6.2 KM/Hr.<br />
The water crossing we blamed it on was indeed the most difficult one of all that were crossed. The current was rapid, depth was over ankle high and the rocks and stones weren't settled enough for wheels to traverse over easily.<br />
To help your imagination, remember that the great army of Alexander returned home just because they got stuck on a water crossing.<br />
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De-Bong managed to get his bike across with some difficulty. de-Kaak followed and got stuck. I went into the water and tried to push de-Kaak through. Water in the boots was the worst nightmare, but all that sacrifice still wasnt helping the bike move forward. Someone (also helping us push through) said - <b>'silencer me pani ja rha hai'. </b>That made as much sense to me as the lyrics <b>'tamanche pe disco' </b>does. It took another effort from de-Bong to get this bike off. But the damage had seemingly been done.<br />
Every climb there onwards took de-Kaak one step closer to attaining Zen.<br />
I dont feel he can ever forget the climb to Tangla la the next day. We wont let him.<br />
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The next big water crossing that came our way was on the way to Nubra valley (from Pangong) - it was literally crossing Indus on wheels and thankfully, by then we were on 4 of them instead of two and driving was left to the seasoned.<br />
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<b>Koksar </b>was the first place I thought I would like to get a tent and settle down...maybe start a family. It was a beautiful place surround by hills on three sides and a mighty waterfall coming in from one end and transitioning into a beautiful stream. Fantasies apart, Koksar was a big relief after the tumbles we had had post crossing Rohtang la.<br />
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<b>Jispa - Sarchu - </b>We didnt halt at these place overnight, else I m sure these would have replaced Koksar from the paragraph I wrote about it.<br />
At Jispa, the tiny streams that had been running alongside seemed to have have swelled in volume. With even more number of snow capped peaks in view, this dwelling seemed ripe to bean up another fantasy.<br />
Sarchu was where the landscapes changed. It had been hills and valleys all along. And then at Sarchu, it was an expanse of green on both ends and a thin tarmac strip running in between - bikes zooming by from both ends - hands rising in acknowledgement whenever two bikes crossed each other. Hills on one side and a deep gorge cut by the river on the other, Sarchu marked the end of Himachal bordered and we enetered J&K.<br />
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<b>Pang </b>was everything that we needed at the end of a gruesome day of riding for almost 12 hours. The arrival at Pang was even more welcome as it marked the end of the worst of the roads in the whole Manali-Leh stretch. The last 40 Kms leading to Pang in itself were quite challenging. One would wish for the road to end at every turn. Thats where we started getting the <b>good road mirage </b> - where smooth tarmac seemed to be just around the corner but vanished as soon as you completed the turn.<br />
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Pang was located at the bottom of a ravine - the customary thick stream running across it and few warm camps and tents and strange sand/rock formations jutting out of mountains.<br />
People had actually told us we may not find any stay options in Pang, but it actually replaced Koksar on my recent settlement plans.<br />
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Pang surprised me even more once we got out of there. It was like that was a separate universe altogether. Upon climbing out of the Pang ravine, we found ourselves in another vast stretch of green-grey-brown expanse. Looking at that, there was no way I could have said that we just climbed up. It was so flat. One could see Tangla la clearly in the distance (a good 70 kms away).<br />
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<b>Nubra and Leh - </b>Nubra, like Leh, was a little anti-climatic in nature. It was still beautiful - but the journey that we undertook to reach Leh/Nubra was in itself way more rewarding than the actual destination. Got full view of a cold desert, dunes and two-humped camels in Nubra.<br />
Leh was like any other city, but with the most unique palace at its centre. It looked like all the houses were merged together to become one. I was walking in the streets trying to reach it and not being able to - only to find out that i was already inside it.<br />
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We stayed the night at Pangong and as you can guess - it replaced Koksar and Pang from the settlement storyboard.<br />
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The final memory that will remain will be of the marmots we saw on the way to Pangong although what de-Kaak was looking for was a marmouth or Jeor Mormont.<br />
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For reasons (yet) unknown, the seat numbers for the Nok Airlines began from 31.<br />
This was the only puzzling thing faced in this maiden venture of ours beyond borders of India. For four people who had never gotten their passports stamped, I believe we (planned) and navigated quite well through the international departure/arrival nuances (other than one of us being sent off from the Visa on Arrival desk to get a better picture of himself).<br />
All in all, much to the relief of my anxious self, rest was a smooth sailing - from Bangalore airport to Don Muang - Bangkok and then the consequent transition into the domestic terminal for our flight to Phuket. Well, one of us did get 'jetleaded' - sleeping all the way to Phuket - later blaming it on the excitement which didn't let her sleep in the 48 hours that had gone by.<br />
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Now - one month later, I am looking back at those 7 days again. For the weary of words, below is a visual summary (of carefully picked pictures in which I m not looking/acting weird).<br />
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<b>Patong</b><br />
More or less everything around resonated to the same frequency as that of any beach destination.<br />
After walking the entire length of the beach, finally settled down in one cozy table of one of the many shore-side restaurants. Thats where the introduction to Singha happened. Not that there hasnt been a better beer that I have tasted, but dear Singha was a part of every meal I had in Thailand.<br />
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<b>Bangla Road</b><br />
Once the scales of soberness had been tipped over and the time of the night was well late, we took off to get back to the acquired accommodations. The way we came back had just transformed itself into the most un-recognizable form possible.<br />
We were on the Bangla road - I guess the nomenclature is totally unrelated to the bengali language. We did have a bengali babu amongst us but his inference was the same as mine. All that, yet the atmosphere and mostly the crowd was no less than that you see during Durga Puja. Gods/goddesses might just smite me for taking their holi name along side the sin street.<br />
Every step into the street and I had recollection of the many tips and to-dos which had been imparted to me before the beginning of this vacation.<br />
I guess it was too many colors, too many lights and too many 'observations' to handle in one walk through the street - so we turned back for another. And then another.<br />
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<b>Ping Pong</b><br />
The number of people who screamed this name in my ear during the walks mentioned above is uncountable. I wish I could tell you what or what not it is but then some things should be just left for self discovery. If you are not careful enough, one of those girls (guys?) might just land a cracking styrofoam whip upon you and you will be left wondering what just happened. Just in case you are planning to do a google search for the same - please go incognito.<br />
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<b>Phi Phi</b><br />
The speed boat takes about 45 minutes to take you to Phi Phi and few other b.e.a.u.t.i.f.u.l islands around. The activity took the entire day. There are multiple spots you could let yourself down in the clear water and snorkel around. That day made me come back with a strong resolution to learn to swim. Rest of Phi Phi is sights (when have words ever sufficed, so I wont even attempt to).<br />
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<b>Krabi</b><br />
Krabi is the 'far from the madding crowd' version of Phuket. Even our accommodation was in the middle of nowhere. The closest beach, Klong Muang was about 30 mins hike, but what is a sight. The sun was down by the time we emerged out of the heavily forested path leading to the beach. And then we saw it - the dark shapes of mountain chain drowning in the sea on the blood red and dark orange background. Eyes remained transfixed on it until it all faded into the dark with just the (almost) full moon shimmering above it.<br />
The water around Krabi are dotted with hillocks strewn around its stretch. We got on to another day of island hopping and water frollicking.<br />
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<b>Bangkok</b><br />
There was about 2 days in hand until the flight back most of which was spent getting lost aound the city - so much so that in Chatuchak weekend market, all four of us got separated from each other. Whatever time we had on the ultimate day was spent around Wat Arun and Wat Pho. That giant statue of Buddha (in reclining posture) was something of a sight.<br />
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With the thought of the daily usualness catching us again within 12 hours, we concluded the souvenir shopping. With some indelible ink on my wrist and a pair of thai boxing gloves in my bag - I got back to being the busy and the tired and the pursuer and the pursued.<br />
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Last time I saw the Barapani lake (Umiam Lake) was about 19 years back. I was expecting it on the 3 hour ride between Guwahati and Shillong. I remembered it. Cannot say the same for the Ward's Lake. I wandered into it after walking off from the bustling Police Bazaar area to bide my time. My companions for the 'trip' and the 'show' were coming back to base. While they were another couple of hours away, I walked along the park surrounding the Ward's lake. Came upto the wooden white bridge spanning the lake and stepped onto it and into a flood of memories I didnt know I had. I had been here before.</div>
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The night sets in by 5 in this part of the country. So does the chill in the air. For the rest of the waiting, I cozied myself up in a warm comfy bar and let the anticipations of a good break of routine sink in - while I reveled in the sweet reminiscences and bitter intoxications.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Guwahati to Shillong</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The White Wooded Bridge of Reminiscence</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ward's Lake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When you take a selfie but dont want it to look like one</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4:53 PM</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Police Bazaar</td></tr>
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<i>"Badi Zor! - UUMMMHHHHH"</i></div>
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You will not know what it sounded like. Took me a while to get 'Sorted' into the usual-ness of it.</div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/rahulanand0501" target="_blank">Kaka</a> and company were back. And these phrases dotted their narration of all that went about in Cherrapunji, Mawlynlong, Haflong, David Scott trail, Dawki and Back. </div>
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More tales ensued. One after another. I had not known most of them outside of the Whatsapp group for this trip. Plus there was another guy I had shared ride with enroute Shillong. The group diversity affected the conversation diversity in direct proportions. I kept losing the thread of conversations as I fluctuated in and out of the other dimension. Most of what I know of the night is what I was told the next morning. And I will leave it to that.</div>
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<i>"Continuous..."</i></div>
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<b><u>Bhoirymbong, Meghalaya</u></b></div>
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<b><u>21 Oct, 2016 </u></b></div>
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The venue for the <i>NH7 Weekender </i>was about 30Kms away from the city. Fighting the morning laziness, hangovers and the will-to-forever-sleep-on, the bags were packed and movement was made. </div>
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Took a while and a little lot of trekking to get to our campsite - SHADY Tents. While we settled, the festivities had begun. Lights and Music from the surroundings beckoned. But you dont rock before you roll - some more than others.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Venue - NH7 Weekender</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Entrance</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Arena</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And another arena</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And Us with the Mug</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Music and Lights</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Camp Site - Shady Tents</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One with the guy named Shady</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tent no 10</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The 'Bucket'</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steven Wilson</td></tr>
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Maybe we needed one more day of it - but we do accept the finiteness more easily than we think we do. Shillong chapter was done. We didnt even wait another night to leave. One proper night's sleep was going to do a world of good to the jumped-upon and trampled toes, headbang-strained necks and chorus-hoarse voices.</div>
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More so to the next part of the trip, none of which had been planned yet.</div>
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<b><u>Kohima, Nagaland</u></b></div>
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<b><u>24 Oct, 2016</u></b></div>
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Sometimes, you dont quite have your heart and interests committed in a given plan. But you also do not want to be the reason to bring the plan down ('cause you dont have one of your own). So you just go with the flow - hoping someone defaults.</div>
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As we lay sprawled in a Guwahati hotel, having planned to take the local train to Kohima in the night, our frames of mind mirrored the conundrum mentioned above.</div>
