The NAINI Trip.

The most memorable trip I made till date,mesmerising to say the least.

FRO

Woke up in the morning with numb legs.......shook off the sensation and strained my eyes to see where were we?

District Ghaziabad and the names of the places which I forgot the moment the writing on the wall vanished from the sight.

Anyway I had already asked the driver to stop at old gzb bus stand,and was assured of easily alighting out of it.

As the bus was speeding upon a flyover,I looked down and noticed some yellow plastered walls...सरकारी buildings.....then I poked my head out and saw it.Almost impossible to decipher and with layers of paint peeling of was inscribed गाज़ियाबाद बस स्टैंड.ooooooooooohhhhh stop stop.......you told me that you know where to stop.To that the driver quipped अपना स्टॉप है खुद देखो.Cursing under my breath,I got out of the bus.Thank god the only luggage I was carrying was the laptop bag.

Next mission wake up the sleepyhead.I called CHACHA what next?catch an auto to gaur homes.ok.

2 or 3 autorickshaws passed but none of them shared my enthusiasm to reach my destination,A frantic call  to CHACHA  and then he advised me to cross the road.Got to the correct side of the road...... first autorickshaw that came my way and clambered into it.didnt ask for fare,in fact I did not care.Reached the Gaur homes entrance and was stopped by the beedi wielding security guard.Had to wait for CHACHA and then I saw him coming.wearing shorts and face full of hair was difficult to decipher happiness either in walk or in  smile.Nevertheless stayed for 2 days there.......but we are not discussing destinations here?are we?
August 15,2011,Gaur Homes,Ghaziabad.
So,now return trip.Reached by auto to the Ghaziabad bus stand bound auto,which dropped me at a gas station.It was starting to drizzle now and I thought it wise to catch the next auto to Anand Vihar.Around Pacific mall,one car banked hard left suddenly and the auto driver applied the brakes suddenly and as I was sitting alongside the driver and busy talking on the phone and the jolt pushed me out.As I tried to balance myself my right leg rubbed the road and I got a jerk forward the screwed bolt hitting my forehead.Cursing my luck I scrambled out and hoped my luck doesnt remain the same for the larger distance journey,the bus journey.

August 15,2011,Anand Vihar Bus Stand.1830 HRS.
The attendance at the bus stand was surprisingly sparse.Met GEET there and then headed towards the Uttarakhand terminal.Volvo not available and AC bus may be available after 2030 hrs.You know when they say 2030 it means at least 2300......this is the permissible tolerance of roadways.

THE YATRA TO GHAZIABAD.

So, As the national weekend approached everybody and everything seemed to be putting up the same question क्या प्लान है ?किधर को?
And every time I told myself,nah,I would go some(any) where but not remain stranded in the rented rooms of lane 4 model colony.And then I thought lets make a trip to NCR.Will meet CHACHA.So,planned to go along with my very good friend GEET.No,no,hang on You will not have to wait till bibliography for familiarity with these people.Some common characters in my life have been taken up in the prologue itself........

Moving on,decision was made.CHALO DILLI.

TO

2000 hrs LANE 4,MODEL COLONY,RUDRAPUR.12/08/2011.

But there was a small problem.In the early days that THE question was making rounds I had said yes to DHILLA for shimla trip.Which 2 days before materialised into dehra dun trip.I had said yes to him and now the road trip stood cancelled.Anyway,Packed up the bags and hired a cycle rickshaw for Rudrapur Bus Stand.We would've just crossed the rudra hotel ( TANGAALI's hideout) that geet got a call from RAHUL,my 4th roomie,he had lost his wallet in an attempt to board a bus for agra.I immediately responded by shifting my wallet from back pocket to front pocket of my Jeans.National weekend hai,bheed to hogi hi.

Koi Load  nahin.While munching mouthful of wafers reached Bus stand,Roadways as everybody calls it, & saw it crammed with people.I thank Uttarakhand government for not placing any lights as it would have been disgusting to see drunk people peeing all over the place.

And arrival of bus would not have been this grand had there been any lights.

The entrance and exit(for buses,humans that night only entered)were on opposite ends of bus stand and the grace with which the buses traversed this distance was breathtaking.Except for those who were clinging or scampering by sides of the bus the moment they saw the headlights.They found it hard to catch their breaths and took a deep breath when saw their chase run futile.
I said to myself,not to worry.This crowd is for Dehradun.By the time AC buses will arrive there would hardly be anyone competing for seats with us.
But this was not to be.I had hardly imagined myself cosy and cuddled in the bus,that a honk disturbed my thought.I turned round to see a volvo, almost full entering bus stand.The conductor was already out and shouting a couple of seat nos which were booked from Rudrapur.That was the final nail in the coffin.Some one shouted in my head 'look for private buses '.Immediately got out and saw a Hina transport bus.जगह नहीं है ,केबिन में ड्राईवर के बाजू में बैठ जाओ .Get lost And then I moved on.Next one was a sleeper bus.चार लोग आयेंगे एक सीट पर ,एक आदमी का ढाई सौ लगेगा.साढ़े तीन सौ  दे दो तो और किसी को नहीं बैठाएंगे.Suits me.Done.And that day I got to know that everybody in that bus had paid different fare to travel same distance.
At least government ,for bus fares, is fair;I took solace from this fact.
2330 hrs ROADWAYS,RUDRAPUR.

An hour had passed since half sitting half lying in the bus and it was taking U turn around roadways.Someone enquired to Rampur?And the next moment aisle was jam-packed with workers for Rampur,40 rupees each.Another 1.5 hours of excruciating sleeplessness .The 4-5 hours of standing had took its toll.After Rampur passed, slept with cool air rushing in through the window.Maybe it will rain tomorrow morning in Delhi.

Lets see.

The PRO LOG

Started blogging today only.This may not appear to be that refined and cultured but I hope does serve the purpose.
My posts will not appear to be in sync as they are for describing different scenarios and definitely not arranged in chronological sequence.

First of all me : Name:Manish Kumar(As per X th certificate).
           Manish Mohan Sharma.(my real name).
Presently employed in BCH Electric Limited,Rudrapur Works.
Present residence: Model Colony,Rudrapur (the metro of uttarakhand) :P
10th and 12th from Oak Grove School,Jharipani,Mussoorie.
B.Tech. in Mechanical from GBPUA&T,Pantnagar

People as common in my life as sweat.i.e.anytime from anywhere they emanate and stick with me.

GEET:college friend and room partner here.a very dear friend of mine.docile and 1000% reliable.

DHILLA:As name suggests 'a bit' lazy.Some go on to say a womaniser.But a firm believer in magic of charm.And together with me believes that बीयर पियो चार्म बढाओ .

CHACHA: A character true to his name.

RANA JI: a jolly and fun loving ranaji is easy to spot in his chair.A real strength.

TANGAALI: Commonly known as Akash Gupta is one year junior to me in GET batch at work.Is getting himself transferred in sales and marketing division,Bangalore.

SUNAV:Inspired by his blogs I have started.Is also one yr jr in GET batch.

KAAND:Witty and smart guy.काफी है.

GS:nickname of my boss at work.Of course he doesn't know about this blog.

ROSAN:Has been with me since class 6th.Is now going to join BPCL after BCH.

Any character,other than these,will be made familiar to at the time of their entry into the scene.

Anyways,welcome to the travails of travels.