I wanna goto 'Thai-Land'

Last night I was going through some of my school day photos. It made me remember one amazingly funny incident that happened when I was in the 10th standard, which was 10 years ago!!
It was the last few weeks before our board exams. My friends (Nandini, Aisha, Amreen, Pavi and Nisha) and I were just sitting in class and chatting. Something we loved doing at that time, and we kind of still tend to do the same when we meet up. We used to imitate our Chemistry teacher a lot those days. She had a really funny way of talking. For example, she would say 'It is nothing but the copper sulphate' or 'That project cost you a thousand bocks!!!' (Here bocks means bucks). Anyways, so we all used to talk a lot like her those days, it was just a normal instinct. So when one of my friends said 'I wanna go to taaailet'. This is what happened. Aisha, Amreen and I heard 'toilet'. Nandini, Pavi and Nisha heard 'Thailand'. Also Nandini had just been to Thailand during our previous summer vacation. This is what happened next -
Nandini - 'Dont go there, its really dirty'
Amreen - 'But I really have to go'
Nisha (looking at Nandini) - 'You've been there??'
Nandini - 'Yes, I've seen people fry all kinds of insects for food'
Amreen - 'What are you talking about? I need to go to the toilet!'
At this point we all realised what had happened and burst out laughing. Till today I remember this incident, and I laughed the hardest on that day. I had some of the best days of my life in school.

Manali, Shimla and 3 Idiots!

Now the reason 3 Idiots is extra special to my heart is cause the film is mostly shot in places I have visited or lived in. When my hubby and I drove down from Palampur to Manali along the Beas river on an early December morning, little did we know that this was the route Rancho's friends take during their mission to look for him. For those who have seen the film, this is the part where the song 'Behti hawa sa tha woh' plays in the film. The drive is actually really amazing. It actually made me feel that India has amazing places for sight seeing. In Manali we stayed in Solang Valley Resort. We Could see the glacier from our room window. We did a 7 km trek from the resort to a Shiv Temple. It was loads of fun. And I saw snow!!
After three days in Manali, we drove down to Shimla. Coming back to 3 Idiots, the place where Pia (Kareena) is getting married is a hotel called Woodville Palace in Shimla. My hubby and I stayed there when we were in Shimla. Beautiful place. I hope I can visit it again some day. We pretty much walked around in Shimla. Saw the Mall road. Its filled with places to shop and all kinds of eateries. To sum it up, one should definitely visit these places. And preferably drive down on your own. Its loads of fun if you don't get road sick while driving through hilly areas. And carry good music in your car!!