MEMORIES: Winter vacation
Date : 2nd Feb 2017
Hello Diary,
I haven't written anything since a while, so today I am gonna write about the things that took place in my life, in the last few months.
I believe that everyone in this world has some story and we all remember these stories throughout our lives. Few of the stories are secretly stored in our mind which stays with us throughout our lives and these stories end with the end of our lives.
well, i was telling you about my past few months.
So, the last few months were awesome. I got many new experiences and really had a good time.
Date: 28th Nov 2016
This was the end of the first semester. It was the day of my last exam .
This was the end of 'My First' four months in my college.
So i was so happy, not because the exams were over, i was happy because finally i was going to my house in jaipur after spending around four months in Rourkela. I had my train booked on 2nd Dec 2016. I went to cuttack on 30th November. I visited "Nandan Kanan" along with my grandparents and aunt. I enjoyed there a lot. after visiting 'Nandan Kana' we had lunch at a temple and then we returned back. I was very excited to go to jaipur and that to alone for the first time. But you know what happened the train was 12 hours late because of the foggy weather in uttar pradesh ( the route of the train i was going to travel by passed through this state). So the journey was of 24 hours and the train arrived in the station at cuttack junction at 9 o' clock in the evening. So i would reach Delhi at about 9 o' clock in evening next day. Delhi is notoriously known as a crime city. So it was not easy to stay there alone at night for a guy traveling alone for the first time. So my father decided to come to delhi and to pick me up. So my plan to travel alone to jaipur was going to end. And that's the first thing that made me unhappy. But after i caught the train i was excited as it was my first time to travel around 1700 kms by train and that to alone.
MY TRAIN JOURNEY
I had a lower berth reserved for myself. But there was a family siting on that berth. A person of that family requested me to exchange our seats but i denied first. And then i told them that i would change my berth with a similar berth. But they had only middle and upper berths. So i was given a side lower berth which was of the ticket checker of the train. I was first worried about my berth but i found that the ticket checker didn't come to take his berth. So i was fine there. I got a friend too ( actually he was quite older ) . He worked in Delhi. We talked a lot about many things. we got to know each other. He was a nice and friendly person. because of him i didn't feel lonely in the train. the train was 24 hours late now. After a place called Allahabad, the train's speed went on going down ( Due to foggy weather). I felt as if train was moving at a speed of 20 km per hour ( just kidding). So now the train was going to reach delhi in the morning at around 9 o' clock. Next day the moment our train gained speed ( because of sunlight the fogg vanished) i couldn't control my excitement to reach delhi to see my father. When the train entered Gaziabad ( a city near delhi nearly 30 km distance from delhi) i started becoming ready and took the bags that were kept under my seat and finally when the train reached delhi i was he first one in my coach to reach the exit door of the train. the moment i alighted form the train found my father who was coming towards me.
This was the end of 'My First' longest train journey alone.
My father had spent the whole night in the railway station only and that to in too much cold. I felt very sorry. However it was not my fault that the train reached in the morning, but a thought came into my mind that my father is a real super hero in my life who spent the cold night in the railway station waiting for me to come. In the previous four months i felt so lonely but that day i actually felt that i am not alone. May be a few but there are people who care for me and are behind me to help me out at every point of my life.
Finally i was so happy to see my father and both of us took an auto and went to bikaner house from where we would catch a bus to Jaipur.
MY BUS JOURNEY
My father booked a Volvo bus for both of us and we started our bus journey at about 12 o' clock. It was the first time i loved to travel in bus ( I actually hate bus journeys, i feel that bus journeys are uncomfortable). The city view of delhi was awesome. I have visited Delhi many times but never ever felt like that. It was one of my best journeys till now. The bus stopped at a place ( a restaurant) for lunch. My father ordered "vada sambar" for lunch.we only had 3 vadas and little chutney and sambar for 100 rupees which was not at all enough for us. my father had one and i had 2 vadas. Then after half an hour our bus journey continued. finally we reached jaipur in the evening and i was very happy to see my mom and younger brother after i reached at my house.
So this was the end of 'My First' happiest bus journey.
Long time in Jaipur
Well, the title is " Long time in Jaipur" but actually it was a very short time that i couldn't even feel the winter vacation. however i stayed in jaipur for like 3 weeks but the time period i felt was like 3 days.
But you know the interesting part, which was that this time i didn't stay at house as i used to do before getting into college. this time i had decided to enjoy the vacation instead of just passing my holidays being bored at my house.
This was "My First" time to visit few tourist places in jaipur alone. I traveled in jaipur metro for the first time and that to alone. I visited many places like jantar mantar, city palace, govind ji temple. It is an unforgettable day of my life.
I also enjoyed with my old friends. We went to city mall on one of my friend's bike. (3 friends on one bike- again "my first" time) . We enjoyed a lot and had delicious and spicy momos in the evening.
I also went to the gaming zone of the mall along with my younger brother and both of us played many games which was "My First" time playing game at gaming zone. I along with my family enjoyed christmas . and finally the vacation was going to end.
Date: 27 Dec 2016
Return journey -
Jaipur To Delhi-
My father accompanied with me to delhi. We travelled by Double Decker Train from jaipr to delhi Cant. We reached delhi and after arriving at the railway station we came to know that the train was late by 7 hours and now it would arrive at 12:30 am at night. So i and my father decided to visit Red Fort. We kept our luggage at the clock room and went to visit Red Fort. We enjoyed a lot as this was "my first" time visiting red fort along with my father. fianlly we reached station and got a bad news that train would arrive next morning at 5 am. Actually i was happy because at least this time my father won't have to stay alone at the station whole night. I was there with him to face the problem as well. I told my father to take rest and both of us were almost sleepless that night. Finally, next morning the train arrived at 8 o' clock instead of 5 and i was feeling so unhappy because again the same thing was going to happen as the first time. The first time was me standing at the station and father traveling back to jaipur and this time I was traveling back to odisha and father was going to panipat to visit my uncle. But this time i didn't cry like the first time. So the train finally left the railway station at 11 o' clock in the morning. this time the train was 24 hours late. i reached odisha at 1:30 am on 30th Dec 2016. and on 31st i returned back to NIT Rourkela.
SO THIS WAS HOW I SPENT MY VACATIONS AND MANY THINGS I EXPERIENCES FIRST TIME HIGHLIGHTED AS ("My First") .
