Exotic Destination?

There have been many instances when I've heard people saying that they would love to stay away from the hectic city life and enjoy the beauties of nature. Well, I do stay away from the city life. But non-hectic? Blow me down. Travelling everyday from this god-forsaken place to office is leaving me dispirited. The travel to office is still ok as it is now part of the daily routine. It is the weekends that kill me.
I was spared yesterday's travel to office by the sad demise of a founder member of the company I work for. But then, some people aren't born for the comfort of indoors. After subtly declining the offers from my friends to roam around Mumbai, I was expelled from my room by the pest-control people. Seldom did they know that they would find occupants in flats on a working day. A full afternoon spent at a browsing center without AC. But the worst was yet to come.
A close friend of mine calls up at 7:00 pm and invites me to his birthday treat at Bandra. I explained my predicament to the guy with supportive facts. It would take be TWO hours to reach Bandra from my place, and I wouldn't have enough energy left to take the long journey back after the party. My friend kept insisting and I had to give-in as it was afterall his birthday. There are times in life when you cannot differentiate between the requests and threats of friends and enemies respectively. This is just one of those times. Anyways, there started the 2-hour roller-coaster ride that involved getting into a running bus, jumping into the vendor's compartment of a moving train, and being pushed in and out of another train. I met a friend of mine at the Bandra station and here is our conversation
Friend: "Where are you coming back from?"
Me: "I am not coming back. This is my onward journey"
Friend: "What? You look totally exhausted"
Exhausted I was. When I finally reached the party at 9:30 pm, I wished my friend, "Happy birthday, and hope you come to my place for my birthday. Believe me, it is an experience to wait for"