A very short stint and the very long wait

Half done or half left, one can say whatever one feels but the relief I felt after the dreadful third semester was unmatched. Like always the ending of the exams meant holidays and a trip back home, but this time it was different. Had only 3 days to spend at home due to the training that is supposed to start from 6th and I need to reach Bengaluru by the 5th.

So left Calicut on the Fool's day to endure a 6.5 hour flight journey for Delhi. Was able to reach home only by 9:30 in the night. The next day received one of the biggest shocks of my life. Had never anticipated such a situation, and it shattered all my plans, coz I just did not feel like meeting up with my friends. These holidays turned out to one of my worst and the thought still haunts me, don't know what will happen on doomsday.

with this i left home at 8 on sunday, hoping to catch the 9:30 flight, but alas the airlines had changed the airplane. the no. of seats reduced and the vacant seats in J class disappeared. I was left stranded at the airport with my father waiting with me. The next flight was at 4:30 which also by the looks of it was somewhat overbooked. This meant an extra wait of 7 hours at the airport. Thank goodness for the Sunday papers (tried my hand at Sudoku after a very long time) and the net which helped me pass my time. The seat was confirmed only at 4:15 when the supposed passengers didn't turn up and I got a seat. Just rushed through the check-in counter for the flight had started boarding but it wasn't going to be this easy. The guard wanted me to open my attache. he ruffled through my stuff and removed my Victorinox Swiss multipurpose set (a miniature version with a 2 inch blade) and a matchbox. These people are afraid of a two inch blade but what about the steel crockery one gets on the plane??? I managed to return it to my father who was still waiting and he somehow got it sneaked inside to be delivered to me. But i being the non risky type refused and handed it back.

Reached Bengaluru by 7:15 and got outside 15 minutes later. IIMB being 45-50 km away and knowing the high rates of taxis, i decided to try the shuttle service. As i went towards the bus there were taxi drivers outside looking for a fare. Talked to 3 different people with the rates at ech level falling from 850-750, 700-650, 600-500. Boarded a shuttle to JP Nagar (the closest option I could find), charging Rs 80. After 1.5 hours i was at JP Nagar with not much clue as to what next. Tried looking for autos but to no avail. Got a cab which was waiting there, he did charge a lot Rs 75 for a 4 km odd drive, but atleast and at last I was at IIMB.

P.S. - Describing IIMB - Saved for later as haven't seen much and am yet to explore.