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Bangaluru Meter Masti!

Talk of Bangalore and you can’t miss its beautiful weather! As I write now, its raining outside. For a couple of weeks it felt Bangalore have lost its trade mark weather as temperature was rising continuously and there was no sign of rains. In between I went to Kolkata and remembered there (again) what is true summer heat (with lots of perspiration).

Now, eying to Bangalore’s beautiful weather, if you plan to be here you must not overlook its largely bad tempered and unmanaged  bad traffic (I feel Bangaloreans’ traffic sense is worst among Metropolitan cities of India).  If you have got a bike to commute it best.

The most readily available thing, once you put your leg on road will be an auto-rickshaw (apart from lots of beautiful looking Volvo bushes to other BMTC vehicles). During my last one year stay at Bangalore I have had a wide variety of experience with auto-rickshaw and their drivers. As my job require me to travel across the city, I find these most usable as I don’t have any personal vehicle. But most of the percentage of these particular type of population will behave like “Thugs” always demanding something extra upon whatever meter charges will incur.

… Not to mention something funny like below.

Speed of the meter is faster than the speed of vehicle, it seems! (Note that per kilometer rate is Rs. 7/- only)

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Oh! Kolkata

Advancements of a city should be judged by its public conveyance (it must and always play a significant role in evaluating cultural and economical position of a city). Kolkata being first ever Metropolitan city of India, have been the largest centre for trade and business. The “City of Joy” is always welcoming to all sort of people across the social classification and so is its public conveyance system.

Right from being the first city in India to have a Underground Metro Rail to Hand Rickshaw pullers (Despite the ban, there arestill hundred’s of people employed) making Kolkata-Only-City-Where-A-Man-Carries-Man).

Apart from these two extreme mode of transportation one can see Trams, Buses, Good-Old-Yellow-&-Black-Colored-Ambassadors-CARS as CABs, Ferry’s in the river Hooghly, Auto Rickshaw, Bicycle Richshaw among various makes and models of personal vehicles.
During my recent visit to Kolkata first thing I noticed once I stepped out of Airport(Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is still the same while most of the metropolitan cities have built modern, newer and larger aerodrome,  however I always feel its still appropriate and according to the requirements.) was as AC Volvo bus ready to leave for Esplanade.

Now... Thanks to JN-NURM (Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission)

If you ever happen to be in Kolkata earlier, you wouldn’t dare to enter into a bus and at once you may think that the bus is in service since Independence.

... and Then

I was surprised even more when I assumed one very ultra modern looking vehicle to be another air conditioned bus running on road but alas… Kolkata surprises you more when you think this is the last… It was the new Ever-Green-Trams.

Now...

... and Then

Whatever the reason, I always liked the Tram ride when I was in Kolkata. It would be slow but would take you to places where going otherwise would be difficult (Traffic diversions and one-ways).

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Good Luck (and Good Night)

Though I have picked up the title from the critically acclaimed movie by George Clooney, It have got nothing to do this with the movie.

Good Luck because I just feel lucky when I meet good people. Many a times you come across to certain person and you like them. I believe this comes from the feeling that you are being equally liked by them too. What if its just a false sense, then too, spending a good evening with a good company is good after a busy day at work especially when you had to travel around the city with load of samples.

Good Night as its almost mid-night (even date is also changed by the time I am going to finish this post) and I just returned from a small Birthday treat (a surprise for him as we just reached the venue and buzzed him to come for treat, hehehe ) of my one of the rather new friend.

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Games they liked to play at NIMC aka AIMK

Like every other campus, people at NIMC aka AIMK are no different when it comes to cyber combat. I have been knowing finest snipers, few of the toughest assault team (Hellboy, DT, Rage to name a few)

Counter Strike

Counter Strike, the power puff game which rocks whole night all across the campus through the LAN. The latest version of this game is Counter-Strike: Source – It blends Counter-Strike’s award-winning team play action with the advanced technology of Source™ technology. Featuring state of the art graphics, all new sounds, and introducing physics, Counter-Strike: Source is a must-have for every action gamer. The popularity is still rising and even students have started arranging tournament in college fests with AIMK always as winners, after all practice pays.

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