Trivandrum

Written on 5/23/2008 04:11:00 pm by Swift!

Thank God!

My internet connection is finally ready.

By the way, I am now in Trivandrum(Thironthoram, as they say here). Most of my time here is spent analysing how different this place has become ever since I left. One of my observations is that everyone here has grown very old! That woman at the milk shop(no, she couldn't recognise me), that neighbour of ours, all seem to have grown prematurely old! The only person whom I know, who didn't seem older was the man at the internet cafe (he too didn't recognise me).

We live very near to our previous residence, and our house is very close to the Cliff House. But couldn't sight any of those ministers or Mr. Achumama himself.

Speaking of Trivandrum City: God! After driving in Ernakulam, I find that driving here is cakewalk. (In between my drive from Ekm to Tvm was great. I never knew that driving at night is heaven! Also the road was very much full of "signs", so I enjoyed it very much). It so less crowded and of course, more disciplined. But a parallel you can draw between motorists here and there is that: both overtake through the left! I thought it was a feature of Ekm but now I feel it's very ordinary in India. The people here are much more "friendly", unlike those in Ekm, where you can find only strangers. Speaking about roads, oh no, it's damn confusing. One-ways, Fly-overs and what not. Only today I realised that two places I had thought to be kilometres away are just near to each other! Only thing is that there is a flyover and two one ways so that they make it all very complex for you. In short, I still don't know the routes here.

Otherwise, this place is very calm. The roads outside the city seem like those of my native place: very serene. In the city, everwhere you can see Police either expecting a Dharna or picketing, or waiting for some VIP to pass.

What else, learning to live in this new place. There are a lot of people I know in this place, but I haven't come across anyone who could recognise me. Waiting to be in our Church. Maybe I can find someone there. And of course, my School! After seven years. I need to be there soon!

My new residence is at:

T.C. 11/1272(4)

Challirikkal House

YMR 31, Nanthancode

Trivandrum

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