Prologue:
Why she is watching me with those epoxy eyes, though I can’t see her eyes through Ray Ban spectacle that she was wearing but still I can make out that she was watching me, Watching my crazy frog worstyle (Versatile :) ) swimming, if I am doing something like playing/Working …..And somebody has a hawk’s eye on me then I get nervous …. The same situation was here; unfortunately I was the only one who was swimming (She was the only one who was watching me) at that time…………..badlucky me :)
May be in her mid twenties she was voluptuous and beautiful…. sitting on the bay bench of the swimming pool , she was in casual dress not even in swimming suite (For god sake :)) and after sometime somebody came running to her………….…………. He was not fast but I can make out that he was looking for her ……………….he let a deep breath after spotting her …………he spoke to her for fraction of seconds and she started walking with him……………….and I am stunned………………………….
The Play:
They started giving HOT dettol stinking napkins and I wondered why?? For what ?? After sometime everybody on the plane started cleaning there hands, face…so on then I realized OO it’s for this :) !! I thought………………..my crazy mind!! And that was a simple experience of my first flight out from my mother land……… I was traveling for 2nd time to SD and knew everything, all dos and don’ts but I was wrong J , it’s been 3 hrs landed in Bangkok and for next flight I was undergoing security checking,
She asked me “Sir! You are carrying anything like GUN, Knifes…..so on in your cabin bag???”
I said “O sorry madam I forgot to put them J ” and off course I was kidding
She said “No Jokes apart!! No kidding to Security personnel!! Otherwise you could find yourself in prison” and my buffoon face become pale ….and I boarded my flight to Tokyo – a 7 Hrs sweet and short flight (You know how short was that).
It was afternoon when I landed in Tokyo airport and after so many drinks & Meals my stomach was completely upset- upset about food,Ambience,Drinks …so I was getting some missed calls (Nature’s :) ) so I rushed to the toilet, JAPAN is far more advanced, specially in electronics And the result was that western style electronically controlled toilet..Crazy Japanese, first I have to understand how this works but do I really have time :) ??…leave it let me finish my purpose and check later after finishing everything; I was wondering which button to press for flushing?? it took me nearly 5 minutes to locate manually flushing button which was hidden backside of the commode O hell why this is not electronically controlled?? I was ready to go out and then by mistake I pressed some RED (Danger :) ) button, some pipe came from inside and poured HOT water on my shirt & pant and part of my clothes were drenched this may be feature of the electronically controlled toilet :) crazy technology!! …My gosh!! Damage already done!! I had to sit in toilet for 30 more minutes to dry my clothes using papers ……………….. :) BE AWARE OF ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED TOILETS.
After another 9HRs journey I reached SFO in the afternoon and went to clearing immigration,
Officer “Hello Sir, show me your passport and immigration card”
“Hello” I gave the needful
Officer “So what’s the purpose of the visit”
“Business Trip”
Officer “what business and how long you are going to stay??”
Much reckoned Good question “Training and for 8 weeks”
Officer “What training??”
Training on how to cook- cook in oven, how to drive & follow lane discipline, how to work in drastic conditions without food, how to find places using google map,how to make savings.. so on
“Training on WIFI”
Officer “OK, I have stamped for 3 months, Enjoy your stay”
I know how to enjoy please mind your business “Thank you officer”After an hour flight from SFO I reached SD, I went nostalgic, nostalgic about city, people and my group with whom had stayed last time. Through cloud 9 shuttle I reached my destiny i.e. Residence INN Marriott, it was raining heavily in San Diego.
After 2 days of flight I was totally tired so I slept by 5:00 PM and got up in midnight by 2:00 AM and was hungry like anything so after eating a MTR Rice Sambar I went outside my room for a change..., still its raining heavily, enjoyed the rain for 5 mins O Hell I forgot to take the security access card to open my door, now what?? In Bermuda and T-shirt without slippers what should I do now?? Let me go to reception and ask for DUPLICATE CARD in rain & freezing weather I went to reception and there a beautiful lady –Tracy
“Hi”
Tracy “Hi good evening” It’s already good (BAD) Night dear!!“I forgot my card inside; please give me a duplicate card”
Tracy Looking like a thief or stranger?? ”sorry we cannot provide duplicate card like that please show some ID”
“Hey Sorry!! Even I forgot my wallet inside,” Even I am not wearing slippers that you cannot see from your reception desk hehehe “if you open the door then I can show whatever you want, I …I mean ID proof”
Tracy “Tell me your name and company you work for”
“Vinod kattimani and I work for Kyocera Wireless”
Tracy Smart dude !! in this raining midnight you still remember your details hope he is not drunk let me check !! She came a bit close “O Thank you, here we go, this is your DUP ID card and take care next time, without ID you are not YOU in America”
Thanks !! Without ID you proved that I am what I am, how valiant “O thank you, that was very helpful”
Tracy “you are Welcome, have a good night” My god he even forgot his slippers in the room, thank god he was wearing clothes while coming out of the room, Crazy!!
