Monday, March 24, 2008

Deadlocked Bangalore. Execute "kill -9"?

I am writing about the never ending topic. Sucking Bangalore. I hate to write it like this again and again as this is the city which had given me most of the things I have in life. But it sucks now. I want to run away from you now.

Usual walk to the bus stop was so difficult, as the recent rains made the road into a dirt pond. Dirty water from smelling garbage dumped in the corner of the road is over flowing to the road. Splash!! Oops that is a pretty new 4 wheeler. I just escaped from skin disease by an inch. The walk to the bus stop was better than an aerobics exercises to avoid splashing waters from moving vehicles and dirt filled potholes.

Oops my 335 bus is already at stop. Ran with my heavy backpack (When are TV networks and research will be done techies heavy backpacks??) to catch the bus. The journey till the Victoria road was smooth. It was a huge block in the Victoria road. 10 mins wait and the Bus is at the same place. Bus is not moving an inch. One side of the road is dug up for some construction. Since it is only 200 meters to my destination I got down and started to walk. It was impossible to walk. No footpaths and vehicle’s are there in every inch of the road. Water gets splashed when ever some vehicle moves. Only one vehicle can move in that road due to construction. A Maruthi Zen wanted to enter a building on the roadside. Heck he blocked all the traffic as the security of building not allowing him to enter. Security wants to rearrange the current vehicles before allowing this guy to enter. HONKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK... from behind. But Zen drives don't care!!!

I lost all my energy and positive feeling when I reached Office. Just wanted to run away from here. How can I do some creative work when week starting itself is so sucking!!! I hate my Bangalore. I will start to office tomorrow early and pull out my car. Sure I splash water at others and park in the roadside.

Times of India is running campaign "Unlock Bangalore". There was a photo cars parked in MG road and with a comment "Roads are for to drive the vehicles. Not to park." The campaign also advocates of using public transport. Why do I care?

If a construction is happening in a road Bangalore has is distinction of not allowing public mass transport on that road. Only private cars, bikes, taxis and autos will be alloweded. In MG Road from Trinity circle to Mayo Hall currently buses are not allowed. If a person wanted to come to MG road by bus from Airport road he need walk a KM at least!!

You cannot unlock Bangalore. You can only do a "kill -9"

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