Brief history of time: my edition

 My brother in arms visited after a break of 17 years with family this time around :)

The best part of the Goa vacation was supposed to be the air travel...but we took the road this time and boy o boy have they made the highways super nice...hats off to the Central, Goa, Karnataka and Maharashtra governments...job super well done...one tiny suggestion the toll gates should not need slowing down a vehicle...it can be done at normal speed :) we also learnt that google optimizes stuff on its algorithm in a way that it decides for itself is a time saver route...while coming to Goa...we took some forest road that was in a condition that reminded me of Germany after the world war...someone please send that forest officer some funds for a road and a thank you...we did not see too much wild life...except the jungle warfare unit of the MLIRC on their exercises right in the middle of nowhere in the forest :) anyways...having a car in Goa is a boon...you save a lot on travel which would otherwise go through the Club Mahindra travel desk...my mom and sis always use the travel desk....

Ten years gone by already...another visit to the passport office...tried the tatkal option this time...went in "uniform" as maleen (my close friend) would say...went through the whole process in less than an hour and a half...and to beat it all my passport was printed and shipped the same day!!!! I have to hand it to the TCS interface with the passport office and the Mumbai Police...I have never seen such consistency maintained over 10 years in a government office...ye naya India hai...kaam bhi karega aur theek se ghar tak bhi dega aapka passport...I must say I am the proud recipient of the new passport from the Government of India...thanks for the quick processing. :)