Its been around 90 days only including 2 trips to Chennai and I get the feeling that I have never lived in a city without the sea. Bangalore has been about battling loneliness in and out. From the initial days of wandering about the cafeteria in the busy hours of lunch with the food plate in hand trying hard to find a single empty table, to coming back to the pg admist strangers.
It seems like ages since I hummed the tune of a song aloud in the room, listened to songs full volume or watched ghost movies holding somebody tightly.
Here there’s nobody to mock my addiction to Tamil songs, laugh at my silly ways of combing hair , and tell nice nice things about me.
Unlike Chennai hostel, I keep my bed clean , lest my roomies ridicule me, sleep in perfect postures, never bang the door and talk softly on the phone !
The roomies grow stranger day by day and instead of having some hot and happening life , I shed tears over incidents with grumpy coworkers and ruthless roommates !
Now that K, P , N and S are there, things don’t seem as bad it was.
I don’t understand what this hullabaloo is about Bangalore nightlife. Most pubs have to close by 11 whereas back in Kolkata, you can party till early morning. Not that it affects me anyhow , coz me and S have redefined nightlife and to the utter dismay of friends , family , street dogs , pg owner , shopkeepers, lechers – we go for night walks. Yeah, walks that typically start past 9:45 and end somewhere around 11. Each day , rather night , we have discovered new lanes and bylanes, eateries , clubs, institutes , pan shops and icecream parlours!
Weather has its own mood swings during the day, though at night it lives up to its declared standard. One thing I am loving about Bangalore are the roadside trees. Though S is tired of me telling her this, I’m simply in love the way they have grown . Then there is Lalbagh gardens. Brigade Road is kinda okay too. Just that its overflows at time with pseudo coolness. And I love the Chinese at Beijing at Garuda mall. I love the Big 10 buses. I love the Bengali restaurants at Koramangala 6th Block. I love the windy breeze at night.
Self Appraisal
1 week ago
2 comments:
Aah! I never really had the good vibe for Bangalore. The city is quite hyped! The only thing I liked about Bangalore were my late night strolls and the movie halls on almost every road. Hope you get used to it :) I chose Pune over Bangalore after my training in Chennai... But yes, I do miss the sea...
And I have started missing Bangalore all over again... was never in love with the city (the weather was awesome)but had a good time since all my friends were with me or in Bangalore (most of them still are in the city)... And no it was never about the night life... the roads would become deserted as the evening embraced more darkness... but the place has its own charm... especially when you are wid ur near and dear ones... :)
Nice post gal... aur haan ek advice hai... don't change ur way of life just because your roomies are dull / boring/ disapprove of the things you do... njoy and have a blast... :)
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