Almost a week has passed by since I and Girish arrived in the once erstwhile capital of the Indian subcontinent. I am finding the urge to write something now because the cyber connections in Dum Dum,where we are based, is a little better than snail mail.Secondly I absolutely loathe the feeling which overpowers me when someone else peeps into my screen when I am working. That was the reason why I could n't fully utilize the 2 Mbps net connection in our sashy office building, the India headquarters of British Oxygen Corporation, a member of the world famous Linde Group.
Okay first things first. We arrived by Coromandel Express on the afternoon of 14th May. Nicely enjoying the heavenly pleasures of 2nd AC,we hardly expected that Kolkata's sweltering heat will engulf us the moment we detrain.(Of course now I have fallen in love with its heat.) Prepaid taxi services are duds with the intermittent arguments between the passengers and the drivers/owners/operators. We got a panoramic view of the Hooghly while we were over the Howrah Bridge.Finally we arrived at our "newly constructed" flat via endless alleys and snaking roads. Fortunately the only furniture inside the flat wereour belongings!!!
I won't go into much details but hats off to the Metro services which operate exactly ontime carrying thousands of daily commuters along the route from DumDum to Tollygunge and back. The office building is a modern architectural showpiece and it really feels refreshing -a nice change from Coimbatore. Its main attractions include a centrally airconditioned facility, Moksha-the multi cuisine restaurant,Suswasthya-the AC multi equipment gym(common for both male and female employees hehe), and of course Nirvana-the Library cum browsing center. All these are housed within the Ozone hub of the building. Office hours are not restrictive and are for 5 days a week. I have visited Park Street seeing those corporate offices and New Market. Of course not much shopping has been done here.
Finally to wrap it up, I am in a double mind-whether to continue in the present flat or to relocate to an alternative accomodation. Bye for now.
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