Coast To Coast!!!
hello people.. WISH U ALL A HAPPY N EVENTFUL 2005!!! The dullest and boring new year eve i've ever had...Spent the whole night in the train... was talkng on the phone until i could.Man .. it was really hard to kill time... then finally slept off...
The morning was beautiful ushering in the first day of the year.We were on the West Coast Express going to cannanore for a marriage.Pretty bad trip as only 3 people could turn up and the rest had given so many good reasons.Guess this condition will never improve with our class.Okidoci... getting back... the God's Own Country was super cool and the view from the compartment's footstep's were absolutely smashing.
Bala and satheesh were getting some heat thro the coffee drinks n also thro the tobacco cylinders.I was jus admiring the nature and it was disheartening to see the new concrete half-built bridges all around the place.These kerala people have a kinship towards these railroad junctions i suppose... every ten min's there would be a junction.But considering the amount of traffic on the road it was ok... Man ... if it had been chennai... u'll never reach from adyar to spencer's in 2 hours.The train then stopped at Calicut and i was dying out of HUNGER!!But all v could was some PALAMPORI and Chaaya!!!... I would never take the dosa's from a train that too from kerala.Have a nice experience with that.They make these dosas with COCONUT OIL!!! man all i could think of when i smell that is HAIR!!!
We finally arrived in KANNUR RS.It was a great disappointment for us.The climate was no better than
Chennai.Infact it was hot n humid than chennai.I was expecting a cold winter at this time of the
year.Anyways... we went out of the station and found out that the prodigal ENGINEER of Kannur has not
arrived to take us home.I was informed that we would be staying in a beach resort... and i knew where that place was ... but we were not sure whether to check in there or not.The mobiles work a bit well in Kannur.. and finally got jazz on line... and his next q was ... WHAT?? U HAVE COME TO KANNUR ??? Then we left satheesh to guard the precious gift n bags and went in search of an ATM.. we had to walk a KM to find an ATM.. damn... the SBI ATM shelled out two 500 notes for 1000... GOD's Own Country doesnt have anything in HUNDREDS i suppose...
Then after a long wait for almost an hour ... again a call from Jazz.. Then finally we had to catch an auto and goto his place.We could 've done that earlier so that i could have done somethnig about my rumble in the STOMACH...When we reached his place... i was astonished to c him... i mean i saw hiim only last week... but 4 days... n he had lost some 4 r 5 kilos...We were praising him for the amount of work he would've done for the wedding...The auto ride was too smooth and reached soon..It took only 20 rs for a distance similar from Satyam till Mylapore... CAN U BELIEVE???It would 've cost some 50 r 60 in Chennai...
We finally got settled after the formalities in jazz's room.After a small freshen-up session we were
ready to hit the table.. My stomach was already growling... Man... food... kerala cuisine... my
favorite... We had Rice Pudding's and Fish Curry... i gobbled up some 10 r 12 puddings with some 7 r 8 fishes...Then slept till 330... By the time other two guests had come from INFOSYS... and we were jus sitting and talking...
The marriage function had started by then.. They have a strange marriage formalities... First the formal talks happen between both the families and a date is finalised.Then the wedding takes place for 3 days.On the first day the girl is asked for her acceptance from the Mosque and also to the boy... Then the next day,the registrar from the mosque comes for the formal sign up and formalities at the girls place and then completes the routine at the boy's house also.... Then that night two seperate receptions are held... one at the boy's house and one at the girls house... We were at the reception in the girls house.We went in wished Jazz's sister and presented the gift,took some snaps and left...
Then on the third day, the ladies from the boy's house visit the girl's house and viceversa... and so
many other rituals.. man... i'm getting tired... One of the main events in this marriage is that everyone should go and c the girl's room in the house.The best thing is the girl stays at her mom's
place itself and the boy leaves his home and comes and stays with the girl's family..forever. Completely opposite to the way we do.. strange but nice.So the girl's family decorates the girl's room with all kinda goodies.. before the groom comes home... On the third day,finally the groom comes over to the house.That's when they both meet up.Till then bride n the groom never meet each her.Thats the best part of this marriage!!!man ... i'm tired of typing this whole thing... actually i left out quite a few details from this.... PLEASE SPARE ME!!!
By the time these functions were going on, we slipped away to go for some snapshots of kannur.. first we went to the baby beach... and then the light house... then came back just in time to hav the dinner... Man...all that u can find under the category VEG in the area was Raitha and pickles!!!I was just wondering wat'll happen if some vegetarian had come here!!!Food was super good... i filled up myself till throat level all the time i was there in kannur...That night was wild... We went to our rooms.. in Golden Regency.Then all of Jazz's friends had come and then we had a wild time.Four BACARDI's and Tender coconut water n sprite... man i was getting sick of it... but wanted to taste more ... then i was tempted to take in too much ... and did more than what i expected... finally went to sleep around 2.The next day... the hotel room was looking like a TSUNAMI hit coastal town!!!no place keep the foot down... all filled with u know what!! then we moved to another room.being the only Engineer there and the only software professional, Jazz has some high level ... man i mean it... really high level contacts and influence.We then took bath and waited till one of his friends came and picked us up... just in time for lunch.again the same story... then a nice sleep after getting back to the hotel...
