First Day at the Rig

In my previous blog I had mentioned that I had reached the rig .There are couple of  things that I had forgotten to mention .Let us start from the beginning .Firstly I was joining the rig as a “Roustabout “ which I shall mention later .Secondly the name of the rig was “Sedco 445 “.

Travel to the Offshore Oil Rig

After the interview was over (as mentioned in my previous blog) I was on pins and needles to go to the offshore rig .Next morning I started walking over to J.M.Baxi office (Parry’s Corner) from Periamet (the area where my hotel was situated) I walked some distance and then took a cycle rickshaw for the remaining distance .I reached the office around 10.00 A.M.  The person I was supposed to meet had not come in .I was asked to wait .The person who had given me the forms to fill came in by 11.00 A.M. I was hoping to go to the rig, but much to my dismay this person told me to come back after four days .I felt like a deflated balloon .

My Interview at Chennai

After spending an uneventful night at Chennai I woke up full of nervous energy ,It was supposed to be my big day ,going for my interview .Ordered my breakfast which was known as “Tiffin “consisting of two pieces of “Idlis” and two pieces of “vadas” wrapped in banana leaf and tied with a white string. (Those days aluminium foil were very rarely in use] and a cup of coffee I still miss that South Indian coffee taste and that flavour cannot be found anywhere else in the world, be it Barista Starbucks or Costa  Coffee .

First Day at Chennai

In my previous blog I had mentioned about my journey from Delhi to Chennai by train and the various towns that I had come across during this journey.

Now here I was in Chennai in the year 1981.  At that time it was known as Madras city, so henceforth I shall mention Chennai as Madras. When I left Delhi it was peak winters and here I reached Madras City, the weather was typical tropical

Journey to Chennai

Guys, coming back after a break. The break was not intended but I was forced to do this for the most stupid reason which prevails most of the younger generation these days and that is —NO INTERNET!

Delhi to Chennai

Now, I was back from the forced attempt of joining the army. By this time I had realised that studies, at least in India, were important. I could not possibly continue the way I was doing. My friends had jobs and had started to chase their dreams. On returning home, I started to focus on my studies again. Joined college and picked up a part-time job at a local hotel working at the front desk. I used to attend College in the mornings and night shifts at the hotel.

Bygone era

During my younger days, movies were our favourite form of entertainment. We did not have PVR s or Multiplex halls. We had movie halls. Normally, there were four shows daily but sometimes we had morning shows as well .The movies which were screened during morning were cartoon movies and were mainly for students of specific boarding school.

Reminiscence

Hello everyone,

I always wondered what the influencing factors during my childhood years were. Was it the fact that I grew up in an Indian joint family system or was it something else?

Here we go……

Hi Guys!

This is my first blog. Before starting this blog I was imagining myself to be Earnest Hemmingway, not as an explorer but as a writer. Now I realise it is not easy to pen down thoughts in a chronological order as these thoughts are running wild and there seems to be no continuity.

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