This day marked the end of an era and the start of the new one. This was my third apartment in Bangalore and it was hard to say goodbye to it because we made countless memories here.
The new apartment that decided to move in to was closer to our workplace, like 5 minutes, so it was little bit costlier than the current one but if you think about long term benefits, there were plenty. If you are a person living in the US, you will know how beneficial it is to stay closer to downtown. You have all the luxury in the world and things are very near to you and readily available.
The place where we were moving to was kind of like Downtown Nagawara. I know it sounds funny, but it was true. We had all the vendors readily available just across the street. The vegetable market was available most times during the day and there were plenty of things to do to pass time as compared to the current apartment. We were happy to move to this new place and call it home (I don’t know for how much time, though).
So, the refrigerator that you see below was my prized possession. I think this was the only thing that I had purchased while living in Bangalore. I think this belonged to some of my friends’ home owner, who wanted to get rid of it in exchange for money 💸 so I ended up buying it, because WHY NOT! 😛
By looking at the picture, you can get how I used to live as a bachelor in Bangalore. Never knew I will post this picture on the internet.
To give you one more idea how unorganized I was during 2015, take a look at the below picture.
This was everything that me and my roommates owned at that point in time. When you reflect on the past like this, you don’t help but feel proud how far you have come in life.
I know that we were not struggling for food and had a steady, handsome job, which used to pay our bills, but I never imagined in my wildest dreams that one day I would be sitting in a beautiful apartment like mine and would be writing about it.
Funny how times change.
Switching gears here.
Here’s how we dumped the same stuff in our new apartment.
Our new apartment was a total upgrade as compared to the new one. As soon as you enter this apartment, you were welcomed with a grand living room. This living room was twice the size of the living room of the old apartment, so we were immediately sold.
Apart from that, it had two bathrooms and a spacious kitchen with an attached balcony which opened to the nice view of the Downtown Nagawara. Please don’t hit me now! 😂
I remember we were drenched in sweat after “moving” to this new apartment. Having lived in the US for last 3-4 years, I have become accustomed to using the work “move” instead of “shift”. The old Milind would have said we “shifted” to this new flat, just to put things into perspective.
One more thing that you should know about me is that I have always and I repeat always been fortunate enough to be accompanied by wonderful roommates who were great cooks, so I never had to worry about food. So, naturally, one of my roommates, Daya, was kind enough to cook that day even though being so tired. And, he cooked this beautiful Aaloo ki sabji that day, which turned out really good. Obviously, we helped him with cutting and everything, but he was the mastermind behind this dish, so thank you for that!
After dinner, I remember being sound asleep at our new “home”!
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