I had received a mail from Anita. It was about a trip that was being organized from office. It was a trip to Veegaland aka Wonderla.
I wasn't really sure of what to do..Should I accept or not? Would Anita or Lekha or any of the few people know be a part of the trip? I decided to sit on the invitation for a few days. Two days later I decided that I would give my name for the trip. No sooner had I sent it that I received a mail from the organizers thanking me for being a part of it especially since I was from the HR.
I had never thought about it but as days passed I got pulled into the organizing committee as well. As the 'D- Day' approached there were plans to make and things to carry out. The company decided to make it an official trip and bore the brunt of our travel charges. But as the days came closer I realized that I knew very few for the trip. There were around 60 who were to come. I knew none to well, save Vishak, who was with me in the HR Department. 3 months into the job I had interacted with many but only in a official capacity and was only getting into the mode of easy camaraderie with a few of them.
Anxiety loomed large in my head. Did I really need to go? I had wanted to go so that I would meet new people. But as the time drew nearer, rushing off with people I barely had time to know did not seem like a sensible idea at all.
After some thought on the matter, I decided to put it out of my head. I had decided to go and I was going to do it. No backing of like a coward. So I was all set, the only thing putting me off was the fact of getting up in the morning which I knew would disappear as the day arrived.
The D day had arrived....
We left quite early in the morning and our bus had most of the people who had joined in the last one year. Kiran and Arun, from the organizing committee, were also with us for sometime in our bus. Kiran introduced us to Arun and the others. I barely began interacting much with them when we reached. Being in such a crowd where everybody knew everybody else other than you was a bit overwhelming.
We reached Wonderla and I met the others who were in the other bus. Here things were a little better, as I knew at least the names of a few people and had spoken with quite a few of them earlier. But as the day progressed, I got really comfortable with all of them. I met a lot of new people, spoke as though we had been interactive for ages and had a lot of fun. We went on all the dry rides and went on the water ones as well. We splashed water on each others, coaxed people to join us on the rides they found scary and hung around till they closed Wonderla at 7.30 in the night.
The return journey was also good. I expected people to snooze off, as the day had started early and was ending late. But not everyone dozed. There were people sitting a chatting. I was surprised to find myself in one of these groups chatting along with them though I had met then only that morning
So all in all. Had a really wonderful trip...Had loads of fun...Met loads of people...and really glad I plunged and was a part of the trip. Happy to be a SunTecian...and glad that it is helping me be more outgoing and people-centered than I considered myself to be....
I wasn't really sure of what to do..Should I accept or not? Would Anita or Lekha or any of the few people know be a part of the trip? I decided to sit on the invitation for a few days. Two days later I decided that I would give my name for the trip. No sooner had I sent it that I received a mail from the organizers thanking me for being a part of it especially since I was from the HR.
I had never thought about it but as days passed I got pulled into the organizing committee as well. As the 'D- Day' approached there were plans to make and things to carry out. The company decided to make it an official trip and bore the brunt of our travel charges. But as the days came closer I realized that I knew very few for the trip. There were around 60 who were to come. I knew none to well, save Vishak, who was with me in the HR Department. 3 months into the job I had interacted with many but only in a official capacity and was only getting into the mode of easy camaraderie with a few of them.
Anxiety loomed large in my head. Did I really need to go? I had wanted to go so that I would meet new people. But as the time drew nearer, rushing off with people I barely had time to know did not seem like a sensible idea at all.
After some thought on the matter, I decided to put it out of my head. I had decided to go and I was going to do it. No backing of like a coward. So I was all set, the only thing putting me off was the fact of getting up in the morning which I knew would disappear as the day arrived.
The D day had arrived....
We left quite early in the morning and our bus had most of the people who had joined in the last one year. Kiran and Arun, from the organizing committee, were also with us for sometime in our bus. Kiran introduced us to Arun and the others. I barely began interacting much with them when we reached. Being in such a crowd where everybody knew everybody else other than you was a bit overwhelming.
We reached Wonderla and I met the others who were in the other bus. Here things were a little better, as I knew at least the names of a few people and had spoken with quite a few of them earlier. But as the day progressed, I got really comfortable with all of them. I met a lot of new people, spoke as though we had been interactive for ages and had a lot of fun. We went on all the dry rides and went on the water ones as well. We splashed water on each others, coaxed people to join us on the rides they found scary and hung around till they closed Wonderla at 7.30 in the night.
The return journey was also good. I expected people to snooze off, as the day had started early and was ending late. But not everyone dozed. There were people sitting a chatting. I was surprised to find myself in one of these groups chatting along with them though I had met then only that morning
So all in all. Had a really wonderful trip...Had loads of fun...Met loads of people...and really glad I plunged and was a part of the trip. Happy to be a SunTecian...and glad that it is helping me be more outgoing and people-centered than I considered myself to be....
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