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S P E E D -- PART 4

well I dont know why has it to happen always in the last minute for me .yesterday I , along with my other friends had to submit our north india tour application at teh youth hostel premises and the way it went was really a nerve wracking experience .


8 AM- in college to get signatures for the no -due form....

9 AM - am frustated seeing the huge line .......where i am asked to stand again in the queue as I havent got another sign from some non descript corner of the college

10 AM- the torcher is over, i finally get my hall ticket

12 45 reach home after an ardous journey battling the risng mercury in chennai.

3 PM -try to study but am lured by the phenomenen of slumber .........

5 pm make a headaway to my cousin's place , as my Chitti knows a doc ...to get the fitness certificates for all six of us ......

6 PM -expecting kishore ..........to come with the rest of the forms .....but he turns up at 745 pm

7 pm- waiting the doc's place .........

7 40- doc says she can issue medical certificate only for me as she has seen me , but not for the others.......as they are not present there...

7 55: we are still in guindy and yet to make our getaway to nesapakkam(youth hostel office in chennai which is open only from 7pm to 9 pm )

7 56 :decide to give up ..........as 5 of us , except me ....do not have sign in the medical fitness columbn..........

7 57 :decide ti give it a shot , or at least meet the YH guy .......and ask for extension.


8 12: go to 2-3 clinics--but no doc there.

8 15: go to pallava hospital ........wait for 5 mins for a duty doc.......who spends 10 mins ........saying that giving false medical certificates could land him and his hospital in problem...

8 30 - kishore gets his medical cert from pallava -paying 30 bucks.

8 35 we start our bikes .......looking out for ........small clinics with ........docs who are "relativvely vetti " .........

8 45 : kishore spots a small clinic adjacent to the road having a PCO booth.

8 50: the doctor there, a young 25-26 kinda age ........finally issues us 4 medical certs @ 20 rs per cert .

8 55 : we finally submit our application in the nick of time .............

9 pm: our tour date is finalised on may 7....(leaving chennai )

9 05 : am one heck of a happy man ............as we prevail against the odds