The word 'Promenade' means a leisurely walk...It was on last saturday that HCL Telecom team decided to take a promenade to Mayajaal Resorts...Well we were not walking literally...coz that would be stupid given that the resort is about 40 km from Chennai....But still it's the thought that counts....So off we went to Maayajaal, promenading in buses...It's a quite happening place..A multiplex, Indoor games, Resort, Swimming pools, Cricket grounds and last but never the least...A karting ring...I would not be describing the activities there and how good or bad it was...coz if I were doing a PR job, I would never do it for free (or maybe I am just not in the mood)....So sorry guys...no accolades for the organizing team and no criticisms to our bus coordinator who managed to get us lost even before starting the journey in earnest....The point of today's post is (no prizes for guessing....Ya I know you read the heading...)Go Karting....There was an hour long break after lunch when we were free to waste time as we saw fit...jump into a swimming pool...Go to the waterfalls..No its not a natural one....or just sit there...Noting already that there was a karting ring in there and not wanting to just sit there, me and my comrade in arms Vinayan, went to pay them a visit...The charges were steep..Rs.150 per head for 5 min..But the call of speed needed to be heeded to (need, speed, heed..nice alliteration...Man I'm good)...Soon wallet was Rs.300 lighter and we were buckling up for the ride...Pedal to the metal and off we went....it was a real good experience...I would do it again in a jiffy even if the prices were a little more steep...There is a wishlist of activities that I have always wanted to do...Trekking to a desolate place and Karting can be crossed off the list now...The remaining items include Parasailing and Bungee Jumping.
I am actually a bit squeamish about heights...Looking down from the top of a tower makes my legs go numb...but still bungee jumping has always been something that I wanted to do...Once during my school days, a carnival at Ernakulam introduced Bungee jumping to the public in Kerala...When I expressed my desire to try this out to my mother, she assured me with utmost sincerity that if I did something like that, she would beat my life out of me...But the temptation of the adrenalin rush was too much and I was ready to risk a date with the cane for that...Being a high school student, my collected earnings at hand totalled to about Rs. 275. Keeping apart the money for the bus tickets and auto fare, my ability to spend topped out at Rs.250. I was determined that even if it took every paisa of those Rs.250, I would tie myself to the bungee cord and take the leap...I reached the carnival, marveling at the structure set up for the Bungee jump. I was just beginning to get excited about it when a board there nipped my hopes in the bud...Per jump Rs. 1500....I had fought through threats on my life for this but at the last step, I was thwarted by the root cause of all evil....Money....and now, when I have a job and money is not that much of an obstacle (well my mom would still flog me if she came to know I spent Rs.1500 on a potentially life threatening spectacle)...there is not a bungee jump in sight...So my dear readers...if you have any information on places where this adrenalin pumping, mind numbing experience is available, please let me know. People living outside India need not bother reply..Yes I know there are lots of spots in US that offer this..but I don't have a free ticket to US (and back).
That brings to mind an anecdote about a bumper prize won by my friend..Just this more and I'm done for the day...This friend of mine bought a Sony ericsson phone lately and won a Bumper prize...an all expenses paid vacation in Thailand...but as alway's there is a catch...travel is not included (it costs "just" Rs. 30000)...If you manage to reach Thailand by begging, borrowing or stealing, they will take care of you for the time period of the stay till you have to begin begging, borrowing or stealing to get back to India....I am sure now he wishes that if only he had got the second prize...which was an apple iPod.
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hehe... poor chap, I mean ur friend who got that bumper prize... :-)
Go Karting is in my wishlist also for a long time. Should find a way to do it soon...
And I don't know any place where we have bungee jumping. I will let you know and give you company as well if I find out a place... :-)
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