Thinking Aloud!

So, here we are after one week of staying in Gurgaon, and it has been a mixed experience(like always  ). Agreed that one week is too short a time to judge any place (esp when you go out rarely like me!)
But, anyways,here is what I think about all the things that I mentioned last week in my expectations(reading the original points below before these will be a better idea):
1.Few roads are really really bad, but then there are lot many which are as good as anywhere else, and looking at the kind of construction thats happening everywhere in Gurgaon, we should give them some some chance!
2.After living for 10-15 years in Chandigarh, power cuts seem highly unbearable,as of now, am staying in guest house which has a huge genset for power backup, so its not a problem as of now. But as soon as i start living in my own flat/room it will be really a big problem and inverter is highest priority item in my list of things to be purchased with home/flat!
3.Malls were a big disappointment. More on that some other day…
4.Haven’t been stuck into any jam in past week but you can say I haven’t been to the busiest places at busiest hours.
5.Didn’t need to find such a place as of now, coz food in guest-house is really nice.
6.This is one biiiiiiig problem esp for bachelor guys 
7.Hope this won’t be much difficult.
8.Surprisingly (even to me) this is true (almost)!!
9.Nah na 
10.Yeah!!! There are around 10 stations stored in my phone and though lack of nice speakers means that I don’t listen to them much but still radio is very nice here.
11.Cost isn’t a issue when you are not able to find any when you want!!
More  stuff coming soon 

Now that I will be reaching Gurgaon tomorrow, so its right time to write about my expectations. I have never been there but have heard a lot from others.
Shopping malls, call centres, bad roads, traffic jams, power cuts,MNCs, high rise apartments, DLF are among the most frequently used words whenever anyone talks about Gurgaon. So, here are few of my expectations from the city:
1.The roads wont be as bad as people say.
2.Power cuts will be bearable.
3.Malls will be really nice.
4.Traffic jams will be limited to only a few busy roads/areas.
5.I will be able to find some good (and not-so-costly) eating place!
6.I will be able to find a flat/room at reasonable rate 
7.I will be able to make trip back home every other weekend.
8.I will be able to wake up around 6 am and go for walk/jog.
9.I will be able to sleep before 11pm 
10.Radio stations will be much much better than here in Chandigarh 
11.Auto-Rickshaws, buses wont be very costly and I wont need to buy new vehicle!

Okey okey, agreed this all is totally wishful thinking, but am sure it will be a nice place to live 

Yippeeeeeeee!
Finally the four year degree is over and now I am a certified engineer (the emphasis is on CERTIFIED here  ) We had our convocation day before yesterday and now the college life is officially over. I will be joining my new job in Gurgaon on Monday, and leaving Chandigarh Sunday morning. This will be first time I will be living without family and of course the first time when I am not a student anymore!
I want to write about so many things but somehow for past 3-4 weeks have not been able to,everytime I sit on PC,its either some movie, some game, some website, orkut or chatting that takes up all the time! Even though I had almost nothing to do in all the holidays, but somehow I could not make up even a single post. Its really disappointing! I hope I will be able to update this blog more regularly from now on (yeah, I know its no use saying this, but still…)

As a kind of checklist, here is a list of few things that I want to write about pretty soon:

Chandigarh- Well I have lived here for more than 10 years and will be leaving it pretty soon, so will love to write a lot of things about it.
College- The college life is now over, so will definately like to write about the past four years and my experiance here.
Gurgaon- Haven’t been there ever, so first I will try to write about my expectation and then, after reaching there, about my experainces in the new city.
Ubuntu- I have spent a major portion of time in these holidays on ubuntu and needless to say am totally loving it. For the first time I have got a fully functional linux system and have almost replaced Windows!

And maybe a few things more….