I've got issues.....serious problems with people who actually live where they live and yet complain about it crossing their limits. Not getting it?? Its about Bangalore and yes, you're reading a fanatic's views. Unfortunately there's been a lot spoken about how poor Bangalore is, how bad the infrastructure is etc etc everywhere and I'm growing sick of it. Some amount of criticism is alright but criticism shouldnt be of the sort that undermines what the city has provided to you. These are what I actually read /was told[I'll refrain from mentioning any names/URLs]:
1. Bangalore is stupid [I was confused whether to laugh or shout about with anger]
2. Bangalore sucks [again the same]
3. Kannada, the language, is third class [I swear that this one is true....though it happened sometime ago]
4.Bangalore is not a place fit for anyone to stay
5. Bangalore is developing backwards
Whilst the third one has got nothing to do with this post, I did mention it "kyunki woh baat seede dil tak pahoonch gayi"! But seriously, it did prick my heart :( Next post on that one
Bangalore is a very very very young city just incase you havent noticed. Sure there is a history to back 'Bendakaalooru' but Bangalore doesnt have one. Not much attention was given on the city by the union government about 12/13 years ago. It was just another city...and infact it still is. Even Vidhana Soudha has a history of just about 50 years, being built in 1954. The first flight was operated in 1940 out of the BIA .Bangalore started its development only after Information Technology showed up. If you've lived here in Bangalore during this time, you'd understand what I'm talking about. In just a short span of about 13/14 years, the development that has taken place, the international recognition obtained is nothing short of a remarkable achievement.
I agree that the infrastructure is poor but consider the number of people moving into the city. Was Bangalore prepared for such a robust growth? No less than often, I too complain about the traffic woes, the pollution problems, the roads etc but I was wondering how the government would actually put an end to the traffic problems. Good roads? A number of flyovers? Under-passes? a number of traffic policeman? If none of us follow the traffic rules, the traffic problems are never going to end and finally, Bangalore would be needing a policeman for each one of us.
Enough of that...I'm not going to deviate from what I actually wanted to say. Criticism of the like 'sucks', 'stupid' and 'third class' and exaggerated mails containing quotes of different executives is certainly not what the city you live in, or better to describe it as the one that gives you food to eat, Bangalore, deserves. Give me a break please.....and oh yes! Give 'Banglore' a break.....it surely needs one!!
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Saturday, August 20, 2005
Miiiii....
Here you may find reasons why you are advised against bringing your mother/father to live with you abroad [please dont shoot me]
1. My mother started laughing at about 19:05 and she hasnt stopped at all !! non stop laughing for 50 minutes....good for health?? And the reason? " I remembered something!!" she says. What is it? God knows!!
2. She hasnt gone out for two days and she's started complaining about how she thinks that living here is as good as living in a prison. This, in my case, is a little embarrassing....have I been living in a prison all this while?? Good God NOO!!
3. I think that she thinks I'm a waste bin cos she dumps lots and lots of food down my throat.....she cooks and cooks and cooks [ not because she has nothing else to do but because she wants me to eat] .
4. She cleans and cleans and cleans [this cos she is bored]
5. She complains on how she is gaining weight when all the time she wanted to lose some: "All i have to do is cook and eat and sleep. How am I going to lose weight"
1. My mother started laughing at about 19:05 and she hasnt stopped at all !! non stop laughing for 50 minutes....good for health?? And the reason? " I remembered something!!" she says. What is it? God knows!!
2. She hasnt gone out for two days and she's started complaining about how she thinks that living here is as good as living in a prison. This, in my case, is a little embarrassing....have I been living in a prison all this while?? Good God NOO!!
3. I think that she thinks I'm a waste bin cos she dumps lots and lots of food down my throat.....she cooks and cooks and cooks [ not because she has nothing else to do but because she wants me to eat] .
4. She cleans and cleans and cleans [this cos she is bored]
5. She complains on how she is gaining weight when all the time she wanted to lose some: "All i have to do is cook and eat and sleep. How am I going to lose weight"
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
A day after Independence day
The Rising - would have been perfect to watch it on the 15th of August. Did'nt plan it well before so missed it by a day. Nevertheless, the feeling of watching a Hindi movie [specially if its a patriotic one] outside your country, is quite special. The start of the movie, the elephants, the trumphet and the song 'Mangal mangal' evokes a sense of pride with which I sat head-high for the first 15 minutes. Nothing special later on so I had to rest my head and sit comfortably. At the end of it, whatever took over me, I stood up again, for the last five minutes.
The movie: Between scenes, one takes a second or two to understand whats going on. Ketan Mehta, the director doesnt deliver much at all. Rani Mukherji isnt as special as one can expect her to be ..... she's got so little in the script!! Her wardrobe is unrealistic and soo out of place [she's the heroine...so her clothes are the best among all the other girls in the movie if not exhuberant] Amisha Patel is wonderful when she has her dead husband on her laps....God..she looks amazing!! So does Kiron Kher and the gora guy. Finally, Aamir Khan!! I looovvveee his present hair style...not the one in the movie but the one after that. The guy doesnt look like he is 40! If you'd go to watch the movie then it 60% should be because of Aamir's performance and his dedication towards the movie. 40% for everything else.
Now, is Nandos in UK an Indian Restaurant? Somene recommended Nandos so much for the delicious 'INDIAN' food they make. Now I entered this restaurant right after the movie to fuel my hungry stomach. There's a lot of warmth and coziness inside. Dark-wood furnitures to give it a nice English countryside feeling. I look at the menu and search for familiar words like tikka/kadai or something...but then I discover its a Portuguese restaurant. Its not nice to walk out on the restaurant so I had to sit and eat the food available there and actually, its not bad!
The movie: Between scenes, one takes a second or two to understand whats going on. Ketan Mehta, the director doesnt deliver much at all. Rani Mukherji isnt as special as one can expect her to be ..... she's got so little in the script!! Her wardrobe is unrealistic and soo out of place [she's the heroine...so her clothes are the best among all the other girls in the movie if not exhuberant] Amisha Patel is wonderful when she has her dead husband on her laps....God..she looks amazing!! So does Kiron Kher and the gora guy. Finally, Aamir Khan!! I looovvveee his present hair style...not the one in the movie but the one after that. The guy doesnt look like he is 40! If you'd go to watch the movie then it 60% should be because of Aamir's performance and his dedication towards the movie. 40% for everything else.
Now, is Nandos in UK an Indian Restaurant? Somene recommended Nandos so much for the delicious 'INDIAN' food they make. Now I entered this restaurant right after the movie to fuel my hungry stomach. There's a lot of warmth and coziness inside. Dark-wood furnitures to give it a nice English countryside feeling. I look at the menu and search for familiar words like tikka/kadai or something...but then I discover its a Portuguese restaurant. Its not nice to walk out on the restaurant so I had to sit and eat the food available there and actually, its not bad!
Monday, August 15, 2005
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