The sun’s rays broke through the overcast sky and brought warmth to the chilly winter morning. However, it started drizzling by noon time. Like millions of tiny threads floating in the air, raindrops wetted the ground as they gently land.
It’s extra quiet in the campus. Most students went home for Pongal celebrations, the harvest festival, an event widely celebrated, especially in South India.
It has been really cold lately and with the drizzle today, it’s freezing. The weather reminded me of my first week here in Bangalore. How fast time flies, it has already been 4 months.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Sunday, January 11, 2009
D240
D240. That’s not the name of a species of durian, but home for the next two months. My new home is back on campus, a unit in the staff quarters. Tucked away at the far end of campus, the end unit is surrounded by forest in the north and east, facing the driveway in the west, with a jackfruit tree in front of the stairway and yard.
The two-bedroom apartment is furnished with a sofa set, cable television and a dining set. Each bedroom has two beds, a wardrobe and a dressing table. The kitchen comes with a refrigerator, 6 plates, 4 cups, 3 bowls and 3.14 sets of cutlery. There is also a little day room with a study table. There are two toilets, one squatting and one sitting. The common shower has a geyser attached which provided hot water.
Housemates aplenty, busy ants and evasive lizards, spiders big and small, bugs and insects of all kinds. Neighbours are mostly families, including those of faculty, monkeys and doggies. The cold has kept the mozzies away, which is good.
Cobwebs to be swept and dust to be picked up, all weekend was spent cleaning the house. That used up half a bottle of detergent. Cutlery to be washed, cooking utensils to be purchased, stove to be installed. Fresh rations and dry foodstuffs to stock up, cooking oil and condiments to bought. The kitchen needs a little more time before it can be functional.
Looks like setting up the house is going to keep me busy for a while.
The two-bedroom apartment is furnished with a sofa set, cable television and a dining set. Each bedroom has two beds, a wardrobe and a dressing table. The kitchen comes with a refrigerator, 6 plates, 4 cups, 3 bowls and 3.14 sets of cutlery. There is also a little day room with a study table. There are two toilets, one squatting and one sitting. The common shower has a geyser attached which provided hot water.
Housemates aplenty, busy ants and evasive lizards, spiders big and small, bugs and insects of all kinds. Neighbours are mostly families, including those of faculty, monkeys and doggies. The cold has kept the mozzies away, which is good.
Cobwebs to be swept and dust to be picked up, all weekend was spent cleaning the house. That used up half a bottle of detergent. Cutlery to be washed, cooking utensils to be purchased, stove to be installed. Fresh rations and dry foodstuffs to stock up, cooking oil and condiments to bought. The kitchen needs a little more time before it can be functional.
Looks like setting up the house is going to keep me busy for a while.
Monday, January 5, 2009
Moving Moments
I celebrated my 4th “mooniversary” with another house moving. This will be my 3rd relocation in 4 months!
I still remember the day I moved in to room 101 in the service apartment, everything is so unfamiliar, as I look at my room where I was to spend the next couple of months. It seemed like a long time initially, but somehow 3 months crept by quietly and quickly.
Separation was never easy. For Ranjit, it’s harder as he gets quite emotional which I found out. I have seen him staring into space when he first came back from his home visit, a few times with watery eyes. For the past two weeks, he would tell me “no go, please?” at least twice a day. However, as D-day got closer, there were tears in his eyes each time he pleaded with me to stay…
As much as I will miss him, his cooking and his company, I am looking forward to my own apartment. A place of my own and being able to cook for myself. I will not need to squeeze on public buses commuting between home and work anymore and I can run on campus grounds once again. Freedom and independence!
Ranjit called me the first night I moved. He asked if I had my dinner, told me I could go buy some bread and jam so that I can have them for breakfast, and reminded me to take good care of myself. It’s heartbreaking when he said he will not be able to ask me what I will like to have for dinner or what time I'm going back anymore... :(
I still remember the day I moved in to room 101 in the service apartment, everything is so unfamiliar, as I look at my room where I was to spend the next couple of months. It seemed like a long time initially, but somehow 3 months crept by quietly and quickly.
Separation was never easy. For Ranjit, it’s harder as he gets quite emotional which I found out. I have seen him staring into space when he first came back from his home visit, a few times with watery eyes. For the past two weeks, he would tell me “no go, please?” at least twice a day. However, as D-day got closer, there were tears in his eyes each time he pleaded with me to stay…
As much as I will miss him, his cooking and his company, I am looking forward to my own apartment. A place of my own and being able to cook for myself. I will not need to squeeze on public buses commuting between home and work anymore and I can run on campus grounds once again. Freedom and independence!
Ranjit called me the first night I moved. He asked if I had my dinner, told me I could go buy some bread and jam so that I can have them for breakfast, and reminded me to take good care of myself. It’s heartbreaking when he said he will not be able to ask me what I will like to have for dinner or what time I'm going back anymore... :(
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