travelling with maugham

Took some days off to visit his relatives with his parents.Was pampered sick by everyone there. You begin to realise the importance of breaking the language barriers at times like this.They told me how apprehensive they had been about which language they would communicate with me. They were quite taken aback when they heard me speak fluent hindi!

And, at long last, i did manage to travel long distance by train. No one can mock me now for never having that experience. i know it sounds pretty weird - i mean, you would think what is so
great about it. But i have never had the chance to travel by train - long distance, that is. And now, i can say, yes, i have spent 24 hours cooped up in a train!! The return journey was particularly enjoyable because i had Maugham for company. Travelling alone is great fun because you don't have to indulge in small talk with anyone. i was perched on the upper berth with the book and knew no want! One thing i was wary of was the toilet. i was scared it would stink. For once in my life i was glad to be constipated!! And of course, i discovered i had to share the berth with cockroaches - even in 2nd AC!! (by the way, i was upgraded from 3rd AC to 2nd AC--must be to lure me into travelling by train more often :) )

i rejoined office only to discover that one of my fix was acting up in production. Nice welcome, ni? Have managed to fix it and now i can have a nice weekend!

"The tragedy of love is indifference"
--Somerset Maugham

How true, how very true!