The Unusual Weekend

Last week we went on a road trip to Big Sur, CA. The place is on state highway 1 popularly known as Pacific Coast Highway.

Saturday, 6:00 am

I was ready for the trip, we had planned to start early to catch the sunrise on the way. I have already rented the car and was on my way to friends place where the other 4 guys would meet to start the trip.

6:30am - Knocking the door at my friends place, the response came very late i did know they would be sleeping still but never thought they were so lazy. Any way for the next one and half hour watched the movie Dil Chahta Hai nothing else interesting and the sunrise went by..

8:00am - we are starting at last for the trip and in two block from the home we made a stop, coffee, my mind wouldnt move without its fuel for the day, so spent the next 15 mins there then for the next 3 hours we drove without much problem, chatting and music were the norms.

Arnd 12:00 noon - bang came the ring, we have to stop for some lunch but we couldn't find a good place to eat, so the next 1 hour went for searching a good place, we did find one at one o' clock, had good food and started back on our way towards the ocean.

coming from chennai we couldnt help it but we needed coffee at 4 exactly. I know what you are thinking now " did you guys ever do anything else then eating?" but we were enjoying our first road trip.

4:30pm - we started on the highway 1, our end or the beginning of our journey. oh boy, the beauty cant be explained in words.

What kind of imagination would have created such a beauty, the nature's art are just like god ,you seem to know the unknown very much the same way we seem to have seen the unseen world. The world very near us yet so far away giving the peace of mind, except for the watches no one else worried about time, my mind thought the road would lead to heaven, if there was one as per my dreams.

To present you a picture (sorry a pixel) of the place look at the photos below.

The two days were a treat to my eyes like never before, these picture are by amateurs like me and my friends. The trip was an awesome experience and would like to make many more trips like this in the near future.

This post just describes our start, hope we never end something like this....

The stupid I am!!!!!!

Sometimes it s better to tell the truth……………………….am I right or still stupid?

Sunday, august 31st, 2008.

My Sunday routine is to go to temple around 12 o’ clock and then go to my friends place and hang out the whole day. The plan yesterday was nothing much different except this stupid incident. I got up around 10o’ clock being the lazy guy I am and no one else around me to push me or cheer me up to brush, I at last did that at 45 minutes later. Then took my bath as I was going to temple otherwise would have postponed it indefinitely as was Saturday.

Now the big thing, took my car out of the parking lot and saw a couple of bags in the back seat and I didn’t like it. The idea struck me immediately, to put the bags in trash inside my block itself. The job itself is not considered big and I didn’t do anything stupid there, I put the bag in trash and came to my car to open it again to continue my schedule. The car was locked, all the four doors, the engine was running, the A/C too. (cool aaahhh) Then only I did realize that I have started the engine and locked all the doors. I ran around the car like a dog trying everything possible, even tried to open the bonnet or boot, oops no way.

I came to a conclusion that the only way out is to get AAA (car service) guys to open it for me. The only way get AAA membership on a Sunday is through internet. For that I have to enter my home but the key was with the car key inside the running car with doors locked. Woooow, what an idiot I am….

Then the next best option is to ask the neighbors, I went to 10 people house whom I have never even seen before, asking for cell phone (yes, my cell phone was also inside the car safely), internet or anything regarding AAA. The only answer, NO, some people did come and look at my car but they didn’t have internet, so no goods for me. At last I went to the next block and convinced a guy that the only option I have is to try and call AAA and ask for any idea. I called the AAA, they said the only way to register is through internet on Sunday and otherwise I have to wait till Tuesday to get membership through phone. At that moment the guy who gave me the cell phone said he has a AAA and would be able to help me out of this and that too free of cost.

The locksmith came 20 mins later and opened it in just two minutes for me; I thanked the American guy for taking pain to help me out in that situation. Indeed it was a great help at the right time.

A BIG THANKS TO MIKE.