My Trip To Lonavala

Well well i am sure that people who have lived in Pune will go to Lonavala atleast once in their stay here,thats the custom i guess :-P

Guess what :-) i completed one year in Pune by going to Lonavala. it was a fun trip for me. We went on bike so there was no protection what so ever from the wind,dust and small small flying objects which inevitably found their way in my eyes and mouth( i swallowed one of them yuukkss!!!! ) .

We started out journey at 1800 hours from where i stay praying to god that "PLEASE DONT RAIN" , This trip was not at all about sightseeing it was more about being on bike :-D and ya how can i forget the Rs 4 tea in Lonavala. So in short we went to have tea in Lonavala. That was out aim while going there. Our avg speed was 60 km/h and we had to stop for a Sutta Break(Smoke Break) as my partner in crime needed it . The person whom i went with is the confident and safest biker . While going through the old highway there were three things which stuck me most. First being the countryside around me it was beautiful. I have almost visited all the hill stations in northern India so small cliffs now dont entice me so much but i was awestuck by the sights i saw in a cloudy evening. Lets come to the second thing it has to be the no. housing societies out in nowhere which made me realise that in next 10 years the countryside that i saw will be milling with crowd and the greenry thats there now if not maintained will be lost. Last and the final, I asked my partner in crime why there are so many heavy vehicle on old highway when they have the pleasure of using the new express highway. The answer that was given to me was "CHEAP" ok what i mean here is, the toll is cheaper than express highway. Now that proves The point of Russell Peters that "INDIANS ARE CHEAP"(No offence intended towards anyone) .

We reached Lonavala by 2000 hrs and had the famous " Tea " :-) which was no doubt refreshing and Lonavala in famous for its Chikkis so i got some from there and half of it was finished on the way only it was soo good. We left Lonavala around 2030 hrs and it was drizzling at that moment and guess what by the time we reached the starting of the Lonavala it was pouring and we were wet so we experienced the famous ghat rain too. We had to stop at first toll bridge for fifteen minutes so that we can talk to our Moms and get saved from the warth of raingod. From there we started our journey back and TRUST ME we completed the journey in less than 40 mins,we had an average speed of 80 km/hr and we were speechless and and i enjoyed that ride. HAve you ever felt the thrill of passing between two vehicles on a decent speed of 70 , i felt it and it was an awsm feeling.

By the time we reached home we had mud pack on our face and our hair was entangled with fine dust bu the feeling in my heart my something that i just cant comprehend in words.

!*! Body Art !*!

Body Art is the most ancient form of art which existed even before the human species learned to cover the body with animal skin or better Leaves ;-) . They used to paint there body with colours which they extracted from leaves or made from different natural things around them.

Another form of art was that of piercing the body with different sharp materials and keeping them pierced for years to come.

In some tribal community the chief of the tribe is recognised by the number of piercing the person has done throughout the years and this ritual is going on for centuries.

It is amazing to see how body art has evolved from being an obligation to fashion statement in recent times. 95% of people in India alone has some or other body art on them it can be a simple ear piercing and can be a tattoo anywhere in body.

Earlier centuries women used to do piercing so that they can look beautiful by wearing those enormous stones/gems. Looks like we have followed that tradition beautifully over the centuries ,and no doubt we have taken the legacy ahead by not only making it more beautiful but appealing in our own way ..

When a girl does Navel piercing it is considered to be attractive and when a boy goes for eyebrow piercing forgetting the fear of pain inevitably he gets the tag of cool dude.

I still remember my personal experience when i went for navel piercing , i had mixed emotions of fear and excitement and once the piercing was done i was on seventh heaven :-D may be eighth , seriously i don't remember i just knew that i have done something that will be with me , my secret.

Same goes for the tattoos they are with us for centuries and this concept of tattoo have been used in movies and the latest trend being the person whom you love you have the name tattooed on your hand and several other things .

Piercings are in a way permanent on your body but the best part about tattoos is that they can be temporaray also and seriously i wont mind getting one myself one day which will be permanent :-P .

For now i have had many temporary ones ..