India to USA-Part 1

Just wanted to put down all the things that i remember from my trip here (Not over yet thou)and The few days before i got here. Surely, this is not gonna be one post and things that are not meant to be public wont be put in:).

Before coming here

Sept 11 07 - Finally my delivery manager decided that i had worked in India for long and felt that i could handle the pressure of being in a "Tough Project" and client facing. She told me "Shriram visa date book maddu" (Easy i guess "Book your visa date"). I had too much work that day so really could not book on that day.

Sept 12 07 - I went to the visa cell, told them that i had to go for a stamping. The Q&A went on for a while, then the question came "Is this the 2nd time" (My visa got rejected the first time). I said "Yes". Then came the bad news (Good i mean :) ). She said "You need to go for your stamping by 18th" to add more she said "Tomorrow is the only day you can go ;)".. Oh man!! I was puzzled, didnt know what to do :). Went back to my Delivery manager. She said "Hoon hogu" (Yes go!!). I was shocked!! i took my bag and left office. Didnt have cloths, no photos, no tickets, no reservations :(... That was the only day i felt when things have to happen they do. Everything worked out just fine, i got a nice sleeper Volvo (Sleepers with bed, first time i saw something like that :) )

Sept 13th (Still in 07, will let you know when i jump to 08) :) - Went for getting stamped (Felt that way as it was the second time and didnt think i would get it ;) ). Stood in the queue for a while. Wearning a bage color pant and a white shirt with a red tie (A few of my friends liked me wearing that ;) ). my visa stamping happened at 11:20 (Thatz quick right!! considering that i reached at 10). Hmm, i got my visa... Full kush. Sat in an auto and went back to the hotel. Then decided i would go back to bangalore (without having food.) mid way to the railways station i realised that i left all my documents in the Visa consulate (Oh man, i looked like an Ass to myself, Documents are life in India, you can never get them back :) ).. Told the auto driver to get back to Visa consulate. Thank god got all my docs back.

Went back home realising 3 things

1)I would never have to go back to Chennai ;)
2)That i would miss my lovely bangalore, my parents and my lovely and pretty friends (Guys are lovely, girls pretty ;) )
3)Oh man!! i didnt tell anyone about this, i am really gonna get screwed when i tell them that i am going to the US :)

Sat in the train, unreserved compartment and chennai, wow what a combination ;)... supposed to reach b'lore at 10:30, it reached KR Puram (a station in blore) at 9:30... It was pouring Cats and Dogs (Literally, i caught a few ;) ) and i made a decision to catch an auto.

10 PM i got to Airport inner ring road and man!! the auto stopped and the driver said i cant take you any further then this :(. I said ok.. Decided to walk.. Well right decision as the roads were filled with sailing cars (Sailing is correct :) ).. I walked 200 feet my right slipper got washed away, another 500 feet 2nd slipper gone too :). Walked bare foot for a while and then decided to wear my shoes. Walked and found a few guys like me (Worse actually) pushing their bikes, one was a HR in a company had just come from toronto and the other guy was working in IBM... Good fun, 3 guys who didnt know each other at all walking and talking like they knew each other from long time, making jokes.. That was a nice experience.

Weel need to prepare food now.. Coming up in my next post, my meeting with Bharath, Nikki, Praveen, Sathish, Chetan, Soma, Santu, Ravi, Sanjana, Mythili, Swappy, Rashmi, (Not my sister, she will come into the pic in a while). Not meeting a few close friends.. Sujatha, partha, afgi. Wait on for that. Take care. Have a wonder day :)