Crash – The Worst so far!

I got a new life!

The weekend was here again and I had already packed my laptop and clothes to spend weekend out of home. I called my friend who said that he is going to Cunoor. He was driving down and I asked him if he can drop me to Mysore. He said he can. It was good as we could get a few hours to talk as well. We started our Journey on Saturday morning by 9:00am and we reached the Bangalore – Mysore Highway by 9:30am.

Its always been a pleasure to drive to Mysore as the road is amazing and one could go at high speeds also. I have driven at 170kmph on that road a couple of times.

We stopped at a nice Restaurant for breakfast. I was playing with my friend’s baby boy. He is so sweet and playful. After some photography we started our journey again. My friend is a Director of a company in Bangalore and his wife works with a very large Hardware company. We started to talk about our work and share our experiences. It has always been helpful talking and listening to him as there is so much of learning for me.

While talking and having some good time we were totally unaware that we are heading for a big crash that was just around the corner.

While negotiating one curve the lorry ahead of us braked hard. We slowed down and were forced to switch on the lane on our left. Just as we switched the lane we saw a mini bus parked there. We had no other option but to jam on the brakes which we did but unfortunately that did not help us a bit as the vehicle skidded and rammed into the mini bus parked on the Highway. I was in the front passenger seat and the impact was on my side. To my good luck I was wearing the seat belt which actually saved my life.

It happened in a fraction of a second. We changed lane – jammed on the brake – and BANG we collided...
My friend’s wife was thrown from the rear seat, she hit my seat from rear which pushed my seat ahead and her head collided with the dashboard – thankfully she got her hand between her head and the dashboard. The baby fell from the seat on the bag which was there on the floor giving him some cushioning. My Friend dashed on the side window and his inner lip was cut badly. I got a new life b’coz of the seat belt I was wearing but since the windshield crashed small pieces of glass got into my left hand and I had some minor cuts on my left hand only.

Thank GOD! Everyone in the car was safe. We immediately got out of the car and checked with each other. We were glad that everyone was safe including the baby. The next thing was to check the damage of the car. It made us really sad and upset to see the condition of the car. We started to talk to the driver of that mini bus and the conductor. These are local buses they run between two villages sitting on the either sides of the entire highway. It was his mistake to park the vehicle in the middle of the road and we had no way to escape that as we had a lorry at our right. Sai was thinking if he could avoid it anyway but unfortunately there was no way we could have avoided it. At this time we also realized is that we were at a place where the fastest help could take a few hours to arrive. This area is known for its notorious activities and we were alert at all times. We made sure that no one robbed our belongings. There were a lot of people who actually tried to get inside the car but we did not allow them.

A lot of crowd had gathered already and we had to do quiet a bit of talking. I was calling up the Maruti on road help to get a tow truck to tow away the car back to the service station. I called up another friend of mine who runs a cab business. I asked him to send a cab to the spot of the accident as we had decided to continue our journey and not to go back to Bangalore. My friend called his family and informed them about it. My mom had called a few minutes before the accident and I was sure that I would not receive a call from home till evening so I did not inform anyone at home. Actually I do not intend to inform them about it as well. I feel it will just make them worry all the time. My friend and his wife were busy talking to those people there and trying to make sure that we screw the mini bus guy as he had parked the vehicle in the middle of the road.

The car was not in a position to start or move at all. It was lifted by the people there and brought to side so that we do not block the highway. When the car was moved we could see the debris all over the place.

As time passed by the crowd started to fade off and we were kind of normal by now and were thanking god for saving us. This is when I realized the impact and everyone who saw where I was sitting just said that you have got a new life. Trust me when I saw that I felt the same.

God is there and it was just coz of him we all were safe after such a serious crash.

We were patiently waiting for the cab and the tow truck. It started to rain heavy and the cab arrived. We transferred our luggage from the car to the cab and just when we were done transferring the luggage the tow truck also arrived. We started again. It was 2:30pm now. The first thing was to wear a seat belt. We were in a state of shock. It was over now and we had survived the worst crash of our life so far.

It is not about being careful. It is all about time. Even after being so careful and safe we were forced into a Crash which was so unavoidable when we look at the circumstances. If it has to happen it will happen no matter what. The ultimate safety obviously is in the hands of the ALMIGHTY but we should always do everything to keep ourselves and people around us safe…

I thank God for everything. I thank him for a New life and for keeping all of us safe even after such a serious crash.

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PLEASE WEAR A SEAT BELT AT ALL TIMES.
LIFE IS PRECIOUS!

GOD BLESS!

Masti - NON STOP!

Me and my bro have been planning to have some real masti for quiet some time. He came to Bangalore in Oct. 2005 and was here for almost a week. I had planned so many things at that time but unfortunately we could not do that amount of masti at all. Since then its been ringing in our minds that lets get together and loose control...

