THE ADVENTURES OF MASTER JOJO AND HIS FRIENDS

It was an exceptionally chilly morning. The only other sound to be heard apart from the chirping of the birds, was that of the waves splashing on the base of the tall, rock-sturdy monument. Master Jojo, sitting on a small stone seat was staring straight into the sea, at the slowly rising sun…… taking slight pleasure in anticipation of the warmth that it would provide. He looked at his watch - 5:56 – then looked behind, to see a figure walking towards him. It was ‘Adi’ the Badi.

Adi : Arre wot is thees. The others still haven’t reached?

Master Jojo : Ha! Sonovagun ….baaskets!…..I knew noone would turn up at 5:45. Should have called them at 4:45….then they would have reached by now.

The meeting point was The Gateway of India, and the plan was a Bike Road Trip to Goa. Master Jojo & Xaqo had cooked up this plan the previous night as it was a long time since all of them friends had been for a trip together. Andre, Sharon, Neena, James, Charmaine, & Adi had liked the idea and agreed to join in. So it was decided that the entire gang would meet the next day, 5:45 A.M., at the Gateway, and head from there for Goa. Minimum 16 hours of Biking on an open road!

Master Jojo & Adi had to wait ten more minutes till the others started showing up. Andre came on his Pulsar dtsi 150 cc with a huge rucksack on his back, soon to be followed by James on his shining red sports bike. All heads out there at that time turned when he arrived. This was no surprise to James, coz he knew that his bike was a monstor - A SUZUKI HAYABUSA GSX 1300RZ. Next to arrive were Sharon & Neena who were dropped by Sharon's chauffer in her Mercedez S class. And finally, almost an hour after the scheduled meeting time, came Charmaine & Xaqo, on Xaqo's 350 cc Royal Enfield.

After all the initial hullabaloo was done with, the group decided to start off the expedition. In all there were 4 bikes and 8 people. Master Jojo was on his Bullet-Machismo(Lucy), with Sharon sitting behind him. Xaqo & Adi were together on his bike. Neena sat behind Andre, and James took Charmaine on his Hayabusa. The group set off at sharp 7:05 A.M. towards, what was gonna be, one of their most eventful & Adventurous trips!

To be continued...

posted by King Xaqo  # 4:05 AM

Sitting in a heavily packed local Bus, Master Jojo was comfortably taking his afternoon nap. The bald uncle sitting next to him was giving Master Jojo cold stares. The Bald uncle could not for the life of him understand, that how could a person sleep so peacefully in this hell of a transportation, with all this heat & stench of human sweat! Little did he know the reason for Master Jojo’s carefree & content attitude. Master Jojo was on his way to a motorbike showroom in Bandra, to pick up his brand new motorcycle. He knew that this Bus ride could very well be one of his last uncomfortable & cramped ride for a long long time. He was dreaming away of soaring on his new bike on empty roads, with a cool breeze hitting on his face. Suddenly a gust of wind hit his face so hard, that it actually hurt. Master Jojo cringed & opened his eyes, just to realize that the powerful gust of wind was some anonymous elbow from the crowded Bus, that had by mistake poked into his face. Master Jojo looked suspiciously around him, only to find Mr. Bald Uncle staring at him angrily, as if he himself had nudged the uncle with his elbow. Master Jojo just rolled his eyes & got comfortable in his seat again, but now that his peaceful slumber was broken, he couldn’t sleep anymore. So he decided to listen to some music to pass the time. He removed his Mp3 player from his bag & put-on the headphones. The CD in the Mp3 player happened to be a ‘Best of The Beatles’ compilation given to him as a gift by his good friend ‘Xaqo’. A beautiful song started playing in Master Jojo’s ears & again he was taken back to that dream, where he was soaring on his bike. The song was called ‘Lucy in the sky with diamonds’…
It went something like this:

“Picture yourself in a boat on a river,
With tangerine trees, and marmalade skies..
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly,
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes.
Cellophane flowers of yellow and green,
Towering over your head.
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes,……….. And she’s gone.
Lucy in the sky with diamonds….. Lucy in the sky with diamonds…..”

Soon Master Jojo reached his destination bus stop. He nimbly got down & started walking towards the shop. He had a smile on his face, & the Beatles chartbuster number was still playing in his head. As he entered the bike shop, his eyes fell upon a shining brand new ‘350 cc Bullet Machismo’ standing in the centre of the shop. His joy knew no bounds when the owner of the shop informed him that the shining bike was indeed his own new bike. Master Jojo at that very instant decided to name his new bike, & the only name that he could think off at that moment was…. “LUCY”.

to be continued....

posted by King Xaqo  # 12:40 AM