ThE StRaNgE JoUrNeY.. BeGiNnInG tO ThE sTaRt

"Hey I got "The Call.", I am going to Kolkata on December 29th. Okay catch you later,Bye."
The line went dead before Ajju could realize what the call was about or even who the caller was. She checked her call log to know that it was Peelu.
"What did she mean?", Ajju kept wondering, when her other sane friends started texting her that they had got their call for training from The Giants Software company they had got job offers through campus placements. Ajju was pretty excited initially because being idle for almost 6 months had changed a lot in her. She had realized being jobless at home invites a lot of raised eyebrows, sometimes even the sarcastic eyebrow hook like the The Rock, loads of advices from "Kid, I care about your future" relatives and also from the "I don't care a thing about you, I am here to ridicule your parents to have a loser like you for a child" strangers, neighborhood children who pose questions like "Akka why you always at home?". As if this wasn't humiliating enough there were her social website friends always jumping up with questions like "Have you got your call?" the minute she logs in.. So she was eagerly waiting for her mail or call or any remote signal from the company, like an alien stranded in the Earth waiting for his call from the Mother Ship.
She opened her inbox for the new message to find 1290 new messages."Screw FB for sending updates of every goddamn possible thing any of my friends had done",an irate Ajju thought. She filtered her mail to get the one she sought and there it was. Her mind was full of other thoughts that she hardly understood the letter. She screamed for her parents who were a lot more excited to get her out of the couch and also out of the house. She called, texted, tweeted, pinged and resorted to every medium of communication to convey the news to all the idiots who sympathized her for not having a job. She was on cloud nine, when suddenly the bubble breaker came in the form of Google,"Hey did you check out the offer letter?".
"Duh...of course I did we are going to Kolkata.",laughed Ajju. She had been dreaming about taking the Metro,Tram,Victoria Palace,Eden Gardens and what not.
"ROFL...no we are not going to Kokata,We are going to Helldia, a ridiculously small town for a software company to have its training which also happens to be a Naxal attacking town."
There was this glass crashing sound in Ajju's heard which unfortunately didn't mute her loud swearing.
"Crap.. I had so much plans for a upgraded metro city not for a town",Ajju cried out.
After a lot of research about Helldia she was convinced she was in deep shit.
After days and nights of Service Agreement editing, printing, preparations,packing,shopping,salonizing,NSR registering,Air ticket hunting and hell lot of work that her lazy butt was not used to doing she was finally ready to take the flight to Kolkata with six of her friends.
Goodbyes where the most cruel thing one has to endure. She was trying hard not to cry, yet her mind lost the control of her tears. The emotions were overwhelming and cannot be described with mere words.
Sappani,CR,Papa,Romance,Singer along with Papa's mom prepared the initial journey to catch the flight.
CR had a relative-friend who worked at the airport and it was because of him that their extremely excess baggage where waived off.
After security check they were waiting for their boarding call and started calling every possible soul to tell that they were leaving. Even after a clear sexy announcement of the gate number the group were still confused about which of the two lines in front of Gate No 2  to stand in. Finally they managed to get in the right queue.
As they left the gate Sappani's face fell down looking at the airline bus.
"Enna macha flightnu sollitu,they are taking us in a bus",said a dejected Sappani..
"Dei the bus will take us to the flight da",said Ajju after a good laugh.
As they ascended the flight, they saw the beautiful air hostess welcoming the passengers as they entered.
"Good evening ,Welcome to Indicome Air",greeted the air hostess.
"Good evening,What is your name?",asked Romance.
The air hostess was taken aback by the question yet manged to answer.
"Machi super la..",sniggered Romance.
Sappani,CR and Romance were all talking loud about how easy the journey is going to be and that they weren't scared at all, but when the flight was about to take off they had their eyes shut tightly, gripping each others hands tightly.Ajju was laughing hard at the guys.The flight journey was pretty boring with Romance calling for the air hostess for water tissues and all.
