| My Grail Quest is over, here I am
My dear fellow petrol heads,
We all must have heard the story of ‘Robert The Bruce’ who was inspired by a Spider spinning the web repeatedly until he is successful , I never had a similar example in my life which I can relate myself to .
That being said my Team-BHP membership quest comes closest to it. Finally I have landed my priced catch ( a newbie membership).
It all started in 2010, while I was googling I came across Deky’s Mt.Kailash Trip. I started devouring the thread and completed it in record time. I got the spider bite that moment.
Then I went on the other travelogues , like Tanveer’s , Anirbhan Da’s , Yeti’s, Lalu’s to name a few from the Very passionate travel writers I have ever found. You guys have made my ‘N’ number of days. The naming list never seem to stop as I have been here very actively for the past three years eavesdropping , was never a member though.
Then I started applying for my membership from the past One and half year , each time I got the better luck next time message. After trying five times I felt that’s it. I would be a listener from now on.
Times moved on, I was happy being a listener. Then while following our Samurai’s ( a.k.a Sarath’s) MDP550 thread a week back I came across something like ‘after ‘Yeti’s tragedy’, I didn’t know unless I googled with the keywords that Sam Kapasi is no more with us.
I was quite taken aback since I didn’t know this even while I was goggling down his threads that he had left us . I felt that sting the one which you feel when you lose a close friend. I knew Team-BHP had transformed me in ways I never knew .
I tried again for a membership , this time nothing crossed 120 words, I checked my sentences twice or thrice before submitting , I even changed my common handle ‘bluejoy’ to the once I use now.
It worked !! Voila, I am here my friends. Couldn’t believe my self yesterday when I saw a mail saying ‘Your Team-BHP membership is approved’.
About me :
My name is Harikrishnan a Keralite from Irinjalakuda ( A place in Thrissur district), migrated to Bangalore for my career. I work in iGate Bangalore.
I am 27 , happily married. I had been passionate about cars from quite some time (yeah close to 2 decades).
But that being said I have been more of a rider than a driver, Cars were quite out of the reach of my wallet.
I have been ever present as a guest in the travelogue, Motorbikes, Bangalore Directory, and now in 4X4 Section.
I ride a pulsar 200NS in Bangalore , a RE Classic 350 at home and drive a preworshipped Hyundai GETZ gls 1.3 in Bangalore.
I never thought I would be that much into cars the way I am into bikes.
I am happy now that I am finding that equilibrium , once I dropped my plan for a Ninja 650 and started boiling my head on how to rake enough money to own a Force Ghurka .
As said earlier I am overjoyed to be a part of this heartwarming camaraderie that we petrol heads have an would love to be a contributing partner to the sections here, once I grow enough car Bheja cells for the same.
Sorry for the long intro and over excitement shown (if any).
As Rajini sir said ‘Latea Vanthalum Latesta Varuven..’
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P:S : Rest in Peace dear Sam (a.k.a Yeti) , you had made a lot of my days brighter than many friends I have .
( Sorry If I am re-opening some healed wounds here).
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[FONT="]Hari[/FONT] | 
7th June 2013, 13:37
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