I met
Lakshmi and
Nilesh (see the first comment, he does not blog, yet!) yesterday in Bangalore. And it had a positive side effect on the mobile phone camera and the PC relationship, my mobile phone started talking to the PC yesterday after I came back. But more about this a little later.
Lakshmi and I met for lunch in
Jaynagar 4
th block and she went with my choice of having Chinese (Indian Chinese food rules). We went to a place called
Chung Wah in the Jayanagar 3rd block. The place was recommended to Lakshmi by her friends. The food was really
good but I promise I will do a separate post.
I was telling Lakshmi that I am not really as talkative in the real life as I may seem on the blog. But I have seen this time and again that when you meet someone after reading their blogs for a long time, it is easy to talk to them. I got to hear a lot about her job and travels and time just went too quickly.
,
A Local Mosque in BangaloreThen it was time to meet Nilesh in the Jayanagar 4th block (Kanti Sweets) and not only Lakshmi dropped me there, she waited till Nilesh arrived. I knew I would recognize Lakshmi because I have seen her pictures but it is not so in case of Nilesh (remember, he does not blog, yet). However, he had assured me that he would recognize me and so he did. I would have dismissed him for a college student and not an IT professional with at least 6 years of experience. With him I had coffee at Adigag, dragged him along while I shopped for my nephew (Brat 2, Sesha did some shopping for Brat1) and dad. Nariyal pani (coconut water) was the next stop and then it was time to head to the bus stop!
Pots on Sale at the Roadside, Bangalore
Nilesh dropped me to the bus stop. And right ahead was the bus that I needed to board. But when I asked the driver, he said the bus would go nearby but not the full way. I then asked him if I would get another bus, he said yes. Then I told Nilesh I would wait. He explained that the driver meant that I would get the another bus from the spot this one would leave me. I said bye to him and jumped into the bus. It took me to the place it had promised.
Then I had a little bit of fun. A lot of people were waiting where the first bus dropped me. They all boarded the next bus, so I too boarded it. When I asked the conductor for a ticket he said the bus would not go there and I should get down at the next stop. The next stop looked quite familiar, so I decided to walk to the place where I am staying. Just to confirm, I asked an elderly person about the housing complex and he affirmed that I could walk straight ahead.
And the two pictures that you see in this post have been taken while I was walking back. I am quite glad that I managed the bus journey without any hiccups as I can't speak a word of Kanadda Kannada.
The PC is now talking to the mobile phone because I using the back USB ports, earlier I tried the front USB ports and I did not know they don't work!
Before I wrap this post, let me mention that there are a lot of lady bus conductors which I have just not seen in the North India. And many of them speak English and give useful directions to helpless souls like me..
It was quite a wonderful day.