The Journey!! Part 1:From Calicut to Cochin

Well, Folks, I am in Kuwait right now! The place I consider my home. As many of you know, I was born and bought up in Kuwait. It has been over an year since I had last been here. I would have been here earlier had it not been for the freaking major project evaluation. Certain things have changed over here leaving me in utter despair, but again there are certain things that are still intact giving me a ray of hope or rather a sigh of relief.

Well, My journey from Calicut was indeed a tale. I boarded a KSRTC bus from Calicut to Ernakulam( from where I was supposed to take the flight). Things went pretty well from Calicut to thrissur where I was all alone on a 3 seater bench!! I was literally sleeping on the seat. But to my horror, Two hefty fat gentlemen got in at Thrissur. For our convenience, lets call them Billy and Bob. As I saw them approach towards my seat, I knew I had to make a choice of the seats before they did!! I opted for the window seat in case things got a little sweaty. As I proceeded to make my thought into action, to my horror I found myself already at the window seat quicker than I actually anticipated. Besides this I also felt my right leg being crushed against the frame of the bus before it became numb after which I did not feel it at all. I really wanted to give both Billy and Bob the address of the nearest gym with a special note which said that I have nothing against obese people but again I did not want them to use me as a punching bag for the rest of the journey.

Striking a conversation in the bus is perhaps the most suffocating thing to do. I have been in all sorts of situations. Some of them are listed below:

1. A Tamilian dude who talked to me in tamil for 3 hours. I didnt understand a word he said. I even tried telling him that I didnt know tamil, but clearly HE REFUSED TO BELIEVE ME!!

2. An Astrologer- He read my palm and told me that I was a lazy person with a lot of luck. I told him to tell me something I dont know. I mean most guys in their early twenties are lazy. You dont need my palm to predict that.

3. An old man who served as an officer in some wildlife sanctuary. He told me stories of Balu, Mowgli, Bageetha and some other animals and birds right from the year he joined. I believe it was 1975 or somthing. I WASNT EVEN BORN THEN!!

Most of the times, I dont start a conversation. I use my north Indian complexion and the bits and pieces of Hindi I know to avoid them. But in case I get caught in one, then I try yawning and looking elsewhere to avoid continuing the conversation. Bob was sitting right beside me. He was a fat man in his mid-thirties, medium complexion, thick moustache and HE SMELLED LIKE SOCKS!! I could not turn to his side leaving me with a stiff neck for the next two days. When I thought things couldnt get any worse, there again MURPHY's LAW was proved again. Half way through the journey, I felt this sudden jolt of pressure on my left shoulder. Alas, Bob fell asleep and his head had unknowingly landed on my shoulders. It was so annoying and at the same time embarrassing too. I tried pushing him over to billy's shoulder but obviously his head weighed more than double my whole body weight. The only way, I got him to swing was by moving front and back. After he hit his head twice, he swung over to billy's shoulders and remained there for the rest of the journey. They really looked perfect for each other in that frame.

I reached kaloor at around 8.30 that night, took the last bus to my house at 9.10pm. Things went pretty smooth there other than the part where I fell on a completely drunk stranger as the bus moved.( I was carrying 3 bags and the driver was driving as if there was no tomorrow). He asked me at which position I played for the kerala soccer team but I guess that's his way of saying "NICE LEGS".

Anyways, I was so glad to finally reach home after that tedious travel. Unfortunately, My joy didnt last long. WHAT HAPPENED??! Find out in "The Journey part 2". Coming soon only on http://unique-not-wierd.blogspot.com/

The 'Righteous' wrong and the 'fallacious' fact

"Things alter for the worse spontaneously, if they be not altered for the better designedly"-
Francis Bacon.

From most people's view, I would say the past 2 months of my life has been governed by this quote. I frantically find myself at a place that I never imagined I would be. If I were to be compared with myself now and two years ago, the change is clearly discernible. The change in my perspective is the most significant of them all. Well, the important question I asked myself was " AM I UNHAPPY WITH THIS?!"

I would be lying if I said I was least bothered about this. Well, I was bothered because the society was!! I felt like they were conspicuously plotting against me. Everywhere I went I could see people smiling or greeting me but as soon as I turned my back, I could visualize them murmuring and gossiping. At first, I thought I was just being paranoid, but when I realized word was spreading fast and when certain of my "close" friends came and asked me if the things that they had heard were true. Well, that is when I realized that my instincts were always good!!

The fact of the matter is "Nobody can define RIGHT or WRONG perfectly!!" To some people, Drinking, Thinking green all are just another way of killing time. "Hobby" or "Past time" is what they refer it to as! To others it is the greatest evil known to mankind making them malevolent towards those who perform the above cited rituals. While there are still another set of people who change their opinion from one group to another supporting the majority in the group(SPINELESS CUM BAGS!!).

Well, Most of us come into one of the above mentioned categories. So I ask u again "Who among us can say what is Right and Wrong?!!" it is so evident that all the three groups are flawed in their own way.

"RIGHT" AND "WRONG" is a matter of perspective. It is not fixed. It varies with people. One man's Right maybe another man's Wrong. If Right and wrong were fixed, then Earth would have been equivalent to Heaven.

So The change that I have undergone, for the better or worse?! Truth of the matter is I really Do not know what the majority opinion is!! All I can say is that your life revolves around you and not around other people and their opinions " YOU ARE THE MASTER OF YOUR LIFE, LOVE, LAUGHTER, FATE and DEEDS, SO LIVE YOUR LIFE TO YOUR FANCIES AND WHIMS"