Its 11:20 pm here and I am 1 week old in my new apartment. Actually its the first time that I am living in an apartment. I am used to living with my family in my home. I am trying to adjust. Actually, in the past I used to think whether it would be fun living in a flat/apartment. So with my job change, I began my search for a clean & safe place to live. Well, I didn’t expect too much (Thats how I am). And my freinds had already warned me to be wary of the brokers and agents. So I had done my homework regarding the rent and lease contracts and agreements. After looking at a few places, some of which aren’t even worth mentioning, I finalized a spacious flat.
The un-furnished hall. Any suggestions for decoration and furnishing?
I love this natural light that wakes me at 6:00 am in the morning. I could never wake up at 6:00 earlier.
My first 1-BHK (Bedroom/Hall/Kitchen) apartment that I have rented near my office. Well, missing my home that is 2000 Km away... Still have to buy furniture 
Now I do not want to exhaggerate, but I think its all I asked for or had in mind. Except for a small washroom, it has big bed-room and big-hall and big-kitchen. (Well, “big” as in comparison to the others I had seen around here) And extremely well ventilated, so much so that most of the times I do not need fans and artificial light. The kitchen faces East and the main door North. Its un-surrounded on all the four sides and there is a huge empty area, all green, in the front. Its wild and not mantained, but you have to be here to feel the fresh air due to it. I didnt want to die of pollution in the center of this crowded city. And I am on the 4th floor, i.e. top, and all terrace just for me. There are similar, and some more beautiful apartments around, but this one is positioned the best. The way I wanted it to be independent, and still be an apartment, is what I got.
The open space East-side view from the kitchen.
The open space North-East side from my roof-top apartment on the 4th floor. Only this can help me survive, and its also close to my office! (If you look close, you would be able to find the US Pizza shop down there.)
Surrounding area. (Sorry for the low quality picture, its from my mobile.)
The open terrace that I just love. Helps me wind up and relax.
And I walk to my office, which is a mere 1.5 Km away and on the way is the market, so I can pick stuff for home as I return in evening. Easy. But why, you would ask, am I up at midnight and telling you all this? Well, here is the reason:
There is some party going on in the neighborhood apartment building. I prepared my dinner at 9:30 and had it by 10:00, and by 10:30 I was off to my bed (which is not actually a bed currently) and was talking to my wife and we talked about our day today, and the fact that both of us were alone and when I would be flying back to be together again. To tell you the truth, a mere 3 weeks have passed and 2 months more have to go before I take a leave from my work.
So I was off trying to sleep when I hear these voices and giggles and laughs, no music though. I try not to give it any attention, but every 2 minutes the pitch seems to be increasing. Assuming it is the silence of the night thats increasing, I ignore it. But there seems to be no end. Specially, there is atleast one predominant female voice amongst all those cacophonies. And she indeed sounds so womanly and appealing. I try to peek out and find out the exact location. They seem to be standing on the balcony of their apartment, but alas! its not directly visible to me, unless I open my back-door, which I dont want to. So I lie down again, this time trying hard to ignore it and sleep. The time is 11:45 pm, which I don’t this is too much. But the fact that I am alone here, makes the whole scene dramatic. I could sleep if I wasnt disturbed, but now when my adrenaline is high, what do I expect from me? Specially her voice is making me go crazy. I am a keen observer, I have been that way always. That doesnt mean only for visuals, but also for aurals. And these senses work even harder whenever there is a hint of the opposite sex involved. Its Saturday Night, and I dont wanna blame anybody, but infact I wanna be a part of it. I don’t have any friends here yet, neither in office, nor around here. The place is new, the people are new and I dont even speak their local language. So my communication is upto the level of bare essentials only.
Did I really want so much of independece so as to start feeling lonely? I guess not. I wanted my personal space, but I didnt wanna feel alone like this, lying lonely in my spacious aparment, with such a nice ventilation and empty space around me, while my neighbors engage in a party and laugh all night! I feel left-out. I feel sooo left-out.
So the question is, would you take an apartment in the center of the polluted city where the action is or would you want open space and fresh air like me?
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