Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Oh shit!

This one spl as this one’s about my sister who has been patient enough and has bared with me all these years.I can’t pose as a morning person but waking up early for a justified cause is not a Herculean task either for me.
But for my sis where waking at 7 am is a “necessary evil” as she has to commute to her destination which takes a while and she detests the very thought of setting the morning alarm.
I am pretty sure if she reads this blog my rating on her popularity charts is going to hit rock bottom not that it was ever at the pinnacle but somehow managed to be a single digit.
This one was way back in 2006 at Nepal where people wake up at 4 to enjoy the sunrises .
Our hotel had a stunning view of the snow covered peaks and my sister was convinced that looking at them at 9 am made up for not waking up at the unearthly hour of 3:30 to catch the sunrise at 4.
She even proposed to use Photoshop to get my pic with sunrise in the background but alas
what are family vacation for if you can’t bully your siblings into doing something … finally my sister consented to sit in the car at 3:30 (waking up was not part of the deal ).
My parents were somehow delayed with something at the reception.
So it was just me and my sis in the car.
I am wide awake, excited and ready to move.(She still hates me for this)
And since my sister refused to open her eyelid I had to step out of the car to enjoy the view.
In the horizon i saw a nepali coming with a mule carrying a backpack and a Australian walking beside him.
It sounded like the nepali was acting like a tourist guide for the Australian(His distinct nasal accent gave him away).
He pointed at peaks and shrubbery and gave extra sound effects with his description which were intermittently paused by mule hee’s and han’s.
My sister oblivious to the orchestra was in the car.
They were walking in our direction .The Australian was praising the beauty and was describing his own country to the nepali. The patriot in me couldn't resist and jumped right in the conversation about how beautiful India is and how diverse and beautiful is our natural flora and fauna.
The Australian was intrigued and turned his attention to me .The guide was patient and took the time to feed his mule.

My sister woke up due to the din. Looked bewildered. Paused .Looked at the Australian
“You might want to move or else you might be covered in poop”.

We turn back and notice that the mule’s tail was strategically in air and the Australian ‘s foot would break the poop’s fall to the ground.
He immediately moved away and was full of gratitude .
My sister smiled at him. Glared at me and politely slept off.

And as my sister says the Indian students would have been harassed 3 years back had she not foiled my plan to cover Australians in “Deep Shit “.
And she is pretty convinced this time too I have something to do with it.

Love you sis :)

12 comments:

  1. I came back today to read the "Clickty Click" article.. but saw a new one.. so cud not resist reading it... Now that I am trying to keep myself up to the pace at which you write... i will try to be more regular in my comments....

    Anywaiz... very nicely connected the Autralian and the "Deep Shit"..., highly impressed by that...

    And by the way... 3:30 AM is the time to just start the webex session with Dream's moderator code... :-)

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  2. Hi di,
    very well written am completely afan of your writing.
    Hint 2:You saved me from ragging in the freshers party.

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  3. My secret follower 1 :
    keep the comments coming in ..your feedback makes writing more fun :)

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  4. My secret follower 2 :
    i guess i need more hints :(

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  5. Wow nice one! But it would have been a nice experience for the Australian had your sister not woke up.

    I love the scenic beauty of Himalayas.

    Keep writing :)

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  6. hehe.... but i really doubt the aussie wud have had a problem with the shit...

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  7. hey.. come on yaar.. where's ur next post.. we r waitin eagerly.. our apetite is more than u think..
    get off those imr and cmr things.. and pen down something amazing, as usual..:-)

    - SF 1

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  8. @vivek:you bet..that place is a paradise

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  9. This one is nicely written.. like the build up with nepal, nature, sunrises, mornings, family.. and finally leading to a reality!!

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