Friday, December 17, 2004

The best air travel one can imagine …. For enemy

Wow !!! Darren was in front of door at dot 4 am (I was happy b’cos GoBa had already injected doubts in my mind by chanting “Earlier is always better than late”). Got in taxi.., reached HitThrow .. , Checked in.., Got window seat without any hiccups ( I was worried because of expired WP). I thought I am going to be lucky person for air travel this time at least.
First frustration: Found a heavy black guy seating next to me … I convinced myself by thinking of short duration journey (one and half hour journey from London to Frankfurt). Got down on Frankfurt airport with fresh feelings (hoping my next 8 hr journey won’t frustrate me. ).Did find some problems in finding AI/Lufthansa boarding location with empty stomach(As unfortunately the check in person at London airport rejected to give boarding pass for Frankfurt to Mumbai travel.). Finally got boarding pass, roamed around duty free shops , had a look at goggles of around 300/400 euros (Good to see people spending so much money to let other people to earn .. philosophical thoughts..) . Exhausted .., sat down., waiting for boarding.
Second frustration: Announcement “Due to unavoidable reason AI126 flight is delayed for 30 mins”. I prayed there should not be any multiplying factor to this (One of friend of mine has multiplying factor of 5 mins when talking to beloved ones). Thank God, it was 30 mins only and started boarding.
Third frustration ( Jor ka Zatka !!!): I got seat in between two old pillers (one old lady and one old man). AaaHhhhhaaa.. now I was sure that I am not going to be lucky person any more. Any way I started feeling that I got a girlfriend aged 84 (Why I am saying her as my girlfriend?? read next). U will wonder how do I know her exact age.. That also she told me with little laugh and shyness on her face (I could not understand her expression.. whether those were because she wanted to tell me that even at her age she can travel from Shikago to Ahamadabad or She told me her reduced age..). The old man seated next to me on one side, must have felt pity for me, that why in between he use to say “She is old lady help her”. Only men can understand men. My GF started talking me.. telling complete history of her family tree.. Who is she.. how many daughters / sons she has .. how do they care her.. how her grand children study in US.. & sooooo onnnn.. She told me everything just because I use to nod when she says something (I felt I am good cultured guy .. respect old people..) . There is always limitation to everything(I felt I am going th’ endurance test.. Finally Mechanical is practical !!!!). I tried to get out of conversation by moving out for toilet.. but in vain.. when back same radio station.. I looked here & there for help (may some one “GODLY person” would like to exchange seat with me.. just some wild dreams !!!) .
There is always solution for every cause.. again some philosophical.. what could I have done at that stage.. I saw drinks coming .. I asked airhostess (not too charming.. in fact not at all.. thought about air India are correct..) I asked do u have beer? She offered me one I asked for two.. This was I think, only second instance in my entire life I preferred to have drink alone ..
You should never underestimate any one .. Yaa this is true.. I was not aware that my GF can make me bored even if I had two beers.. She in between use to laugh and say “Chad gai kya ??”(When I use to look down in frustration..) . One thing I noticed about her, she every time thanked me whenever I helped her .. like .. opening package food.. opening water bottle… Second thing I noticed about her is that she use to “Ankh marti thi” whenever she was telling me some story which she thinks to be very important & suspicious.. like.. 911 (U wont believed she uttered the event as “nine eleven”). This time I reaffirmed my thought that human being are superior than any other animal on the planet (Keeps on learning at every age…). I found one magazine & started reading to avoid her .. but she was really tough player.. she started asking about pictures on the magazine (Who is he ?? … & all that crap).
Finally .. finally … finally… I think she got pity on me & decided to take nap (good thought..). I was so frustrated at this time that I even could not sleep (Normally I sleep for 7 hrs from 8 hr journey). I got one idea of writing down this experience.. looked here & there.. got paper napkin & pen.. started writing down.. This time she is sleeping & I don’t know what next will happen..
In between all this dadaji was watching me writing… & must have understood what am I writing ..but he never asked me about that (simple conclusion .. men are better than women .. at least they understand ur feelings).
Fourth frustration (not so intense as the third one J).. The male airhost rejected giving me veg food on the background that in his list I am a no-veg passenger. I asked one simple question to him (YD style), “How can a vegetarian person traveling from Mumbai to London become suddenly a non-veg ?” The dadaji seating next me boasted my comment by saying “Vegetarian people do not eat meat” with old strong voice.. That gave me extra advantage & got veg food quickly. Thanks to dadaji’s support.

I think u must have tired of reading this .. I will stop now.. I got easy way out of Mumbai airport.. not problem at all.. also got KK travel booking .. At least some things were going in my way..

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