How about living all alone by yourself?
Just imagine, no more nagging parents, no fixed schedules, no more
troubling siblings. You will be the sole owner of everything. You
get every right to leave your room in mess, leave bathroom door
open, kitchen scattered – you are the KING. Sounds cool, right?
I am not telling you to run from
your respective houses, but just imagine. At first, this whole idea
of staying alone sounds exciting but guys it’s not all that
easy. Ask people who have to live alone or share it with someone
else. Now sharing doesn’t mean with your lover or spouse,
but with a friend or sometimes strangers.
ROOMMATES. Heard it? Lived it?
Ok. I thought we teenagers are always
upto sharing things with people except for our lovers; why not write
something on sharing rooms. All over the world people of different
age groups migrate from one place to another for work, education
or to become independent. Some people manage to live alone and others
hire or buy a flat to share with someone else. The whole idea of
living with someone else not from your relatives’ circle is
a good one. What is important here is the right kind of roommate.
Since, a wrong person would make the idea of living together hell!
Choosing to live with a stranger or a good friend depends from person
to person. Not always best friends end up as good roommates. Usually,
the criteria to select a friend as a roommate should be the comfort
level you share with that person. In the time of a stranger one
should learn to be compatible and sportive.
So, the
first five rules of shared housing go like this:
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Pay your goddamn bills yourself.
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Do your work yourself.
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Be polite to your roommates.
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Don't even move in if you aren't going to be any more fun
than an empty hole, with no social skills, no life and no friend.
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And don't sleep with your roommates, to avoid unnecessary
problems.
Apart from
these golden rules, there are some other things that shall be taken
care of to make the most of living with a roommate.
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Discuss your studying or working timings
with each other, so that the roommate comes to know when the
KING needs peace.
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It is very important for you to let your
roommate know how would your daily menu be. Sit and generally
talk about what you like. Highlight nutrition value of your
favorite food and fun ways to cook it. You will surely get
to eat what you like daily. Your convincing power plays a
very important role here.
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Divide the work of the room in the very
first week. You make the first move so that your roommate
has to listen to what you assign him with. Make a rough draft
of the work that has to be done well in advance. It is like
being responsible and at the same time choosy also. Good one
na.
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Promptly tell your roommate what annoys
you; be it overnight guests, smokers or borrowing items. Make
your choices very clear. This way you can boss over him.
Sharing your room with others is more than a problem.
The key word to have fun while living with others is ‘to adapt’.
It is all about patience, compromise and giving. You will learn
to respect someone else's space and to be able to articulate your
wants and needs. Moreover, it helps you save money by sharing expenses,
such as rent, utilities, and telephone if you want.
Living with someone who is equal to your age or little up or down
can be fun if you do some things together. Remember, “Two
is a company”.
Some cool
ways to have fun with your roommate:
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Cook together and invent new recipes.
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Sit and chat about your childhood days, school days and crushes
instead of going out for a movie.
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If both of you are those intellectual types, discuss current
affairs and bitch about politicians and celebs. Bitching is
your birthright.
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If you are not living with an owl, then go for morning jogs.
It is actually fun.
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Sit and think of ideas to impress your crushes. But if both
of you share the same crush, then it is better to keep your
mouths shut.
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Try and become the best of buddies and trouble your foes
with innovative ideas.
Well, I think if you guys really gel well, then life
is gonna be great and filled with loads of fun. But, if your roommate
is not all that good and refuse to mingle, then here are some tips
that would help you to get rid of him or at least bring him on the
right track.
Fun ways
to deal with your annoying roommate:
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Every time
u wake up start yelling, “Oh my god where the hell am
I?” and run around the room for a few minutes. Then
go back to bed. If your roommate asks, say you don’t
know what he or she is talking about.
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Repeat thoughtfully the
last word of everything your roommate says. For instance,
“I am going to the canteen, do you want to come?”
say come immediately after he completes telling it.
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Whenever he or she is about
to fall asleep ask questions on why things happen like that
or like this? “Why is the bed always so soft?”
Be creative, man.
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Send secret admirer notes
to your roommate’s email.
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Whenever his or her parents
call and ask for your roommate, breathe into the phone for
5 sec and then hang up.
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Stare at your roommate for
5 min out of every hour. Don’t say anything jus stare.
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Sign up your roommate for
various activities like blood donor, running races etc.
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Leave memos on your roommate’s
bed that say, things like “I know what you did”
and “Don’t think you can fool me”. Sign
them in blood. (Red ink guys!)
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Let your alarm clock go
off and refuse to turn it off. If your roommate comments pretend
not to hear anything.
One thing is for sure your roommate
will get solidly annoyed. But take care; there might be chances
that he gets you kicked out of the room. So go slow and steady,
one step at a time.
Few things
that shall be taken care of when living alone or in an apartment
with someone.
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Set at least one interior light on a timer to
come on at night when you are not home.
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Never leave notes indicating that you are not
home.
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Always use the peephole when answering the door.
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If it is a repairman, call the company to verify
his position before opening the door. Never leave the repairman
alone, even for a few minutes.
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Do not panic if your apartment
has been entered! Leave right away in case the intruder is
still inside, and call the police and property owner. Do not
touch or move anything until the police have arrived.
To sum it up, it is upto to you how much can you make
out of living outside your family. For once, a person should take
a chance to live outside family. You learn to become independent,
wise and responsible. Barring that you don’t get too tempted
to worldly temptations.
