A Journey Of 17 Hours

What would be running in the mind of a 22 year old guy when he is leaving the home for the first time and won’t be back for the next 3 months at least?

The same thing was running in my mind too when I left Trichy for training after I got my first job in Mphasis.

The journey started at around 5 pm to Erode. My parents were there with me to give a send off at the railway station. When the train started slowly moving, I could feel my heart gaining weight due to loneliness. None of my friends are family members are going to be with me, I need to establish myself at a new base, I neither know Kannad or Hindi to survive in that new-land, people from different parts of the country are gonna come and I'm not used to much of North Indians before. For some time I was sad about being left alone and after that started my own way of passing time-Music. I reached Erode at around 7.30pm where I had to wait for next 3 hrs for the connecting train to come. I had my dinner there and sat in the platform quietly recalling all my college days. Many trains passed by and I could see lots of students having fun with their friends. I was depressed and jealous about them, when everyone is getting placed in groups, why am I left all alone??

I was aboard in the Mangalore express and continued my journey. I had made some chat friends who got placed along with me. I met them one by one before reaching Mangalore. Thank god for me not being left isolated, at least.

Then came the most beautiful days of my life... 81 days. June 20th to September 8th of 2010. The amount of fun and pleasure which we had together was immense. Rarely I was alone, and that too would happen only during my afternoon sleep. The very first day in Mphasis hostel got me around 20 friends, The count later multiplied. Got friends from almost all the parts of the country, different states, different languages, different caste and religion, so on... within a couple of days I came to know everyone from my class. We had some exciting class hours together, some exciting outing's together, some exciting picnic's together and if I write all those days memories, I would need space of one full blog.

We had a really funny Soft skills trainer and a good technical trainer. The training got over in 2 months and we were asked to do a project. As usual, I was scoring wonderful in the tests and I was constantly among the black listed VIP's. But I never cared about it as I know that I'll somehow creep through. Everything went fine and only thing that worried us always was the deployment, which could be anywhere across India. We South Indians never wanted Pune or Noida and the Northies never wanted Chennai. But everything is in their hands to decide our respective locations. Finally on that day-Sep 3rd, there came the final results. I was very happy to see my name in white list for the first time ever in the M'lore history. I was jumping and screaming in joy. Additionally we got a news that within minutes we would get our deployment. Everyone became tensed. We all prayed to all the god's name that we knew. My prayers didn’t go in vain. I got Chennai. I started screaming again. I could see mixed emotions among all the fellow mates. Some got their desired location and some didn’t. Few were partying and few were weeping. I then looked into my friends results. Many of them got the same location as mine, but few best buddies were missed out. We hardly had 4 or 5 days and then it’s time to depart.

I realized that there is nowhere in the future I could see everyone together anywhere. I might never ever see some faces in my life time. But everything is a part of the life. Those who are there for us, will always be there, no matter what the distance in-between is and those who wish to be in touch with us, will always do, no matter whatever may be their situation. These are the two things I was keep on telling within me.

There, on that day, everyone is gonna leave at 4 O'clock train and I planned to leave the next day early morning. Some of us went to a nearby temple that afternoon. Everyone were packing their things and entire hostel slowly started losing its color. The rooms vacant and corridors empty. There were many gathering among friends to congratulate themselves and give a warm send-off's. Around 3 pm everyone started leaving to the railway station. Some of us went along with the guys who are leaving. There we had a great time at the station. We took photographs, was kidding each other, Gave Bum's to all the fellow mates, shouting and celebrating the occasion. As the clocked ticked, everyone started occupying their seats. I went and spoke to all my guys. Everyone had a feeling of missing something while leaving M'lore. I could see the clock nearing the mark and only a couple of minutes left for the train to start. Those 2 minutes were breathe taking and I had an immense pressure inside. It’s a quite simple fact that just in the next 2 mins the myself, the station and M'lore is gonna be empty and quiet. Finally, the train started moving and everyone waved hands for few of us who are left behind. Moments later when I saw a couple of my best buddies there, I dunno why but I busted out in tears. I had shed tears in several occasions but never cried like this since I became an adult. But it’s never a strange fact, we are after all humans. They have never gone from my life, It’s just they have headed towards their goal. The drama was finally over and that night in the hostel was like sleeping in a cemetery for me.

Early morning next day, before dawn I started back to Trichy after almost 3 months in M'lore. Same station, Same platform, but for a different cause. I started my 17 hrs journey back. Just like the forward trip, the memories played the trip once again, but the content was quite different. The journey was fully in the day time, I had no room to sleep, even if I had, I wouldn’t have slept. Recollecting this is one of the best healers. I was recollecting all the things that happened in the last 3 months. It was quite awesome. Again, in a intermediate station I saw some students getting in and having fun. Now I'm matured enough to accept the fact that departure is a part of life. Those guys, sooner are later going to split to several places for their future, but still it never means that they are gonna miss each other. I just came across a wonderful phrase, we meet people to create memories and depart to recollect them. To meet and depart is way of life, but to depart and meet is the hope of life.