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Nobody defaulted - apart from casually leaving the hotel at the time when the train we were supposed to be in was supposed to have departed. As it happened, the train just stood there while we got tickets and chose a coach to encroach as if it just wouldn't leave without us.</div>
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The train dropped us in Dimapur at the break of the morning and another 3 hours on road had us looking at the slopes of Kohima.</div>
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If Kaka were to write the rest of this passage, it will end right here. </div>
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For him, his mind is his Instagram (which I appreciate) and the hotel room is the city (which I do not). So, he can tell you about the journey to Kohima, which in itself is fulfilling, but so is the destination. </div>
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We walked across the length of the city - one end to the other - and brought back mental images of the new that we saw - in plenty and in everything. What we saw, what you can see, and other information is floating in the air around you and merely a few swipes away on a given app. To be here is one different thing. Its the show. And you have the ticket.</div>
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Kohima was the end of the party. I split to join my family in Gangtok while others turned homewards. </div>
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<b><u>Gangtok, Sikkim</u></b></div>
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<b><u>27 Oct, 2016</u></b></div>
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Had it not been for the Teesta (river) serpentining all along the road, the road journey upto Gangtok (from New Jalpaiguri) might have seemed a lot longer. But it did take time and by the time I reached Gangtok, my mother had already completed the local sight seeing and scheduled the next day plans for the Nathula Pass (Indo-China Border) and the Tsongo Lake. </div>
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The time out of the itinerary I had, I put into meeting up with a good old <a href="https://www.facebook.com/utsavn?fref=ts" target="_blank">friend</a> from engineering days who chanced to be in his hometown. This trip had been a lot about reminiscences. And it continued.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">All Along the river Teesta</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Enroute Nathula</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Borders and Flags</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">NOT Tsongo Lake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tsongo Lake</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">M. G. Road, Gangtok</td></tr>
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<b><u>Home (Patna, Bihar)</u></b></div>
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<b><u>30 Oct, 2016</u></b></div>
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Hadn't had a Diwali at home in a while. Since its been a while I grew up from crackers, food and passive entertainment lit up my diwali and the remaining few days of my two week long break. Its always good to be home. And its always Diwali when you are home.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Say No to Crackers - Say Yes to Music</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Diya Wali Deepawali</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And food</td></tr>
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Apart from the loss of obvious comfort, the only bother about going back to Bangalore was the flight schedule I had managed to book for myself. Patna - Ranchi - Mumbai - Bangalore. </div>
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While I found myself agitated at the first break of journey at Ranchi itself - the sight of Mahendra Singh Dhoni boarding the same filght and swiftly settling into his seat did act a a pleasant distraction - for me and for the rest of the flanneled fools like me aboard that plane. </div>
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Maybe I too, like the others, should have gone up and taken a picture with him. Wonder why, but for once, I just settled for a mental picture (like Kaka's mental Instagram) and patiently completed the remainder of the journey - one song at a time - thinking about life, universe and everything - and the tomorrow - settling back in the work routine - and <br />
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getting back to being the busy and the tired and the pursuer and the pursued.</div>
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<span style="line-height: 22.39px;">****************************************************************************</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Do not read between the lines.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Rights to exaggeration and bragging reserved.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Its not how it happened; its how you remember it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">No characterisation intended</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Data and information may have been skewed to suit the storyline</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">Everything is relative to your perspective</span></div>
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...another Puducherry trip. <i>Kyunki first time me jitna kata tha </i>- that wasn't enough.<br />
I often relive the heat of that first trip here: <b><a href="http://unbubblewrapped.blogspot.in/2013/09/o-simple-things-le-puducherry-trip.html" target="_blank"><Le Puducherry Trip></a></b> ..and hence was never particularly keen on revisting.<br />
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After a Friday-night that was done right - waking up early on Saturday morning was like messing up all the omens. Not for the lack of efforts though - the planning was elaborate - it started off with Pondicherry ...and the train of wishful thinking took us to Srilanka - Thailand - Australia - Pluto - Varkala - and then we hitched on Kunnur (Kerala). This was uptil the moment I passed out after having out-smoked and out-drunk myself and nearly falling off the edge of creepiness that Friday night - only to wake up and find that it (the plan) was Pondicherry again. <br />
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We wanted to have a good time. In all honesty - we did. But the fact that I m writing about it should tell you that it was more than just a touristy-weekend.<br />
Being <b><i>#DataGuys</i></b>, we know that things dont always have a smooth sailing. Churn is inevitable - suffering is optional. And we believed in what <i>Linking Park</i> once said -<br />
<i>I tried so hard and got so far..but in the end </i>- <b><i>'matter illaa'...</i></b><br />
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<b><u>Part 1 - #YoDeepushSoCool</u></b><br />
We got the car. And then googled how to put it in the reverse gear. Once that was sorted - we were at the edge of Bangalore in no time. As law abiding citizens, who cringe at the very thought of not being able to publish the WBR incase we got apprehended for not having paid the road tax, we spent an hour crawling up the line leading into the RTO checkpost - only to find that our form 49 was missing. We found it and went back - only to find that the form 47 was missing. Luckily we found a photocopy of form 47 and went back in again - only to find that it expired at the end of 2015.<br />
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Calls back and forth to the car-vendor ensued.<br />
<i>'...Matter illa' </i>- we calmed ourselves as we waited for the replacement vehicle. Deepush explained how he had to literally stand on that rock of a clutch and that it was for the best that we were getting another vehicle. To kil the wait time, we trudged into the eatery nearby for a hearty meal. My hangover masking my hunger - I settled for a light bite. How was I to know that it was going to be the last meal of the day...<br />
Damn!<br />
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<b><u>Part 2 - Patli Gali</u></b><br />
<i>George Harrison once said - if you dont know where you are going, any road will take you there.</i> But obviously, he never lived to see Google Maps.<br />
We were shown three routes to our destination. Two of them were proper highways -a the third one bisecting the two paths - seemingly shorter than the other two. We chose the third one after careful analysis of path patterns, basic application of pythagoras theorem, increase in gravitational forces due to change of latitude, rotation of earth and a little influence of Robert Frost to take the 'road less travelled'.<br />
We reached Pondicherry at 9.30 PM - 7 hours 25 mins 31 seconds after we thought ki 'patli gali se nikal lete hain - jaldi pahunchenge'. The road was divider-less and Deepush did all the driving (I had the hangover excuse - remember?). Shariq did all the navigating, and DJing, and snacks passing, and the mandatory glaring at every vehicle that overtook us and every goat/cow/buffalo/human that crossed us. All this while i lay sprawled at the back (hangover, remember?)<br />
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The time taken was 2.21 times greater than what it would have taken us if we had stuck to the 'road much travelled'. But it was ok. We were there and for the rest -<i> 'matter illa..' </i><br />
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<b><u>Part 3 - Hotel Rajan - Cuddalore</u></b><br />
Cuddalore is a shore town about 28 kms south of Pondicherry. How did we get there? No, not because Deepush drove stupid-ly (Deepush is cool #YoDeepushSoCool). It was fate and Murphys' law combined with <i>Chu</i> Fucking<i>Shit</i>ovsky's Law of the damned.<br />
A really heavy downpour awaited us in Pondicherry. We utilised this rain time by clearing permissions in the RTO office (just to avoid any chances of being in the wrong and not being able to publish the WBR in the coming week).<br />
The rain subsided and our hunt for the accommodation began. We dialled each and every hotel. None of them had any vacany (apart from one of the places which offered us beds in their parking lot which we graciously declined). The other suggestion from those kind people was to look for a place in Villipuram or Cuddalore.<br />
It was already bordering midnight, so we set off for Villipuram. One wrong turn later, we found ourselves on the way to Cuddalore.<br />
It was the same story even in Cuddalore. NO Rooms. We walked into kind of lodges and coops i had only seen in movies and documentaries. Long dim alleys - shady caretakers - dingy rooms - but still no vacancy.<br />
Just when we were almost settled in a parking space and calling it a night in the car itself - we sniffed possibility in a not so far - Hotel Rajan. The room was decent (our definition of decent had dipped like India's Olympic Gold medal hopes in the last few hours). We took it and slept.<i> Dinner illaa ..matter illa.</i><br />
In the morning when i woke up, i was displaced from my original place on the bed by a good 30 cms. It was either a ghost or those damned mosquitoes.<br />
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<b><u>Part 4 - Puducherry</u></b><br />
We headed back to Pondi as soon as we possibly could - the only stop being the eatery. This time we actually ate thinking it might as well turn out to be the last meal of the day again.<br />
The rest of the day was pretty normal - it felt good to be doing the normal - Paradise beach - A good lunch (second meal - Yay!) - Auroville - Some Church i dont remember the name of (a Deepush force fit in the itinerary).<br />
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And then the accommodation search again. It again took 3 hours, but we found something in Pondicherry itself. All this hassle left us with just enough time to get dinner (third meal - Yay!) and then stroll off along the trademark Rock beach. The day and the trip closed in on us. Early next morning we started back for Bangalore.<br />
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The return drive took us the acceptable 6 hours. Thankfully so.<br />
The blue skies turned to grey. Bangalore was here. Despite all that happened - in summary the trip in itself was still better than the five minutes for which i drove and Deepush's strangling of my ukulele at every opportunity.<br />
It was time to shed the sun-burnt skin and then get back to being the busy and the tired and pursuer and the pursued. <br />
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Abhishek Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615910426550536910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202338919329880581.post-5890572045072557032016-06-01T21:51:00.002+02:002016-11-06T12:57:25.611+01:0030 Days Of Summer<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Abhishek Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615910426550536910noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202338919329880581.post-41113912736246898072015-09-28T19:58:00.000+02:002015-10-03T10:22:54.719+02:00Any Road<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<b><i><u>If you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there. : George Harrison</u></i></b> (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mePp1l299EE" target="_blank">Any Road</a>)<br />
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<i>And a road with a divider will get you there faster.</i> : <a href="https://www.facebook.com/kaushal.kaushik.71?fref=ts" target="_blank">Kaushal Kaushik</a><br />
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Although inspired by the line above (the line above) that we first heard from our Geography teacher back at school (in totally different context), yet our roadtrip was somewhat planned (on one long whatapp post) - force fitting 1200 kms in the space of 4 days.<br />
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<b>Bangalore - Shravanbelagola - Belur - Halebidu - Chikmanglur - Sringeri - Agumbe - Maravanthe - Murudeswar - Jog Falls - Shimoga - Bangalore.</b><br />
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/nitishandnitish" target="_blank">Nusrat</a> further force-fitted Gokarna into the itinerary - but like the rest of it - it all turned out to be better than anticipated. Well it wasn't like we went to Europe or Mars. Actually, we didnt even leave the state of Karnataka (roaming expenses saved) - yet it was no less fun - for it wasn't just a journey down the highway lane, but the memory lane as well. The trip got over but we weren't done digging the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/ogsmussoorie/?fref=ts" target="_blank">Oak Grove</a> stories.<br />
Only <a href="https://www.facebook.com/aarkays14?fref=ts" target="_blank">Dubs</a> (who had to abstain due to his forever withstanding permission issues) could have spiced up equations. But present or not, he played more important role in making this materialise then he can ever know. Thank you Dubs!<br />
Also, thanks to <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Haddaway/107958759226164?fref=ts" target="_blank">Haddaway</a> for literally keeping the tempo up and the energy flowing until thoughts of the working days came haunting back and dampened the amplitude of those headbangs.<br />
