Roomies

I recieved sooo many requests to write about my roommates that I thought why not, especially considering that in the last 3 weeks I could not think of a single topic to write about.

For people like me who have lived at home all my life, Living with a bunch of roommates was a completely new experience. I dont even have a brother or sister so I have never lived with other human beings of my age. My house till now has only been filled with parents, grandparents and my maid ( when she was in the 'havent run away' phase that is. Those who know 'tai' will know what I mean and those who dont ....well my next post will probably be a story of her life).

I am a loner by nature and having some stranger sharing my bedroom was not the most comforting thought in the world. I tried to look for an apartment where I could have a rooom to myself. But Atlanta property rates are not cheap (to put it mildly). And financial constraints forced me to move into a 2 bedroom apartment to be shared witth ( horror of horrors) THREE other girls all of whom I had literally never met before.

Well, the days passed and now it has been 6 months that I have been living with these girls. In fact, last month we had an addition to the household and now it is 5 girls living together not 4. In these last 6 months I have concluded that having room mates is not that bad. But its not that good either.

Here are the top ten reasons why I have come to believe that living with roomies is not that bad....

10. Even if you do not make a single friend outside home you automatically have 3 friends whether u want it or not
9. When you are hopelessly drunk and cant even call the lift you have someone to take you home
8. When your cereals are over you have three other cereal boxes to flick from
7. You have someone to go home to
6. When you are crying and really really low theres always someone to ask whats the matter.
5. You need to cook only once every 4 days
4. Every night is a slumber party
3. You feel better about your unorganized wardrobe because at least one of your roomies has an untidier one.
2. You have someone to wake you up when setting an alarm feels like too much of an effort.
1. Your wardrobe automatically multiplies by 4!!!!! ( unless your roomies are soooo damn thin that.......argghhhh damn you Chaitali!!!!...........Chaitali is my5 feet 2 inch, 45 kilo roommate who by the way has some awesome clothes. So i just borrow her shoes and earrings)

Now comes the reaaaal thing. The real intention behind this post. Ladies and gentlemen , presenting to you......

10 REASONS WHY I HATE MY ROOMIES

10. You have to pretend to be friends with these 3 people who you might be HATING!!!!!
9. When you have been hopelessly drunk the night before and just wanna forget all that you did and said you hahve 3 people who tell you every single detail and horror of horrors ......they have photos and videos to prove that they werent lying.
8. They finish their own cereals and then flick yours. Keeps you wondering why your cereal box is empty already
7. You are never alone!!! Theres always someone in every room and you cant even have a private phone conversation.
6. Its really difficult to even cry alone coz those nosy roomies are always poking around everywhere
5. There always amazing food at home and dieting becomes a hypothetical concept.
4. At least one of your roomies has a wardrobe and desk cleaner than yours.
3. They do not let you touch that ice cream beacuse accidentally 6 months ago you told them you were trying to lose weight.
2. Every morning you wake up three times because everyone sets alrams at differnet times
1. You get a complex day in and day out beacuse all your roomies are thinner than you, have better clothes and yes they allllllllllllll have STRAIGHT hair!!! ( for those of you who havent noticed my hair is very curly and that orkut photograph is misleading and has been put up just to make me feel better about myself)


DISCLAIMER: All incidents and persons mentioned in this post are fictitious and any resemblance to an incident or person, alive or dead is purely coincidental