welll... i m back.. finally .. about time I guess.....

The times have changed.....I have traveled across Seven Seas, and currently in the US of A.... right now in Minneapolis ( for the uninitiated... it is the same place where a bridge fell in the early part of August....thts What I had explained to each frnd who asked me where r u going maaan...)

just a flashback to the times b4 boarding that AA plane.... waved goodbyes to all my Frnds in Mumbai...mind you...not the final ones .. will meet them surely once I return back...

went home.... had a BLAST on my parent's 25th Marriage Anniversary party.... met most of my relatives.... sort of nostalgic feeling... there was a Marriage of one of my relatives 2 yrs back, where I met most of my relatives... felt nice.. but also a little Sad.... :(

The D-Day arrives....11th Aug night .... was told many things about flights to the USA, that they are a pain and stuff... but I guess I felt more relieved in the Flight, as I kept sleeping all the way from pakistan till the Atlantic Ocean came... primarily bcoz I was tired after the week long preparations for the party.... so I can safely say.. it was comfortable....

Well.. now finally I landed in Chicago.. went thru the Customs.. then took the Domestic Flight to Minneapolis... and wooooo... I am finally there..... now the experiences start...

At the Baggage pickup..... I had 3 big BAGS to take off.. but no carts to find....and then woooooohhhh... I saw a CART and it was 3$ per Cart.... BULLSHIT maaan...not that it is too much .. but hey.. what is this..... anyways.. I got the CART..bcoz I cudn't do without it.... and then .. I waited.. I waited for an hour... for anyone to come.. and then finally saw my PM and then started cursing him for being so late.... maaan. tht was too much...

Anyways.... not a good experience on the first go... .. moving ahead... got onto the Freeways in the CAR from the Airport.. which my PM was driving.. Wide Roads... Green Lussh Sideways...Cool Breeze.....all is nice... and suddenly...what does my PM do.. he looks to the back of the CAR to change a lane..and I am like.. hey maan... what r u doing... he says I am checking for the Blind Spots...and I am saying... watch the front maaan... u r blind on tht side... anyways..i come to know later... this is the rule in USA... so one more new thing to learn...

welll the first two instances were just a snapshot of the first day in the US of A...

Many more things u get to know... like rolls and rolls of Toilet paper.... and still feeling unclean....yuck.. how do they live....
having Cheese in almost anything... Man Now i hate it....but hey.... I am now able to cook lots of Indian food.. getting the Recipe from my Mom though...but I guess I would get better....

but hey there r some things gud also....In every nook and corner, there is consideration for the Handicapped, like separate parking lots... ramps everywhere... gud stuff..and it has been taken care everywhere.. tht is really gud...should be taken as an Action point in India too..
Also.. i have learned to drive a CAR here... and yaaa.... i do look back sometimes :)

Well... tht is it for this post I guess... will keep you guys posted on the latest happenings on my end... and yaa.. before I go...I Got promoted on Sep 1.. feels gud....

Miss my family and Frnds... :(

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