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tldr;<br />
(The better part of the) four days summed up in four minutes.<br />
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If it were upto me, I would have bunked the first three stops (Shravanbelagola, Belur and Halebidu) and landed directly in Chickmanglur. But then the other two's enthusiasm surpassed my estimation of the same.<br />
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<b><u>Shravanbelagola</u></b><br />
You think the name is difficult. Try typing it as many times as I already have in this post.<br />
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Through my second visit to this Monolithic giant statue of Gomateswara, I did come across a couple of interesting nooks and corners that had escaped me the last time.<br />
The approach upto the hillock having the statue is a pretty scenic drive. Then comes the climb. Must be over 500 steps. You might claim it to be more by what you feel (your legs feel) once your jack and jill are back down the hill.<br />
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<b><u>Belur</u></b><br />
(Not to be confused with Vellore)<br />
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You know what South Indian temples look like. Intricate carvings in every nook where light in its particle form can fall upon. How the hands reached those nooks is perhaps whole other level of science (and art). We discussed that it must be like each guy just picked up a pillar and spent his life masterfully chiseling away every square inch of it.<br />
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<b><u>Halebidu</u></b><br />
(To be confused with Belur - Its almost like a Deja Vu)<br />
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As if Belur wasn't enough - its like these two temples (Belur and Halebidu) in the vicinity of each other were in mortal competition - whose rocks are more designer?!<br />
We got there late so had to dash for one circle through the lush green outreaches of the structure. It was difficult for our gaze to not linger on - but then there were those shouts in Kannada '<i><b>Banni <something angry> <something even angrier>'</b>. </i>We hurried through ignoring it hoping may be they were hurled towards others. Unfortunately, we were the only ones there.<br />
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What do mean spelling error? Its actually 'maglur' and not 'manglur'; but I have gone ahead with the general pronunciation.<br />
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Initially we were looking for hills which returned a 404 error. We stayed the night and in course discovered that more distance had to be covered to gain elevation. And boy did it get elevated! The winds on Mulayanagiri made us question ours (and others) choice of shorts.<br />
Misty, rainy, windy - the change is almost so sharp that you can draw a boundary. Sprawling coffee estates all around made us want for a hot cup or two. Nusrat on his inability to locate a Coffee Day in sight - lamented in his rhyming plight - "<i>Coffee coffee everywhere - not a drop to drink</i>!"<br />
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<b><u>Sringeri</u></b><br />
And the sharks of river Tunga!<br />
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Actually they were just fish. But huge. So huge that they had run out of scales to cover their bodies - perks of being in the riverside of a temple. Harmless as they might have been - but just their sheer numbers and the way they splashed around for every bit of food thrown in - made me wary of putting my feet in water.<br />
The Tunga flows lazily across with the Jyotirmatha established by Adi Shankarachaya on one bank and a 650 years old temple on the other. If Halebidu and Belur were art marvels - this one brought hardcore science into the already z-level competition. The 12 pillars outside the sanctum sanctorum (intricately carved majestic lions with spheres inside there mouth!) represent the 12 zodiac signs. The first rays of light fall upon the zodaic the sun is currently in. In the middle lies a big circular plaque with random straight lines intersecting each other - elaborating some shadow geometry you dont want me to explain. And the secret is being guarded (no photography allowed).<br />
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And we saw elephants.<br />
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Cherrapunji of south : Wikipedia<br />
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Enroute Maravanthe (from Sringeri), the degree of slope as well as the curve increased. It was ever more scenic and ever more green. And then it started to pour (skipping the drizzling and raining part altogther). The sobriquet provided by wikipedia stands justified.<br />
(Note: Cherrapunji is a place in Meghalaya which records the highest rainfall in India. Sometimes its a neighbouring place called Mawsynram, but then Cherrapunji is more famous.)<br />
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<b><u>Maravanthe</u></b><br />
Sea on one side, river on the other.<br />
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Sometime around last year I had come across an article describing this place. Its about a kilometer long stretch of road - with Arabian sea on one side and river Kolluru on the other. Intriguing as it might appear - the truth isnt too far from the imagery. Other than perhaps the 4 lane-ing of the existing road which might just make the distance between the sea and the river a bit wider.<br />
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<b><u>Murudeswar</u></b><br />
Another temple. "When did we get so religious?"<br />
<i>Ever since we have had things to fear.</i><br />
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A high gopuram and an imposing Shiva statue and seashore around. I only wanted to be here because of the pictures I had seen. But was glad to hear yet another story where Ravana got duped by Gods who feared his increasing strength. The story stated in the beginning that Ravana was going to Gokarna. And we wondered why? Wasnt Sri Lanka a good enough weekend destination. As this discussion went on - it somehow remoulded our trip plans. Gokarna was inserted as a night stop before we set forth for Jog.<br />
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<b><u>Gokarna</u></b><br />
read Gau-karna in off-season<br />
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'Cause cows and buffaloes adorned the beautiful Kudle that we had seen strewn with eye candies on our earlier visits. They even tear down the shacks. "I had stayed there last time", I said pointing at a heap of burnt bamboo and infinite jungle behind it.<br />
Luckily a couple stay and food options were still available and barely enough sunlight for us to complete one hearty splash in the water and sand.<br />
Beach and beer go well together. I dont remember the rest of the night.<br />
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<b><u>Jog Falls</u></b><br />
India's highest. (Until they found a higher one in Meghalaya recently.)<br />
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The final day, the way back home was taken. Different from the one we had taken during the inward journey, this one cornered the Jog Falls a 100 kms in.<br />
You have to view it from afar. The multilple falls - white-lining the mountain afront.<br />
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The last 400 kms were covered. Toll gates, signals welcomed us back. And the khooni Monday lay in the offing.<br />
If you dont know where you are going, then any road will take you there. And then you are there. And then you get back to being the busy, and the tired, and the pursuing and the pursued.<br />
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picture #1: Om Beach</div>
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picture #2,4,5: Kudle Beach</div>
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picture #3: Arabian Sea</div>
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picture #6: Enroute Yana, Sirsa</div>
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Gokarna is a small village-town located in uttar (north) Karnataka - about 600 kms from Bangalore. With the foothills of the western ghats jutting into the Arabian sea in form of multiple cliffs, few pristine beach stretches could be found here.<br />
Beautiful, yet it makes you work to get there, with all beaches being a trek away, rather than being easily reachable or directly motorable. The Om beach (shaped like the numeral 3) and the Kudle beach are the prime locations. But for the trek worthy and the persistent, you also have the following treats:<br />
1. Paradise beach<br />
2. Small Hell beach<br />
3. Half Moon Beach<br />
4. Heaven beach<br />
5. Mystery cave beach<br />
(I have not made up these names.)<br />
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Ideal for a weekend stay, you could extend it to visit certain nearby attractions - each taking about one day of time (and 4200 kilojoules of energy).<br />
1. Murudeshwar - Maravanthe - 125 Kms<br />
Maravanthe brings before you a sight of a river and the sea on either side of the highway (NH 17), barely separated by few metres of a thin strip of land.<br />
2. Jog Falls - 110 Kms<br />
Remember that waterfall you read about in GK books?<br />
3. Yana - 60 Kms<br />
Strange, black (too too damn black) rock formations which just do not mingle with the surrounding geology.<br />
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Roughly 300 Kms from Bangalore, I had never heard or read about this place in the 18 months that I have been here. So many people around with the traveler/rider tag, yet nobody never said a thing. Wonder how! I saw a similar picture <as above> while web-scraping for a weekend getaway, and a weekend later I was there. I could successfully imprint this 'calling' into convincing fellow mates to accompany me there. And I bet they are not complaining. </div>
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<b><u>Gandikota</u></b><br />
Smaller than the size of average IT Park you work in, this place is all but a fort. Spread and perched on one side of the gorge cut by the Pennar river. A scant local population living in the fort premises and a tourist resort (APTDC operated and reasonably decent) inhabit the surroundings. With sparse vegetation, mostly shrubs, adding a tinge of green to the uneven terrain, the place is a sun baked heap of stones and boulders.<br />
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<b><i>The Pennar Gorge</i></b><br />
It was a sight I failed to capture well enough with the camera, and I might fail with words as well. The towering reddish-brown 90 degree drop on one side and the fort wall atop the stony-boulder'ed slope on the other, make up this bow shaped gorge. The deep green waters below meandering through this crevice. Watch the morning sun light up this gorge, or a setting sun match its color, or the moon reflected in the water below - and save yourself a journey half-way around the world (read Grand Canyon) for this sight. Exaggeration much? Yes. So?<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shanky Spotting an Albatross</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bungi and Kingu Meditating irrespective of perspective</td></tr>
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<b><i>The Fort</i></b><br />
'Gandi' means 'gorge' in telugu. The walls mark the territory. The structure in itself is as formidable as fort should be. Weathered with time, yet majestic in its historic significance.<br />
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<b><i>Reservoirs</i></b><br />
The two ends of Pennar have a reservoir each. The Gandikota reservoir at one end and the 'Tatireddy Narsimha Reddy Reservoir' on the other. The driveway through the dam across the latter is another fine experience to be absorbed.<br />
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<b><i>Windmills</i></b><br />
The western horizons adorn a number of windmills. And if you keep following any one of the numerous 'windmill service roads' there, you can reach right upto the foot of one of them (and maybe get inside one of the huge unused wings lying around (subject to absence of authority around).<br />
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Another (apparently better known) ataraction around are the Belum Caves. Around 60 kms off, one of the longest of its kind, it is a string of underground caves. As long as you can handle your claustrophobia, you can keep going inward and come across several 'halls' with remains of stalactites and stalagmites and an underwater aquifer (pataal-ganga).<br />
It gets hot in there, and bending and crawling through the stony-edgy roofs and pathways, it gets strenuous.<br />
Coupled with a white Budhha statue outside, it lives upto the hype it boasts of.<br />
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<b><i>Owk</i></b><br />
Another mention-worthy spot is this deserted village (perhaps due to the dam-reservoir development across it). All broken and stony and a touch creepy - yet peaceful in its own respite. And if nothing, you could just play skipping stones on the edge of the reservoir for a while...<br />
..and then get back to being the busy, the tired, the pursuer and the pursued.<br />
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Abhishek Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615910426550536910noreply@blogger.com0Gadikota, Andhra Pradesh, India14.8149269 78.28628660000003914.7995764 78.266116600000046 14.8302774 78.306456600000033tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202338919329880581.post-58723169845882219232014-12-23T18:47:00.002+01:002015-02-04T09:41:27.476+01:00Pokhara in Pictures<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Pokhara is the second biggest city of Nepal (after Kathmandu). Sprawled around the fabled Phewa (Fewa) Lake, mirroring three of the worlds top 10 highest mountain peaks - Annapurna, Mansalu and Dhaulagiri, the place is a retreat like few others. </div>
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The pin point peak of Macchepuchere (Fish-tail), few dark-long caves (including a bat-cave - literally having thousands of bats hanging upside down from the roof) and a world peace stupa perched atop a hill (providing the panoramic view of the white mountains) are the prominent treats to the eye here. The place also serves as the base for several sought after trek-routes and adventure sports like white water rafting and paragliding.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And more mountains...</td></tr>
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Abhishek Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615910426550536910noreply@blogger.com3Pokhara, Nepal28.2025654 83.98500828.0906299 83.8236465 28.314500900000002 84.146369499999992tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202338919329880581.post-4288465811100698672014-12-08T19:51:00.002+01:002015-02-04T09:41:52.391+01:00Your Side of the River<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The Tungabhadra splits Hampi into two; in more ways than two - culturally, historically, geographically and more importantly in terms of what you are looking for.<br />
