Sunday, March 18, 2007

Heaven & Hell on Planet Earth

Any guesses about what I’m gonna talk? That’s ok if you could not. Yesterday (March 17, 07), I had to drive my Yamaha RX 135 for about 80 Kms. The journey was not preplanned. I had to help my cousin for a crazy purpose of picking up one of his Sandals, which he had left it some where under the tree on his way back home after a small trip to some place, which I could not recollect it when I drafted this blog. He would not have bothered to pick up the sandal if it had cost him less. He got it for much higher price.

We started around 16:30 hrs. Reached my cousin’s house around 19:00 hrs. When we started, I was told that the place ‘is only 25 Kms far away’. But the distance counted to 40 Kms. Guys, think driving 2T (2 Stroke) Yamaha, 80 Kms Up & Down, tolerating the Bangalore traffic. And for readers’ information, I was wearing a thick jean.

Initially, with lot of energy I could manage driving for few Kms. But after that, I felt very hard to reach every kilometer. Finally we reached the place to pick up this high cost sandal. With 5 mins break, again I had to start my machine. And my cousin was not comfortable driving this Yamaha with different gear patterns compared to other vehicles. After few mins of drive, I checked the time. It was around 18+ hrs. I had to switch on my machines head light. But the power was not enough to drive. I managed to my best and parked my machine at my cousins flat.

Now, time to take rest. I spent lot of time to wash my face. Finally, sat on a chair and briefed our journey to pick up my cousin’s sandal to our family mates. Left them to laugh for quite some time and I took time to think about driving in this Bangalore traffic.

With the peacefulness at home and traffic disturbance, pollution (noise, air) while I drive, my mind wishes to interpret, ME in HEAVEN & HELL.

After reading this blog, you would certainly have the same feel while you drive for a long time (being in Hell) and when you find peaceful time at home (in Heaven).

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Absence of my mind made me A Watch Man

Having been occupied with lot of challenges, I could not find time to fill down my blog space with stuff. But I thought I should not miss to write this funny blog. Since day one of my service with Huawei, I'm having lunch at Madison (office canteen). Food is pretty hygienic and tasty enough there. One day my colleagues wished to try having lunch at some other place. With no option left from my side, I joined them for lunch. As I’m in the process of leaving good impression on them, I’m choosy in putting forward the ideas or what ever which you readers could understand what a normal guy would do to make friends. So on that day, I was walking on the Leela entrance corridor, taking silent looks at the hoardings which read Levi’s Rivet, Barista. We crossed the Leela entrance corridor, a signal, Reuters building and were marching one behind the another towards Madhuri Grand, a good restaurant about which I had no idea about the quality of food at that time. While I was WALKING, I was looking at the buildings, cars which passed by, but my THINKING was about the money which I would have to spend. At Madison, they accept food pass. So I tore few Sodexho tokens and left my desk for lunch. I was shocked when these guys wished to have lunch at some Grand. So I started thinking about the expenses while walking. With this process running in my mind, I had lost my presence of my mind. At one instant, I had to stop for a while to allow a car from a complex to pass. Here comes the funny part. The gate was opened outwards and there was a watch man already there to pull the gate to close. As this intelligent man trying to solve a complex problem to just pay for a lunch, went one step forward to hold the gate, close it and lock it. Happy that these guys moving ahead of me didn’t see my crazy job. I felt embarrassed and by passed my look at the watch man and other people. Thank God nothing serious had happened here in colorful Bangalore.