One day in Bengaluru...
Does my title sound like a sequel to “one night in Bangkok”, then sorry for
disappointing my dear readers, for there is no massage parlours or spas to
pamper and lure, but the craters on the road could really get you in hell...well
almost unless there is detour to heaven! And the garbage dumps could well be
the aromatic and therapeutic standalone treatment!
Or the foamy Bellandur lakes could well be the jacuzzi with whirlpool tubs, massage jets and bubble baths that add sparkle to your travel weary bodies!
Well, if you are the adventure type, head to
Silk board junction and one can have a field day fishing on the roads inundated
with breached Madiwala lake and there are locals to support with makeshift nets
and other fishing accessories. Falling hook, line and sinker are the hordes of
commuters, in vehicles, not with snorkels and anglers though, lining the
fishing camp with their overworked fingers on cell phones running out of
messages on social media and the cars out of fuel, faces flushed and charged
with restlessness, frustration, disappointment, irritation, anger, ready to scream,
explode, but then the fishing scenes put them on hold.
Boating comes next with
fire and rapid action personnel accompanying you as tour guides for fear of
getting carried away into the main storm water drains!
For the skylarks, a politician with a funny hat and goggles could
take you for a ride on poor not so well fed asses and buffaloes. His voices of
dissent would earn you yet another holiday with offices, schools and colleges
shut fearing the donkeys’ outcries and splintering sound of glasses in the
towering buildings!
For the laggards and lazy bones, who prefer to idle away in
front of their tellys or updating their statuses on WP and FB, the sedentary and
inert lame duck administration, with their quick fix solutions or lack of them,
will fulfil your dreams by not resolving the pressing appeals of hapless BMTC
workers.
Well, if you thought these spontaneous freewilled holidays
could give you time to blog, then think again, as this girl studying in Christ
University faced the music for venting ire on her alma mater through her blog,
for not declaring holiday on days of strikes!
Cool Sunitha! Very interesting read:)
ReplyDeleteSilk board junction is the talk of the town, I suggested my friends to get jetski to commute in Bengaluru ;) As always a great post !
ReplyDeleteI hear the rains got the city real bad this time. It's so sad.
ReplyDeleteHas all that water receded?