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On one side lies what you (probably) already know of - the great and splendid spread of boulders and ruins. While the other side sleepily hums along that Bob Marley rhythm and the rustle and hustle of the shacks alongside the flowing river.<br />
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Its almost a 380 km ride from Bangalore to Hampi. The round trip on a bike will turn your ass to stone. It could even blow up an (un-serviced) engine. But it can be worth the effort. I saw my two day trip turn into three. I believe you could even stay there for a month (and still end up paying less than what your average 2BHK costs a month). Yes, there will be mosquitoes, and a couple leeches might creep up your sock, or a crocodile might snap you up as you dive in for a swim (no warning board there would make you wary of the chances of drowning, but crocodiles - check). Apart from all this and a little bit of midday heat, the rest would keep your heart, mind and soul at rest.<br />
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The only catch is getting to the other side (with a bike). Ferries ply carrying people and also bikes. Getting the bike on the boat is a whole new level of effort itself. The alternative being a 40 km maneuver that can cost upto 2 hours.<br />
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Once in Hampi, you will find boulders all around. Even the hills and hillocks are nothing but boulders stacked up. Some so precariously arranged that mere wind would seem capable of toppling them over.<br />
The men of past carved this city out of these boulders and they did so so very magnificently. The wonder that it is, is literally set in stone, forever.<br />
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After a heartful of stone sojourn, the other side of the river becomes ever so more welcoming to a trek-tired self. With the place brimming and buzzing with people of all skin tones, restaurant settings allowing 180 degrees of feet spread and the dim cacophony of different languages, strings of guitar, people reading and give or take a bakchod waiter - you could settle in your own virtual cocoon.<br />
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Two other sites to behold enroute Hampi are the wind-farms as you cross Chitradurga and the endless reservoir (Tungabhadra Dam) just before entering Hospet. Looking at that expanse of water, stretching right upto the horizon, it might as well appear that you have reached the coast, for you will see no land.<br />
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Then there's Sanapur lake just a little off the boulder'ed hills and valleys. And a path slithers along and then follows a canal emerging from it. All together setting it up for a cool walk, ride, loiter, jump or anything else that you might prefer.<br />
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More or less, in Hampi, you will find a side of the river that would hold you, and at the same time, flow on.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Laughing Buddha</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rolling in the net</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Illad Stoning</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Illad Stoning 2</td></tr>
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Abhishek Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615910426550536910noreply@blogger.com0Hampi, Karnataka 583239, India15.3350132 76.46002399999997615.319699700000001 76.439853999999983 15.3503267 76.480193999999969tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202338919329880581.post-40034968450993424432014-11-23T19:34:00.000+01:002015-02-04T09:42:17.172+01:00Universe, Life and a Weekend<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
One story about gravity warping the SpaceTime and causing time to dilate. <br />
Another about dilated perspectives of influenced behavior warping the very personality.<br />
And a lot of WTFs in between which left a lot spinning in the top storey.<br />
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">What are you thinking? How are you feeling? What have we done to each other? What will we do?<br />#GoneGirl<br /><br />Whatever can happen, will happen.<br />#Interstellar</span></i></b><br />
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I was pretty much afraid that gravity instilled by the mysterious black-holes that these (e)motion pictures had created would be inescapable this weekend. But then roughly 1600 KMs away, two different people I had known at two different times were playing throw-ball with each other. And you thought universe just couldn't be any more complicated?<br />
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The good explanations are tough to understand. The easy ones are as many as the galaxies themselves. Sometimes I even wonder what cooks my chicken - I honestly (90%) have no idea how much oil, salt and spices I throw in, but in the end it always turns out edible (thankfully). Either it cooks itself or some force warps the nature of the ingredients, dilates/speeds up the time so that it ends up tasting the same - nomatter by what different name I christen the new recipe. e.g. Dhamaka Chicken. Chicken Maniac.</div>
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In this universe of endless possibilities and infinite outcomes, I am everything, and thankful.</div>
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Countless choices shaping the fates. Each causing a ripple and once in a while, the ripples coming together to form a tide that would sweep the future...for the future is never set (in stone).</div>
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But the past is set in stone. Atleast literally, if not philosophically or (quantum) physically. And geographically - at Lepakshi.</div>
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<b><u>Lepakshi</u></b></div>
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Roughly 135 KMs from Bangalore, lies this place, smaller than any average tech-park in the city. The entrance is guarded by the monolithic Nandi Statue, a stone throw distance away from the major attraction - the ancient Veerbhadra temple - yet another granite marvel of a series of pillars, slabs and long corridors. You could call it our own neat and sculpted stonhenge.</div>
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Almost at the border, it lies in Andhra Pradesh enroute Banglaore - Hyderabad highway. </div>
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And it would just, very beautifully add more into your already swollen list of wonderous Hows, Whats and Whys.</div>
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I would vouch for that in the very words of legendary Bappi da.</div>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sURbYQ_PTqs" target="_blank">Kasam paida karne wale ki.</a></div>
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Abhishek Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615910426550536910noreply@blogger.com0Lepakshi, Andhra Pradesh 515331, India13.81 77.60000000000002313.779160000000001 77.559659500000024 13.84084 77.640340500000022tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202338919329880581.post-58531311220398382802014-09-14T19:46:00.001+02:002015-02-04T09:43:26.378+01:00They See Me Rollin'<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Spooky stories. They kept dishing it out - one after the other. And there I was, thinking nothing could embarrass me more than sitting cluelessly through a game of songs (antrakshari) and dumb-C. The stories kept rolling late into the night instilling roots of horror that persist still to the nights of the very present.<br />
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Our houseboat swayed clumsily as waves passed by. The silence broken only by harsh rustle of leaves on coconut groves lining both the sides of the lagoon we had anchored in. I had hoped to be out on the deck and commit to the philosophical gaze at the moon and the stars. It was perfect for that. The dark water mirroring the perfect black sky above. For once you didn't have to look up to see the stars. The stars looked up to you. You have to go down to the southern-west edge of the country to see that.<br />
Still I stayed in; (Horror stories get to me!) and clung on to the edge of the bed that all eleven of us were perched upon.<br />
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It was a good long night that was following what had been a good long day. First of the three that had been planned (and planned well by Rolly over a month earlier).<br />
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But what he hadn't planned was:<br />
1. Idliappam: It was Chinese and it was south Indian at the same time. 'Persons' were also hungry at the same time. That helped.<br />
2. Alleppey beach: The 4 hours between unboarding the train and boarding the houseboat were whiled away here. And whiled away well. All 'persons' taking to the water immediately. Highlight of the morning being beach kabaddi, followed by tug of war with thin people (read me) being used as the rope; with the game just being an excuse to roll in the sand.<br />
The fun kept rolling on that moment onwards.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Alleppey Arrival</td></tr>
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Alleppey was quieter, smaller and simpler than I had anticipated. Or may be it was just the off-season.<br />
The local beach being a five minutes walk away was the first stop. Next stop being the Alleppey Finishing point where the houseboat was ready for us and the cruise.<br />
The interior of the boat could make you forget that you do not have solid land underneath. You need that occasional sideways sway to remind you that you are floating.<br />
The better part of the day was taken up by the sights that crossed by. Smaller canals leading to bigger ones. Boats crossing by lazily. Thin strips of land running parallel, dividing the waters around. Light green paddy fields, dark green coconut groves and even darker green water - still and flowing at the same time.<br />
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Village after village floated by. In the evening, the boat stopped by one of them. It was another thin strip of land. No wider than any Bangalore road but snaked along for as long as we could see. It had small stores, restaurants, fisheries and trees. Some coconut trees only as tall as us but still laden with orange fruits. Tempting enough to reach out and pluck one off. But be warned against doing so. We had in our company, a person to hurl back a coconut when the need arose. (Thank you Lord Brahma!). You might not be so lucky.<br />
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It was Kovalam the next day. How the place had changed from what I remembered it from six months back. The sea even more ferocious, had taken up the beach land, with the waves reaching right upto the walk-way of those crescent beaches.<br />
As per the season, the rain became a constant companion. We saw it coming from the horizon until we met it and got drenched to the bone that evening; and again enroute the Lighthouse the next day. Although running out of dry clothes, we entered the sea with the last of the sets we had and made the visit to Kovalam worth its while.<br />
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The return was the same way as we had arrived. Cooped in and chattering until we realised we have to let other people live.<br />
Good times had rolled on.<br />
Yet what stayed on was that sway of the boat, sand in my pockets and a skip in my step.<br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;">(And a video to be unbubblewrapped when laal becomes independent! :D)</span><br />
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Abhishek Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615910426550536910noreply@blogger.com2Alappuzha, Kerala, India9.4126239 76.41002678.4103774 75.119133200000007 10.4148704 77.7009202tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202338919329880581.post-83350736830096271532014-07-09T00:06:00.002+02:002015-02-04T09:45:17.901+01:00Sunday Mornings<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The stars align, but once in a while, usually once in a long while.<br />
A long weekend, a convergence of your circle of friends, an approved leave, a destination and a plan - these do come together...but like all good things, take their own sweet time.<br />
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While the current hiatus between two such consecutive events persists, I, along with my flatmate, have been marking our sundays, with 5 AM starts, setting off to places within a smaller distance radius, and being back by early evening. Over the last month or so, heres what we ticked off.<br />
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<b><u>1. Hogenakal, Dharampuri (Tamil Nadu) - 180 Kms</u></b><br />
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The sobriquet for this place (as I had web-scraped) was 'Niagara of India'. Yes, thats a bit over the top, but it does somewhat lives up to it.<br />
Hogenakal translates to 'smoking rocks' in the local dialect. The multiple falls feeding the river Kaveri flowing through the rocky gorge does conjure up that picture well.<br />
I surely can say that the place would be one sight during peak monsoons.<br />
The coracle (tub shaped mini boats) ride through those narrow gorges was worth the 4 hour ride we undertook to get there. (Blame the 4th hour on our indulgence in a detour off the highway and onto a road less travelled , yet much scenic - not beacuse we were trying to make Robert Frost happy, but because Google maps said it was shorter.)<br />
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<b><u>2. Sharavanabelagola, Hassan - 160 Kms</u></b><br />
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That giant statue of Gomateshwara had been on my list for quite some time. Perhaps, after Kanyakumari, this mite be the second place where I have tried to lure people into accompanying me.<br />
Finally, Dubjet Roi fell for it two weeks ago. And I dont think he was disappointed. (Maybe a little cause of that 650 step climb upto the sanctum sanctorum of the temple complex).<br />
The statue looks like it was built yesterday, gleaming in the sun, standing tall..and once in every 12 years, pulling Jains all across the globe at its giant feet for the MahamastakABHISHEKa.<br />
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We could get there in a little over 2 hours. NH 48 is one smooth road, literally. Another eye pleasing sight is the village just before reaching the hill on which the statue stands. Ponds with lotuses, green meadows<br />
and forest like gardens. I almost wished I owned one of those huts (or perhaps bulid one and put my Civil engineering degree to some use)...and lie in the cool shade of the tree outside...and read all five volumes of A song of ice and fire...and watch FIFA world cup. (Ofcourse, the hut will be wi-fi enable and with 24 hours of electricity supply.)<br />
<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Cryptic find of the trip: Redbay Rediscovered.</span></i><br />
