guide to autorickshaw-travel @Bangalore

hmm.. so here it is guys, those of you who are stepping into Bangalore for the first time and hoping to enjoy the weather here need to learn the following points before you touchdown here:

Basics

• a running autorickshaw is ALWAYS cheaper. (kidstuff)
• go and learn poisson distribution to keep yourself occupied while waiting and getting frustrated at the lack of autos (serious)
• be prepared.. for anything.

Bangalore specials

• NEVER ask the driver "how much?" Just get on if he is willing to go without talking about the fare upfront. (essential)
• learn the name of some place midway from your destination. (helps when he asks which route to take, because he will be running on meter and will take you on an all-expense-paid-by-you-trip around Bangalore.
• be prepared for BAD traffic. (Bangalore is the worst i have seen. ever.)
• you dont need anything to keep you occupied because your heart will be pumping wildly looking at the rate that the meters in the autos run at, so travel light.
• hold on for dear life, the brakes are rumoured to wear out the fastest in this city.
• read this guide from the top again and memorize it.if need help then contact the author by a comment or mail and he would be ready to help you.

Great! so now, happy shopping!!

@Bangalore!!!

in the city of gardens this past month, and it has been swell weather throughout! showers now and then and the cool breeze makes you go wow! and then the feeling crashes down when its dinner time. you go out, get a look at the menu, and pick something. and trust me, it never will come out the way you imagined it would be.
the first night i had hunted around for some chinese and got a decent meal at a good restaurant. then the next day i ventured out to find out some cheaper alternatives. and we ordered a chicken hyderabadi. i was expecting something red and spicy hot. and then, out it comes and it is... you guessed wrong, it was GREEN! a green chicken dish, talk about a healthy non-veg meal!
next day we went for an even cheaper option. a southie restaurant called swadisht. i went in and picked out the punjabi thali, a reasonable option for 40 bucks (it offered ice-cream as dessert.) and then it comes out and i have to think back to what my knowledge of punjabi cuisine was all about. the thali has a f^@&!#$ bowl of curd-rice!
now i forgot to mention that i used to consider myself as very adaptable to any cuisine, until now that is. so now i resolved to get the hang of it and next day ordered a southie thali!! it was good actually.
and that was how i discovered. when in the south, eat south.