I'm liking it...

MY SWEET HOME

Jan 19, 2006. Got my possessions shifted to our new appartment in Kodambakkam in auto (obviously a bachelor's possession at this point in time is minimal). After thorough brainstorming (am an MBA, right?!!) with my roomie Giri, we finalised this appartment as this place was close to both of our offices.

Brainstorming was made a bit easier, as we had only this option at that time (he hee heee). And somehow we decided not to check other options as both were desperately looking for a house... And our plan was to stay there for a while and hunt a better house, which ofcourse didnot last much long (the plan). A furnished house was the decisive factor in finalising this one as well.

First few days there was a bit frustrating and alienating. Self Cooking was fascinating the first couple of days. Should not call it cooking, cos but for dosas n bread toasts nothing else I did to highlight it as my cooking skill. Any ways since it was mouth filling, I can assume it as cooking.

As soon as the curiosity and the interest in the so-called cooking faded away, and cooking became mundane the next issue arose. Washing vessels - a real head ache... Now cooking I felt was a lot more easier.

Though it was a challenge in overcoming the frustration that crept out of the unfamiliar tasks of maintaining a house, I somehow consciously started feeling a satisfaction in whatever I did, which gave me a gut feeling now that I could manage maintaining a house on my own, if not master it. I now could really appreciate my mom's house-making skills in all sense.

And now, I feel that all these self cooking, self shopping and things of these likes are attributed to me moving to our appartment. Else I would have been the same idle one as I was in my earlier days. And a great junk of my easy transformation was catalysed by none other than my roomie, Giri. His lessons in the UK, where he got accustomed to home-maintanence played a helping hand.

No wonder that a guy who took no less than 50 minutes making 4 chappathis, is now managing to make gothumai ravai upmas and puttus in no time.

Now coming to our flat, the calm residential zone, housing a beautiful park near has attracted me to an extent that I wake up too early (6.45 am !!! too early, right?) these days, and go for a walk with my roomie daily. Access to whatever shops on earth, an ATM at my doorsteps, relatively serene and calm area are a few points worth-mentioning about our house.

Not to leave out the free airflow that aids us to survive even in the scorching Chennai heat without any coolers. No more is this place is estrange for me. I'm liking it.

Somehow the place which I felt alien initially, is the one am FEELING AT HOME now.