One bedroom flat....

Though not all dreams go sour as this one....good to have another perspective....
   
ONE BEDROOM FLAT... WRITTEN BY AN INDIAN SOFTWARE
ENGINEER - A Bitter Reality
 
As the dream of most parents I had acquired a degree in Software Engineer and joined a company based in USA , the land of braves and opportunity. When I arrived in the USA , it was as if a dream had come true.
 
Here at last I was in the place where I want to be. I decided I would be staying in this country for about five years in which time I would have earned enough money to settle down in India .

My father was a Government employee and after his retirement, the only asset he could acquire was a decent one bedroom flat.
 
I wanted to do some thing more than him. I started feeling homesick and lonely as the time passed. I used to call home and speak to my parents every week using cheap international phone cards. Two years passed, two years of Burgers at McDonald's and pizzas and discos and 2 years watching the foreign exchange rate getting happy whenever the Rupee value went down.

Finally I decided to get married. Told my parents that I have only 10 days of holidays and everything must be done within these 10 days. I got my ticket booked in the cheapest flight. Was jubilant and was actually enjoying shopping for gifts for all my friends back home. If I miss anyone then there will be talks. After reaching home I spent home one week going through all the photographs of girls and as the time was getting shorter I was forced to select one candidate.
 
In-laws told me, to my surprise, that I would have to get married in 2-3 days, as I will not get anymore holidays. After the marriage, it was time to return to USA , after giving some money to my parents and telling the neighbors to look after them, we returned to USA.

My wife enjoyed this country for about two months and then she started feeling lonely. The frequency of calling India increased to twice in a week sometimes 3 times a week. Our savings started diminishing. After two more years we started to have kids. Two lovely kids, a boy and a girl, were gifted to us by the almighty. Every time I spoke to my parents, they asked me to come to India so that they can see their grand-children.
 
Every year I decide to go to India ... But part work part monetary conditions prevented it. Years went by and visiting India was a distant dream. Then suddenly one day I got a message that my parents were seriously sick. I tried but I couldn't get any holidays and thus could not go to India ... The next message I got was my parents had passed away and as there was no one to do the last rights the society members had done whatever they could. I was depressed. My parents had passed away without seeing their grand children.
 
After couple more years passed away, much to my children's dislike and my wife's joy we returned to India to settle down. I started to look for a suitable property, but to my dismay my savings were short and the property prices had gone up during all these years.

I had to return to the USA ...
 
My wife refused to come back with me and my children refused to stay in India ... My 2 children and I returned to USA after promising my wife I would be back for good after two years.
 
Time passed by, my daughter decided to get married to an American and my son was happy living in USA ... I
decided that had enough and wound-up every thing and returned to India ... I had just enough money to buy a
decent 02 bedroom flat in a well-developed locality.
 
Now I am 60 years old and the only time I go out of the flat is for the routine visit to the nearby temple. My faithful wife has also left me and gone to the holy abode.
 
Sometimes I wondered was it worth all this? My father, even after staying in India , had a house to his name
and I too have the same nothing more.
 
I lost my parents and children for just ONE EXTRA BEDROOM.
 
Looking out from the window I see a lot of children dancing. This damned cable TV has spoiled our new generation and these children are losing their values and culture because of it. I get occasional cards from my children asking I am alright. Well at least they remember me.
 
Now perhaps after I die it will be the neighbors again who will be performing my last rights, God Bless them.
But the question still remains 'was all this worth it?'
 
I am still searching for an answer................!!! 

With all due respect to Raymond....

After a very intense last post. where i got some serious comments, i hope that this post would make u laugh n smile.. this is "Rajnikanth Special"... which shows juss a few of the many things that the superstar can do... here they go...

Rajanikanth makes onions cry.

Rajanikanth can delete the Recycling Bin.

Bill Gates lives in constant fear that Rajanikanth' PC will crash.

Ghosts are actually caused by Rajanikanth killing people faster than Death can process them.

Rajanikanth can build a snowman..... out of rain

Rajanikanth can strangle you with a cordless phone.

Rajanikanth can drown a fish.

Rajanikanth can play the violin...... ...with a piano.

