The Flightplan

Some things are always special. The first time you walked. The first time you rode a cycle. And then the first time you fly!.

I had booked an e-ticket . My roomies had given me some basic instructions. I went to the airport. Before i hit the ticket counter i asked help from about five people and my first sentence with each of them when i started talking was
"I am flying for the first time."

I finally hit the spiceJet ticket counter. I gave her my printout and pan card.

Lady-at-the-counter:"So you are Vishwachetan?"
Me :"Ya!"
Lady-at-the-counter:"Is Vishwachetan your name?(she actually meant to ask "Is that a fuckin name?")"
Me :"Ya"

Lady-at-the-counter raises her brows and looks at the screen.

Lady-at-the-counter:"I will give you an isle seat Vishwachetan. OK?"

Me :"I am traveling in a flight for the first time. I donno the seat
you are talking about. Any seat will do."

Lady-at-the-counter:(smiles)"OK.. i will give you a window seat!"

I felt like a kid who had just been given a big Ice-Cream when all he was expecting was a toffee!.

Once inside the flight i was frantically looking everywhere. Then i stopped doing lest they bump me off the flight thinking i am some bomber.

For all the first time fliers , a piece of advise to maximize the fun : Just when the plane comes on the tarmac, put on the "Snow Patrol- Chasing Cars" song . The best part of the song will come when the plane just takes off and then you will thank me!

Also bumped into Rajpal Yadav. I smiled. He smiled. He was in a hurry.

Also that finally my eyes got a lot of exercise at the airports. Half the credit must go to Mr Mallya. I don't need my spectacles now!.

Once in Mumbai, headed off to NITIE to stay at my friends place at 11 30 in the night. There were traffic jams even at that time in Mumbai!.

The next day i had my interview at SP Jain for the Finance stream( the unique thing about them).