Who would have thought?!

I didn't mean to come to the Internet cafe today, but after spending a super morning I just felt like telling everyone that... after all, I will leave Hyderabad with more fond memories than sad ones(!)... Putting my right hand on my heart I say that these last five hours, jumping from one auto rickshaw to the other, going and seeing places, talking to super friendly locals and eating something which I have no idea what exactly it was but it sure tasted yummy, I didn't think for one single moment about my lost luggage... Now that I think of it, the only thing I will really miss is my photo camera battery recharger, but it's a good thing that I have both my cameras with me, and luckily the second one, the older one, takes AA batteries as well (phewww). I don't know if losing my luggage was 'meant' to happen, or was it just bad luck, and I don't really care to know the answer... What I love realizing is that I compromised with it rather fast, and without meaning to... beautify this whole situation, I say that... in a way... it was not such a bad thing to happen. Uncomfortable, for sure, annoying, no doubt about that, but it gave me the chance to see myself in an -anything but pleasant- situation, and through this, I think I discovered a little more of me, a little part of me I didn't know I had. Patience is not one of my virtues, dealing with mishaps in a calm way is not a virtue of mine either, I am bad tempered and get easily pissed for little things, so this is like a... revelation to me. Quite honestly, I kind of like this new me... :-) Talking about Hyderabad, now that I am close to leaving from here, I'll remember it as the place of India that... taught me things, and I don't mean about the whole luggage situation. Hyderabad 'taught' me that even a relentless walker like myself, should rely on auto rickshaws to get from A to B. The distances are not huge, but the traffic, the air pollution, the heat, the crowd along the streets and the bad condition of the pavements (if any), make it very hard to walk for more than a kilometre. Auto rickshaws are FUN, CHEAP, PLENTIFUL, and quite fast, given that the roads may be FULL of vehicles, but they hardly ever stop... It's like a nonstop wheels' wave... It's like going to a fun park and get on those little cars that crash each other, only here I didn't see any cars crash, miraculously I guess... :-) Hyderabad also taught me that Indians (at least the Hyderabadis), are sweet and friendly. I had many people asking me the typical question "where are you from?", and to be honest in the beginning I was a little suspicious, but believe it or not, non of them tried to sell me something, they were just passers by who talked to me with a smile on their face for a couple of minutes, wished me a nice trip and left. Then again, every single time I asked for a little help, help I got indeed, even from people who didn't know much English and had to find another one who did speak English, so he could help me. All in all, I consider Hyderabad a great introduction to India, and when this trip is over, I will bring this chaotic city in my mind and I will smile... Last, but definitely not least, I would like to thank everyone from dropping a line... I already was in a great mood coming to the Internet cafe, and seeing your comments made me crack a bunch of extra smiles... :-) Talk to you from Chennai (where I will also try to upload a few photos).