"You would be leaving on 31st and would be reporting at the client's place on 2nd Jan" appdi nu enga Project Manager sonnona oru pakkam romba sandhosham enna it would be a new experience and a chance to prove myself at client place nu, innuru pakkam adada namba parents, namba rangamani ellaam vittu moonu maasam avlo dhoorathula iruka porome nu romba kashtamaa irundhudhu. Ippdiye mixed feelings oda 30th night or rather 31st morning, Air France flight to Paris la eri utkaandhen. eppo?2.30am ku kalamba vendiya flightla 4am ku eri utkaandhen. Edho fog naala flight chennai la land aaga late aayduchaam. Enkooda vandha colleague sonnaaru late aa eduthaalum correct time la poi sendhuduvaanga nu.Adha nambitu modhalla oru edathula poi utkaandhen. Jannal ora seat aa irukum velicham vandhona vedikkai paakalaam nu nenacha, natta nadula seat.En colleague en mela eraka pattu avarku kadacha jannal seat la enna utkaara sollitaaru. poi utkaandhona saapaadu kondu vandhu vechaanga. Morning 4.30am maniku enna saapadradhu.edhayo korichitu thoonga try pannen.Seat romba uncomfortable aa irundhadhunaala adikadi muzhipu vandhuduthu.Eppdiyo kashta pattu oru 7hrs thallinen.
En pakathula oru lady nalla thoongitrukaanga. Enaku koncham urgentaa ponum nu irundhudhu. Aana avanga nimmadhiyaa thoongitrundhaanga. Avangala ezhupardha vendaama nu yosiche oru one hour aayduthu.Nalla velai avanga correctaa appo ezhundhaanga. Avanga kan muzhichi adutha nimisham naa romba paavama avangala paathu "Excuse me, I need to go to the toilet" nu keten.She looked very surprised.She said "U were waiting for me to get up?" nu solli sirichitaanga. Approm both of us got up and went. Correctaa ulla irukum bothu bayangara shake edho earthquake vandha maadhiri. Bayandhutu vella vandha andh air hostess sollraanga, pls go back to ur seats and tie ur seatbelt since we are crossing a foggy area and the movement may not be smooth nu. Bayandhute poi seat la utkaandhen. En pakathula irundhavanga en bayandha face paathutu,nothing to worry,no problem at all nu dhayriyam solli sirichaanga.Avladhaan. Appo avangaloda pesa aarambichadhudhaan. Paris poi erangaravaraikum niruthala.Avangaloda family pathi sollitrundhaanga, enna pathi ketaanga and since this is my first trip anga pona udane naa ennalaam pannanum, what all I need to be careful about since its a very cold place ellaam sonnaanga.approm flight delay aagum nu confirmed aa therinjiduchu. Appo avanga blackberry offer panni enna en parents ku mail la inform panna sonnaanga since they might be worried by the time I reach US nu.Odane en rangamani ku mail anupi en parents ku inform panna sonnen.Andha mail pogala.Signal illa pola iruku(avanga plane vittu erangina approm nyaabagam vechi anupirkaanga). Then avangalum naanum same field naala she even said that if at any point of time you are looking for a long term opportunity you can approach me nu. Enaku enna sollradhu ne therila. Inni varaikum avangaloda contact iruku. Ore flight trip la avlo close aaytaanga. She gave me a lot of valuable pointers.
