Catch up sessions with friends can be the most pleasant of experiences. I seriously envy those people who are living a life in close proximity with their good old friends with whom they can sometimes shrug off their corporate avatar and be like themselves in the old campus days... no inhibitions while drinking, no restricting yourself while using liberal french words, no thinking twice before inflicting sharp insulting remarks, and totally no hassles..
That is why I had made a whirlwind decision a couple of weeks back to drop off in Singapore for a weekend while on the way back to India. Singapore, after all is a place where there reside some 18-odd of my batchmates, a few of whom are very close friends, and a few others are good friends too. Friday night was when I landed here and it turned out to be a pretty long night. It translated into a long-drawn session filled with Absolut, placecom memories, cricket trivia and general bitching about people. Nothing can be a better stress-buster than such a session... and it was around 6 AM when we finally wound up for the night
Saturday and Sunday were spent in meeting other friends, juniors who are here on IBP (a course which entails a project in Sing/Bangkok/KL for a fortnight) and other work colleagues based in Singapore. Managed to cover Sentosa, Clarke Quay, Little India, Chimes, Orchard Road and a few other places. had good fun while doing all sorts of crazy stuff on the bowling alleys, and also on the squash courts.
Overall, the feel of the place is quite good... only that the weather is so much like India, and with so many desis around, you can mistake it for being swades, till the efficient public transport system and the robust road infra jolt you to sense. (though the cabs have been a real pain!). However, it's quite hard to believe that this is all of a COUNTRY!
Anyways, one of the better weekends since April... and now for home!
That is why I had made a whirlwind decision a couple of weeks back to drop off in Singapore for a weekend while on the way back to India. Singapore, after all is a place where there reside some 18-odd of my batchmates, a few of whom are very close friends, and a few others are good friends too. Friday night was when I landed here and it turned out to be a pretty long night. It translated into a long-drawn session filled with Absolut, placecom memories, cricket trivia and general bitching about people. Nothing can be a better stress-buster than such a session... and it was around 6 AM when we finally wound up for the night
Saturday and Sunday were spent in meeting other friends, juniors who are here on IBP (a course which entails a project in Sing/Bangkok/KL for a fortnight) and other work colleagues based in Singapore. Managed to cover Sentosa, Clarke Quay, Little India, Chimes, Orchard Road and a few other places. had good fun while doing all sorts of crazy stuff on the bowling alleys, and also on the squash courts.
Overall, the feel of the place is quite good... only that the weather is so much like India, and with so many desis around, you can mistake it for being swades, till the efficient public transport system and the robust road infra jolt you to sense. (though the cabs have been a real pain!). However, it's quite hard to believe that this is all of a COUNTRY!
Anyways, one of the better weekends since April... and now for home!
