Kakinada Trip - A Comical one !!!!!!!!

Last weekend was one of the happening in my life. I went to my colleague marriage in Kakinada, Andhra and thoroughly enjoyed the trip. Trip started at Egmore at Saturday 5.20 PM. We boarded Circar express at the warm evening in Chennai. The train was usually full and buzz was missing.

Train was moving as a bullock cart and slow as hell. Then we heard that journey will of 16 hours.. Thinking what to do us were involved in some random talks (Boyish Talks: P: P). Then we had our dinner and about to do the important thing for a human being... Sleeping :) The 2 seats in front of us were free and some people were behind the TTR to allocate the seats to them.

A family of 4 was also coming with us and they had their RAC tickets confirmed. Thanks to our guys not turning up to the trip :) then there was a single seat vacant in our side. It was allotted to an elderly person. He was well dressed up and an old man of an age of about 65. He was also having sandal and kungumam in his forehead. He had Pepsi and a packet of chapathi for his dinner. He was looking gentle and sat with us, Started talking on some things and went on, on and on. At that we found out that he is drunk and so slowly started to reduce the chat.

He started with me and asked whether he can take the lower berth. He himself self declared that I will be giving him as he is old. I too obliged to stop being involved in chat. Then we were discussing some things which were on personal front :) Then once again he poked his nose and started his speaking.

We four on a serious discussion…. Realllyyyy :) :)

Old man: Hi guys!!! What are you discussing?
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Ramanan (My Team Lead): we are just discussing some things on the personal front.

Old Man: I am 65. I worked for all my life and now enjoying. I will travel a lot. So don’t worry be happy!!!!

Ramanan:!@#% (In Mind)

Old man: Sir, I think you are Project Manager. Could you please help?

Ramanan: I am not manager. I am just the lead.

Old Man: It’s ok. You can help me sir. From your talking I believe that you can help me.

Ramanan: I am not that big person. I can’t help in all situations.

Old Man: My son is good in some software. You know vivek’s billing software and he is good at web designing. Could you please help me in getting my son a job in your concern?

Ramanan: Sir, I am not that much big as you think and I can’t select a person as such. (Pleading to stoppppp)

Old Man: It’s ok. Please give your business card, So that I can contact you in future.

Ramanan: (Searching in his purse) actually acting and doesn’t finds one. Old man seeing anxiously on the events happening in the process.

Suresh interrupts and asks Ramanan whether he is not having the card. Ramanan gives him a sheepish smile and tells him to be quiet. He had one in his bag and didn’t disclose. Old man was desperate on the things happenings.

Old Man: Could you please write your name and phone number, I can use it to contact in the future.

Ramanan: (Thinks hard) Writes someone’s name and mobile number and gives it back to the old man :)

For drunkards, His brand was McDowell. He had mixed it with Pepsi to hide the fact: P

The old man was happy and the family man whom I told came to our rescue. He told that old drunk man to go to some other seat and he slept in our place as his family was beside. In the morning when we woke up the old man didn’t even Speak and forgot all the happenings the other night :) has anyone too bugged up with you guys???

The Next one and half days flied with Surya’s marriage and we enjoyed it thoroughly. From the people there to the food, all were awesome :) the photo session also going side by side. We had some various poses and got tired of it eventually!!! The marriage was by 1.45 AM (Yeah its AM). We stayed awake till late night and made our presence in the marriage:). The train for us was very early in morning and so we didn’t slept for the night!!!!




We boarded a train from Kakinada to Vijayawada and reached by 10AM. Then we planned to go to Kanaga Durga temple. The temple was on the hill and steps were to climb which tested our stamina. Our stamina was one of the worst and proved when we walked through the steps (Hustling and bustling). We had a super darshan and made our way to the road. Krishna River was nearby and we went and had a view of it. Also had our legs washed away by the water :). We boarded Jan Shatabdi train from Vijayawada to Chennai Central. It came to Chennai by 9.30 PM. We ran to Chennai Park and got the tickets.

We boarded the straight train to Chengalpet. Once again our common thing came back to haunt us :) Old man beside us :)

Old Man: Hi guys…. Are you working in IT Company?

RajaRam(RR): (Scapegoat now) Yes

Old Man: My daughter is also working in software.

RR: ok

Old man: Will you be going to foreign?

RR: Yes. Sometimes!!!! (Thinking why I got into this situation)

RR: Ramanan this marriage hall is nice Na???

Ramanan: Not wanting to get into the conversation Turns the head and replies yes!!!! He he (Why to become the scapegoat again)

Old man: My daughter has gone to France and he has two gals :)

RR : ok (Thinking what the hell he is going to knowing that information, That too married girl’s information :P :P )

Ramanan was about to get down at Mount station, started to get up in guindy itself. The train was full and to avoid rush he started.

Old man: Sir, where are you going to get down?

Ramanan: St.Thomas Mount

Old Man: This is guindy only sir. Why getting up now itself?

Ramanan: (Thinking what shall I do to get out of this) I can get down easily if I get up now itself.

Old Man: Great sir. Nice planning :) (Shaking his hands)

Ramanan escaped the mokka to be precise :) :)

Rajaram continued to be in the conversation. I told him to wear head set and listen to songs by means of action. I too wore headset and started hearing songs. The plan worked and old man got another man to put his mokka. The worst thing was he was not even drunk. We thought if he had drunk what the hell it would be!! Hehe.

Our travel experience was no less than a comical script…. There were 12 cars and so many seats in train and in another it was about 2k people in the train but the person was near us.

“Adhu epadi da engala patha matum mokka podanum nu thonudu” . Also i remembered the song " Why this Kolaveri Kolaveri di!!!!!" .We were made the scapegoat for the second time in three days…. Has anyone got the same experiences.. Do share and make us less hearted so that we are not the only scapegoats :) :)