bangalore

I’m typing today’s blog entry from a bus en route to Bangalore. Heading their for a quick weekend trip. Wanna visit some friends, do some shopping, and get outta Mysore for a little while. I plan to return Saturday evening sometime…

I really don’t want to even waste much time talking about this mornings practice– it followed in line with the theme of the week - one day good next bad – I kind of figured since yesterday was phenomenal today wouldn’t be – and it was not only not phenomenal it was truly a wretched and almost painful practice. But sometimes that is the way things go.

I was able to finalize my return ticket to America this morning before getting on the bus – and that made me uber happy ;) I called British Airways to confirm the booking I made the other day and pay the fee for changing the dates of my flight. The lady was sweet and helpful and all was taken care of in twelve minutes. When I got off the phone I shouted “wooo hooo” so loud Ganesh smiled at me and said, “Good news?” I said yes as I paid him for the phone call. With a giant smile on my face I said, “That was the best 60 rupees I’ve EVER spent!”

So here’s the Scoop on my flight information (Mama this is for you ;) I’ll leave Bangalore on March 8th, 2009 at 6:45pm to head to Delhi. I’ll leave Delhi at 12:15am on the 9th and arrive in Chicago at 5:25am. I’m scheduled to leave Chicago at 6:40am for Orlando and arrive in O-town at 10:10am but that will likely not happen. The lady from BA warned me about the incredibly short time between flights but I explained I won’t mind having to take the next flight from Chicago to Orlando should I not make it in time – I just wanted to get the flight booked!!! It wouldn’t normally be such a problem but I will be coming in on an international flight, I’ll have to go through customs, collect my luggage, re-check my luggage, and then make my way to the terminal – so I’ll likely take a later flight to Orlando – its all good though because I’ve been able to get this flight booked J an incredible feat because it is six months after my original return flight home (which proved to be a problem in 2006 when I extended my ticket past six months), and because the flight will be taken in a different calendar year (from what I understand I should have paid more for that due to higher tax and gas prices in 2009). Shhhhhhhhhhh!

In other good news, two of my dear friends from college, Jody and Sahil, might fly to meet me in Goa for New Years! If they do I’ll be the happiest girl in India ;) If all goes as planned I’ll spend Halloween and Thanksgiving Edinburgh, my birthday in Amsterdam, Christmas traveling somewhere in India, New Years in Goa, Valentines Day in Mysore, and Easter in Orlando ;) Think I’ve got all the holidays covered…

I’ll leave you for now as I should reach Bangalore in an hour and I’m finding it hard to type because the bus driver is driving like a maniac – but it is also becoming increasingly difficult to concentrate because my need to relieve my bladder is fiercely INTENSE, while my total inability to do so remains the same ;(

Enjoy your weekend! I plan to ;)