 At around 10.20 they reached Kolkata Airport. They were all pretty excited about how to survive in this place with no knowledge about Bangla or even basics of Hindi.Their only safety net was Papa and her Urdu speaking skills.They managed to find the driver that Ajju's dad had arranged to take them to his office guest house in Alipur. They had asked for a bigger bandwagon,but all the driver guy could get was a Versa which wouldn't even hold their luggage. With great effort they managed to get all their luggage and also Papa, Papa's mum and CR into the car and they drove off.
Sappani,Ajju,Singer and Romance managed with a little Hindi and English and found a taxi. The car ride was scary coz of the fact that they were in a new city,hardly understood what others said, it was 11.30 in the night and they did not know where the place is. The cabbie kept driving circles around New Alipur and finally Romance spotted the Versa standing in front of a Red colour building. The taxi driver demanded twice the cab fare as that's the rule in Kolkata. The lot grudgingly payed 300 rupees and cursed him in Tamil.
Papa and her mom snuggled into the room that was for the girls and Ajju and Singer decided to chat with the guys for sometime They ended up chatting the entire night and in the morning they got ready as soon as possible to reach the airport to get the bus arranged by the company to take them to Helldia. The cold was really biting for they had been used to the hot climate of TN.
They reached the airport to find Salma-Salma their friend who had hopes of getting a train to Kolkata to reduce the expenses but ended up having the most expensive travel through last minute flight booking. They also met their other friends who had wisely taken the morning flight. Ajju was so relieved to see EM, her best friend but not so happy to be pushing her over sized luggage. At that difficult time she felt someone tapping her shoulder.
"Hi,  you here for Helldia Training right, which college are you from?",piped up Stna.
"Half-Moon",murmured Ajju who was panting hard pushing that baggage of EM.
Stna who thought Ajju was being plain bitchy steered Kuttan away from the group.Ajju was thoroughly irritated by EM who was running up and down getting associates names for the bus journey instead of minding her luggage. Finally they got into on of the bus which Stna and Kuttan carefully avoided.The bus journey was really funny given the fact that they were spotting each and every thing on the road.
"Hey look Kolkata cars,Malls,McD poster".
"Haven't you seen that in Chennai you moron".
"Hey look Howrah bridge, that I haven't seen in Chennai".
"This is Howrah Bridge?It looked a lot different in the movies,bigger and better",said Ajju who was really disappointed to see the shrunken bridge.
"Hey not that side ,this side of the road idiot",laughed EM
"Adanna pathen",smiled Ajju.
The journey extended into the bumpy country roads and after 6 hours of torturous bus ride they reached Helldia, which looked more like a very very big factory with many heavy machinery here and there. After another two hours of going around the town because of the driver's exceptional knowledge of roads Ajju spotted a signboard that said Helldia Institute of Technology, the college where their training where apparently held.
They reached the place and were informed that they will be allocated hostels for their stay during training. There were 3 hostels for girls and one for guys. The girls were all really worried about whether they'll get to stay in the same hostel as their friends. Ajju and EM got allocated in the same hostel so did their other friends, but in other rooms. After a abysmal dinner they got ready for another short bus journey to the hostel. Ajju was helped by Tintu who carried her luggage to her room 104. After a while the door burst open and there stood Stna.
"So are we gonna be like roomies?",said Stna sounding disapproving.
"I guess..",fumbled Ajju clearly wanting stay away from this girl whom she thought was a typical Chennai scene party, the very group she hates.
After a few lame conversations she realized actually this girl isn't that bad. They heard some hustle and bustle outside their room. when they came out they saw  many people where shifting their rooms and wondered  why not they swap their rooms also. Ajju was a lot comfortable staying in the ground floor so she suggested Stna swap rooms with EM so she'll be next door to Kuttan. Salma-Salma and Thaj, classmates of Ajju decided to camp in the same room with Ajju. They were chatting and gossiping about stuff they hardly spoke in college.
