Idli-wada and a filter kaafi maadi

The journey to and from Bangalore is pleasant although I am not offered the famed imli sweets during the flight. I do not possess a nose the size of Pinocchio's, thankfully so, for I can peer closely through the windowpane, and watch a slightly modified version of "honey, i shrunk the kids". Ever tried a hand at analyzing the shapes of water bodies from up there? More often than not, they appear grotesque, trees flailing their limbs wildly, a wolf rearing on its hind legs..

Visiting Bangalore and not stepping into Forum Mall is akin to alighting at Tirupati/Tirumala and not paying respect to the presiding deity. I hope I have successfully conveyed the significance of this particular gigantic steel-cement-and-glass structure in a city choc-a-bloc with other such malls.

I am amazed at the number of eating joints and software firms in this city. The latter metric does not fail to reinforce the fact that I am *not* unique contrary to that harped upon in the write-ups - Mind Over Matter section - Sunday TOI.

The traffic? Terrible. The weather? It isn't scorching hot even at noon.

Bangalore Times is as bad as the Pune one. Well, at least the southern edition has more pubs at their disposal to cover.

Did Xerox Corp. have a hand in the construction of bungalows in Bangalore? I could not have differentiated one lane from the next in Koramangala if it wasn't for the shops lining them.

Places/Things of interest:
Blossoms is a place worth investing time in. A bookshop off MG Road (close to Ebony) which stocks new as well as second hand books. Good discounts.
Landmark at Forum Mall sells T-shirts with whacky messages. The one I liked best was "Mary had a little lamb. It was delicious".
Chettinad Dosa at Curry Leaf - Koramangala

Current Music: Mangalyam - Saathiya
(Good picturisation. I'd hoped there would be more shlokas to this short rendition but it was not to be thus..)