365 dayz.....

Yup, itz been one year since I started blogging… or in other words, for the last one year I was disturbing you people with my “new post in the blog” notification mail… it was on a quick decision I started this blog, was not at all thought of how to fill this page further… but later I enjoyed a lot on writing. Some were merely craps; some were up to the mark ones… still it was a nice experience for me to write “something”

On this time, I really miss my friend briju, who was a strong support for me to write something, constantly scrutinised all my posts and gave valuable corrections, which was really helpful for me to improvise myself. As an unfinished post, last month he left me alone in this world.  Even though he is not with me now… I can feel him, I can sense him…. Very near to me….

I thank all my friends who were with me from the very beginning, and had enough patience to go through all the posts here and made valuable comments to it. I will try my best in future also to keep you disturbed with my new post notifications…   stay tuned… till then  ranjith  signing of….. alvida….. ;)

mumbai local (part II)

It was a Saturday; I was heading towards UD for completing some office procedures of my viva. When I reached Kanjurmargh Station, it was already 15 mins to 12. The board near the counter said it will close at 12. Still I decided to try my luck and continued in the long queue. But for the bad luck I was not able to get the ticket before the counter got closed. Like the fellow passengers I tried to get some coupons instead of ticket for my travel and arranged it from a fellow passenger. The time punching machine was also not working so I used the date, time stamp to validate the coupons and continued my journey.

As I reached matunga station, I was welcomed by the Ticket checking staff. After checking my ticket he found out that the time stamp was of previous day so that I became a passenger without valid ticket. He asked me for fine of Rs 360. I got amazed, mistake was on both sides. First the railway hasn’t placed the proper date time stamp, second I haven’t checked the date before punching. So I was not at all ready to give fine for the partial mistake of mine. He guided me to the office and presented me to his senior. I explained the story but he was also not ready to accept the partial fault and asked me to pay the fine.  The situation was getting worse and he gave me an alternative of going to jail for not paying the fine. I told him that I am a student and currently not having enough money to pay the fine and opened my purse and shown him the id card from it. He took the purse from me and started searching for money in it. At that moment it came to my mind, there was Rs 500 note in my purse which is already kept in an open pocket of it which he can easily find and if he does, he will never spare me. Meanwhile the inspector saw the “bunch” of ATM cards in it and asked me to take money from nearby ATM counter and pay the fine. As the cards were of zero balance account ones I was not having cash in them. I told him the truth. To my surprise or for a higher degree of luck he checked all the pockets except the one having 500Rs and much later after a series of arguments, he set me free without any fine. Had he found the money, I would have been also charged for telling lie, which ultimately effects in non refund of even a single penny from the cash which I had in my purse.