Day 1 : 29th Sep 08
My first trip to an exotic new and far away land…ALONE. Am a bit nervous and excited on how I could pull of the next 4 days, enjoying every bit of it and returning content having made a good trip. It was a decision taken at the spur of the moment. Initial plans to Dubai tumbled as Sophie was travelling to India and Richu had an option for a trip to Salalah.
I am at the Qatar International Airport waiting for the connecting flight to Bangkok; delayed by an hour and now estimated at 9.45 pm. I had second thoughts about carrying my laptop. But it turned out to be a time saver and a redeemer for my dead blog waiting for the last few months to get some fresh new words. I strayed through the airport terminal …and disappointingly discovered that the airport do not offer ‘Airport Lounge’ access for Diners Club members.
I remembered to call Shanavas and wished him Eid Mubarak.
Finally settled down at Costa café with a large Café Latte and delighted to find that my laptop found a wireless network. Plugged my ears with music from my folders – Atif Aslam soothed them with the ‘Tere Bin’ number.
A group or 5 arab young men at a corner table playing cards, a European couple next to my table wiping away the spilt soda from the table and her clutches, that sprayed on to them while opening it (one of them had shaked it quite a bit), an arab young couple taking their photo on the mobile with his wife resting her chin on his shoulder…
Chairs kept on changing the faces of their occupants…there were tired faces, chirpy kiddie faces and faces dipped in paper back books yellowed at the edges; all waiting to continue the journey.
Ashaji entered with the ‘Mera Kuch Saaman’ number and I closed my eyes for a few moments of tranquil ecstasy.
