Becoming a NRI
The day was 9th june 2005. The time was 10.40 AM .. Met up with Sandy and Amresh before I went. Couldnt meet Giri he had gone to some place. Took some photos. Got my luggage down and climbed the sumo, asked mom to get a x-ray done as she had a fall the day before.
You may be wondering where was I leaving to…Dubai - The city of Gold to do my Masters in Business Administration at S P Jain Center of Management, Dubai
I was taking an Air India 717 Flight to Dubai. The scheduled departure from Mumbai Airport was 14.45 PM IST. I got myself a window seat, there was a problem with luggage where I had about 35 kgs over the limit and haggled with the AI guy and paid for only 10 kg at a rate of Rs. 215. My dad was pissed dat I paid when the other guys walked without paying an extra buck - he felt I wasn’t street smart enough, but I had no other way out but to pay 
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I got onto the flight and despite asking for a window and making it clear that I did not wanna b near the wing. I was seated at a place from where I could see the engine. It was an Airbus A 300. It is a twin engine plane. I could see Dharavi, Asia’s Largest Slum to my left. The plane taxied to the runway and to my shock found a dog running on the runway. After the dog got off the runway, the plane started its run and I could feel the plane shaking as the concrete on the runway was bad. The takeoff was tremendous, too sexy.
Food was ok. I met a female from my college who was an air hostess on board. It was amazing to meet someone when you least expect it. The landing was too good. As we approached the coast of UAE, the pilot reduced the altitude and I could see the sea, then sand and then mountain ranges which were full of sand!!
What was even more amazing and surprising was that I could see patches of greenery!!!! YES GREENERY in the midst of the DESERT!!! Dubai Airport is such a beautiful airport … very amazing, will write about in my next part.
P.S: My posts will now be in Dubai time i.e. GMT +4 hours i.e. 1 hr 30 mins behind IST.
June 13th, 2005 at 10:04 am |Quote|
Hey venkz.. nice to know you had a safe journey.. all the time i used to think dogs were a prob in brindavan alone.. but to see runways with dogs loitering around must b quite a sight.. i think the pilot must be used to it :-)… let us know your experiences in dubai… man u must have seen lot of gold already… will post da pics soon.. till then cya,
AMRESH
June 13th, 2005 at 4:20 pm |Quote|
haha i missed the dog on the runway probably i was on the other side.
June 15th, 2005 at 3:40 pm |Quote|
Boss,
all the best for the course..
be in touch…
Regards
Mohit