Bangalore - My dream city

It has been a long long time since I blogged about something. There were numerous things that kept me busy. One of them was saying good bye to Bangalore. As easy it is to write, the harder it was when I realized it. So, some of you must be wondering what made me to write this post. These days I have not been doing anything and still do not feel restless. Home has always been like that. On one such day of nothingness, I was chatting with one of my school friends and she told me that you should write a blog since you must be having lots of free time. That is true as well as false. More on that later. And then I thought about writing on a topic that I have been thinking since the last one month.

Bangalore has been my dream city. It has given me almost everything as far as my career and my friends are concerned. It is a city that I would love to settle down someday. Although the recent power cuts did frustrate me, but there still are a lot of positives about the city. Now I know that the traffic is worst, population is increasing, the city is expensive etc., but there is a unique charm about Bangalore especially when the city has given you so many things.

Some things that I can never forget about Bangalore are listed below. Please note that the list is not sorted according to the best or the worst. The list contains the things that come to my mind when I think of Bangalore.

• First impression of the city: Majestic and the massive Bus Stand there.
• Excellent bus services that continue to this day as well.
• My college
• College days spanning 4 years
• Canopy - although I do not remember much, just the place.
• Attending classes
• My roommate in college
• Department HOD
• Cricket Days
• Numerous Friends from college (some of the best ones)
• My other friends in Bangalore
• Placement Days - all the hulla bulla.
• College fest
• Internship Days
• Job/Office days
• Excellent colleagues at work
• Friends at office
• Cafeteria at office
• Promotions
• Demo at 4 in the morning :)
• Angaan/Earthern Oven/3 quarter chinese/beijing bites in college days
• Samarkand/Sahib Singh Sultan/Angeethi always
• Corner House - Who can forget it.
• McDonalds' day in office :)
• Mocha
• CCDs
• Excellent excellent darshinis
• Breakfast trends - Dosa Idli Vada - one of the most nutritious breakfast options available in India
• Barbeque nation and one friends' commission
• Buffet at Cafe Masala
• Little Italy - awesome
• Purple Haze
• Legends of Rock
• Styx
• Bike rides
• Calm and serene surroundings of Jayanagar
• MTR Lalbagh
• Worst Traffic days
• "Getting wet in the rains when on bike" days
• My first rented house and the flatmates
• My second rented house and the flatmates
• Multiple cooks
• Fly like ride in Volvo Airport Shuttles
• Cruel Autowalas - most of them
• Nandi Hills
• Rock culture in Bangalore
• IPL match
• Aero Show
• Awesome awesome climate
• Tremendous energy in the city and its people.

Well, there were more things, but I thought of writing a more detailed post some other time.