tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post115786891960942309..comments2024-03-21T00:35:54.227-07:00Comments on A rupee for my thoughts!: PentadArchanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13309876478638378883noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1158651118251498692006-09-19T00:31:00.000-07:002006-09-19T00:31:00.000-07:00Prabhu Karthik - so nice to know I am not the only...Prabhu Karthik - so nice to know I am not the only one who comes up with weird thoughts like this :-D!<BR/><BR/>Dinesh - my dad is pleased with your compliments :-D! I guess all parents go through a similar set of emotions when leaving their kids and I guess kids go through another similar set of emotions! All I know is both sides feel pretty bad.Archanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13309876478638378883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1158267684216685192006-09-14T14:01:00.000-07:002006-09-14T14:01:00.000-07:00One minute ku engappa pesina maadhiri irundhudhu. ...One minute ku engappa pesina maadhiri irundhudhu. Thanks ! :)dineshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17421530714224849663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1158267653207810282006-09-14T14:00:00.000-07:002006-09-14T14:00:00.000-07:00I enjoyed your post. But I enjoyed your dad's comm...I enjoyed your post. But I enjoyed your dad's comment even more. Because the series of events outlined by him and more importantly the emotions that accompany those events were so similar to how my parents would react. Like, not talking to each other till they reached the car, one person trying to break the uncomfortable silence, watching from the mottai maadi for the flight, and waiting for the phone call from a stop over point and so on ! Brilliant !dineshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17421530714224849663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1158253260042420842006-09-14T10:01:00.000-07:002006-09-14T10:01:00.000-07:00in the sense that i too have such irrational thoug...in the sense that i too have such irrational thoughts!expertdabblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02100466157835417344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1158252868991995652006-09-14T09:54:00.000-07:002006-09-14T09:54:00.000-07:00>>All at once, irrationally, I began to hope that ...>>All at once, irrationally, I began to hope that the plane would make a u-turn and go back to Chennai<BR/><BR/>to be honest, i could relate to that very well :)expertdabblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02100466157835417344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1158250009699217622006-09-14T09:06:00.001-07:002006-09-14T09:06:00.001-07:00Viji - :-D - I really wished that :-)!My dear pare...Viji - :-D - I really wished that :-)!<BR/><BR/>My dear parents :-D - I remember - it was so difficult that day. I remember your mail about you looking at the SIA plane too :-). Hard as it was then, now I am glad we made this decision!Archanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13309876478638378883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1158246626593397462006-09-14T08:10:00.000-07:002006-09-14T08:10:00.000-07:00With due apology to the readers of this blog that ...With due apology to the readers of this blog that we are trying to convert this site into a family affair, we the parents may provide the other side of the coin on the day of her departure to the U.S., in 2001.<BR/><BR/>After seeing her in the escalator for the departure gate, we returned to our cars without looking at each other.Had we done so, we would have noticed tears in each other's eyes. After starting the car we didn't speak any word for sometime. To ease the situation our first daughter (Archana's elder sister who had come from Bombay specially to see her off) tried to start some conversation. Till we reached home we were wondering whether we did the right thing in sending her to U.S. we reached home by midnight and tried to sleep but could not. We went up to the open terrace and started waiting for Archana's plane to fly over our area. After sometime, a plane resembling Singapore Airlines(at least that is what we assumed) flew above our building. We saw that and with some kind of satisfaction returned to our bed.After about six hours, our cell phone rang-perhaps the eagerly awaited one-and we grabbed the cell to hear Archu's voice from Singapore:-) This caused another round of discussion (many more took place the whole night) about Archu's going to USA. The next call came from M that Archu has reached SFO safely. <BR/>Perhaps, after her successful and useful stay for five years in the U.S.A., we feel whether we were more sentimentally disturbed than warranted. But then, we are all human beings and we have our feelings!<BR/>- DadBharathishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12293700960751053480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1158218095164712942006-09-14T00:14:00.000-07:002006-09-14T00:14:00.000-07:00wow! wonderfully written...//All at once, irration...wow! wonderfully written...<BR/><BR/>//All at once, irrationally, I began to hope that the plane would make a u-turn and go back to Chennai!//- ROTFL!!!!!Vijihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16782895653584937102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1158215487673650612006-09-13T23:31:00.000-07:002006-09-13T23:31:00.000-07:00Rads - yup, I sure remember that - what a way to r...Rads - yup, I sure remember that - what a way to remember my the year of my first trip to the US :-(!<BR/><BR/>Floriora - Thank you :-D! I too am glad that I made the decision to come here :-)! <BR/><BR/>Shilpa - Ohh, that was the other story I blogged about. Basically the apt manager thought we did not speak English after we had spoken English for some 2-3 minutes :-))! And yeah, the apartment manager's husband carried two of our suitcases, one in each hand (weighing 32kgs each) and carried it upstairs effortlessly while we were struggling with one suitcase a person :-O!<BR/><BR/>Sirpy - yup, thank you :-D! Yup suitcase incident was just what I have written above. The English incident was funnier :-D!<BR/><BR/>Thanu - I know! My family was worried sick as it was! A couple of my international batch mates were actually on flights at that time - it was a week by the time they found their way back to Davis after all the re-routing.