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<b><u>3. Shivasamundaram, Mandya - 140 Kms</u></b><br />
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This is what personifies the hindi idiom - naam bade aur darshan chhote (Heavy names, shatter expectations). Or perhaps again it was just the bad timing. Waterfall - Monsoon. Period. Or you would have just taken a 3 hour ride for nothing.<br />
The only good part was (again) a detour, (again thanks to google maps promising shortcuts). It took up to a narrow yet well metalled road with ups and downs like a roller coaster right out of Walter Mitty's daydreams. It culminated into a silent lake. Moment of the trip.<br />
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<b><u>4. Nandi Hills <i>(Not to be confused with Nandi Hills, Great Rift Valley, Kenya)</i> - 60 Kms</u></b><br />
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We went. We saw. And we came back.<br />
Rest was all bullshit.<br />
Enough said. (The more I say about it, the more I get attacked by people).<br />
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<b><u>5. Horsley Hills - 120 Kms</u></b><br />
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We went. There was nothing to see. Yet we stayed for a day. and came back.<br />
But this time it was not just the two of us. The people you can never get enough of were there. Thankfully. And hence the weekend was saved - by selfies, counting crocodiles, losing keys and sitting on the rocks.<br />
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<b><u>6. Hebbal - 20 Kms</u></b><br />
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It wasnt a sunday morning. Just a regular weeknight...only without electricity and with lots of mosquitoes.<br />
There was blood. Hebbal - the escape. :P<br />
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Motivation: <strong><a href="http://zenpencils.com/" target="_blank">Zen Pencils</a>, <a href="http://www.incidentalcomics.com/" target="_blank">Incidental Comics</a></strong></div>
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For a long time I had harbored this idea of <strong>'drawing up a song'</strong>. Something on similar lines as those great pages I mentioned above (under motivation).I have always found peace, joy, happiness and motivation in the works put up there.</div>
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The story goes with a disclaimer. If you ignored it, or left it mid-way, gravest of misfortunes may befall you. So I read through the whole of it. The complete Satyanarayan katha. And had a great time there onwards. Doing all things I love.<br />
Thank you Lord Satyanarayan! - for a weekend getaway - with a semi adventurous journey - to a city with my dearest of 'wyaaun' people - where the biryani is billed to be the finest - and a landmark interesting enough for me to drag people about (and live upto my name).<br />
And then be back quietly, play a tune or two, smile sheepishly, eat discreetly, sleep while they all talk around, wait for the intoxications to set in - and then let yourself chatter on until either they or I phase out.<br />
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All of that does it for me. Blissfully so.<br />
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<i>No girls in white dresses with blue satin sashes</i><br />
<i>Or snowflakes that stay on my nose and my lashes</i><br />
<i>Or silver white winters that melt into springs</i><br />
<i>Though these too are some of my favorite things</i><br />
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A lot is left to desire, but then a lot is always left to desire.<br />
But if I find myself oiling your hair, something must have made me very happy. :D ..so much so that I got that old homesick feeling again while leaving - like the one I used to get while leaving for college from home. But then again there's already something to look forward to.<br />
Thankyou lord Satyanarayan!<br />
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Maybe I should have taken the lord's name before our journey began and saved ourselves from being stranded by the 'Kallad' Travels bus under the supermoon that Saturday dawn. With over half the distance yet uncovered, the thought of returning did strike us.<br />
<i>In their eyes I saw the same sleep that would take the heart of me. A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship. But it was not that day! An army of Kallad buses and double charging taxis may come crashing down. But not that day. That day we sat for hours on legs that longed for stretching. That day we travelled. </i><br />
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The rest was always going to be good.<br />
Concluding with a friend's work which I will take totally out of context to suit our own. :P<br />
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Abhishek Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615910426550536910noreply@blogger.com0Hyderabad, Telangana, India17.385044 78.48667116.9002155 77.841224 17.8698725 79.132118tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202338919329880581.post-67241959536995687762014-01-16T19:41:00.000+01:002015-02-04T09:49:03.300+01:00Of Shores and Temples<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>The rock lies about 200 meters off the shore of the cape. He paused for a while and then jumped into the merging waters of the three great seas. He swam up to the last bits of Indian rock, meditated there for 3 days and attained enlightenment.</i><br />
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So goes the (highly controversial) legend of Vivekananda. Why he went there? I do not know. Why I went there? (After so many attempts at making people accompany me to this place.) I do not know that either. But finally, this family trip of ours did fulfill the calling.<br />
Kanyakumari hasn't got as much to offer you that could keep you there for more than a day. I somehow managed to keep my family rooted there for two days. Cause I loved the place. I had always known I would. Why? I do not know that as well.<br />
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The wind and the waves seem confused. Coming in from three directions. You yourself wouldn't know which way you would sway the next moment. The sun rises from the green waters of the Bay of Bengal and sets in the blue of the Arabian sea.<br />
I guess there might be some truth in Vivekananda having stayed three days on that rock. For I know time becomes a totally different dimension when you are sitting at that spot. How? Go and find out. And take me with you.<br />
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<b>Madurai</b></div>
<i>Porthamarai Kulam (Pond with a golden lotus) is located in the campus of this great temple with four pyramidal gopurams (entrance towers). Lord Shiva promised a stork that no fish or other marine life would grow in it and it doesn't. Tamil legends state that the lake is supposed to judge the worth of a new piece of literature. Authors place their works here and the poorly wriiten ones sink while the scholastic ones float.</i><br />
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Temples. They wouldn't let you carry anything that you would like but your money. Always your money. Special darshan, parikrama, abhishek, moksha - these do not come under the priceless category anymore and hence your mastercard can get you these.Take the top ten temples of India and their revenue will outdo the Fortune number one by heavens.</div>
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The highpoints were the windmills enroute Madurai and the Meenakshi Temple.</div>
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<i>They needed to cross the sea. They had to build a bridge. Two of them could identify pumice (rocks of igneous origin that could float on water). So they went about looking for such stone and marked them by writing 'Ram' on them to help others identify which rocks to pick.</i></div>
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Lord Hanuman built the bridge. Rocks floated because Lord Ram's name was written on them. Period.</div>
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<i>Somehow, nobody thought of boats. The technology was sound enough for existence of a Pushpak Vimana (an airship that traveled with the speed of your thoughts) but not a decent boat. </i></div>
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I kept this thought to myself. Religious sentiments. Faith. Whatever keeps the earth spinning.</div>
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The Ramnathaswamy temple has 22 kundas (water-wells) and a pilgrim is supposed to bathe in each of them. The temple is huge with long corridors and each of those kundas are separated by considerable distance. You usually would not have a lot of time at hand due to early closure timings of the temple. So it would a kind of temple run cum treasure hunt as you run from one kunda to the other through the corridors.</div>
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Apart from the temple run, the Pamban bridge is a treat - connecting main land India to the island of Rameswaram over the gulf of Mannar.</div>
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<i>The Padmanabhaswamy temple has 6 vaults. Of these one vault has not been opened. Two snakes are carved on the door. There are no locks, no bolts, yet they cannot be opened. The priests and astrologers claim that human efforts to force open the vault would have apocalyptic results. The treasures of other vaults were inventoried and their net worth is estimated to exceed 50 billion US Dollars. The unopened vault is estimated to contain treasures worth 1 trillion US Dollars.</i><br />
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To enter the temple you must wear the traditional dhoti.<br />
Another noteworthy place where you need to lose your clothes is the Kovalam beach. The waves there are huge. So is the fun.<br />
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Abhishek Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615910426550536910noreply@blogger.com0Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India8.0883064 77.53845078.0568649 77.4981102 8.1197479 77.5787912tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202338919329880581.post-88762604922579861612014-01-05T13:51:00.002+01:002015-02-04T09:50:51.932+01:00This Time That Year<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i><b>Year by year</b></i></div>
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<i><b>And the one with the RedBay</b></i></div>
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<i><b>One on why they call me Sangam</b></i></div>
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<i><b>Then some songs of yesterday</b></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">2009</span></b></div>
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Everyone goes through that normal amount of ambition-shifting <b>:</b> from an astronaut(!) at 10 to an engineer(?) at 20. (And a musician, a sportsperson, a traveller, a photographer, a writer and 203 other such hobby professions in between).</div>
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As my first semester in college drew closer to its end, I was head to toe into music. A burst of zeal propelled me into trying to compose my own songs. Joined with one extremely talented <a href="https://www.facebook.com/raikomt?fref=ts" target="_blank">Raikom Terang</a>, we plunged into it. </div>
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We wrote about love (what else!) and made ourselves proud by actually coming up with a couple of songs. Its only now that we realise how stereotyped, cheesy and patchy the lyrics were. But we were sure we were doing cool stuff. And in truth they did have a few catchy elements. They aren't the type that will make you go wow or repeat listen like we do to most great songs. They might even make your ears bleed. Still, that was us, and if it gave us nothing, yet a hell lot of memories - about songs which send me literally ROFLing even though they were meant to be dead serious (O love! O heartburns!).</div>
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So taking the utter risk of being ridiculed, being compared to Justin Beiber/One Direction or even being pointed towards gayish overtones, I will share 3 of them here.</div>
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<b><i>1. My Starry Sky</i></b></div>
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We thought we would soon have enough to compile an album. But then in the second semester we had laptops and LAN and DC++. Guitars lay untuned in the corner with spiders adding their strings onto them.<br />
I had started a song with another immensely talented dear friend <a href="https://www.facebook.com/enigmaticshreyans?fref=ts&ref=br_tf" target="_blank">Shreyans 'God' Gupta</a>. (Yes, you need talented friends or these pilot projects never quite become flight worthy). I wrote the lyrics but never followed up. In the end he came up with the following all by himself.<br />
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Among the several unfinished ones, I and Raikom did close one more before the bubble finally burst.<br />
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<b><i>3. Without You Its Not Easy</i></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">2010</span></b><br />
A lot of things may change a girls's mind. Gangajal isn't one of them.<br />
God, miracle, whatever you might associate to its range of powers - it didnt work for me. But it did manage to bind me (in what would later become a curious case of self-Chatak*) with a name so stuck that now the same Gangajal cannot wash it off.<br />
Well, I should have thought of it before disappearing, without letting anyone know, midway through a quiz to get a bottle of holy Ganges from the shores of Sangam in Allahabad.<br />
I am the one, who for once, betrayed the paramount love of quizzing for a passing crush.<br />
I am Sangam.<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">*Simply put, chatak refers to any and every, animate or inanimate, object or event, having the potential to divert one's thoughts towards an old crush.</span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It is said to follow you/find you everywhere. (*citation needed)<br />Usage limited to the group that conceived it. Time series analysis of chatak leading to reverse-chatak and evolvement into Fuchuk are yet to be declassified.</span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>2011</b></span><br />
Actually this was in early 2012 (and not 2011 but lets just keep the flow :D ).<br />
People saw the three of us leaving and they thought we were off to yet another quiz quest. For once we weren't. For the first time, we were travelling because we just wanted to. Unplanned.<br />
If you, all of a sudden, decide to leave Ranchi for any other place, I bet you are a lot likely to end up in Kolkata. We did. But so that it doesn't become too mainstream, we zeroed in on a local beach town - Digha.<br />
