YEAR : 2020 A.D.
PLACE: TWO AMERICANS AT IBM THOMAS.J.WATSON RESEARCH CENTER, USA.
MR.ALEX : HI JOHN, U DIDNT COME YESTERDAY TO OFFICE?
MR.JOHN : YEAH, I WAS IN INDIAN EMBASSY FOR STAMPING.
ALEX : OH REALLY, WHAT HAPPENED, I HEARD THAT NOWADAYS IT HAS BECOME
VERY STRICT
JOHN : YEAH, BUT I MANAGED TO GET IT
ALEX : HOW LONG IT TOOK TO GET IT STAMPED ?
JOHN: OH, IT WAS NASTY MAN, LONG QUEUE. BILL GATES WAS
STANDING IN FRONT OF ME AND THEY PLAYED WITH HIM LIKE
ANYTHING, THATS WHY IT GOT DELAYED, I WENT THERE AT
2 AM ITSELF AND WAITED AND RETURNED BY 4 PM.
ALEX : REALLY? IN INDIA, IT IS A MATTER OF AN HOUR TO GET STAMPED FOR
USA
JOHN : YEAH BUT THAT IS BECAUSE WHO IN INDIA WILL BE INTERESTED
IN COMING TO USA MAN, THEIR ECONOMY HAS BEEN BOOMING.
ALEX : SO, WHEN ARE U LEAVING ?
JOHN : ANYTIME, AFTER RECEIVING MY TICKETS FROM THE CLIENT IN
INDIA AND U KNOW, I WILL BE GETTING A CHANCE TO FLY
AIR INDIA. SORT OF DREAM COME TRUE.
ALEX : HOW LONG R U GOING TO STAY IN INDIA
JOHN : WHAT DO U MEAN BY HOW LONG. I WILL BE SETTLED IN INDIA,
MY COMPANY HAS PROMISED ME THAT THEY WILL PROCESS MY
HARA PATTA.
ALEX : REALLY, LUCKY PERSON MAN, IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET A
HARA PATTA IN INDIA.
JOHN : YEAH, THAT'S WHY, I AM PLANNING TO MARRY AN INDIAN GIRL
THERE
ALEX : BUT YOU CAN FIND LOTS OF U.S. GIRLS IN HYDERABAD, BANGALORE
AND MUMBAI.
JOHN : BUT, I PREFER INDIAN GIRLS COZ THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL AND
CULTURED
ALEX : BUT U KNOW THESE INDIAN GIRLS THEY STICK TO U LIKE GLUE.
JOHN : EXCITING!!!
ALEX : WHERE DID U GET THE OFFER, HYDERABAD?
JOHN : YEAH, SALARY IS GOOD THERE, BUT COST OF LIVING IS QUITE
HIGH, IT IS 1000RS FOR A SINGLE ROOM ACCOMMODATION.
ALEX : I SEE, THATS TOO MUCH FOR US PEOPLE, RS 1 = $ 100 ,
OH GOD ! WHAT ABT IN CHENNAI, MUMBAI ?
JOHN : NO IDEA, BUT IT IS LESS THAN WHAT WE HAVE IN HYDERABAD.
IT IS LIKE THE WORLD HEADQUARTERS OF SOFTWARE.
ALEX : I HEARD, ALMOST ALL THE INDIANS ARE HAVING ONE PERSONAL
ROBO FOR HELP
JOHN : U CAN GET A BMW CAR FOR RS 5000, AND A PERSONAL ROBO FOR
LESS THAN RS 7500. BUT MY DREAM IS TO PURCHASE
AMBASSADOR, WHICH COSTS 200000 RS BUT HAS GOT SEXY DESIGN.
ALEX : BY THE WAY, WHO IS U R CLIENT?
