Electrical Cooking plate.

Yes, getting used again to the life in Kerala; God's own country as they always say here. Living in the PWD(governmental) Rest House, quite big double room (they didnt have singles) for 100 rupees per day, which is almost 2 euro (1 euro = app. 56 IRS). Aruns wife and son came back so he doesnt have room for me anymore. pity, but beginning of a new chapter. and i still see him regularly -btw, my shoes are still in his place. During my first week here i was looking for sth else, someone to share a room with or a family which would like to take me in for a month, but it's not that easy. I asked around and they always say: ok, i will do my best for you and tell you tomorrow; or sth like; i will take care of it. They don't give information about how to find sth myself but they take care of it. Again; here from my point of view the tendency is more that other people (father, teacher, older brother/friend) will decide what is good for you and you have to follow blindly. Eventually i didnt find anything and decided to stay in the Rest house. But the Rest house is allright, close to Natana Kairali where i have my classes, friendly people and quite clean. I like to cook myself, so i bought an electrical cooking plate for IRS 760. When i entered the hotel, the friendly receptionist asked me what was in my bag and i showed him. he said its not allowed -i think especially because of the high electricity costs. Anyway, after many why-questions and trials to convince him, the laws of the rest house were not to be broken( i wondered what would have happened if i wouldnt have asked him permission at all, maybe that would have been more easy...). So, if anyone is interested in a brand new electrical cooking plate, i give it away for 600 IRS!!!