i, me, myself

There are not many things on this planet that intrigue me as much as The Airport. It is one place where I can go anytime, do nothing and still not get bored.

What do I do there? Hmmm...Good question as I don’t know myself. Guess, I just go, sit and observe people. There is such an obviously striking pattern there.

Go to the departure terminal and you see people pouring in. (Attribute pouring to the fact that Bangalore airport is grossly inadequate given the number of people it is designed to handle and the number of people it actually does.) This reminds me of the fact that it was never supposed to be used by civilians. It is actually an Indian Air Force base. But the sudden population explosion and uncontrollable immigration of computer professionals made the authorities to time share it with civilian airlines. Yeah, so the departure terminal. People come in a frenzy. Get inside in a hurry. Stand in the labyrinthine queues for ages, to get their boarding passes. Run to the aircraft and fly away. All this happens in such a short span of time that nobody realizes. See all this and you are reminded of the fact how fast paced the life in cites has become. I am really surprised that when I am on that side, I don’t realize all this myself.

The international terminal is a little more emotional. Probably because when people depart from there it is for more than a short span of time. Their folks come to drop them off. They tend to get emotional. Goodbyes are exchanged. You can see sad faces.

Move on 20 meters to the other side (arrivals) and the scene is absolutely contrasting. People wait for their friends/family/relatives to come. The moment they see them walking out of the gate, faces lighten up. Hugs and kisses are exchanged.

I see all this and I feel attached. Am really really glad that I moved in to a place that is just a stone’s throw away from the airport. (Ok, if you can shoot it for about 100 meters. I can ;)). The other good deal with this place is that the runway is clearly visible from the terrace. The aircrafts can be seen landing and taking off by the minute. I wish I had a good camera, so that I could post pictures. :( Nevertheless, I will try taking some with my phone.

Wierd as all this may sound, but wierd as I am. :)