alice's peephole

Guide to awesome Bengaluru weekend. Street food ü   Tatte idli, lemon tea (Sulemani) at ShivajinagarA bus stop ü   Fast food lane in the rain ü   Onion samosas & beef fry with paratha at Muslim shop. (It must not be dog meat! Location opposite mosque. Not because of piety, but people will know difference in taste.) Followed by loosies? (I’m looking forward to Ramzan!) ü   Good time to eat first Thali Meal at Nagarjuna. Not so bad. (For VEG food) ü   Bisibele bhat at MTR. (What does that stand for? – Google – Mavalli Tiffin Rooms. Quite fancy for a ‘tiffin room’) House next to MTR on St.Mark’s Road, (what’s with these road names. And schools too. Contemplative sisters of the good shepherd) is haunted. Apparently covered on TV on Ghosthunters. ü   Must have – Corner House ice-cream sundaes. Insist on no nuts. They are PEANUTS!  Adventure ü   Decathlon. Cool sporting goods store. Quality? Stick to apparel only. ...

I never planned to be one of those people who blogged about mundane things. I also never planned to be someone who goes to a new city, and then constantly looks forward to going home. So forgive me if this blog is too erratic. I guess I'm figuring out all over again, who I am. I'm not even very sure about what's spurring me on this voyage. It's probably boredom.  I have been in Namma Bengaluru for almost 3 months now. And yet, I don't have much to report. It isn't like when I went to Delhi - where everything was new and exciting, and I was overwhelmed with philosophical inputs. When people ask me if I like Bangalore, I seem to be at a loss for words. Those of you who have met me will know that is a rare situation. I wonder if it's because this place is so similar to Pune. And the things that aren't similar are annoyances. For instance, the traffic here is terrible at best. There seems to be no logic as to why certain roads are crowded at certai...