Enaku connecting flight 10.30 ku aana naa land aanadhe 11.15ku. So connecting flight miss panniyaachu. So en colleague um naanum padhatamaagi ozhunga andha airport staff direction a seriya note pannaama, naanga endha terminal la connecting flight pudikanumo anga poytom. Anga oruthi etho arakorai english la 2.50 ku oru North-West flight Detroit ku pordhu and u can contact the officials at that terminal for the boarding pass nu sonna.Adha nambi romba surusurupa 2.50 ku dhaan flight ippo thaan 11.30 aardhu nu nalla anga irukara shops la window shopping panninom.Aaramara pannitu vandhu 1.30 ku utkaandhona kooptaanga.Naangalum line la poi ninnom. Enga chance varum bothu, edho naalu kelvi kettutu, passport la edho stamp pannitu anupa pogum bothu en colleague "Where should I get the boarding pass" nu ketaaru.Odane andha official superaa muzhichitu engala helpdesk ku direct pannaanga. Actually we were supposed to have gotten the boarding pass for this flight at the terminal where we got down itself. Naanga padhatathula miss pannitom. Adhoda palan 4.45 washington pora flight la ethi utaanunga.
First flight maadhiri en colleague enaku window seat romba perundhanmayaa vittukoduthaare nu sandhosha patta, pakkathula irukara vellakaari oru maadhiri enna paatha.Naanum oru look vitten, inna venum onaku nra range ku. Appdi look vittadhu dhaan thappa pochu.odane ava soga kadhaiya authu vitta,"You see, me and my boyfriend are supposed to be travelling together but these stupid people put me in here and my bf in another seat".Seri idhellaam en enkitta sollra nu paatha appa dhaan sadhi purinjidhu. I am supposed to exchange seats with her boyfriend so that she can have a nice romantic time. Naanga thaan yaaraavadhu romba paavama irundha odane urugiduvome. Seri nu seat a maathina, rendu sideum rendu dhadi maadunga maadhiri rendu vellakaaranga.Onnum pannamudiyaama 8 mani neram oru robot maadhiri utkaandhu irundhen. Idhu poraadhu nu ticket vaangumbothu avasarathula vegetarian nu mention pannaadhadhu naala, air hostess plate a neetinona tension aayten.Oru bowl la chicken dish edho irundhudhu. Odane avana paathu,"I need only vegetarian food, I don't want non-veg" nu sonna, avan andha plate la moodi irundha oru bowl open pannitu,"then u can eat this,rice with fish" appdinaan.Appdiye oru nimisham avana paathu oru muzhi muzhichen.Naa oru juice eduthukaren podhum daa saami nu 8 mani neram onnum saapadla. Oru vazhiya 7.30pm ku Washington la vandhu eranginom. Anga paatha, en colleague oda oru checkin bag vandhudhu ennoda rendu checkin bag um missing.We were to wait for two hrs for the flight to Detroit from there.Andha two hrs la oru Cheese Pizza and coke saapten.Approm oru vazhiya 11.45pm ku Detroit vandhu sendhom. When we reached the hotel, it was 12.30am.Veetla bayandhutu irupaangale phone panlaam naa, hotel lendhu international calls pogaadhaam.Sutham!! I had to wait till next day morn(spent a sleepless night) 6.30 to call my PM and asked him to inform my parents. Idhu mattumaa daily oru toll free number ku call panni eppo checkin bag varum nu kettu kette enaku kadupaa aayduchu. Finally I got my baggage on 3rd evening. Well..there ends my polambal.Will post my experience here in the next blog.