After this incident I was very cautious about my cards and I spent nearly 31 days of my trip there and then shifted to COSTA VERDE TOWERS 8775-Apartment where finally I would stay with my new group for this tour. I knew kind of people I am going to meet……
I have most common observations about my people (Indians) about how they change as soon as they land in USA, first thing they would change “Town/Country ” in orkut to “San Diego/USA” to let there near/dear one’s know where they are!!! And about problems, here goes the list of the problems that starts with cooking and driving. The person who knows driving is a king/queen, she/he treats company’s car as his/her and doesn’t want anybody to accompany in company’s O sorry HIS/HER car, if he/she knows driving and helpful then there is a problem with people that they think him/her as driver and start giving orders.
It’s not where people want to go its where owner of the car (Company’s) car wants to go
If somebody knows cooking and there would nobody to help but they make a dashing entry when food is ready, when people are there to help but know body is there to cook.
When most of the roommates know cooking then ego comes into picture for preparation of there own favorite food, if somebody cooks on his own and for others as well then while eating, there will be complaints like too spicy,too salty…………..interestingly people who complain woudn't be knowing ABCD of cooking…………………………….
If you go to any places then people want to eat everything but know body would be ready to buy. They want other’s to buy and they will share in it….. Dollars!! Dollars!! And best is,
In car always there would be a fight to occupy seat adjacent to driver……………..
We always talk about UNITY is strength so on but just 4 people of the same company /same group cant stay under one roof, forget about whole India’s unity. Next things they would do is Sea world, universal studios and finally Mexican border (Sketcher’s shoes, Wilson’s leather….) so on
So I am here and one of them, this time I decided that I would learn swimming and tennis completely. For tennis I got very good companion but for swimming always alone, somehow I was trying my level best to improve my swimming but I was not able to float itself such a bozo I was. After a much 25 days try I got some grip.
That was sunny Saturday afternoon after having chicken curry and rice I came out of the room which was on 16th floor, craned my neck to 180 degree down to see who is there in swimming pool may be some beautiful girls or someone but bad luck !! no one, no issues I have to swim so I took my swimsuit and other necessary stuff and went to swimming pool O who is this lady sitting alone on the bench god knows let me start swimming…….nobody was there when I checked from 16th floor.......... from past 20 minutes she was watching me like anything, I did all my swimming stunts to impress her, to make myself proud that I am a good swimmer but still she was watching me without any moment in her body and with no expressions what a concentration!! is she dead?? None of her body parts are moving!! Is she breathing?? Let me see from here………………….someone betrayed her in love……..she looks dull………………..
Epilogue:
Why she is watching me with those epoxy eyes, though I can’t see her eyes through Ray Ban spectacle but still I can make out that she was watching me, Watching my crazy frog worstyle (Versatile :) ) swimming, if I am doing something like playing/Working …..And somebody has a hawk’s eye on me then I get nervous …. The same situation was here; unfortunately I was the only one who was swimming (She was the only one who was watching me) at that time…………..badlucky me :)
May be in her mid twenties she was voluptuous and beautiful…. sitting on the bay bench of the swimming pool , she was in casual dress not even in swimming suite (For god sake :)) and after sometime somebody came running to her………….…………. He was not fast but I could make out that he was looking for her ……………….he let a deep breath after spotting her …………he spoke to her for fraction of seconds and she took her stick and started walking with him……………….and I was stunned to know that she was blind…………………………………………………………………..My God !! How come beautiful lady like this can be blind?? Only god knows………… I finished swimming and went with my group to Mexican border…….sketcher shoes,wilson’s, perfumes…………..