When Rajanikanth enters a room, he doesn't turn the lights on,......... .... he turns the dark off.

Rajanikanth once had a heart attack...... ......... his heart lost.

When Rajanikanth looks in a mirror the mirror shatters, because not even glass is stupid enough to get in between Rajanikanth and Rajanikanth.

Brett Favre can throw a football over 50 yards. Rajanikanth can throw Brett Favre even further.

The last digit of pi is Rajanikanth. He is the end of all things.

Rajanikanth does not know where you live, but he knows where you will die.

Bullets dodge Rajanikanth.

A Handicap parking sign does not signify that this spot is for handicapped people. It is actually in fact a warning, that the spot belongs to Rajanikanth and that you will be handicapped if you park there.

Rajanikanth' calendar goes straight from March 31st to April 2nd, no one fools Rajanikanth.

If you spell Rajanikanth wrong on Google it doesn't say, "Did you mean Rajanikanth?" It simply replies, "Run while you still have the chance."

Rajanikanth can do a wheelie on a unicycle.

Once a cobra bit Rajanikanth' leg. After five days of excruciating pain, the cobra died.

When Rajanikanth gives you the finger, he's telling you how many seconds you have left to live.

Rajanikanth can kill two stones with one bird.

Rajanikanth was once on Celebrity Wheel of Fortune and was the first to spin. The next 29 minutes of the show consisted of everyone standing around awkwardly, waiting for the wheel to stop.

Leading hand sanitizers claim they can kill 99.9 percent of germs. Rajanikanth can kill 100 percent of whatever he wants.

There is no such thing as global warming. Rajanikanth was cold, so he turned the sun up.

Rajanikanth can set ants on fire with a magnifying glass. At night.

Rajanikanth has a deep and abiding respect for human life… unless it gets in his way.

It takes Rajanikanth 20 minutes to watch 60 Minutes.

Rajanikanth once shot down a German fighter plane with his finger, by yelling, "Bang!"

In an average living room there are 1,242 objects Rajanikanth could use to kill you, including the room itself.

Behind every successful man, there is a woman. Behind every dead man, there is Rajanikanth.

Rajanikanth destroyed the periodic table, because Rajanikanth only recognizes the element of surprise.

Rajanikanth got his drivers license at the age of 16 Seconds.

With the rising cost of gasoline, Rajanikanth is beginning to worry about his drinking habit.

The square root of Rajanikanth is pain. Do not try to square Rajanikanth, the result is death.

When you say "no one's perfect", Rajanikanth takes this as a personal insult.

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Any Rajnikanth fans who dint like it.. m really sorry but it is meant to be taken as a joke.. 

Thanks... Comments as well as criticisms welcome.. lovvvv... 

This is what happens at IIT.. except 1204!!!

This is a mail sent by someone to his roommates cuz he wis sick n tired of them.. hehe.. n this is what generally happens here.. cuz everyone is studyn.. noone is earning too much n plus noone has the time to do shit for others... n especially ppl u dnt tk care of themselves hehe..

So these are certain rules which are established within the roommates so that the work as well as responsibility is equally distributed.. 

trust me guys.. this happens alot... n i wont disclose the name here... so here it is... the "Mail of Rules"....

The words in Italic and in a different color r written by me.. juss to make it a lil bit funny.. as such the mail in itself is funny...

Rules and regulations for apt ****
1st of all HAPPY NEW YEAR 2 u all...may u succeed in everything..n get
4.0 gpa eveytime :)(ok the start has been good.. i guess the roommates are expectin a happy holiday mail.. poor guys dnt knw wt they hav to go through the next ten mins)

newayz following are few rules to maintain our own place: ****
happy 2 see now we r gang of 4..n hope we will get place in south
commons and can be together till the time we graduate :)(nah plzz dnt come to south commons..hehe.. kiddin.. n look at him he is gatherin everyone in his comfort zone by makin them a so called "GANG".)

