After my last trip to Singapore 5 years back, this short official trip to Jaipur was the first of it's kinds for me. It is tough to be among so many people but at the same time, it is tough to be alone as well. With that note, let me tell you my experiences.
Monday morning I woke up at 3.15 am to be ready at 4.00 am - I was a zombie because I had slept only around 12.30 the previous night. The cab was right outside my door around 4.15 am. Picked up my boss from his place near east of kailash and off we were on the Delhi-Jaipur highway. The next 5 hours went by in discussing work and working on our respective laptops (it ain't greatest of ideas to travel with you boss!) - we hit jaipur around 9.30 - went to the hotel for a shower and change and were back in office at 10.30 am. The grilling began then. Until 4.30 in the evening, there were meetings one after the other. A quick lunch at 4.45 pm and back for workouts, training session and by the time, it was 7.30 in the evening, I almost felt I will crash. With my tummy not in the best of health, I had to be very particular in what i was eating. After ordering food in the room, eating it half heartedly, popping the 2 medicines which are a routine now for last one week; I finally crashed into bed around 9.30 only to wake up at 5.15 am next morning. I hate it when I am up that early..and I am usually up early, real early. Skipped my breakfast and reached office at 7.45 am again. Until late afternoon, we were busy in meetings. Around 5, my boss comes and tells me that he intends staying for another day. I panicked. The roads to Delhi were blocked some places and I couldn't have taken a chance alone since he wasn't travlling alone. In lfat 5 minutes, I booked myself in IA and reached delhi at 7.00 sharp. People, it is sometimes a bad idea not to carry your camera with you...you come across such brilliant frames...the sky was exceptionally beautiful yesterday..with a silver lining. I did carry my mini cam but could not capture what I wanted to...will post the pictures sometimes soon...you know how my schedule was so all I could click was the view outside my room's window and some things within the room...can you imagine going to a place like jaipur and coming back without shopping? Do that because I just managed to do that. And needless to say how much I hate it.
8 comments:
:( u were to buy me those kholapuri jothis no ???
Arre mondie... Com'on !!! there are times when its fine not to have a camera bag or a shopping bag with you...
You might just notice a few things that you miss out on otherwise... so chill :)
Aur Jaipur sala kaunsa door hai... kisi bhi din bolo, 5 ghante mein gaadi Amer par laga dunga !!! tension nakko !!!
wrking on lappy while on the road... prolly not a good idea to travel with teh boss, as u said...
Shanya - jothis nahi jootis...and yes, I have to buy those for you...I will get them from Delhi haat or lajpatnagar...tell me your size and how do I send it to you...
Om - :-) am smiling...you are a superb friend! Thank you...
Anoop yeah I so much believe that now...
I know I know...
*walks around with more attitude*
At times the hecticness of a trip is the gala part itself..camera to accessory hai, aapne is baar apni aankhon main capture kiya, so that is even better :)
At times we tend to miss the moment as we are too busy trying to capture it........so let some moments be a part of your memories alone.......fleeting enough to fly past you when you shut your eyes.......and if they werent this type, then for sure they werent capturing enough!!!
What say you?!! :)
hey, finally got enrolled in my Doctoral program, so am totally thrilled 'bout it ;)
Om...ha ha...that was cute...
Riju...I agree to what you say...no two ways there...some moments indeed should be a part of your memories alone...but what is the memory cells don't work that efficiently now..:D
lol we southies have a habit of adding "H" for everything...:)
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