My experiments with paying guest accommodations at Bangalore,
When I first came to Bangalore after securing a job, I didn't have any idea as to where I can put up. Some of my friends suggested me to be a "Paying Guest" and i too found it attractive. Afterall staying as some one's guest all 365 days of an year is quite thrilling...
So i started something which can be called as a "PG hunt". The first step was getting a publication called Admag which lists details about available PG accomadations. I started off with lot of enthusiasm, accompanied by a friend. I was fascinated by the ads which i found in admag.... post modern house with all facilities:TV, fridge, 24 hours water homely food and what not!!! I visited lot of places, but was welcomed by dirty, shabby rooms, bunker beds and a lot more :(
Finally I found a places which was neat & clean and stayed happily for sometime. Then i had to shift my job which implied that i need to find a new PG. Started off again from basics...................
I was really happy to find a good place owned & run by a lady from a affluent family. I shifted to my new place with a lot of expectations.
Then started the real drama. I got to eat some of the fabulous dishes of Karnataka, the smell of which is strong enough to put off any one's appetite. If any of you get a chance please taste them(from places recommended by me only) to get the real feel. Avalakki, pongal, uppid and lot more. ( hmmm these dishes might be very tasty actually, but our cook was specialized in spoiling any fabulous dish) This was followed by a torture of Kannada TV programs by the owner, serials which should be given awards for hitech drama and much more. Then a lot of shows depicting something like meanness(thenditharam in malayalam). Finally I was too appalled by the life as a paying guest and took up a house nearby.
Bangalore is a fantastic place, with a lot of opportunities and its cosmopolitan outlook. But I feel the PG owners in Bangalore have suddenly found a very profitable business and they are taking advantage of the situation on the non-Bangalore................
But irrespective of all the drawbacks, all the PG's have presented me an invaluable gift................... friends
When I first came to Bangalore after securing a job, I didn't have any idea as to where I can put up. Some of my friends suggested me to be a "Paying Guest" and i too found it attractive. Afterall staying as some one's guest all 365 days of an year is quite thrilling...
So i started something which can be called as a "PG hunt". The first step was getting a publication called Admag which lists details about available PG accomadations. I started off with lot of enthusiasm, accompanied by a friend. I was fascinated by the ads which i found in admag.... post modern house with all facilities:TV, fridge, 24 hours water homely food and what not!!! I visited lot of places, but was welcomed by dirty, shabby rooms, bunker beds and a lot more :(
Finally I found a places which was neat & clean and stayed happily for sometime. Then i had to shift my job which implied that i need to find a new PG. Started off again from basics...................
I was really happy to find a good place owned & run by a lady from a affluent family. I shifted to my new place with a lot of expectations.
Then started the real drama. I got to eat some of the fabulous dishes of Karnataka, the smell of which is strong enough to put off any one's appetite. If any of you get a chance please taste them(from places recommended by me only) to get the real feel. Avalakki, pongal, uppid and lot more. ( hmmm these dishes might be very tasty actually, but our cook was specialized in spoiling any fabulous dish) This was followed by a torture of Kannada TV programs by the owner, serials which should be given awards for hitech drama and much more. Then a lot of shows depicting something like meanness(thenditharam in malayalam). Finally I was too appalled by the life as a paying guest and took up a house nearby.
Bangalore is a fantastic place, with a lot of opportunities and its cosmopolitan outlook. But I feel the PG owners in Bangalore have suddenly found a very profitable business and they are taking advantage of the situation on the non-Bangalore................
But irrespective of all the drawbacks, all the PG's have presented me an invaluable gift................... friends
posted by Anupama at
2:27 AM
2 Comments:
how cud 'they' manage 'u'..(kiddin)...
but a lot of adjustment is to be xpected when we walk from our home...
very nice to read.. even i am from kerala... :-)
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