The Vacation That Isn't Vacationing!




The spark thrown by the iron-box feels like the final straw, the culmination of a series of tough-luck events that are threatening to mar the experience of a vacation that I have been waiting for since a year.

It all began in the afternoon when I was about to iron my clothes before packing them in the suitcase. I had just switched on the iron when there wafted the smell of something burning. I immediately switched off the iron. 

Feeling adventurous (and also because things have SO been working in my favor all this while), I attempted to iron the clothes yet again in the evening when the iron emitted an ominous spark. 

Frankly, I wasn't shocked (pun intended) or surprised at this point of time.

The past month has been trying my patience and faith a lot. Clothes that I ordered online which didn't fit and had to be returned, clothes that I couldn't return because the pick-up was being scheduled for the day when I wouldn't be at home, tops which I ordered online but didn't match the skirt that I had specifically purchased, jeans which tore at the last moment... It has been a series of unpleasant events so far!

My tour is scheduled to begin day after tomorrow. And while I am extremely fond of traveling by train, this time the enthusiasm is somewhat dimmed by the fact that the family didn't get seats together and have been scattered across. 

The tense situation prevailing in the country lends an aura of uncertainty and tension. 

Looking back, 2025 has been like this since Day 1. I do not know where I went wrong or what is happening, but this hasn't been my year so far.

But every day is another reason to hope that the tides will change and will usher in good days. Here's hoping that the coming vacation will not only bring in a fresh state of mind but also a fresh series of events and tidings! I hope to write most of the days of my vacation but given my luck this year, I am not sure I will be able to. But it takes nothing to hope! 

Stay tuned, dear readers! I will either write about the adventures I had, or the misadventures I had or if nothing else, I will crib and rant about the fact that I am unable to write anything!

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  1. Latha PrakashMay 7, 2025 at 9:18 AM

    Omg. Thank you for saying it out aloud - 2025 hasn't been my year so far.
    Happy holidays, friend. Wishing u a joyous vacation. Hope we get to read ur adventures sprinkled with humour

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