Arjun's Diwali Trip...

Believe me, Its real joy I have had last week, which made me to put lots of things here........Well my diwali trip started on 7th Nov'07(wednesday)....and ended on 13th NOv'07(TuesDay)...and each day finds speciality in itself.. :)




Day 1 : 7th Nov'07

Iam in office till 6pm, but truly saying my mind is completely on how to reach station and see my ticket will confirm or how to convince TTA for seat and all that sort of stuff...I have already taken Diwali gift from office(which is a huge dry fruits pack!!!)and to day got another gift(he he I put a wrong sign...but its my roomie vikas's gift)...

So by 6pm I managed to come out of my office with my both gift packs n luggage bag..
Mr.Naresh the innocent who accompanied me for this journey..and me got an auto ...struggled hard in pune traffic to reach rly station within time...
Station fully packed wid festive season already kicked in...specially filled by s/w professional and other employees who r leaving for diwali vacation...and to our bad luck both of our tickets hav not cleared(still waiting list)...a big blow..sacham ra baboo..

Train has started at 7.25pm and we found no TTA coming to us….so no hopes……and believe me …for a moment ..it appeared all of the public surrounded me were of special class”WAITING LIST”…..
We had a proverb in telugu saying…”Ninda munigina vadiki chali emi untundi”…Hopeless to do anything….we just had fun sometime wid co-waiting list passengers…..Suddenly these co-passengers become enemies….you know why…I’ll tell u but don’t laugh….They hurried to occupy the places which ever is possible…..taking out news papers and spreading them to declare that is their possessed area….(reminded me of CPM activist’s distribution of lands in AP)….
Me and my frd naresh luked at each other ….and started laughing …unable to digest the situation and thinking of how horrible the whole night would be….Some how we found news papers to have our place for lying down….What a terrific situation is this!!!..Never had such horrible situation in journeys in my lifetime….At last we got over with that so called ‘Terrible Train Journey (TTJ)….’…






Day 2: 08th Nov’07

Reached Sec-bad station by 8am, and rushed to another platform to catch the train ‘Telangana Exp’ which takes me to my place ‘Godavari Khani’(better known by Ramagundam)…Even here situation isn’t different…people don’t hav place to stand properly…I found my self hanging at the door while train moving….(feeling a bit gr8 to hang like that!!!)…..At times I think that …It would be lucky if I get to sit in this journey…But Iam lucky I managed to get some place where I can stand comfortable atleast…Reached our station by 1 pm( a bit late)….and found some frds…(neighbours…a gal also !!!) come by same train….and got an auto …had fun ..reached home by 1.30 pm…..aaaaaaaaaah …what a gr8 relief……at last found the treasure….I mean ….I reached my lovely house where …I was greeted by all my sisters’ Dad n Mom,,,,bawa(cousin)….and kids….chintu,bittu,ikshu,sharry….shouting ‘mama’ ‘mama’……..

Just got freshed up and had meal….then with no time to take a nap….started to market….me,cousin and dad…………….to bought crackers…..struggled in huge public at superbazar store to find crackers and a bit other shopping before reaching home……and kick-started our so awaiting diwali………all of us…kids, n elders gathered at outside of home and started enjying crackets……It’s the real joy….Such moments never come back….I guess………….and Its after so many years we, whole family coming to home to celebrate diwali….with kids also..(Total battalion count is 12 only)…Then with my hard cored instruction all got themselves wash hands neatly and got ready for dinner….But no non-veg as today as per diwali tradition …its not allowed…..after so much baathakaani….went to bed late night….End of day 2….





Day 3: 09th Nov’07……Happy Diwali’07

As usual….baathakaani…..and fought to play video games on my PC….how funny…..to play and winning….even our chintu(6 yrs) handling computer right from switching it on and till shutting down…..but he is soooooo noisy , makes us tempt to slap him so many times…ofcourse I do slapped a couple of times….and I feel sorry for that inside me!!!....... 