As they were about to sleep,Ajju thought about the last two days and laughed how a lazy couch potato got her ass working to come all the way to Helldia. She was hoping for a great time ahead.With that positive mental note she decided to sleep. Places do bring people together.

BuGgEd, LiTeRaLlY- 2

The woman at the help desk understood nothing of what Ajju was screaming. There came the lame manager guy Tintu, whom Ajju disliked the most. After a "lot" of Bengali "SH-OSH-WOSH" he led the four towards emergency room. Ajju was relieved that her agony is about to end. Those moments made her feel that she had hit a new level of endurance.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaHHHHH...
"Tintu ji doctor kahan hai?",Kuttan screamed looking at Ajju's tears..
"Abhi ayega Kuttan ji..."
A tall broad man walked into the room. He remotely looked like a professional. Ajju's hope of being relieved hit the rock bottom when she looked at the doctor yawning and sleepwalking towards her.
EM stood by Ajju, who was biting into her fist. Stna and Kuttan explained the situation in both English and Hindi to the doc, but Tintu's magical Bangla skills(or may be a mediocre local slang of the language) did the trick.
The doc now knew that Ajju had pain in her ear.
He switched on the little torch he had and checked her ear.
"The other one", said Ajju and turned to show her left ear.
The doctor was peering in for sometime and said," Its just Ear wax, Kuch nahi hai".
An irate Ajju screamed,"Well kuch nahi hai wouldn't be moving inside my ear da goiyala".
But the doctor was convinced that there was nothing wrong with Ajju's ear and she is just creating a scene.
"Anyways why don't you clean her ear so that we are sure nothing is actually wrong",suggested Kuttan.
The doctor blabbered stuff in Bengali which later Tintu translated that, there is no need for any cleaning and Ajju is perfect to go. More than the pain the doctor irritated Ajju.
Stna and Kuttan where hellbent in cleaning Ajju's ear so the doctor asked her to lie down on the stretcher-bed kinda thing in the room and reluctantly went to get the syringe.Stna and Kuttan went to the pharmacy near by to get the ear drops the giant doctor guy had prescribed.
Ajju thought ,"I am so not gonna lay down there", but a second later she perched on the bed giving in to the thing in her ear.
Then there was a strange light that lit up the room. It was like the scenes in movies where the heroine walks near by the hero, everything looked beautiful, even the disease carrying bed felt like a king size jumbo feather mattress.
A nurse was there to check on some reports, and saw Ajju crying. She enquired what was wrong. Though she knew only Bengali she was able to understand Ajju's pain. She checked in her ear and confirmed that there was something in Ajju's ear.
"Ha I told ya...", said Ajju
EM who had interpreted was the nurse's gestures said,"Just hold your breath and shut up, the nurse says that might bring out the buggy".
"Yeah may be I will die in the process so the bug will have a safe exit, are you out of your mind? What if that thing goes into my mouth? I'd choke to death".
"No you wont", said EM,trying to calm down Ajju.
"Oh yeah...that's so assuring",said Ajju, but she realized at least the nurse believes that she is not lying about the bug may be give her method a try. She held her breath and shut her mouth tight, but the pain was unbearable. She held EM's hand so tight that she started screaming in pain.
The nurse quickly poured few drops of water into her ear.
Suddenly Ajju felt tickly moving from inside to outside of  her ear.It worked....!!!!!!
The buggy was crawling out. In a matter of seconds Mr.Bug was ramp walking out of her ear. The nurse flicked it to the floor and was examining Ajju who sprung up immediately smiling.She thanked her guardian angel though the nurse understood nothing.
"It's gone..poye pochu",smiled Ajju.
At the same time Stna and Kuttan came into the room panting.
"Shoot the pharmacist is out",exhaled Kuttan.
"So is the bug",laughed EM.
"Enga anda doctor... stupid fellow Kuch nahi Kuch nahi nu sonnan. Ask him to look at this.Kuch Kuch Hota Hai",shouted Ajju whose abysmal Hindi made the rest laugh out.
