One of my college-mate is living in Bangalore. He has been inviting me ever since I landed here. I’ve been avoiding meeting him, not so much because I don’t want to, rather because of the bloody traffic. Well, you can’t dodge for long. So, yesterday I went over to his place. I took along my sister and brother-in-law. Without a traffic guide, I won’t be able to get through this maddening traffic.

As those of you who know me, I don’t like to do these ‘social events’ a lot. I do like to go places, meet others and have a chat and may be have a beer. But these gatherings always make me uncomfortable after some time and that is exactly what happened yesterday. After an hour, I became restless. But thankfully, we, just him and me, took a ride in his new car and I got to see the place around. (That part of the city looks entirely different from what I have been seeing all these days). That gave me some breathing time and space, and after the ride I was comfortable.

I have come a long way in these aspects, but still a lot to learn.