Journey back!

The experience in india was mind bogglin! unforgettable!I was faithful enough to keep my promise to travel in air india! my itenary was changed again by the authorities but i had no complaint. by now i had started to preach acceptance. My flight was routed through london-chicago.and from chicago there was change of carrier from air india to united.Again air india is what I would prefer!the best airlines ever for food, hospitality n practicality.

We landed at london heathrow airport. the security was so strict tat i have to say it was ridiculous. one of the co-passenger had to check in his teddy bear, get it cleared through customs and the in the process almost missed the flight!any kind of lotion should be less than 30% of its entire capacity!Big trouble for girls!we were already 4 hours late in london and I knew for sure tat am gonna miss my connectin from chicago!

The air india flight lands at Ohare international airport, Chicago. i had already missed the connecting flight. My cell phone battery had drained. There we no coins available in chicago airport(they call it a developed country). again air india had arranged for an accomodation in a 4 star ramada hotel(FREE). i call up n inform my friend and parents tat my arrival woul be delayed by so n so hour! it costed me$33(Rs.1485). ramada has telephone lines of gold with a pretty fast payback period I guess.

Next day to my surprise I go by american airlines and not united one! now I desparately need to make a call to my friend who was gonna apick me up from the airport.I tried my best! invain. i called a 1-800 number to get coins they said unless u have a billin plan with our company we cant LEND coins!

American airlines!allow me to exaggerate! it was like a furnace in there! we passed over snow clad mountains n for a moment i thought of openin the window n gettin some cold air! a glass of water costed $2. if u dare to eat its $5. air india got me addicted to good food i coudnt spend $5 for a sandwich when get free rasmalais in the Maharajas carrier.

I landed in portland my struggle to win a coin still continued!by now I abandoned my preaching of acceptance n thought would act now! i went to the help desk and said its impossible to get coins in the worlds strongest nuclear power. she got provoked and told me use her phone to call! Boy it worked. but mruphy still wouldnt leave me.I count reach her! i give up n go home!

my friend arrives at the airport. shes asks united n they say nobody by my tat name boarded the flight! she starts threatin the airline people with security issue n tat the airline has to pay not for a baggage loss but a passenger loss. The united paged chicago airport and despatch authorities for my search!i think i gained a celebrity status by now!she continues her threat n then realizes from them tat they were correct with their information. she comes home tensed n sees me online!i later did have a bad time! but at the end of the day i felt it all came back on me! where was I at fault! IN MURPHY I TRUST!

Noida Nightmare

The recent unrest in Nithari, Noida is pretty well a national disgrace for the country. when the leaders are supposed to enforce law and provide justice, we have our beloved mulayam singh sneakin to delhi to protest against the hangin of saddam,when he has people to hang in his own state! given an allowance to their political heart that pumps no blood but the ever enticin cabinet juice, they could still pretend that they have respect for humanity. The oppostion has an entirely different story tat hes just following the political superstition of avoidin noida before the assembly election!"Holy Crap" cant find an adjective to fit in the quotes! The media is an unbelievable machine whose input is anythin under or over the sun and the output is "just a political issue" they r in my good books cuz of that, serious:no pun intended!

How on earth could the police be silent even after so many children go missin! the officers are suspended, but will they learn anythin from their suspension is somethin that should be decided by their conscious!a CBI probe is ordered! I have great respect for these guys cuz they know they are goin on a road which has a dead end having to come back to the same place where they started!

aren't we now so used to whats going on! now Moninder or surinder would be sentenced to death, he would approach the supreme court, then write a letter to the president and then trigger the opposition! at least in this case hes not from the minority, unlike afzal whos now frustrated and confused as to am i gonna live or not!this time vote banks are the majority! so politicians cant really help it!the media is doin its best but at the end of the day we still stand at the same place.all the efforts n everythin gone to waters!

with this kind of population its raw peoples power to bring about a change! i know it sounds very hackneyed, but if the uneducated are not made aware of whats goin allow me to say tat its only through some spiritual power we see a happenin india :n now u know what tat means!

mera des!

Well my first ever blog ,"Finally"! In a way lemme boast that i didn't have enough time to kill in my life so this time i get one and wanna relish that feel!I return after a year and a half to India n tend to scavenge on any food that I see!Food here would mean any thing that grew in the Indian soil and is consumable.Air India is one of the best carrier! People curse it n i still dunno why! reason I Surmize:when u want daaru n u see the air hostess, she reminds u of ur grandma , u feel awkward, u like to respect her age so end up drinking a cola. But for those like me who quit drinking occasionally or every now n then , n can withstand a 32 hour dry flight: air India is the best carrier! why? Food saar!

the flight lands at chatrapati shivaji antarrashtriya vimaan adda!i just cant wait to get out and feel the desi hawa! i go to the baggage claim area to receive my two huge bags! one of the custom official keeps an eye on me and was pretty sure that he has found a moron whos gonna be fooled. he comes to me and tells"Bees dhedho samaan bahar aa jayega" i.e. give me 20 and I'll make sure ur baggage is cleared. I say i don't have any illegal possession. he uses some technical and constitutional jargons , makes me feel that I am a terrorist whose gonna get a capital punishment!I fear and give him 10 bucks to clear it! i come out of the airport to meet my friend who was patient enough to wait for three hours!

i immediately see a restaurant and just rush to have a poori bhaji and filter coffee. i then want to cross the road and head to the parkin lot, but in vain. i realised i lost my crossing skills. i just picked up the courage to barge in through the traffic and reach the other end. trust me there was a fair amount of self satisfaction after the successful cross over.

Food is somethin I miss a lot. look at the intricacies we have in our cookin! like the thadka! theres a fair amount of risk involved with burstin of kadipattha and raai, but is worth the risk! all the firangs can do with aaloo is mashed potatoes, but here it goes with anythin n everything!

I go for a movie"bhaagam bhaag" during the intermission i come out to have somethin. a coke and a burger would cost me rs75, i said am ok with a rs15 georgia coffee which had like 6 tablespoon of coffee in it. i had to drink it fast before it got evaporated.the malls here are not expensive but the price tags "OUTRAGEOUS"

I also had the opportunity to drive from nerul to goregaon which like an hour na half drive. the lights are seldom followed. at one point of time i felt that the lights are intimidated and forced to change depending on the intensity and emotions of the vehicles. They say if u can drive in India u can drive anywhere in the world!Very true!

at the end of the day its a fantastic experience to see ur friends and family. If lifestyle is what u want theres always the green bill, but if life is what u need probably for me its mera des!