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...

ORANGUTANS BAT

Oru vazhiya naanga bowl panni mudichom...idhula note panna vendiya vishayam ennana Pannikutties team had lost 6 wickets.. ellame Suicide madiri (Vaname Ellai padam avanga paakala).. Actualla 1 1/2 hoursla mudiya vendiya innings.. naanga potta wide,wider,widests ellam sethu moonu mani neram aachu.. OK.... before we proceed to pad up..you guys have to know about our team manager.. infact ippo adura rendu teamkum sethu ore manager.. avaru name Akash n.k.a (never known as) Ashok... Avan bat pudichi stumpskku munnadi poi ninna naalu stumps nikkura madiri irukkum... avlo olli (appo).. so sumtimes naanga avanaye non striker stumpaa use pannuvomna paathukonga..

Seri.. ippo enga openers(jack and sombu) kalam eranginaargal... avanga peru mattumdhaan openers.. avangalala Thumbs Up bottle kooda open panna mudiyaathu.. avanga rendu perum onna nadandhu ponatha paatha Apoorva Sagodharargal movie retelecast panna madiri irundhudhu...Sombu oru endla bat edhu avan edhunnu difference theriyama aadinaan.. namma jack ennoru endla Googlela pottu thedinalum stumps kedaikaadha alavukku cover panni adinaan..avan size andha madiri..infact BBW (Body before wicket) appadinu oru rule irundha motham 38 dhadava out aagi iruppan..avan odambula ball pattu pattu odambellam veengi poi... yerkanave 90 kilokku mela irundhavan, battingla illanalum weightla century cross panninaan... eppadiyo oru endla nalla stronga fevicol pottu ninnuttan... Aana innoru endla ellarum Fashion Parade madiri vandhuttu vandhuttu ponaanga..

Score 23 for 6 in 4 overs.. ennada ivlo adicheengalannu kekureengala.. illa..andha scorela mukkavaasi pannikutties enga mela paridhabapattu no balls, wide ellam pottanga.. idhula Jadam over pathi specialla mention pannanum.. Jadam (Fastest bowler in Pannikutties) is bowling to Muthuvel (Slowest in orangutans..illa..illa..slowest in this planet).. First ball pottan.. Muthuvel avanoda bat thooki stroke kaatrathukku munnadi ball wicket keeper kaikku poyidichu.. aana Muthuvel kittendu endha reactionum illa.. konjam kooda odambula endha partayum move pannala..ippadiye naalu ball pochu.. no reaction from Muthuvel... Jadathoda anjavadhu ball avan thalaiku mela pottan.. umpire udane "No ball" nu sonnan.. Appodhan andha Robot (Muthuvel) moonjila oru reaction.. medhuva umpire kitte nadandhu poi.."jadam kaila ball illanu ennaku munnadiye theriyum.. aana neenga ippodhan NO BALLnu solreengannu sonnan".. adha ketta andha umpire padippu kettalum paravalanu college vitte oditttan..Adhu varaikum enga scorea paatha Bangalore M.G.Road Pin code madiri irundhu.. 5, 6,0,0,0,1 ....aana Jadam spell mudinjadhum.. Siva, Tommy pottanga.. avanga jadathoda evlovo better.. ball konjamavadhu kannuku therinjidhu..namma orangutans udane kushi aayi.. bata suthu suthunnu suthinom.. naanga suthinadhula paadhikku mela opposite teamla irukura ellarukkum Khaitan fan pottu vitta madiri kaathu adichidhu.. aana onnu rendu ball batla maatichi..

Score eppadiyo 60 in 10 overs irukum podhu.. varuna baghavan enga mela paridhaba pattu.. konjam kanneer vittar...Micham irundhadhu rendu overs.. Dhoni Gilchrist kooda adikka mudiyaadha alavukku score.. appo aatam bad lights, bad weather appram bad batsmen kaaranama stop aayidichi.. Appram Duckworth Lewis method madiri Wordsworth Lewas methodla game Orangutans jeyichadha announce pannitaanga... (Appa eppadiyo oru twistoda indha bloga mudichitten..)

P.S: Idhula naan eppadi adinennu kekuravanga.. Please refer to the fourth digit of M.G.Road pincode...

