Chicago and Winters - Part II

Hi all,
Second day in Chicago... drizzling since afternoon... went for christmas shopping... Was -1... through with my things and suddenly realised that its snowing... the first snow of the year... lovely and cold... Officially the first day of winter....
Had my dinner and was tired walking in the malls here... so sleeping time now...
tomoro morning is my call for flt back to India...
Will keep updating guys...
Till then Good Night...Sweet Dreams
See u all soon...
BBye....

Chicago and winters...

Oh... m back to Chicago... lovely weather here... raining though... and temperature 4 degrees...
Was very happy to be in USA after renewal of my crew visa... In these 6 mths nothing has changed much than weather and +1 to the timings...
Had a long 16 hrs flight from India to Chicago.. but a peaceful one as was in Executive, and not much load. Pax too chilled out...
Went through filmy mags in my spare time and also helped my efficient collegues hence proving my over efficiency... ;)
Now in the hotel waiting for my friends (collegues) to call me so that we can go out to buy some stuff for dinner...
And tomoro for Shoooppppiiiiinnnnnggggggggggg..............
Will post my shopping experiance soon....
Till then take good care of urself,
C U all...
CHAO...

Busy Winter Schedule.....

Hi all....

Back aft a break... Well, was not flying for some time due to some minor sickness... When I reported fit, office suddenly realised that I've not flown much and scheduled me back to back long sectors... It is too hectic to do it... but I had no option left... Thank God I do ground work five days a month and it resqued me from the jet lag the flights earlier caused, for some time...
Back to flying now... Its winter schedule we are following. All around the Europe, USA and Canada the temperature is lower than five degree celsius... Even in the Northern India, the temperature is going down... It is nice and pleasant in Delhi... between 13 to 20 degree C.
Had wedding in the family... Planning between the flights and weddings was so difficult... but some how I managed atleast to be for the main functions....  Enjoyed a lot....
Now back to my busy schedule... planning for New Year... Lets see how much can I manage...

See u all then... Soon... With something new and fresh....

Take good care of yours....
Chao....

Hey Everyone... m back after a long time again...

Well, was a little busy in getting my name off from posting out of base, so called 'Tour of Duty'... But in vain, coudnt get off. Am here in Delhi for a months' posting, away from my home and family. No body is actually bothered about flights we will be operating, its a everyday business for us now...Everyone of us is worried about their family... It is difficult to manage mentally when u are away from home... We are so used to going home after the end of every flight. For us moms with infants the word posting itself is so depressing, but had no way out. The new management doesnt think that way for us and there is no body else to help us out or whom we can trust, will support us, if we decide to refuse posting on our own... So now, duty has a priority over our infants... or action against us would be taken... Juz forget it all...

Now since m here, I thought of being optimistic...

Hotel is very nice and comfortable with good facilities inside and around it. Has a crew room for us and complimentary internet access in the room for an hour... Staff here is very polite and helpful...

With a complimentary breakfast buffet and lavish lunch and dinner buffet, a major change will be seen on the weighing scale at the end of posting... Had dinner buffet yesterday. What a variety... Indian, Continental, Oriental... Amazing menu.... Tasted almost everything on the display... salads, soups, desserts... Yummmmmyyyy... Had thousands of calories on and came to the room for a nice, cozy, good night sleep... Again in the morning the breakfast buffet today... Complimentary, so all the more delicious.... Right from parathas to french toasts, idli sambar to omlets, everything thing was displayed on the counter... different types of yogurts, breads, fresh juices, cereals... u name it and it was there... Really enjoyed the buffet even today...

Since yesterday, I have actually put on around a Kg with two meals and nothing to do... There is a nice gym here, but I dont workout, basically I am not so dedicated to maintain myself... Luckly had no problems yet as far as weight is concerned, but after this posting period I really have to get my weight normalized...

Away from the family for about a month is so depressing and with a depressed mind I tend to eat more... So friends, dont be shocked if I look FAT, when I come back... It happens....

Moral of the posting: Eat more, Sleep more, Weigh more...

Well guys, its a power nap time now for me... so excuse me for timebeing...

