Certainly one of the most unique and educative experiences in Summers: learning to work in Coffee Café s … numerous in number in Chennai that they are, they prove to be extremely useful- n not just as an oasis in the heat.... You see- I live way far from my Office and take refuge in these li’l places to work during the day, when our Guide puts us ‘on hold’…my laptop is my workstation. :P Its quite unique…. Besides ignoring that you block their table for a few hours, ordering an arbitrary coffee…I’ve started to see it in a way I haven’t for the 3 years I lived here previously.. Its thronged by the recently-freed college couples ;)- their chattering and sweet nothings which you’ve to blot out if you want to make headway with the mountain of topics left to research on…. :D It’s a solvable problem out with earphones and some well-chosen rock-cum-Hip hop music….It also serves the blessed purpose of saving you from the music playing in the café that, for some strange reason is NEVER in sync with the hapless TV.
You’re saved from the heat, which is definitely a huge plus-point… but who will save you from the pairs of eyes that will follow you around or is fixated on your laptop? Sometimes I wonder whether they think Im trying to do act it up like a la’ Mazumdar Shaw, or something…!! :P If only they knew Im internally wishing all of them out of the Café so I can be left in blissful solitary-dom. :P That’s when this God-Awful idiot will come up to you with a line… unfortunately he picked up one of my Factsheets, and he got one of the rudest brush-off s uptodate… :D
Working in Café s can give you perspective on the worth of fast food, even…. You figure that the fast food you’ve been missing in ASB is really does not sate your hunger pangs, not even close to our normal Indian food, and what’s more: they skin your pocket!! Now that’s what I call… ‘Paying a Price!!’ :P
You’re saved from the heat, which is definitely a huge plus-point… but who will save you from the pairs of eyes that will follow you around or is fixated on your laptop? Sometimes I wonder whether they think Im trying to do act it up like a la’ Mazumdar Shaw, or something…!! :P If only they knew Im internally wishing all of them out of the Café so I can be left in blissful solitary-dom. :P That’s when this God-Awful idiot will come up to you with a line… unfortunately he picked up one of my Factsheets, and he got one of the rudest brush-off s uptodate… :D
Working in Café s can give you perspective on the worth of fast food, even…. You figure that the fast food you’ve been missing in ASB is really does not sate your hunger pangs, not even close to our normal Indian food, and what’s more: they skin your pocket!! Now that’s what I call… ‘Paying a Price!!’ :P
Anyway, all said and done: I’ve gotten quite a lot of work done in these places… So conclusion: some earphones and a desperate need to work will do the trick.…!! :P
And if any other hapless Chennaiite is considering this idea: I strongly recommend any of the ‘Barista’ as against Coffee Day or Qwiky… They have plug-points for the laptop and actually encourage Corporate Meetings there…. :D
See you there!! :D
Good Luck all, Im signing off now….
Until later,
Rajeswari
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