OK guys thanks for your feedback and suggestions, now I proceed to continue my stint in blogging. I tried to convert into tamil fonts, but after typing it looks like someother unidentified Indian/Software language. So here we go.....

Orangutans V/s Pannikutties

Indha titlea paatha udane..edho discovery channel linka thappa click pannitomnu nenaikaadheenga... u r in the right place only.. these two jandhus are the names of our cricket teams in BITS. Enga wingla motham 30 guys.. adhula nalla aada therinjavanga - Pannikutties (Palli, Jadam, Malai etc).. appram..ROMBA nalla aada therinjavanga - Orangutans (me,Muthuvel, jack,koba etc)..Idhula Pannikutties team pathi solla edhuvum illa.. Orangutans teamla ellarum FULL DEDICATIONoda aduvom.. adhavadhu enga kooda adura team jeyiche aganumnu oru veri enga ellarukkum undu..

One small example (a feather in our hat)...

Pannikutties kooda oru match aadinom...Adade oru mukiyamana vishayam solla marandhutten.. Naanthaan Orangutans team captain.. Ok.. naan captain aagi jeyicha ore vishayam TOSS mattumthaan.. Toss win panni, edho enga teamla Yuvraj, Dhoni madiri nalla finishers irukura nambikaila fielding eduthaachu.. motham 12 overs... Pudhu strategy try panren pervazhinnu enga teamoda Shane Warne - Thiru Jacka opening bowl panna sonnom.. Avan first overleye pannandu overum pottan (avlo wide, no balls).. idhula flighted delivery poduren pervazhinu Indian Airlines flightoda heighta parakura madiri bowling.. Edho ThermoD classla ukkandha madiri ellame thalaikku mela pochu andha Pannikutties teamkku..

Avanunga enga bowlinga paaraapatcham paakaama pinni pedal eduthaanga.. Naanga Australian teamkitte maatikina India Under 11 team madiri thenarinom.. Appram enga teamoda Bhaji, Muthuvel over pottan.. avan pottadhu peruthaan over.. aana adhu kadasi varaikum OVER aagave ila.. morning aarambicha over afternoon lunch time varaikum pottan..avan potta wide balls ellam paatha naanga enga wicket keepera second slip nikkra edathukku shift pannom.. seri..inimel yaaraiyum nambi use illanu mudivu panni, naane godhavula eranginen.. ore overla ella vidhamana bowlingum try pannitten.. leg spin bowling, off spin bowling, ivlo yean snow bowling madiri urutti kooda pottachu..aanalum avanga score, Bangalore Auto Meter madiri yerikitte irundhudhu..naan potta oru ball batsman (Palli)kku poi serave illa..moonu pitch aayiduchu.. avan oru nalla positionla wait panni kalachi poyittan.. oru vazhiya poi sendha vudane..edho oru suthu suthinane pakkanum.. aana andha ball ozhunga meet aagadhadaala..boundry kitte poi ninudichi.. aana enga teamoda Jonty Rhodes Mr.Koba andha balla dive adichi pudikiren paarunnu poi keela vizhundhu ozhunga boundarykku ulla irundha balla laavagama boundrykku veliya anupinnaan....

Oru vazhiya 12 overs pottu mudichitom... adinathu 12 overs thaan adhula Panni kutties adicha runs 140....highest scorer - EXTRAS... naanga ippo adha eppadi chase panninomnum, enga team manager pathiyum adutha blogla paakalam....

Atlast.. Oru Vazhiya.. (Cheee..both means the same).. even i have started blogging.. hmmm..ok.. haaahaaa..now i have decided what to write... Naanum enadhu Arumai nanban thiru Sundarrajan engira Palli yum sendhu Pilanilendu Delhi vandha kadhai .. infact andha experiencea Michael Jackson paathirundha avaroda THRILLER albumla enga rendu peroda photovum otti irupar....Now i ll take u thro the highlights..

Appo 2001 Deepavali time.. I was doing my PS (For Non Bitsians PS - Practice School) in Delhi and Palli was doing his PS in Dehradun.. rendu perum Deepavali leavea Pilanila nalla spend pannittu kelambinom.. Adhu varaikum ellam ozhunga irundhudhu..First Pilani lendu kelambi Loharu (illa..idhu ketta vaarthai illa.. oru edathoda per) appadinu oru edathukku ponom.. Angerindhu oru trainla Delhi ponum.. Train ticket vangittu station wait panrom.. Train varathukkula ungalukku enga rendu peroda Hindi pulamaiya pathi solliye aaganum..