Stna,EM and Kuttan gave the doctor a piece of their minds for his exceptional examining skills.
The four returned back in the same ambulance with Ajju explaining in detail bout the pain she had just endured.
It was 6.30 in the morning by then and a tender coconut vendor had set up his vehicle near the hostel. After thanking Tintu ji(this time even Ajju joined in) and decided to take a refreshing drink.
"Hey we haven't brushed... Never mind...",said Stna.
After having 2 coconuts each they decided to hit the bed.Stna and Kuttan where so lazy to climb up to their room they decided to sleep in the two beds of EM and Ajju. After taking precautionary measures like stuffing their ears with balls of cotton, the four laid down.
"Man.. a few months back did you think you would be helping out a complete stranger whom you thought was a snob,in the middle of nowhere,at the break of dawn?", asked Ajju to Stna and Kuttan.
"Nah....",they smiled.
"I cant believe we are actually having many wonderful memories in Helldia",piped up Stna.
"Wonderful? Really?",snared Ajju.
"Hey what if the buggy had nested in your ear?",asked Kuttan. The very thought scared Ajju and she started hitting Kuttan with her pillow.
They all laughed away to sleep and Ajju looked up and whispered "Thank you guys."
"Yeah just shut up",said Kuttan,EM and Stna, in unison.
This surely was one hell of an experience thought Ajju .Instantly a smile concaved, sighing she went to sleep.

BuGgEd, LiTeRaLlY

She walked down the aisle clad in dark red colour silk saree and in ruby embedded golden jewellery that synced perfectly with her attire.
A special wedding glow lit up her cute round face.
She wanted to catch a glimpse of the groom waiting for her at the altar(manamedai if you want)
Just as she was about to lift her head to look up
Aaaaahhhhhhh....
What the.....?
A searing shot of pain hit her in the ear and she fell down
She walked the same path once again and tried to look at the groom
AAAaaaaaaaahhhhh....
Son of a .....
More pain this time.
She gathered all her strength to look at her man but,
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaHHHHHHHHHHHH....
Final voice of pain.
Ajju woke up screaming.
She shook her head and gropped for her mobile, it said "Its 5.03 in the morning don't you have a life?"
She was sure something was in her ear and the worst part was it was moving. She let a ear bud sneak into her ear to check out whats wrong. It was even more painful so she gave up any self attempts and thought of waking up EM slepping beside her.
"Oye...wake up",Ajju called.
"What now?. You know am not a morning person. Why bother to wake me up?",blabbered EM in her sleep.
"Listen,there is something inside my ear and its paining like hell. I need your help lady.Please",pleaded Ajju.
"What? Your ear?",exclaimed a wide awake EM."Lemme check it out.Hmmmmmm, I see something black there. What is that?".
"Oh I forgot to get is profile data when it entered my ear, NOW DO SOMETHING",screamed Ajju.
EM was clueless. She always had some idea in her head but Ajju's screaming and pushing froze her brain.
"Hey Kuttan has tweezers may be we can get it from her and pull it out",suggested EM.
Ajju was hesitant initially because of a fallout with Stna, Kuttan's roomie the previus day over a silly issue.Her hesitation was kicked outta her conscience in 10 secs as the pain was unbearble.
EM dialed Kuttan's no, and gave a blank look.
"Sorry yar balance out"
"FOR THE LOVE O' GOD, call from my mobile", bellowed Ajju
"Hello Kutta...Hellloooo,Helllllllllllllooooo"
"Wha....wha...what cha want n dhe mornig?", said Kutta,obviously sleep talking.
"Hey can I borrow your tweezers? Can you bring it to my room? Like right now?" said EM.
"You wanna trim your eyebrows in the middle of the dawn? Are you frickin crazy?",screamed Kuttan who was highly disturbed to have woken to something as silly as a tweezer.
"Ha Ha Ha.... No No its not for me.Hey come on I had a threading just yesterday yar. Why would I be needing it?" laughed EM.
