Ghumakkar's Diary

  Date: May 8, 2212 “ Armour? ” Done! “ Goggles? ” Done! “ Helmet? ” Here it’s! “ Alarm? ” Set! “ Sleep? ”, I beg, someone please hunt down some sleep for me.” LNSD or Last Night Sleep Deficiency is not new for the riders. From the accounts of my great grandfather, who rode the old iconic Bullet in India, I know riders who rode more than two centuries ago, have also had problems in sleeping on the night before the ride. Medicos call it LNSD, we call it – no we don’t call it anything, we have just got habituated to it. This is sort of anxiety, anxiety to witness the thrill of Life that is about to be offered in a few hours, when I would ride my latest M-ron 1800 on its maiden ride to Moon ! Yes to moon! After Neil Armstrong ’s first Step on moon, M-ron became the first 2-wheeler capable to ride in no-gravity to sub-gravity atmosphere . To earn an M-ron, I spent my whole life, well not whole life, just the time between my first dreams of moon the day I could save...

Edition 2.1 I never thought to visit you Kissing you was more than a fantasy Walking with you on the University roads  I felt    your awkwardness e very time Receiving  parents'  calls Lying ‘m roaming with friends Feeding the fishes of that pond Trying to be cozy in my arms Sitting closely on the rickshaw Clinging to find some support Stretching my arms to pull you up Visiting that old temple on the Hills Thinking where to visit when it fell dark Dissolving when found that park Learning the first kiss through lips Promising it truly, little dramatically  I remember everything, the walk we had Everything that happened that day Alas, I remember everything Alas - ‘coz it’s difficult to be that way…. (P.S.: I'm not a poet, just tried to convert  what it'd be felt when it's first time in  to some words. Edition# refers to amendments this poem has seen :) Related articles A Walk to Remember (Version 1: Friendship) (punitdube...

                And, now I was scratching my head, had it really happened? Had I really suffered the s ā f ā r (tour) from Mumbai to Varanasi by a Tractor, with a few dozens of people, fowls and vegetables?                 "It started 3months ago, when I reserved an AC-II tier railway ticket from Mumbai to Varanasi . I felt real luck, when I got a confirmed ticket in the wedding months of June-July, and not that RAC or waiting thing. The day finally came, and with friends, I went to Dadar station to catch the train.