Sorry for the delay in updating as I was busy listening to the crackers my neighbours were bursting during DIWALI... Now back to blog.. This time i would like to come out of Pilani in my blog and go far off.. yes..really far off....As a part of my MBA program, I had to do a project in Dijon, France for a couple of weeks along with American and French counterparts. The following is my French experience.

A Fortnight in France

June 18th, 2004 evening... All of us (18) were there at the Bangalore International airport...International airportna edho bandhava irukumnu nenaichi pona.. Malayoor Mambatiyanoda kaatu bangala madiri irundhudhu.. enga pathinettu pattikum...sorry indha Sarath Kumar double action padam paathu paathu padhinettuna koodave andha pattiyum ottikudhu..enga padhinettu perula paadhi perukku adhuthan first foreign trip, innum sila peruku adhuthan first time flight trip. Andha first time vara aasamiagala oruthan per JAI... romba bayandha subavam...Thenali padathula kamal solra listoda rendu madangu jaasthi ivanoda list..Aana avanukku vara madiri doubt namma Nakeerarukku kooda vandhadhilla.. Avan first time flightla travel panradhunala avanoda full kudumbame airportkku vazhi anuppa vandhuchu.. Appa, Amma, Chitappa, Chithi, Perimma, Perippa, Athai, Mama Machan, Machini..ivlo yean avanoda sethupona paati kooda aaviya vandhirundhaanga... Airportkku veliya HOUSE FULL board podura alavukku vanduttanga....

Airportla yega patta formalities.. ekachaka forms fill pannanum.. andha formsa eppadi fill pannanumnu rendu forma thaniya kuduthaanga.. saadharamaave enga JAI romba kelvi keppan.. adhula avanga kudutha formsla neraya questions enga yaarukume puriyala.. adhula Jai ketta doubtskku en thalaila irundha konja mudiyaiyum pichikitten...Oru vazhiya check in panni mudichi.. flight ulla poi ukkandom.. ennoda kashta kaalam avan en pakathuleye vandhu ukkandan.. naan edhukuda vambunnu solli onnume pesala.. thideernu avan enkitte.. Dey enga onnu vitta chitappa enkitte flightla pogumbodu ellame erumbu madiri chinnadha theriyumnu sonnar.. adhu correcta irukku.. neeyum jannal vazhiya paarennu sonnan... naan en thalaila adichikittu dey adhu unmaiyana erumbudhaanda.. flight innum take off agalanu solli avanuku puriya vekarathukulla podhum podhumnu aachu...

Andha Jai sumaar oru 110 kg irupaan... avan weightkku avaneye luggageoda luggagea naanga check in panniyirukanumnu poga poga thaan therinjidhu..Flight take off aagum podhu ellarukum kaadhu adaikum.. ivankku kaadhodhu sethu mookum adaichikanumnu naanga ellarum vendikittom...As expected flight take off aagum bodhu avan kaadhu adaichi..adhanala avan bayandhu poi kathuna kathukku flight ottikinu irundha pilote vandhu dhukam visaarichittu ponar..konja neram kazhichi avane konjam settle aanaan...appo avan kaadhu mattum fulla release agala... naan pesinadhu edhume avanukku kekala.. saigai kaamchi kaamchi Dumb Charades expert aayitten...

Flightla avanoda araajagathukku oru alave illama poyiduchi.... avan toilet thaniya poga bayandhu adhukellam kooda thunai venumnu kettu adambudichaan.. avan panna thollaila rendu air hostess velaya resign panni avanga porandha veetuku puraputtanga.. appram namma Jai saapda aarambichaan.. thodarchiya 2 mani neram saaptu ulagadhukku mela poyikittu irukumbodhu ulaga saadhanai senjaan.. flightla irundha ella itemum gaali... apprama avana adaka vazhi theiryaama.. avan kudicha cokela rendu thooka maathra kalandhu kuduthom.. adha kudichittu paduthavandhaan... Paris vandhathukaprum thaan ezhundhaan....

To be continued....

A Typical Day's Continuation

7:00 pm - Marunaal LSR (Laughing Sriram)ku birthday..andha treatkku ellarum connaught (one of the hang out places in BITS where you will find lots of shops and restaurants) ku ponom.. anga Sharma restaurantla ukkandhu naanga panna arajagathukku oru alave illa.. oru Eena vaana (Elicha vaayan) treat kudukurannu sonnadhukku avanavan rendu naala patni irundhu paathi katti, kalvai vetti, neer paaichi.. saapida ready aayitaanga...adhula LSR enga kitte enna venumo order pannikongonnu sollitaan...(for that he repented till we passed out)..andha restaurant bearer oru asattu dhairiyathula chinnadha oru paper edhuthukittu order eduka vandhuttar... andha paperla ORDERnu kooda fulla ezhudha mudiyaadhu...appram naanga 23 paer order pannadhukku naalu A4 size paper theva pattuchi.. andha restaurant menu carda moonu dhavada xerox edutha madiri irundhudhu enga order.. enga ordera execute panna rendu chinna pasangala part timea velaikku vechi oru vazhiya engalukku serve pannaanga.. naangalum saaptu mudichi billku wait pannom.. edho Chinna Kounder thundu rangekku perusa oru billa neetinaanga..adha paatha Laughing Sriram, Shocking Srirama maarinan....udane veetukku fone panni sotha pirika solli andha billa pay pannaan..

