I have travelled by air about 15 times in the last 1.5 years (psst..only domestic travels). When I think of air travel, my filmy mind immediately conjures up scenes where i meet an interesting guy in the flight. In a span of 2h 40 mins, we end becoming friends. Then we meet and take the matters forward ;-) But this almost NEVER happens! I call this the 'plane-jane syndrome'!
So there was I again at the Chennai airport returning to Bangalore. I got my boarding pass, did the security check-in and finally got some time to sit at the waiting area.
I have these ad-hoc bouts of imagination, especially when I have to travel by air. I imagined Captain Hook's pirate ship floating in the clouds adjacent to my plane - my eyes lit up at the prospect of viewing 2 shimmering cities (as the plane takes-off & lands), the lovely light patterns that they would form and so on. All this while, I had the choiciest of AR's music cued in my cell phone. I had finally hit the state of relaxation after a really long day (starting 4 am). And then...I saw him!!
He had Shahid Kapur's face with lots of curly hair; he had so much hair that it cutely dangled at the sides. His eyes twinkled as he spoke and he was sporting a very nice smile bordering a grin. He seemed to be working with some big MNC (he had that executive air about him & was accompanied by a firangi) At the same time, there was this boyish charm radiating from him that held me spell-bound. I simply could not take my eyes off him. "Ae ajnabi... tu bhi kahi" - was the song playing at that time.
I saw the nameless stranger at the Bangalore airport - he had taken the same flight as mine. The 'plane-jane syndrome' hit again and as a result, he did not sit next to me.
As he walked towards the conveyor belt, I headed towards the exit. Our paths crossed and kept on going further. I shall remember him forever as the cute guy with the bushy hair!
So there was I again at the Chennai airport returning to Bangalore. I got my boarding pass, did the security check-in and finally got some time to sit at the waiting area.
I have these ad-hoc bouts of imagination, especially when I have to travel by air. I imagined Captain Hook's pirate ship floating in the clouds adjacent to my plane - my eyes lit up at the prospect of viewing 2 shimmering cities (as the plane takes-off & lands), the lovely light patterns that they would form and so on. All this while, I had the choiciest of AR's music cued in my cell phone. I had finally hit the state of relaxation after a really long day (starting 4 am). And then...I saw him!!
He had Shahid Kapur's face with lots of curly hair; he had so much hair that it cutely dangled at the sides. His eyes twinkled as he spoke and he was sporting a very nice smile bordering a grin. He seemed to be working with some big MNC (he had that executive air about him & was accompanied by a firangi) At the same time, there was this boyish charm radiating from him that held me spell-bound. I simply could not take my eyes off him. "Ae ajnabi... tu bhi kahi" - was the song playing at that time.
I saw the nameless stranger at the Bangalore airport - he had taken the same flight as mine. The 'plane-jane syndrome' hit again and as a result, he did not sit next to me.
As he walked towards the conveyor belt, I headed towards the exit. Our paths crossed and kept on going further. I shall remember him forever as the cute guy with the bushy hair!
3 comments:
Cute Guy & Bushy Hair???
Its an Oxy"moron"ly antithesis
it happens dear, with every one .inspired by plane jane syndrome, i'd like to call my situation as average joe's journey. have traveled extensively in bus / train and some air travel. air travel / shatabdi n volvo journies theoretically have a higher probability of meeting someone interesting, but for me it has always remained a theoretic probability with little practical utility. i too so longed to have the esteemed company of a interesting lady, but it never pretty much happens. what happened in movies like before sunrise, serendipity n all only happens in movies. in my case, at the max it wud be some family with a cute kid, to while away my time with, or some old couple, some middle aged men et al.
i once did have an interesting episodes on of of such shatabdi journies. i always make it a point to check the reservation chart before boarding the train to see if this time luck has smiled on me. it once happened that the reservation chart did have the name of a girl. i thought for once that i was so out of the usual 'average joe's journey syndrome'. i boarded the train n waited for the passengers to come. and then she came. she came and sat besides me. and then she spoke. it seemed so nice, her soft voice. an then average joe syndroem strikes back hard, with a vengeance. she requests me to exchange my seat so that her friend cud sit with her. had no other option but to grin n bear it. wud not pretty much like to talk about the seat i got, after the exchange deal. was a real wet blanket :D
was fun to share this episode on your blog. pretty much never verbalized it earlier. tanks for bringing up the important matter that encompasses us all ;)
hey nishal..my pleajjure! :)
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