College Trip

Lately all the vacation has been spent at home and i missed many occasions last year. So it was my friend/class mate's marriage, which brought an "occasion" for a nice get-together.

Initial plan portryaed it as an inexpensive trip because i thought of visiting my parents after this marriage. But a sudden appointment on Monday changed the scope. If i had to come back my monday morning using inexpensive transport, i will have to start on sunday evening and whole purpose of the trip (attending marriage) will be tossed. So tried to think a little about expense and fun involved, but finally made decision with an absent mind and decided to go.

By friday evening, 2 of us were at Bangalore and headed to my friend, later took more than air time. We had 2 hours time in Bangalore and we know every minute has to be counted. Food was totally ignored that night and i was surprised to see Gobi masala on my plate (with no naan/roti/chapathi/rice) instead of Manchurian - the ultimate side dish for any vegeterian involved booze party. We had enough fun with an intoxicant friend disturbing neighbour.

Landed in Chittoor by Morning in a famous lodge. It is always exciting to recollect old memories (good or bad) and that too in a place where we spent our first four years of maturity (Engineering college time).

We headed to college to keep the pace and college trip was a disaster meeting single professor and arguing with him for restrictions imposed during our engineering. It was totally unnecessary but the "clarity" factor in answers was amazing. After all, he is one of my fav professors.

Afternoon - we visited our town's best theater to watch "Leader" and it was a satisfactory investment for us.

Evening - We planned kanipakam, which didn't happen and we started our party with 2 more people joining us. Saturday night was amazing with few people completely out of their mind and generating humor. We got them for atleast few years :-).

One more interesting part is money shortage, i was expecting a deposit on Saturday, which didn't happen. Not sure if it is coincidence, no body got money. We gave some business to Vijay Mallya due to the shortage, but never got convinced and spent what ever we had.

First half of sunday was almost dead with hangover around room. Afternoon, we visited Kanipakam and had good darshan. Again, we were accompanied by few more people and party followed and all of a sudden our pockets were full :-).

We headed to function and met few of our old friends..shared where abouts...dispersed later at night ending the trip with a walk on famous road :-)

An expensive though but a satisfactory trip.

A long vacation

What ever circumstances lead to this vacation, its turning out to be a good one. After joining Accenture on March 16th few years back, i was into shifts. Shifts brings week end in the middle of the week, so better to forget about vacation. After leaving the first company, with in a gap of 0 days, i joined another company and same with next company. If i look back, there was no term called "vacation" all these years.

Now i have 3 month long vacation, though circumstances which brought this vacation is little odd. But a fact that, i have a secure job after this break makes me feel happy.

Though planned to make some part time teaching out of this vacation, it didn't happen.

But my nephew and niece, they occupy nearly half of my time. Their commitment to break every thing at home, kicking and jumping on me (its so hard to secure few places, they can't understand it), envy among each other, exploring all electronic items, playing, singing, rhymes, games....etc....its fun, real fun.

I never play games, but for a change, i am playing few facebook games. Reading books, its going on rocket pace..completed 3 books in 3 weeks (books are heavy enuf)...

So altogether a good vacation.....