The much needed break from LIFE!!!

10 days and 4 metros, i tink i was living a dream. i call it the tale of 4metros :) dec 22 i ws in mumbai and today the 10th of jan, i rite ds from Delhi. dec 22 lunch, i ws a frustrated man, wt no hope in life. the rain had pissed my ass off. the fungus in my clothes made me feel miserable and helpless. nd then the journey began.aaj hosh me aya hu. i feel nothin ws real, i feel all was a dream. i boarded d flite to mumbai on 22nd.it was an indian airlines flite. i got the emergency window seat.definetely felt like a govt vehicle.d seats wer dirty.push back sucked.more than anything the broken window freaked me out.it ws fixed using celo tape.i slightly thot that it was my last trip evr, specially wen i saw d 55yr old air hostess.there 4 of them.i finally rchd mumbai.my fav city. had to spend the whole nite dr.d airport ws awesome. ccd servd drinks.needed nothin more.came bk to chennai the next day.the second metro on the list.ws tired wt no sleep last nite.had a good sleep. had dinner at sea crest. wnt on bike came back in car.ws special. d nxt day i ws in pondy.visited matri mandir.it had changed a lot nd ws nw an awesome place.dinner at grt wsnt good.dnt like d place or food. kala jamun got ovr by d time i rchd desserts.i ws pissed.d next day ws at pasha. ws d frst time i ws goin 2 a pub.it ws grt nd funny at the same time.saw a tharki uncle there.OMG.lust ws in d air..hehe..flew down to kolkata the next day.3rd metro.met chinku nd titash.saw a movie wt dem..had a good time at kolkata.drove more than 150kms on road.if u want to come back alone aftr a drive in kolkkata..dnt look straight look left nd right.cz vehicles come frm ny dirction to attack you. travelled in metro wt mehta. it ws awful.it ws normal local train wt automatic doors..hehe..no ac in station..really looked like d oldest metro in india..lost badminton game to titash.its ok, it ws a close match and it ws d frst time in zillion years i ws playing d game..31st nite wsnt dt exciting..had dinner wt frnds, came bak home by 11..watchd tv nd slept..5th jan sat in rajdhani.ws excited .d train ws on time till kanpur, 6th jan 530am.i ws happy.got ready nd sat dwn.bt the train took 14hours to cover the next 4hours.it ws dissapointin nd frustrating.even cycles wer overtaking us.there ws a gal nxt to me frm assam, horrible..chaat dali mujhe..bagal wale uncle se itna frndly hui as if padosi ho..d frst dng dt came out of her mouth ws rajdhani ka suffer sbse borin hota hain..who askd u dumbass.. she ws starin at me a lot..finally said ki"am gettin attrctd to dt round dng of urs..i ws shoked.. bt dn realized it ws dt round.. dn strtd tinkin wt is round in me? as a matr of fact itna mota hua hu ki full ek round hu ab.. it seems she ws talkin about my locket.. :P pure safar me chaati..to top it all she got an assamese couple nxt to us..strtd talkin in assamese..bihu chu chi cha..blah blaha..d guy ws delhi asaamese association head or smdng..gv her hs card..nd dy continued..blu bhsbd wmdw jefe..smdng smdng..pure safar me upar,ncihe side se bengali sunke pak chuka tha..and nw assamese too..awsm.. d fog ws at its best. i did tink of getting dwn couple of times nd taking a cab..rchd delhi at 4pm.had lunch at a chinese rest .wnt to india gate latr.india ggate ws good.dnt gt ny patriotic kinda feelin as rashi asked, but did get a good feeling being der. cdnt c nydng else due to d fog.the next day we wr supposd to go agra 2 c d taj nd do wah taj. :P got up at 330am to find out that the train ws 5hrs late (wch ws latr cancelled),the fog had left us with 0 visibility.nothing ws seen.smhw we rchd d highway nd strtf ollowing the cars ahead.d cabbie took us to bikaner house tellin ul gt buses to agra frm here.wn we got dwn ppl said u gt buses to rajasthan here as a mattr of fact.we took an auto, he took us to chandni chowk, to a travel agent.d guy said agra aaj band he.i ws surprised, hw cn a city b closed.sm vip function at taj mahal but still.. :P we cnfrmd it wt odr agent too. so wah taj karne ka sapna paani me..530am, visibility upto 50m, nd we wer at chandni chwk..chai piya nd wnt to a gurudwara in frnt of us.ws nice.my frst time.ws a bit tensd ki kch gadbad na kardu nd pit na jau sardaro se.almst did dt wn i read sm guru's name nd laughed. sm sujamal kinda name tha, jodha akbar ka sujamal yaad agya achanak..hehe..we dn wnt to red fort.we wr at d gate bt cdnt see it cz of d fog,gate ka foto liya nd agya..dn we spnt sm time in d metro.awsm.ekdum vides mafik.kabile taareef metro.. :) got down at d famous CP. had breakfast at McD nd left fr vasant vihar.we had to kill time nd movie ws d best way to do it.saw rocket singh.hall me dr wer only d 3 of us. VIP type feelin ayai.. had lunch at that mall nd left for qutub minar.nice place.purane raja log bhi awms buildings banaye the.again kabile taareef.. :)

