plane, it felt like we were peanuts, being roasted on a slow fire. The
amusing thing was Dinesh holding his heavy duty winter
jacket :) The autowallahs surrounded us like papparazzi surround a
celebrity and we finally obliged a 'CNG autowallah'. He fitted in all
our suitcases and brought us to the campus only for 150 bucks. It was
a pleasant change from namma Bengaluru's autowallahs and auto fares!
Ahmedabad is economical, I thought pleasantly as images of colorful
markets and good bargains danced in my mind.
We reached the new campus at dusk. I was thrilled to set foot on the
hallowed soil. The building gave a good first impression. The facade
has been designed as a magnified stone image of the IIM A logo. The
reception looked slick and smart with a welcome a/c and a smartly
dressed receptionist in a sari. My hopes for a smart apartment soared
higher.
A couple of housekeeping guys helped us with our suitcases
till our apartment - MSH 803. It's a reasonably done 1 BHK apartment.
A double bed in the bedroom and a single one in the living. All of you
who plan to visit us, don't hesitate....we can use a sleeping bag to
make more space. The bathroom was clean and spacious. The major
negative for me was the location of the loo vis-a-vis the kitchen.
They face each other......ughhhhh.....The apt. gives a cosy feel with
chatai blinds and wooden shutters. To remind you that you aren't here
for luxury, the ceilings are done with cement slabs. It's as if they
couldn't decide on the look of the apt. It's a mix of looks. I felt
very nostalgic for Carnation after having a look at this place. Missed
my beige-coffee kitchen, silk wardrobes and lake-view. Oh...Amarpreeet
is so lucky ( the tenant at Carnation).....To top it all, the view
isn't all that great from our place. It's a car-park on one side and a
lawn struggling to turn green on the other. Both of us felt very
strange at the changes taking place in our lives.
The apartment wasn't fully cleaned and so we left the luggage there
and packed a small suitcase to spend the night at the guest house.
This was better. We went for dinner at the canteen. Again, a/c and the
spread was lavish. Soup, salad, kadahi paneer, corn-khumb curry,
bhindi poriyal, daal, rice, curd, tandoori and plain roti. I ate
heartily and took generouys helpings of bhindi. It was so thinly
sliced and beautifully done. A stark contrast from long, fat
ladyfingers of B'lore ( B'lore's lady-fingers don't do justice to
their name! A rethink of the name to gent finger wouldn't
hurt.)....Rest later...I had requested a change of apt. and our fate
would be sealed in the next few minutes.
till our apartment - MSH 803. It's a reasonably done 1 BHK apartment.
A double bed in the bedroom and a single one in the living. All of you
who plan to visit us, don't hesitate....we can use a sleeping bag to
make more space. The bathroom was clean and spacious. The major
negative for me was the location of the loo vis-a-vis the kitchen.
They face each other......ughhhhh.....The apt. gives a cosy feel with
chatai blinds and wooden shutters. To remind you that you aren't here
for luxury, the ceilings are done with cement slabs. It's as if they
couldn't decide on the look of the apt. It's a mix of looks. I felt
very nostalgic for Carnation after having a look at this place. Missed
my beige-coffee kitchen, silk wardrobes and lake-view. Oh...Amarpreeet
is so lucky ( the tenant at Carnation).....To top it all, the view
isn't all that great from our place. It's a car-park on one side and a
lawn struggling to turn green on the other. Both of us felt very
strange at the changes taking place in our lives.
The apartment wasn't fully cleaned and so we left the luggage there
and packed a small suitcase to spend the night at the guest house.
This was better. We went for dinner at the canteen. Again, a/c and the
spread was lavish. Soup, salad, kadahi paneer, corn-khumb curry,
bhindi poriyal, daal, rice, curd, tandoori and plain roti. I ate
heartily and took generouys helpings of bhindi. It was so thinly
sliced and beautifully done. A stark contrast from long, fat
ladyfingers of B'lore ( B'lore's lady-fingers don't do justice to
their name! A rethink of the name to gent finger wouldn't
hurt.)....Rest later...I had requested a change of apt. and our fate
would be sealed in the next few minutes.
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