Working on a Saturday

Before I start writing let me tell you 2nd and 4th Saturdays are off for me and other two Saturday I work, how disgusting isn’t it. Well what makes it more disgusting is working on one of the two off Saturdays, yes I am working this time on a Saturday. When you have a weekend off in two weeks, you wait for the Saturday as you have never waited for anything else in life, every time you plan the same thing with new excitement.

When my boss called me and told me that I have to come on a Saturday for a meeting with our advertisment agency, I suddenly felt choked, I felt like saying no but I couldn’t and dam it even yes was also not coming out of my mouth, so I just shook my head, letting him understand that I will come. Anyways I am trying my level best to get this meeting postponed for Monday, but that looks impossible. So all you guys who are working on Saturday you are not the only one…………..

Life without Boss

When your boss is not around you feel happy from within, your high on energy, some people also take time out to dress then and some also wear new clothes, you suddenly remember all your friends/family (whom you have not called from last many days) and then make a full use of office phone, its like a festival where everyone is in a celebration mode. Well the last whole week was a festival week for me too, because my boss was not around. I was finishing my work with my own pace, “No hurry and No worry” but as they say nothing is permanent in your life, my blessed days were also coming to an end, ya he was coming back and I was thinking why… so early, he just left last week, he needs some more rest, but god is cruel and so is he.

I was at my creative best when he is not around (yes I do have a creative side) I worked on a ppt, Uttranchal-“The land of God”…….I know the next best question is why? because I am from Uttranchal…and some intellectual thought which encouraged me to work on this. Anyways I also created my own blog and posted some entries in it, not very good in computer work, I first found it difficult to post my ppt in my blog but then came to my escape was my friend in need- Rakesh, who always helped me when it’s wanted. He helped me reducing the size of the pics so it’s courtesy him that you are seeing the slideshow on the right side of my blog (though its not exactly the way I wanted but then it’s better than nothing).

Today in the morning when I received my bosses email saying he will discuss this on Monday, I was happy thinking he is coming on Monday and our days of independence will only end with the weekend, but then I got to know from my colleague that he is coming tonight, and passed a fake smile to him as if its ok with me.

Adding to my woes was the bad food which we had for lunch today (by the way we get lunch in office). Somebody yesterday complained to the caterer that why can’t we get Chinese food someday (something different he meant) so today the bugger got a Gujarati Kadhi, which nobody knew it’s Gujarati or from some other land. It was even worst then it looked (sweet to taste and white in colour). Anyways we are hoping he gets the so called Chinese tomorrow and for today the icing on the cake is I was about to close my laptop, and my boss surprised everyone, he came today instead of tomorrow, everyone welcomed him with a fake smile and for me I have to stay back in office now.

A Day at Elephanta Caves

On a sunny Sunday, Shantanu and I were looking for a place where we could spend few hours, we already sat 3 hrs in barista and now there was no place to go. Two years of affair and I think we tried all the frapes, sandwiches and coffees in barista and café coffee day. Our regular routine on those days were to calculate how much we have spend on a single weekend. Every week the budget was going higher, as we used the malls, restaurants, bus stops just to spend some time together.

As we walked towards gateway, we saw a huge crowd around, we noticed that the crowd has taken a shape of queue and wondered where is it going, enquired and we found out it’s a ticket for Elephanta caves, 30 minutes of struggle in the queue and we were off to Elephanta.

It was a pleasant hour and 15 minutes of ferry ride, as we left the shore and moved in the Arabian Sea, the color of the sea was getting darker and the waves were going higher, as if they are trying to touch us. Everyone in the boat was very excited, honestly even I was quite excited as this was my first ride on sea.

As you reach there a small toy trains(not in a very nice shape) welcomes you, you can explore the island all on your own or take a small ride in it and then start walking. The island is famous for its caves dedicated to lord Shiva. Covered with lots of trees the island is an amazing way to spend your day in the arms of history.

They say that the great warrior prince of Chalukya Dynasty Pulkesin II, raised the shrin to celebrate his victory. The entire cave temple complex covers an area of about 60,000 square feet. The beauty of these caves is the temples in these caves and the carvings on the walls show Shiva in different moods and shapes, Lord Shiva practicing Yoga, Lord Shiva meditating with snakes coiled around his neck, and at places Shiva is in the company of his wife Parvati. One of the caves represents the marriage of Shiva with Parvati with the rites being performed by Brahma and scores of other Gods attending the marriage. The Trimurti of Elephanta showing the three faces of Shiva almost akin to the Trinity of Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh is another beautiful sculpture

Most of the sculptures here were defaced by the Portuguese, who used the sculptures as target practice in the 17th century. Made in the 6th century AD, the caves are in complete wreck, and surprisingly even after being a protected zone under ASI and Ministry of Environment it’s in bad shape.

I suggest even if you are not interested in the history, do make a visit to Elephanta caves, it gives you an ecstatic view of sea, an amazing boat ride and an island to yourself for a whole day, night stay is not allowed in the island.