An ambulance ride

I rode in an ambulance yesterday. I’ve been in a few of these in the last 3 weeks, but yesterday was the first time I had to give directions, so I was paying a bit more attention to the traffic. It’s remarkable how well Bangalore traffic responds to ambulances. Almost every single person gave way. (Not that this is easy. Merely slowing towards the left isn’t always effective if it ends up blocking the way. Many people were wise enough to give way at the appropriate place, and our flow was not impeded.) ...

The next chapter of my life

I’m writing this post on a one-way flight from London back to India. I’ve moved on from Infosys Consulting, and am starting up on my own. I’ve wanted to do this for a long time. There’s always more freedom in your own company than someone else’s. There’s often more money in it too, if you’re lucky enough. But my upbringing is a bit too conservative to make that bold step. However, given that my father runs his own firm, I figured it was just a question of time for me to do the same. ...

Rushing out of planes

Why people rush out of a plane at Bangalore but not at Delhi. via Kaps

Bangalore Bloggers Meet

The Bangalore Bloggers’ Meet in the eyes of Ayesha and Harris.

Discounts in Bangalore

123india has a list of discounts in Bangalore. For example, US Pizza has a party pack Rs 111.