We don't need no education!!!

OOPS!!! was the title misleading??

I swear i just wanted to convey the idea that MBA curriculum is quite heavy and we just need a break.... (this is what happens if u start writing at the middle of the night..err sorry early in the morning hmmm to be precise 2 a.m....random thoughts are just let out!!)

And did we deserve a break?? Hell 'yeah'!!!.......

So the junta decided to chill out...in the literal sense...so the place was decided-matheran.

Err... well before proceeding further..

a small advertisement*- this trip was conceptualised, planned and executed by Mr SUPTACK-who-gifted me-a-designer-tee-GANJOO and Ms MALVIKA-who-commited-the-crime-of-filming-me-while-I-was-sleeping-in-class-NATH. clap!! clap!!clap!!

(* disclaimer--psst!!psst!!audience..the above print ad was published under distress....u have no choice when there is a gun at point blank range right on your head!!! look at their evil smile...nahi !!!!!!!)

LOL jus kidding... well thanks to them it was a great trip....

well now that the place and the date was decided..it was time to pack our bags and hit the road.

everyone decided to meet up at 7 in the morning...err..but theye din't mention If it was MTZ(mumbai time zone) or CTZ(chennai time zone). So due to this miscommunication i was a bit late...so late that even the girls had turned up before me...isin't that unbelieveable!!! (this is the most hopeless excuse i could find for being late..please accept it.. :-( )

We took to the most beloved lifeline of mumbai-the mumbai local to reach the destination.

And an real funny or rather amusing incident followed...

there is this character in our class called KARTHICK-who-is-the-source-of-south-indian-food-for-me RAJA.

He had just got a new mobile fone few days back and was just reminding me of the fact that i had misplaced my phone. In a goodwil gesture i reminded him of being careful about his belongings in a mumbai local coz nothing thats outside your body is safe while travelling in a local train...i repeat...nothing is safe. So all the more reasons for him to safegaurd the lil-johny...err..i would like to clarify one thing here...by lil johny i meant the fone which was precious to him.

station 3- our hero is listening to music and rapping...YO!! MAN!!

station 6-same music, same rap

station 10-same music, same rap but a small difference..the lil johny is now lost.

He din even realise which station he lost his mobile... YO!! MAN!!

After some useless attempts at registering a complaint...we proceeded further...

the trip uphill was always going to be exciting...we jus needed some messiah to drop us at the top of the hill so that we can continue our trek and adventures.

But i guess asking this messiah to transport 12 people in one van was a bit asking too much.. jus look at it..and see at the reaction of the driver...he he he he..amen!!..god bless the convicts

Believe me....i had a chance to witness a VAN doing the wheely stunt with the heavy weights sitting at the back.

After some enlightenment..we decided to take an extra van and reached the destination-yipee!!!

Since Matheran does not allow any vehicles after a point.... we had to take the natraj (good ol feets) service to walk our way to various destinations.

The hill station was amazing treat for the nature lovers. Amazing views and to top it all amazing climate. Totally fog set backgrounds, dense green cover and lonely paths. Pefect setting for a trek freak to let his adventurous imaginations let loose. The gang was totally energetic and the face to face interaction with their distant cousins(err..a fancy way to relate to the monkeys) gave them a boost. Well there are few fotos from which u will come to a conclusion that indeed we are in some way or the other related to these monkeys.

After a looooong looooong walk around the trek venue....yours truly discovered the largest waterfall in the world....err...(well the water fall was a lil less than 6 feet..eeeeee..smiles at large..)

sorry for the exageration..but still i get the credit for finding this stream and we had a amazing time wading thru this stream. Checkout that link of pics which has the so called NIAGRA FALLS of india.

We spent some quality time in the stream wetting ourselves....PHATACK!!don even dare to think the other way..what i meant was that we got drenched in the stream.

Phew!! the trip got theh better of us and every one was damn tired. So it was time to get back to mumbai...another city which is never short of adventure.... and we already had a victim of mumbai local adventure..he he he!!!

But wait!!wait!!

we were not going to leave matheran before leaving some memories behind...

after a tired day at trek....this is what we did finally...

Hey!! Hey!! don't come to any conclusions.....

We thought we should get a final glimpse of the deep valleys of matheran and were having a steep look.... nothing of the sort u ppl are imagining or have concluded upon. The nature was calling upon us to witness its beauty. wink!! wink!!

The way back was not that eventful...i was in the state of trance because of the extreme fatigue levels.... infact i could here people swearing and fighting with each other in my half sleep.... later it was confirmed that was a group singing merrily..... so much for my state..i could not figure out that it was quack!!quack!! err..sorry sorry....i repeat i could not figure out that it was a melody sung in passion...

hmmm...but till date my doubts are still there.....was i really in trance or...were they singing or quacking??? I have good control over my senses....so i presume they were great singers...(the sarcasm to be noted).

this post is dedicated to the monkeys, waterfalls,horse shit in the pathway and of course to the spirit of our class.

P.S Hey...if the people involved in the trip are reading this post...please mention the other events that i have missed out...