Will c u all tomoro or day after from toronto... My blogs' birthplace... Till then... take good care of yourself...

Chao...

back in India...

Hello Everbody...

Finally, m back from Chicago.. Long and tiring flight... In this stay of mine I explored some new shops and saw some hindi saas baahu saga on TV channels...That was really a best part that we had Indian TV channels there... atleast something to feel good about... 

Now m in Delhi.. Landed today in the evening... Its very hot here... Was fourty degrees wen we landed... When we came out from the airport building we suddenly realised, Chicago chill was better... Such a temprature variation... We had to wait for our transport which exhausted us all the more... A tiring flight followed by extreme heat... I thought I will melt or atleast get a heat stroke... Thankfully nothing happened...

Tomorrow I will b back to Mumbai... to my family... Waiting desperately to go home...

Very sleepy and tired now... Will c u all soon... In my next post...

Till then take good care of yourself...

Chao...

in Chicago....

Hey all... Good Morning...

Its 9.29 am here in Chicago and I've just landed from a tiring 15 hrs long flight... Now in our hotel's crew room, came down to share my day with you all...

Had a nice peaceful flight, despite of a full load... M on Indian timings and so its night there back home n m very sleepy now... Though, dozed off for a few hrs, but was not sufficient...

M down with cold so was a little difficult during takeoff and landing but still managed to keep my eardrum intact...

Its raining here in Chicago and the temperature is quiet low for summer here... I m planning to go out today in the evening but wont be able to manage if the rain continues...

Need to go now, cant keep myself awake anymore...

C u all soon in my next update... Till then take good care of yourself...

Have a nice day...

Bye...

Shanghai and back...

Hey everyone, m back....

I was doin ground for a week and so could not post anything.
Well, m back now from Shanghai. Very clean place... Looking at Shanghai city no body can say this country has highest population in the world. Neat, tidy and disciplined.... compared to any place in India...
Me and my two flight friends went to the Science and Technology Center which is closest shopping center to our hotel... Nice place, for clothes, bags, shoes, electronics, everything... but all made in China... चीनी माल... Ditto Fake of the original brand... Even the shopkeepers sell them as the First Copy.... They have the catalogues of the original product and claim that they sell the genuine copy....
Bargaining is the base of shopping here... the more u can bargain the best price u pay for a any product you buy... Secondly you should check everything in the product... right from the stitch to the zip, everthing...Thus, we could manage to buy a trolley bag and a sack and paid 15% - 20 % of the price they first quoted...

One of our chief ministers' dreamt of converting Mumbai to Shanghai... But looking at current status of our city, I think it wont be possible ever to make it Shanghai... Even if this comes true some day, years later, the then Shanghai would be far ahead of the then Mumbai.... Well, forget all these things and lets enjoy our regular Aamchi Mumbai style... Traffic jams, honkings, pollution, Love, affection, वडा पाव - famous bombay burger, कट्टिंग चहा... and the most important - affection towards everybody...
I love Mumbai.... Mazhi Mumbai...
Thatz all  folks...
Enough to bore you all today...
Will keep posting as possible and wish the same from you all...
C you all in my next post... Till then take good care...
Bye....

at Telephone Exchange....

Hi Everyone... Good Evening...

Was a tiring day... From past two days I went up and down the telephone exchange to get a new combo (landline and wireless broadband) connection... Finally, today early evening I submitted all the papers and they assured me that the line will be put up with a instrument and wireless modem in two to three working days...
The people there are so rude and lack knowledge of their own system... Wen I went there, everyone's attitude was as if I am convicted and asking them a favour...
No body was ready to listen to wat I wanted to say. I tried to explain four people there, but in vain... At the end of our debate they concluded, I will never get a phone connection at all...
I was so upset, not because of not getting the new connection... but because of their attitude towards their customers...
Finally, I decided to get through the contacts in the exchange... some higher authority who is a family friend of ours... And guess wat...!!! They suddenly understood wat I tried to say and one of them actually offered me tea-coffee and made me sit and thus tried to make me comfortable... He explained me what documents were required and requested to submit them as soon as possible...

