Creating History

Tours, trips and team building activities are common place in any IT organization and ours was no different. But what made this one different was the way in which it culminated, and what it meant to me.
Vaazhvanthol is 40 kilometers from the city and boasts of some pictursque waterfalls, scenic fauna and serene climate, with a dash of forest environment thrown in. In short, for city dwellers, it was the ultimate getaway. The hotel, Rohini International, which arranged the trip was utmost hospitable..dont worry, this is not a sponsored ad...When i say they ver, i mean it in totality.
We started off at 8 am, reached the hotel by 9, had our breakfast and set off on the trek. It was a 4 kilometer trek through the wilderness, scaling some seemingly insurmountable rocks and cliffs...the destination, two waterfalls spat in the middle of the forest. After almost an hour of trekking, we reached the first of them...what amazed us all along the way was the crystal clear water...it outdid the mineral water we had in our bottles...all the 50 of us had quite a splash in the small dams of water created near the falls; and since rains stayed away, we had a jolly good time.
All of us then proceeded to the second one, which presumably was higher than the first and required some skill to scale. 20 mts later we reached the second one which was more majestic than the first. And only those who were supremely confident about their swimming skills ventured out for a splash...
The trek back took an hour and we arrived back where we started...the lunch was brought into the forest by the hotel...and it was a new experience...sitting besides a brook, enjoying the lavish breeze, washing our hands in the cold water...all gave us new thrills...
After lunch it was time for some team building...and what has me happy is that my team won...the activities were conducted very near to the dam catchment area. After the activity, every one had a chance to indulge in whatever they wanted to...some played football, some volleyball, some went river rafting and some played cards...

By about 7 we wound up, and came back to the hotel where every one refreshed themselves, caught a dash of the cricket match where SA had got a drubbing, and then proceeded to have dinner.

After dinner, it was time for some more enjoyment, and people who had some talents were invited to exhibit them... and then it happened! they announced my name and said i would sing a song...now if someone told me to give a speech, i would give 10...if someone told me to dance, i would; if mammootty can, why cant I? But if someone told me to sing, it would not be my cup of tea... not because i dont have a okay voice, but because i have that " what would other people feel" attittude... after a lot of persuasion, i sang "hume tumse pyaar kitna"..which is one of my all time favorites... as i finished it, i got a rousing ovation...it might probably have been because nobody thought i could even sing twinkle twinle let alone a ful fledged hind song...it might be because the rendition was good. But what it did, was give me a lot of confidence... it felt good that someone appreciated that you had some talent..

Ohh, and by the way, the lines "tumhe koi aur dekhe, tho jalthaa he dil" are my favorites... I relate to them very often...being a true Arien i guess... possessive !!!

Anyways, the next time i am offered a chance, I am not going to shy away. I know, all those who read this are thinking, "please tell me in advance, I'll make sure i stay away" .... :-)

And what history did i create? It was the first time in my life, that i sang infront of an audience..