November 17th 2018,1:30 PM local time. A gloomy afternoon with freezing drizzle and light snow. Its the Denver airport. Next flight to Frankfurt is at 5:30 PM. I throw myself to the reclining seat looking outward waiting just for me at the airport lounge. The ambiance inside is warm cozy and calm. I sip the Starbucks hot cappuccino coffee. It perfectly blends with the mood. In between the cappuccino sips, some conversations from last evening cross my head, thoughts start tickling and the blogging hormones knock my brain. They were hibernating for sometime. So here I pen down the conversations with my college time buddies in Bay area during this trip.
'Hey Sagar, I am at milpitas. done and dusted with the stuff and i m free this afternoon'
I call up my friend. It was a friday morning.
'Hey Mitra when u arrived when u leaving, will meet tonight ?' Sagar responds
'Bhai I have the flight back early morning so we'll wrap up early evening this time'
'Ok I'll pick you early'
'Done dost will wait for you around 5:30 pm at my hotel lobby' and I put the phone down
Sagar arrives around 6 pm in his Brand new Tesla
'Wow this is cool Sagar !'
'Yeah now I flirt with cars. It's safe no #metoo' he whispers in my ears and hugs me.
'Good to see u again. you r a frequent visitor'
'hmm Mazdoori dost' I tell him releasing my breath
'My hands are falling short to hug you fully dost' I try respond his hug
'60+ can't match up 100+ after all size matters' he quips
'Sagar I don't like this Tesla from inside, just a khokhla dabba with big screen. Your BMW was better'
I tell him and put my seat belt.
'just wait and see' said Sagar
He paused, shakes his head and starts.
We zip off. He had some plans with Tesla. And i was put to learn all Tesla features and stories about how it's beating Merc and BMWs.
In between our regular catch-up talks Phone rings
'Sagar did u pick up Bhupesh' a familiar voice from other side
I am surprised!
'Is it Deepak? is he calling from china' I look at Sagar
'No he arrived Bay area. arrived this afternoon'
'Oh really ! Deepak! Mr Data Center Optimization Architect ..how was ur china stuff buddy' I screamed
'Could you convince Jeck Ma with your technology? or you came back picking up some fights'
'Kuch nahi dost kuchh Raita Phaila rakhha tha osko pochne gaya tha' He makes it plane and simple
'Sagar u guys come home I m making tea, wife n kids gone out' Deepak asks Sagar
'And pick up some samosha, I am making tea' Deepak asserts
'Baniya hi rahega , kuchh jyada nahi chala jay iski jeb se' Sagar looks at me
'Deepak I will pick up sugar and chai-patti , paani toh hai na ?' I tell him.
Sagar cuts the phone and we zip off again with more Tesla technology class on the way.
Deepak's home.
His family is back with few more kids around. Bhabhi is busy in some kid's homework stuff. Deepak himself is cooking tea. We sit in the couch and drink his cooked tea with some chit chat on technology career etc'First data science, then ML then AI. I will join Stanford for some course'
Sagar explains his plans
'you r sorted man u have a solid strategy' I node in affirmation
'If I don't then I will be sorted out from the industry Mitra' Sagar tells after taking a deep breath.
'Ok guys lets plan for dinner' Deepak shifts the gear
I and Sagar look at each other
'You have just arrived today, dost don't take pain to plan a dinner at home. We all can go out and have dinner' Both me and Sagar speak together
absolute silence ...followed by laughter once we reassess the situation.
'Oh Oh man.. hahaha'
we all had misunderstood !
'I have to go get food , kids need to go somewhere early morning, you guys leave and have dinner yourselves outside I wont join you' Deepak leans forward , lowers his voice and expresses his side of story without speaking much
laughter again for long time. We ensure Deepak feels embarrassed. But he is unmoved.
We all are thick skinned married men after all.
'Don't feel bad dost, we had great dinner home last time' We tell Deepak
'I better don't feel bad else ghar mein bhi raita phailega' He gets up and get ready to come out with us to bring food.
All 3 of us push out
'Bhayya inko jaldi bhej dena dinner ke baad is baar' Deepak's wife gather some courage and tries to say something.
'Arre bhabhi nahi nahi, he is coming to bring food , he is not coming out with us. He needs rest , he's just arrived. I cant carry this sin home by taking him out today. He is all for home and a homely man today'
'Deepak u better be ok'
The Grin at Deepak's face stays for a while. And we walk out
Santana Row Streets
Myself Sagar drive to Santana Row. The San Jose down town.'Dekh dost'
Sagar takes his hands and leg off in the car. The car parks itself automatically with precision.
