Setting up home

We visited our son at B’lore over 2^nd weekend of July. It was his first job. Son along with his friend had moved to duplex at Jeevan Bheema Nagar around 3 weeks back. Guys had already picked up all the know-how about smoothly running the home. Boys along with support from other college friends had turned the rented house that was not in use for last 6 years into their sweet home. Both boys were waiting for 3^rd Musketeer to join them possibly in August.

I felt my bond with the duplex as soon as I saw my favorite ‘Indian Cork Tree’ in front of the gate; similar to my parent’s place in Pune.

After spending 4 wonderful & eventful years at Pilani in harsh weather, pleasant & green  B’lore was a treat to the boys.  They continued to stay without fan as in Pilani it didn’t run many times due to power-cut & B’lore’s stable weather didn’t need the fan at most of the times.

Each person’s views differed about B’lore depending on their original city: Mumbaikars & Delhiites found nothing odd with long travels however H’badis found it tiring! This reminded the story of ‘Blind Men & Elephants’.

B’lore’s main problem - traffic jam hardly affected the boys as their offices were at 3 km & 1.5 km respectively so many times they preferred walking back from work. Son’s habit of getting up late annoyed his dude slightly but somehow they managed to push each other & reach office in time every day.  Buddies were providing good support to one another.

All the MNCs or start-ups selected by these youngsters had lot of challenges & knowledge to offer however it also demanded looong work hours on weekdays & short visit on Saturday to office too. However it also brought satisfaction of building bright career. Son’s friend felt gr8 to share his business card with visiting uncle as both enjoyed common interest for Marketing. 

It was impressive & satisfactory for us, parents to see youngsters being independent, methodical & ready to face the world. Professional education & premium institute background brought maturity & planning to any task they took up.. be it at office or at home. All the household chores like checking the water sump level, scheduling motor running, getting weekend cleaning work done from Kannada  maid, grocery, getting clothes ironed, repairing work from plumber  etc. was managed really well.

It was fun to see  boys put their theoretical knowledge about cooking into practice with cooker, rolling chapatti etc. My hubby was completely impressed with omelet swiftly served by son directly from pan till accompanying toasts were perfectly grilled in the toaster. Son’s friend wanted kitchen to be quickly functional as he already possessed basic cooking & utensil maintenance knowledge so obviously didn’t want my son to eat unhealthy Chinese outside; really concerned for his buddy. 

Slowly some of the missing electronics gadgets, furniture & facilities like internet connection, TV cable connection etc. would be put in place after proper market research & home would be more comfortable…well deserved by occupants.

Boys promised to do physical workouts & not spend lot of time with gadgets. It was good to know they were thinking about bicycle as health & environment friendly mode of transport.

Neighbors, landlady etc. were very supportive & helpful. Boys assured the landlady  that the duplex where she lived for 18 years before moving to another house would be returned to her in perfect condition after few years.  

All local relatives and family friends provided lot of help & support at various times.

Boys were trying to become friendly with neighbor Simba; however they were following the advice to maintain distance for safety from Simba – the ‘Great Dane’ dog.

We returned to H’bad  with satisfaction that boy’s home would be more streamlined during our next visit - possibly after a month depending on mutual  convenience.