Last post from Pune

I shall be taking the Azad Hind express from Pune Station in about 3 hours from now. The train is scheduled to reach Howrah station at 4 am day after. It is approximately a 33 hour journey.

Packing-wise I have two huge bags with clothes mainly and lots of random pieces of crap that I could lay my hands on. Two backpacks include my XPS and books. (Vernon God Little, Istanbul and Good Omens). Stupid iTunes played havoc with my collection, so I will mainly have to depend on the audiobooks (Dirk Gently and Colour of Magic) and the little music that I could lay my hands on to sync with it.

Apart from that, did a small quiz at the BCQC session yesterday – and endured the long by very enjoyable session by quatrainman with questions from the World Quizzing Championships. The aforementioned Istanbul (Orhan Pamuk) was got as a “thank-god-you-are-leaving” gift from the folks.

A note about that. Most people resorted to in-jokes and stuff that was in their minds while signing the book. Of course, I’m guessing they did not have much time – but still, a personal note to myself would be to remember that the written word is the most invaluable and permanent of all gifts and hence due attention must be accorded to the fact that your message would stand up to the test of time.

Apart from that, folks at home seem cheerful (surprisingly so!) and thanks to a tip from Harish, I presented my first Father’s Day gift to dad! Maybe all these days mean something after all.

Nothing else to report, as I sit here typing amid the bits and piece of paper and other paraphernalia that lies around me. Next piece of reporting when I reach Joka-land!

June 15th, 2008 / 2 Comments / Tags: iimc / Trackback