En pakathula oru lady nalla thoongitrukaanga. Enaku koncham urgentaa ponum nu irundhudhu. Aana avanga nimmadhiyaa thoongitrundhaanga. Avangala ezhupardha vendaama nu yosiche oru one hour aayduthu.Nalla velai avanga correctaa appo ezhundhaanga. Avanga kan muzhichi adutha nimisham naa romba paavama avangala paathu "Excuse me, I need to go to the toilet" nu keten.She looked very surprised.She said "U were waiting for me to get up?" nu solli sirichitaanga. Approm both of us got up and went. Correctaa ulla irukum bothu bayangara shake edho earthquake vandha maadhiri. Bayandhutu vella vandha andh air hostess sollraanga, pls go back to ur seats and tie ur seatbelt since we are crossing a foggy area and the movement may not be smooth nu. Bayandhute poi seat la utkaandhen. En pakathula irundhavanga en bayandha face paathutu,nothing to worry,no problem at all nu dhayriyam solli sirichaanga.Avladhaan. Appo avangaloda pesa aarambichadhudhaan. Paris poi erangaravaraikum niruthala.Avangaloda family pathi sollitrundhaanga, enna pathi ketaanga and since this is my first trip anga pona udane naa ennalaam pannanum, what all I need to be careful about since its a very cold place ellaam sonnaanga.approm flight delay aagum nu confirmed aa therinjiduchu. Appo avanga blackberry offer panni enna en parents ku mail la inform panna sonnaanga since they might be worried by the time I reach US nu.Odane en rangamani ku mail anupi en parents ku inform panna sonnen.Andha mail pogala.Signal illa pola iruku(avanga plane vittu erangina approm nyaabagam vechi anupirkaanga). Then avangalum naanum same field naala she even said that if at any point of time you are looking for a long term opportunity you can approach me nu. Enaku enna sollradhu ne therila. Inni varaikum avangaloda contact iruku. Ore flight trip la avlo close aaytaanga. She gave me a lot of valuable pointers.
Enaku connecting flight 10.30 ku aana naa land aanadhe 11.15ku. So connecting flight miss panniyaachu. So en colleague um naanum padhatamaagi ozhunga andha airport staff direction a seriya note pannaama, naanga endha terminal la connecting flight pudikanumo anga poytom. Anga oruthi etho arakorai english la 2.50 ku oru North-West flight Detroit ku pordhu and u can contact the officials at that terminal for the boarding pass nu sonna.Adha nambi romba surusurupa 2.50 ku dhaan flight ippo thaan 11.30 aardhu nu nalla anga irukara shops la window shopping panninom.Aaramara pannitu vandhu 1.30 ku utkaandhona kooptaanga.Naangalum line la poi ninnom. Enga chance varum bothu, edho naalu kelvi kettutu, passport la edho stamp pannitu anupa pogum bothu en colleague "Where should I get the boarding pass" nu ketaaru.Odane andha official superaa muzhichitu engala helpdesk ku direct pannaanga. Actually we were supposed to have gotten the boarding pass for this flight at the terminal where we got down itself. Naanga padhatathula miss pannitom. Adhoda palan 4.45 washington pora flight la ethi utaanunga.
First flight maadhiri en colleague enaku window seat romba perundhanmayaa vittukoduthaare nu sandhosha patta, pakkathula irukara vellakaari oru maadhiri enna paatha.Naanum oru look vitten, inna venum onaku nra range ku. Appdi look vittadhu dhaan thappa pochu.odane ava soga kadhaiya authu vitta,"You see, me and my boyfriend are supposed to be travelling together but these stupid people put me in here and my bf in another seat".Seri idhellaam en enkitta sollra nu paatha appa dhaan sadhi purinjidhu. I am supposed to exchange seats with her boyfriend so that she can have a nice romantic time. Naanga thaan yaaraavadhu romba paavama irundha odane urugiduvome. Seri nu seat a maathina, rendu sideum rendu dhadi maadunga maadhiri rendu vellakaaranga.Onnum pannamudiyaama 8 mani neram oru robot maadhiri utkaandhu irundhen. Idhu poraadhu nu ticket vaangumbothu avasarathula vegetarian nu mention pannaadhadhu naala, air hostess plate a neetinona tension aayten.Oru bowl la chicken dish edho irundhudhu. Odane avana paathu,"I need only vegetarian food, I don't want non-veg" nu sonna, avan andha plate la moodi irundha oru bowl open pannitu,"then u can eat this,rice with fish" appdinaan.Appdiye oru nimisham avana paathu oru muzhi muzhichen.Naa oru juice eduthukaren podhum daa saami nu 8 mani neram onnum saapadla. Oru vazhiya 7.30pm ku Washington la vandhu eranginom. Anga paatha, en colleague oda oru checkin bag vandhudhu ennoda rendu checkin bag um missing.We were to wait for two hrs for the flight to Detroit from there.Andha two hrs la oru Cheese Pizza and coke saapten.Approm oru vazhiya 11.45pm ku Detroit vandhu sendhom. When we reached the hotel, it was 12.30am.Veetla bayandhutu irupaangale phone panlaam naa, hotel lendhu international calls pogaadhaam.Sutham!! I had to wait till next day morn(spent a sleepless night) 6.30 to call my PM and asked him to inform my parents. Idhu mattumaa daily oru toll free number ku call panni eppo checkin bag varum nu kettu kette enaku kadupaa aayduchu. Finally I got my baggage on 3rd evening. Well..there ends my polambal.Will post my experience here in the next blog.
