1. The city where cabbies will not speak a word of hindi and very little english but croon 'dil to pagal hain' with elan, drum their fingers and whistle, so you have the full orchestra going. Then there are some who like their kannada radio stations. Initially I couldnt connect but some of them do have great beats and before you know you are humming along. I end up recognising some nos by the tune. I hate to admit but it makes me feel at home.
2. The city where I learnt to ride two wheelers. I havent plucked the courage to try my hand at 4-wheelers yet. I have seen women drivers in the city and though some are real experts,I have seen too many poor ones and I would despise myself to be counted among them. I also learnt that one of the most importanat aspect of learning to drive around the city involves familiarity with all potholes. I had a near disaster the other day, I was very sure that my insides did a small jiggy dance.
3. The city where I discovered the superirioty of idli can be risen, just by the 'dip' method. Eat idli with sambhar separate is what I had experienced till then. But dunk your idli in bowl full of sambhar and voila! you will experience eureka.
4. I can just go on and on about the filter coffee. I am sure every other state in the South can boast of its richness in terms of coffee, but Bangalore is what I experienced first hand. I was not disappointed. Being a Bengali, tea pretty much runs in my vein. I am not talking Tea chamomile but true desi bhaded chaa, which found an easy replacement in the coffee here.
5. The thing that I am going to miss the most, the day I say tata to Bangalore is the Bakery culture. I have treated myself at Kayani's in Bombay, Universal in Hyderabad, Nahoum's in Calcutta but the scene here is completely different. Drop in at around 11 in the morning at any of the Iyengar's and bite into the delicious egg puffs or the 'just out of the oven' Capsicum Buns. You can feel the smile spread acorss your smug face. All very affordable, mind you.
6. Beer. and that itself brings a wide grin. I see it is pretty much treated as 'soft' drink but I am not ashamed. I am also yet to meet someone (a lady) who shares the love, but I definitely have a lot of dude friends who share the passion. I don't claim to be an afficionado but the city has added to my knowledge to the kinds and brews.
7. The city where I went out driving at 2 in the morning with friends to explore a haunted area. I have no idea why was I on the wheels. No, we luckily didnt experience anything which can be labeled occult.
8. The city which taught me hard work pays. I had always heard the phrase but to see it happen in front of your eyes is very different. It may not have paid as much as I would have wanted it to but whatever.
9. The weather! I cant believe I wrote like 8 points before this one. This most certainly is in my top 3 on why I love Bangalore. The weather is like Mallika Sharawat, hate her but you cant ignore her. Even if you are a Bangalore hater, you just cant run from the beautiful weather. You have to have some good karma on your side to have arrived here to experience it.
10. The city where I feel safe. I reserved this for the last because I felt it deserved special attention. There are very few places a single/married/working/at home women feel safe. Bangalore should be proud that it certainly gets the nod of safe city from most ladies junta here. Kudos!
2. The city where I learnt to ride two wheelers. I havent plucked the courage to try my hand at 4-wheelers yet. I have seen women drivers in the city and though some are real experts,I have seen too many poor ones and I would despise myself to be counted among them. I also learnt that one of the most importanat aspect of learning to drive around the city involves familiarity with all potholes. I had a near disaster the other day, I was very sure that my insides did a small jiggy dance.
3. The city where I discovered the superirioty of idli can be risen, just by the 'dip' method. Eat idli with sambhar separate is what I had experienced till then. But dunk your idli in bowl full of sambhar and voila! you will experience eureka.
4. I can just go on and on about the filter coffee. I am sure every other state in the South can boast of its richness in terms of coffee, but Bangalore is what I experienced first hand. I was not disappointed. Being a Bengali, tea pretty much runs in my vein. I am not talking Tea chamomile but true desi bhaded chaa, which found an easy replacement in the coffee here.
5. The thing that I am going to miss the most, the day I say tata to Bangalore is the Bakery culture. I have treated myself at Kayani's in Bombay, Universal in Hyderabad, Nahoum's in Calcutta but the scene here is completely different. Drop in at around 11 in the morning at any of the Iyengar's and bite into the delicious egg puffs or the 'just out of the oven' Capsicum Buns. You can feel the smile spread acorss your smug face. All very affordable, mind you.
6. Beer. and that itself brings a wide grin. I see it is pretty much treated as 'soft' drink but I am not ashamed. I am also yet to meet someone (a lady) who shares the love, but I definitely have a lot of dude friends who share the passion. I don't claim to be an afficionado but the city has added to my knowledge to the kinds and brews.
7. The city where I went out driving at 2 in the morning with friends to explore a haunted area. I have no idea why was I on the wheels. No, we luckily didnt experience anything which can be labeled occult.
8. The city which taught me hard work pays. I had always heard the phrase but to see it happen in front of your eyes is very different. It may not have paid as much as I would have wanted it to but whatever.
9. The weather! I cant believe I wrote like 8 points before this one. This most certainly is in my top 3 on why I love Bangalore. The weather is like Mallika Sharawat, hate her but you cant ignore her. Even if you are a Bangalore hater, you just cant run from the beautiful weather. You have to have some good karma on your side to have arrived here to experience it.
10. The city where I feel safe. I reserved this for the last because I felt it deserved special attention. There are very few places a single/married/working/at home women feel safe. Bangalore should be proud that it certainly gets the nod of safe city from most ladies junta here. Kudos!