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We found ourselves a dingy little room (for Rs. 25 per day for 3 people). The night was an experience in itself. Other than the mortal combat with mosquitoes that night, I remember the long stroll from one end of the beach to the other, the redbays (knockoff shades supposed to be raybans which would later lend its name to our every collaborated quiz related venture), the ride to Orissa on a motorised thela and wandering through Kolkata the next day in which travelled by the ferry, the tram, the local bus (which took us to south sinthee instead of south city) and the metro (to get back to south city). And before boarding the train back we scoured through the Park street looking for one tiny little four stringed fantasy. We succeeded, and kids, thats how I met my Ukulele.<br />
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We were there, sitting by the marine drive, when the Mayans were proven wrong. It was past 12 and it was December 21st. The doomsday had failed to cut our holiday short. And <a href="https://www.facebook.com/rahulanand0501?fref=ts" target="_blank">Kaka</a> made the full use of it. He completed all rides of Essel World and Water Kingdom in one single day! And then watched Dabangg 2 and the Hobbit back to back!!</div>
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We were there for Mood Indigo (and the accommodation searching troubles that it saved). The stay was eventful. The very way in which 10 of us aligned ourselves while sleeping in that room provided was a thing to wonder. A little bit of Kullu was introduced into the equation and the rest was all chaos. More so with a flute in <a href="https://www.facebook.com/akshaykrsingh" target="_blank">Shanky's</a> hand. (Why did we have a flute? Before asking that you should ask why we had a bongo and a ukulele as well.)</div>
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Then there was the strange case of 'The Division Bill'. As its the case in long trips, people pay for one another, and then they pay back, here in one particular McD bill division, all of us ended paying for our food and then as return change somehow managed to get all our money back. Who actually paid that night? The mystery remains unsolved.</div>
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Perhaps we forgot about it when we withnessed a full blown back alley brawl - totally bollywood style punching and kicking. All in front of a bar where we went to get ourselves a few beer cans. We thought it wise to be back on our 12.40 ki last local (apparently there was no 1.40 ki last local as a not so popular movie had me believing).</div>
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Local train traveling had become a habit on the first day itself. We usually escaped the dreaded crowd except on the way back from Boriveli on the last day. We literally hung out from the door until Dadar. </div>
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We just went west.<br />
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West because (despite two days of thinking), we couldn't lock upon a destination - none that would sum up the journey before the weekend died, yet take us considerably far, and not so touristy a place.</div>
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There was no plan but to head west on Saturday and be back by monday morning, stopping at any and every place that had enough shade, enough food or anything remotely interesting. And there was lots to look around as we got out of Bangalore and rode through Ramanagar, Bidila, Channapatna, Mandya, Srirangapatnam, Mysore, Krishnarajsagar, Illaval, Hunsur, Periyapatna, Kushalnagar, Bylakuppe.</div>
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Madikeri was where we stopped for the night.</div>
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Arabian sea another 70 kms off.</div>
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Driving is still a skill I do not possess but I m glad to have had a bike trip under my belt. It did take its toll- a burnt face and a hardened posterior.</div>
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So there are things said and sung about the journey being greater than the destination. </div>
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Take it literally and you will know that its a foolhardy step. Or maybe not.</div>
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Or it is just my internal rebellion to the life where your leaves are counted - so I drift hundreds of kilometers away at the first hint.</div>
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Koi Kaniyakumari chalega?</div>
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Rest of it (for me) was about pillion rider photography and back seat smart phone navigating.</div>
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Abhishek Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615910426550536910noreply@blogger.com0Kodagu, Karnataka, India12.3374942 75.80690819999995311.3449327 74.516014699999957 13.3300557 77.097801699999948tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202338919329880581.post-17212776150559489972013-11-26T23:18:00.001+01:002015-02-04T09:53:19.091+01:00Hic Habitat Felicitas<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;">It takes me <strong>4</strong> songs to cover the walk from home to office.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">It takes <strong>3</strong> songs to finish the breakfast.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">It takes <strong>1</strong> song to judge someone.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">And it takes <strong>13**</strong> songs to find one good song. <em><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><strong>(**don't ask why - heavy analytics involved)</strong></span></em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">But this weekend every great song I came across weren't spaced by <strong>13**</strong> songs in between them. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">They weren't spaced at all. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">They were actually overlapped across <strong>6</strong> different stages. And dipped in the <em>'good shit'</em>. And faceted with colorful wigs and masks. And 'rhythm'ed with foot-taps, cheers and head-bangs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">It takes<strong> 0.2342**</strong> songs to make you happy. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I think I found a whole lot more.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong>Hic habitat felicitas</strong> <em>(here lies happiness)</em> - read the entrance of the <strong><em>Bacardi NH7 Weekender.</em></strong> </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">True.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The drizzly beginning of day 1 of the festival escalated to a full blown downpour following a <em>'Fuck the rain'</em> remark by the <em>'Inner Sanctum'</em> lead growler. No sooner than he made that remark, the clouds began growling louder than he could manage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">It rained harder. But people stayed back. (<em>Maybe because the venue was 50 odd kilometers outside Bangalore, so there wasn't really any place nearby to wait the rain out</em>).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Rains aside, the <em>Lucky Ali</em> show began as scheduled, and I pushed my way right upto the front line. It helps when you are wearing an <em>'anonymous - Guy Fawkes'</em> mask. You can push people aside as you make your way and you somehow wouldn't feel the need to feel sorry. Or you could choose to sport a rainbow wig (like <em><a href="https://www.facebook.com/akshaykrsingh" target="_blank">Shanky</a></em> did). Nothing goes better with the Pink Floyd spectrum tee. (Trust me, I saw drunk chicks poking him, wild camera men chasing him, random dudes offering 'the good shit' and sometimes (forcibly) pulling him in their photo frames).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The only more colorful sight that the drenched to the bone people saw that night was that of the <strong>'Manganiyar Seduction'</strong> performing. Each of the 40 windows that opened ushered in utter mystical delight. You have to see it for yourself to know any better.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The rains kept coming down through whatever remained of the night's program. <em>Tessaract</em> was cancelled. Cold and drenched, the remaining energy was used up in explaining the cab driver how to arrive where we were.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">It didn't rain on the second day. Not even a drop. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Our ears didn't meet the sound of silence that day. Not even a second.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;"><strong>Parvaaz - Fender Bender - Dry The River - Papon and the East India Company - Raghu Dixit Project - Karsh Kale</strong> and guests, involving <strong>Benny Dayal</strong> (<em>not to be confused with Danny Boyle - says Wikipedia about him</em>) and a somewhat <em>'bhund' </em><strong>Papon</strong>.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Too much awesomeness. There isn't much I can tell about what it is like. You most probably know or you have never wanted to know.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">For over six hours at a stretch, I was so contented, <em>(contented, yet I wouldn't have minded more of 'Dry the River' or 'Parvaaz'</em>),still so contented, standing in front of these performers, letting those giant sound waves hit me one after the other. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Happiness. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">Add to it a fan t-shirt tossed into the crowd by Papon (it was his birthday) and caught by Shanky which he gave to me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">The 50 kilometer ride back wasn't any bother anymore. Nor were the days to come for a long time.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS;">I guess I have as many songs as it would need**. <strong><em><span style="font-size: xx-small;">(**heavy analytics involved)</span></em></strong></span><br />
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Abhishek Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615910426550536910noreply@blogger.com0Bengaluru, Karnataka, India12.9715987 77.59456269999998312.4764182 76.949115699999979 13.4667792 78.240009699999987tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202338919329880581.post-62901904339754080212013-11-20T22:36:00.000+01:002015-02-04T09:54:37.634+01:0036 Clicks<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Remember the times when a camera phone in every hand, rather a phone in every hand was a rare sight. When you never thought of pointing the camera towards your own face and taking a selfie. When photography was left to photographers and to special occasions. When each of those 36 clicks were made to count. When each of those 36 clicks wouldn't guarantee you a FB profile pic, but surely a ton of memories.<br />
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Last weekend, as the 125th year reunion of Oak Grove School concluded, four of the hell boys (as we called ourselves back in school) set rolling our own train of memories. So much had changed, yet so little had changed. </div>
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I usually find myself getting annoyed by over-worship of the school that some of my school mates so frequently indulge in. Not that I am not grateful to the institution where I completed better part of my education for a meagre 18k per annum (thank you Indian Railways!) and that too in a place like Mussoorie, but then if you know what I mean, you know if I said it, I will be killed. :P</div>
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Once I left after class 10th boards, I had never gone back...until last friday night. We were there, in spirit (or maybe it was the 'spirits' we gulped :D ). The 'spirits' put you out, but that night they couldn't - the memory-yarn was woven on and on until the sun was up. </div>
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Back at my place I found myself recollecting those tales, more so, looking through various albums of my (sometimes annoying) school worshiping friends. Best of the moments in past had passed sans flashes of a camera, but whatever got captured tickles one memoir after another. </div>
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Here I attempt to compile 36 of them. (36 being my cognizance to the dear old pre mega-pixel era camera rolls ).<br />
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<b>The People...</b><br />
Especially the 30 in the bunch, from April 21, 1999 to March 28, 2007.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">1. Blankets in the classroom</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">2. Blazers, mufflers and overcoats</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">3. Party in the class</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">4. Farewell clicks</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">5. The one with the mad scientist (now the rocket scientist)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">6. Of seniors and juniors</td></tr>
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The oaks, the mountains.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">7. Misty mountain (very) cold</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">8. 'Kann bhala lag da sadkiyo ka ghum ji' <Garhwali for 'I love the twisting roads></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">9. The cliff </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivNFqZuv0-9H4eQygjbAUBIHzr1gK6s8KHZzE5FMWz1pyyreBwIvSwkNSAmcGmqfuwSQNObvXtUWeIAwlOKVlpEKrfSQaBQPLZfKHhEm3NR_beExNcG5NgwGaI7V0EtoMON5jh6wfogzI/s1600/scene1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivNFqZuv0-9H4eQygjbAUBIHzr1gK6s8KHZzE5FMWz1pyyreBwIvSwkNSAmcGmqfuwSQNObvXtUWeIAwlOKVlpEKrfSQaBQPLZfKHhEm3NR_beExNcG5NgwGaI7V0EtoMON5jh6wfogzI/s400/scene1.jpg" height="295" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">11. Clouds below Sun above</td></tr>
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<div>
<b>The Games...</b></div>
<div>
Inter house rivalries, Inter-school clean sweeps, of the ball and the goal.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">12. Batman and Robin <800m start line up></td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2GZS0SSE9FzvQGxrwdUOMbvnVughi6x-Bu5jCLwL3IUyi3QhYhuW4bWSE4YU0B7EAguMqQNkKYBIr5JCslW-hUyTW0MhjlnHj0SJdusvcTes8S5PUdwdf8UrJoF3yMK0M8ntShk_fCg/s1600/inter+house+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP2GZS0SSE9FzvQGxrwdUOMbvnVughi6x-Bu5jCLwL3IUyi3QhYhuW4bWSE4YU0B7EAguMqQNkKYBIr5JCslW-hUyTW0MhjlnHj0SJdusvcTes8S5PUdwdf8UrJoF3yMK0M8ntShk_fCg/s640/inter+house+%25282%2529.jpg" height="411" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">13. The sweet victory (and the relay cake)</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZpAk2LiFsodb732mblikpaltQVhr069fXNZZx77eKjhHcLvRuSqlyIOayk2XEL5NuJAQqYbszbQTjvsdIUXmDG9Tg-2wCpHQ7eRFnAsUTCsCVyMPagyB_e_tM4WYh8ZIBaDpAmIlxCo/s1600/inter+school.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyZpAk2LiFsodb732mblikpaltQVhr069fXNZZx77eKjhHcLvRuSqlyIOayk2XEL5NuJAQqYbszbQTjvsdIUXmDG9Tg-2wCpHQ7eRFnAsUTCsCVyMPagyB_e_tM4WYh8ZIBaDpAmIlxCo/s400/inter+school.jpg" height="266" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">14. Like the spartans :P</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">15. So who came third? </td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmvo-ZoaNT96Lbtk7UWdU5hE-Wl3DpgY0w3BDgRty7Umco0iFbQE8FZMY6DYXY4voBUVMFBOVr_YA_7iaOQJv68bWQcNQV_tZLpVuze3h830_Mb-siZVeL-fJGIKED45RDOyRP6kWeBuU/s1600/ffootball0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmvo-ZoaNT96Lbtk7UWdU5hE-Wl3DpgY0w3BDgRty7Umco0iFbQE8FZMY6DYXY4voBUVMFBOVr_YA_7iaOQJv68bWQcNQV_tZLpVuze3h830_Mb-siZVeL-fJGIKED45RDOyRP6kWeBuU/s640/ffootball0.jpg" height="475" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">16. Tonite we shall dine in hell (and celebrate the goal in opponents' side :D )</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggmzfHKxtn5gZPX9JhMKxItDoErtWNKk833XqgZyRpdGHfOmf6vHQoxi7XKJ5d-Fj_0HFwhqqyp-s12vCB4HpnfG3SgZTYwBYEoy0jAJEXwXUVcodoh2wc0UUed-g2jhlS48E_MuwVcyU/s1600/alok-memorial0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggmzfHKxtn5gZPX9JhMKxItDoErtWNKk833XqgZyRpdGHfOmf6vHQoxi7XKJ5d-Fj_0HFwhqqyp-s12vCB4HpnfG3SgZTYwBYEoy0jAJEXwXUVcodoh2wc0UUed-g2jhlS48E_MuwVcyU/s640/alok-memorial0.jpg" height="475" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">17. To Alok, forever in our memories.</td></tr>
