You know the other person very well.
From the rhythm of her snore to bathroom tantrums.
Time she eats, sleeps and even farts.
How she adds ‘a’ after every four words and twists her tongue.
What she wears and sprays.
You just know her too well.
You are in one of the 2 places; either in a prison or a Paying guest room.
Bangalore, just like in its name, has a galore of robots. This hold true at least in the corner of the city I live. People succumb to monotony; they eat, sleep and go to office.
In this 3 staged life cycle diagram, the only human habitation sensation comes when you are inside the four walls with four other members of the PG.
I always wanted to know how it was to be in an army training. How they are trained to discipline timings no complains about food, ounces of adjustments and understanding of human behavior with just a nod of the head. I realized it was quite attainable here.
You have strict timings of bathroom usage and it begins as early as six in the morning.
You have given up complaining about food. Now, you don’t know the difference between Lady’s finger and Brinjal.
You understand when your roommate goes to balcony to talk or sighs at the room.
Recently, four of us were watching Mr. Pranab Mukherjee being crowned as the president. That is when I realized how economics flew into our systems too.
We go out to eat on weekends except the last due to the deficit of monetary funds.
Clothes are ironed once every fortnight.
Snacks are eaten at close by economic stalls; lunches are eaten heavy in the late afternoon only to go hungry in the night.
Costly items are purchased on share basis and cheap items for everyone.
Necessities like doormats to Baygon spray are bought in cyclic basis. For example, I buy Harpic this month and another roommate, the next month.
Treats are special. In both, the literal and economic sense. We need to save.
There is no place on earth that teaches unity in diversity like in the PG. It is the only phase in your life where everyone has everything still, each one is different.
From the trivial habits to prayers that offered, every individual is respected. You might have a Muslim, Hindu and Christian. This is because you may not have a chance to object. For, the other has come with the same expectation and anxiety. You scoff and emulate at the same time. You hate the person still wouldn’t mind staying put.
Nobody cares if it is Ramzan or Diwali as long as it is a holiday. You don’t bother about the colour of the wall matching with the bed sheets as long as the power is available.
Everything will be shared.
From sockets for the mobile and laptop charging to the medicines in an emergency.
From the bucket to the waste cloth.
From bathroom slippers to the single wardrobe mirror.
From chips to pickles.
From happiness to anxiety.
From TV viewing to data card passwords.
Life has much to offer in that pigeon holes rooms.
Hostel life teaches you independence and responsibility.
But PG, moulds you.
From the rhythm of her snore to bathroom tantrums.
Time she eats, sleeps and even farts.
How she adds ‘a’ after every four words and twists her tongue.
What she wears and sprays.
You just know her too well.
You are in one of the 2 places; either in a prison or a Paying guest room.
Bangalore, just like in its name, has a galore of robots. This hold true at least in the corner of the city I live. People succumb to monotony; they eat, sleep and go to office.
In this 3 staged life cycle diagram, the only human habitation sensation comes when you are inside the four walls with four other members of the PG.
I always wanted to know how it was to be in an army training. How they are trained to discipline timings no complains about food, ounces of adjustments and understanding of human behavior with just a nod of the head. I realized it was quite attainable here.
You have strict timings of bathroom usage and it begins as early as six in the morning.
You have given up complaining about food. Now, you don’t know the difference between Lady’s finger and Brinjal.
You understand when your roommate goes to balcony to talk or sighs at the room.
Recently, four of us were watching Mr. Pranab Mukherjee being crowned as the president. That is when I realized how economics flew into our systems too.
We go out to eat on weekends except the last due to the deficit of monetary funds.
Clothes are ironed once every fortnight.
Snacks are eaten at close by economic stalls; lunches are eaten heavy in the late afternoon only to go hungry in the night.
Costly items are purchased on share basis and cheap items for everyone.
Necessities like doormats to Baygon spray are bought in cyclic basis. For example, I buy Harpic this month and another roommate, the next month.
Treats are special. In both, the literal and economic sense. We need to save.
There is no place on earth that teaches unity in diversity like in the PG. It is the only phase in your life where everyone has everything still, each one is different.
From the trivial habits to prayers that offered, every individual is respected. You might have a Muslim, Hindu and Christian. This is because you may not have a chance to object. For, the other has come with the same expectation and anxiety. You scoff and emulate at the same time. You hate the person still wouldn’t mind staying put.
Nobody cares if it is Ramzan or Diwali as long as it is a holiday. You don’t bother about the colour of the wall matching with the bed sheets as long as the power is available.
Everything will be shared.
From sockets for the mobile and laptop charging to the medicines in an emergency.
From the bucket to the waste cloth.
From bathroom slippers to the single wardrobe mirror.
From chips to pickles.
From happiness to anxiety.
From TV viewing to data card passwords.
Life has much to offer in that pigeon holes rooms.
Hostel life teaches you independence and responsibility.
But PG, moulds you.