Am I left alone- Was running in mind while coming, but actually I’m not. This displacement from one place to another fetched me some valuable new relations in my life. One lesson I learnt from this is that, people may suffer leaving their home, but actually we are never left alone. The gap will surely be filled unless until we have the mindset to accept new people. I got and I ever get quick friends is why because of my attitude towards people. Do everything with a smile in your face and pleasure in your heart, and at the end of the day you would have got some new experience and new relations as well. Not necessarily we need be Socrates to spread out our own philosophy nor we need to be Chaplin to spread smiles across. Each and everyone have their own element of attraction to others and it would be better if we make best use of it to keep the environment alive, and what I found out from my friends was my sense of humor and easy going attitude would help me where ever I go.

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(Blog Dated- 21/03/11).

That Day...

It has been 4 yrs since I had met such a major set back... At my school farewell I was not aware that the worst was about to come... It was my colorful college days... Was happy hanging out with friends... almost, my every evening was theirs... then came that day... I anticipated this, but not as huge as watt it’s supposed to be... For the first time in my life I got jealous about a music player as it has got a rewind key which we humans fail to have even though we master them... Whenever I had been at battle every time I had few faces to chill at... But now all are disappearing one by one... Like in the dawn, how the stars starts disappearing... ppl enjoy dawn with fresh breathe... As them I too did... but without the knowledge that my starts are goanna disappear in near future... Yes... my friends... I wish I had not completed my degree so soon, rather got some more space for them... First they had been few km away from me... but all of a sudden; one evening I received a call from one of my dear buddy.... Happy to hear that he is being offered a job... But thousands of miles apart from my eyesight... Though the news was happier one, I was doomed... I had only 24 hrs for his send off from then... We ppl gathered in one... Volunteered myself for a last pick up from his home to the railway station... I had few other heartbreaking send off's, but this one kept on reminding me that for a year at lest will not be able to see him again... While roaming, chatting and having fun with him all those days I never thought that I would come across such a moment... I am adding this to my blog at this moment where I am about to see my dear buddies after a long gap… Including him… Who knows? After this I might not be able to see few faces at all… Convocation nears…

I have heard that relations are subject to gap's... The way we lubricate it makes it to b either continuous or discrete... Everyone of course comes across such a moment in life at least once... I too had some experience before when I completed my schoolings... I no longer had the same class mates... But still all of them were there or somewhere around... But now time has depicted some serious separations...

It’s really strange and unusual for a guy to express this kinda feeling ... So as I did... never showed up my frowny in there.... But still, after all I’m also a human and I bother about my guy's...

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(Blog Dated-06/03/10)...

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what did the stars do before entering cinema???

Building five star hotels, owning wind mills, running VIP marriage halls are easy to reach if you are successful in the tinsel town... But once the stars reach great heights, they forget their old business... Now here is an interesting piece that reveals who was what before reaching the glossy stardom...

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Here comes the list:

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--> actor Gemini Ganesan was a Vice Principal.

--> comedian Nagesh a railway employee.

--> Superstar Rajinikanth was a bus conductor,

--> actor Srikanth was a s/w programmer,

--> actor Sivakumar- an artist,

--> actor Jai Ganesh was in to vegetable trading,

--> producer AV Meyappa Chettiar(AVM) owned a cycle repairing shop,

--> actor VS Ragavan was a journalist,

--> actor Pandian was owning a bangle shop,

--> actor cum politician Vijayakanth was in to rice trade,

--> villain actor Anand Raj was working in an Government wine shop in Pondichery,

--> actor Rajesh was a school teacher,

--> actor cum director R. Sundarrajan was running a bakery,

--> actor Ajith Kumar was a two wheeler mechanic,

--> actor Raguvaran was owning a restaurant,

--> director Bharathiraja was working in anti-malarial squad,

--> actor Major Sundar Rajan was an accountant,

--> Actor cum director Visu was working in TVS Group of Companys,

--> Actor ‘Thalaivasal’ Vijay was a hotel employee,

--> Actor Mohan was a bank employee,

--> Comedian Delhi Ganesh was in the army,

--> director Balachandar was an accountant,

--> Actor Prashanth's dad Thyagarajan was audio cassette trader,

--> Lyricist Vairamuthu was a translator,

--> Actor Suriya was in garment industry,

--> Actor-turned director Cheran was with Simpson Company,

--> Actor Sarath Kumar was a journalist,

--> Director Pandiarajan has done n number of business.

