These are before-after shots of The View.
Pehle we lived in this lovely house and this <- was what we could see from the huge terrace. And aforementioned Pi used to live right across and we'd walk and talk and talk. We also had a Gilmore Girls marathon, and she taught me to to make a cinnamon brown cake - the idea of a cake without choclate was preposterous to me but ah, the fragrance of cinnamon filling up the house made me feel like a real baker. We've disposed the old Murphy Richards oven while moving and now no oven, no baking(microwaves don't count) and all this summer rain has really made me ache to get the egg beater and vanilla essence and tin of cocoa out.
Around two-three months back we shifted house and now we live in this densely popluated, not not-nice colony, and this is the view from the stairwell, no terrace here:(
Yes, people stared when I took it the picture.
But my room's a lot nicer now. There's no seepage and whitewash flaking off the wall for one. Then again, there's no M.E.S. to speed dial if the water/electricity/furniture/anything is broken/not working. First time we're living in a civilian colony(said with disdain) and not in a cantonment. Before moving was given dire warnings to keep head low and stay inconspicious etc etc. ha, it's me we're talking about - I'm the queen of working undercover, of being Harriet the Spy-esque.
None of that though, it's utterly unromantic.
2 comments:
more than nice header, this one!
Yea, nothing beats the cantonment and M.E.S comfort, but one gets used to civilian colonies. Give it time.
yup, think I come off as a bit snobbish here, no hangups really, it's like we just have this mental block.
besides, there's a friendly neighbourhood cute boy. :D
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