For anyone looking to catchup, I’ll be in Delhi for the next couple of weeks. I’ll be available on my usual Delhi number – if I can manage to board a flight today that is.
Yes, I don’t have a confirmed seat as yet and yes, that is how I function – advanced booking is for sissies! People like to plan their travel, and I like to plan to, but I just don’t like acting on the plans until I absolutely must.
Why should I do all my shopping well in advance, when I can wait till the last minute and pay through the roof for something that is available for half the price in another shop, the shop I no longer have the time to go to? You little cheap-stake-buying-all-your-stuff-in-peace you.
Why book my tickets when I know the date of travel a month in advance, when I can wait till less than a week before and be put on the waiting list or whatever the kids are calling “not-having-a-booking” these days? Real men get up early in the morning on the travel date and go to the airlines office to see if they have enough frequent fliers miles to get an upgrade to business class (didn’t you read economy is full?!), only to be told you have to actually mention your membership number when you travel – clutching a bunch of boarding passes won’t qualify for any on-the-spot upgrades.
Allow me to paraphrase last year’s Academy Award winning song to sum things up:
It’s messed up how I live, but that’s just how it is
It might be new to you, but it’s been like this for years
It’s business as usual around here – see you in Delhi!