27 comments:
ada ippo daan first time unga palaya postukku comment pannen.. adhukkulla pudhu post poturkinga...
summa sollakoodaadhu, nallave alaya vitturkaanunga :(
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hotel lendhu international calls pogaadhaam.
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adhu sari, incoming calluku kaasu vaangure ooru thaane idhu :P
innuru pakkam adada namba parents, namba thangamani ellaam vittu moonu maasam avlo dhoorathula iruka porome nu
அது தங்கமணியா ரங்கமணியா சரியாச் சொல்லனும்.சரி.. சரி... கல்யாணம் நிச்சியம் ஆனா இதெல்லாம் சகஜம் அப்பான்னு சொல்லறது காதுலே விழறது
Eppdiyo kashta pattu oru 7hrs thallinen.
ஆமாம் துக்கம் வரது கஷ்டம்தான் அது அவருக்கும் தெரியும்
ஒன்னு பாத்தியா C. இவ்வளவு கஷ்டங்கள் இருந்தாலும் அதை எல்லாத்தையும் ஜெயிச்சி யூ ஸ் போய்இறங்கினபாத்தியா.
இதுக்கெல்லாம் யார் காரணம்ன்னு நீ நினைக்கிறேன்னு எனக்கு தெரியும். எல்லாம் அந்த பங்களூர்க்காரர்தான்.
அதான்ம்பா பங்களூர் சேஷாத்திரிபுரத்தில் இருக்கும் ஆஞ்சநேயரைச் சொல்லறேன்
நீ யாரைச் சொல்லப்போறே.
@C மூனு கமென்ட்போட்டாச்சு வரும்போது நல்லதா எதாவது வாங்கிண்டுவா. அம்பிகிட்டே கேக்காதே வேணான்னு சொல்லுவான்
edhu madhiri check in baggage miss agaradu vazhakama pochu.. en friendum romba kashta patta but that was when we was returnign from US. they stole so many things frm her baggage..
fish and rice vegetariana ha ha.. avan orukaal malayaliyavo bengaliyavo eruppan:D.
*tch! *tch! *Tch!
ithuku oru visaaranai commision vekka UNO la erpaadu pannuvom!
ROTFL on TRC sir comment! :)
siruku oru new poori kattai vaangitu vaa! Uma madam solla sonnanga! :p
yeah.... first time flight journey can be pretty eventful :-) all kinda of paranoia irukkum :-)
adade, Washington DC pakkam vantheengalaa? athu namma veetu pakkathula irukke!!
wow.... all the best yaa.. ama.. blogs i visit oftenla sila peyaruku pakathula * mark potu irukeengalae enna artham?
Hi Ms.C,
It was a pity u had to go through so much trouble but the funny way in which you have narrated made me laugh :-))...good post..Middle seat eppavume kadi-pa..athuvum rendu thadiyanoda...aaaagh..ROTFL
hema
arunkumar,
//incoming calluku kaasu vaangure ooru thaane idhu //
Correct aa sonneenga,too much!!