Naanga rendu perume "Ek gaon may ek kissan raghu thatha" rangethaan.. Palliyavadhu paravala.. ek do teen..dus varaikum therinja medaavi..adhukke ennaku avan mela thani mariyadhai.. ivlo hindi theriyumanu Mahakavi Kalidas cousin brother ADIDAS rangekku viyappa paapen avana.. Oru naal college sendha first monthla oru senior vandhu en kitte "Tum Kahan se aatha hoon?" appadinu kekka .. ennaku avan kettadhula "kahan"kku mattumdhaan meaning theriyum.. udane vekkapadama..Mera Aatha Kancheepuram..appadinu engamma kancheepurathula irukaanganu avanku sonnen.. adhukappuram andha north Indiankku Hindi marandhu poi Senthamizhla enkitte "Seri..nee un araikku sellalam" appadi sollittan.. To put it in a Cashew nutshell both me and Palli know everything in Hindi except to read, write, understand and speak.

Ok.. flashback over...ippo train varudhu...aana train varudhunnu announcement kettudhan therinjikittom.... Train madiri onnu vandhudhu...trust me we could not see the paint on the train..avlo koottam.. enga paathalam aalunga... first time we saw HUMAN FLOOD.. .train mela, sidela ella edathuleyum people..Engine driver madi mela kooda rendu kozhandhaiga.. Adhu ulla enter panradhu Ganguly Indian teamla enter panradhoda kashtamaa irundhuchu.. irundhalum eppadiyo adichi pudichi ulla nozhanjittom.. Poradhukulla naan potturinda Wrinkle free shirtla freeya wrinkles neraya aachu....

Eppadiyo ulla nuzhanchitten... aana Palli entrance dhaandi vara mudiyala.. avan oru kaal ulla oru kaal veliya vechi irundhaan... avlo koottam.. ennakkum ulla edam romba kammiya irundhudhu.. oru kaal mela innoru kaal vechikittu irundhen... Train kelambuchi.. Naan Kancheepuramla carla kaal mela kaal pottukittu poven.. inga ennadanna kaal mela kaal vechikittu ninnukitirundhen...seri..andha vedhanayavadhu paravala.. andha kootathula irundha oru payanum thanniya kannala kooda paathadillanu nenaikiren.. avlo gabbu... kodala pudingittu vandhi vara madiri irundhudhu... aana vandhi edhutha kooda keela vizhaadhu..avlo koottam..

Train poyikittu irundhudhu..(Forgot to tell u.. the journey from Loharu to Delhi is about 4 hrs).. ennaku munnadi oruthar kullama irundhar.. Avaroda koondhal mudi ennoda mookukula padara aarambithadhu.. Oru vela idha paathuthan P.Vasu thannoda Chandramukhi padathula "ENNA KODUMAI SARAVANAN IDHU!!" appadinu oru dialogue vecharnnu nenaikiren.. Ennala ennoda position kooda change panna mudiyaadhu...andha madiri oru nelamai... Pechu thunaikku Palli irukannu paatha....sorry engerundhu paaka mudiyudhu..avan edho oru moolaila thongittu irundhan... train fulla bayangara satham.. en manasukulla pesuradhe ennaku kekkalana paathukoonga...Ovoru station varumbodhu kootam korayumnu edhirpaapen.. aana ennoda nenaipula manna mattum illa cement jalli ellathayum thooki pottanga ange irundha aalunga.. ella stationleyum aalunga yerikitte irundhaanga..

Oru vazhiya moondra mani neram kazhichi Gurgaon station vandhudhu.. naanum palliyum angeye erangi ozhunga veedu poi sendhom.. aaana anniki night kanavula andha train journey nyabagam thaan.. adhula en kooda vanda oruthan bagla Gulab Jamun, Rasagullannu neraya sweets vechirundhan.. adhellam en Kanavula vandhudu.. oru vela idhathaan SWEET DREAMSnu solluvaangalo!!!!