Wander-Clicks

After almost three years of legal battles, etc. the flyover on Jayadeva Circle is getting inaugurated today. The roofed-structure you see is today the venue for the CM's inaugural address. Will try and post pictures after the flyover is opened up. 

Was sleepless, so tried experimenting with the phone's sepia effect.


Hands for support.


Reaching Out into the dark


Wilful cruelty!

 

A short, sudden shower. Frosted windows, chilled bones. 

The Juke Box is a small restaurant that we frequent in Koramangala. Great value for money. Good ambience - a little noisy though. Ask for the sausages. They are not on the menu and the greasy taste is saliva-inspiring. 

If you are stuck in traffic along the JP Nagar Int. Ring Road, these trucks are to blame. I wonder why they don't restrict truck movement during peak hours. There were atleast ten trucks at this traffic signal this morning. 

Sameer had to run-in his bro's Avenger and we went on a short ride (175-sh kms) to Sangam, half-way to Beemeshwari and back.



We took this dirt track from Sangam to Beemeshwari. Exhilirating route. Sadly, we were turned back mid-way because of reported elephant herd attacks.


That's Sangam - Rivers Arkavathi and Cauvery meet here.

More pix and videos here: Sony ImageStation.

From a Singaporean chain, Taste7Tea in The Pavilion, Church Street. They serve up teas blended with fruit flavours and something called pearls (wheat?? balls). The Green Apple "Green Tea" that I tasted was pretty good. You can get the blends in Green Tea, Milk Tea, etc. 

Yesterday, it rained through the day in B'Lore. A lovely smooth, flowing rain. Not the harsh kind. Wonderful weather! 

Bangalore's getting a 2-tier (one elevated, one at ground-level) road on Hosur Road. Lotsa traffic from El City and Tamil Nadu use this road. Will this project help bring down the traffic snarls? We'll wait and see . 

I performed on stage @ work. "Danced", though not sure what people might call it. That's the dress for the RdB bhangra song. 

This is the single largest restaurant bill that I've ever seen... 17grand!! Rupees, ofcourse. No, not my pocket. 

I finished the first six volumes of the Dark Tower series sometime back. Took me way too long to get the last part of the saga. No hardcover in stock though :(

Three men in a bummel.. Hope it is as good as 3 men in a boat.

Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner has been highly recommended by a lot of people.

Meera Syal's book should be as funny as her acting is.

Haruki Murakami's books again have been highly recommended to me. I started this book yesterday and am half through. Pretty interesting book, I should say. 

One of the Air-conditioned volvo buses running on suburban routes. Route Number 2. These buses are a huge success in B'Lore. Here's hoping that BMTC takes this further. FYI, Chennai tried a/c coaches years ago but it was subsequently scrapped. 

The loo in the 6222 train I took from chennai sports this wonderful hole in the roof.


The insides.


Another view. 

This cutie-pie is a cousin. I don't know the number - first/second/watever. :D 

So, that's supposedly what I do at work!! Hmpf!! 

Fields await the next crops.

The temple in my hometown/village.

Close encounters of the God kind.

After 6 long years, I visit my hometown in Kerala. This auto is my means of getting there.

Dubai is completely filled with such construction sites. Towers are the norm. Tall, taller, tallest - the moto.