The Word of mAn[S]o0r

When you have no idea about what your going to do when on a trip, thats when panic sets in about what your gonna pack.

Not for me though! Clothes-wise, i dont have much… and whatever there is, pretty much fits inside one suitcase. Hence, i should’ve been happy, right?

Wrong!!!

I managed to acquire two suitcases for my impending trip to Islamabad. The second one, as a backup plan. Little did i know, that i would be taking along a lot of ‘additional’ stuff as well. Namely, gifts for my parents and brothers from my extended family here! The larger of the two suitcases got filled with entirely them! So now, im left over with just one suitcase and a monster headache! I didnt mention that na? I had a monster headache since after iftar yesterday too!

So anyway, the time is 1 AM (procrastinator supreme) and i’ve still got two empty suitcases and all my meagre collection of clothes strewn about… sporting a major headache, and trying to come up with an action plan… What do i decide to do first?

Eat ofcourse!!

You cant pack on an empty stomach?! now can u!! So i dig into my stash, take out a packet of biscuits, had brought over some ‘tahari’ from my nanis, washed some dishes, setup a table and FEASTED! Time now… 1:40 AM, still got two empty suitcases.

Now what to do?  Hmm…. Oh well, might as well start it. So i start rolling up all my clothes, they’re not ironed, hence no use trying to arrange them out while packing, and thinking, cool, that’ll fit easily inside. No sweat!! and just as easily, put the rolled up clothes in one suitcase, the gifts in the other and hauled them to the end of the room. Satisfied!

Then, lying back on my bed, about to drift off to sleep, i went over the list of things i would’ve wanted to use during my stay. They were in somewhat of this order….

Clothes, shoes, sandals, deo, toilettries, chargers…..

and then it hit me like a brick wall!

Except for clothes, i hadnt packed any of the other stuff!!!!! I blame it on the headache :$

Therefore, the suitcases opened once again, put in the some other things, closed them up, then realized that i still havent put in the last three items!! NOR have i put in a pair of jeans and shirt my brother had left behind!! Arrgghh! Again, the suitcases opened, the other stuff put in, and again they were closed. Good! Finally! have i got everything?! yes!!

No

What about my Kurta’s!? What am i gonna wear on Eid day!!?? They were in another box, and i had completely forgotten about them! Once agian, the routine starts.. however, this time.. there’s an additional problem.. im out of space!!

Hell! what did i pack!!??! Too many shirts! yes.. that was it! 9 days, and im taking 8 shirts along! together with three shalwar qameezes! and now three kurtas!! Why?! Who knows!!

So out comes everything.. and i pack on a need basis now.. only things i think i would need. Down to about 4 shirts, 2 shalwar qameezes and three kurtas. Yes, that sounds about right… plus, shoes and sandals.. good! Im all set! Again, the suitcases are packed and ready to be taken….

Just one problem though…… still have to pack the deo, toilettries, chargers…..!

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