so lemme start with cleaning first.(ok then start, who is stoppin u.. thers the vaccum n the mop)
cleaning of the whole house will be done once a week..if not..once in
two weeks for sure..now who will do what will be written on stick
notes on fridge.(oh stick notes.. so cute... rachel used to do that for monica in FRIENDS)
cleaning includes vaccum d whole place..XYZ n PQR their own
room..me n ABC ours..plus bathroom kitchen n floor all common

Groceries: groceries will be taken care by everyone. stuffs from devon
i will try and get every month. but theres no guarantee so everytime 2
persons are suppose to get b4 the whole freezer is empty :P(which 2 guys will go, wont b written on the sticky notes??? :( i wil miss it)

talking abot milk bread and regular groceries..please everyone give a
call to a person whoever is home and ask wether to get anything or
not..and please get stuffs which ever are over
so theres gonna b no turns for jewel and stuffs. just get it
accordingly. and if the participation is not by everyone may be we
need to buy on our own...i guess no 1 want tht scene..so please guys!(and even if you want that scene where you buy your own... still call the other person at home and ask what he wants and then dont get it.,. so that you can tk revenge for such a selfish act.. lol)

cooking and utensils: cooking and washing utensils will b done by
everyone. if any one wishes to chuck one activity, he will have to do
twice the nother one ,,makes sense yeh
so please reply back if u r in for both or just one..so accordingly we
cn write down the schedule
and yeh dishes and glasses to be washed immeditaley after use
(preferred) anyways they have to be washed by own..m also getting hang
of it coz m d culprit in here..hehe... ( the other 3 guys go for washing the utensils.. cuz as such plates n spoons n stuff wil b cleaned by all.. so gues whch is easier .. cookin for 4 or juss cleanin like a couple of cookers.. thnk thnk... n yea the writer dint mention abt cuttin vegetables.. i guess he takes the responsibility for dng that)

cooking and washing includes lunch and dinner..i guess moreover
dinner..coz no1s home for lunch..
Talking about breakfast its on our own thus even washing utensils of
breakfast is on our own. and yes even dabbas and all will be made n
wahsed by own.(dabbas-- ???????????????????????? )
P.S personal allies allowed...bt work has  b done in any case :)( i love the way u put smileys after anything bad u say)

So cooking washing cleaning is done..now some personal stufs
There are shelves given to everyone..specialy which is close to
bathroom..keep all your personal stuffs there..and if anyone needs
nethng from sum1 elz compartment...PLEASE ASK so n grab it..(what if someone asks and the other guy says no.. so i guess grabbing is better when he is not around)
similalry applies to personal food stuffs..Chips coldrinks n stuff lik
tht wont be counted in comon groceries..those are completely personal
and to be asked to d person b4 havin it..even juices and stuff will be
counted as personal i guess...(so only milk n bread in common.. u malnourished kids)
i hope u ppl got wat i m trying to convey...coz everones down wid
money n stuff..so its shdnt b i dnt use it n i hvta pay for it kinds..(trust me guys but this way it comes more expensive than sharing..m nt kiddin this time)
PS : DONT NOT TAKE THINGS FOR GRANTED!(writin in capitals means bein "LOUD")

anyways thanx 2 _______ for sharing his laundry detergent and many other stufs(by sayin this he is gettin atlst one person to b with him.. he dusnt want all of them to go against him hehe)
ok i frogt...about the rent and bills....PLEASE from this time..pay
all d fking amount on time..specialy the housing rent should be
recieved to me in beween 20th or 25th of the month..late payement will
result in due which will be payed by the person whos late..

Few duties:
XYZ : Internet bill
ABC : electric bill ( starting soon)(is this some new movie-- "startin soon")
LMN:  groceries bill and accounts
QRS : House rent

haha...so big mail to read yeh..any violations to rules will be prosecuted :D
PS: no offense to anyone..if at all offended...m sorry...bt this has
to be done for maitaning the place and relation(not to maintain, but to destroy)
all are in the same condition..so please dont gudge d person..(they have already done that.. this line shud be in the starting)

Nice to have u ppl around..any suggestions mail back to everyone..so
we can modify accordingly...
thank you for ur time and patience
Rock!(written  by the WWE star)

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Thats it.. n i need comments on this.. especially frm the guys here at IIT and my 1204 guys...