trip to boston

7:03 PM 3/17/2006

india main kabhi maine aisa nahi kiya
at 2pm today i was workin in the office
2.30baje dukan bandh kiya
bhag bag ke 3.00baje ka bus pakda
to new york - port authority office
wahan se 4th pakda
grand central pe uttar ke 6th liya
6th se canal street par gaya
canal street = chinatown
jitna japan/china main chinki nahi hoga
utna chintown main tha
wahan se 139th street par fungwah ka bus pakda
all this for wht?
goin from new york to boston

so in a span of an hour
i had already moved frm one city to another
and was on my way to another state

india main kidhar bhi janeka toh kitna sochna padta hai
chote - apne goa trip ke liye apune ne kitna pelan kiya tha

aue idhar dekh...!!!
magar is bar kuch game pe ulta game nahi hua
tabhi bhi nahi hua tha...

bas - bus main behet kar yahi soch raha hun
ki smetimes even the most diff things seem easy to do

i'm goin to meet my sis in boston
i dont hve her address
only her phone no
aur i cldnt call her before i caught the bus
so she had no idea wht time i left for boston
mgr beach main jab bus 'food mall' pe rukhi tab ek phone kiya

idhar phone main pehle coins dalneka
magar kitna samaj main nahi aata hai
kabhi 10cent kabhi 50cent
kbhi ek quarter kabhi ek dime
sidha apne jaisa ek rupiya rakha hota toh kitna asan tha
aur ther r no PCO STD ISD booths
anywhere in US of A
itna frwd hoko bhi bkward hai
apne yahan toh dekh - PCO STD booth kar corner pe milta hai

aur kya batau
abt US of A
han - BUS ka ticket 1.95 hota hai
conductor nahi hai
toh mchine main paisa dalneka
jab bhi 2 dollar dalo
kabhi 5 cents vapas nahi milta hai
chor log...

apne yahan toh conductor pe sab log chadte hain
aur conductor bhi chutta nahi hai isliye bus se uttarta hai

aaj ka bus hi dekh leh
fungwah travels - new york to boston
driver chinese / bus main adha log chinese
ticket counter pe chini aur bus main bag dalne wala hamal indian
sach main - woh sardar hamal ka kaam kar raha tha
chini logon nai apna tours n travels khol diya
apna log abhi bhi vada pav bech raha hai

camera nahi hai yaar
nahi toh photu nikal kar behja hota
for everyone who thinks my lingo has changed to bambaiya hindi - woh finally kabhi na kabhi hona tha
aur idhar aane ka baad i'm missin everythin
bbay n pune as well

thodya velat kuthe tari marathi madhe pan char oli lihito
majhya barobar nasik cha satwik gadekar rahato
room-mate / on same proj / came to US the same day
pan me tyachya shi pan hindi madhe bolto
ka mahit nahi..

all of a sudden - miss talkin in hindi a lot
waise main hindi main sirf chote aur parya se baat karta hun

toh main kya bol raha tha
shoppin karaychi aahe
tmrw i'll go with my sis to sme store n buy a few things
among them - camera - digital n polaroid - yes doni ghenar

are ho..
ikde alyapasun not in touch with cricket
cme to knw yest ki apan 2nd test jhinklo
ani 3rd test bbay madhe ahe
dada - bolun? tumhi jabe? cricket match dekchi?

sadya bus durham la pochli aahe
kahi kalat nahi
baher nusta andhar aahe
adhun madhun ek green board disto
tya var kahi tari sign aste
sirf itna malum hai ki new york se boston 4 - 4.30 ghanta
lagta hai
traffic hoga toh 5 ghanta ya jyada

boston utarne ke baad mujhe south stn se alewife ke liye
train pakadna hai
wahin mujhe meri behen lene aaiyegi
kitne baje malum nahi
kitni dare rukhna padega - malum nahi

bas office se packup kiya aur nikal gaya
boston ke liye...

vaise hi last wknd ne york gaya tha
ghar se nikla
kidhr se kaise janeka - kuch malum nahi
went to the rail stn
wahan map dekha
toh new york nasdik tha
mgar new york main kidhar janeka??????

kya malum
sath main satwik tha - usko bhi kuch nahi malum
map main central park acha dikh raha tha
aju baju times square tha
satwik ko empire state buildin dekhna tha
so finally we found out tht train leneka
magar train ke liye ticket???
no ticket window
no stn mster....

ek dukan main pucha toh bola - malum nahi
indian bandi thi - magar american
ekdam accent main akadkar bola - bata nahi sakti
magar stn pe jake pucho...

bola toh bola
kaise toh stn pe gaye
waise trains ko yahan PATH bolte hai
depends on provider
TRANSIT bhi bolte hai
TRANSIT ka bus aur trains dono hota hai
metrocard lena padta hai
ek trip / dui trip / chartho trip
babua - dus trip ke liye ektho pass lebe...
dui tirip free milat hai...

so we wnt by train/PATH/subway to 33rd street - last stop
subway main se bahar kidhar nikalne ka?
left ya right?
upar ya niche?

just follow the public
pura bheed kahan ya raha hai wahan 'phalo me...'

finally we got out on the streets of new york
chote - sasure nai buildingwa bahut ucha banaya hai
thakur lift ka button kaise dabayega...???

toh pehle left gaye
phir right
new york ke raston par = only windw shopping
wahan ek camera ka shoppers stop mila - b&h...
adya - wahan bahut sara camera dekha
sony aur canon sabse jyada bikta hai
baki bhi chalta hoga
ek do ghanta udhar timepass kiya

phir empire state building gaye
magar zero visibility
so uppar nahi gaya
paisa lagta hai
khali fukat dollrs kaiko waste krneka
sunday ko jayenge - mast naha dho ke...

uske baad chalte chalte times square gaya
ikdam bhari hai
aur shyam ko toh zhakas dikta hai

girya/parya/chote - hard rock cafe main bhi gaya tha
sahi hai
wahan se ek tshirt ya cap lekar aane waha hun
planet hollywood store main bhi gaya
abhi tak starbucks ka coffee nahi piya
mcdonals khaya - chicken sab jage nahi milta hai
abhi tar US main birdflu nahi aaya

pizza abhi tar nahi khaya
office canteen main ka khaya
magar genuine US store main nahi khaya
bins - changla pizza khalla ki sangin

shinde - daru cha dukan gharachya samor aahe
gelo hoto
itke option hote ki vicharu nakos
first week heinekien / 2nd week budweiser
sadya bacardi - karan khup thandi aahe
apli ratri chi ek small small
pan idhar ke bacardi main woh daam nahi
lagata hai dusra lena padega

alto - absolut vodka aahe
cheers to US...
ani khup flavours aahet
orange / vanilla / citris / regular etc...
taste keli tar sangin kashi aahe

finally boston ka board dikha
lagta hai destination aane wala hai

chote - in 3 weeks - goin to new orlems n LA
bon jovi ko milke aata hun

soch raha hun - seattle ka pelan karta hun
kurt cobain ka ghar dekh ke aata hun - wht say?

chal
bahut type kiya
abhi sir dukhne lag gaya hai
will catch up with everyone later
tke care
missin u all
- dhaval.

ps. any news frm anilbhai? UK main settle ho gaya kya?
aur keep me informed of any happening news in pune..or bbay...