As we were proud on completing the 26^th event at THE KTM DRIVE, we got amazing responses from people around us, volunteers were happy and content with the cause, the crowd visiting were pleased that we were conducting such events and making an actual difference in lives of many. They were amused as they heard that we were an unregistered organization and professionals who have come together for a common reason. How we keep our Saturdays free for these eventful activities which includes working on various areas.

If we have to summarize the events at THE KTM DRIVE, it is pretty simple. We have carried five Rucksack Projects, where we collected anything used and old, lying extra in the closets, from old clothes, shoes, to things which could be useful for the people living in streets. As we categorized the lot after collecting them, we made bags and covered one area of the town and gave it to the needy. During winters, we handed gloves, cap and woolen socks in the streets of Basantpur. We gave healthy kits to the kids and taught them about the basics of sanitation as one of our projects. We were really happy when we could collect funds for a kid who could not continue her higher studies because of her financial hardship.

During the plantation season, we have events in school, as we plant saplings with kids and teach them why green is important and we need more of it. We have covered five schools till date. We make groups and they decide a name for their plant, and once they plant the sapling given on our direction, the responsibilities of nurturing, watering and taking care are on the kids. We give free tree saplings to the citizens, as we coordinate with different malls and arrange for an area where we can spread the message: – Grow and Multiply. We want people not to focus on free saplings, but buying more from the nearby nursery and planting them.

Even if one cannot spare time, and be a part of the event, we welcome ideas for further events. Since we are monitoring all our works, especially on plantation, there is a school, which did not take care of the plants after the enthusiastic kids planted them. It is surprising and disheartening to see such results. It is more shattering to get no reaction from the citizens who take the plants. As we follow up and ask them about the growth of the sapling and sending a picture to us, it is demoralizing to see them not bothering and careless.

It is amusing to notice the activeness in a person when they visit us and happily take the sapling and forget about the accountability once they reach home. People need to learn to be responsible. There is a certain level of expectation that we have from the greeners whom we give out saplings to, because this drive is for all of us, it is for making the place we live in a greener one. We are doing our bit by getting the sapling, arranging a place, coordinating for the event and spreading awareness, you need to do yours!!

As we wait for the calls, mails and messages,

We stay connected through the day as it passes,

The beep on the phone makes my heart throb,

It does not matter if you are so far, my heart feels so close!!

It is amusing how that glance did it all,

That look in the eyes, that smile made you fall,

There was something special that we had,

Did not know it was both ways so bad!!

The first talk and the ignorance did not help,

As we got hooked, addicted and swept,

Each conversation described how we felt,

Giving us the goose bumps, making us melt!!

One of the craziest days, feels like a dream,

Was so perfect, with cherry on the cream,

The madness and destiny playing its role,

Forever and for always is yet to be told.

The expression, intuition and the aura so strong,

Adds to the chemistry, as the lyrics of the song,

Everyone has their fairy tale land and story,

That they wish continued till time and eternity!!

As much as I love to travel and tour from one place to another, explore and discover new places, there are some situations which I come across in each journey of mine. These incidents are amusing, funny and leave me with a smile and I don’t even try reasoning it. There are many memories created and numerous people that I meet; some strangers who become co-travelers as they sit next to me in the aeroplane. Some who are standing in the same line as mine for the check in and are travelling for the same reason, which is for a vacation but our destinations are different.

Let’s start with the entertaining instances. The first is when people rush to the departure queue thinking that they are going to miss the flight. In spite of boarding pass already collected; they hurry as soon as the information for departure is announced. Some passengers create chaos and try to locate the people that they are travelling with. I have never understood why would a confusion be created and why would passengers think that their flight will be missed.

How can I forget when the passengers are standing for their boarding pass while checking in, and once they reach the counter, they forget their important documents and some of them carry the ticket with the travel date for the next day; the most surprising time was when the passenger had no idea how he was travelling to his destination, where was the transit from? He was a farmer going for work to the Gulf, and he knew his native language only. How would he travel without knowing a language in which he could communicate with the officials?? There are hundreds who leave the country for work every day for employment and each of them have one problem that is communication. The way these uneducated masses are spoken by the officials is disrespectful most of the times.

The next astonishing part is when passengers travelling get scared when their luggage is not seen on the conveyor belt. There are times when there has been switch between baggage while travelling, but that does not happen each time. Passengers need to wait patiently for the next lot to be put on the conveyor belt and stop panicking. The funniest bit lies when people do not recognize their bags, after picking and scrutinizing a suitcase, they keep it back on the belt. How can someone not identify their belongings?? If the model of your baggage is popular, just paste a sticker or make a distinguished mark on it.

The most annoying part while travelling is the various security checks, which is a process of immigration but carried endlessly. There are times when the metal detector is used and is just for the formality by the personnel. The accessories from belts, watches, leather shoes, jackets are scanned before the body checks are done. There are moments when the officers get angry and irritated with any question asked by the passengers.

If I am travelling alone, I am always amused by the conversations in the crowd. The unintentional overhearing of talks makes the journey more interesting as people speak loudly on their phones and interact in the highest volume with each other.

Travel is the only thing you buy, that makes you richer. As people from all over the world are travelling together irrespective of their religion, caste, color, race, travelling gets everyone under one platform.