The Got-it-on-Sat-Got-hit-on-Sun Story
It all happened all of a sudden.
On Wednesday, I decided 'I should own a bike'
Got permission from all the concerned persons - Dad, mom, chettan,
frenz, colleagues...
Thursday evenin - KK and me went to book the bike.
They said the bike will b ready by Saturday.
Saturday morning.
Usual get-up time on saturday is 9.30
But this beautiful day, I got up at 7.30.
Shaved (?) , bathed (???) and got ready.
Reached Popular automobiles by 11.30.
Got out of the showroom at 1.30.
LUnch at Indira Nagar.
Then to BTM - kk's house.
Some shuttle services here and there and back home by 8PM.
Couldnt make that odometer touch half century. It was a little over 47
km on day 1 :-)
Day2.
Early morning. KK needs my help to go to Indira Nagar and fetch 5.1
spkrs set of Mridul (robins frnd)
Off we go. Got the spkr. After that me left for office.
(There is this project delivery on Jun6th and I was freaking out on Jun5th) ;-)
1 hr in office. The comes call from room-mates , to join them for lunch.
OK, I said, and left for MAS restaurant. Had a heavy lunch.
After lunch, Roomies said "Come back home. What the heck r u gonna do
at office?!"
I said "NO, Have a delivery. Should be in office"
So there I leave for office at 2Pm from MAS.
Manoeuvred some turns and trucks beautifully.
Then came Koramangala BDA complex junction. I wanted to take a right turn.
Traffic Police had stopped onward traffic for me and others to take the turn.
I was the last in the queue. Onward traffic was at standstill - or so
I thought, until I got up from the road.
Yes, I was hit - hit bad - by an idiot on bike.
He did neither see me , nor the policeman.
The police man came up and helped me get up. Picked the bike up as well.
(Bike was resting peace fully on the ground, so was I) :-)
Immediately after getting up, with the precision of a maestro doctor,
I gave some left right
hits on my right knee using both my hands. I thot, I had a dislocation
at my knee (and that
the genius in me corrected it)
The policeman said "complain karo". Me said "NO complaint". I just
wanted to get out from there.
I had pain on my right knee..
But then, there was a senior officer, with a kool rayban glass on,
sitting cozzy in his Gypsy.
He called both of us. He asked me "Complaining?". Me said "No."
"OK. Show me your DL's"
Both of us gave the DL's.
Then the officer says "Pay a fine of Rs300 each, or your DL wil be detained"
That sounded funny to me.
What the heck did i do ? That moron (read, officer) saw every bit of
it, and knows I'm at the right path.
Argued, pleaded, no use.
With all the good old CET manthras flashing in mind, paid that guy 300
bucks. Got the receipt.
Electric started the bike and off I left to office (could not kick
start , due to pain in knee)
2 minutes of riding, and the bike refused to go any further.
And it wont start either. Gud situation. I was just abt 200m from office.
Could I reach the office, I could have parked the bike there and left
for hospital. But now...
Called up KK. KK was in a house-warming ceremony. He finished his
formalities there (eating) and fled
to reach me. He ws on his frend's bike. he tried kickstarting my bike,
but no way would it start.
Finally decided to 'abandon' the bike for the time being. Coz my knee
was higher priority.
So he starts his bike and v take a turn in an attempt to go to St Johns Hospital
PSsss... Yes - the tyre was flat :-)
Now thatz what i call times of india.
Now kk had 3 things to do - get me to hospital, repair my bike, repair
his frenz bike..
Next guy to be called out for was Kiron. he comes in 15 mins.
I leave for St Johns in his Bolero.
Joe, Chand, Peter suggested that v rather go to Sagar Apollo.
Coz anyway, the bills will get re-imbursed. Sagar Apollo being a pvt
hospital, rush would be less.
Sagar apollo - Emergency Unit.
White bed. Rough roof. Khaitan fan :-)
Frenz were running around to start the formalities.
Kiron comes over to say - Dont say it was an accident, Just say
slipped from home.
OK said i.
Here comes doctor (Dr. Spateeka - I had noted the name plate outside
the emergency unit) ;-)
Doc asks - What happened ?
I said - Slipped at home.
Doc - Slipped at home ? Uhh ? how ? (with a cuning smile)
I - Floor was wet.
Doc - still smiling - So this is the story that your frenz asked you to say ?!
I - Yexactly (giggles all around).
(Unfortunately, Dr Spateeka had to attend another case, and in comes a guy doc.)
He twists and turns my right leg and concludes - doesnt look like a fracture.
But letz confirm with an xray.
OK - I said.
Off to x-ray room, in a wheel chair :-)
Back with x-ray. Doc inspects the x-ray. Says "the good news is that u
hav no fracture"
I (in mind) - That means there is a bad news, is it so ?
