Friday Evening

coming back home this Friday eve, i was thinking of so many things
1.this week's been hectic in office
2.tuesday i can go biking
3.sunday morning i can watch repeat of "Long Way Round". etc etc...
then i saw this little boy ,serving tea outside a roadside stall. a boy whose fingers will go numb serving hot cup of teas over and over again,all his life ,maybe. (god bless him)
now, what must he be thinking on a"Friday Evening"?? :(

Mumbai-Baroda-Mumbai 11-14May'06

when i came to know that Vijay is getting married, my first question was ,where?? Baroda? the answer came in a Yes and immidiately i knew its a fantastic opportunity for a ride. what it also meant was a long awaited reunion with school friends and good'ol times!
Manik and Kunal, iknew, will be game for it . Bipin pulled out at the last minute so it was left to 3 of us to ride on.
11May'06
Picked up Kunal at 04:00AM and left to Manik's place in Andheri. We finally managed to hit the Mumbai-Ahemdabad Highway around 05:00AM. One thing that amazes me is that how quickly and willingly all of us guys get ready for an early mornin ride , we never knew we were so efficient :-)
This was my first time on NH-8 and it was a dream to ride on . the ride was uneventful with miles and miles of smooth tarmac. it was pleasant till 10:00AM and we had fun with all those B'fast, Tea & Pee breaks but after that the sun was out in full fury and that sinking feeling began to creep in. you know the usual - - - its too hot man !!! the bike is boiling !!! i can not feel my back !!!! fry egg on my helmet !!!! one thing we learned , think twice and plan well , really really well , before you venture out on the highways on your motorcycle in summer . it CAN get really ugly at times:-)
Still, Thunderbirds being Thunderbirds , took all the beating (a royal salute to Royal Enfield from all 3 of us) and took us home safely and we reached baroda around 16:00 . at the end of it we were quite happy with our performance considering the amount of planning ( read Zero) we 'd put in .
Next couple of days were enjoyable and relatively comfortable as we did not do any hard riding . Vicky played a perfect host and we got to see baroda through his car's window. One thing that i've noticed is that its an offence to call these so called smaller cities , small . u can get anything that u can possibly think of in Baroda . well , O the times they are a changin--Dylan!!!!
12May'06
Left Baroda @ 19:00 and we knew where we wanted to stop for the night - Surat. The Night driving was pleasant in a way that it was easy on the rider as well as the machine. could not find any decent ( read cheap ;-)) hotel on the highway so had to go 15Km into Surat City , which was okay but it caused forced delay next morning when we lost our way and more importantly ,time in the early morning traffic.
Lesson Learned:: Overnight Stay, closer to highway.Always.
13May'06
Surat-Daman is just over 125Km and we knew today is the day for easy riding. NH-8 is so spotless and uneventful that it sometimes get a tad boring sitting on the bike and staring at the road ahead but we are not complaining , we'll take the good roads , anyday:-)
I was excited to visit Daman as i'd heard a lot bout this place .Manik and Kunal've been to Daman before and have friends in Vapi (closer to daman).
Again , It was time for their friends(especially ,satya) to play host and we really had a wonderful time in Daman.
Playing Cricket after so many years , 10 May be? , on jampore Beach , brought back memories from school days . <>
14May’06
With Mumbai less than 200Km away , we knew what we wanted to do . cruise.
Pollution, dust , noise ..welcomet to mumbai.
We (myself and Kunal) parted ways fro manik just before Borivali and finally managed to reach CBD Belapur around 13:00.

"I have found out that there ain't no surer way to find out whether you like people or hate them than to travel with them." -Mark Twain
4 days , 1000Km , 3 friends , Absolute Fun.

psycology lessons

yesterdayafter i came back from office , 12:00AM the discussion started . saurabh & i discussed on topics ranging from Interpretation of dreams, life after death, reincarnation, deja-voo & what not! it was interesting to know that whe nu experiance certain things , you are not alone , there are people who go through the same feelings & there is something universal that people feel about these things. the discussion lasted for 2 hours & i went to sleep a t0 2:00AM. god! i'll be late for office..again!.