I was supposed to be moving back to New delhi in the early August and thats y Anand booked his tickets in a haste so that we have some fun in Bangalore. Once i knew he booked the tickets I immediately called the agency to get me a good car on self drive. The plan has been cooking for almost 2 weeks. I lost sleep in excitement and used to call everyday to all the resorts to check availability and bookings. Unfortunately, all the jungle safaris were closed and i could not get one. The other plan was to go to Ooty or Red Hills but that also did not happen as its raining heavily there and the road had been closed. I was getting dissapointed everytime i was calling any hill station or a tourist spot. I did not want any thing that i plan to be a flop, but at the same time the only thing i felt was that i'm going to be with Anand. however we spent time its going to be fun. So i was not bothered with the fact that we cannot go to OOTY or for any Jungle Safari's.

I had a few backup plans in my mind as always... Coorg / Mysore.
Coorg was raining heavy so i was on the fence as Anand had to leave back for Delhi on Monday evening. So i was left with Mysore. We had to spend atleast one day in Mysore which was Mandatory as Masi is there so our route map had Mysore for sure.

During this time we spoke everyday with each other and spoke the same things every day. ha ha ha
I went shopping and bought two similar Sweat Shirts for both of us. He also went shopping and bought a bunch of tees.
Finally it was the day and he arrived. I picked him at the Airport and dropped him home.

We started next day early morning at 6:00am from home. I went to FS to see my friends there and then we started off our Journey to Mysore. We started to drive at 7:00am from Bangalore and we were in Mysore by 9:00am. The drive was Awesome and after Anand got behind the wheel i started to do what i love to - Photography.

Masi and uncle were delighted to see Anand. After a great B'fast we had to wait till it was 11:30am before we could start driving agian... reason: mom called saying that we should not be driving between 9:30 to 11:30am... like good boys we listened to her and finished of with shower and started off again at around 11:45am. We went to Balmuri falls. There was a lot of water so we could not go in the falls and play with water at all. The trees around the falls were submerged in the water. We took some pictures there and as soon as it started to rain we got back in the car. When we got back in the car we were already drenched so we got a thought.... why not to get completely drenched in rain.

I wanted to climb on the car and told Anand lets do it like we used to do it with mamaji's Amby. he he he. So we climbed on the hood and took some pictures. he he he

It started to rain heavy and both of us taking a stroll enjoying every bit of it. Finally the rain stopped and we decided to leave. just when we were leaving we saw some one selling Fried Fish. yummmmy...
So obviously we stopped to grab a bite. They usually used to have some crabs too but that day they did not have any :(

So after we left Balmuri falls the only thing that we were thinking of how to spend the rest of our day!!!
GRS Fantasy Park!
This is an amusement Park which falls on the way back to Mysore. After buying the entry tickets the first thing we did was to purchase swimwear. After that we immediately changed and moved towards the swimming pools. I have been to this place earlier and it was a lot of fun.

Both of us got a double tube and went into the slide. It was good fun. not to mention the 70 degree slide and the roller coaster ride was great too. I lost count of how many times we went up and down that building. the Pendulum Slide was simply amazing. From 2pm to 6:30pm we were there. The wave pool was amazing. It was raining and i was teaching Anand how to swim, not to mention he only wanted to swim in the direction of Yo Bebys around there. he he he

By the time we reached home we were dead tired. We were also afraid what if we get body ache tomorrow so we bought some tonic water too.

Masi had invited Didi's in-laws to dinner and after and amazing dinner that masi had prepared we went upstairs to the terrace. We were there till 2:00am. Talking on many topics which both of us do not remember today. I was so sleepy and tired and so was Anand. He was talking and I was listening. He did not know what he was talking and i did not know what i was listening to but it was just that we were together was more important.

The next day we got up at 11:00am and after lunch we left for Bangalore. It was fun driving all they way to bangalore in rain. The car started to trouble a bit with the gearbox now.

After reaching Bangalore we went to Leela Palace thinking that we will play bowling but there was 2 hrs of waiting so we cancelled the plan. Then we went to Royal Orchid hotel and had dinner there.

We came home only by 1:30am. he he he. We just wanted to sleep.

Next day morning he wanted to make some purchases. We picked up my friend and left for Shopping. After shopping we went to Sikander for lunch. The buffet lunch was amazing.
We roamed around in the mall and as uaual spent time admiring the Nature and its beauty with all the Yo bebys we came across. he he he

At this time the car started to give a lot of trouble and anand was the only one to manage it. He got late to the Airport and i had to get him an auto rikshaw as the car refused to move. with great difficulty i managed to drive it to the agency and blasted every one there.

This weekend was one of the best coz it was with anand. We did all the masti we wanted and no limits. WOW!!!

Bro - Lets plan another one in the comming month?
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