TRC Uncle,
Aanaalum romba otreenga..naa Uma aunty kitta sollren :-p Enna vaangitu varnum ongaluku?
padma,
Even my friend lost some valuable items when returning back..I should be careful
ambi,
ada ada enna concern :-p
kuttichuvaru,
Too eventful!! Washington liya irukeenga?
delhi_tamilan,
Andha mark will occur for those who recently updated their blogs. It will be there for 24hrs from the time the blog was updated. I enabled it so that I can read the ones as and when they are updated
hema,
hee hee hee..appo kashtama irundhudhu, ippo nenachi paatha siripu thaan varudhu :-)
so my comments didn't come through.:(
blogger sadhi.
LOL!@ TRC sir 's comment.
@TRC Sir:
Ungalai beat panna aaLae illa .Nalla galatta panreenga rendu peraiyum.experience speaks!!
yenakkum serthu kalakungo.
@Ambi:ungalukkudhan Poorikattai vara pogudhu kadaisiyil.yenag ponalum panjabi kuthirai pechu romba adi padudhu.Yenna!Bayam vittu pocha?Thangamani.....Take care.
ivalo vishayam nadandhu irukatti 36 hours yeppdi ootradhu?Bore adichu poi irukkum.Adhudhan suvaiyana payanama amaidhu irundhulladhu.Namma oorla kanama pona petti varadhu.Ingae vandhadhu illaya.aburooba friends kidaichurukkanga.Cheer up.;D
@skm உங்க பதிவுக்குப் போனா பின்னுட்டத்ததிற்கு "தடா'போட்டுவிட்டீங்களே. ஏன்.
ஆகையால் உங்களை நாடு கடத்தும்படி ஆணையிடுகிறேன்
இந்தியா அழைக்கிறது வாருங்கள்.
not DC exactly.... abt 50 miles frm der :-)
@TRC Sir:
//ஆகையால் உங்களை நாடு கடத்தும்படி ஆணையிடுகிறேன்
இந்தியா அழைக்கிறது வாருங்கள்.//
with pleasure!:D varugiren..varugiren..Ms.C and Ambi pola yenakkum "May madham kedu " vaichuttanga.:D
//Odane en rangamani ku mail anupi en parents ku inform panna sonnen//
ithu thaan one stone two mangoes nu solrathaa :-)
'Naanga thaan yaaraavadhu romba paavama irundha odane urugiduvome."
Kashtam daan pongo
Haa haa...Being a veggie is a curse in these situations :-(
Btw completed my story (Part II & III).. just check out if the ending is what you wanted...
bayanga eventful a irundhirukku unga journey.
flight delay aradhu kaduppuna, baggage latea varadhu adhan vida kodumai.
airlines la edhavadhu compensation claim panniningala? En friend inga local la business trip ponappa baggage vara late achu. It arrived one day late. Enakku office poda formal dress illa, documents lam baggage la mattiduchunu compensation claim panninar.
First time US varum podhu, international calling card romba mukkiyam. Indian companies inga anuppum podhu adhu en kudukkaradhillanu theriyala. Flight delay ana airlines la ketta kuduppanga.
//She looked very surprised.She said "U were waiting for me to get up?" //
same pinch. Naanum appadi dhan pannuven :)
first time US poradhe oru eventful experience dhaan....onnume nadakalanaalum namaku bayama irukum....
ungaluku parava illa...collegue kooda vandhaanga....oru friend vera kedachitaanga....enna oru terrorist maadhiri ellam edathulayum special check...namma moonji appadi
skm and trc uncle,
engala vaarardhula kootu serareengala? :-p
kuttichuvaru,
50miles inga nearby thaan :-p
syam,
adhe dhaan :-D
harish,
adhuku bayandhe naa inga romba velila saapadradhu illa :-)
delhi_tamilan,
checked out :)
priya,
I didn't claim anything for the baggage delay.Vandhudutha podhum nu vittuten.And yes, there are quite lot of similarities between us :)
bharani,
ayyo paavam,that would have been difficult..
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