Kodai-Kaanal? Yes, we Kandutoam.

Guys,I think you all know how Jolly is it to go on a tour. And if that is with your closed ones, no need to explain the awesomeness. So, how shall I begin this? Well, let's split this into three parts. The Planning, The Execution and The Conclusion.

The Planning: 
                     It all began with a Phone call. The callers were me and Delip. He came with this wild idea of making the tour. It has always been in my head. I so wanted to go on a tour. When he suggested this, I said that it was my wish too. There we decided to plan for one. And that decision was on hold as everyone was busy and we didn't know this would come true.

Then, I called up Pavithra and asked whether she'd like to be a part of it. She agreed and suggested that it would be nice if planned on a weekend so that everyone could easily plan accordingly.

Now that we have a chance of making this tour. Now there arises a question: Where do we go?

First thing that came to our minds- Udagamandalam (Yeah yeah OOTY!) You know, everyone is super kicked about this tour. They all give sudden nods. No Back-legs.

Then this plan went to my Dad's ears. And he gave a quick YES. And he helped in booking a Superb Resort (kind of) with his Bank-ey Influence.

Someone with murderous rage (Kolaveri) tells that "IF you plan something, plan it when I have holidays. Or else I'll kill you." So there it was June 22 to June 24. Shankar worked on informing everyone and he even booked the travels. The contestants in the Tour are finally confirmed : Raguraman, Rajeswari, Raja Guhan, Raja Vidhuran, Mangala Meenatchi, Shenbaga Pavithra, Priyanka Tharini, Thanga Monikha, Prem Chandran, Kamala Devi, Shenbaga Delip, Arun Manoj, Pravadhi, Pradeep, Raji Mathini Murugaesan, Krishnaveni. Plus Two drivers.

So the Tour Sopt becomes the Kodaikaanal. I've once been there but I don't have memories of being there. Well, I was 1 year and 8 months or something old when I went there.


The Execution:  
                        Everyone assembled at Raj Bhavan, Satchyapuram. The bus started exactly on the time planned- 2 O' Clock. The bus started and we made our way to Kodaikanal. On the bus, it was way too awesome. We had a Q & A part. It was quite interesting (I think so).  We danced for each and every hit-song!

There was a battle of songs between the Youth and Gold (telling them "old" is not appropriate). They won by all means. Our songs were just noises. Theirs were so rhythmic and awesome. I salute. We reached there by the night and what we first see is a room which is not ours but the neighbour room. We then had our dinner, Puliotharai. That night was the night we were introduced the game everyone  likes to call "London Gundam Manikandan - Statue!" It was a random option but we really had a best time playing it. We, teenagers grabbed a room and the remaining chose over the other.

The next day rolled by and we were shown to a small hotel in Kodaikanal ( I don't know why they took us there). But the food was good. We munched up good and snapped photos on the roads. The most interesting and the best spot was the Pine Forest. We left the above 30s and walked into the forest and blasted a fun timer there. Lovely scenery but the elevation climbs gave us leg pains. Fun makes pains go. Then we got scoldings for breaking rules and going into the forest. Well, it's not exactly a forest anyway. Too much of trees and they say it is.

Finally we went to the Guna cave. Loved the climbing. And one thing: There was a tree's branch hanging at my chest's height and we tried to hop on to take photos but it was hard, when a guy standing nearby said "Pfft. Already tried!" He thought we wouldn't be able to. But we made it and one by one we took pictures. Even the girls who came with us climbed on. Must have insulted that guy. Ha ha! Take that, you! We were the trend setters in choosing picture spots. People started to form queues to snap pictures where we were taking. None took photos there but after we going there as a gang, they'd follow us (not in twitter).

This night was meant for the Camp Fire. The firewood kept set by 9 pm and we all gathered around with the Mix CD and chairs. We'd play all the songs and dance for the catchy line in that song. Then- change the song! It went by and it got bored then we started playing Song ku Song ku (What paatuku paatu in English?) and finally ended the night with LONDON GUNDAN MANIKANDAN. Priyanka cried (He he) as her sister said her voice sounded like a cat. Funny that we had to calm her down. I mean, I found that she was upset with that and when I pointed it out- She started crying.

The Conclusion:

The trip was awesome and everybody knows that. There were some fun and some ouch-it-hurts thing. We thought it would be five rooms but instead it was only two. Though it was like that, we enjoyed. If it hadn't been like that we wouldn't have got time to spend together with all the kids.

We could've enjoyed the Pine Forest a little more if they had given us more time. Personally I feel very bad that we didn't give a camera to the parents and they are not in pictures as much as we are. Damn you Guhan. They too wish to be in photos, right? They only posed in a very few photos. Temple-visits could've been avoided. The fruit purchase too.

Apart from that it was totally rocking. I think we should all do this again sometime.

So, Kodaikaanal Echo point echoes, "Guhan guhan guhan will be will be will be Back back back"