Posted on June 24th, 2007 by Chitra
Before coming to the conclusion that cars are your only option for everyday commute after R2Iing, let us assess all the other available options. The only public transport that Bangalore has right now is the bus. There are a few kinds of buses for public transport; the absolutely basic blue-colored BMTC buses that you see […]
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Filed under: commute, Public Transport, Road, traffic, Cars, 2-wheeler, R2I, auto, pollution, Bangalore
Posted on December 10th, 2006 by Chitra
Well, the auto has been around for a long time on the Indian roads and needs no introduction. It is an easy mode of commute. The biggest plus is that you can just hop in and out. You don’t have to worry about the lack of parking space for your car or the availability of […]
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Posted on November 20th, 2006 by Chitra
On returning, one must get used to power cuts all over again. Simply put - Not nice! Everything comes to a stand still. Since, I depend on the laptop and Internet for most everything, the powercut really brings everything to a grinding halt. The battery on my laptop does not have too much life in […]
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Filed under: Infrastructure, powercut, Life, pollution, weather, Bangalore
Posted on November 18th, 2006 by Chitra
The price war for toys currently happening between Walmart and Toys”R”Us. I would have loved to buy toys for the next year if I were there. I am told about the toy shops here, but I am yet to visit a store. I do know that the regular American toys sell for about 4 times […]
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Filed under: Infrastructure, Family, medical care, Parks, realestate, powercut, Docs, Life, desi food, R2I, pollution, tips, Road, Bangalore
Posted on November 15th, 2006 by Chitra
Before the ‘why not to’, let me briefly say why we chose Bangalore. Actually, there really wasn’t a choice. Being from Bangalore, having family and property here, and with all the job opportunities here, we wouldn’t have moved back to any other city in India. The real estate is a whole different story. The prices […]
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Filed under: Infrastructure, Work, medical care, Parks, realestate, powercut, traffic, Road, weather, R2I, desi food, pollution, Public Transport, commute, Bangalore