JOHN : REDDY AND NAIDU ASSOCIATES, A PURE INDIAN COMPANY,
SPECIALIZING IN EMBEDDED SOFTWARE
ALEX : OH, REALLY , LUCKY TO WORK IN A PURE INDIAN COMPANY, THEY
ARE REALLY INTELLIGENT AND UNLIKE AMERICAN BODY
SHOPPERS WHO HAVE OPENED THEIR FLY BY NIGHT OUTFITS IN INDIA,
INDIAN COMPANIES PAY U IN FULL EVEN WHEN U R ON BENCH.
MY FRIEND PAUL ALLEN, IT SEEMS, USED HIS BENCH TIME TO
VISIT BIHAR, THE MOST LIVABLE PLACE IN INDIA, PROBABLY
WORLD. THERE, U HAVE FULL FREEDOM AND NO RESTRICTIONS.
U CAN DO WHATEVER U WANT!!! I WONDER HOW THAT STATE HAS
PERFECTED THAT SYSTEM
JOHN : YEAH MAN, U R RIGHT. I HOPE OUR AMERICA ALSO FOLLOWS THE
FOOTSTEPS .
ALEX : HOW ARE U GOING TO COPE WITH THEIR LANGUAGE ?
JOHN : WHY NOT ? FROM MY SCHOOL DAYS I VE BEEN LEARNING HINDI AS
MY FIRST LANGUAGE HERE AT NEW YORK. AT THE CONSULATE
THEY TESTED MY PROFICIENCY IN HINDI AND WERE QUITE IMPRESSED
BY MY CENT SCORE IN TOHILIE TEST OF HINDI AS
INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE.
ALEX : SO, U R GOING TO HAVE FUN THERE,
JOHN : YEAH, I WILL BE TRAVELLING IN THE WORLD'S FASTEST TRAIN,
WORLD'S LARGEST THEME PARK, AND THE FAMOUS BOLLYWOOD
WHERE U CAN SEE ACTORS LIKE, SHAHRUKH, HRITHIK, AJAY
DEVGAN, AKSHAY, AND ACTRESSES KAJOL, RANI, PREITY, SONALI
AND ALL. ESSEL WORLD IS ALSO NEAR BY BOLLYWOOD.
ALEX : U KNOW, MANMOHAN SINGH IS SCHEDULED TO VISIT US NEXT YEAR, HE MAY
THEN RELAX THE NUMBER OF VISAS
JOHN : THATS TRUE. LAST MONTH,
NARAYANAMURTHY VISITED WHITE HOUSE AND DONATED 2000RS
FOR INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT AT SILICON VALLEY AND HAS
PROMISED MORE IF WE FOLLOW THE MODEL OF HIGH-TECH CITY
OF HYDERABAD. AND BILL GATES ALSO GOT A CHANCE OF MEETING
HIM. VERY LUCKY PERSON.
ALEX : BUT, INDIAN GOVT IS PLANNING TO SPLIT NARAYANAMURTHY'S
INFOSYS
JOHN : HE IS A HARD WORKER MAN, HE CAN BUILD ANY
NUMBER OF INFOSYS LIKE THIS, EVERY MINUTE HE IS
GETTING RS 1000, IT SEEMS, IF U KEEP ALL HIS MONEY CONVERTED
AS RS.100 NOTES U CAN REACH THE PLUTO
ALEX : OK, GOOD LUCK JOHN.
JOHN : SAME TO U ALEX. AND DON'T GO TO CONSULATE IN A KURTA PYJAMAS
BECAUSE THEY WILL THINK U R TOO INDIANIZED AND MAY
DOUBT U WILL EVER COMEBACK AND HENCE UR NON IMMIGRANT VISA MAY
GET REJECTED. BUT DON'T FORGET TO SAY
"NAMASTAY, AAP KAISAY HAI"
TO THE VISA OFFICER AT WINDOW 5. IT SEEMS HE LIKES
THAT AND WILL NOT GIVE U A VISA IF U DON'T GREET HIM THAT WAY.
MY SENIORS AT COLLEGE HAVE TOLD ME.
