A funny incident..

Ever felt the urge to do something different, something naughty?
I felt. I did.

It was around 8pm, as I was hurrying off from the office, to get on my bike and hit the road before the Infy buses jammed it, we - Mahantesh and me, placed ourselves in an un-enviable position..

We took the elevator, and somewhere on the way down, i tried to pull open the door. I had done this before, and then, the door had opened, and closed, no frills. It was a nice view, to see up and down the lift, and all the cables running et. al. But this time, such was not my luck. The lift stopped, the door opened, and that's it. Every time it tried to close, it got stuck, made a loud bang, and opened again. This continued for sometime, and the despair began! It was 8 in the evening, the buses are leaving, most of our colleagues have already left, the lift operators would not be around to come immediately, and I was not game for sleeping the night in the lift, with a loud bang every 10 seconds..

We thought of calling the security downstairs. But the phone in the lift did not show up his number. After a few minutes, with the despair subsiding, we called up two of our friends, Karthik and Jagdeep, who were still up in the office, to call the security guy. Meanwhile, we explored where we were, and realised we were half the way to the ground floor. Karthik had called the security guy, and was talking to us through the lift door. He tried to open the outer lift door, but could not. Mahantesh found out a pulley, a pulley which could open up the door to our freedom, and pulled it!

We cranked ourselves through the gap, and jumped off the lift. He jumped off, inspired by the movie Speed, and I followed, remembering the movie- the "Final Destination". :D

Lessons from a journey..

A few days back, I had been to a trip, a journey, with my friends. The trip was to Goa, something which every youth looks forward to go to, some, infact yearn to! We went in a hired car, and covered a few places in Goa along with the Banawasi temple in Shivmogga district.

Perhaps, the most valuable things in this trip, were the lessons I learnt..

Here are a few ones-

1. Trust yourself- your ideas, your thoughts, and your wishes. If you dont trust your wisdom, bet no one will.
2. People grow, like everybody does. They may change, for good, or for bad.
3. As a person grows, his/her ego grows too. Learn to manage it, your's as well as other's.
4. Watch your actioins, and your words. They may have life of their own, but show them who the boss is.
5. Don't compete for the little pleasures of life. If it comes your way, don't reject it.
6. Go tripping, knowing the personalities you are going along with. If you don't, be conservative.
7. Not all are friends. Realise it for your own good.
8. Don't expect to be trusted. When somebody does, be thankful.
9. There are a few gems, but a lot of them won't suit you. Nevertheless, they are all valuable.
10. Bring energy and enthusiasm in the group. If you want to be alone, why go in a group!?
11. Learn the lessons, move on. There is no point wasting anything for nothing.
12. Being cool and casual, may not be the best for you. You certainly will not be popular, but you wont attract the pests.