Bangalore Bashing!

I'm back, after a loooong unplanned break! It all started with a trip to bangalore....

Bangalore is slowly losing its charm! I was born in bangalore and have been there umpteen times, but this time was the worst! Alright,accepted, I had a great time with my cousins, but apart from that, every other aspect of bangalore has been showing a gradual decline!

The weather has been gradually declining from COLD during my childhood, to COOL during my teens, to HOT at present! Although mornings and nights are still relatively cool, it has transformed from a 'multiple blanket' city to a 'bedsheet' city!! Although there is no humidity, pollution has taken its toll, with bangalore's dry heat becoming rather harsh on the skin! Never before has it been so hot in the month of September!

The traffic is chaotic! The entire city has been converted into a series of one-way lanes, resulting in a touch-the-nose-around-the-head route to any destination. The city blames the numerous software professionals who have invaded the city, but they in-turn point to the government's negligence. The Blame Game lingers on....

An amusing addition to the city's pavements have been the ubiquitous "COBBLER KIOSK"s!! But what's ironical is the complete absense of cobblers,who either don't seem to appreciate them or haven't understood the purpose! Perhaps what the authorities tried, was to give an indian touch to a wannabe-globalised city!

The rate at which new shopping malls are springing up is unbelievable! And all the floor space is being gobbled up like hungry hippos, by international designer labels!

If things go on like they are at the moment, the time is not far away when the terms "Silicon Valley of India" and "Garden city" would be replaced with "Silicon-di-oxide Valley" and "Garbage city"!!