Life’s two cents in the six months

Sambhavami yuge yuge. And here I am. Back to blogging after a gap of 6 months which, for sure has been a yuge (millennium) for my readers. Ahem. Okay seriously, my absence here is because I have become more lazy & busy at the same time. While Team India has gone from being celebrated world champions to finding themselves down in the dumps in England and again close to being considered world number one, personally I have become that guy who did his mechanical Engineering to become an IT guy. Yes. I am that guy. A trek to the Himalayas, a few hard decisions, and a couple of months in Bangalore later…here I am writing this post from my office cubicle taking some time off my CAT preparations. True story. So,here are some of the things i learnt in this period.

If you thought a 36 hour train journey in a crowded unreserved compartment is the closest you can get to hell, you are wrong. There cannot be more fun than that. Go give it a shot.

Delhi is shit. Shame its my nation’s capital. It has huge, empty roads with attitude written all over it. Impossible to find an ATM when you need it and the people kind of reflect the city’s image.

Trekking is something I cherish. Sincerely hope it becomes a frequent pastime.

Tents are fun. Cramped ones, more so.

I don’t smell that bad if I go without a bath for over 6 days.

Never be too excited about experiencing snow for the first time. It’ll be a disappointment.

If you do a snow slide of more than one kilometre, your kundi becomes numb for at least half a day.

If you are into high altitude trekking in India with a bunch of people, there will always be one Amit uncle who would have carried the national flag.

Never plan too much of your travels. Unreserved trains, dabba buses in which you travel for more than 15 hours and get to arrange your luggage on the roof top are the kind of stuff that turns a journey into an experience.

The Taj Mahal is truly a wonder. Admire its breathtaking beauty from the outside but try to curb your curiosity and do not venture inside the Taj! You will curse your countrymen to no end. There is no end to the ‘Priya loves Anand’, ‘Amit luvz Apurva’ scribblings.

Do not attach too much importance to deadlines.

When you have free time, be free. Relish the period, you may never get it back.

Watching movies in Bangalore is an expensive affair.

My two months in Bangalore was a lot of fun, but hey I am tired of this Chennai v Bangalore debate. There can be no comparison. I intend to settle this debate for once and for all in the next sentence.

It’s Chennai!