A DAY IN BANGALORE-PART II

The moment that I had been waiting for had arrived, it was time to enter the plane. The three of us finished checking in and were all set to fly. I was so nervous that I could hear my heart beating very fast. My friends consoled me by saying that it would be just a little jerk while take-off, and after that I wouldn't feel anything. Gathering all the courage I had, I boarded the flight, was welcomed by the smiling air-hostesses, and settled down in the middle seat; my friends on my sides, to protect me :-).

The plane took-off and I felt a little giddy, but I was fine in a few minutes. Even before I had any time to get scared, we were landing in the Bangalore, the city of gardens. We walked out looking for an auto to get to my colleague's friend's (also a Malayalee) house; my butler Hindi came in handy for communicating with the auto driver.

We had a heavy breakfast at their house and headed out for shopping. It was pretty hot outside, but we were too excited to even think about it. We were back home by around 3 PM, had a heavy lunch (typical Kerala food) and went to sleep.

After a short nap, we packed our things and went to "Garuda Mall"- the equivalent to our Spencer Plaza. I had a nice time, chilling out with my friends.

I was extremely annoyed by the culture and the fashion sense of the people I saw there, especially the teenage girls.

Our flight to Chennai was at 9pm. We reached the airport by around 7:40, had dinner there itself and spent time taking loads of snaps. By the end of it all we were totally tired. The flight was delayed by 30 mins and we started our return trip at 9:30. This time I wasn't scared to enter the plane. Instead, I was looking at the guy sitting opposite to me. He smiled at me and in turn I smiled and said a hello.

Soon, I realized that my short vacation was coming to a fast end, the next day was Monday and I had to go back to the routine life. My Monday morning blues started a little early…

Even though I couldn't enjoy with my two best friends, one who is far away and the other who is also going away soon, this was a very different experience. My long time dream to chill out with my friends and travel in an airplane came true.

I am still waiting for that one day when I will travel with my best friends, and spend a whole day with them, without any disturbances.

So this was my first flying experience...