GOOD MORNING :-)

 

Thanks to a friend’s timely phone call at 5 am, I got to see the rising sun after a month!!! Sleeping at 10 pm, with a  hope to wake up 5 am, switching off the alarm clock at 5 am with half open eyes and finally waking up at 8 am to rush to keep the bucket in the hostel bathroom queue!!! Wow!! What a royal 10 hrs sleep!!! Exercises neendon aur sapnon mein hoti thi!!! He he he he J J

Today, I FINALLY got up at 5 am. After finishing the morning rituals, Ready, Steady, Go!!! But where ?? Where else!! The great GREAT Sankey Tank!!!! Thus began a journey, pending from a month…..

As I was walking, I came across many people, places, events, objects……….Old grannies walking in a group… Must say!!!These days the grannies are also IN SYNC with the Gen Y!! Cotton saree, typical juda and branded sports shoes!! Yo Man!!!

Next thing which caught my visual rays was the bus stop, with hoarding of a famous eating joint. Tell me one thing- How will people get encouraged to diet if they see such hoardings on their way to exercise!!!! By god!!! Exercise shuru karne se pehle hi bhook lag gayi!!!   Sight , smell and thought of food stimulates hunger.

Badi mushkillon ke sath, I forced myself to move ahead. Giving a divine touch to the walk, I said Good Morning to Ayyappa Swamy sitting on his altar inside the temple. The early morning deepmala was a visual treat!!! 25-30 diyas, with twinkling flames, all wishing bhagwaan ji Good Morning in chorus… J

I continued to walk……..and talk…….to myself……and sing……….and hum……

Within no time, I reached Sankey. The lake was filled to the brim, thanks to the recent episodes of rain. The moment I stepped inside the park and was about to go near the lake, I heard a song- Sagar kinaare, dil ye pukaare….tu jo nahi to mera ..koi nahi hai… What timing!!! Din ban gaya..:-)

I moved ahead……and started observing people……my favourite pastime at Sankey….. People have so many issues to discuss over a morning walk!! All national and international issues!!! Main to keheti hun ke desh aise hi tarraqui karta hai….Some people discuss such things so seriously that it seems as if- given a chance, they will bring revolution!!!  But A NAYAKAN does not happen in real life…….. A middle age couple discussing Rajiv Gandhi Employment Scheme; a 29 something City girl, walking wearing girlie footwear and sunglasses!!! Sunglasses at 6 am???? Bechare suraj chachu ne to angdaayi bhi nahi li hoti is samay tak!!!! ………middle age men, enjoying Akon with their stroll……….an ideal, homebound daughter, making the best use of her summer vacations by walking with her mother…….an old man who refuses to accept that he has grown old and exercises better than the so called younger generation……..a software professional trying his best to shed and sweat out all the team outings, office parties, treats and long hours of sitting job in front of the Intellectual Idiot Box  from his waist………….an old aunty, wearing glam sham fitness outfit, hat, mushroom hair cut and the song playing on her phone?? Jawani janeman, haseen dilruba, miley do dil jawan, nisaar ho gaya……..And not to forget…ducks….:-) Sankey’s tenents……

The hour and minute hand of my watch indicated me that if I do not take a U-turn now, I will not have the privilege to have a bath today morning…courtesy- Long queue in hostel bathrooms……So, the journey continued in the reverse direction now.

The weather today morning was simply awesome!!!! And cherry on the cake was Sankey….:-)

After saying bye bye to Sankey, I started heading towards hostel. On my way back too, I came across many people and events…….3 guys on a bike, following a khubsoorat naari…!!!! Boys will be boys!!!!.........Suraj chachu  opening his banner and saying hello to the world, painting the entire sky with his colour shades……..9-5 workers rushing to their money minting temples……….hoarding of the food joint, re- stimulating my taste buds and re- secreting the digestive juices……...Mummy!!!!! Bhook lagi!!!!! Arey bhai!! Bhook to lagegi na!!! Kitna mental aur physical kaam kiya aaj!!!!

Thinking about the limited number of options available for breakfast and mentally zeroing down to a customarily consumed breakfast, I reached back to my room..with a smile glowing on my face..:-) A good start to the day…..Indeed, a Good Morning

Thus, the journey came to a beautiful end….with a hope that it will start again…….with another timely phone call!!!!...tring tring…..:-)