A Day of Firsts ?

A day of firsts for me, my first house of my own, the first time i am decorating a house of my own, the first time i boarded a FAST LOCAL, the first time I boarded a local to CST, the first time I boarded the TIFR bus as CST. damn, I will miss all the friends i made at the Churchgate stop in the past 2 years... atleast there was a hi / hello / whats up !! I need to start off again, and i am not very good at initiating talks .. let alone maintaining them with near strangers ... I need some time to get to know people before i can talk to them :(

Well my first house ... some pics after decorating (sort of :) )

Thats the empty room. It is availble for rent though illegally. ;)

Thats my room, atleast those are the speakers and the curtains. :) LOVE MUSIC !

Same pic, different angle.
Thats my "study" area. Atleast i hope so ..

My kitchen .. Well stocked :) .. "Borrowed" moms hotplate, cups and some vessels. Coffee Anyone?

The Bathroom, again available for rent ;)

Well posted some of my fav posters on the doors. Labelled them the doors. Hope fans of The Doors / Morrison have no objection ...

Pics of my doors...
The Main door. My first name plate !!

My Room.

The Kitchen, says a lot about my cooking skills. ;)

The loo. Again says a lot about my cooking skills, and those of the TIFR canteen staff. ;)

My first cup of coffee. The taste of fresh south indian coffee.... Ahhh.. Would have prefered to drink it in a "steel tumbler" but .. beggars cant be choosers can we ??
Thanks Ra and Junk, my second Feng Shui luck charm.

Crash after a hectic couple of hours. The alarm buzzed after 2 minutes, threw it away, curled up and went back to sleep. :)

Listened to a bit of everything on my first day ... Started of with the gods, listened to P.U.L.S.E. while cleaning, then shifted to this various artists - acoustic love songs collection, and then some heavy metal... the ghosts were effectively frightened. :) "Bhoot Bhagana" .. needs some booze too, so all are welcome ..

The fear of the locals was effectively tamed today.

Thanks Mr. H from my dept. Lsitened to him, and got to Kurla station at 8 AM. The First DOUBLE DECKER bus ride was fun. worth the 4 bucks, saves the 20 that ricks charge :). Watched with trepidation as people climbed into the 8:02 fast. Did not have the guts to attempt it ... The 8:09 FAST arrived, and i decided that it was now or never. Rushed in .. Shoved a few guys away .. got in .. took a deep breath and held it till i reached dadar .. What is it with local commuters and their aversion to simple rules of hygine/love of the fellow man , a simple deodourant would not hurt anyone would it ? or is it the fact that all fo them want to avoid harming the ozone layer with harmful CFCs from the deo sprays ? Stinky armpits, Oily Hair, Greasy Palms all for 10 minutes, the train pulled into Dadar and all the above vanished ! Was left with the enitre compartment pretty much to myself ... 4 songs later i was at CST. :) MISSION ACCOMPLISHED. day one done.

Thanked my parents for the extra 2 inches of height that has been genetically bestowed onto me. helped me avoid most of the oil from the hair. Well ... Decided to wear a clean ironed shirt to work today, was left with a clean but crumpled shirt when i got off the train. Else it would have been another first for me... wearing a clean and ironed shirt to the institute !!

The journey back .. well will write about it tomorrow !

another unintentional first, my first Sick Leave at TIFR was sanctioned by Dr. A, well was planning to be at home in pune on wednesday and thursday anyway, but he made the process easier. need to get his signature ... am not officially on duty yet, so the blog is not on official time ;) ...

Milan-Barca tomorrow, Arsenal - Villareal the day after. rooting for a Arsenal - Barca final !!