<BR/><BR/>Deeps - Like you said, to people in India, California and NY don't seem like two different states far away from each other. Everyone was simply panicking. I remember the frantic phone calls!Archanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13309876478638378883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1158181262592310302006-09-13T14:01:00.000-07:002006-09-13T14:01:00.000-07:00As Rads and Thanu already mentioned, my first thou...As Rads and Thanu already mentioned, my first thought too was that you landed in US and then 9/11 happened. Your parents must have been really scared!<BR/><BR/>I was in India at that time and thought whole US was under attack. So we called up cousins in CA and made sure that they were ok. It was only later we found out that New York and Washington are really far off from CA {grins sheepishly}.<BR/><BR/>Anyways Congrats on your 5 years :). I have only been here for more than an year now, but you did remind me of my first flight to here. I was alone on the trip and joining my hubby then :).Deepshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15773068733721886525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1158101244533142602006-09-12T15:47:00.000-07:002006-09-12T15:47:00.000-07:00That was exactly my thoughts, u got here and 9/11 ...That was exactly my thoughts, u got here and 9/11 happened. If u were flying during that time, family back home would have been so worriedThanuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12384963844160030808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1158097827039640422006-09-12T14:50:00.000-07:002006-09-12T14:50:00.000-07:00Oh, wow... Sweet beginnings, eh...? Nice write up....Oh, wow... Sweet beginnings, eh...? Nice write up.. And am waiting for the suitcase incident too, if possible... :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1158038419843640612006-09-11T22:20:00.000-07:002006-09-11T22:20:00.000-07:00wasnt there some confusion when u had to lug the h...wasnt there some confusion when u had to lug the heavy suitcases up to ur apt ? and the apt manager also said something...don't remember the details...Shilpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06575166473029157997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1158021785357268402006-09-11T17:43:00.000-07:002006-09-11T17:43:00.000-07:00Beautifully written. A moving story. So glad you t...Beautifully written. A moving story. So glad you took the big step.Floridorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10435067618284845211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1158002762230466722006-09-11T12:26:00.000-07:002006-09-11T12:26:00.000-07:00Archana, I remember my first flight here. It's exc...Archana, <BR/>I remember my first flight here. It's exciting :-) <BR/><BR/>Am sure you realized that you just traveled 2 days before all hell broke loose. wow. That must've been something.radshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912871096631491298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1157993495285196582006-09-11T09:51:00.000-07:002006-09-11T09:51:00.000-07:00Prasanna - LOL :-D - yup, yup, thats a cool pic ;-...Prasanna - LOL :-D - yup, yup, thats a cool pic ;-)!<BR/><BR/>Saranya - thank you :-D! I know - I guess we all got to do a lot of growing up here :-)!<BR/><BR/>Kuttichuvaru - that's true - for the first few weeks after landing, time was a big blur. There were so many things to do that there was no time to think!Archanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13309876478638378883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1157986196920081882006-09-11T07:49:00.000-07:002006-09-11T07:49:00.000-07:00pretty much similar thoughts :-) jus change the da...pretty much similar thoughts :-) jus change the dates to 2003 :-) but the few hrs post-landing in the US is an altogether different story!!kuttichuvaruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00151241096005608210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1157979263578744232006-09-11T05:54:00.000-07:002006-09-11T05:54:00.000-07:00Hey Congrats Arch! :--) I myself completed 5 years...Hey Congrats Arch! :--) I myself completed 5 years last month. Its sure is a LONG time and a big chunk of your life.<BR/><BR/>The pain of leaving India the first time, and the second time while in Grad school - unbearable. But I am glad we are past all that.<BR/><BR/>Do write more of your experiences. Nice read! :--)BZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11720840429995336576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1157951049150273252006-09-10T22:04:00.000-07:002006-09-10T22:04:00.000-07:00Lol! Even now that picture is one of my favs ...Lol! Even now that picture is one of my favs ...Prasannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16419184463125912867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1157936858671747592006-09-10T18:07:00.000-07:002006-09-10T18:07:00.000-07:00Shilpa - yeah, I remember how u guys raided my clo...Shilpa - yeah, I remember how u guys raided my closet :-)) - I still have pics with Pra's "special" accessories ;-)! Amaam ya - five years - so long :-((! Suitcase incident???? Idhu enna pudhu kadhai?<BR/><BR/>Pridera - I know - God bless them :-)! Yup so far its been a roller coaster ride with a lot of fun :-)!<BR/><BR/>Archana - thank you :-D!Archanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13309876478638378883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1157920339458777112006-09-10T13:32:00.000-07:002006-09-10T13:32:00.000-07:00congratulations ... very interesting...please cont...congratulations ... very interesting...please continue!Archana Bahugunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04930196195648347298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1157911415633014272006-09-10T11:03:00.000-07:002006-09-10T11:03:00.000-07:00God bless noble people like S, M and P ...I am sur...God bless noble people like S, M and P ...I am sure you would have got so anxious if they didn't come to receive you on time.<BR/> Hope you have had an enjoyable stay so far in the USPRIDERAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03108101300217422959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3471673.post-1157905222947230972006-09-10T09:20:00.000-07:002006-09-10T09:20:00.000-07:00I remember all the shopping that u did in India fo...I remember all the shopping that u did in India for your 'US stay'. I think P and I wore some of your 'new' clothes as we liked them so much. <BR/><BR/>Its hard to believe that 5 years flew so fast. <BR/><BR/>U had told me abt ur welcome and your first day. hey, hv u written about the suitcase incident when you went to the new apt ?Shilpahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06575166473029157997noreply@blogger.com