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<div>
<b>The Song and Dance...</b></div>
<div>
Of a band called blue-alibi :P ; and of themed dances.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">18. When the camera flashes, dont forget to smile!</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnzOwdIQHHUpUcYIFtPfY76_7SfWc80S8MFYoZ5aRF0pM9xM-xzdeBnd_TmYfj7mTNOGHm8rkFn01MLRqnY6fAuLT_CtornZiB5Nx1nFqGTWJoISzixf0ZelTGK2hX28cuxzoLcpxkPs/s1600/blue3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQnzOwdIQHHUpUcYIFtPfY76_7SfWc80S8MFYoZ5aRF0pM9xM-xzdeBnd_TmYfj7mTNOGHm8rkFn01MLRqnY6fAuLT_CtornZiB5Nx1nFqGTWJoISzixf0ZelTGK2hX28cuxzoLcpxkPs/s640/blue3.jpg" height="424" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">19. The blue alibi</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCeI5APTrIBDfzB5c93m0aRztSibap1zVsgcdedV3dbdIRCTNLGDUWOwcWrkCxgJ58ZcUIJ2LpXAL93bQezMpzdZBE-fNN3El-c7wscVoblbJNwqx9ffcun5lkgH7QMUXmUdgmd-4RKE4/s1600/dance.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCeI5APTrIBDfzB5c93m0aRztSibap1zVsgcdedV3dbdIRCTNLGDUWOwcWrkCxgJ58ZcUIJ2LpXAL93bQezMpzdZBE-fNN3El-c7wscVoblbJNwqx9ffcun5lkgH7QMUXmUdgmd-4RKE4/s400/dance.jpg" height="265" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">20. Tribal dance</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2kk3KqHaTKVYRierJwyT1Ag-DQleggknwis3W9KJYcHorQuT2pBicsAhK9zb2-5zccXi8iQ8oJJO3lTIje_RMWj6wejwSolczf9DS4KJ-OVct0T-aKUWPg3f7ak-HY5hXix4I05NRP3o/s1600/dance+%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2kk3KqHaTKVYRierJwyT1Ag-DQleggknwis3W9KJYcHorQuT2pBicsAhK9zb2-5zccXi8iQ8oJJO3lTIje_RMWj6wejwSolczf9DS4KJ-OVct0T-aKUWPg3f7ak-HY5hXix4I05NRP3o/s400/dance+%25282%2529.jpg" height="268" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">21. Since we woke up the mummy, lets dance :D</td></tr>
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<div>
<b>The school and unwritten rules...</b></div>
<div>
Of each day that passed.</div>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8R7PsEq8TkbFfidTH9hrc9xA-OBnNK4ZLgzlyR4NdxKJgp9nu1bxhnyo-4MElyX6iBshHXB1TjweBU3e4USSAfP_6ktrYiWKd_VEgfAxihS7MEN0Ilbfxtk_xznyaUrOdkxBgfdw4zek/s1600/tid-bits.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8R7PsEq8TkbFfidTH9hrc9xA-OBnNK4ZLgzlyR4NdxKJgp9nu1bxhnyo-4MElyX6iBshHXB1TjweBU3e4USSAfP_6ktrYiWKd_VEgfAxihS7MEN0Ilbfxtk_xznyaUrOdkxBgfdw4zek/s400/tid-bits.jpg" height="400" width="282" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">22. Remember the TID-BITS</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigo4oWf5WUsySJh5j3OWNKa99GhyphenhyphenH2c2yOy_ZQfWI-qLVE3oJXl5LOy05cWD4EVcsg2x_iXokkxi6Q-IyDNUkSTUNxyGSet84qgEbGHsDYb4J4i86v72qHGgi5XdFo3fOukZXIXK247dM/s1600/bui%253Bding3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigo4oWf5WUsySJh5j3OWNKa99GhyphenhyphenH2c2yOy_ZQfWI-qLVE3oJXl5LOy05cWD4EVcsg2x_iXokkxi6Q-IyDNUkSTUNxyGSet84qgEbGHsDYb4J4i86v72qHGgi5XdFo3fOukZXIXK247dM/s400/bui%253Bding3.jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">23. Junior school dormitory - you could lose your bed!</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9TLDO8wN4lkci1TrvY3D8zR9dvIfrCUfUZpJwJQmGqhnBrFUoXQQxesk665QxiB9fjTBBb8475PBBCd8OxL0v0_DV_oftkuw7MZ2x8Rl7bpxhkW-XWcQvduhp9va4s7IyW2z6bW2D50/s1600/building2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO9TLDO8wN4lkci1TrvY3D8zR9dvIfrCUfUZpJwJQmGqhnBrFUoXQQxesk665QxiB9fjTBBb8475PBBCd8OxL0v0_DV_oftkuw7MZ2x8Rl7bpxhkW-XWcQvduhp9va4s7IyW2z6bW2D50/s400/building2.jpg" height="265" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">24. Boys' School corridor</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RPdvxI2b25YmAj-DlL9cqSUgN84zZVV-ULrvLwzXYyH7-Mgcoh0hvItQXC-acCCOtoFFF1XC61WTgqu7kgqGZOP-ifgaINHOwOden3fhZc-x6ogcK5Tb5513a3i2Pn-W0b4tsg3sd5g/s1600/ground2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_RPdvxI2b25YmAj-DlL9cqSUgN84zZVV-ULrvLwzXYyH7-Mgcoh0hvItQXC-acCCOtoFFF1XC61WTgqu7kgqGZOP-ifgaINHOwOden3fhZc-x6ogcK5Tb5513a3i2Pn-W0b4tsg3sd5g/s400/ground2.jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">25. The valley</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1DVeM6nFmyq9CV3rLjzEeMJ9XlAqO3mzKDLGwqbRScU7V0itYHsrIWB55SZ-3H2k-vvU2WN-jEAISw-Agrf1IsSOpoyFfEMdO1PXX9UC1as_EFQXxNZNkJ9BQHsMif_MDYJaCitsmIM/s1600/building1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1DVeM6nFmyq9CV3rLjzEeMJ9XlAqO3mzKDLGwqbRScU7V0itYHsrIWB55SZ-3H2k-vvU2WN-jEAISw-Agrf1IsSOpoyFfEMdO1PXX9UC1as_EFQXxNZNkJ9BQHsMif_MDYJaCitsmIM/s400/building1.jpg" height="265" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">26. Junior school classroom</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqDiJ-MHH4NYfH1MJGbZLTJzcAWGVVTm2NGx-WoDDG4bl194ErFWMBX3aq7tU1RfNTLzoHPVfNsDTa33KFLY28tcX7hVAMrr59NkrTX_dbb4-BbkotdqpsadOg_8wDJyE1uwbuDD2ikoQ/s1600/ground1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqDiJ-MHH4NYfH1MJGbZLTJzcAWGVVTm2NGx-WoDDG4bl194ErFWMBX3aq7tU1RfNTLzoHPVfNsDTa33KFLY28tcX7hVAMrr59NkrTX_dbb4-BbkotdqpsadOg_8wDJyE1uwbuDD2ikoQ/s400/ground1.jpg" height="267" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">27. Front pitch</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7RoI5HnHBbGsglI0-NmX971H48i8pBj7SCRsbLUicLrJz5C8o1DqEeCncCJegKmcJd0lsECPJJ0rp6yvNCsWld0zgwqsUENJIt-UAoaesjjkk0_ObiSBVv2i6hBR5e7SPsDYUSa50g0/s1600/scene5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij7RoI5HnHBbGsglI0-NmX971H48i8pBj7SCRsbLUicLrJz5C8o1DqEeCncCJegKmcJd0lsECPJJ0rp6yvNCsWld0zgwqsUENJIt-UAoaesjjkk0_ObiSBVv2i6hBR5e7SPsDYUSa50g0/s400/scene5.jpg" height="400" width="270" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">28. The pathway</td></tr>
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<div>
<b>Beyond the bounds...</b></div>
<div>
The bunks to the places forbidden.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">29. Ganji pahadi (bald mountain - literally)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">30. Rolling on the top (instead of the deep for a change :D )</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">31. Jharipani falls</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">32. And you thought I was kidding when I said my school had its own waterfall.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">35. Steal a ride</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">36. And the ever around langoors</td></tr>
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Abhishek Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615910426550536910noreply@blogger.com0Mussoorie, Uttarakhand, India30.4585113 78.07372020000002530.403759800000003 77.993039200000027 30.5132628 78.154401200000024tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202338919329880581.post-49082794140662922862013-10-28T22:40:00.002+01:002015-02-04T09:55:51.178+01:00Jingle Bell<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>It may not be that big day</b></div>
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<b>There may not be a big plan</b></div>
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<b>Yet to give it what you can</b></div>
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<b>You need not be Batman</b></div>
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<b>The reluctance beats the best of us</b></div>
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<b>Never easy getting off the hook</b></div>
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<b>Yet once you log off, close facebook</b></div>
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<b>You never regret this step you took</b></div>
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<b>A place far off is always good</b></div>
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<b>But not everytime within the reach</b></div>
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<b>Somedays it will be Lol-Bagh</b></div>
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<b>Instead of a sparkling beach</b></div>
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<b>Tire me out - drag me off</b></div>
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<b>Or I would rather sleep at home</b></div>
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<b>Until one day I fear I become</b></div>
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<b>Merely a number in your phone</b></div>
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<b>You can let the day end</b></div>
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<b>Plunge into the usual virtual</b></div>
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<b>Greet the sweet intoxication</b></div>
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<b>Meet the darkness around</b></div>
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<b>And keep that mental snapshot</b></div>
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<b>Of you ROFLing on the ground</b></div>
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Abhishek Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615910426550536910noreply@blogger.com2Lalbagh, Mavalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka 56000412.9524617 77.58634239999992112.938294200000001 77.566172399999928 12.9666292 77.606512399999914tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202338919329880581.post-26384550567376460982013-10-20T20:06:00.000+02:002015-02-04T09:56:40.777+01:00That Halo Behind The Head<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
On an average, about <b>50,000</b> to <b>1,00,000</b> people visit the <b>Balaji Temple at Tirumala, Tirupathi</b> everyday. On special occasions, the number may swell well beyond <b>3,00,000</b>.<br />
This Saturday, the estimated number was <b>2,50,000</b>. I and my friend, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ravi.singhgh?fref=ts" target="_blank">Ravi 'Dude' Singh</a> were two of them.<br />
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2,50,000 people.<br />
Anybody who knows anything or has heard anything about being at that temple will make it very clear to you that you will stand in a seemingly infinitely long line.<br />
2,50,000 people. If you make each one of them stand in one single line, exactly behind each other (<i>and with one arm distance between them</i>), the line would stretch right upto Bangalore. (<i>The distance between Tirupathi and Bangalore being nearly 250 Kms</i>.)<br />
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I am unsure what caused the rush that day. It was the weekend. Last night I did see a big full moon through the bus window. And I guess some sort of festivities were on too - some Kalyanotsava.<br />
Well, what it meant for me was that, despite opting for a 300 bucks special ticket, it took me 8 god-hours to come out at the other end of the temple. Everyone's best estimate put it at 3-4 hours. But not that day.<br />
8 hours. You could have gone back to Bangalore and came back before I entered the sanctum sanctorum of the temple.<br />
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What was all this for? I cannot say. Not that I am very religious, unless you discount the daily morning agarbatti (<i>incesne stick</i>) I light up (<i>only because my mother asks me too</i>) and my college-(semi)circle nickname Sangam (<i>earned owing to a partially non-religious activity</i>).<br />
But I had wanted to visit it for some time now. And Tirupathi not being that far from Bangalore, only made it dependent on me deciding (<i>when to get in that line</i>).<br />
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Its a test. You are in there, with people (sometimes) getting too close to comfort; with the line just not moving (or worse - the line beside you moving while your is not). You can very well quit in the beginning, but later, when you are half the way there, quitting would take just as much toll on you as going ahead. You would not have your phone or your music; you can't just kill the queue-time like you normally do.<br />
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What you will do is think, talk and maybe when you got absolutely nothing else to turn your mind to, chant <b><i>Govinda, govinda</i></b> - maybe stressing more on the syllable 'GO' to set your line moving miraculously. And it will.<br />
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I and my dear devoted 'Dude' (who following the ritual, got his head shaved) had been on a self imposed upvaas vrat (fast). Going by the initial estimate, it was only a matter of 4 hours. We contemplated that this would truly enhance the flavour of the famous Tirupathi Laddoos. Although the things did get awry, we held our resolve, until the very end.<br />
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Its a big satisfaction, having completed the journey. One where barely any actual distance was covered, but each moment in those eight hours was felt in its entirety. One where the fatigue was way worth the reward (read Laddoos) and those final few minutes under the golden gopuram - when no matter if you are an atheist or a painted pandit - your eyes would just remain fixed at the great deity in front of you.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">FANTOM SPIRIT<br />COLD<br />1/4 KMS<br />AVELBLE HEARS</span></strong><br />
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It made no sense. <br />
Neither did the absence of a reason for us to be reading that (or trying to read that), quarter of the way up, on a somewhat <em>'misty mountain cold'</em> from an easily imaginable Tolkien universe.<br />
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The clocks read 02:10 in that half-mooned Saturday night. My usual warm bed and cold beer was 70 kilometers behind. And I was trying to find solace in a spelling error.<br />
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Fantom. Of course it doesn't mean a phantom.<br />
But with a thick canvas of darkness all around, you can imagine anything. And with swaying trees, hissing bushes and large rocks around, you could imagine everything. There was a monster behind every tree.<br />
I wished we were home. And we would have turned homewards, had that old man with a dire wolf not found us some 42 minutes earlier.<br />
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<strong><u><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">About 42 minutes earlier…</span></u></strong><br />
