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The Other Side. (IFFK, Day 5)


The fifth day was very annoying. As per the usual plan of action, each hotel will have minimum of two cabs. From that day, there was a huge change in the plan. Our travel coordinator told us that, the cabs will no more haul in the respective hotels. And we have to call him in-order to arrange the cab. It stabbed us right in the chest.

One of our guests wanted to go to the movies. She came to us on the last minute. We got only 15 minutes in our hand. We called up for the cab ASAP. But it was too late. At the last moments we got a cab and started from the hotel. The guest arrived late.

In the afternoon, when we were arranging the lunch coupon for the day, I got a call from Judy Gladstone. She said to me that she was stuck in auto rickshaw. Apparently, some of the people from theatre put her in auto because of the shortage for the cabs. I talked with the auto driver and directed him to the Horizon hotel. She was really scared and complained me about the whole situation. I was helpless.

After making the arrangements for the dinner, we left to Tagore theatre. Tagore is the core vibe place of the IFFK. It’s the heart of the whole IFFK. A group of musicians were performing that night. We grooved for some time and finished our dinner. After the dinner, we hung at Tagore for some time. 

The vibe that Tagore has is irreplaceable. After catching up with my buddies about that day, we went out for a tea at ‘Manaveeyam Veedhi’. And then went to ‘Nishagandhi’. I realized that Trivandrum is much sexier in the night time. There is something very beautiful that differs Trivandrum from other cities.


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