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All about silicon city – namma Bengaluru

A drink

Hmmm, seems like namma sillyconCity needed a drink. The traffic is back. The city of pubs dried and shrivelled during the dry spell of 40 days. When the liquor shops opened, after a long wait and generous swigs, the vehicles are back!

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God & Spirit

During festivals, small temples in my area setup wooden pole queuing systems to manage crowds. The same was visible outside a liquor shop near my office in nama city. Now I understand God and Spirit are accorded the same respect.

Festival times in namma sillyconCity.

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Monday

After many of weeks of working from home, this Monday is just right for drinking at office(or home). Long lines at 8:30AM today morning outside liquor shops in namma city. All in a line maintaining absolute discipline, beautifully socially distanced and waiting with a zen-line patience.

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Protection

In these Covid19 times, I see a lot of people on bikes riding without helmet, be it the rider or pillion. When I asked one of them as to why he was wearing head protection, he looked straight at me and said “Mask idhey-alva-na Saar” (“Mask is there no, Sir”).
Super smart no, a gem of namma sillyconCity.

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Oh dear Bengaluru

When lockdown happened, Bengaluru became Bangalore. Peaceful, lazy, quiet roads, cool breeze, swaying trees, gaily flowers, ‘aaram’, just like how it was when when I was a young lad. Missed the big circles and tongas though.

Bengaluru, we will wake up now. I hope you have rejuvenated well, for we will come back with a vengeance. Sorry.

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Colours

“With confirmation of lockdown extending beyond Apr 14, areas will be tagged Red, Yellow and Green to gear up for seal down” – From today’s news on BLR.

Idhnu yenu Saar? Idhu Covid19-gey, namegella ri.
Naanu traffic light time waste madella, adhekay kelidhen.
(Hey, what is this? This is for Covid19, not for us. I don’t waste time at traffic light, hence asked). sillyconCity conversations.

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