It has been a week now that i am here in Helsinki. Quite a beautiful place i must say in first place. I am only unfortunate not to have a camera with me for such a trip. Some poor planning for the trip, surfaced with some very well known Laziness to do some shopping, that i missed out on some crucial shopping such as these!!
Anyways things will be so, if we keep up things for the last moment.(Same old lesson, Learnt again! ;) )
The Journey & Rendezvous with Mr. Chukka Ramaiah ( AKA. IIT Ramaiah )
The Journey has been as much a pleasant endeavour as expected. People told me that Lufthansa is a Wonderful plane, I really don't know much of a reason why they told so, probably in comparision with other airways. But my flight of lufthansa was really good.
If i were to buy the tickets myself, i would have never bought Lufthansa, considering the price shift. FinnAir cost around 30 K & Lufthansa Cost me 58 K. Almost double if i say so.
I had a glimpse of Mr. Ramiah at the Airport, when i was getting my security check done. Ofcourse, as i was nervous, i almost put him aside away from sight. Later as i entered the flight i saw him to my right . I greeted him and he welcomed instantly. What happened could almost be guessed, i said... "I'm a student of CVR"
He smiled and said " ya, i came to your college". Well CVR'ians know what it means!! :P At Dinner & during the breakfast next morning, he gave away his meals to me. ( I still wonder why!! may be he wanted to share a single meal with his wife....WoW!! So Romantic ;) )
Got Down at FrankFurt & headed away towards the next terminal for the flight to helsinki. I was Walking, Walking, Walking & Walking, Walking......
Truly as my pal Suman Kumar had warned me This definitely had to be One of the Biggest Airports that were ever built. Exactly as he said, i must have walked over 2 Kms to get to the place where i had to board the next flight.
Got to Helsinki, a wonderful city, clean, beautiful, scenic, and ofcourse peaceful as any other city in this country!
Saurabh, another student from IIT Roorkee, working as an intern in HUT(Helsinki University of Technology) was waiting there for me. A good sight to see someone waiting for you, even though you don't actually know him. I actually know him through Orkut. Anyways he was waiting for his ciggerettes that i got for him.
If i were to buy the tickets myself, i would have never bought Lufthansa, considering the price shift. FinnAir cost around 30 K & Lufthansa Cost me 58 K. Almost double if i say so.
I had a glimpse of Mr. Ramiah at the Airport, when i was getting my security check done. Ofcourse, as i was nervous, i almost put him aside away from sight. Later as i entered the flight i saw him to my right . I greeted him and he welcomed instantly. What happened could almost be guessed, i said... "I'm a student of CVR"
He smiled and said " ya, i came to your college". Well CVR'ians know what it means!! :P At Dinner & during the breakfast next morning, he gave away his meals to me. ( I still wonder why!! may be he wanted to share a single meal with his wife....WoW!! So Romantic ;) )
Got Down at FrankFurt & headed away towards the next terminal for the flight to helsinki. I was Walking, Walking, Walking & Walking, Walking......
Truly as my pal Suman Kumar had warned me This definitely had to be One of the Biggest Airports that were ever built. Exactly as he said, i must have walked over 2 Kms to get to the place where i had to board the next flight.
Got to Helsinki, a wonderful city, clean, beautiful, scenic, and ofcourse peaceful as any other city in this country!
Saurabh, another student from IIT Roorkee, working as an intern in HUT(Helsinki University of Technology) was waiting there for me. A good sight to see someone waiting for you, even though you don't actually know him. I actually know him through Orkut. Anyways he was waiting for his ciggerettes that i got for him.
Kumpula Campus @ University of Helsinki (UoH)
When the Taxi driver took me to the Campus, My first look at the Campus and i said " sorry dude, you got me to Nokia Research Center, or may be something else, this can't be a university.
Well it was that cool. Buildings that we rarely see in india, security systems that we don't even have for Governament Head's Departments. I can't say more. I'l put up pics when possible!
Well it was that cool. Buildings that we rarely see in india, security systems that we don't even have for Governament Head's Departments. I can't say more. I'l put up pics when possible!
My WorkPlace & The Culture
My Workplace is amazing, though temporary. I have been promised a workbench to be shared with atmost 2 others, in a week from now. My current workbench could be described this way :
Monitor in front of me, space double as much as we had for a computer at SIEL. A Phone to the left of my monitor. To the left of the Bench there's a Rack...as are at so many other places...in the rooms. And Filled are the space over the Racks with Energy Drink Tins , Wine & Beer Bottles.
Monitor in front of me, space double as much as we had for a computer at SIEL. A Phone to the left of my monitor. To the left of the Bench there's a Rack...as are at so many other places...in the rooms. And Filled are the space over the Racks with Energy Drink Tins , Wine & Beer Bottles.
(I'l remember 2 put this pic too! )
My Boss here If i may say so!!
Inherently a cool guy, Prof. Petri Myllymäki has been as much a friend as a professor. The very next day i was here, i was told that i was enrolled to a Cruize at the local ferry that day. I cherished some beer with him and had one of the most informal chat i had with any prof. (include Prasad in that list!). At almost the end of the Cruize while he was getting down, he offered me the best Finnish-Vodka Shot his personal favorite choice. Could i deny it ?? Naah!! And then what it went straight down my throat.... Cheers!!.
Note: By the way... he gave me a Nokia 6610 the very day i came here...and he asked me to return it back...i was surprised. He said, take this instead... It looked like a N70. If thats the case i wouldn't miss the Camera that badly!!
Comming up...Hopefully with Pics!!
Note: By the way... he gave me a Nokia 6610 the very day i came here...and he asked me to return it back...i was surprised. He said, take this instead... It looked like a N70. If thats the case i wouldn't miss the Camera that badly!!
Comming up...Hopefully with Pics!!
Moi Moi ! (Bye Bye)
2 comments:
so..got a vodka shotat the start :P
great buddy..
by the way what is that sharing of lunch ?(so romantic). I didn't know about that...
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