Tuesday, July 3, 2007

Steps forward

Another very good friend of mine, Malathi, had left from our house in Chennai to pursue her higher studies at IIT, Chennai for her MBA, yesterday. I am really glad for her…and miss her...

Train Delay

Last weekend I had left to my place and had booked in RaptiSagar Train 5211, a week before, since my brother was planning to come home for the weekend from Mumbai after 5 months I think... He had initially planned to come during this week mid and leave by the weekend (8th July) and he had changed his plan all of a sudden due to some meetings...

I had to book the tickets in a hurry and since train had its departure from Chennai at 00:05 hrs, I thought it would be tolerable for me to wait for 3 hrs in the station and was at the station at 21:20 hrs, I took a novel (Are you afraid of dark, Sydney’) ... and to my shock I came to know that the train since its coming from North usually reaches Chennai 4 -5 hrs late.... Gaaaawwwd... can’t get worse...

Finally the train came at 04:38 am… literally depressing!! I did go back home and return around 3:30 am, Thanks to my friend…

During the journey, I did see few ladies begging and one of whom had leprosy (It looked so like that). She had her whole lip missing, I gave some money and after she left I could not stop myself from thinking about the sight. I was almost depressed I think… I am sure I would do something to help them in future.. I promise..

Reached home at 13:30 hrs... Finally... But the journey was not all that bad (traveling for the first time alone is a day train) … and the climate was a lil short of being perfect…