Never travelled much in UP except for the hill stations, and this happened last week, on a fine day and it was a thursday, I set off with a friend to the badlands of Meerut. And believe me badlands is completely my mental makeup, nobody told me that it was so, my mind has always thought of Meerut as a city of thugs and crooks in every nook and cranny. Its funny how mass media 'read movies influence our thought process, how print media too sometimes leaves remnants of its biases in our mind. In any case as I stepped out of delhi driving, the first thing that came to me was do I have all the papers, after all stories of UP cops resound everywhere. Fortunately I did have the papers and everything else to make this a legal trip.
Let me tell you about this friend of mine, a fine guy, with a sparkling brain. He could make you believe that 2+2 could actually equal 1600 and not 4 and then who is to say that it wouldn't actually be 1601, so a firm believer in God and good company too, he spoke non-stop for good 2 hours. Before we knew we stopped for breakfast midway for a quick cuppa and a small bite at a non to remarkable restaurant but still a reasonable bite. There was this daughter - mother combo who we met at this place, they seemed to be searching for something and I almost offered them a ride to the next stop which was supposed to be Meerut, but my sharp friend refrained me from saying anything. We wished them a good day and moved on. All the drive to Meerut is littered with and literally littered with colleges - Medical, Dental, Engineering and Management. This was supposed to be a business trip and the potential that I saw there was incredible.
Hit 4 colleges before Meerut, before catching up with two more friends, had lunch and started the journey back as phone calls from the office were corrupting the mobile landscape. Made it back to work at 5 pm. Chatted up with the boss and updated him on the trip. He didn't quite get what had happened on this trip, but it had been a remarkable trip all the way and back. Tell you more about this later ... :-)
Got it .. yes man totally
Let me tell you about this friend of mine, a fine guy, with a sparkling brain. He could make you believe that 2+2 could actually equal 1600 and not 4 and then who is to say that it wouldn't actually be 1601, so a firm believer in God and good company too, he spoke non-stop for good 2 hours. Before we knew we stopped for breakfast midway for a quick cuppa and a small bite at a non to remarkable restaurant but still a reasonable bite. There was this daughter - mother combo who we met at this place, they seemed to be searching for something and I almost offered them a ride to the next stop which was supposed to be Meerut, but my sharp friend refrained me from saying anything. We wished them a good day and moved on. All the drive to Meerut is littered with and literally littered with colleges - Medical, Dental, Engineering and Management. This was supposed to be a business trip and the potential that I saw there was incredible.
Hit 4 colleges before Meerut, before catching up with two more friends, had lunch and started the journey back as phone calls from the office were corrupting the mobile landscape. Made it back to work at 5 pm. Chatted up with the boss and updated him on the trip. He didn't quite get what had happened on this trip, but it had been a remarkable trip all the way and back. Tell you more about this later ... :-)
Got it .. yes man totally
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