Life in a...Metro

6 AM: Alarm . 

6 - 8 AM: S**t, Shave, Shampoo, etc. 

8 AM: Breakfast.

8.30 AM: The once  reliable bike doesn't start first time. The chill in the air gets to it too. (Bangalore is a lot cooler than Mysore. Requires some getting used to. Don't be surprised if you catch a  cold the day after you land in Bangalore.)

 Bike starts. Off  you go.

8.30 - 9 AM: There are two options. 

1. Use the main roads where the traffic moves too fast for comfort. Jump signals. Don't stop even at red  if you are very close to making that turn or almost through the straight. No one expects you to stop. You get a series of honks if you do! 

Start moving when the counter is at 8. If not, honks again. 

No gaps in the median for your convenience. Ride some extra 500m before making the'U'. The U takes anywhere between 0 to 5 minutes. Just a damn U!

Show your ID to security. What US does to India in software, we do it people for the northeast. Every support personel (Security, Food, Dusters) I've come across so far is a 'chinki' :) 

Total time: 10-25 minutes depending on the traffic.(Far too many things depend on the traffic in Bangalore)

2. Weave through roads which are more sinster than the toughest labyrinth any greek hero

had to face. You see, this is 'Bangalore Internals', a palya. One wrong turn and you are lost! The locals aren't the most helpful. Reach the main road, and again struggle to make the U.  

9 AM: I forget the name of the person who insured her nose for its sense of smell. You step into the lift and get a mixed aroma of all deos/perfumes available! The combined effect makes me sick. I thank god when every I manage to catch an empty lift. 

9 - 9.30 AM: Eat/Dring something again for free/cash. You get refershed. 

9.30 AM - 12.30 PM: Work .Won't go into details. All cliches regarding the work of a software engineer hold. :) 

12.30 PM - 12.50 PM: Lunch. I don't like it. A few visitors say this is much much better than many other places.! 

12.50 PM - 1.40 PM: Table Tennis. :) 

1.40 PM - 4.30 PM: Work. 

4.30PM  Onwards: Loaf around. 

5 PM :The ship is homebound!  The bike, traffic and You. 

5.30 PM: Home, Internet and everything else. 

8.30 PM: Dinner 

9 PM onwards: Everything else. 

Sleep anytime between 11 to 12! 

Please include innumerable breaks for coffee, chocolate drink, Coco-cola products( No Pepsi, Coco-cola is our official drinks supplier! "Product Placement")  and cookies.