A friend of mine asked me when my next blog would be out, and to be true I had no clue, that i would start writing if given just a line of motivation! I do not believe that i write well and that people anywhere would like to follow it... but surely it feels good to pen down your thoughts.
Now lets get back to business. Today I plan to tell you about a city that has changed me and my perspective towards life. As you know this was my first job, on top of that this was also the first time that I would be away from my family and friends! On June 29th, 2009 I started a new life, the life of a Deloitte professional. It totally changed the way I dressed to begin with, formals was the new dress code (i enjoyed it for about a month, now its a routine). I became more serious towards my career and started networking. Soon one day I realised, that I was here to stay in Hyderabad, the land of the Nawabs for at least a year or two and that there is more to one's life than their company and work.
Here comes the time when my friends and I started discovering the ups and downs of our city. We started with finding each of us a perfect or at least nearly perfect house. We (girls) found the best of them all (thanks to Isha's parents); few of the boys found a good bargain and the others a lavishly spacious empty house that they loved. All were satisfied with their findings but the best part is we all settled to stay close by in whitefields!
Next came the hassles of living independently, buying your own grocery, going shopping for household stuff, getting a maid at a reasonable price (which was not possible in whitefields atleast), bargaining with the auto wallas is a task on its own and it seems to come with only lots of experience.
When office started becoming usual came the urge to explore more about Hyderabad. We started (like any other home sick person would tend to) with FOOD! There are countless good restaurants here and surprisingly they believe in giving you a royal experience at a reasonable price! Dinner with friends (6-7) would cost you Rs350/person. :) A few good one's to start with would be...Nirvana, Angeethi, Sahib Singh Sultaan, Water Front, Chattees, Chutneys, Ours Place, Little Italy, Blue fox, Ohri's etc etc.
We also saw umm... malls :P, discs and pubs :P, multiplexes :P (u'll find it hard to get tickets here, so book well in advance). Well this could also be fun! In fact it was fun, loads of it. There are some heritage places also that we intend to visit like... Salarjung, Golconda fort, Char Minar... and yes we have seen Nagarjuna dam! it was a great day trip (outside Hyderabad) and Hussain Sagar lake along with the famous Eat Street :)
Now lets get back to business. Today I plan to tell you about a city that has changed me and my perspective towards life. As you know this was my first job, on top of that this was also the first time that I would be away from my family and friends! On June 29th, 2009 I started a new life, the life of a Deloitte professional. It totally changed the way I dressed to begin with, formals was the new dress code (i enjoyed it for about a month, now its a routine). I became more serious towards my career and started networking. Soon one day I realised, that I was here to stay in Hyderabad, the land of the Nawabs for at least a year or two and that there is more to one's life than their company and work.
Here comes the time when my friends and I started discovering the ups and downs of our city. We started with finding each of us a perfect or at least nearly perfect house. We (girls) found the best of them all (thanks to Isha's parents); few of the boys found a good bargain and the others a lavishly spacious empty house that they loved. All were satisfied with their findings but the best part is we all settled to stay close by in whitefields!
Next came the hassles of living independently, buying your own grocery, going shopping for household stuff, getting a maid at a reasonable price (which was not possible in whitefields atleast), bargaining with the auto wallas is a task on its own and it seems to come with only lots of experience.
When office started becoming usual came the urge to explore more about Hyderabad. We started (like any other home sick person would tend to) with FOOD! There are countless good restaurants here and surprisingly they believe in giving you a royal experience at a reasonable price! Dinner with friends (6-7) would cost you Rs350/person. :) A few good one's to start with would be...Nirvana, Angeethi, Sahib Singh Sultaan, Water Front, Chattees, Chutneys, Ours Place, Little Italy, Blue fox, Ohri's etc etc.
We also saw umm... malls :P, discs and pubs :P, multiplexes :P (u'll find it hard to get tickets here, so book well in advance). Well this could also be fun! In fact it was fun, loads of it. There are some heritage places also that we intend to visit like... Salarjung, Golconda fort, Char Minar... and yes we have seen Nagarjuna dam! it was a great day trip (outside Hyderabad) and Hussain Sagar lake along with the famous Eat Street :)
Birla temple is visited as soon as we need God on our side, plus it has a great view of the lake.
Life has been busy and I'm not sure why. Maybe its office or maybe its friends or maybe its just the idea to be financially independent that makes you soo busy. A couple of my friends go for playing regularly, others go to teach underprivileged children on weekends which adds a different aspect to their life.
All in all Hyderabad is a place for all. The people are very simple and sweet, they will help you if they understand what you say. There is something for each one of us that can be taken up as a hobby, there is time to sit back and introspect here. It is a slow city or should I say, you can choose your own pace here. :)
Life has been busy and I'm not sure why. Maybe its office or maybe its friends or maybe its just the idea to be financially independent that makes you soo busy. A couple of my friends go for playing regularly, others go to teach underprivileged children on weekends which adds a different aspect to their life.
All in all Hyderabad is a place for all. The people are very simple and sweet, they will help you if they understand what you say. There is something for each one of us that can be taken up as a hobby, there is time to sit back and introspect here. It is a slow city or should I say, you can choose your own pace here. :)