And in the evening…one of the non-teaching staff of our high school come to home…and have given me my favourite teacher cell number….felt happy….like revisiting those funny school days….Its evening……….again we all…started playing with crackers,rackets,flower pots,red chilly bombs,bhoo chakras, Vishnu chakra’s and lakshmi bombs…..Had gr8 fun…..My both sisters tried to get their kids hand in playing with crackers….they also did it well…….oops…India lost to Pak in unexpected match……………..well had meal….(again no non-veg as of norms of diwali) and after diwali……I declared that I’ll take all to a movie tomorrow, probably ‘ Happy Days’, but my little sister said…” If we make it(movie) this night itself….we can save tomorrow for more fun, we all shouted…..”What a brilliant Idea…”…………and a small doubt that dad n mom may oppose for this second show movie plan(9.30 pm to 12.30am)………but, our luckyness……..they’ve agreed…………so guys………get ready…fata fat………and me with twin sisters….reached theatre early to book tickets….and they all got an auto to theatre…mean time I met my school frd wid his parents to chat wid…what a fun…even this small gap helped me to meet one of my school buddy….. 

The movie “Happy Days”…….started…we all, specially me and sisters……enjoyed every bit of the movie…as it involved about engineering days….ragging, fighting, frdship and all………………We all burst out laughing when our chintu (6 yrs) asked in the movie…”mama …wht is juniors and seniors.???”…….how could kids know about juniors, seniors n ragging stuff……….Even though I am watching this movie second time, I enjoyed it even more than I‘ve seen before…It’s a special occasion for us to come to movie all members of family( 12..)…tired enough ….reached home by 1 am….again late night sleep……no proper sleep from day 1 …….






Day 4…10th Nov’07

Me and bawaa(cousin) went for a ride to ‘Godavari River Bridge’ 2 km away from our home…a huge bridge(approx..1 km long)…and enjoyed the river and ppl enjoying in the water….In the evening I informed all…Iam leaving tonight to hyd….and my plan about meeting m.tech frds and having gud time for the day…..But, Dad suggested me to start early in the morning tomorrow instead of midnight journey….That gave my cousin(bawa) a thought of going for another movie…again as second show for tonight…and vrooooom………….

we all get set for the movie..in no time…..except for dad n mom( u know elders more tired yesterday…and excused!!)…..we had some discussion of choosing the movie to go……between ‘Tulasi’ and ‘chirutha’ atlast we all voted for ‘chirutha’ even I saw and know its not that gud movie…..Enjoyed the movie…again coming late at 1 am…..late night sleep…..no proper rest…but we are enjoying(me specially) every moment of the vacation…….Before I go to bed at 1.30 am, set my mobile-alarm to 3.30am( so that I can catch first bus to hyd @ 4 am)…






Day 5….11th Nov’07

Woke up by alarm at 3.30…..dad said he woke up at 3 am to arrange hot water for me…(How sweet my dad.!!!............I lov you!!!)….and I hav taken bath and got ready in minutes….and asked mom to take “Dishti” and as for sentiment she made me eat some upma made yesterday…(paragadapuna bayatiki vellakoodadantaru telusa!!!..which means…don’t go for early morning journey’s with empty stomach)….Even though some times these sentiments luks weird and discomfortable….but if we observe other side of it…..it gives us sense of love our parents showing for us……..they always thrive for gud to happen…

But surprisingly no body woken-up….to say bye…bye…..I mean send off……only my mom and dad were there arranging everything (luggage, eatables(diwali special sweets n hot)…etc)..and Iam about to start by scooter with my Dad….Suddenly something came to my mind ….I stopped for a second……and asked both mom n dad come together..and I’ve taken their blessing by bowing down to their feet( which my indore frd and roomie vikas call this as “Dokh kar raha hoo”..) and I felt gr8 pleasure, like Iam the gr8 son, best boy, and best kid in this universe….I felt more gud abt me…feeling like Iam the best…that’s it!!! I can’t explain the pleasure I got…

Me, dad left for bus-stand….and got a bus and I left waving hand to my dad………(tata tata…)….
On the way to hyd…I had break fast at a stop..(siddipet, which is KCR’s constituency)…and cherishing my last few days with family….reminding every moment of the vacation at home……………..laughing in between of those funny n happy moments…and suddenly when the scene of today morning comes to my mind (only mom n dad woken-up early than me..for getting hot water ready…and packing my luggage…and giving me send off…and Iam bowing to them….).You know …at that moment……….tears coming in my eyes…….again a gr8 deal of pleasure of how gud they are to me and how gud n nice Iam ……..I bet we can’t express the joy n feelings of these moments in words….

