MY DAYS IN VACATION

The sun started setting, far behind the mountains, as if they are saying, It is time to return home. The sound of the seagulls made me wake up from my memories of the past. I finished my walk and return to my home. I freshen up, my wife prepared tea for me. I switch on the TV and saw the news that the old notes are abandoned and should be replaced by midnight, and NRI are given 24 hrs. to exchange the old notes with new notes.

I was shocked to see the news and thought of the sudden changes that happened within two years of the Modi government. I also have to book tickets for our vacation trip because vacation is approaching. It is 2016 and vacations will start in November 2016. I have to book the tickets, and before that, I have to go to the bank only by tomorrow.

I made a call to Singapore Embassy, asking for the replacement of the old money. They said it will automatically replace them because RBI has given time to exchange them by December 2016. You have to replace the amount in your hand, at ticket counters and foreign exchange companies.

It was 6.30 pm, I drank my tea and rushed to the ticket counter at Airport, near to my house and luckily there is no rush at the counter I gave them all the cash in my hand and booked tickets, for our trip on December 1, 2016, at night.

While returning home, I saw a rush throughout the town. People are exchanging money, I felt that this will be a good development in the future, and many illegal activities will reduce. But human is an intelligent people. He can make duplicate items with the new introduction of notes. I filled gas at the gas station and returned to my home.

The next day I went to the office, consulted the banks, and all the money is replaced. My friend Mr. Raghu, an Indian, approached me and hand me over the invitation. It was his marriage invitation. I missed many marriages and festivals during this life in foreign countries. I like Hindu marriage, it is not a day, it longs for two days.

Even our marriages, also like that, two days, when I was in UAE I was able to see the marriages, like us, it's been a long now. He told me that I should come. The marriage is on December 15. I Told them I will surely come. I went to my seat and started doing my work.

After some time, I received a call from our project leader cabin, I went in and, ask him the reason for the call. He told me about the new project introduced by our company. He handed over the file of the new project and told me to lead the project. I got a new project after a long time.

I return to my seat and went through the file. It was the 5G technology, to be introduced by the company. This technology should be introduced in all the mobile networks, through the satellite, and we have to develop a program and chip to be introduced and this technology currently available in the United States. To develop this chip, I have to get the thing from there.

I have to return in two weeks from India and have to go to the US before Christmas eve. For two weeks I was busy making the blueprint of the project and it has taken many alterations. Finally, the blueprint is finalized. I felt proud of myself that I can able to generate a future in the fastest-moving world developed by me. This would be the fastest technology ever. By the end of 2022, this network will reach 1 billion users and it will be a more promising network than ever. I started designing the programs and it will hit the world with the highest multi-GBPS peak data speed and ultra-low latency.

I also made so many alterations to the program. I remember it is a time when we stand in front of the PCO to make an ISD call. Today after the introduction of chips in the electronic world it is so easy to talk to your dear ones, for a long time.

Today the world is at your fingertip, hands off to science and technology and the inventions that happened during this short span of period. I am amazed by the introduction of GPS technology in vehicles. I remember a story that my grandfather used to tell me when I was young.

When I am young, sometimes I go to my grandparent's house during my summer vacation. Dad and mom left me and my brother and sister with them, I am the youngest of them, and I always miss them very much. I used to cry during that time. So, my grandfather told me a story about the advancement of technology. The story goes like this.

Once upon a time, there lived a scholar named Robin who always help the poor and needy, and he always has a new plan for the sake of humanity. Due to that, the mayor of the country calls him for some suggestions. One day the mayor called him into the office and he has taken the horse carriage, on the way, there is a block, and people are waiting and he got a weird smell.

He asked the cart man who is driving the cart about the situation outside. He said, someone is clearing the horse dung which is dumped on the way, and they are burning, after some time the cart moved and they reached the mayor's place.

The secretary asked robin to wait outside, and he agreed and went on thinking about something. Finally, the secretary asked him to wait for a little bit, because the mayor was in an urgent meeting. He then asked robin, is something bothering you? Robin said, yes, and told me the incident happened while he was on the way here.

I am thinking if the situation is worst this year, then in the future humanity don't find a proper place to stay, and this dung will affect mankind and the future generation. People will die due to smoke and pollution caused by burning dung.

