The Invictus

One of the most eventful jouneys AC has ever undertaken - flight back home!

1. Uncharacteristical of AC, he ended up tagging along excess baggage...oh no, not "a few dolla...err kilos more"...all of 22.3 Kgs in excess!! So AC decides that only his non-existent charm can see him through this very existential problem..He chooses - of all the check-in counters available to him - one that's "manned" by a woman. A glorious PYT. An amazing looking bimbo. A dose of sentimental story-telling, and then some more convincing ensures that AC walks off with a paltry baggage fee:-)

2. Luck being what it is, AC couldn't get into business class, and had to travel economy...Anybody who travels economy will tell you that the best part of the journey will be the co-passenger. He / she will also tell you that the worst part of the journey also will be the co-passenger. I suppose, it was the latter in AC's case.

A Mallu with a fake Brit-Aussie-Yankee accent decides to be all three at the same time..Rest is amazing irritation.

3. Immigration queue in Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport (why can't somebody just name it as Bombay airport...atleast Mumbai airport?)...In front of AC is a guy in a suit, chatting to the guy behind AC, also in suit. Suit#1 says "oh so frustatedly" that India can never shine with this kinda infrastructure...Suit#2 follows suit and agrees, and shares with the rest of the queue how much he misses the "infrastructure" in Malaysia...Suit#1 talks of how he is so tired after nearly 2 months of world travel...

AC - wideeyed more out of irritation than wonder - checks these 2 "pseudo suits"...Suit#1 has only one book of passport (obviously he couldn't have been to half the places he mentioned..right from japan to jhumritalaiya to "JFK")..AC looks around and sees that suit#2 is no different.

AC decides to show-off his passport and thence, silence the 2 pardesi babus..

All's well that ends. Period.

PS: As promised, have got some Toblerones for the MBM on 5th June!:-)