Antamsys Project Outing

Finally ANATMSYS team was able to do something different than just going out for DINNER parties and what a trip it was!!!! It was a trip that “CARRIED” away many a team members....in all respects.

The trip to Siddapur (Water Rafting Spot) started at sharp 7.00 IST plus 45 minutes, since G pai never gave us a sniff as to where he was till then.

In the bus, initially guys were a bit sleepy and a few managed to steal some quick nap also. But when the bus stopped over for breakfast everyone was quick to get up esp ANJANA who remained consistent through out the trip with her AMAZING skill of getting up whenever we had a break for food. After the breakfast we went to a nearby temple called "KALLUGANAPATHI" and after offering our prayers there, esp RAMC since he lost faith in THIRUPATHI, we continued to the adventure spot.

We reached there by 11:30 and the instructors were already waiting for us. Then began the real fun!!

We put on all the protective gear first(as HALE safety week is going on) which made us look like gladiators with life jackets and helmets. Our instructor made us stand in a single line la military style for some basic instruction after that it was ACTION time. Each person was compulsorily asked to float in water so that we get confidence in life jackets even though we had other plans of testing the same with our very own QA team (Sreelatha) here. This was followed by mock kayaking sessions.

After all this it was each team for their own, even though the instructors followed us in three separate Kayaks. The intial problems we faced while mock session seems to have gone for a toss and every team was finding it easy to give proper direction with all the seven kayaks going thrgh first three falls smoothly with out any “FALLS”. Then came the instruction from them saying next is the big one make sure your KAYAKS are straight when u reach the fall and not parallel of which it seems me and siva managed to hear only the second part as we promptly reached the same parallely and "Splash" we were there in the stream all upside down. Though we managed to hold on the boat the stream was strong enough to carry us forward thanks to instructor (I wanted to name my life savior but naming him will create unnecessary confusion J ) who threw us a rope and LA BOLLYWOOD Style me and siva were pulled to safety.

Seems we were inspiration for others as this was just the beginning with QA-Rams team and deepthi, sreelatha also getting a taste of water soon. But in case of deepthi and sreelatha i think they stayed underwater for considerable time with TIMES OF INDIA reporting today that water level of the river had gone by a few cms. Then came the QA-RAMS who were first toppled over in one of the falls and in the second case they got stuck in between rocks yeah thaz right RAMC could be stopped by a stone. The others who were "UNFORTUNATE" as not to get a taste of water; the instructor made sure that they were drenched using his oars for splashing water esp taking a liking to PR-AD-EEP maybe he came to know that he takes bath once in few months.

With a few more splashes we reached the destination thus ending our Kayaking experience which lasted for about 1.5 Hrs. But this was not the end of day for us. After a light lunch we went to see a SCENIC spot specialty of which is in RKS words-"its a very SCENIC one". No one had any idea even RK i think as to trek wud be this tough as it took some 40 mins to reach the top with track being too steep. On reaching the top-it was more of FINALLY than “Ah, fresh air and clear skies!!” as everyone was too exhausted to enjoy the same.

We started back at abt 7 and after a small sleeping session to reboost our energy we started the SOLO singing session with URS TRULEY and Siva getting all the claps for our beautiful voice. Soon, by 7 PM IST (Indian Stretchable Time), the stretch factor being around 120 minutes, we reached Hotel- MAHARAJAH where we had our dinner and bid each other good bye with memories of a great day left behind.