'Impressive man, this feature is required in all cars in India'
I tell him in awe
That was my last lesson on Tesela.
'Nice xmas preparation' I ask Sagar while walking through Santana row street.
'Dost you must visit during xmas, it feels like Europe. Very beautiful'
'So what else at work Sagar'
'Nothing new. just attended a session on #metoo'
'Oh yeah everyone from Intel CEO to flip-cart founder are certified #metoo. Is that the eligibility criteria to be a CEO dost ?' I ask him
'It could be a reverse fallout' He tells
'Means?'
'We are not popular or CEO that's why we don't have a #metoo certificate'
'Aaah ..' I wink at him
'Pray that we never become CEO' I tell him taping his back.
'Easier to be CEO tough to beat the mid life crisis'
'So what was in the session Sagar'
' Moral is don't ever compliment a female colleague's appearance period' A wisdom from Sagar.
'That must be so much unlearning for you' I tell him in sympathy
'Ok where do we have dinner' Sagar asks
'Mexican is my all time favorite. This place has so much Mexican aroma in the air' I wink at him
'U need food or babes' He winks back
'Are they suppose to be mutually exclusive' I point him to a Mexican place. A beautifully looking restaurant bar.
We had had a long day with all boring work stuff and it was a Friday evening at Santana row. So unleashing would naturally bring our cheapest best out of us.
At the Mexican restaurant bar
'hey guys !! u need a table for 2? ' a pretty, pleasant & exuberant bartender in black with green hairdo attends us.'actually table for 2.5' I ask her in complete composure.
'excuse me!' she grins.
'He is 2 , I am half'
I smile at her
'Do u have another friend' She responds
Bad joke but she got it eventually.
She looks around and we count her piercings
'Guys I can give u that table but it only has one chair'
'Oh great I get the drink for free , I'll have the food standing right ? '
'No!! let me check other place' she grins again and disappears.
While we wait. 4 Mexican/Latino ladies arrive. They are also in waiting for table.
So our waiting wasn't going to be bad. We tune in to Hindi
'Sagar size tumhare layak hai. Tu inke sath baith sakta hai Dost ke liye mein akele baith jawonga'
'Sahi kah rahe ho dost. Tum woh green baal waali Morni ko bahar ghumawo Mitra'
"Hifive"
And a typical men's look and laughter. The unleashing of 40+ men was beginning to work.
'Dost ye sabke sab full size hain. Matlab sabkuchh full. Tumhare type 6.2 and 110 Kg admi fit hai inke sath'
'Hey guys u need to wait for another 5 minutes'
The pierced green hairdo babe shows up again
'Morni ki tarah lagti ho tum' I lean forward and tell her
'Excuse me!'
'Take more time take more time, we are fine' I said.
We weren't bored either. With those 4 Latino Mexican full size women next to us.
'Sagar everybody works in full passion whatever you do, isn't it ? I like this part in the west. She is so full of Enthu'
'Hindustan lekar jawoge morni ko'
he pats my back
Now I get in to Bollywood mood. Unleashed 40+ man at another level.
'Sagar look'
I role my tongue over my lips
'Arre raani tum 5 minute kya 5 ghante intzaar karwa lo thoda paas aake poochho .. aahhh'
' Next time she tells 5 mins, I am going to show her the Akshay Kumar act'
The 4 full size female look at me then look at each other. No expressions stone look!
I change my position. I felt a bit awkward.
'There is lot of dryness'
I try fixing my lips with fingers trying to not give any inappropriate impression.
Just then the 5th full size Mexican lady arrives.
All 4 female yell at her
'Tusssi kitthe rah giyaan'
They were PANJABI !!!
Sagar and I turned pale. We try find the table eagerly, Any further wait was going to be more embarrassing.
I try sneak out towards washroom
'I got ur table sir. Where r u going' The Morni tries to stop me.
'Washroom bahna.. desh ka naam roshan ho chuka hai'
'Excuse me!'
'I will be right back in a moment, you take care of my friend'
We take our table and click some pics.
'What will you have dost, here is the menu' Sagar asks
'Sagar Silicon Valley is 30th state of India. All Desis around. I should have known this'
'Chill mitra'
'I am posting our pics. Shall I? ' Sagar asks after posting
'Go ahead. but she doesn't like me in your company' I wink
'Purane paap' Sagar winks
'Tum logon ke paap' I laugh.
'It's 9PM lets return back Sagar'
It's 4:54 PM Denver time. Still gloomy outside. Time to buy another cappuccino. Announcement for Boarding to Frankfurt!
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