Chapter I: A Reunion at Sin City, A Trip to Wonder of the World and A very Happy Thanksgiving
Poop Fluid
When we left for the flight, we didn't have breakfast. So, we grab a quickie at the terminal only to find the coffee was horrible (that liquid shit made me dehydrated throughout my flight). I had a muffin too which was really wierd. It had a shape like a wild mushroom. Somehow, in the anticipation of meeting old pals, I gulped it down.
The Airport Timetable
03:00 EST: Bonda leaves Erie to reach Pittsburgh in 3 hours time due to heavy snow. His first experience of driving in heavy snow went alright.
05:00 EST: Along with Patil, my journey starts from Raleigh. Keyur drops us to the airport while he was suppose to leave for India the next day.
08:00 EST: We meet Bonda on Pittsburgh airport. Our connecting flight is the same flight to Las Vegas.
08:15 EST: Patil calls up on Pal. He's fast asleep. Lol. PST, EST mein gadbad.
10:00 PST: Pal confirms he's waiting for us. So does Kokate
11:00 PST: We reach baggage claim. In a second (literally), we find our bags and Patil finds his friend, Kokate. But where is Ankur Pal? We had searched the whole area and he was nowhere to be found. Let me tell you some facts here. Ankur has a new habit of missing flights or arriving late at the airport. He missed a couple of flights to Boise lately. Plus his awesome sense of direction (of taking Uturns all the time) may have taken him more time to reach the airport. So, the big question - did he miss it again?
Meeting Bonda
Since our connecting flight was from Pittsburgh, we were expecting to meet Bonda there. In true Bollywood style, "Bichre hua yaar ek saal baad milte hai. Aur shuru hoti hai hamari baatein". We had one problem though. In the flight, Bonda had a different seat. Courteously, I asked this mother-son pair to switch seats to allow us sit together. I am sure they (and others) must have regretted why did they allow us to sit together. We were talking (and laughing) so loud the pilot could have heard us. It was fultoo timepass. Especially, Bonda's "Harry" stories!
Finding Pal
We reached Las Vegas airport and I was a little surprised they have slot machines even in the terminals. I am surprised at the fact people have so much to gamble (or waste) even while they are leaving (or get an early start if they are arriving). Anyways, we were eager to meet Kokate and Pal who had already reached there. Once we reached the baggage claim, we spotted Kokate immediately and got our bags. We called up Pal on his cell and found he was in a different section. Thankfully, he HAD made it! In perfect Mithunda style, he makes a "yehhh mmmaa" appearance.
The fun-trip begins!
When we left for the flight, we didn't have breakfast. So, we grab a quickie at the terminal only to find the coffee was horrible (that liquid shit made me dehydrated throughout my flight). I had a muffin too which was really wierd. It had a shape like a wild mushroom. Somehow, in the anticipation of meeting old pals, I gulped it down.
The Airport Timetable
03:00 EST: Bonda leaves Erie to reach Pittsburgh in 3 hours time due to heavy snow. His first experience of driving in heavy snow went alright.
05:00 EST: Along with Patil, my journey starts from Raleigh. Keyur drops us to the airport while he was suppose to leave for India the next day.
08:00 EST: We meet Bonda on Pittsburgh airport. Our connecting flight is the same flight to Las Vegas.
08:15 EST: Patil calls up on Pal. He's fast asleep. Lol. PST, EST mein gadbad.
10:00 PST: Pal confirms he's waiting for us. So does Kokate
11:00 PST: We reach baggage claim. In a second (literally), we find our bags and Patil finds his friend, Kokate. But where is Ankur Pal? We had searched the whole area and he was nowhere to be found. Let me tell you some facts here. Ankur has a new habit of missing flights or arriving late at the airport. He missed a couple of flights to Boise lately. Plus his awesome sense of direction (of taking Uturns all the time) may have taken him more time to reach the airport. So, the big question - did he miss it again?
Meeting Bonda
Since our connecting flight was from Pittsburgh, we were expecting to meet Bonda there. In true Bollywood style, "Bichre hua yaar ek saal baad milte hai. Aur shuru hoti hai hamari baatein". We had one problem though. In the flight, Bonda had a different seat. Courteously, I asked this mother-son pair to switch seats to allow us sit together. I am sure they (and others) must have regretted why did they allow us to sit together. We were talking (and laughing) so loud the pilot could have heard us. It was fultoo timepass. Especially, Bonda's "Harry" stories!
Finding Pal
We reached Las Vegas airport and I was a little surprised they have slot machines even in the terminals. I am surprised at the fact people have so much to gamble (or waste) even while they are leaving (or get an early start if they are arriving). Anyways, we were eager to meet Kokate and Pal who had already reached there. Once we reached the baggage claim, we spotted Kokate immediately and got our bags. We called up Pal on his cell and found he was in a different section. Thankfully, he HAD made it! In perfect Mithunda style, he makes a "yehhh mmmaa" appearance.
The fun-trip begins!
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