Why she is watching me with those epoxy eyes, though I can’t see her eyes through Ray Ban spectacle that she was wearing but still I can make out that she was watching me, Watching my crazy frog worstyle (Versatile :) ) swimming, if I am doing something like playing/Working …..And somebody has a hawk’s eye on me then I get nervous …. The same situation was here; unfortunately I was the only one who was swimming (She was the only one who was watching me) at that time…………..badlucky me :)
May be in her mid twenties she was voluptuous and beautiful…. sitting on the bay bench of the swimming pool , she was in casual dress not even in swimming suite (For god sake :)) and after sometime somebody came running to her………….…………. He was not fast but I can make out that he was looking for her ……………….he let a deep breath after spotting her …………he spoke to her for fraction of seconds and she started walking with him……………….and I am stunned………………………….
The Play:
They started giving HOT dettol stinking napkins and I wondered why?? For what ?? After sometime everybody on the plane started cleaning there hands, face…so on then I realized OO it’s for this :) !! I thought………………..my crazy mind!! And that was a simple experience of my first flight out from my mother land……… I was traveling for 2nd time to SD and knew everything, all dos and don’ts but I was wrong J , it’s been 3 hrs landed in Bangkok and for next flight I was undergoing security checking,
She asked me “Sir! You are carrying anything like GUN, Knifes…..so on in your cabin bag???”
I said “O sorry madam I forgot to put them J ” and off course I was kidding
She said “No Jokes apart!! No kidding to Security personnel!! Otherwise you could find yourself in prison” and my buffoon face become pale ….and I boarded my flight to Tokyo – a 7 Hrs sweet and short flight (You know how short was that).
It was afternoon when I landed in Tokyo airport and after so many drinks & Meals my stomach was completely upset- upset about food,Ambience,Drinks …so I was getting some missed calls (Nature’s :) ) so I rushed to the toilet, JAPAN is far more advanced, specially in electronics And the result was that western style electronically controlled toilet..Crazy Japanese, first I have to understand how this works but do I really have time :) ??…leave it let me finish my purpose and check later after finishing everything; I was wondering which button to press for flushing?? it took me nearly 5 minutes to locate manually flushing button which was hidden backside of the commode O hell why this is not electronically controlled?? I was ready to go out and then by mistake I pressed some RED (Danger :) ) button, some pipe came from inside and poured HOT water on my shirt & pant and part of my clothes were drenched this may be feature of the electronically controlled toilet :) crazy technology!! …My gosh!! Damage already done!! I had to sit in toilet for 30 more minutes to dry my clothes using papers ……………….. :) BE AWARE OF ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED TOILETS.
After another 9HRs journey I reached SFO in the afternoon and went to clearing immigration,
Officer “Hello Sir, show me your passport and immigration card”
“Hello” I gave the needful
Officer “So what’s the purpose of the visit”
“Business Trip”
Officer “what business and how long you are going to stay??”
Much reckoned Good question “Training and for 8 weeks”
Officer “What training??”
Training on how to cook- cook in oven, how to drive & follow lane discipline, how to work in drastic conditions without food, how to find places using google map,how to make savings.. so on
“Training on WIFI”
Officer “OK, I have stamped for 3 months, Enjoy your stay”
I know how to enjoy please mind your business “Thank you officer”After an hour flight from SFO I reached SD, I went nostalgic, nostalgic about city, people and my group with whom had stayed last time. Through cloud 9 shuttle I reached my destiny i.e. Residence INN Marriott, it was raining heavily in San Diego.
After 2 days of flight I was totally tired so I slept by 5:00 PM and got up in midnight by 2:00 AM and was hungry like anything so after eating a MTR Rice Sambar I went outside my room for a change..., still its raining heavily, enjoyed the rain for 5 mins O Hell I forgot to take the security access card to open my door, now what?? In Bermuda and T-shirt without slippers what should I do now?? Let me go to reception and ask for DUPLICATE CARD in rain & freezing weather I went to reception and there a beautiful lady –Tracy
“Hi”
Tracy “Hi good evening” It’s already good (BAD) Night dear!!“I forgot my card inside; please give me a duplicate card”
Tracy Looking like a thief or stranger?? ”sorry we cannot provide duplicate card like that please show some ID”
“Hey Sorry!! Even I forgot my wallet inside,” Even I am not wearing slippers that you cannot see from your reception desk hehehe “if you open the door then I can show whatever you want, I …I mean ID proof”
Tracy “Tell me your name and company you work for”
“Vinod kattimani and I work for Kyocera Wireless”
Tracy Smart dude !! in this raining midnight you still remember your details hope he is not drunk let me check !! She came a bit close “O Thank you, here we go, this is your DUP ID card and take care next time, without ID you are not YOU in America”
Thanks !! Without ID you proved that I am what I am, how valiant “O thank you, that was very helpful”
Tracy “you are Welcome, have a good night” My god he even forgot his slippers in the room, thank god he was wearing clothes while coming out of the room, Crazy!!
