A four month hiatus later I'm back on my blog. Albeit, with more than what i had four months back- Ladakh. This very date in July i was in a place where i never imagined i'd actually go. During my tedious and boring work life it was easy to dream of escape but along with the persistent feeling of quitting I also had this mad desire to visit Ladakh. Somehow the first thing i wanted to do out of my freedom was to go on a solo trip to this barren beauty that symbolises Buddha's thoughtlessness. I was sure i wouldn't be allowed alone but the idea of a solo trip is a very romantic one for a woman. For quite some time i toyed with the thought and i must admit i also made tentative plans in my head like escaping from home and leaving a note and a rough itinerary behind so that folks know that i've planned it well and will be safe. Yes you do tend to think of stupid things when you're young and besides no harm in thinking!
Anyway, it happened, the plan worked out with my friend Parul who happened to write a random status message on Facebook if anyone's game for going to Ladakh this summer. After that began a string of meetings and researches and we decided to do it by ourselves- just the 2 of us. We couldn't believe we travelled so far and actually reached our 'dream destination' till we set foot in Leh. It was surreal. Anything and any event before and after this was and will be like a cheap substitute for the most powerful opiate.
I think that by birth we are given 50 or 60 years to live but once in life you get an opportunity to make that one best day or week or month or year which makes it worthwhile for all the 60 years. For me it was those 15 days that'll spread across my entire life and they now lie in a time continuum which i can keep going back to as if it happened just yesterday.
16th July 2009-31st July 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
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