11:55 pm - Ellarum cake cuttingkaga waiting.. cake cuttingoda LSRku bums kudukka ellarum kaalukku thaniya exercise panninaanga...oruthan ennadana oru football player madiri spike shoes pottukittu vandhu.. "HMMM...BUMS AARAMBAM AAGATTUM" nu P.S.Veerappa stylela sonnan...appram enga wingoda weight lifters JJ (Jack and Jooth) avana edho LEO toysa thooki velayadura madiri thookinaanga... appram aarambichidhu session.. ellarum saathu saathunu saathinaanga... vali thaanga mudiyama LSR thudichaan.. kadaiseela final touch up kudukka the great Jadam kalathula eranginan.. avan udhacha udhaila LSR edho SUMO wrestler kitta maatikitta pacha kili madiri avastha pattan...

12:30 am - Cake cut panni mudichadhum enga wingla oru vazhakkam irukku.. Birthday boy wish.. avan thanna madiriye yaar odha vanganumnu nenaikiraano avanukku birthday boykku kedaichadhoda double madangu kedaikkum...as usual he pointed at GOMA (ghost man)..Gomakku bums kudukuradhu enga ellarukkum sunday morning messla masala dosa saapudura madiri... romba pidikkum.. aana anaiki avan paera sonna vudane escape aayittan.. avana thoratha oru gumbale pochu.. avan odi odi kadaisila oru play groundkku ponaan.. anga oliyarathukku edame illa.. appo avan idea panni avan shirta kazhati irutoda irutta merge aayittan..(avlo color)..believe it or not.. avan nadu groundla irundhaan. avana thedi ponavanga virakthiya return aanaanga... aana enga wingla idea mani Siva torch edhuthu poi avana kandu pidichi kooptu vandhaan.. avana naanga odhacha odhaila Kai Kaal ellam kanna pinnanu PINNIKICHI.. (eppadi climaxla TWIST kuduthen paatheengala!!)

A Typical Day in BITS (atleast for me)

7: 45 am - I am sitting in Thermodynamics class... The Prof was distributing the answer papers..Naan exam nalla pannala...edho mukki munagi ezhudiyirundhen.. paper kudthaanga.. marks 0.5/40 .. Seriyana ARAInu nenaicha.. marke ARAIdhaan vandhudhu.. appodhaan oru satham..DUNG..DUNG..DUNG.. (Idhu Kadava thattura satham..sorry Odhaikura satham)..Veliye rendu moonu koral.."Dey Kuka..Ezhundhuruda.. Classkku time aachu".. Adache.. idhu oru kanava.. appokooda ennaku oru sandhosham..pagal kanavu palikaadhunu solluvaanga..(Aana ennaku mattum Pagal kanavu, Minsara Kanavu, Parthiban kanavu ippadi ella kanavum palikum.. andha kanavum appram palichidhu..details later)..

10:00 am - M.I.S class.. (SBM) Irukaradhe moonu letter (MIS) adhula kooda spelling mistake panna koodiya ore professor avarudhan...Subject pathi konjam kooda theriyadhu.. M.I.S classa Aaya vada sutta kadhai kanakka edupar... Question paper leak aagama irukarathukku oru plumbera pakathula vechittu set pannuvarna avaroda arivu koormaiya naama paaratiye aaganum..Matha classla prof solradhu namma thalaikku mela pogumna.. inga ivar solradhu ivoroda thalaiku melaye pogum..Naanga mostly gossip pesure oru mukiya idam avaroda classdhaan.. anaikki mukiya gossip..enga batchla oru Pencila kodu potta madiri irukura paiyanum, rendu Toyota Qualis Car onna irukura madiri irukura ponnum potta kadala pathithaan.. andha swarasyathula andha class mudinjadhe theriyala...

1:00 pm - MESS - Oru vazhiya morning classes mudinji lunch time.. wingies ellarum onna ukkadhu VKB messla saapda aarambichom.. appo enga kooda irundha Jooth engira Balaji (avanukku Hindi eeyathai kaachi oothinalum varadhu.. ) oru G (mess workers ellarayum appadithaan koopiduvom).kitta rice venumnu solradhuku "CHAMAK" laayiye appadinu sollitan... visaarichi paathadhula adhukku munnalthaan rendu moonu vaarthai kathukittanam.. chamach - spoon, namak - salt, chawal - rice.. avan indha moonu vaarthaiayum onna sethu kasaki pizhinji udari urumi ore vaarthaila sonna lavagathai paathu naanga vaayadaichi saapda mudiyaama poyittom.. andha Hindiya ketta andha G, tharkola pannika thannoda veetukku poyittar..

4:00 pm - QT - Apppa... oru kutty(??) thookam mudinjidhu .(please dont ask me about my afternoon classes.. kalaila classukku poradhe oru periya social service madiri nenaikira jaathi naanga.. ) adhukulla makkal stumps, bat, ball edhuthukittu vilayada aarambhichitaanga..enga wing cricket team eppovum othumaiya onna otti vecha madiri irukaradhaale engala paathu MEN IN GLUE nnu kooptaanga gult pasanga..

7:00 pm - rest of the day...next blogla paakalam...