A typical Government orgainsation... Then I realised, if you know somebody in these offices only then your work can be done... or else no body is even ready to look at you...
Unfortunately I coudnt do anything about this yet... but somebody, somewhere should put up such cases.. Only then these so called 'Government Servants' will actually serve common public with dignity...
Now lets see, wen will I get the instrument and connection... Hope I dont face any problem again...
Will keep u all updated...
C u all again in my next post... Till then ve a nice time and take good care of urself...
Chao...

Home Sweet Home

Hi everybody,

Yeeeeppppeeee... M home.....

Seven days. My daughter still recognises me... Looks like, she didnt miss me at all... But, she was happy to see me around... its almost 2300 hrs now and she is in her night dress, all set for a good night sleep...

So am I... M already out of my Jet Lag...
The best and the easy way to overcome jet lag is sleep only at night... remain awake during day time. This really helps us come out of jet lag sooner...

I came as passenger today from Delhi... its so relaxing wen we dont have to operate. We are just a regular passenger, like all others travelling with us... love the feeling...
Had a small baby boy, about 18 mths old, sitting on the seat ahead... who didnt allow us to sleep for that whole flight... He wanted to play with us and wen we tried to close our eyes, in short, ignore him, he started crying... Now we had no option but play with him and keep him quiet as we saw his parents already 'Exhausted' and unable to handle him... So the baby sitting was done by us...
This is another reason why I am sleepy now...
Tomorrow I have many pending things to be completed... So need to sleep now...
Ok then... Thats it for today...
C u all again in my next post...
Till then take good care of urself...
Good Night.....n Sleep Tight...
Love to all...

In Delhi today...

Hey everyone.... Good Evening....

Hussshhhh..... Back to India... in Delhi today...
Flight was good, lesser flying time today than the previous sector... So, reached sooner...
As always, had handful of passengers on board and so the crew... This sector was really a better one than the previous...
This was the only flight (as was my first Toronto flt) were I saw a passengers having tea, orange juice, tomato juice, coffee, pepsi, milk in an interval of 10 mins each... Still they managed to deplane FIT... And after discussing this with one of my senior, realised this happens on every other Toronto flight... God Bless their appetite...

Though I m physically in India, but mentally I m still on Toronto timings... In other words, I m suffering from JET LAG...

I m leaving Delhi tomorrow afternoon for Mumbai... Ohhh... wat a happy moment... I will be at home tomorrow night... Seven days passed... tomorrow I will be with my little daughter and my hubby... Was counting days since I came on this flight... and I do this on every flight...
Ok folks, have to pack my bags and get my clothes ready for tomorrows' flight... so got to go....
C u all in my next post....
Till then take good care of urself...
Love to all....

Still in Toronto...

Hey Friends,
Good Morning everyone,
Its 5.00 am, n m still in Toronto... Wat a boring day it was... Easter Sunday, everything closed, no eating joints, no shopping, nothing to do... except watch TV and sleep... It was indeed a lazy day for me...
Today afternoon I will be leaving Toronto... I cudnt explore much of this place this time... But in our kind of job we always have a next time...;)
Again back to Delhi...चलो दिल्ली.... wer my flight originated from... will take 3 more days to return to my base...मुंबई, आमची मुंबई....
C u all again in good health in my next blog....
Till then, take good care of urself,
Bye all....

Toronto...

Hi everyone,

M in Toronto today... its 4.00 am and cold as always heard of.... Being a new comer, I am following my colleagues since I ve landed... Thou, most of them are my friends, they dont mind me troubling them... Thus I could happily arrange for a calling card, milk and a cup of tea and this PC in the crew room....

Hotel is nice and comfortable, has two Indian TV channels and a nice cozy bed to make me feel at home....

But, India is India... ए मेरे प्यारे वतन...

Will update how my rest of the day  was in my next post...
Till then, keep posting, take good care of ur health
C u all Soon...

Welcome to Uru's Flying Machine... उड़न खटोला (Udan Khatola)

Dear Friends,

This blog will be the diary of the events in my small little world....  उड़न खटोला  is the medium to share my experiences and views which will be diarised in this blog.....

Though, the publications in this blog should not be taken on once self as it only pertains to me....