Goa Trip - Day 2

The sun was already on top of our head when we woke up at 'Estrella Do Mar' beach resort at 9. After having our breakfast, a lousy upma, omlet, pakoda & bread, first went to Calangut beach. It was just a 5 min walk from our resort. There we had a good time in the beach (what can 4 guys do!) just trying to stand steady amidst the rising waves, in vain though. We had initially thought of spending the whole morning at Calangut beach, but got bored eventually after sometime. There were ya, couple of 'ongoers' and 'onlookers', but we could reach them hardly ;)

We came back to resort, took the car and thought of finishing off all beaches that day. First we went to Anjuna beach, the idea given to us by a candyman at Calangut beach where he said its 'worth' going there to watch. Thanks to him, it was a family beach alltogether.

Disappointed, we then headed towards Dona Paula, the idea this time was given by one of Bond's friends. It took us an hour from Anjuna to Dona Paula, only to find a small hill kind of thing from where some scenic views could be seen. There was a hand held telescope guy who showed me Vasco port, Governors bungalow, Taj hotel and 2 more places for Rs. 5/-. It was a good place again, but couldn't stay long there. Packed off.

On our way thinking where to go next, in the map we could see another beach - Miramar. So decided to go there hoping to enjoy. Ya, by the time we reached there it was 3ish and we had pav bhaji, ice tea etc to fill our stomach anticipating good fun in the beach. As we walked on the hot sand,phew!A signboard reading - 'Donot step in. Its dangerous here' :( Well, though there were people who had stepped in till below knee level, we found it not interesting again, as it was filled only with kids & their parents. Hence decided to go to some other beach.

It was still hot and the moment I saw parasailing at Sinquerim, always wanted to get its thrill. So, I suggested that we finish off water sports that day, and we came back to Sinquerim. Again the same agents approached us, quoting the same rates, But this time, we got thought we will get some more 'discount', and booked an agent for Rs. 550 per head for 3 rides - jetskie, banana ride & parasailing. A whooping 1500 bucks per head saved, cos we were still students :) (When asked a couple sometime later, they told they paid 1200 only for parasailing!)

First me and Bond got into the jetskie, wearing a local life jacket. The experience was too good, even though I didn't had the contol of the scooter. Deep into the sea, zig zag movement against the waves, bumping.. all got over within 5 mins. Just too good to take! DCH truely inspired us :)

Next, we went for the banana ride. NCK had been telling that the boat will capsize deep in the sea and to be careful and I was eagerly looking forward to that moment. Bond, though was initially not very much interested in getting into the boat, made a brave effort of joining us later. The banana was bloated, we sat on it and a motor boat was attached to the banana. It was all good till we were holding the boat firmly and it was going straight. When we reached quite a distance from the shore, the boat took a turn. Within no time me and Kirthi were under water still holding the boat, but the other two were missing ! Bond was screaming like hell a little distance away and NCK looked really scared, though not screaming. It took quite an effort for me and Kirthi to get these guys back on boat. But for me, I thoroughly enjoyed it! In the middle of the sea, under no control! Just an amazing life time experience. We then somehow managed to get back to the shore. The life jacket did its job. I really wanted some pics in the middle of the sea, but in vain. This memory will last for good.

Not able to withstand anymore, Bond opted out of parasailing. We 3 chucked hurriedly into a boat, as there was another big gang waiting for parasailing. There we changed to another boat which was meant exclusively for parasailing. First NCK and Kirthi parasailed. Next turn, I was alone. It was a very good feeling being in the air, in the sea, at a good height, watching the sunset. All I wanted to do in goa was 80% complete. Another life time experience. Nothing better than this!

We returned to the resort after all water sports, had a good bath and set out for dinner at 9ish. We could find only a couple of hotels open at that time and barged into one 'Garam Masala' hotel. There only 2 people were working for a crowd of around 12 people. Spent nearly 2 hours for getting our dinner ready, and came back to resort and crashed to bed.

Goa Trip - Day 1

After a long wait for getting the leave approved for May 2nd by my manager, convincing peple that the regular work will not be affected that day, I left for Goa with my Eng friends without caring about the project status on 30th Apr. Finally. The place where every bachelor who has watched DCH wishes to go.

We landed at Panaji at around 8ish by the well driven KSRTC volvo, playing cards thru out the night. Oh, btw, We = Me, Bond(another Karthik), Kirthi and NCK(Chandrakanth). We were all hostel mates at SIT. Ya, going further, we booked a WagonR for ourselves from a self proclaimed dealer for 3 days. We straight went to Calangut where NCK(thru outsourcing) had booked a beach resort for one day initially, which got extended till our stay in goa.

