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Bangalore where I have spent almost two years of my life is the best part of my journey so far. A Cosmopolitan city situated in the heart of Karnataka it’s the best place to live in India and I can claim that despite not living at other well known cities of India as I know that place can be certified ISO-9000 in terms of Lifestyle suiting my kinda Species. :)
When I first landed there it was raining and I remember the words of the Auto Ricksawala who took me to Indiranagar where I spent the rest of my time that “Whosesoever comes to Bangalore never goes back again”. I didn’t get him that moment as nothing justified that busy Airport Road and deafening honking of the city with highest no of two wheelers in India. But now I know he was right as there’s where my heart is .
I reached home and planned the weekend as I had to explore the Pub City of India. The very next day I find myself at the Face of Bangalore’s Culture and Fashion’s High Street called MG ROAD. Well to be honest I liked it a lot, as I have just left the city spoiled by Jaats and Biharis called Delhi.
The place rocked as I heard no abuses in haryanavi and no dumb people looking at Skimpy dresses and waiting them to malfunction somehow or else. I enjoyed a nice tea at Barista , listened to some great Trance played by them and watched the sun hiding behind the Clouds. It was amazing…….
A lot of people find my obsession with the city rather unjustified. They often ask me why do I love that place? Is it just the Amazing Pubs which is my preferred place to hangout or the Rock Music that’s Bangalore’s Legacy since the time Eagles first released their album?
I prefer to keep numb as I know its more to that city than its culture its actually the LIFESTYLE that it offers. It’s the feeling that you get when despite sitting alone at Barista you don’t feel the need to be with some dumb girl just for the heck of it. You have a new fresh morning filled with youth in that city.
The rain though spoiling the barely surviving roads chills you down after a long day of work. The Friday night fills you with an energy at Purple Haze with Metallica’s Karaoke night. The Saturday night is all about chilling out at The Couch with a Long Island Iced Tea or a Martini with “World Hold On” being played in the backdrop and Sundays are about visiting Gurudwara and then walking at Ulsoor lake and enjoying the last moments of your weekend with a nice cup of Coffee and 100 ft Indiranagar with someone special.
Its about going for a coffee at The Leela’s at 1 am and racing at the inner ring road connecting Kormangala and Indiranagar. Its about biking trips just to swim at Kaveri river and clicking pics at the innumerous waterfalls adjoining the city. Its about rasam and curdrice which I have started hating after being there. Its about cooking wai-wai with an egg at 10pm after I have no energy and taste to visit the restro nearby and shell 100 bucks for badly cooked so called North Indian food.
Its about amazing times spent with Ramesh at his place trying to decode Kannada through his expressions while conversing with his family. Its about the lake at IC office which looks beautiful at night.
Its about traffic jams right 100 ft before the MG Road red light where I wanted to park my bike.
Its about countless free meals Ramesh has feed me with when I was almost
broke cause of filling MBA application forms. Its about his courtesy of being the Ultimate Companion, Elder Brother and the Only support in my hardest times.
Its about Mysore road CCDAY and bowling at Amoeba. Its about exploring a new Pubs every weekend. Its about Grilled chicken feasts at Imperial with Ramesh and countless buffet we have had at all possible restaurants of Bangalore. Its also about feeling life touching 115+ km/hr with arms wide open at outer ring road and listening to Turn the Page. Its about a beer and Comfortably Numb at STONES,Indiranagar. Its about n no of grand spent on shopping at 100 ft as an Impulsive buyer.Its about Salsa classes and having fun at iflex .
Bangalore is all about Love , Relationships, Friendship, Bike Trips, Pubs , Rock Music, Loneliness, Smiles, XIME, iflex and its GYM, Rains and Indiranagar.
Life at Bangalore is all about Ramesh,Chandni,Ujala,Sumit,Henry,Ranjit…………………………….