On 21st Aug , morning I reached the North Railway station from where I boarded the JanaShadabti to Trivandrum! Excitement was stirring within me while I sat near the window seat. Its been almost 6 months since I visited TVM. The train started to move and I was all smiling looking outside the window...
It took exactly 4 hours to reach Trivandrum central.
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| Trivandrum Central Railway station |
I came out of the railway station and headed towards the bus station, boarded the bus to Kazhakootam. Journey from Thampanoor to Kazhakootam is really a feast to eyes. Passing through MG Road filled with people buying stuffs for onam celebrations. , Secretariat , Palayam church , Chandrasekhar Nair stadium, University College,GV Raja Stadium, Post office, Medical College, Karyavattom University campus and finally reached Kazhakootam. It was the atmosphere of celebration everywhere. Took an auto and reached my favorite place...Our Techno park..
I ran into the Bhavani building to meet my friends and It was our Graduation day ..Well that was sort of surprise I had totally forgot about that! We all went up to the stage to get our crowning as ALPHA graduates. Rocked the rest of day with my buddies whom I met after long gap. Slept over at my old hostel.
Next day morning, now this is what I actually came to TVM for, I had a test at VSSC :) ...Sharp 8 am me and a friend of mine reached VSSC office. 8.30 the test was about to start and as they were calling names I noticed my name was never called. I spoke to the guy who was calling and he told me to wait in a small room near by. I waited n waited n waited..Long after they called me and told I cannot attend test as my date was on 17th ..Phew what the fish I thought to myself...I never got any communication from them stating this, whereas I called them couple of times to inquire and they said come on 22nd. They had nothing else to say other than they are sorry...Well for the first time in my life I felt so depressed sitting there in that room my eyes were almost filled with tears and I couldn't see anything. There was a lady who comforted me saying don't worry child come back next year and get through, maybe you are meant to get more higher post than this. Thats it I got up from there came out of the Vikram Sarabhai Space Center, looked back once again and a tear or two came down rolling on my cheeks. Got in bus headed back to East Fort. On the way I decided to roam a bit just to change my mood.
First I got down at East fort and went to the Padmanabha Swami Temple, stood there looking at people who were busy buying flowers, sarees , puja items and what not. I could see all of them were happy and smiling at each other and there was this serene divinity about this place which made me also smile. :)
I met a friend of mine at bus stop and went to roam the city. Checked out the newly opened KFC , went to big bazaar bought some stuffs and I realized shopping can really make your mind light and also your purse too ;) , roamed about here and there for sometime and it was time to start my journey back to the queen of Arabian sea..my Cochin.. Again got in Janashadabti @ 2.30 PM , as I was approaching the North railway station I felt so happy to be back home. And thus ended my devastating trip to the Capital city
