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....