Abhijit
@mrwho_2k_ae
Omani expat in India
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About me
Omani
Lives in Bangalore
Speaks English, Hindi, Malayalam, Tamil, a little bit of Arabic.
Registration: 16 April 2013
About
My expat journey
Bangalore, India
I was literally so sick of having fun in Oman, I left everything and came to India just to relax for a year or two. Got bored in Kerala, so googled for the best city to live at in India. Bangalore showed up, so I just came here. Worked at a call center for almost 1/6th of the pay I used to get, but enough to happily survive every month. Loved taking calls, meeting lots of new people, partied a bit as I didnt want to get to that again. I see India more as a meditation spot. Every I spend time in this country, something changes in me for the better. Incredible India indeed :)
I was working as the manager for Panasonic showroom in Oman. Had a great pay, a nice 4-wheel drive, company fuel, a penthouse...and I left it all :P. Came to India and worked for a call center. Got bored so quit that job on end of February. Now doing what I love the most....eating sleeping, going to gym and repeating the same. Also exploring my own mental limits and needs. Love to know myself better to understand other even more than I can.
I never really liked India, but I still dont know anything about this country. Guess it was my hometown I never liked. Love the people of Bangalore. So helpful and chilled out. Love the weather for being as comfy as its always been. I love cold times. Love the variety of food I got to eat here....still lots left to taste. Love almost everything about Bangalore...and everyday I keep finding a new reason to live a day longer here before leaving.
The cops at night who stops you from going out to have a cup of coffee lol. I mean, seriously?
Muscat, Oman
In short, it was epic! Lived life a hundred times smothered with fun, love, craziness, insanity, amazement, surprises, adventure, and shit loads of the feeling of completely, every mins, every second. In fact, I could say, I enjoyed so much that I did it all I would have wanted to do even in my future 25 yrs...excluding sky diving :) I was born a Hindu but didnt believe in it much...so went to Christianity for a year and a half. Then went to Islam for 8 months, and then ended up with Buddhism for three month. Now I dont pray at all as I realized these different versions of faith and guidance exercised by people, I wont need that if i could try to correct my mistakes by myself to improve myself and go through the right path. That was the spiritual twist in my life while i lived in Oman.
Look after a grocery shop, a video rental shop. Became a computer hardware tech trainee. Worked in sales for the same. Did promotions, leaflet distributions, event management, editing survey forms for a market research compnay, did surveys myself. Was a merchandiser for electronics and home appliance for Sanyo branded product. Got promoted to sales executive incharge of all the hypermarket in the capital area. And eventually ended up being the youngest expatriate manager in the capital city, for Panasonic Showroom.
The country is beautiful...more like a sanctuary for humans being hehe. No any kind of problems or attacks or anything to disturb the peace I felt there always. The weather could be a bit harsh at times but never been a nightmare ever. Lots of job opportunities...lots of naturally beautiful spots to explore and live it up.
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Iintroduce yourself here !! by Markhenry
Hey everybody, I am newly joined this forum community. This is very amazing forum. So I decided to introduce here myself. My name is Mark Henry. I am very much glad here to take part in discussion. I would be more than happy to share my viewpoint ...
Dear Chiswick, Bangalore is most probably the best city in India for your family. The beach isnt that close or I have to check on that, but there is lots..I mean literally lots you could do in Bangalore to have a good time. Its kinda late here.. ... Read More
Iintroduce yourself here !! by Markhenry
Hey everybody, I am newly joined this forum community. This is very amazing forum. So I decided to introduce here myself. My name is Mark Henry. I am very much glad here to take part in discussion. I would be more than happy to share my viewpoint ...
Hey Mark, I'm kinda new here as well. My name is Abhijit. Looking forward to share experiences in Bangalore and yes, always here for any assistance. Cheers, Abi Read More