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The - Terrible - Tan

Road trips are immense fun. Who wouldn't agree? Unplanned road trips are even more.

It was indeed a beautiful trip. It ticked off many of my always-wanted-to-go kinda places, viz.,

Alamparai Fort - French Colony - Pichavaram - Gangaikonda Chozhapuram.

But little did I consider its after-effects. Yes, I did realise I am losing an entire weekend without doing anything for the engagement. I still wanted to take the trip anyway. Yes, I knew its gonna make my Monday harder to deal with than ususal. Considering this is the longest working week of the month, its gonna make the going tough. I chose to strive through no matter.

The one thing that never occurred to me - TAN !

It was pretty hot in Pichavaram during the boat ride and UV had taken its toll on the skin. I realised that only the next day after looking at Amma's unsettling reaction, when she opened the door for me, past midnight.

I had gone like 3 shades down the color scale. What worried me was not the color change but the dry, jagged look on the face ! Now I gotta do something about that as well !!

OMG ! Why is my to-do list getting longer day by day ???!!