The Public Diary

“I want to go for this one, can’t miss it any cost,” is the thought after hearing about ALL the trip plans. Every time you feel like this is the place which was calling you for years. But one thing I must say is that it is not about the place you are going to only; in fact it is more about the journey. (I’m feeling like I’m a travel blogger) Barring a few, for most of the people the first trip is to a ‘zoo’ when they used to be a kid; the excitement of meeting (or rather) watching the creatures about which the kids read in their storybooks - The king of the jungle, the clever fox, the huge Elephant. I distinctly remember that in my school days there was this announcement of the trip to science city. I was among the few kids who deposited the fee on the very next day. The trip was after two weeks. Just two days before the trip, I fell ill. So my parents asked me to not to go and take back the fee amount. After I did the same, in the next class our subject teacher, who just ca...

*Ting Tong* With this sound of the ringing bell, all of the family members get up to give the already messed-up home a little nice look (read ‘putting things in order to make some sitting space for on-the-door guests’). “Dad, wait for a while don’t open the door; the table is still Lionel Messi messy.” *Ting Tong, Ting Tong* The door is finally opened, “Oh Welcome, Welcome” says the person with an exaggerated smile on the face. They, the guests, explode into the house and reciprocate by flashing over-smiling faces. “Beta, Go and make some tea,” orders the mom. You are just turning towards the kitchen that you hear the other party saying, “No, No, What is the need to make tea?” “Why there is no need? Beta, go and make five cups of tea,” mom tells you again. “No, we’ve just come from home after taking the tea. You are troubling yourself for no reason.” “What is the trouble in this? Okay, you can take the tea in fewer amounts.” I don’t understand why this ha...