Shyam's Blog

As I was driving home from office the other day, I did a glance around Outer Ring Road, Bangalore. Every direction I looked, there was some construction going on. Be it a multi-specialty hospital or a big 10-floor residential building. Imagine the investments in these infrastructure projects! Good that it is shaping Bangalore to be better place to experience life. But, currently, the amount of pollution (dust/noise/etc) is huge. Bangalore is no different than some of the cities in China that have high pollution levels. As of today, infrastructural improvements are creating a havoc more than benefits. Seeing the Metro Train projects, it is not a positive sign to have these constructions running for a decade long. Clogging the roads and creating traffic jams is the side effect.

I became the Secretary of our Apartment Association few months ago. Our apartment complex houses 576 units and managing it is like managing a business or a company. Everyday, I am bumping in to things that will need attention being Secretary. Here is a sample of things I get pulled in to. 1. Everyday, I check my email early morning to look for any task that needs immediate attention. These emails are sometimes beyond my control. I see emails that says, "MC (Management Committee), please get rid of monkey menace in our apartment. There are too many these days and are destroying our clothes in balconies". Sadly, these monkeys were invited by few animal lovers and they fed fruits and nuts to them. Now, if we kick them away, it feels like we are kicking away our guests :). 2. At 9am, estate manager calls and tells BESCOM (electricity board) guy has come to disconnect power of people who have not paid bills. For next 30 minutes, I negotiate with that guy and convince him tha...