Now the second episode of my vacation started like an interval in the movie….
Even Iam reaching city(hyd) Iam getting calls and making calls to friends ….where to meet….wht to do..where to roam..which movie to go for>…..bla bla….two of my frds come by konark exp(shyam-wgl, and ramesh-vzg) and yesh(local-chanti-hyd)..shameer-tadipatri-bus…
We’ve gone to market and bought chicken and stuff needed to hav gr8 meal ….and started making food….all are gathered at one’s place(shameers room)…enjoyed watching m.tech albums(specially bring from home to share this moment….thanks shameer!!!)…getting feel of gr8 moments of m.tech life whn going through those snaps….and we hav lunch…like we usually hav in hostel @IIITM, Gwalior…and got busy in baathakaani…chatting………and finally made ourselves ready for the evening…

Went to Lakdi-ka-pool and then to Ameerpet….Went into ‘Hyderabad Central’ enjoyed window shopping(I guess u know this….”roaming in mall but not purchasing anything”….lol)……..enjoying looking at hot chiks in the malls and taking snaps..…Happen to see a senior gal and wished her…I got a feeling hyd maals area huge and far better compared to Pune….after so called windows shopping….we went to a restaurant and had special dinner over there……..and dispersed at 11pm…..again late night sleep………..for me…Oh my god.when it stops……!!!(went to bed at 12.30 am)




Day 6…..12th Nov’07

Woke up early at 5.30 am..taken head bath with cold water……as Iam going to a women’s engg college(where my twin sisters study)….got ready….and reached mehidipatnam and reached their hostel….had tea with them…and we started in city bus to college..which took almost 1 hour to reach their college…lots of gals coming in…I am enjoying a bit this moment…but the bad part of this college is they hav dress code for gals(only chudi’s) except for Saturday…and my god today is not a Saturday even…

Tasted idli in their canteen…went upto their class rooms…wished their frds, gone back to my engg days…of making black board dirty…whn I gotta see some quotation on boards …and thrown out of classes by one madam…as college is going to start….so I hav to go to canteen now…they don’t even allowed me to sit in library(as they hav exam scheduled there also!!!)…spend some time in canteen…got bored..coz gals stop coming there…as classes started I guess….
Then I walked till another engg college which is pass by(but u know luckily this is co-ed college and no dress code n all!!!)…..I went into crowd entering college…and joined them like Iam also a student of that college…..and managed to get into ‘libray’ and had a luk at news papar and some beautiful chiks…

As Iam waiting for my sis’s to come for lunch….I enjoyed gals coming there near canteen(there is play grd near canteen itself)….and started playing volley-ball, shuttle badminton, ring…..making noise…enjoying their freedom of playing alone with gals only…lol….but I just stayed there watching the beauties playing hard(felt like they are shouting and playing hard to impress me…or having my luk at them!!!...I guess this may look ….over on me( I mean….U may feel “ yeh to jyada kar raha hai>>)…and while having lunch …me the only boy, in the canteen except few male-teachers but fully in formals…doesn’t have an attire to catch gals eyes…but I enjoyed having lunch there..

Then Iam about to leave college…and I heard some gals voices upstairs.. ….saying/commenting at me…I stopped and looked at them…they surprised/stunned.…and I laughed at them!!!..what a funny thing…..lol….

Then I found my way back to elder sisters house to hav some rest before catching return journeys train….gave chockies to chintu,sharry…and got the train at 8.40 pm….made calls to dad n sister that I got into train…otherwise they keep worrying abt me…like iam a small kid!!!...............

Only sleeping in the train nothing else!!!........



Day 7……13th Nov’07

Reached pune station by 9 am….and reached office by 9.40..quickly had break fast…

And again got into boooooring job life 

As a matter of fact…….this job life not a boring one for me…may be its just a starting phase of my job….or may be its me taking lite all the things and going ahead enjoying every moment….who knows?.............!!!........... :) :) :)




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