Beyond Horizons...

Watching beautiful sunrise, taking deep breaths of fresh morning air and ozone(% of ozone in morning air is more), seeing 5 AM in a watch and taking a 6 KM walk that too on a week-end...Huh!! Dude wake up from your dream... Few days back it was just a dream, then on last Saturday my crazy half mind says lets run...it was 5 AM. Not that it was happening for the first time, this time its just other crazy half agreed to it. And this is how my dream turned into a reality. Where on week-ends it’s a rule to not to wake up before 11, I was all set to go out by 6. Decided to take a walk in famous Lalbag Botanical Garden. Beautiful place, all green, cool and always fresh. All my guests who are new to Bangalore I make it a point to take them to this place ;) As I enter into lalbag I saw people doing all types of exercises, all geared up in track suits, wearing special running shoes, putting ear phones etc. Considering my attire, I can say I surely stand out the crowd. Lalbag is stretched across ...

Unlike my other official trips, this trip was planned in advance so fortunately I got tickets to travel by Train. If it’s like 6-10 hrs journey then they give option for either Bus or Train, journey longer than this they give us flight tickets. So it was Bangalore-Chennai Shatabdi express departing Bangalore at 4:25 PM and reaching Chennai around 9:30 PM. I read somewhere Shatabdi is one of the super class trains run by Indian railways, so was pretty much excited boarding it very first time. Following Indian Railways tradition the train started 20 minutes late from Bangalore. We were yet to cross Bangalore city and they served snacks. A sandwitch, a Mango drink, samosa and Biscuits. By the time snacks was over, they started serving tea/coffee. I was surprised when my fellow passenger ordered Milk instead. Surprise was not milk, it was for he asking for it in the train. Indian Railways entertaining customized demands, amazing. By the time snacks trays and other things were cleaned it wa...