Bangalore Blues




Ah!! What an awesome week this was !! It all started last sunday when i was pulled out from my typical languid couch-potato- like state ( my comfort zone :P ) at home and thrown (literally!!) into the mandatory summer-project groove . So , i took a bus from Mumbai to Bangalore ( a not-so-bad duration of 15 hrs ) and landed at IISc . For the unitiated , IISc ( Indian Institute of Science ) is a 100 year old premier research and science education situated on a 440-acre lush green campus in Bangalore . I was allotted a room not in a hostel but a Guest house and without a doubt , the Guest House is amazing like the pic will tell you . Besides the Guest house , the mess here is amazing . Never knew ( esp. After 3 yrs of Hostel food in VNIT ) that mess food could atleast match the satisfaction of Home-food .

After 5 days of hard work in the project ( which btw is super-exciting but super-tough too ) , i finally got a chance to chill out outside the campus today . Whoa ! The city impressed me to no limits. If i were to make a list of the fantastic things i found in this city it would be :

1. The Buses .... pretty good . Either equal to or better than BEST of Mumbai .
2. The Malls .... amazing . Definitely better than Mumbai .
3. The Chicks in the Malls and in the surroundings...the best these eyes have ever seen :D
4.The Rock n Metal Culture ....it runs in the blood of the youth of B'Lore for sure . I walked into a McD which was full of families and the usual Bachha party and the music being played to everyone's enjoyment was “ System of a Down “ etc. Where else my friends can you see such unabashed public appreciation for Metal Music ??
Went to a shop on Brigade Road ( recommended on Facebook ) .The shop had a bloody collection of shirts , posters , caps and wat not of every frickin metal band that has ever existed . Even the rarest of the Black Metal Band T-shirts were available all under one roof . I have checked out Metal T-Shirt Shops everywhere Mumbai , Madras , Nagpur , Delhi and even Himachal but abs. No match for this place !!
THIS IS THE METAL CAPITAL OF INDIA ( undoubtedly !)
5.The Pubs ...almost one springing out in every corner of the city . Heavy Metal Pubs inviting you to pitchers of beer or be it the usual Hard Rock Cafe , Sports Pub , Guzzler's Inn etc.
6.Etc. Etc. Etc . :P

This was my 1st week in B'Lore and it was mind-blowing to say the least . Have 8 more weeks to go . Lots of work surely , Lots of fun too hopefully !!
Ah... i am tired . After a day of pigging on pizza from Pizza Hut ( after 18 months :P ), Juices , Shakes from various parlors , 'Cookie Man ' Australian Cookies and Ice-cream , McD's etc.etc. And lastly writing this painfully long blogpost , I finally decide to call it a day .