The secretary laughed at that question and said," Mr. Robin human beings are special creatures, they do new inventions and experiments, to resolve this problem, maybe in future the more advanced technology, came into existence and more new ideas will be implemented by the man, who told, that man need help from animals always. Robin had not thought about it.

The mayor called Robin in and he thanked the secretary to remove his dilemma. My colleagues called me for lunch and made me wake up from my memories. After lunch I started doing the programs and the whole month, I was busy with my work and the meetings related to projects and other official work. This project will be a breakthrough for the 5th generation of mobile networks.

With this, I came to know about the facts that There is no proper script, plan, or vision given to anybody by anyone. It all depends on your way of thinking with innovative ideas and implementing them by you and it should exactly match your plan of action, and it is a very difficult thing not only for me but for all mankind. We always go and explain things to others, but when we do it by ourselves, then we feel tension, confusion, and worries.

When I am in a complicated situation like this, I always think of the ants who work hard day and night and collect and save food for the winter and even they are killed by men they still work hard day and night for their loved ones.

In our life we experience so many things, in past and, present and these experiences create very different images and stories that will lead you to make you inspired and alert you to the consequences that make you fight for yourself and make your decision more unique.

These experiences will purify your spirit and improve yourself. When we are idle in the ocean of knowledge, first fear the large waves, and feel afraid, but as we started swimming, the ocean has also become a mere river.

Days passed, and I don't know how many nights I was busy, with my work, in that midst, I nearly forget that I have to go to my hometown to drop my family off. My wife has already done the packing for the children and hers, only my packing is pending. Finally, one Saturday I got free, and she packed my luggage.

It was Sunday, and we have to leave on Monday night. Luckily, I checked my portal on Friday and saw that my leave is approved. It is a long that I went to my hometown, Last vacation due to some issues, we can't able to go to our hometown due to some internal issues in Singapore.

My daughter and sons are very small at that time. Now they can understand things slowly. The day arrived. I booked a cab to go to the airport. Singapore has great cab services. Once you call a cab. if the cab is not at your doorstep on time. You may choose not to pay and still take a ride.

The cab reached on time, and we headed towards the airport on time, went inside, and completed all the formalities. Children are so excited to see the homeland, and we went to our homeland when my first and second children were born. Our third child is not yet seen Kashmir.

After formalities, we were waiting for the announcement to come. Winter already started here, also in Kashmir; we generally don't go out during this time. The snow from the Himalayas makes the mountain filled with snow.

It is said that below the Himalayas you have a place where people are burnt after death, and this makes the environment hot and protects the surrounding people from severe cold. I have not experienced that yet. It is said that there are old saints who are still meditating in the surroundings, Even though I am a citizen I have not visited those places yet.

The announcement of the arrival of an airplane is made and we boarded it. The children were enjoying the trip, and they are given some comics and play things after playing for a long time they slept soundly. It was late at night, and we have to travel for 6hrs 55minutes even Arundhati, worn out from playing with children, slept on my shoulder. It is a different feeling; I just capture this in my memory.

After some time, I was also in deep sleep. We all woke up after the announcement and we have taken our hand luggage and left our seats. My uncle is them to receive us. We have taken a taxi and went to our house. On the way the scenery is very unique, people in my village are still using the old model mobile phones, the key one. The world is controlled by 4G technology but in my village, people still use keypad phones.

The serrated mountains loomed in the distance. We made our way towards them as we had to make base camp by nightfall. They were flour-white and brooded over the land. Just as we approached, a chute of snow detached itself and went trundling down one of the mountains. It slid over the knotted edge and then went crashing into the chasm below. The silence that followed was spine-chilling. It froze our marrow but I loved the chill, it is nearly touching my veins.

The heaven-touching apex of the mountain was drenched in brilliant light. Spikes of thin light impaled the snow in a bristling, moving line. I assumed that the heat had displaced the snow from the hip of the time chiselled mountain. All across our line of sight, the tips of the mountain range stuck up like a row of thorns. Swaddled around them were necklaces of powdery snow. The air became arctic cold as we came closer to our house. The unmistakable whiff of chargrilled lamb wafted to our noses. Dinner that night was cosmic. I was thrilled to smell the great aroma of mom cooking coming from my house, It's really a different experience.