The best trip I ever had……..!!! January 21, 2009

  Everyone has travelled and is traveling here and there and may also have many situations to remember too….!! Well I had one too..!! But I won’t ever and never forget this because even if I got tried ever than before the trip was really interesting and funny…….!! 

 

Well it all started with my flaming desire  to go to IIM Kozhikode  for an event name BARCAMP 4 ..!! Hahaha.. whose gonna miss a chance if they get one….!! So I didn’t want to miss that because in my life may be I wont get another chance to visit IIM Kozhikode….. So I decided to go there even by kicking out my classes…!! But for luck the program was on Saturday… And so my parents had no excuses to prevent me going there… Well I got prepared.. but there was a major problem…!! ” There is no-one to give me a company…! “

     I became very desperate and rang up everyone whether to know anyone is going.. All my friends where squeezed up with many programs and so those who told that they will be coming skipped the program.. and now its me on my own..!! But I never loss my hope..!! One day I pinged Anand Chettan and requested him to come with me….!! Well he had a presentation too @ IIM for the event, but he was planning to skip it due to fever. But due to my greates desire I think, Anand Chettan got somewhat fine so that he could stand up walk and so on..!! Thanx God..!! 

                Finally it was on the day to travel Anand Chettan confirmed that he will be coming with me..!! hurray….!!!! And here is how the story really starts…!! 

 

                       ” I got into a bus directly going to Kozhikode from my place itself. I had my brother with me too.. He was going to his province…!! Well at that moment he said that if no stay is arranged tell my mates to get into this bus and we all can stay @ his hime at Kozhikode.. Hearing this great news (well it was a great blessing for me and my fellow mates because we need not to spend money on stay and even food… moreover he said that he shall arrange vehicles so that we could go to IIM…)… I called Anand Chettan.. But every plan went down…!! He said that we had some other guys at Aluva and they will be waiting to get in the same train that we get in..!! And so what.. dropped the plan… (because if I couldn’t stay with a person who got out for me even though he is sick then why should have I convinced him to come with me..??? )….!!  Well after 5mins I got down @ Vytilla I met Anand Chettan….. and got an exciting news…!! The persons who were waiting for us got other means of transport and so they won’t be coming with us…..!! (Best time to change their minds….!! )… 

          Well since I was very focussed and Anand Chettan was even ready to stand my side we decided to go by train (Maveli Express)…. But before that we went to the K.S.R.T.C bus stand to know whether there were buses to Kozhikode because we knew that the train will be tightly packed and since there and many waiting lists we should use the general compartment….!!!! Since luck was with us we didn’t get any bus…. and finally decided to go by train..!! Seeing the queue infront of the ticket counter m eyes bulged out…. but we managed to get train tickets…!! After a long time of waiting the train finally arrived….!!  We planned to converting the ticket but since there was no seats available we were prompted to use the general compartment…….!! Wallah… We managed to get in and we were over-joyed…!! Well our hearts jumped only upto Aluva Jn. When we reached there we were poped out of the compartment due to rush in a LIFO manner…. Everyone was looking at us and I think that they may have even said that “u guys don’t belong here.. “…..

 

       Well now what to do……!! No way of getting back to home because we created an image that going to IIM was something big thing……!! (Well for us it was a big thing because we aren’t sure whether we would even get a chance to study there in future…!! )… Finally again calling back the Bus Stand we were informed that there is a airbus to Kozhikode via Aluva By-pass within 30mins.. So inorder to catch that we rushed to by-pass in a great hurry using an autorikshaw…!!  Since we were millionaires we even didn’t mind of canceling the train ticket ( because if we to need cancel it we need to return back to our boarding place..!!)… Finally we reached the by-pass and waited for the bus to come..!! Time went on ticking but no sign of the bus..!! Getting really bored and angry…! But Anand Chettan managed to move his time by playing with stones and by moving here and there along the road… and finally i joined him too… but here comes the bus that we waited for…..!! yuppee……. the bus didn’t stop…… 

 

And now what….???? We called again the bus station and decided to go to Trichur and fetch a Bus to Kozhikode from there…..!! Well the bus came and we didn’t get that too……!! Now to run our time and to reach our destination we planned to take a lift…!! We started waving our hands… but no use….!! finally a tourist bus showed some kindness…!!! But they made us pay for the kindness by paying hiked bus fare…….. Since the bus was only upto Trichur and was following another route from there we asked them to drop us @ Trichur..!! Well time for some relaxation…!! After 2 hours they dropped us saying that we will get bus from here….!! (How kind of them na…???)… Well not really……!! Well to know if there is a bus soon we went to a auto-driver…!! and taking our remaining breath away he said that no buses will stop here….!! we need to travel a lot more i.e Rs. 75 (This is the discounted rate since the driver was going in our same route itself..!! and  If we get that stupid idiots we don’t know what we would do…!! )… Finally reaching the bus station we got bus and reached our destination safe and sound….!! 

This is the story part  from boarding to destination only… and now comes the return…..!! 

 

After the program was over we decided to return back home that day itself…!! But as we got out we came to know that due some function of the muslims there, no buses will be available and even if there are buses it will take about 2 to 4 hours to reach the Kozhikode bus stand which actually needs 30mins… Well we reached our stay place very hardly and Anand Chettan since tired he wished to go back next day….!! But here too I was the one having the desire to go back…..!! Our friends @ Kozhikode tried their best to get help to get  us to town… but no use… But this time too my side won..(Well I am very thankful to our friends @ Kozhikode and moreover  Anand Chettan  for again staying with me..!!)

                        Well we decided to go by their bikes.. The starting was fun..!! As soon as we started the bike me and the guy in the bike fell down..!! ( My mistake….. My leg collided with his leg..).. .Well finally they dropped us @ bus stand travelling 25kms.. ( I am very thankful to them for doing all the helps……!!).. Well after sometime waiting the bus came.. But this time we didn’t miss the bus…!! 

 

  Anand Chettan managed to get a seat and me didn’t get one..! Well since we both were very tired i told Anand Chettan to sit on ma lap (He won’t hold me…!!! )… well Anand sat for sometime, but couldn’t sit for long…!! Well then we came in a deal that we shall exchange the seat at some time intervals… Well since my idea I was the first to be seated….!! Well enjoying the seat I fell asleep… But it didn’t last for long…!! ( Time to exchange the seat…!! )… Well Anand Chettan fell asleep as soon as he just sat there….!! Well since I was very much soaked out, I managed to sit down on the stairs of the bus… and was gonna enjoy my relaxation…!! But suddenly our bus just gave a feather touch to a traveller in front of us and we were @ middle of the way…..!! 

 

                  Feeling sleepy, angry with the crash and with me, Anand Chettan became very reckless….!! Well what could I say..?? Still Anand Chettan didn’t say a single word to me….!! He still stood with me….!! (Thanx buddy…..!!!!! I love u very much…..!!!)….. Well after an hour another bus showed up and we managed to get into that and finally reached our destination..!! ( Home sweet home … —- > for Anand Chettan…. I was forced to go to college to some major stuffs…..!! )……

 

Well this was the best trip I ever had….!! Moreover luck was with us from the beginning itself…!! Oh God, don’t ever give me another such trip to remember…. this one is more than enough…!!