After this incident I was very cautious about my cards and I spent nearly 31 days of my trip there and then shifted to COSTA VERDE TOWERS 8775-Apartment where finally I would stay with my new group for this tour. I knew kind of people I am going to meet……
I have most common observations about my people (Indians) about how they change as soon as they land in USA, first thing they would change “Town/Country ” in orkut to “San Diego/USA” to let there near/dear one’s know where they are!!! And about problems, here goes the list of the problems that starts with cooking and driving. The person who knows driving is a king/queen, she/he treats company’s car as his/her and doesn’t want anybody to accompany in company’s O sorry HIS/HER car, if he/she knows driving and helpful then there is a problem with people that they think him/her as driver and start giving orders.
It’s not where people want to go its where owner of the car (Company’s) car wants to go
If somebody knows cooking and there would nobody to help but they make a dashing entry when food is ready, when people are there to help but know body is there to cook.
When most of the roommates know cooking then ego comes into picture for preparation of there own favorite food, if somebody cooks on his own and for others as well then while eating, there will be complaints like too spicy,too salty…………..interestingly people who complain woudn't be knowing ABCD of cooking…………………………….
If you go to any places then people want to eat everything but know body would be ready to buy. They want other’s to buy and they will share in it….. Dollars!! Dollars!! And best is,
In car always there would be a fight to occupy seat adjacent to driver……………..
We always talk about UNITY is strength so on but just 4 people of the same company /same group cant stay under one roof, forget about whole India’s unity. Next things they would do is Sea world, universal studios and finally Mexican border (Sketcher’s shoes, Wilson’s leather….) so on
So I am here and one of them, this time I decided that I would learn swimming and tennis completely. For tennis I got very good companion but for swimming always alone, somehow I was trying my level best to improve my swimming but I was not able to float itself such a bozo I was. After a much 25 days try I got some grip.
That was sunny Saturday afternoon after having chicken curry and rice I came out of the room which was on 16th floor, craned my neck to 180 degree down to see who is there in swimming pool may be some beautiful girls or someone but bad luck !! no one, no issues I have to swim so I took my swimsuit and other necessary stuff and went to swimming pool O who is this lady sitting alone on the bench god knows let me start swimming…….nobody was there when I checked from 16th floor.......... from past 20 minutes she was watching me like anything, I did all my swimming stunts to impress her, to make myself proud that I am a good swimmer but still she was watching me without any moment in her body and with no expressions what a concentration!! is she dead?? None of her body parts are moving!! Is she breathing?? Let me see from here………………….someone betrayed her in love……..she looks dull………………..
Epilogue:
Why she is watching me with those epoxy eyes, though I can’t see her eyes through Ray Ban spectacle but still I can make out that she was watching me, Watching my crazy frog worstyle (Versatile :) ) swimming, if I am doing something like playing/Working …..And somebody has a hawk’s eye on me then I get nervous …. The same situation was here; unfortunately I was the only one who was swimming (She was the only one who was watching me) at that time…………..badlucky me :)
May be in her mid twenties she was voluptuous and beautiful…. sitting on the bay bench of the swimming pool , she was in casual dress not even in swimming suite (For god sake :)) and after sometime somebody came running to her………….…………. He was not fast but I could make out that he was looking for her ……………….he let a deep breath after spotting her …………he spoke to her for fraction of seconds and she took her stick and started walking with him……………….and I was stunned to know that she was blind…………………………………………………………………..My God !! How come beautiful lady like this can be blind?? Only god knows………… I finished swimming and went with my group to Mexican border…….sketcher shoes,wilson’s, perfumes…………..
