As I go to office doing the peak traffic hours of morning, I am stuck in the traffic on Old Airport Road. Lovely it is to be under the canopy of trees that is a brilliant green arch all the way ahead. A lovely cool weather with a mild sun streaming through the leaves makes it a bliss. Oh some idiots honk so that the sound waves may move the car ahead. But I am…
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Laptop
Share autos is where the human side of digital Namma Bengaluru shines. Everybody is using laptop while being driven. Well each one is on other’s lap. A different kind of jam in sillycon city. #sillyconCity (#145)
Beauty in traffic
Stuck in typical Monday morning traffic on Old Airport Road, the beautiful canopy of trees near HAL police station were lovely. The tentacles like branches seemed to hug me and the streaming sunlight between leaves caressed me. Yes, there are pockets of beauty in the maddening traffic of namma sillycon city. Enjoy them. #sillyconCity (#130)
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…
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)
Skill building
Commuting in namma sillycon city is brilliant, it enhances one’s skills. Riding enhances your motor skills, walking on pavement sharpens your balancing skills, engagement with others enhances body language and communication skills. The brilliant sillycon city. #sillyconCity (#92)
Artistry on road
The artistry of traffic in silicon city is amazing. When it is stationary, it really is very still. When it moves, it is brilliantly fluid, with amazing curves as vehicles weave in and out, synchronised with sound and light show of horns and smokes. Life in sillycon city. #sillyconCity (#75)
Dreams
He lived in a rented house near his work place. He was happy. After many years of hard work, he built his dream house close by. He was very happy. Very soon he got a dream offer from another company. He switched. Then all he did was to dream in the bus to work and back. It was a long commute. Then he moved to a rented place closer to the new company. He still…
LCA
Do you know why a real-size LCA aircraft model is parked near Cubbon park metro? Well they are saying that this is the future of road travel in our sillycon city. Life in the sillycon city. #sillyconCity (#70) LCA = Light Combat Aircraft
Long names
Be careful when you ask info about some of our Namma Metro (Bangalore) stations while traveling. By the time you say the station name, the next station will arrive. Some of the super long Namma metro stations are:Nadaprabhu Kempegowda Station, MajesticSri Balagangadharanatha Swamiji Stn., HosahalliDr. B. R. Ambedkar Stn., Vidhana SoudhaSir M Visveswaraya Station, Central College The amazing sillycon city. #sillyconCity (#65)