Monday, March 02, 2009

Dance on the Border

So here's the deal. I am becoming obsessed with work, overworking and making sure that I have no life outside the work. Its a critical issue, and the diagnosis is not clear yet. So I needed a break, till I figured out where I can get a life. Hence, I went to Amritsar, with the esteemed members of the Hundred Winks Club, the Malik sisters (Parul and Priyanka) and Jyotika.

Breaking News. We all arrived at the station on time. The train was an hour late so that didn't matter much. We went off to the nearby cafe to celebrate Priyanka's birthday (I really wish she was my sis, she is incredibly nice,) where weird wannabe chaplin man made Binny go all flutter. Finally we boarded the train, and this time it was Jyotika's turn to reflect upon the pristine condition of the sleeper class compartment. Madame logon ko A.C. mein jaana tha! Now comes the classic Binny comment.

Binny: Aruni, do you want to upgrade? (She wanted to ask me whether I want to upgrade to A.C.)
Me : Umm What you thought I was the beta version!
Mae: Hundred Winks for that ;)

Typically, I froze to death in the train, because I had no idea it was going to be so cold. While everyone slept, I gave company to the three mice - the only non sleeping fellow passengers I had.

Throughout the trip I was enamored by the picturesque countryside. I had heard a lot about green fields and the yellow mustards, coz you see like millions of others, I have seen DDLJ. But its something one should see at least once, to know the true meaning of solace. Little gold stars over seas of green, and a blue sky. I wish I could paint, the scenery demands an impressionist canvass by Van Gogh or Cezanne. But since I can't, I shall stop the pseudo wistfulness now!

We met a jolly Santa uncle over there, who took us all over the place, including a dhaba which served the bestest chicken ever! Oh... forgot to mention, we danced on the Wagah border. All of us including Binny! She takes a million years to agree to dance usually, but she danced like a mad woman coz, she was ten meters away from the border. And to top it all, she did a brilliant impression of me in the train. I was almost flattered by the impression. Oh cmon! You have to be a superstar to have that good an imposter!

3 comments :

Mannequin said...

I think all your blog posts are filled with excessive references to binny

Aruni Bhattacharya said...

I like binny. They have references to you as well, its just her eccentricities are more pronounced, your's has become a part of life, just like my exaggeration.

Mannequin said...

why no more posts.. please blog