"Big picture people. Crying in pain", an irritated Ajju roared.
EM explained the situation to Kuttan and with in a matter of few seconds Kuttan came down with her mani-pedi set. EM extracted the tweezers and tried to pull out whatever that was inside Ajju's ear.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH
"Do not show your surgical skills on my ear please" cried Ajju.
"This a'int working. We gotta get some help.Wait Stna has the Hostel Manager's number.We can get some help from him.",suggested Kuttan and ran upstairs  to her room
Ajju's sarcastic mind was wondering what sort of help would that lame guy do?
Yet the-thing-inside-her-ear kept her from thinking anymore. It just let her Voice cords produce some unusual noises of pain now and then.
After about 10 minutes,Ajju's door flung open there stood Stna and Kuttan in their extremely ridiculous night outfits. Stna checked on Ajju, showing no signs of the differences they had the previous evening. She saw that whatever she,EM or Kuttan was doing was not helping Ajju and dialed the Manager guy's number to bring in an ambulance.
Ajju went to the entrance of the hostel waiting for the ambulance which had gone to drop off water cans at the center in Helldia, a remote town-village where they all attended their training for one of the big software giants.
She kept ranting with pain. Kuttan and EM managed to slip into a track suit while Stna came out in formal outfit. Inspite of the pain Ajju couldn't help but laugh at Stna.
"I didnt want to soil another dress so am wearing what I wore yesterday", defended Stna
"Babe,Whatever.." ,laughed Ajju and then of course started to cry with pain.Suddenly she remembered that she had forgotten her wallet and,"EM, my wallet is on my table could you...".
"Just shut up", cut short Kuttan.
The ambulance arrived and the four started a 15 min journey to the hospital. The pain was really too much for Ajju so she started to cry harder and louder.
"Anna konjam seekrama ponga please", cried out Kuttan.
Stna gave her characteristic look of sarcasm at a clueless Kuttan who was looking from EM to Ajju,for some help  to decipher what Stna's look actually meant.
"Tamil? Really?",piped up EM.
"Oh shoot, Bhaiya jaldhi jayiye,please", said Kuttan to an exasperated look from Stna
They reached the hospital and enquired in English at the helpdesk for the duty doctor
"Bangla Bangla....", replied the lady at the counter in an lazy tone
"Bangla ila di idu hospital,mariyadhaiya andha doctor ah kupudu",screamed Ajju
To be continued.......

ShUt Up RoOkIE

After almost repairing my Backspace Key, am still confused as to what I should write about in my first post. Not that it matters to anyone but I wanted my first post to be a little special.
  May be I start about my interests, hmmmm nah...... What about my life... no way, its messed up in real why enumerate in sentences. Hmm... may be the world that is, well, like, yeah the world is blah blah blah... same old trash.
After hours and hours of streaming for some clue my brain hit the idle state. No thoughts dared to disturb it. My comfortable couch pampered to me hit logout, yet the crappy writer in me urged to litter blogger with another peice of trash.
So am here littering absolutely nothing. As I reread the lines above I realized I had used so many lame software lingo words. The one thing I had had feared , the one thing I despised above all is finally happening to me. I am turning into this Software Professional, who hates the job, yet sticks to it for its perks and security. Not that a modified vocabulary would mean am a techie, its just my attitude to shift the balance favourable towards a secured job than chasing my dream.
I have been hitting the snooze on my dream so much, that I am looking into the possibility of certain things happening even in my dream, I mean I am reasoning to my fantasy-generating-part-of- brain(whatever that is) when it paints out a beautiful imagination of me in some amazing scenario, whether that is actually possible or whether such a thing would happen to me?
Isn't dreaming or imagining something should be an uncut version of your hearts passion? This was so simple when I was unemployed. I had a whole horizon of possibilities. I could have become anything. Yet am here, hating. I wouldn't blame anyone for the place that I am here in my life. I had a choice, to materialize my dream or go with the herd. I chose the herd, so I shall SHUT UP... :)