It was a big break from regular work. The climate was so cool and going worse further. I was bit shivering, and looking for a coffee shop in every small interval. AccuWeather.com was forecasting the temperature to swing between 10 to 15 degree.
Many times, I have been to here: Botanical Garden, Pykara, Dodabetta. So, this time, we all (my friends) have decided to go to somewhere lonely – a landscape, where you cant really see humans around you.
Cab driver suggested an idea. That’s a trip from Ooty to Kerala border – on the mountain way, covering around 60 Kms. He said that it should be a quite different journey, as we wished – visiting human less landscape!
We all agreed and journey started. All the way around the road, we were seeing only Tea estates. It was really different, really. Density of people was decreasing, at some point, no body hit at eye sight – I realized we had gone unreachable!
On the way, there was a view point. It was so terrific than suicide point view in Kodaikanal. I was just looking down and searching for the foot hill. It was deep, very deep, indeed. Midst was playing around – it was just crossing us, covering us, hiding us, showering at us!
There were few people, used to live on the roadway. I don’t think they all were well educated and have exposure to dangerous things like computer and internet. I am pretty sure, they still don’t know about java and its history – they were looking happy, frankly happy. My mind went on comparing my life with theirs and both were like South and North Pole. I often think this computer life is just a virtual life. If somebody can ask me how I make my livings, then I will have to answer: “Java” and yet ‘J2EE’. But, both don’t exist in the world really. People could have seen God or Ghost, but no body have seen Java! That’s virtual! Something that doesn’t exist physically, but, lots of things happen because of that! Virtual life, Ice cream life, that I live.
It was evening 6’o clock when we returned.
The next day, I went alone to Botanical garden. It was an evening. Two years back, we were here -- all my classmates. We were sitting in the same grass land, playing an unknown game. I was standing alone and reminiscing everything. I don’t know exactly where every one is now. Now, it is just a history.
Ooty to Kerala -- hill way
Tea Estate -- on the wayColorful Tea estate..
Small stream...
Botanical Garden
Coffee, everywhere, anytime..
Two years ago memories -- now history!
3 comments:
looks like u ppl had fun..
hows the marriage went ?
hi prab. actually we spent only 2 hrs at marriage reception. rest in worst cold. however. those were cool moments
Hey mani,
Hope you liked the place. I wish I had been with you people :)
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