He went on to add "U should be extra-cautious for the next 2 wks. coz
a similar thing happening
again would mean that a minor surgery bed one on the knee"
One injection, some pain killer tablets, a crepe bandage, some
instructions to be followed, and
out we came from hospital.
First went to kk's house. Jose was ready with tea and Banana fry :-)
That plus "minnaaminunginte nurunguvettam" was a good combination.
On the way back to my home, saw Koshy.
Went to meet Soncy and Sandeep (our super senior).
Then to home.
Straight to bed.
That was a nice Sunday :-S
Had sent an sms to the local groups..
"Booked a bike - pulsar
Got it on saturday
Got hit on sunday"
My Manager called back and enquired.
He said "leave is ok. Wat about our release?"
I said " I should be fine by Monday" (Wow! what a confidence)
Manager happy. Hangs up.
Monday , Tuesday at home. Glued to TV.
Breakfast - Poori. Lunch idli. Dinner mango/bread-jam. Yummy :-)
Disturbed every single soul in Bangalore thru my sms :D
Saw plenty of films - "JPKSHH, DCH, MKTA" to name a few.
Wednesday - went to office. Bro hired an auto for me. Poor he, would
hav struggled to get
that auto. (our approach road is not the finest on earth, and the
facial muscles of auto drivers
get transformed tremendously by the sight of it)
Was the center of attraction in office.
There is no lift in our office (it is only G+3. lift not mandatory).
So my manager arranged for the service lift - the one used for
shifting water cans and equipments..
Used the lift for 2 days..
Every one enquired about the incident.
Our GH came up to me and studied the situation.
Me resting my leg on an inverted waste bin was not a pleasant sight for our GH.
He made alternate arrangement for me - a wooden plank nicely placed
for me to rest my leg.
(It still lies here) :-)
Our Admin came up and shared his experience with his knee.. And some
tips and advices..
Return from office was never a problem - considering the fact that
late night travels
are sponsored by the company. Me and manager in cab - late nite past 11.
No breakfast for some days. Lunch would be veg sandwich (is that spelt
correctly?) :-S
My lunch team would bring it for me.
Anyway, release got extended by a week.
The board was supposed to go out on Jun6, but it went on Jun13.
Now I feel lot better.
Bike is back on track.
Leg is in its final stages getting back on track.
On Wednesday, I decided 'I should own a bike'
Got permission from all the concerned persons - Dad, mom, chettan,
frenz, colleagues...
Thursday evenin - KK and me went to book the bike.
They said the bike will b ready by Saturday.
Saturday morning.
Usual get-up time on saturday is 9.30
But this beautiful day, I got up at 7.30.
Shaved (?) , bathed (???) and got ready.
Reached Popular automobiles by 11.30.
Got out of the showroom at 1.30.
LUnch at Indira Nagar.
Then to BTM - kk's house.
Some shuttle services here and there and back home by 8PM.
Couldnt make that odometer touch half century. It was a little over 47
km on day 1 :-)
Day2.
Early morning. KK needs my help to go to Indira Nagar and fetch 5.1
spkrs set of Mridul (robins frnd)
Off we go. Got the spkr. After that me left for office.
(There is this project delivery on Jun6th and I was freaking out on Jun5th) ;-)
1 hr in office. The comes call from room-mates , to join them for lunch.
OK, I said, and left for MAS restaurant. Had a heavy lunch.
After lunch, Roomies said "Come back home. What the heck r u gonna do
at office?!"
I said "NO, Have a delivery. Should be in office"
So there I leave for office at 2Pm from MAS.
Manoeuvred some turns and trucks beautifully.
Then came Koramangala BDA complex junction. I wanted to take a right turn.
Traffic Police had stopped onward traffic for me and others to take the turn.
I was the last in the queue. Onward traffic was at standstill - or so
I thought, until I got up from the road.
Yes, I was hit - hit bad - by an idiot on bike.
He did neither see me , nor the policeman.
The police man came up and helped me get up. Picked the bike up as well.
(Bike was resting peace fully on the ground, so was I) :-)
Immediately after getting up, with the precision of a maestro doctor,
I gave some left right
hits on my right knee using both my hands. I thot, I had a dislocation
at my knee (and that
the genius in me corrected it)
The policeman said "complain karo". Me said "NO complaint". I just
wanted to get out from there.
I had pain on my right knee..
But then, there was a senior officer, with a kool rayban glass on,
sitting cozzy in his Gypsy.
He called both of us. He asked me "Complaining?". Me said "No."
"OK. Show me your DL's"
Both of us gave the DL's.
