Last Wednesday evening, I was heading back home from the lab. Anybody could have guessed from my face that the day wasn’t so good for me. Suddenly I was interrupted by AP who was going back to hostel. AP: “Dude, you are looking total frustu.. What happened?”
Me: “Don’t ask! After a week of fight with the experiments, I got some stupid results”
AP: “That not so bad, at least you got some results”
Me: “Ya, good enough to publish in the Journal of Non Repeatable Papers”
AP: “So what are you planning to do? Going home?”
Me “Nopes, I am going to Goa”
AP: “Whaaaaaat? Dude, don’t take it so seriously. Anyway, Hats off to you. I wish I could do the same” He was simply amazed by my decision to chill out in Goa. But it wasn’t my brainchild.
Infact, It was SM who desperately wanted to go to Goa as he had to collect some data for his project. He just asked me if I was interested in coming too? Now how many people will turn down such an offer? We decided to leave for Goa the next day. Since October is off season, we got tickets for Neeta Volvo without hassles.
It was my 5th visit to Goa, and I must tell you No matter how many times you visit this paradise, you’ll never be fed up. This time it was even more fun because SM had to collect data from beach resorts. So we were hanging out on beach from morning to night! Some times I am extremely jealous of these IDC chaps. They get to do some really interesting projects. I mean, who wouldn’t like to visit some five star hotels to study their resort lightings?
Though it was just a 3 day trip, we had a blast. Fish was excellent. Since SM is not that versed with different types of fish, he just decided to eat whatever I’ll order. And I didn’t disappoint him. Crab, Prawns, Kingfish, Mackerels…..I need not say more…
If you really want to capture Goa at its best, you should go there during Christmas. It is an amazing sight as most of the important buildings are lit up beautifully. Streets and beaches are flooded with tourist and festive mood is all over. This time I was a bit early to enjoy its glory. So SM and me decided to come back in December and freak out.
When I returned, somehow the news about our Goa trip had been spread like a jungle fire. LotGoa in December. of jigari friends cursed us for not telling them about this trip. They would have LOVED to join us. AS was extremely jealous, he was mugging hard for his GRE and got really frustu when he heard all the beach stories. I had to pacify most of my friends by assuring them one more trip to
Now whether I can manage another trip or not is an empirical function of bank balance and status of my project.
Last Wednesday evening, I was heading back home from the lab. Anybody could have guessed from my face that the day wasn’t so good for me. Suddenly I was interrupted by AP who was going back to hostel. 
