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Anil Kapoor has been there and seen it – all.
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This post is about my short stay at bangalore.

It came to an end even before it started. Was just getting adjusted with the city and now i am back to my lucky place Hyderabad. This is all that i can summarize Bangalore into as per my stay was concerned.

Mg road – the most happening road I have ever seen. It has got everything what a guy can ask for after sweating out at the job. Cool place, all leading eating joints, shopping places, malls, pubs, chicks everything.

Pubs – the pub world, nasa, the 13th floor, L’Attitude, Sparks, i-Bar, Shangrila, Downtown Pub

Chicks – the firangs, the chinks and our loved by all punjabi’s .. countless. its like second home for delhiites.

radio city 91 fm – every showroom, mall, taxi, food joint, cafe, reliance web world plays this ..

The SALE !!! – oh man … come to bangalore for shopping … dont know .. whether its seasonal … but its everywhere.

Big bazaar hee hee, heard one firang sayin at MS support center.
O man … i went to this place .. some bazAAr .. next to the mall … and its was like all the f***ing 5 million ppl of Bangalore in there. Just got inside and started back .. and it took me 10 minutes to get out of there. I swear man i am not going back again. And yes he was absolutely correct. Every shopping place or eating joint will be so crowded on weekends that u find place to stand. AC’s wont work, orders wont come on time, getting to the cashier will be a job.

Forum – it s not overrated. It is a “MALL” in true sense. You can get anything over there. Ranging from PVR, R Web World, and Reebok to Adidas, and BOSE to Apple, Worldspace lounge, TRANSIT, Mc D, Pizza Hut, Book Shops to Flavored hand made soaps, Crystal gallery and all kind of clothing joints. It s endless. Btw my fav is the BOSE gallery. And please don t expect to get tickets in PVR for any watch able movie on weekends.

Food – food is good, all throughout Bangalore you can get decent food .. with tons of punjabi food joints coming at every corner.

Greenery – coming a little away towards the outskirts of Bangalore .. one can imagine how it would have been 3-4 yrs earlier.

Pollution – pollution is not a problem i guess .. but it will be soon.

Weather – awesome weather. no cons abt it, its just puuurfect. i love it … the best weather among all the metros in my opinion.

IBM – although I am not working there anymore … but still its a good place to work. with Golf course and airport in front, Hosur lake on the east and a cool food court at the back, … what more you can expect .. actually i expected more but still the ambience is good. just imagine u standing in the coffee lounge and reading news paper. just outside the window u see ppl playing golf and the caddies. boeing 737 and fighter planes taking off and going just from ur top. small and shining hosur lake .. the lush green fields.. its hard to get this kind of view in bangalore.

Co-workers – ppl were good. helping and sincere. and just 10% of the north indians.

Managers and team leads – cool ppl. specially my team lead.

House – To get a house in Bangalore is tough. Either u go for a cheap one .. or pick one in a good locality. We somehow managed to get both. got a 3bhk in 10.5k + power and water extra, behind Kempfort on airport road.

To summarize Bangalore in keywords: Cool people, Super Cool weather, People with ID cards, IT companies, No flyovers, Traffic, Traffic and Traffic.

Hi all
i am back to my blog and will be posting heavily from now on. the last few days have been very busy. i have found time to visit cafe and free from all the usual shifting to new place stuff.
Status – me going in IBM training till the coming 7th.
no office yet.
bangalore is a cool place, nice ppl, nice weather.
dad and mom chatted with me today
very happy .. as sis is on a trip to tirupati with cousins .. hey are all alone and they knew tht i am in a cafe so they also came online and it was so cool chatting with them. i was so happy tht i took screenshots of the window.

chalo rest eveything later. have lots to blog but first let me get a free internet connection.

yoooooo hoooooo !!!

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An eight-year-old child heard her parents talking about her little
brother. All she knew was that he was very sick and they had no money
left. They were moving to a smaller house because they could not afford
to stay in the present house after paying the doctor's bills. Only a
very costly surgery could save him now and there was no one to loan them
the money.

When she heard daddy say to her tearful mother with whispered
desperation, 'Only a miracle can save him now', the child went to her
bedroom and pulled a glass jar from its hiding place in the closet.

She poured all the change out on the floor and counted it carefully.

Clutching the precious jar tightly, she slipped out the back door and
made her way six blocks to the local drug Store. She took a quarter from
her jar and placed it on the glass counter.

"And what do you want?" asked the pharmacist. "It's for my little
brother," the girl answered back. "He's really, really sick and I want
to buy a miracle."

"I beg your pardon?" said the pharmacist.

"His name is Andrew and he has something bad growing inside his head and
my daddy says only a miracle can save him. So how much does a miracle
cost?"

"We don't sell miracles here, child. I'm sorry," the pharmacist said,
smiling sadly at the little girl.

"Listen, I have the money to pay for it. If it isn't enough, I can try
and get some more. Just tell me how much it costs."
In the shop was a well-dressed customer. He stooped down and asked the
little girl, "What kind of a miracle does you brother need?"

"I don't know," she replied with her eyes welling up. "He's really sick
and mommy says he needs an operation. But my daddy can't pay for it, so
I have brought my savings".
"How much do you have?" asked the man. "One dollar and eleven cents, but
I can try and get some more", she answered barely audibly.
"Well, what a coincidence," smiled the man. "A dollar and eleven cents
– the exact price of a miracle for little brothers."
He took her money in one hand and held her hand with the other. He said,
"Take me to where you live. I want to see your brother and meet your
parents. Let's see if I have the kind of miracle you need."

That well-dressed man was Dr Carlton Armstrong, a surgeon, specializing
in neuro-surgery. The operation was completed without charge and it
wasn't long before Andrew was home again and doing well.

"That surgery," her mom whispered, "was a real miracle. I wonder how
much it would have cost?"

The little girl smiled. She knew exactly how much the miracle cost …
one dollar and eleven cents … plus the faith of a little child.