Then came the interesting part.Already Kannur was hot n sultry.To make matters worst ... the power went off... So after ten mins of sweating like a pig in the room... i decided to get out... I dressed up and came n got the auto to the St.Angelo's Fort. This fort is supposed to be built by Tipu Sultan n stands intact till date.It also has a long underground tunnel running about 80kms to another fort on the coast.I've been here a lot of times but this was my trip alone here.I decided not to go inside the fort and finally went to the harbour where a stretch of Artificial road goes into the sea for half a kilometer jus to offer a view of the Violent Arabian Sea.
That night after 'Au Revoir'ing to all out there in that rustic n sweet coastal town in God's Own
Country...we boarded the bus to Coimbatore.Man i was there at my home jus a week back and i hated going back so soon.But had no choice.So started out... but this time Hutch Roaming had found a decent partner network Escotel... which kept me busy for a while n then i went to sleep.The bus was cruising at top speed and we had reached Cbe an hour earlier than the scheduled time.We finally reached home n crashed in the bed.
The following afternoon we were in PSGTECH ... our alma mater... and bala did the most astonishing thin when we passed it in the bus to get down in the next bus stop.He prayed looknig at it .. and man.. he was serious about that!!! what a grateful look dudes.. u people shud 've seen that!!!He was ruling the place n heart a year ago!!! I mean the hearts of a lot of girls... and i was jus thinking... what if they see him now.. with that gripping muscles and the Anniyan Haircut!!!And the whole day i was patrolling all the roads in the college.Met some of the juniors and then a couple of my friends... My sis... and she was pestering me about anu and then finally she was successful in taking anu's no from my mobile... man... good thing i told anu abt this.. cos i know my sis better...We were getting ready when the mobile blarred around 8.For a moment i thought it was Anu.. and my sis had done something...But it was Ranjith from RMG .. and i
had been alloted into a project.. so soon... damn... I was happy that my boredom wil come to an end and also woprried that i have to travel to Cathedral Road office this time... SOMEBODY SAVE ME!!!
Nothing much went on till that night... finally packed up everything and left CBE... 3rd time in a
row... that weekend... swearing i wont caome again for 2 more months... i boarded the train and reached office, anxious to meet my new team.
The morning was beautiful ushering in the first day of the year.We were on the West Coast Express going to cannanore for a marriage.Pretty bad trip as only 3 people could turn up and the rest had given so many good reasons.Guess this condition will never improve with our class.Okidoci... getting back... the God's Own Country was super cool and the view from the compartment's footstep's were absolutely smashing.
Bala and satheesh were getting some heat thro the coffee drinks n also thro the tobacco cylinders.I was jus admiring the nature and it was disheartening to see the new concrete half-built bridges all around the place.These kerala people have a kinship towards these railroad junctions i suppose... every ten min's there would be a junction.But considering the amount of traffic on the road it was ok... Man ... if it had been chennai... u'll never reach from adyar to spencer's in 2 hours.The train then stopped at Calicut and i was dying out of HUNGER!!But all v could was some PALAMPORI and Chaaya!!!... I would never take the dosa's from a train that too from kerala.Have a nice experience with that.They make these dosas with COCONUT OIL!!! man all i could think of when i smell that is HAIR!!!
We finally arrived in KANNUR RS.It was a great disappointment for us.The climate was no better than
Chennai.Infact it was hot n humid than chennai.I was expecting a cold winter at this time of the
year.Anyways... we went out of the station and found out that the prodigal ENGINEER of Kannur has not
arrived to take us home.I was informed that we would be staying in a beach resort... and i knew where that place was ... but we were not sure whether to check in there or not.The mobiles work a bit well in Kannur.. and finally got jazz on line... and his next q was ... WHAT?? U HAVE COME TO KANNUR ??? Then we left satheesh to guard the precious gift n bags and went in search of an ATM.. we had to walk a KM to find an ATM.. damn... the SBI ATM shelled out two 500 notes for 1000... GOD's Own Country doesnt have anything in HUNDREDS i suppose...
