Another dream

I try to make this blog anything but a dream diary but I really couldn't help writing this one because again I am amazed at load of diverse unrelated rubbish my brain weaves together into what is fast becoming a night-time freak show, so here goes...

[ Background information needed : I have tuition today from 10am to 2pm after which I'll go to the Argus Open Quiz which starts at 4pm ]

So I leave the institute and as I am about to head home, the receptionist there also exits and tells me there's a good seminar thingy on some topic and asks me whether I would like to attend. I agree. So we start walking to the bus which will take us to the place. It's evening all of a sudden and we end up in this warehouse area and walk up to a biggish enclosure surrounded by a wall which had to be at least 20 feet high and an equally humongous gate. To my surprise, as if she was SpiderWoman, she effortlessly scaled the wall and headed for the bus which was inside the enclosure. I my jaw drops open and I try and find a way in, not wanting to miss the bus. Anyway I search the area looking for a possible way in and after about 5 minutes I do find a way in after climbing the smaller wall of the building / factory next to it and finding a low spot in the huge wall. I get in, board the bus which starts.. the huge gates open and the bus stops outside and picks up some students who were waiting for it outside ( It was at this point of time when it occurred to me that I could have just waited for the bus like the other people did ). So we're off to the seminar thing which we are told will happen some place ( I forgot the name but I do remember it was some place outside Kolkata ). It was some time into the bus ride when I remembered I was supposed to be at DI for the Argus Quiz.. I freak out, my watch says 6.30pm and I get off the bus immediately. I call my team-mate who I figured would be fuming because I didn't show up. To my surprise he tells me "chaap nish na, amra emniteo qualify kortam na, shob buro-buri ra stage-ey uthechhe". I am sort of relieved and start to look around. I had no idea where I was, all I knew was that I needed to head back home. Suddenly I notice 3-4 other people have gotten off the bus with me and one of them, a girl who I have never seen in my life, comes up to me and holds my hand and we start walking, as if she was my girlfriend :| :| .. I have no clue what is going on but think "Ok, this is nice, I have a girlfriend apparently" but disregard the fact that I have no idea whatsoever who she is. Interesting side-fact, her mother was walking right behind us. So we walk and meanwhile I ask for directions to get back to Kolkata and some people point me towards a bus stand. I am in this locality, sort of like a neighbourhood marketplace with a few teastalls, a grocery shop or two.. anyway I spot the bus stand and walk towards it when my 'girlfriend' bursts into song, '90s Bollywood style, with backgorund music and all. Her mother looks at her approvingly and I am like "what the hell is going on?!?!?!" .. Sadly, I don't remember anything after this and hence conclude.

No detail is made up. Feel free to comment.

I'm off to sleep.. more weirdness later.

Littering, Part Deux

As the lyad increases and the exams inch ever closer the posts dry up.. Anyway a significant 'breakthrough' if I might put it like that in my 'fight' against littering if I might put it like that..

The commute back from college recently has been tiring with the two hours of football it follows and the 15-20 minute wait for the bus at the 8B bus stand. Well on Friday I didn't have to wait, found a nice empty bus waiting for me at the stand so I got my preferred window seat near the door. This is not important. The guy who ended up sitting next to me apparently felt an urge to eat some chips and bought a packet from the guy who sells Roy Co. chips everyday at the Bus stand. This is sort of important. As soon as he opened the packet, thoughts began to race in my head and I started thinking about the politest way to tell the guy ( who seemed good-natured enough ) NOT to throw the packet on the road when he was done with it. So 15 minutes and 4 stoppages later I see him finish the packet and as he is about to throw it ..

Me : Sir, ekta request kortey pari ? Packet ta please rastaye felben na, amake diye din, ami pore fele debo.

Guy : * a blank stare on his face with his left hand still near the window *

Me : Ei packet e diye din, emniteo nongra achhe ( I had my football in that packet )

Guy : "ekhane diye debo?"

Me : Hain.

Guy : * drops it without another word *

Me : Thanks.

Felt good... Hopefully he was freaked out enough to repeat the incident to his folks at home. My folks reckon I was lucky not to get beat up.

End of story, more weirdness later..