vizag day 3

So we all started early  morning for venue. I entered the Hall A for conference.  And rinku and co. started stall hopping. 

At 1 pm we had lunch. It was un impressive. we went to beach by the side of venue stayed there for a while. Then we went to SHIMACHALAM temple at a small hill top. It has agreat history after Nrisingha avatar of lord Vishnu. But temple was unimpressive. there were lot of devotees standing in the queue for darshan. Unfortunately everything is written in telegu, no english or hindi. So we could not undestand anything there.

Finally we spent the evening in Rishikonda beach.

vizag day 2

 Day 2 started with breakfast. there was workshop today, so i went alone. i went there, rushed to the hall A  to find it was a recorded video workshop .  totally disappointed. there are hundreds of yoube videos, why should i come so much distance to see recorded workshop. I did spot registration of rik and aheli for 25000 rupees.  i came back and went  along with whole family to rishikonda beach. we went to soak our feet in see but ended up in soaking upto our waist. anyways,    like everytime this was an enjoyable experience. then we returned to hotel.

vizag tour day 1 (a disappointment with Araku)

 Today, our grand adventure in Vizag kicked off at the ungodly hour of 5 am. The master plan was to engage in a riveting workshop, but alas, the universe had other ideas. The collective genius of the group decided Araku Valley was the ultimate destination, ignoring my wise counsel that it's essentially a scenic snoozefest.

Our driver, clearly the voice of reason, frowned upon this decision, but democracy prevailed, and off we went. Pit stop at Borra Caves, where I attempted to break the world record for climbing 200+ steps. Spoiler alert: my heart threatened a protest.

Araku Botanical Garden turned out to be the horticultural highlight of nothing much. Unanimous agreement was reached – not worth the sweat (literally). Lunch at a roadside joint left our taste buds questioning life choices.

Back by 7 pm, we collectively resembled deflated balloons. A strategic rest was in order. At 9:30 pm, dinner became the main event, swiftly followed by a theatrical exit to dreamland. Ah, the glamorous life of a reluctant tourist!

Vizag tour

After long time (4 years) I am going to Asicon. We four are going. We booked 1st Ac in coromandel express. We were two separate cabin. Somehow  seats were exchanged and we managed to get a cabin. Everyone (rik and aheli seems excited)

we were five

Since childhood I used to count that we were five. My parents and we ....three brothers. Then new members joined, our family became larger and larger. But with death of our parents numbers are decreasing.

puja at kaitha

Throughout our life we are spending pujo at Kaitha. We tried same thing this year. How did it go. It is never the same without my parents.  We tried everything . We played cricket,  burst crackers but no... something is not there.Utpal is sick, barda is not there. Not the same. We must rethink and find a better way of spending  puja. 

mejomam died

After short of prolonged illness mejomama breathed his last. He was not our favourite mama, but he was very affectionate. He wa a simple village man. He never knew what to say and when to say. He used to say inappropriate things at times but not on purpose. I thought I should go to bahadurpur to see him, but it did not happen. We are all so busy!!