Saturday Flight Plan

Sat, Oct15, 2005

With a big trip in mind, got up at 7 in the morning.
Got on the bike at 8 and reached Dipu's house in record 30 mins..

Aaah... Dipu in saaaaaaaaavund sleep !
The next 2 hrs were spent in waking him up.

Reached autobahn (that's where kiron and geo stay) at 11.30
Learning that the fantasy park plan wont work out any more,
we cut short the trip to Forum - Shopping Mall.

Bolero and kiron were ready as usual.

Fashion show in Forum !
It was a sari company, showcasing their product range..
Show casing of sari, and not a single lady in the audience (almost..)
It was an all gents affair . . .

Not finding it any interesting, climbed up to check if there are any
good films being screened.
Zeroed in on 'FlightPlan' - Judie Foster.
2.35pm show.
More than an hour to go..
Headed to Kairali Hotel for lunch.

Back to forum. Into the cinema..
Titles were great..
Well begun, half done.

The opening shots hinted towards a crime story.. investigation..
But that wasnt to be..
The story revolved around a young girl (Foster's kid) who vanishes
into thin air on-board a flight 474..
The frantic mother does all sorts of exercises to find her kid.
But in vain.
Finally, the captain is summoned and the discussion starts..
C: 'have you been on any sort of medication?'
J: 'yes, i had been taking pills for anxiety'
J: 'and sleeping pills, just like any other passenger on the flight'

The series of questions that followed almost proved that the lady
has lost her senses and it was her illusion that the kid got into the flight.
And the flight chard had no info about this particular kid.

Captain asks the crew one by one..
Whether they have seen a kid along with Foster
The airhostess who welcomed the passengers at the door : No
The crew who took the head count of the passengers : No
The passengers seated next to Foster : No

Now.. this was too much for our Jins.
Having slept for the first 15 mins, but still having seen the kid boarding
the flight with her mother, Jins couldnt bear this sight of helplessness of
the poor mother..
He jumped on to his feet and cried out loud.
"Njaan kandathaa... Avalde koode oru kutti undaayirunnu. Oru paavayum
pidichondoru kutti undaayirunnu"

Dipu was quick to act. He pulled Jins down to his seat by his hand.
Jins gained control of the situation, and reverted to his routine activity
"Sleep"

:)

The movie was simply great.
And the dialogue "Mr Carlson, You get out of the plane, only when I say
You get out of the plane". That was the turning point between life and
death of that li'l girl...

Post movie, Geo did some batting practice.
So did Kiron.
Pay 60 bucks, bat for 3 overs, and get a tennis ball free.. Thats the offer.

Back to autobahn..
Had tea on the way.

How many ppl can sleep on a bed for one ?
Huhh ? What a weird question ?
If you thought out of the box and said "two", u got it wrong.
3 can. we prooved it.
Geo's bed - Dipu, Jins and me found enuff space on it for an hour's nap.

Dinner was supposed to be our treat - Dipu's and mine.
Birthday treat. which was long pending.

By 7.30, every soul booted up.
And left for "Filling Station" Thats the name of the hotel.
KK joined later. He had some work at office..

We had Kiron's csn for company.
Kiron was slaughtered on the dining table - with all those goals and
stories about him.. But he managed to keep his cool (as usual)

The menu consisted of butter naan, roti, and fried rice..
Had dessert too.

Back to Bolero at 9.30PM
It was too late for me to ride back to home , 16 km from there..
Opted to stay back at Autobahn.

Sho was in Forum, having given company to his uncle for shopping.
Went to pick him up. Dropped him and Jins at Jins' house..

Rest of the gang - Geo, Kir, KK, Dipu, Kir csn and me headed for autobahn
They had a round of cards. The game lasted for more than half an hour.
Dipu and KK left after that.
I pulled out a 'paa' and lay flat on it.
The early-morning wake-up , and the running around showed up.
Slept in a snap.
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How can I end it without a JJ - Jins Joke ?

So here I was, at Dipus house trying to get him out of hibernation.
In the mean time, I messaged Jins to get up and get ready.
He replied. "Njaan eneetu. Ravile m ne"
Can you make out anything from that ?! Even I couldnt.
Later when we asked him, he himself had no clue, what that meant !
And when he recollected, he came rushing to explain. That was "Ravile 6 ne"
He had got up at 6 in the morning. Blame that m onto his nokia butterfly mobile
which doesnt display alternate lines on the screen !!