Home my sweet home!!! I m coming... its been a long time.. i m missing my parents.. those mellifluent blessings.. those delicious mom cuisine... I was meeting them after a long time, thanks to 6 day working.. that also make the this one a special visit... Now, it actually remind me of 'Harold and Kumar's movie', realizing me u cant get any thing easily. It was Saturday, Vikas and I had planned to leave early (in afternoon), to catch a train at 2:15 pm.. we left at right time.. Rocking driving of Vikas made sure that we reached Dilshad on time, but to our nightmare, parking was closed for Republic day night, it did come in Newspaper and v didnt bother to read it...
Now, we were caught in between, we have a train to catch n got no parking place for night, more over we didnt have two helmets (as required in Delhi but not in Noida).. we tried contacting our friends, finding any one near by, where we can leave our bike safe... we found a couple of friends around but far enough inside Delhi to be caught by Traffic policemen... we thought of going back home (Noida) and then go by BUS, as we know we wont be making it to train now, even if we try parking it in Delhi... After about 15 min of brainstorming we decided to park at a friend's PLACE..
As soon, we crossed first lights, we found traffic policemen were issuing Challans.. we some how skiped them safely.. now as said by our friend, we were looking for some 'Gali no. 7 and a RAM LEELA Ground'.. Inquiring more about d house we came to know that person didnt live there and it was some 'SANSTHA' which was being renovated, so was vacant.. we parked Bike there and left for metro station "Welcome"... i had heard about it many time but was boarding metro form there first time.... i still wonder how it was named...
We (Vikas and me) were having fun, cracking jokes, as difficult part was over... we were to catch next train.. when we reached 'SABZI MANDI' , we saw a train coming on station... we were happy, thinking our train might had been late... we started running towards it, and soon we saw the last coach of train leaving d platform.. we console each other thinking it might be some other train.. but after reaching station v found that it was our train only... sooner a other train came, this one was Goods train (good by name only, nothing good for us)... and it didn't moved for about 20-25 mins.. we know that we will reach late... we started pushing d train, hoping it will move and finally we were successful... by then station was packed with all waiting for 'Jan Shatabdi'.. it was already half an hour late before it reached..
We rushed into d train to find train was already packed.. we were standing in aisle, while those having reserved seats were shifting their luggage n we help them too... we joked with them.. n it felt like there was no problem.. we were smiling, enjoying before a Ticket checker came and announced that there r no seats in train (which ws quite visible) n in this train there is no standing allowed, so de-board it at next station... and all standing passengers were forced to de-board it, before that my friend n I, make fun of TC standing on gate of departing train. Rightly said 'Fortune Favors Brave'... n there was one more train coming behind our's, and heading in same direction... As it was also reserved we had to travel in General couch n it was quite lousy there... but we were lucky to find a better place...
We enjoyed music on head phone and all problems seemed to be gone... n it was quite true... there after all things simplified.... we de-board at Rajpura(actually we have ticket till Ambala only, luckily we didnt run into TC again) , also there we didnt even have to wait for bus, we got a taxi going same way... and in no time we were in our home town... PATIALA... while going back home i had to stop at Railway Crossing... and found d train crossing was d one we had planned to come in... i cant believe that we actually reached earlier then we might had reached if there had been no trouble...
I know how simply fighting problems with 'Smile and Courage' would surly ripe such delightful memories...
Now, we were caught in between, we have a train to catch n got no parking place for night, more over we didnt have two helmets (as required in Delhi but not in Noida).. we tried contacting our friends, finding any one near by, where we can leave our bike safe... we found a couple of friends around but far enough inside Delhi to be caught by Traffic policemen... we thought of going back home (Noida) and then go by BUS, as we know we wont be making it to train now, even if we try parking it in Delhi... After about 15 min of brainstorming we decided to park at a friend's PLACE..
As soon, we crossed first lights, we found traffic policemen were issuing Challans.. we some how skiped them safely.. now as said by our friend, we were looking for some 'Gali no. 7 and a RAM LEELA Ground'.. Inquiring more about d house we came to know that person didnt live there and it was some 'SANSTHA' which was being renovated, so was vacant.. we parked Bike there and left for metro station "Welcome"... i had heard about it many time but was boarding metro form there first time.... i still wonder how it was named...
We (Vikas and me) were having fun, cracking jokes, as difficult part was over... we were to catch next train.. when we reached 'SABZI MANDI' , we saw a train coming on station... we were happy, thinking our train might had been late... we started running towards it, and soon we saw the last coach of train leaving d platform.. we console each other thinking it might be some other train.. but after reaching station v found that it was our train only... sooner a other train came, this one was Goods train (good by name only, nothing good for us)... and it didn't moved for about 20-25 mins.. we know that we will reach late... we started pushing d train, hoping it will move and finally we were successful... by then station was packed with all waiting for 'Jan Shatabdi'.. it was already half an hour late before it reached..
We rushed into d train to find train was already packed.. we were standing in aisle, while those having reserved seats were shifting their luggage n we help them too... we joked with them.. n it felt like there was no problem.. we were smiling, enjoying before a Ticket checker came and announced that there r no seats in train (which ws quite visible) n in this train there is no standing allowed, so de-board it at next station... and all standing passengers were forced to de-board it, before that my friend n I, make fun of TC standing on gate of departing train. Rightly said 'Fortune Favors Brave'... n there was one more train coming behind our's, and heading in same direction... As it was also reserved we had to travel in General couch n it was quite lousy there... but we were lucky to find a better place...
We enjoyed music on head phone and all problems seemed to be gone... n it was quite true... there after all things simplified.... we de-board at Rajpura(actually we have ticket till Ambala only, luckily we didnt run into TC again) , also there we didnt even have to wait for bus, we got a taxi going same way... and in no time we were in our home town... PATIALA... while going back home i had to stop at Railway Crossing... and found d train crossing was d one we had planned to come in... i cant believe that we actually reached earlier then we might had reached if there had been no trouble...
I know how simply fighting problems with 'Smile and Courage' would surly ripe such delightful memories...
