10-14-2009, 05:41 PM
Ok this one is more latest...
Again rushing towards airport ...my first flight to UAE... flight time was 230 pm and when I entered it was 200 pm. Emirates Airline counter made me in .. but this was Passport Control Immigration officer who was taking time....
I was directly coming from my office , Saturday was usually half day and keeping in mind that my boos knew i planed to travel to UAE for an interview I was expecting early leave.... but always boss is boss.. atlast i managed to leave from office but also thanked to my boss who provided me driver and car for airport droped off..
Now i was at the passport control counter throwing my only language for boarding i was answering the stupid question , why you are leaving ? where you are going? need photocopy of visa and passport ? OK on board stamp is not visible...
My name started announcing, one of flight crew was waiting for me near check point ( after passport control). "We will not put you in " he said.. i was running with him having my shoes / belt and passport he didnt allow me to put my shoes in...
It was one of the embracing situation in my life when i entered the plane almost all passengers were starring me ... having my shoes and belt in my hand i wanted to vanished in air...
Flight was comfortable and pilot manged to cover the time loss...
It was Dubai... Home away from Home... my new homeland...
After getting the original visa from counter I proceeded towards Passport control.. what all these people are doing here ... i asked a question with myself... if not exaggerating almost 2000 passengers/traveler were standing in que in 12 passport control lanes...
I was totally blanked when immigration officer said something to me " is he speaking english or Arabic or Urdu??? my mind not accepting his accent.. the only word I understand was " Scan"... he throwed me out of the line and i was again standing outside thinking what is " scan".. my computer brain was started making synonym of word " scan" print? photocopy? Xerox??? oh it must be xerox as i handed one copy to immigration officer at home airport...
I manged to find one coin operated photocopier machine at airport and on that day I understand the importance of coins in our life.. kpep in short i went to exchange changed the currency make photocopy again same line same person and same words... now what, this is scan who come i emailed you this from here... one english speaking immigration officer came for the help , you need to do iris?? i am not from Ireland i said... EYE SCAN he shouted go downstair and make it ...
This was luggage are waited for long and after searched here and there i came to the conclusion the baggage is lost... my all original documents my interview clothing .....
One lady showed me the Lost baggage counter.. it was square oval , round ...... it was having two corners but have curve in down side i told.. what was the shape? he asked "I dont know " I said after reveiwing all the shapes in my mind i was not able to define the shape ... He wanted to know the value of the belongings "I am here for an interview and all my documents suiting are inside" after realizing that this is my first time and i can start crying he gave one shaving kit with t shirt " Best of luck for your interview" he said..
noting my number which i gave him started from 333 realizing in mind that 0 must be skipped i was 100% sure i lost my whole life....
When I came out of the airport building it was 1 am ( night) " do i suppose to search driver?" I thinked not possible he was waiting for me from 5 pm and now its 1 am..
good thing was that now i was having the coins but telephone both required telephone card .. to cut it short , driver found me I started traveling from dubai towards Ras Al khaimah .. reached hotel , and appeared in an interview next day...
Through one reference I came to know that lost baggage person was searching for me... when I spoke with him he said" which country number starts with 333, i tried all possible combination but unable to reach you.. your bag is with us please come to take it"...
All well when ends well.. I got the job , got the bag and on the same day result announced and i cleared one paper out of my last two .. not bad...
Again rushing towards airport ...my first flight to UAE... flight time was 230 pm and when I entered it was 200 pm. Emirates Airline counter made me in .. but this was Passport Control Immigration officer who was taking time....
I was directly coming from my office , Saturday was usually half day and keeping in mind that my boos knew i planed to travel to UAE for an interview I was expecting early leave.... but always boss is boss.. atlast i managed to leave from office but also thanked to my boss who provided me driver and car for airport droped off..
Now i was at the passport control counter throwing my only language for boarding i was answering the stupid question , why you are leaving ? where you are going? need photocopy of visa and passport ? OK on board stamp is not visible...
My name started announcing, one of flight crew was waiting for me near check point ( after passport control). "We will not put you in " he said.. i was running with him having my shoes / belt and passport he didnt allow me to put my shoes in...
It was one of the embracing situation in my life when i entered the plane almost all passengers were starring me ... having my shoes and belt in my hand i wanted to vanished in air...
Flight was comfortable and pilot manged to cover the time loss...
It was Dubai... Home away from Home... my new homeland...
After getting the original visa from counter I proceeded towards Passport control.. what all these people are doing here ... i asked a question with myself... if not exaggerating almost 2000 passengers/traveler were standing in que in 12 passport control lanes...
I was totally blanked when immigration officer said something to me " is he speaking english or Arabic or Urdu??? my mind not accepting his accent.. the only word I understand was " Scan"... he throwed me out of the line and i was again standing outside thinking what is " scan".. my computer brain was started making synonym of word " scan" print? photocopy? Xerox??? oh it must be xerox as i handed one copy to immigration officer at home airport...
I manged to find one coin operated photocopier machine at airport and on that day I understand the importance of coins in our life.. kpep in short i went to exchange changed the currency make photocopy again same line same person and same words... now what, this is scan who come i emailed you this from here... one english speaking immigration officer came for the help , you need to do iris?? i am not from Ireland i said... EYE SCAN he shouted go downstair and make it ...
This was luggage are waited for long and after searched here and there i came to the conclusion the baggage is lost... my all original documents my interview clothing .....
One lady showed me the Lost baggage counter.. it was square oval , round ...... it was having two corners but have curve in down side i told.. what was the shape? he asked "I dont know " I said after reveiwing all the shapes in my mind i was not able to define the shape ... He wanted to know the value of the belongings "I am here for an interview and all my documents suiting are inside" after realizing that this is my first time and i can start crying he gave one shaving kit with t shirt " Best of luck for your interview" he said..
noting my number which i gave him started from 333 realizing in mind that 0 must be skipped i was 100% sure i lost my whole life....
When I came out of the airport building it was 1 am ( night) " do i suppose to search driver?" I thinked not possible he was waiting for me from 5 pm and now its 1 am..
good thing was that now i was having the coins but telephone both required telephone card .. to cut it short , driver found me I started traveling from dubai towards Ras Al khaimah .. reached hotel , and appeared in an interview next day...
Through one reference I came to know that lost baggage person was searching for me... when I spoke with him he said" which country number starts with 333, i tried all possible combination but unable to reach you.. your bag is with us please come to take it"...
All well when ends well.. I got the job , got the bag and on the same day result announced and i cleared one paper out of my last two .. not bad...