Its monday evening, and 3 days to go! On thursday night, i got to catch my train for Ahmedabad and initiate the journey to Srilanka. Focusing on other work, it never clicked me until now when a friend asked me........ that i got to pack!!
I got amazed at my ownself. Am just so comfortable and usual with the idea of packing. Something so embedded in my routine life like brushing teeth everyday. Somewhere i read, that a girl was panicking big time when she had to prepare for a 20 day journey around the country. I felt happy and proud. In my case, well packing is just the fun before the actual journey starts.
And yes. i wil like to brag about my capabilities to carry the right things that i would require on the way and not a single thing more. I know, ideally its suppose to be like that........people carrry what they need.....but my point here is..............after travelling for so many years...i just know what exactly i would need.....and it doesnt take me long few minutes to be ready to go.......... be it for a day...........or for 2 months............
and i live with my bag....... the old grey colour backpack.................its rusty....its worn out...torn out....and many times i have taken it to a cobbler to fix it up......... Many times i have used safety pins and many a times i have hugged on my laps while travelling in general boggy in trains. should i say..............the perfect partner in crime?????? that way my camera too was an intimate partner..............but its been few years now that i have started travelling without it.............taking snapshots in my mind................ living in that moment rather than worrying bout what to shoot.....................which angle to take!!!!
and now i am again taking company of my camera............and u know how am shooting now?????
just pointing and taking a shot................no more thinking about composition or getting some extra ordinary angle............being a tourist and behaving like one!!!!!! ( before i didnt prefer to use the word" tourist" )
so here i am again........about to make a journey.......and about to again get the interesting company of my grey old bag........and yeah.....there is another brown diesel bag...............which i carry in front side....and yup......its truly handsfree............i am ready to climb a truck... a train.....or anything till my hands are free.......
this write up is nothing more....but just a confession to my bag.......that i love it so much........and yes i am proud to show off the fact that......................it takes me minutes to pack..........and leave................to explore the unseen..............to explore myself!!!!!!!!!!
tata.....
I got amazed at my ownself. Am just so comfortable and usual with the idea of packing. Something so embedded in my routine life like brushing teeth everyday. Somewhere i read, that a girl was panicking big time when she had to prepare for a 20 day journey around the country. I felt happy and proud. In my case, well packing is just the fun before the actual journey starts.
And yes. i wil like to brag about my capabilities to carry the right things that i would require on the way and not a single thing more. I know, ideally its suppose to be like that........people carrry what they need.....but my point here is..............after travelling for so many years...i just know what exactly i would need.....and it doesnt take me long few minutes to be ready to go.......... be it for a day...........or for 2 months............
and i live with my bag....... the old grey colour backpack.................its rusty....its worn out...torn out....and many times i have taken it to a cobbler to fix it up......... Many times i have used safety pins and many a times i have hugged on my laps while travelling in general boggy in trains. should i say..............the perfect partner in crime?????? that way my camera too was an intimate partner..............but its been few years now that i have started travelling without it.............taking snapshots in my mind................ living in that moment rather than worrying bout what to shoot.....................which angle to take!!!!
and now i am again taking company of my camera............and u know how am shooting now?????
just pointing and taking a shot................no more thinking about composition or getting some extra ordinary angle............being a tourist and behaving like one!!!!!! ( before i didnt prefer to use the word" tourist" )
so here i am again........about to make a journey.......and about to again get the interesting company of my grey old bag........and yeah.....there is another brown diesel bag...............which i carry in front side....and yup......its truly handsfree............i am ready to climb a truck... a train.....or anything till my hands are free.......
this write up is nothing more....but just a confession to my bag.......that i love it so much........and yes i am proud to show off the fact that......................it takes me minutes to pack..........and leave................to explore the unseen..............to explore myself!!!!!!!!!!
tata.....
2 comments:
"girl was panicking big time when she had to prepare for a 20 day journey around the country."
Yup i am like that... coz i never packed(alwayzz depended on mom)but now doing all.... :)
btw happy journey... n waiting for regular updates and pics to see ur journey from your eyes... :)
ohh dear......
everything has a bright side to it.... am sorry if have hurt you in anyway...
thanks so much for wishes and yes...will keep posts coming from the journey...
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