Shabeen -- the dynamite

Today, I was woken up from my sleep by a rough voice. For a second, I was disoriented. Then, I realized that I was in the train and it was the ticket conductor (TC) calling me to check my ticket. Afterward, I tried going back to sleep but in vein. So, I woke up and brushed my teeth and everything.

It was time to eat some breakfast. So, l was all ready to order food. I did not want to eat anything fried. So, I ordered upma which in my case came by default with a meduwada. The vendor gave me the food and went on his way. I realized that he did not give me a spoon. If you know me, then you would be sure that I would carry a spoon. I definitely had one. I took it out and finished my breakfast. After a while, the same vendor came back. He had to take some money from my fellow passengers. He then realized that he forgot to give me a spoon. Thus, he offered the same to me. I denied it saying that I don't need it anymore. However, I was surprised by his memory, honesty, and sense of service. The whole situation was so hilarious.

My fellow passengers included a young man involved in drug development, a middle-aged man, an IIT Kharagpur student, and a six-person family (Mom, dad, grandpa, grandma, a 3-month-old son and a 5-year-old daughter). The daughter, Shabeen, was shy at first. Later, she became quite friendly. Thanks to her, I did not know how the time flied away. She became our teacher and ordered us to keep quiet and fold our hands. It was fun to be around her.

One last story of yesterday and I am winding up this boring post. So, Shabeen got this game from one of the venders. She actually threw a tantrum for the same. The game was very basic. There was a small screen filled with water. It had two poles and tiny rings. There were two control buttons. All one had to do was press those and insert the rings into the poles. However, this was very difficult to achieve. So, Shabeen started to punch the buttons. Later, when the drug developer guy told her to do the same with her feet, she actually did it.

We all shared amazing moments of laughter. I felt that the beginning was definitely good and encouraging.

I couldn't post this yesterday -- network problem. However, I will definitely try and post what happens today.

Cheers :)