I know so is earth! But this discovery is more significant for me because I realized that come what may I will not get lost in this city. And for a person like me who is so bad with routes and navigation this is quite a prominent discovery π
Ask R or anyone in my family and they will enlighten you all of my navigation skills, rather make that ‘pathetic navigation skills’. I love to drive around, maneuver through narrow streets and busy traffic, can drive for hours, but ask me how to get from point A to point B I’ll gape right back at you with the stupidest look possible. I may have driven around the place about 10 times but I still get confused with my turns and roundabouts. So those really know me well, more often than not, stay away from asking routes of me because they know they will end up getting a fair share of not-so-adrenaline-rushing adventure if they let me navigate them through the city. Don’t you give me that perplexed look! Even I dont know how I have managed this far by driving my way through Doha roads π π π
Since R is well verse with this inane quality of mine, mostly he draws a map for me whenever I have to drive to a new place. And he draws it with such an impeccable manner that I never miss a T or a signal or a roundabout. Oh and by the way, this impeccable manner is not just because he draws well, and amazingly well at that, but also because he knows that if he doesnt draw it to the T, what a grave mistake he will be making by exposing himself to the possibility of enduring my harassing calls if and when I lose my way π
And me being me I normally keep those maps grafted to me till I have got the routes crystal clear in my mind :D. And on occasions where R has not been around to draw me the routes and I have had to find my way I have even pestered my friends with constant calls for help :D.
And it was on one such occasion that I got to know the route to Namnam’s school. I sought a friend’s help to explain the route the first time I had to visit the school, because R was not in town. The sweet lady that she is, she gave me directions patiently every time I made frantic calls to her for clarifications. And I have stuck to that route ever since with no deviations whatsoever.
But today,(no)thanks to some wretched traffic diversion I had to take a deviation from my normal route on my way back from dropping Namnam at school. With R in a meeting, he couldnt take my call. And with office hours in full swing I didnt want to bother any of my friends too. Needless to say, I was fully convinced that I was going to lose my way today. Anyway I decided to drive back to the school and ask somebody if I could find an alternate way. And to my utter surprise I did find an alternate way and a much easier way at that and even better I didnt miss any roundabout or turn to get back home safely.
I know its not a big deal, but for someone like me who is so adept at goofing up with the simplest of routes in a small city like Doha, this was quite an achievement. You know the excitement you feel when you arrive at a tallied balance sheet in your Accountacy class or when you solve an algebra problem or when you get a chemical formula right or better still when you score a BINGO in a game of scrabble?? Yup, THAT’S how I felt today when I found my way home. A total ‘woohoo’ moment !! π
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With this I’m heading into the weekend! No idea if I can post tomorrow. Will try and do a photo-post to stay in the Nablopomo game :). So till I see you all next week, have a rocking week/end ahead π
Congratulations! I used to be good at navigation, but constant exposure to husband and his dependency on the GPS has rubbed off on me π¦ I worry now if I have to go to a new place without my GPS π¦ I think I should try a new route one day to see where I land up π
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You have a lovely weekend too!
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oh ho the feeling of getting a balance sheet or algebra or chemical formual WELL WELL NO I DONT get that feeling .. Because I could never get them solved …. .so there you go find another feeling for me to relate to the feeling you had ..
he he heeh π
is it a feeling of getting out of the car , making a fist and pumping the air YEssssssssssssssss π
and then looking around if anyone saw you do that … tell tell bolo bolo
congrats way to go madam jiiiiiiiiiiii
and have a great weekend mine starts tomorrow π but hold on nope I am working ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Oh ya that “Done it” feeling…Isn’t it great!!
and routes…haha…i prefer asking before spending any moment on figuring out. Though i do remember land-marks if noticed first time i go somewhere.
Thank God for those navigation systems!!
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Haha…yes do savour your victory π
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Ever heard about a thing called GPS? π
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LOL π Congratulations for having a ‘woohoo moment’ π
I am pretty good at navigation, but I am getting hooked to Google Maps and it’s simply a fantastic way to navigate in a new place. π
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Thank God for google maps. I can stop blaming my friends for not giving detailed-enough directions. I am one who gets lost even walking…so I know how u feel
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Woohoo! That’s some achievement indeed π
Thanks and u hv a lovely weekend too Deeps.
So agree with u on that other reason y R makes those perfect maps π π
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Woooho! Some achievment tht!!!! WHt ur wweekend already started aa.. I gota go 2 offic tomo
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LOL congrats I am actually good at navigation π
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I thought you were talking about me there. But then no, you’re better. I don’t even understand maps π¦ Ranted on my blog about it too.
Congratulations. I know what a big achievement this feels like.
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since I am also quite directionless so I can truely feel happy for u
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I am directionally challenged, too. So I can feel your exhilaration! Maybe, there’s still hope for me! π
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This post reminded me of an aunty of mine.
She knew how to drive but is forever direction challenged. She knew the way from her home to market and that too after a lot of practice so when they shifted homes she was confused. She learned the way from her old home to new home so whenever she had to go to market she would got like this
New house to Old house to MARKET back to old house to new house π
See u are not alone here π
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What a relieef to know that, Smita, really! Have a feeling this aunty of yours and I are going to hit it off well π
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LOL!!
I was pretty good with directions back home.. but here, all raods look the same and every block has the same street names! π¦ its been quite confusing and irritating as well!! π
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I totally get wht u mean…..and so I cd feel ur excitement at making ur way back all on ur own. Way to go babe :-)!!!!
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