[to be continued from chennai]

d nxt day had to catch a train to moradabad at 530.aaj to jyada fog hona hi tha.aaj highway pe bhi kch nai dikhrahatha.smhw d taxi driver took us .wahabhi khatrnk fog.cdnt c nydng fr more dn 40-50m. left fr station at 445 expcting my train to b on time,cz last 1week it had been on time.i ws tinkin ki it ws jst a special train, hw cn it b on time wn all odr trains r late or cancelled.i gt d ans d day i travelled.but usidn 1hr late tha..wch ws decent considering that trains wer min 5-6hrs late.d pilot ws awsm.wo masti me apna chalta tha.mtlb nai use fog nd visibility ka, horn non stop marta tha nd chal deta tha.it ws on odrs part to move away frm d track,rajdhani should hire him. :) d initial plan ws dt ki hum usdin wala hi safari karenge bt dn seein dt all r reachin late we thot wel stay inside(dhikala-best place in jim corbet to stay) nd go for safari on 8th.we rchd moradabad at 1030.ate nd took a cab fr ramnagar at 145.rchd dr around 330.we got 2rooms at dhikala fr 5.d pblm ws odr 5 wr reachin late. wn we found dt d room charges we 5k nd also dt we wont be able to see d odr 5 at safari d next day, we decided that we will stay outside wt dem.canclld d room nd wnt to a motel near by.it ws good.tent nd camp fire nd ws cheap too. d cab driver took us on a safari dt evenin at 7.we saw deers.it ws exciting as it ws our frst animal.latr dy lost der value as saale har jagah dikhrahethe.we stoppd d gypsy at a place nd drank.mast jagah thi.neeche nadi upar hum..:) we wnt back, camped nd strtd drinkin..the 10 of us wer animesh,nitin,paroksh,anurag,saket,rajesh,pratik,ravi and akshay.drank nd ate a lot.bt chadi nai cz it ws freezing cold der.phat ke hath me agyi thi.d last time ds term rchd d height in my life ws wen i ws in 9th nd ws about to be rusticated. ds time it ws worse.new height achieved by the term :P..ws wearing 2half sleeve t-shirt,1full t-shirt,1shirt,1-baniyan,1-jacket.fir bhi fat rai thi.imagine hw cold it wd hv been.d next day wnt fr a walk nd also to take print out of our retrn tikt wt anurag nd animesh.d walk ws nice, thand me.had samosa,gajar halwa,tea,jalebi.ws a nice exp.nw it ws time fr d safari..we hired two gypsys..strtd d safari at around 2.. thode door jate hi ek mast jagah thi..kind of an elevated place wt d river view niche ki aur and d odr end also had jungle. we wer lookin at the deers wen we suddnly heard a roar. we halted and aftr smtime we hear 2 roars. d guide told it ws d tiger mating roar.awesome..halka sa roar tha but jungle goonj utha..paroksh at that moment askd"do dy use protection?" hehe.. it ws funy.i sugstd we wait.sex ke baad pani pine to aaenge nadi main..hehe..guide told ki a tiger cn have sex 75times a day..awesome capacity.. tiger is my sex god.. i wonder hw mch cn a lion do.. thode der wait kiye we gt restless nd moved on..kafi lamba programme tha tiger couple ka nd we dnt wana distrb.. bt it ws a bad decission..aage bs hathi,langoor,murgi dikhe..overall the safari ws good bs tiger bhi dikh jata to maza aata.. we rchd bk around 6..hisaab nd all hua nd odrs left..bs hum 5 the..our train ws at 950, station jake pta chala 1hr late..we wer worried wdr wel rch delhi alive cz sleeper me tha tikt.. i ws wearing 1 banian,1 inner,2tshirts,1shirt,1jacket..fir bhi thand se kaap rhatha..station me ek swedish uncle mile..he ws in india frm 60's..he spent his honeymoon in srinagar..bht jalaya wo hamari..few of his dialogues jisne hamari jalaai:

1)i saw 3 tigers yesterday (y dnt we go yestrday :( )

2)i have seen 9 tigers here in total (tigers bi saale firangio ko darshan khoob dete hai)

3)everybody i meet in india is an engineer nd ds smdng wt computers

4)we r 9million ppl nd we hv to compete wt all u

5)i saw bengal tiger in sunderban

6)i hv been to ranthambore, nice place..u shud go

that ws it..the train came nd we departed..kch der baat kiya..latr al decided to snooze..mine ws upper..raat bhar dhangse sonai paya..bht gandi thand thi..i ws tinkin ki il die..bachunga nai..fir dn thot ki aur kya pehnu..itna to pehna hu..ndng cn be done..jo hoga dekh jega..latr i found dt all odrs wer tinkin d same..rchd delhi around 540..gurgaon gya nd slept..woke up at 12..left fr chennai at 8..flite late by 30mins..rchd chennai at 11..ekdum man nai tha aaneka..chennai,logica,garmi yai tha man me..i got d last row in flite..evry 5mins sm1 wnt to d loo nd d flush sound dstrb my peace..d seat vibratd too..cdnt sleep.. came to receive d luggage on belt 5..man me tha ki time lagega..usually mere sath hota hain..bt to my surprise d 3rd bag ws mine..i cdnt believe my eyes..bt den there u go..it ws so hot in chennai dt i had to remove all but 1 tshirts..mera bas karta to wo bhi utaar deta..

so that is it.. 4 metros, 9states, lotsa love and whisky, little adventure, few chopas, frozen ass, 0 visibility nd finally chennai...my trip ends.. i feel it ws a dream.. hope logica shuts down soon :)