Firday the 13th ?

In April this year, I flew my usual Virgin Atlantic VS350 to London on the 13th. It was a Friday. I had heard tons of stories about how Froday the 13th was supposed to be a bad day and stuff like that.. But I dint care at that point.. Turns out.. I got upgraded to first class, with absolutely brilliant service and it became one of the best flights of my life ! This is due to an inspirational soul, who told me that Im good and good things will happen to me. This good soul promised me that Im not alone and if Im not a bad person, there's no need to worry about anything and I shouldn't believe in such stuff.

I come back to Bombay in May, and by July Im ready to fly back to London. I tend to book last minute so have limited options normally. I get a ticket for the 13th. It is a Friday. Again. This time though, I'm really, really happy. Im jumping and trying to think of the possible great things that may happen to me. Turns out nothing happened. Not in a bad way. It was a rather regular flight and everything went very normal and smooth. Dint way at baggage. Days before it were good, days after it were good. No precievable side effects.

When I landed and settled into work and stuff, I realized Jason was coming to London for a bit. And we exchanged flight information. He told me, "dude, froday the 13th? you know its a bad omen right?". That's when I realized that I did not. I had heard random stuff like devil's day, and general stuff like bad omen, bad luck, etc.. But I still dont know whats all the fuss about.. Anyhow, I should email Jas and ask him what he's heard about.. Anyone, any thoughts ?

An afternoon at the ATM center

So its a nice and pleasant day in Bombay.. Im waiting outside an ICICI atm centre.. and theres a really long queue.. I figured everyone needs money.. so I was gladly waiting.. but something was making me really nervous.. There was a lady up ahead in the line..

So ahead of me is this mid aged guy, then this relatively young, in her thirties lady, and then a bunch of guys ahead. I look up and a guy walks out. Roughly 2 mins later another guy walks out. And then another. Not one of them took more than 2 mins. Then this lady goes in.

Its been a minuter. Now two. Ok, another one. And another. My anxiety is rising. Im not sure what happened. The mid aged guy ahead of me left. (I dont think its coz of the lady, but still, sounds like the guy got so tired waiting on the lady that he left!) Anyhow, almost 11 mins later, the lady walks out. I go inside and I look at the machine, and its not working!

Now, I dont know if this lady did something or what, but Im really pissed.. So I ask the guard.. and he tells me.. that there was a guy before the lady, who informed him that the machine had stopped responding. I was just dumb founded. For one, I give her credit for not ruining the machine, but on the other hand, she took eleven minutes in there, ON A NON FUNCTIONAL machine.. doing what, God alone knows.. where as the guy who actually ruined it, or figured that there was a problem with it took less than two...

I chat to the guard a bit and then walk out.. I get a call.. so I talk on the phone.. and eventually.. I walk to my car.. thats when I see the same frikkin lady's car parked in front of mine, and she was reversing.. Her car can easily get out of there.. but its totally slanting and Iv no idea how she got it in that position..

So I walk to my car and as Im stepping into it.. she pops her head out of the window and goes.. "How long are you going to take?"

Wow. She takes 6 times the normal time in an ATM. I come to my car after another 15 mins and shes still trying to get her car out of a spot thats at the very least one and a half times her car - a very comfortable spot.. and shes actually telling me in less than 30 seconds, that Im taking long.

I figured no point fighting. So I turn on my machine, some music, move my car closer to hers, and make a nice long phone call :)