I havent blogged in quite a while. It was partly due to the schedule I have had over the past few months which has actually made me optimise the amount of time I spend in front of my laptop. Which is quite the reason why I have not been watching as many movies/series on the laptop. :).. I didnt blog even when FEDERER WON BACK TO BACK FRENCH AND WIMBLEDON title!!!!!! That actually speaks volumes in itself about the fact that I have preferred to stay back in the real world than let myslef get absorbed in this virtual world of internet.
My overworked mind needed some rest and it was the time for the body to take over. Overworked, I say not only because of the work load in the office, but in general, the mad rush of the routine day -to -day life sort of, had(still has, i guess) created a perpetual restlessness in my mind that the usual weekend routine of "eat sleep and rest" didnt seem to wash off.
Thats when i decided I need to get away . Simply leave everything behind and get away . I had, I guess, a year back, had registered in the Bangalore Mountaineering Club (bmc) online, As a result of which, my inbox was always spammed with countless number of people sharing their trek/trip experience, and a lot of mails on the upcoming events , which s when i came across the trip to Mullyangiri-baba budangiri and Kemmangundi . I had long wanted to visit these places and had bugged my uncle , who is a trekking enthusiast, innumerable times. It never did materialise and when bmc organised this trip, I made up my mind to go for it. Asked my friends, some of whom readily agreed .
In the recent past, there had been times, that plans were made, and I had to drop out of it due to one reason or the other. But this time I decided to go for it, no matter what .
For a change, I wanted my body to rule my mind and not the other way round. My eyes craved to savor a sight which was not mad traffic or the ugly concrete jungle. My lungs longed for some fresh air . My legs wanted to wander about just on plain grass. Which is what I found in there on the last weekend when I went on trek . Some sanity restored :). And like the famous saying , "Miles to go before I sleep........"
This post is not a travellogue, hence I wouldt not go into the details of the trek. which probably is up next in the list of blogs . Next weekend I am going to Sagar for Ganesh Chaturthi . I plan to just wander out in the beetel plantations and go around in the village with no absolute purpose. Sit on the verandah chatting with my cousins and aunt and see the sun setting down on the beautiful village side. These two years of professional life has made me value and appreciate the beauty and simplicity of the life in the rural, which in the past I have always taken for granted.
