Monday, March 7, 2011

something started in my soul,
fever or forgotten wings,
and I made my own way,
deciphering
that fire
and wrote the first faint line,
faint without substance, pure
nonsense,
pure wisdom,
of someone who knows nothing,
and suddenly I saw
the heavens
unfastened
and open."
From "Poetry", Memorial de isla negra (1964).

Thursday, January 27, 2011

I am going to miss all those awesome treks for entire month

I just told myself that I have to miss all those awesome treks for one whole month when I can see some of the must do treks are coming up.

Not knowing to drive any vehicle was like pain in the ass. I never rode even a bicycle and that was like a big shame. I tried my hands on it when I visited the famous cities of Hampi and Badami. My buddies gave a serious try to teach me the bicycle in that 2 hour stint and next day I tried hands on the moped. May be a small jump for some people but for me it was a biggest leap. I did manage to lift my feet off once during that stint, but was so afraid of falling down and ruining the perfectly running holiday for them. The fear of falling down is the biggest one that I am still trying to get over with.

So cutting the long story short, I got myself enrolled for a Driving Class. Had decided to do this a year back, but kept on postponing it using some excuse or other. But no, after seeing my buddies zooming in on their bikes, which I intend to learn for sure, I went in with full determination to learn this thing. Barged into the motor training school office and asked for the details. The receptionist across the counter told me about the details like she tells 100 other people everyday. Like she has taken a slot on prime time, she went on and finished her pitch in under 3 minutes. Explained me what models they have and how much will be the charges. 30 minutes daily for 20 days was not the bad deal. Also they are gonna help me to get my learner's license and then permanent license too. They are offering basic mechanical knowledge about the vehicle. I paid the fees and went out.

You might think, that I should have inquired at few more places before registering at this school to get a good bargain. But yeah, that's me. For the things like this I never bargain. I invest my trust and try to get best out of it.