From: Kamal E Y [email protected]>

To: Sabrina [email protected] >

Sent: 23 November, 1999 12:40 PM

Subject: inexperience

My Sabrina,

Yesterday, I sent you a letter at 6 o'clock in the evening. I don't know why it took so much time to reach you. Anyway, today is ok, no busy works, I can send the letter now, at 9 o'clock.

Are you sure that there is no direct flight from India to S city? I have to check with Indian Airlines too. And if there is no direct flight, I have to come to S'pore and then to S city. Then we have to take care of the connecting flights, right? I am quite inexperienced in this kind of thing. This will be the first time I am going out of India. So tell me if I arrive at S'pore how can I come to S city. Flight, train, bus? It is ok if you take my expense of the tri from S'pore to S city. Frankly speaking, it will even help me with my finances. (As I have said before you have washed away my ego with your tears.) I don't like to wait in S'pore for long to get to S city. Tell me the quickest way, so that I don't have to spend time in S'pore.

Please do this fast, because I have to check out the timings of the flight here. Consider my return trip too. It is OK, even if I have to travel by train for a longer time. The only thing is I don't like to wait in Singapore Airport or hotel. For me, the train is like a second home. Forgoing home for me, it usually takes 16 hours on a train.

Or, do you think, is there any easy way to come there other than arriving at S'pore? Do you think arriving at any other country will be easier than S'pore to come to S city? Tell me soon. I have to check that out too this week.

Tomorrow our day after tomorrow I will tell you that the flight schedule of Indian Airlines from here to S'pore. Or try to search on the web, if you want it fast. Bangalore and Madras (Chennai) are the nearest airports for me. Bombay will take time.

I too wish to make this Christmas an unforgettable time for us. Months of waiting to culminate into our union. I will try my best to get everything right. I am a bit nervous because I cannot ask many friends or my family to help me. My only consolation is that you will be there, and you are close to me than anyone else in this world.

Another good news has just come in for us. My project manager said that it is possible to take advance leave from next year. But I have to check with the personal department too. I will do it today itself.

Today I have my evaluation for the salary hike in December. I have to prepare for that a bit. And a lot to do for our meeting...

I know our 9 days, if it happens to be true, will be the best of our life up to these years. You know very well I can't afford to miss it. Because I want you so much...

Waiting for our days

Kamal