I am in airport. Ammachi(Grandma), Dhana and Amar are with me. Venkat, who is also joining with me in MERCATOR, forgot his laptop and waiting for his wife to bring it. So i had to do all airport formalities alone. I got baggage screened, checked in my baggage and then got boarding pass using my e- ticket. The guy at the check-in counter looking at my staff ticket, asked me how i got job in emirates. I just said i am a software engineer :). I forgot to exchange Rupees to Dirhams and i was thinking to do it in airport. They said that in Indian airport exchange rate is low and i decided to do it in dubai airport. I came to my family again. Till now i was just nervous. But i got moved when Ammachi broke into tears. Everybody including me suddenly got tears. I hugged all and said bye. Waving hands at them, I proceeded to Immigration counter. Queues are long even at early morning. I was wondering whether i am in annternational airport.People were not wearing tuxedos and ties. Dhoties, Lungies were common. They looked like they are going to catch a bus to some parts of tamilnadu and kerala. I can understand now why people say "Going where? Oh just Dubai" :). Anyway i know dubai imports cheap labour from India and it dont apply for all who goes there. Finished immigration and security check. My flight is at 8.30 and i am waiting in the lounge. I had some noodles and cool drink (price was high). Venkat came and we both got acquainted. The ticket showed that we didn't have seats nearby. I thought i can go craz again, on flight all alone :). We moved into flight.
My seat was in the middle of the flight. I kept my cabin baggage inside shelves and sat down.To my right , there was a young chennai fellow(silent-first time flight for him too). To my left an andharite. He looked like a farmer. There was a headphone in my seat and before me there was a monitor. I didn't were to plug the headphone and the andharite showed me where to plug in and how to use the display. His appearance was certainly deceptive.
The display is called ICE (Interactive Communication and Entertainment), an award winning product, that showcases thousands of channels, serials, games,news, movies (even new) and aircraft cameras( front -pilot view and down -aerial view). I was so happy to fly in EMIRATES flight. They served us food after 1.5 hrs. The andharite was able to neatly eat in the cramped space. It seems he is frequent flyer :). Me and the other guy had small difficulty in identifying and using things in packets , but got it learned from andharite gentleman.
I asked for wine when the other two ordered for mango juices. Its the first time flight and i dont know how to get down in dubai and go to hotel, but still i didn't care. I wanted to have full joy in flight. Anyway wine didn't give that much effect, except for a small kick.
I reached dubai in approx 3.5 hrs. Its first time i am landing on other country soil. I was already prepared to witness the beuatiful structures in Dubai. Inspite of that, i got amazed when i landed in Dubai. I couldnt control the joy that i was filled with. But since venkat was nearby i didnt go crazy.. I was wondering how much a day can change in one's life.
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