For the young boy that i was, Bangalore was a delight. of buildings taller than what i see normally ,of endless lines of shops with colored lights, the prospect of traveling by buses which had push back seats and video, having dinner at drive-in restaurants.Double decker buses were another highlight. Sitting on the front seat atop a double decker surging ahead through the roads with trees decorated red with may flowers on either sides which would permit only a little sunlight through it or travelling on the rather wide foot board of it made me very happy. The wait on terrace of our house for a Airplane that would pass occasionally was a pleasure especially Air plane with its flashing red light moving through the night sky.
The Journey back home after such short vacations was always a pain. We would always leave our marks somewhere in form of buried coins or the mark made by a brick piece thrown against the parapet of the terrace to see if it remains when we come next time. The video coach buses that ply to Bangalore and back was an object of fascination and was studied with great dedication to decide which one was the best.
Teenage gave a little different shade to picture of Bangalore. Not that the Buses,Airplanes and Double decker's didn't fascinate me anymore but they became less important as i could go out alone to the city or rather walk through the may flower filled footpaths. Brigade road and M.G Road were the new buzz words. It offered window shopping opportunity and that of watching the fashionably dressed girls. A visit to Bangalore was never complete without a walk through M.G Road and Brigade Road. The pub going crowd on Saturdays were watched with great curiosity. Exploring Commercial street .Chicken at KFC was a craze in those days but i was always worried to step in for doubt that I may not have enough money During college days Bangalore was another place to visit apart from my home town. We always had this little family re-union kind of thing at Bangalore. By then i had this idea that this was the place i would search for a job (I thought i would search for one forever)after college as Bangalore was by then called the IT capital of India and a land of great opportunity for Software professionals. Bangalore then was the
place of hearing news about new companies of soaring salaries which would change the face of India. I was fascinated by stories of software giants holding interview at Pubs and Restaurant and the Induction program at Five star hotels. Double ducker buses were completely off the roads by then. The sight and sound of Air planes were more frequent.
After college doing a course at Bangalore gave a chance for it to show its ugly color,of desperation and disappointment ,not to mention the fear of being unsuccessful where people had made fortunes. A time when uncertainty reigned, when stories we heard made us think we can have a good life, car ,gadgets and I dint have the basic thing to start building, a job, Later when time and fortune fetched me a job, Bangalore was a place that I eyed to get a batter paid job.
A job at Bangalore and it had a different face, of soring real estate market, of mind blowing job offers for colleagues. I am looking for better paid jobs all the while and Bangalore was the place to be.Today, sitting at my office i could watch a flight take off or land every minute, the little boy that i was, would have been delighted at that fact. Volvo buses ply through Bangalore roads. Software Industry has flourished and more and better looking tall buildings and flashing lights and shops have come up and I could visit them. I can step into KFC without fear of not having enough Money. Movie at PVR or hanging out at Forum or Garuda Mall is the favorite pass time. Soaring real estate prices are of concern to me so are better paid jobs. God.... How well did Bangalore
transform me into living in a materialistic world.
The Journey back home after such short vacations was always a pain. We would always leave our marks somewhere in form of buried coins or the mark made by a brick piece thrown against the parapet of the terrace to see if it remains when we come next time. The video coach buses that ply to Bangalore and back was an object of fascination and was studied with great dedication to decide which one was the best.
Teenage gave a little different shade to picture of Bangalore. Not that the Buses,Airplanes and Double decker's didn't fascinate me anymore but they became less important as i could go out alone to the city or rather walk through the may flower filled footpaths. Brigade road and M.G Road were the new buzz words. It offered window shopping opportunity and that of watching the fashionably dressed girls. A visit to Bangalore was never complete without a walk through M.G Road and Brigade Road. The pub going crowd on Saturdays were watched with great curiosity. Exploring Commercial street .Chicken at KFC was a craze in those days but i was always worried to step in for doubt that I may not have enough money During college days Bangalore was another place to visit apart from my home town. We always had this little family re-union kind of thing at Bangalore. By then i had this idea that this was the place i would search for a job (I thought i would search for one forever)after college as Bangalore was by then called the IT capital of India and a land of great opportunity for Software professionals. Bangalore then was the
place of hearing news about new companies of soaring salaries which would change the face of India. I was fascinated by stories of software giants holding interview at Pubs and Restaurant and the Induction program at Five star hotels. Double ducker buses were completely off the roads by then. The sight and sound of Air planes were more frequent.
After college doing a course at Bangalore gave a chance for it to show its ugly color,of desperation and disappointment ,not to mention the fear of being unsuccessful where people had made fortunes. A time when uncertainty reigned, when stories we heard made us think we can have a good life, car ,gadgets and I dint have the basic thing to start building, a job, Later when time and fortune fetched me a job, Bangalore was a place that I eyed to get a batter paid job.
A job at Bangalore and it had a different face, of soring real estate market, of mind blowing job offers for colleagues. I am looking for better paid jobs all the while and Bangalore was the place to be.Today, sitting at my office i could watch a flight take off or land every minute, the little boy that i was, would have been delighted at that fact. Volvo buses ply through Bangalore roads. Software Industry has flourished and more and better looking tall buildings and flashing lights and shops have come up and I could visit them. I can step into KFC without fear of not having enough Money. Movie at PVR or hanging out at Forum or Garuda Mall is the favorite pass time. Soaring real estate prices are of concern to me so are better paid jobs. God.... How well did Bangalore
transform me into living in a materialistic world.
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Yes this is a truth
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