Of Bangalore rains and traffic chaos

Yesterday evening turned out to be a one to remember... One of our teammates, who is leaving for Chennai, gave us a treat in Ponnusamy, a Chettinaad-style restaurant in the heart of Koramangala... That, after we were totally drenched by the heavy rains that poured in, while we were on our way to the restaurant. We happily tucked in mutton pepper fry, chicken masala, fish fingers, egg fried rice and Hyderabadi biryani, nevertheless :-)

One thing I always wonder is why no one (including us!) in Bangalore bothers to carry umbrellas, even though they know it may rain heavily (complete with thunder and lightning) in the evening (it is convectional rainfall, I am told)... Almost always accompanying the rains is the traffic chaos that ensue, leading to hours of frustration for the techie crowd (I can safely generalize, I hope) heading home. This is on the roads... Add to it the muddy pavements, where it becomes a tight-rope walk challenge even for the most adventurous....

In a city where you have traffic coming towards you from all sides, I wonder if Lord Brahma (with his four heads!) himself will safely make his way home (if he doesn't take the aerial route, that is). Forget the traffic stuff on roads, even we pedestrians are not spared! Two-wheelers (almost always) take to the pavement as if it is meant for them to try their rallying skills... If you try to complain, they glare back at you as if you have committed a sin.

Anyways, I'm not complaining... These days, I'm working on another article which I hope to bring out next week or so. Till then, au revoir!