Then after a long wait for almost an hour ... again a call from Jazz.. Then finally we had to catch an auto and goto his place.We could 've done that earlier so that i could have done somethnig about my rumble in the STOMACH...When we reached his place... i was astonished to c him... i mean i saw hiim only last week... but 4 days... n he had lost some 4 r 5 kilos...We were praising him for the amount of work he would've done for the wedding...The auto ride was too smooth and reached soon..It took only 20 rs for a distance similar from Satyam till Mylapore... CAN U BELIEVE???It would 've cost some 50 r 60 in Chennai...
We finally got settled after the formalities in jazz's room.After a small freshen-up session we were
ready to hit the table.. My stomach was already growling... Man... food... kerala cuisine... my
favorite... We had Rice Pudding's and Fish Curry... i gobbled up some 10 r 12 puddings with some 7 r 8 fishes...Then slept till 330... By the time other two guests had come from INFOSYS... and we were jus sitting and talking...
The marriage function had started by then.. They have a strange marriage formalities... First the formal talks happen between both the families and a date is finalised.Then the wedding takes place for 3 days.On the first day the girl is asked for her acceptance from the Mosque and also to the boy... Then the next day,the registrar from the mosque comes for the formal sign up and formalities at the girls place and then completes the routine at the boy's house also.... Then that night two seperate receptions are held... one at the boy's house and one at the girls house... We were at the reception in the girls house.We went in wished Jazz's sister and presented the gift,took some snaps and left...
Then on the third day, the ladies from the boy's house visit the girl's house and viceversa... and so
many other rituals.. man... i'm getting tired... One of the main events in this marriage is that everyone should go and c the girl's room in the house.The best thing is the girl stays at her mom's
place itself and the boy leaves his home and comes and stays with the girl's family..forever. Completely opposite to the way we do.. strange but nice.So the girl's family decorates the girl's room with all kinda goodies.. before the groom comes home... On the third day,finally the groom comes over to the house.That's when they both meet up.Till then bride n the groom never meet each her.Thats the best part of this marriage!!!man ... i'm tired of typing this whole thing... actually i left out quite a few details from this.... PLEASE SPARE ME!!!
By the time these functions were going on, we slipped away to go for some snapshots of kannur.. first we went to the baby beach... and then the light house... then came back just in time to hav the dinner... Man...all that u can find under the category VEG in the area was Raitha and pickles!!!I was just wondering wat'll happen if some vegetarian had come here!!!Food was super good... i filled up myself till throat level all the time i was there in kannur...That night was wild... We went to our rooms.. in Golden Regency.Then all of Jazz's friends had come and then we had a wild time.Four BACARDI's and Tender coconut water n sprite... man i was getting sick of it... but wanted to taste more ... then i was tempted to take in too much ... and did more than what i expected... finally went to sleep around 2.The next day... the hotel room was looking like a TSUNAMI hit coastal town!!!no place keep the foot down... all filled with u know what!! then we moved to another room.being the only Engineer there and the only software professional, Jazz has some high level ... man i mean it... really high level contacts and influence.We then took bath and waited till one of his friends came and picked us up... just in time for lunch.again the same story... then a nice sleep after getting back to the hotel...
Then came the interesting part.Already Kannur was hot n sultry.To make matters worst ... the power went off... So after ten mins of sweating like a pig in the room... i decided to get out... I dressed up and came n got the auto to the St.Angelo's Fort. This fort is supposed to be built by Tipu Sultan n stands intact till date.It also has a long underground tunnel running about 80kms to another fort on the coast.I've been here a lot of times but this was my trip alone here.I decided not to go inside the fort and finally went to the harbour where a stretch of Artificial road goes into the sea for half a kilometer jus to offer a view of the Violent Arabian Sea.
That night after 'Au Revoir'ing to all out there in that rustic n sweet coastal town in God's Own
Country...we boarded the bus to Coimbatore.Man i was there at my home jus a week back and i hated going back so soon.But had no choice.So started out... but this time Hutch Roaming had found a decent partner network Escotel... which kept me busy for a while n then i went to sleep.The bus was cruising at top speed and we had reached Cbe an hour earlier than the scheduled time.We finally reached home n crashed in the bed.
The following afternoon we were in PSGTECH ... our alma mater... and bala did the most astonishing thin when we passed it in the bus to get down in the next bus stop.He prayed looknig at it .. and man.. he was serious about that!!! what a grateful look dudes.. u people shud 've seen that!!!He was ruling the place n heart a year ago!!! I mean the hearts of a lot of girls... and i was jus thinking... what if they see him now.. with that gripping muscles and the Anniyan Haircut!!!
had been alloted into a project.. so soon... damn... I was happy that my boredom wil come to an end and also woprried that i have to travel to Cathedral Road office this time... SOMEBODY SAVE ME!!!
Nothing much went on till that night... finally packed up everything and left CBE... 3rd time in a
row... that weekend... swearing i wont caome again for 2 more months... i boarded the train and reached office, anxious to meet my new team.
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