We were lost. All that we knew was that we had to find a sign saying 'way to hills' and we would be on the right track. <br />
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We did. Yet we had been finding dead ends no matter which way we turned. <br />
Someone flashed a light in our direction. Certainly a signal.<br />
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Could it be the Police? As we wondered, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/akshaykrsingh?fref=ts">the guy who planned the trip</a> quoted wikipedia :<em> "As of December 2011, Skandagiri trekking has been completely banned by Chickballapur police, during night as well as day. "</em> <span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>(</em></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skandagiri"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em>Click here</em></span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em> to read more dreadful stuff, refer to section: 'Important Information')</em></span><br />
So that’s why we had to take a detour around the police chauki and crawl underneath a no-entry barrier to get to the starting point. We had gone about it so very casualy because then, unlike now, our minds were without fear and we held our heads high. <br />
We could have scorned at him for keeping this from us but the light was drawing closer. This time accompanied with a distinct whistle.<br />
Should we respond, we wondered. Could he be a <em>lootera</em>? All wondering aside, we flashed back.<br />
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The closer he came, the older he looked. His dog, black and dire-wolfish, closely trailing him.<br />
He said something. We said something. Neither understood the other. The dire-wolf wasn't even interested.<br />
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He tried again. <br />
<em>"Kannada??"</em><br />
We shook our head in negation.<br />
<em>"Telugu??"</em><br />
Having watched all of <em>Samantha Ruth Prabhu's</em> movies, I thought maybe I could catch his drift. I had barely shaken my head in affirmation and he began rapping in Telugu.<br />
We stopped him.<em> "Hindi??" "English??"</em><br />
<em>"Hindi illey, English illey",</em> he said.<br />
<em>"Kannada illey, Telugu illey",</em> we said.<br />
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Then he said, "<em>Paisa kodi, paisa kodi</em>". Money was brought in picture. And we understood each other quite well from there on. He led us out of that labyrinth until we were back on the right trail. <br />
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"<em>Follow the white arrows",</em> he manged to make us understand this before leaving.<br />
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We could see half the hill ahead of us. The other half lay engulfed by the mist. Moving ahead , we kept feeling lost, but always found that reassuring white arrow. <br />
That was until we came up to the 'Fantom' writings alongside the white arrow. <br />
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We were four people. We had one Flash-light. I know ki ye bahut na-insafi hai. But mujhe seriously laga tha ki it would be just about the climb. Jai-mata-di bolunga and would race to the summit. So I never bothered to carry a torch. The way up to the raw 1350 m peak was whatever places you could root your feet into.<br />
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The city lights afar faded as we entered the mist. At about 3:30 am, nearly half the climb was done. Cold and fatigue were setting in. Overnight trek. The idea seemed a bit less appealing than it had done some 12 hours earlier.<br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;"><u>12 hours earlier…</u></span></strong><br />
A very good friend of mine was in town. Ideally, I should have spent all of the weekend with him, but for this trek. For a better part of Saturday morning (and afternoon), I was cleaning up the mess I made at work on Friday. Well, with responsibilities and jobs, your schedule changes before the numbers on your keyfob.<br />
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Anyway, we met up. He is not a guy, but a whole package (literally :P ) <em>'strappoed'</em> into one, bringing all us scattered people, cluttering, chattering, cooking, rebuking and peeling off lahsun as the good times <em>roll'ied'</em> on. <br />
<em>G1 rocked</em>. :D<br />
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I could have stayed on. But I chose differently. Joined by fellow trekkers, I was enroute to <strong><em>Hebbal.</em></strong> Then to<em><strong> Yelahanka</strong></em>. And then to<em><strong> Chikaballapura</strong></em>. And then halfway up <em><strong>Skandagiri,</strong></em> mist soaked and with winds getting fiercer with the rising gradient.<br />
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The mist never let us know that we had reached the top until we actually did. The wind was so fierce up there that it could have seriously blown me off (and its not because I weigh less but because that wind velocity could blow away a storm). And it was cold. Us t-shirt clad noobs hid in that small rocky temple. Last time I felt that cold was during the<em> </em><a href="http://unbubblewrapped.blogspot.in/2013/05/all-those-yesterdays.html"><em>Roopkund</em></a> trek. We talked about how we had beaten the cold back then. My advice - never trek without rum. A little wouldn't kill you, but make you stronger. :D<br />
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It was beyond 7 and still too windy and too misty for any sign of the sun. Trudging back was the only option and not a bad one. With every step down, the brightness increased, the optimism returned. And I realised, in totality, it was all worth the effort. The morning light showed us what we had walked through and if nothing, the cramps and sprains gave us self approved badge of achievement while reigniting the respect and love of our dear bread and bed. <br />
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Shortly before we hit the plains, we came upon the 'Fantom' sign again.<br />
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Abhishek Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05615910426550536910noreply@blogger.com0Skandagiri, Suddahalli, Karnataka 56210313.4175 77.682777999999985-16.834963 36.374183999999985 43.669962999999996 118.99137199999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9202338919329880581.post-2862296221454021532013-09-09T17:06:00.000+02:002015-02-04T09:58:20.521+01:00O Simple Things (Le Puducherry Trip)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>"Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha"</b><br />
That five syllable deep toned laugh.<br />
It had to mean something. (Not in Tamil, we didn't learn a word of it) ... but all five of us knew that in short it (more or less) always signified ki hamara ******* kat chuka hai.<br />
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Or maybe it was all random. This whole trip had been one big act of randomness.<br />
Perhaps getting the last five tickets on the last bus leaving was good enough. Rest was all about grouping at Suchitra Biryani in time and we were on our way, involuntarily headbanging, shaking every bone-bone and at times flying out of our seats.<br />
Back seat rides! ...where taking a spoon full of biryani into your mouth could just be the most difficult game you ever played.<br />
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<b>Le Muthu Guest House</b><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"asbhdj ndj ddhg MUTHU RESORT, nddh syetfb AURO BEACH, gduet dgy 1500 RUPEES" (Except the words in capital and numerals, treat rest as Tamil)</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"OK. Done. Wahan Two-Wheeler milega rent pe or we should take it from here?"</span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"dgyhd bdhde ajdge hfh shs"</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"Lagta hai bol rha hai milega"</span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"<b>Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha</b>". "Mi-le-gaa, ja-ao, ja-ao".</span></i><br />
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Muthu guest house was fine. Par two wheelers wahan kya, poore Pondicherry me kahin nhi mila. Weekend rush. Hence all our plying around was Auto-based. And thank God for that...else we would have never met 'Wyaayun'.<br />
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<b>Le Cafe</b><br />
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Goubert Avenue did justify all I had heard about the French legacy this place boasted of. Or atleast all names began with 'Le' and 'Rue'.<br />
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The sweltering heat didn't let us linger around much to explore more of the French connection. I personally saw India everywhere. For example, no matter where you are, all auto-walas bargain the same way.<br />
"Bhaiyya auro beach. how much?"<br />
<i>"10 million."</i><br />
"Bhaiyya, 2 km only! Google Maps me dekha hai hamne"<br />
"<b><i>Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha</i></b>"<br />
<i>"200 Rupees"</i><br />
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<b>Le Auro Beach</b><br />
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All our curses about the heat drowned in the heavy downpour that followed. What followed was, kind of, the high point of the trip. Reaching the beach fully drenched. Entering the angry waters and being thrown around by the waves.<br />
It takes away your tiredness yet exhausting you on yet another level. I do not know, but in some manner, all waters, though same, are different. Be it Goa, Digha or Puri. So was Auro.<br />
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<b>'Wyaayoun'</b><br />
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Looking for the right place to eat can sometimes be a little tricky. In this particular instance we went around for two hours, enetering, exiting, Le this and Le that. and thn we decided to visit 'Le Club'.<br />
A swimy eyed auto wala was stopped for us.<br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"Le cafe"</span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"bdhfg djurf hdhf rydgd"</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"How much"</span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"10 million"</span></i><br />
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He was brought down to a reasonable level and off we went. Realisation dawned upon us that he had been given the wrong address.<br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"Bhaiyya not Le cafe. Le club."</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>"sghdg dghsg Le cafe andh dhdg Le club</i>"</span><br />
And then he miraculously started speaking hindi.<br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"<i>Ye Sub-way. Idar khaane ka. Acha hai."</i></span><br />
<b><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha"</span></i></b><br />
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But we insisted on Le club.<br />
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<i>"agdjf shgr nfhd gkghh"</i>.He was singing a song now as he sped his auto like a ferrari. And a moment later brought he ride at standstill right in front of the Le club.<br />
<b><i>"Wyaayoun"</i></b>. He said.<br />
I (and others) used all our will power to not end up ROFLing right there on the road.<br />
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<i>'Wyaayoun' </i>became he buzz word from there on.<br />
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So when only 2 and a half of us were inside, I said<i> 'wyaayoun'</i>, and he was off!<br />
For the next five mintues I was choosing between panicking and stopping my stomach from bursting with laughter.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Because everytime you cant take a picture</td></tr>
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In a while, we rendezvoused. Unfortunately, we had been trailed. While he was being cornered, we switched autos and<i> 'wyaayouned'</i> off.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"Serenity beach. how much?"</span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"200"</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"Bhaiyya 2 km only". "achha ok. pehle serenity, fir matri mandir, fir paradise. how much?"</span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"450 (after lots of thinking and deliberations)"</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"too much bhaiya. only serenity and matri mandir. how much?'</span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"200 (after taking equal thinking time)"</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"too much bhaiya. only serenity. how much?"</span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"100, <b>Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha</b>"</span></i><br />
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<b>Le Matri Mandir, Auroville</b><br />
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After 10 minute long video and so much walking, having to see it from such a distance was a big turn down. Yet it was a sight anyway.<br />
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<b>Le Paradise</b><br />
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It took an hour to get the tickets for the ferry which would drop us to the island.<br />
And then it took another 3 hours of queuing up to get to the boat.<br />
Finally we got there. Something seemed missing. where was that person, the one who was supposed to come up to us, say something and then follow it up with what we had begun to dread so much.<br />
No one came. We went around the place.<br />
And then looked at each other.<br />
<b>"Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha"</b><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Le paradiso</td></tr>
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<b>Le M########</b><br />
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The trip was summed up with a hotter than pondicherry heat dinner.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"Chittinaidu Chicken. Spicy please. spicy milega?"</span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"Haan. Spicy milega. Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha"</span></i><br />
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After the meal one could easily have mistaken us as dragons breathing out fire.<br />
And when gulps and gulps of Maaza didn't put the fire out, we turned to Parle Poppins (I thought it had been extinct!).<br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"3 rupees each"</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"But mrp says 2 rupees?" </span><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"No"</span></i><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"No? customer care me complain we will". (customer care nahi be consumer court hai). "Consumer court me we will complain", we reiterated.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">"<b>Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha</b>" was the reply.</span><br />
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