Then the officer says "Pay a fine of Rs300 each, or your DL wil be detained"
That sounded funny to me.
What the heck did i do ? That moron (read, officer) saw every bit of
it, and knows I'm at the right path.
Argued, pleaded, no use.
With all the good old CET manthras flashing in mind, paid that guy 300
bucks. Got the receipt.
Electric started the bike and off I left to office (could not kick
start , due to pain in knee)
2 minutes of riding, and the bike refused to go any further.
And it wont start either. Gud situation. I was just abt 200m from office.
Could I reach the office, I could have parked the bike there and left
for hospital. But now...
Called up KK. KK was in a house-warming ceremony. He finished his
formalities there (eating) and fled
to reach me. He ws on his frend's bike. he tried kickstarting my bike,
but no way would it start.
Finally decided to 'abandon' the bike for the time being. Coz my knee
was higher priority.
So he starts his bike and v take a turn in an attempt to go to St Johns Hospital
PSsss... Yes - the tyre was flat :-)
Now thatz what i call times of india.
Now kk had 3 things to do - get me to hospital, repair my bike, repair
his frenz bike..
Next guy to be called out for was Kiron. he comes in 15 mins.
I leave for St Johns in his Bolero.
Joe, Chand, Peter suggested that v rather go to Sagar Apollo.
Coz anyway, the bills will get re-imbursed. Sagar Apollo being a pvt
hospital, rush would be less.
Sagar apollo - Emergency Unit.
White bed. Rough roof. Khaitan fan :-)
Frenz were running around to start the formalities.
Kiron comes over to say - Dont say it was an accident, Just say
slipped from home.
OK said i.
Here comes doctor (Dr. Spateeka - I had noted the name plate outside
the emergency unit) ;-)
Doc asks - What happened ?
I said - Slipped at home.
Doc - Slipped at home ? Uhh ? how ? (with a cuning smile)
I - Floor was wet.
Doc - still smiling - So this is the story that your frenz asked you to say ?!
I - Yexactly (giggles all around).
(Unfortunately, Dr Spateeka had to attend another case, and in comes a guy doc.)
He twists and turns my right leg and concludes - doesnt look like a fracture.
But letz confirm with an xray.
OK - I said.
Off to x-ray room, in a wheel chair :-)
Back with x-ray. Doc inspects the x-ray. Says "the good news is that u
hav no fracture"
I (in mind) - That means there is a bad news, is it so ?
He went on to add "U should be extra-cautious for the next 2 wks. coz
a similar thing happening
again would mean that a minor surgery bed one on the knee"
One injection, some pain killer tablets, a crepe bandage, some
instructions to be followed, and
out we came from hospital.
First went to kk's house. Jose was ready with tea and Banana fry :-)
That plus "minnaaminunginte nurunguvettam" was a good combination.
On the way back to my home, saw Koshy.
Went to meet Soncy and Sandeep (our super senior).
Then to home.
Straight to bed.
That was a nice Sunday :-S
Had sent an sms to the local groups..
"Booked a bike - pulsar
Got it on saturday
Got hit on sunday"
My Manager called back and enquired.
He said "leave is ok. Wat about our release?"
I said " I should be fine by Monday" (Wow! what a confidence)
Manager happy. Hangs up.
Monday , Tuesday at home. Glued to TV.
Breakfast - Poori. Lunch idli. Dinner mango/bread-jam. Yummy :-)
Disturbed every single soul in Bangalore thru my sms :D
Saw plenty of films - "JPKSHH, DCH, MKTA" to name a few.
Wednesday - went to office. Bro hired an auto for me. Poor he, would
hav struggled to get
that auto. (our approach road is not the finest on earth, and the
facial muscles of auto drivers
get transformed tremendously by the sight of it)
Was the center of attraction in office.
There is no lift in our office (it is only G+3. lift not mandatory).
So my manager arranged for the service lift - the one used for
shifting water cans and equipments..
Used the lift for 2 days..
Every one enquired about the incident.
Our GH came up to me and studied the situation.
Me resting my leg on an inverted waste bin was not a pleasant sight for our GH.
He made alternate arrangement for me - a wooden plank nicely placed
for me to rest my leg.
(It still lies here) :-)
Our Admin came up and shared his experience with his knee.. And some
tips and advices..
Return from office was never a problem - considering the fact that
late night travels
are sponsored by the company. Me and manager in cab - late nite past 11.
No breakfast for some days. Lunch would be veg sandwich (is that spelt
correctly?) :-S
My lunch team would bring it for me.
Anyway, release got extended by a week.
The board was supposed to go out on Jun6, but it went on Jun13.
Now I feel lot better.
Bike is back on track.
Leg is in its final stages getting back on track.
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