Fridge Magnets!!!
Ok, so you gotta play with this new little toy – the fridge magnets…It really is a fun way to end this busy, crazy, slightly unsettling day!
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All in all a good day – but a few bumps in the road….
Hum, practice was fantastic – the highlight of my day by far. I rather enjoyed every single moment of it – felt very in tune with myself, my breath, my bandhas – everything….
After that wonderful practice I came home and attended to some emails and what not…Then, around 11am I headed into the city to attend to some business issues…But before I left I had a confrontation with my landlords…They are painting all the wood in their home (all their thousand and one doors, chairs, everything….) and they told me several days ago that this would be done on the roof top…Well, they had the painters bring all the wood pieces up to the second floor where I am residing and it has been a total nightmare since yesterday afternoon. Not only are there about six strange Indian men right outside my door all day – but they are loud strange Indian men…And the worst of it is the horrendous smell of the primer and paint that seeps into my room day and night. I finally had enough this morning and went to speak to the landlords. They told me they would be sure to have the workers move the wood and themselves up to the roof! So I left for the city feeling a little better about it all. Well, when I returned about 3pm they had not moved an inch and the smell had multiplied three fold….So, I spoke to the landlords again about this issue and they said the men did not want to work on the roof. I almost lost it! I let them know how inconsiderate this was, how badly it smelled, how uncomfortable it made me, how inconsiderate this was…Asked them why they were not doing it on the first floor where they are 
(No answer)…They said they would move them up to the roof immediately and they did start to move some things up there – and the men stopped working for the day. At this point I figured it was the best time to let them know I was not staying another month and would be moving out on the 12th of November. I did this all as nicely as possible and they simply said they would move the workers and to stay till December. Then I explained that this was a part of why I was leaving – it was a perfect example of why I don’t feel comfortable in their home and feel like I have no privacy. Anyway, I asked if I could stay till the 12th (my rent would be due on the 9th – so I said I would pay for the additional days)…My landlord told me I would have to pay for the entire month…OMG you must be kidding me… “OK then I will be out on the 9th!!” He proceeded to try to tell me I would have to pay for another month anyway since I was leaving early! I really almost lost it! I let him know that NO I HAD PAID ONLY THROUGH NOVEMBER 9TH AND I WOULD NOT BE PAYING FOR ANOTHER MONTH….We had signed no agreements of any sort! He said nothing b/c he knew that I was right – just trying to cheat me outta more money – they have truly done enough of that….Mrs. Vas told me I still had to pay for the cleaning lady for the month of October and I told her I would pay – but again it has been a nightmare as I’ve paid the whole month cleaning charge for their entire house…Anyway, I thank my stars that my Indian friend Girish was here with me today when all this took place. It would have been a hellish experience had he not been here. I have really felt miserable living here since I moved in b/c this family constantly pushes themselves in your face, are always coming up to my room and letting themselves in; they come into my room when I am not home (which REALLY BOTHERS ME); they always try to get more more more more more money from me for any and everything imaginable…They already charge me three times what an Indian would pay for this space (and I have recently found out that they charged me more than the last few tenants); they first asked me to pay 750 rupees per month for cleaning (you’ve got to be kidding – I have a tiny one bedroom space that isn’t even an apartment but an appendage of their home) – I did agree to 250 rupees per month and then found out that’s what they pay the lady for the whole house!!! Anyway, enough venting – I fell better now – but I can’t tell you how uncomfortable its’ been living here and how dishonest this family is….It’s quite sad really – I don’t know how people live their lives this way – always trying to cheat people! I truly do believe in Karma though and know that what goes around comes around. Just grateful that I have a brand new place to look forward to and know that I will have all the privacy in the world. If only November 12th could arrive sooner!
I have spent the last hour or so reflecting on this whole thing – and realize that things like this only make me a better person – more grateful for the good people in this world, the places I’ve lived in the past, my future abode in India…I felt a little defeated earlier today b/c it seems impossible with these people…But have since realized I obviously can’t change them so I simply must leave – and since I’m already working on that – that is the very best I can do right now…
And with that I’m going to bed!!! Hope everyone is well! Just remember that no matter what’s going on in your life – always try to find things to be grateful for! It really does make a difference at the end of the day
November 2nd, 2006 at 3:27 am
That sounds really terrible what you’re going through with the paint and everything else. Hope you find your new abode more comfortable.
Nice reading about your time in Mysore, thanks for sharing.