Gyaanothsav-09

Myself along with few other class mates came to college the day before the start of the symposium to get things ready.
The duty of banner preparation was handed over to me. I was not sure about the titles, so I made a note of all those words in a piece of paper… All went fine and the banner came out very well and distinct…
Poor fellow I’m… made note of the caption “Gyaanothsav” and the event names “Concurs” and “Transends” and asked what’s the third event, as that one is familiar, I didn’t note that down. Now notice the banner...
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MORAL--> Don’t take up responsiblities... lol :)

(Blog Dated -21/01/10)

Pleasure Island

Located in midst of crystal clear water, the path to my island is invisible for the sinners… At least few thousand miles away from the nearby land mass in any direction, the only way of getting in here is by thoughts… Being the so called heaven on earth; my land is enchanting for anyone’s retina… The entire island has its own cooing sound which no eardrums regrets to hear… The teeny-petite island comprises of very few hundreds of people… The resources being substantial, love and happiness being plenty, anyone would strive to get in…

All the beings in my land will be exuberant and elated… There is no room for hatred or hunger in my heaven… People over there are happy with what they’d got and never turn envious… Men go for fishing and farming every morning across the splendid island, whereas women spend time to look after their homes and characterize their children … Once the clock hits the evening mark, the entire village turns excited and every evening is spent with fun and joy… Even the sand being nutritious, we would often confuse ourselves whether it’s Treasure Island… Nope, it’s a pleasure island… There is no currency; everything is free of cost…

Shiny flowers, adorable smell, blue-eyed pupil, old fashioned infrastructure, calm sea, glamorous beach, fascinating coral reef’s, clear sky, distinct hill top, magnificent trees, sparkling children, innocent elders, and lot more in abundant for adjectives to describe my pleasure island…

You are always welcome… :)

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(Blog Dated- 21/01/10)

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SPEECH

It has been more than 12 yrs since it happened... He was my senior in my school... I hate listening to speeches and I hardly remember these kinda things for days...I don't remember his name even... But this time it’s an exception... I dunno what made me listen to that... Whether the topic or the person or the way he presented... It was awesome... The speech to the gathering was for about 5 minutes and the speech was about SPEECH... I had something called as communication lab in my engineering in which I was asked to speak about a topic for sometime... Without any hesitation I decided to replicate the event which influenced me... I spoke the same…

It went like this… Speech is the vocalized form of human communication by definition but very few speeches don’t just merge away with air, instead it merges with people… All beings communicate… But the only difference between human and animals is the ability to speak… Speech is used to inform or to instruct or to entertain or to persuade… This can be taken as the basic classification of speech... Speech is a powerful tool… People use it for several purposes… At times it can be constructive and at the same time it can be destructive too…Then that speech went for another fewa minutes which comprised of humour and information with claps and laughs interrupting here and there and then finally he came out of dais, concluded the speech and said if u are loud enough you have no need of a mike… Tribute to him and my school...

(Blog dated-20/01/10)

A peck on the cheek

வெள்ளை பூக்கள் Let white flowers

உலகம் எங்கும் மலர்க வே , blossom all across the globe,

விடியும் பூமி அமைதிக்காக விடிகவே , Let the dawn be for peace,

மண் மேல் மஞ்சள் வெளிச்சம் விழுகவே , Let yellow rays fall on earth,

மனதில் சோம்பல் முறித்து எழுகவே , Let the heart wake up with a refreshment,

குழந்தை விழிக்கட்டுமே Let the child wake up

தாயின் கதகதப்பில், in his mothers warmth,

உலகம் விடியட்டுமே Let the world wake up

பிள்ளையின் சிருமுக சிரிப்பில், with the child’s smile.

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காற்றும் போர் செய்யும், The wars of wind,

மழை பாடும் பாடல்களும், The songs of drizzle,

ஓர் மௌனம் ஓர் இன்பம் தருமோ? Will it give a silence and a happiness?

கோடி கீர்த்தனமும், Crores of poetry,

கவி கோர்த்த வார்த்தைகளும், The lyrics of poets,

துளி கண்ணீர் ஒரு தத்தம் தருமோ? Will it give a drop of tear and pleasure?

ஆஹா..... aahaa...

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எங்கு சிறுகுழந்தை Where the child

தன் கைகள் நீட்டிடுமோ, Directs his fingers,

அங்கு தோன்றாயோ கொள்ளை நிலவே. Let the beautiful moon rise in that direction.

எங்கு மனித இனம் Where human civilization

போர் ஓயிந்து சாய்ந்திடுமோ, Ceasefires the war,

அங்கு கூவாதோ வெள்ளை குயிலே? Won't the white cuckoo sing there?

ஆஹா.. aahaa....
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(blog dated- 20/01/10)