He was super delighted when he discovered that his better half could make his tough demanding boss a quiet mouse at the PTM. After all she was the class teacher of boss’s son at the primary school. (PTM = Parent Teacher Meet) Interesting emotions in the sillycon city. #sillyconCity (#109)
Touch down
Know why people unlock their seat belts and make the call ‘I have arrived’ as soon the plane touches down? Damn, it’s just too peaceful up there, gotta get-into/make the jam. Just a lot of idiots in the sillycon city. #sillyconCity (#108)
Blinking headlights
He set his super brilliant bicycle headlight into flash mode, to extend the life of his battery. Little did he worry that he might be contracting the life of one coming in the opposite direction. The amazing empathy in sillycon city. #sillyconCity (#107)
Speed breakers
We are very conscious of good work. When we accidentally lay a good road we immediately put the kala tikka (black dot) on them, the speed breakers. The mindful ride in silicon city with or without the jam. #sillyconCity (#106)
Cabled city
“We have many cables criss crossing the city streets, yet we are so disconnected.”A fabled city once, now a ‘cabled’ city. Loose connections in the #sillycon city. #sillyconCity (#104)
Hyper loop
In the sprawling city, that is now crawlingI sit in my car very fidgety that is now trawlingFor the road is a cesspool with many a foolWho are at their worst after the cloudburst And then happens the magic, luckily not tragicSwept into man hole into a bunch of poopNamma sillycon city’s version of hyper loopI exit after a kilometre into a wide gutterJust a little sputter and off I flutterSmelly and mucky, but very…
Guide dogs
Guide dogs assist visually impaired people to navigate the road safely. Now they are also available for assisting mobile addicted people so that they can continue watching movies while walking. The master on a leash in the #sillycon city. #sillyconCity (#103)
Faceless conversations
SMS mom. WhatsApp spouse. Slack the colleague. WebEx the client. Insta friends. Email boss. Faceless conversations in the #sillycon city. #sillyconCity (#102) Note: Inspired by Anu Ramakrishnan, she really framed the key phrases brilliantly.
Solpa smile maadi
Amidst horrible honking, and continual tauntingDutifully he stands, controlling traffic with handsAn arduous task, the full face covered by maskBraving dust and grime, and doing extended time He is the traffic police, a harbinger of road peace“Nodi Saar, I am fighting a daily warSolpa smile would go a long mile” Life amidst traffic in #sillycon city. #sillyconCity (#101)
Swalpa adjust maadi
Want to live happily until 100 and beyond? Come to Bengaluru and learn the ultimate philosophy – “Swalpa adjust maadi”. (“please adjust a little”) The simple life philosophy of #sillycon city. #sillyconCity (#100) Inspired by message from Putta (ಬ್ಯಾಲ ಪಿ)—Mohan Subramanyam set me up by publicly stating that he is waiting for ‘blockbuster’ for the 100th one. This was instantly seconded by Aashish Joshi and Raji Nayak. Jeez, this was serious! Having come to Bangalore…