22 January 2013

J.J.J. (St. Mary and Manipal to Chennai)

Here i summarized my journeys in January of 2013.

JANUARY JOURNEY JOURNAL

13th,Sun -
 R.I.S.E. Went back to Mangalore with the same red-coloured-air-conditioned bus at 3.30pm and reached there by 4.30pm. Meet Juo Pei for Pedicure and Manicure date at Bliss Saloon near City Center at 5pm after jama' Zuhr and Asar prayer. Ate Chicking for dinner for Faten's Birthday.

14th,Mon -
Faten's Birthday. Ate Top and Froth lasered cake at dinner celebrating Faten's birthday.

16th,Wed -
Aini's family came to Mangalore. We ate lunch at Sizzler Ranch.  Went to Vegetables Market and Fish Market at StateBank to buy dinner stuff, Hampankatta Market Road and Sapna Bookstore for window shopping, and Auchan for tea's and souvenirs. Bought train tickets to Chennai and bust tickets for Aini's family to Bangalore at travel agent. Dinner with Aini's family at Raudah House with Kak Asma,Kak Dian, Kak Sah and Husband. Bought flight ticket Chennai Mangalore online that night.

   Total expenditure = Train Ticket Mang -Chennai sleeper coach x2 (600),
                                    Bus ticket to Bangalore,AC Sleeper Coach x 6 (4100),
                                                       Flight Jetairway Chennai-Mang x2 (5499)

17th,Thur-
Breakfast with Aini at blue eyed uncle's restaurant near Milagres bus stop at 6.30 am. Bought 20buns and 10 Puri Baji. Board the Manipal-Udupi air-conditioned Express bus at 7.30am. Reached Udupi bus stop 8.30am. Board the St. Mary's Island Bus and reached there by 9.30 am.  Wait there till more people come to the terminal. Board the boat at 10.30 am at the cost of Rs 100 Rupees per head up and down journey. Enjoyed the island's beach and sea breeze,collected sea shells and  beautiful  coloured corroded beach glassess , ate buns, feed the crow's, take nice
pictures and went to shore around 12.30 noon. Paid the two autos Rs 180 each to Manipal Food Court. Lunch  with Nasi Putih with Ayam Sambal,Nasi Pattaya,Mee Goreng, and huge mugs of Teh Tarik Malaysia.Sleepover at 508 Lobo.

18th,Fri -
Went back to Kuttar by 7am.  Washed clothes and hang the clothes, tidy up room at Kuttar.Train ticket to Chennai using emergency quota confirmed.

19th,Sat -
Packed for three days worth of journey. 12 noon went to city. Print tickets. Brought Ati to Arked and play. Dinner at 7pm. Sent Aini's parents at bus sation KSRTC near Bharat Mall by 9.00pm.Went to Mangalore Train Central Station at 9.15pm. Train departed at 10.00pm.

20th,Sun -
After 16 hours of stench and sleepless tiring journey, me and Aini reached Chennai Central Train Station at 3.15pm  on time,exactly like on our tickets. Paid 250 rupees to auto driver to go to our JPA education consul's, Pn Ann Casa Grande, Palacio Apartment near Korean Restaurant of TTK Road, Alwarpet, Chennai. and had Asar and Zuhr Prayers there. Took pictures in front of unopened Pelita House for memory sake. Dinner at restaurant near Pn Ann's office. After heartiest
feast of meal , fell asleep at 8.30 pm after Magrib and Isyak  jama' prayer.

21st,Mon-
Woke up early at 4.30 am for Tahajud and Subuh prayer. Went to kitchen to cook Nasi Lemak at 6.00am. Ate breakfast at 8am. Went to Malaysia's Embassy at Chennai by 9.30am.A brief meeting with Puan Ann at 10.30am. Had a chit chat with the Immigration Chief at from 11.30 till12.30pm. Went to Express Avenue, biggest mall in Chennai at 1pm. Went back by 1.30pm. Got lost and cheated by auto driver on TTK road for 30 minutes before reaching Puan Ann's House.

  Total expenditure that morning = auto(80+200+100+150),donut(250),
                                                      passport picture(120)+xerox documents(15)+
                                                      passport renewal(5200)



                Get on the cab at 2.30pm to reach Chennai Airport by 3.00pm. Checked-in and had get luggages screened, went through 4 security checks, and finally board the flight at 3.25pm. Flight took-off at 4pm rached Bangalore at 4.50pm. Went to gate 5 Bangalore Airport and met Naza and Arisya accidently. We updated ourselves with latest news, heard the BDS result were out, listened to tragic stories of  Arisya's cancelled MAS flight and Naza's luggage full of food left in  Malaysia dua to came on late for AirAsia flight check-in. Freshened up in Bangalore toilets before boarding the next flight to Mangalore at 6.00pm,took-off at 6.25 and reached Mangalore at 7.15pm. Took a  450 rupees prepaid cab to Mangalore. Dropped Naza and Arisya at Maharaja Residency and went up to Lobo Prabhu Apartment by 9.00pm. Had bath and  Maghrib and Isya` jama` prayer. Updated Atik,Kak Asma and Kak Dian with our journey  stories till 12pm. Wished Aini's Birthday at 12.26pm before going to sleep with Kak Asma.

22nd,Tue - Update the blog.


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