sillycon wordsmith
Snorting does not get you out of a traffic jam. On a return commute to home, at a busy and jammed junction, a Thar Jeep guy who has done up his vehicle for rough riding revved his engine multiple times in the faint hope of getting through. Well , snorting did get him ahead. I wiggle though and get much ahead of him. Later he is at my tail again, snorting, I smile and wiggle…
What would I like to do when I see a helmet-less head-bent mobile talking rider(s) and the one who comes straight at you on the wrong side of the road? “Serenity prayer” for the road———————————————God, grant me profanity so rich that he may ruethe courage to spank his bottom black and blueand the wisdom to accomplish both without a clueJust a lot of bloody idiots in the sillycon city. The original “Serenity prayer”God grant us…
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)
He saw his flabby paunch in the mirror. Then he saw the lean and curvy cycle in the store. The bike lured him. He got her home and decked her up(with accessories). They went together for a few weekends on rides for IVC (Idly-Vada-Coffee) in the hallis(villages). Then he saw the handsome hulk. Now he goes far away for the same IVC on the highway. They have bonded well, for they both look the same. …
Bangalore is a pioneer in creating cycling lanes. They identified many roads in Jayanagar and drew a white line. Voila, cycling lanes were created. Just another idiotic stuff in the sillycon city. #sillyconCity (#59)
Amidst the busy humdrum of traffic live a family on the pavement. From the Hindi belt, here in Bangalore now to making a living, they make lovely plaster-of-paris artefacts that they sell on the pavement. As I cycle to work, I see their two young children playing on the pavement, happy and content. And the bunch of frustrated well-to-do guys in their air-conditioned cars a few feet away. Just another day in the sillycon city….
As I cycled to office today through the torturous morning traffic, I saw them on the other side of the road. A couple on a black Hero cycle, with the lady at back, happily chatting and enjoying their ‘doubles ride’ on the right most lane, unmindful of the cacophony on other side. Beautiful sight, don’t you think? #sillyconCity (4)
An interesting melange of thoughts, certainly that of a teenager !
Last Saturday I did the Roller Coaster 200km brevet. This is where my tryst with brevet started in the year 2011. Titled “Huliyadurga 200” then, the route was kinda similar to this where we circled in the opposite direction. And this is where I met Somaskanda S first. Thank you Mohan Subramanyam for this lovely route and rekindling the lovely memories. This route took me past Byalu where the giant dish antennas peer into deep…
Their hands touched innocuously when they were riding. Temperature spiked, their eyes locked and oblivious to traffic around them, they were engaged in a passionate conversation loudly. A crowd formed behind them, curious. A shrill melody of honks followed like the 21-gun salute! Don’t let your imagination go riot! This is the daily kiss that happens between motorists on the crowded old airport road in Bangalore! Who says BLR roads are stressful ? Commute by cycle…