After freshing up, we first thought of finishing off all the religious places before we start our purpose of being in goa ;) So first went to St Xaviers Bascillica (also known as Bom Jesus) which is in Old Goa. I remember seeing this when I was a kid. Fortunately, it was open and not crowded as expected. Here, the body of St Xavier can be seen.

After this, we had some juices and drinks to wipe off our thirst and marched towards Mangueshi temple. Needless to say, tender coconuts, fresh lime sodas and other juices were our best drinks in the sun all the 4 days. We reached the temple, had darshan of Lord Shiva and were thinking of where to go next.

The first thing that came to mind was Aguada fort, where DCH shooting had taken place. So, we moved up again towards the fort, only to see that the gates of the fort were being closed at 5ish. Well, luckily there was a beach nearby - Sinquerim beach and we decided to have a first look of a Goan beach. This was quite a good beach where there were some water sport activities going on. As we approached the beach, agents fell upon us for the water sports from rates like Rs. 300 per head for one ride (Jetskie and Banana boat) and Rs. 1200 for parasailing. After a lots of bargaining (good job Bond) we showcased that we were students and not affordable to pay such hefty prices, the price lowered to Rs. 500 for 2 rides. We said we would come back tomorrow and play in water.

Next, we headed to another beach, Baga beach, which was a purely commercial one. Tables and hookahs on the shore, people of all ages & all nationalities surrounded the place. We had the popular local fenny, wine and other drinks along with gobi etc, spent that evening enjoing the cool breeze and looking at stars and then returned to our resort. The fenny was strong. I was in my own world.

Gaa-verb

iddidanna iddange heladre ed band edege hoDdnante - telling it as it is, got up and came and beat the chest
kumbalkai kalla hegel mutti nodida - pumpkin thief touched shoulder and saw
nonakke simbaladalle sukha - housefly finds joy in mucus
yaardo duddu yellaman jatre - somebody's money yellamma's fair
dudiddavane dodappa - whoever has money is big father
nai bala donku - dog's tail is bent
kayakave kailasa - working is heaven
kaLLanna nambadru kullanna nambakkagalla - if (you) trust a thief, cant trust a dwarf
jaananige maatina etu, daddange donne etu - for an intilligent, beat by words, for a fool, beat by stick
gidavagi baggaddu maravagi baggite? - if a plant cant bend, how can a tree?
uppiginta ruchi illa, taayiginta bandhu illa - no taste like salt, no relationship like mother
kunilaarad soole nela donku andlante - a prostitute who cant dance claimed the floor was not flat
attegondu kaala sosegondu kaala - one time for mom-in-law, one time for daughter-in-law
aakalu kappadre haalu kappe? - if cow is black, is the milk also black?
koti taan keDde vananella kedisitu - monkey not spoiling itself spoilt the whole forest
haavu saaybardu, kolu muribaDdu - snake shouldn't die, stick shouldn't break
rogi bayasiddu haalu anna, vaidya kotiddu haalu anna - patient desired milk & rice, doctor prescribed milk & rice
kallange ondu pille neva - a silly reason for a thief

Jus a Thought..

Some one has rightly said..

Swatah madodu uttama (Doing the work yourself is best)
Maga madodu madhyama (Work done by son is medium)
Aalu madodu haaLu (Work done by a servant is hopeless)

If the same is applied to daily work..

Client madodu uttama
Vendors madodu madhyama
Employees (of vendors) madodu haaLu

If everyone thought like this... waah.. what a life it would have been :)

Am I...

lost
or
confused ?
or
thinking too much ?
or
hyper ?
or
making too much assumptions ?
or

Its just nothing .. !!

I Am OK :o ?

Tis life..

When you are at office, you feel sleepy. When you are at home, you dont get sleep.

When you have a girl, you wont have a bike. When you have a bike, you wont have the girl.

When you take an umbrella somewhere, it doesn't rain. When you dont take, it pours.

When you love someone, you find it difficult to propose. When you propose, they would have got engaged.

When you study well, you get questions you wouldn't have read. When you havn't studied, its worse..

When you want to meet someone, they are busy. When someone wants to meet you, you are busy.

When you are free, you want to talk to busy guys. When you are busy, they(free guys) want to talk to you.

When you want to take any application form, the counter is closed. When its open, there is a long queue.

When there is milk there is no sugar. When there is sugar, there is no milk.

When you want to watch a new movie, you wont get tickets. If you wait for a month, even then you wont get tickets.

When you are damn hungry, there will not be much to eat at home. When you are full, all eatables will be present at home.

When you really need a bus, it doesn't come in time. When you dont need it, all come at once.

When you want to relax, somebody comes and disturbs. When you are held up with work, nobody comes for your help.

You do something good, nobody cares. You dont do something, everyone asks.
What you think wont happen. What happens make you think.

Completed..

in Infosys !!

Time flies... !