Yup its 3 years… seems it was yesterday when my dad dropped me in this crowded city and left. 3 years of new friends, 3 years of new responsibilities, 3 years of profession, 3 years of changes in personal life. Ups and downs , forwards and backwards, left and rights of these 3 years in my life, I had one thing in common was this city. I believe it supported me a lot. I love Bangalore!!!!
I remember the day I packed my bags and came to this city,for once and for all. My dad got me in to a paying guest accommodation (suffocated living I would rather say). Good we had a stay of a week in a transit for a week or so. We 4 girls (me, Archi, Manu and Sherya) had awesome fun at “transit living”. Even today whenever I pass by the building I feel “hey… It’s still there” (and believe me I should ask this… we had rats there in that accommodation.. that to huge ones… they were like terrors for us). I made few new friends there who were like friends for ever. Indu, Femy, Prathibha, Bilky (sorry if I missed any here). In office I got some more friends like Sumathi,Shalilesh,Shine, Paru, Madhu,Prateek,Nithin,Mohan,Chathan, Luttu, Hashim and all.
Then a life in PG. We three sharing a room. Manu, Archi and me. Our guest to the room was Soujanya the new entry to our gang from the next room. She was Archi’s friend and worked in our firm. She was traumatized by some working women’s hostel warden so she had to run from there and joined our PG (which we were traumatized by) Poor girl she was an odd one out. She was serious about her life career and all… which none of us were. She took some time to adjust with us. But she was amicable. Then the PG remained of Raksha, Sandhya and Priyadarshini.
Food and hygiene was an issue for me at PG. I remember the PG aunty and me fighting for the number for chapatis (and I calling a friend who spent almost his 6 years in hostel by then to cry out my heart on this, He in turn made a big comedy on that), how she used to have whole of her family and extended families invited to the PG during the weekends when all the girls were at home. We almost went out on every weekend to avoid sitting in PG and get irritated. PG WAS A HELL!!!
Then finally we decided “PG aunty will never improve. Will take an independent house and will move on to live there.”
We 4 got a rented house (where Soujanya is still staying I believe). It was a freedom to live, speak, learn laugh.. good… each one of us miss it even today. It was good. There also we had “AUNTY” but a different one… here the problem was “stopping problem”. She can go nonstop with her blah blah blah… anyone’s encounter with AUNTY will be a fun for all others… she used to tell same thing again and again…may be “short term memory loss” “GHAJINI”. My encounter were limited as I had my Late nights at office on a full course. I used to leave at 6 am and come at 4 am next day morning. Now I don’t do that. Learning lessons from experience is good!!!;)
Her husband was a fatherly figure to all us. Soft and less spoken person. We had a guest for a few days stay there Rekha. She never used to speak anything. I believe we never gave a chance. Preparing for KAS. She didn’t clear that time I guess.. no wonder I, Manu and Archi were there na.
Later one by one we got married and our life drifted apart. Then I shifted to KR Puram. BMTC travel started here. BMTC travels and adventures have already made entries here.
I dono what was my problem in bus. I was always in a mood of jumping off the bus even before the bus comes to my stop. After jumping I would wonder “where I’m?”
Later transfer to Banshankari office to Silk borad office. Attending interviews. Getting jobs in different cities. But never want to leave Bangalore. Not because I’m settled here. Not it’s the IT hub. I like it.
Then back to West campus. Shifting to vijaynagar back. Then shifting to Bannergatta road house. All fun.
Now negative of this city as all say I to have to say:
Traffic is sick I agree but u see a point in it. In office u r a professional ,at home u are a total homely person. So u need a mental transition from one to another which needs time. Take the time while u r stuck up in a jam. Finish thinking about ur office stuffs and start thing of ur home while leaving office. While leaving home do the reverse process. (it doesn’t work every time . Still u can try. For few it may work)
Water is a big issue in Bangalore. I begged BWSSB to provide water and they said “2012 madam u’ll get”. I want them to watch the movie “2012”.
Electricity in summer when u need to run ur fan and AC u’ll not have it. I called the KEB line man and asked him y is it so he said “CM has to get it” I asked from where “from kerala” . I asked my cousins staying there ..they said they have power cuts. I thought may be our CM might have taken it from there and is on his way back. ;)
Price of almost everything is high. U can’t complain on this. Because u taught them u can give them more so they ask u. Bloody thing… didn’t recession hit them eh?
Auto!!!???? Auto driver have a meter which will be on “ayudha pooja for 365 and a ¼ day” they always say 20rs, 40rs if u say “meter haaki” response “agalla madam”. Normal auto conversations here
U: majestic?
He: no
U:y?
He: they’ll have pre paid system and we have to stand there madam
U: u just leave me outside it
He: it’s to far. My house is nearby here. It’s late. I have to go home. (If u have to go home. What r u doing here ? y cant u go and sleep back home?)
U: please?
He: 250Rs
U: meter?
He: no madam
U: 250 too much
He: then I can’t come.
U: ok 200Rs please. I may miss my bus
He: 230Rs last madam
U: ok.
U may feel u pay extra for talking so long with a useless not so hardworking idiot and being dropped at a distance away from your destination. Made a fool out of urself easily.
Other than the people and the system the city is good (don’t ask me wat’s left other than the people and the system. Weather, place, malls so many things are there.. find it urself)
3 Years in Bangalore was worth living and was a great learning in life!!! Hope I would see it with its metro running some day or rather put it “Living to see Bangalore with Namma metro on rails!!!!”
