Place: A busy road of hyderabad
Time: 6′O Clock in the evening

(Pink text refers to girls’ convo)

“Hey,C’mon..Quick..Chase..Lemme have a look..How beautiful! Gorgeous!!”
“Oh!My God!If you drive like this we miss the entire thing..” “Ah ah…Left…Left….” Speed up man!…” “Oh..my!!”

“Hehe…Did you see? Those two guys on the yellow bike are following us…”
“These guys have no work at all…Just fill in the fuel and chase beautiful,smart looking gals like us…”
“Yup..U r right!…U just see… I’ll speed up our scooter…We gals are always ahead of these kind of guys…”
“And we’ll teach’em a lesson!!…”

“Oh.shit! C’mon..gear up…” Okkkk.Okk…”

“”Ooooo..ha…haha…” “buhahahaaaah…”

“Hey hey..Red signal!! We’re lucky…lala la la la…….”

“”OMG…Caught us…naughty guys…..”

“Wow! How lovely! What a style….Beautiful …Spectacular!!!……Loved da front side and rear side too… Heavens, I love this car! How’s it,mate?”

“????????” “!!!!!!!!” “??????”

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Roads resemble puddles of water.
Low-lying areas, even worse.

Continuing with the tread of weird weather this summer, its been unusually cold over the past couple of weeks and this last 3 days its been raining continuously. Most of the state of Andhra Pradesh is affected by this consistent downpour for the past week.
Rivers are overflowing. Some districts are flooded.
Most reservoirs are full and are reaching alarming levels threatening the low-lying areas on the other side of the dams. Its a combination of monsoons with a cyclonic storm and black clouds are just up there and been pouring and pouring.
As far as Hyderabad is concerned, the road i use to go to work has suffered a lot of damage. cracks and break s have surfaced all over the place. It is very difficult driving as there is water everywhere an dyou dont know where is the break or a deep crack in the road.
Thankfully there hasnt been much wind, so electricity seems to largely unaffected in most parts of the city.

I wanted more rain(for the farmers) in this blog few weeks ago. Now I want it to stop. Enough already.

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I was walking in the parking lot of a big commercial complex,Hyderabad..Saw a man sitting relaxedly on a Hero Honda bike with his one leg stretched on the seat and the other on the front wheel.He was immersed in talking over a mobile phone..
I approached him and said,”Excuse me! Howmuch mileage does this bike give?”
He got somewhat disturbed,changed his sitting position and stood up, answering me, “Errrr…I don’t own dis bike….”
I smiled at him,reached my bike keys from my jerkin and put the key in the ignition slot of my bike,saying,”It’s Okey..no problem,dude…”

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Where else in Hyderabad,can you experience great food, great music, fresh air, and a mechanical bull ride?
It’s at Eat Street,Necklace road

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Seems quite a few are reading this blog.

We thank all those who commented and gave suggestions. They are very thoughtful and what they imply is you folks do read this blog regularly. We got the message!

Its still raining in Hyderabad. Its unbelievably cold for July. Its so fresh and shivery to walk the streets in the mornings. I really like this weather. And as I have posted earlier the rains are good for the farmers. And India is still an agri-based economy, the rapid strides in IT notwithstanding.

Keep sending us your feedback to any of the authors, specific to posts or in general to the blog.

Have a nice weekend you all.

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It was bit frustrating and annoying today when I made my drove to Hyderabad Central. It was approximately 2:00 pm in the afternoon. Residents of Hyderabad know that the place is now chaos due to the flyover construction near Panjagutta signal.

Needless to say about the driving sense in Hyderabad, I managed my way to the entrance of Hyderabad Central. I had to wait for more than 20 mins to pass the entry gate. Reason, I m not sure, they did not allow 2 wheelers inside central parking area. One person in a bike, was arguing with the security person of central to get inside blocking the way for the 4 wheelers to pass inside. The person was so adamnt and senesless and couldnt hear to the honking noice or others abusing her from their cars. At last after 20 mins when another person in a car infront of me stepped down and pointed that person towards the traffic and all the waiting cars to central finally made its way inside.
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Hyngry Kya? 30 mins or free. It works.

Today I ordered Pizza from Domino’s Pizza from Madaphur. I placed Mexican Green Wave + Garlic Bread which comes with 2 cokes free to a total bill of 262/-. The time I ordered the Pizza was 7:39 PM and the Pizza was delivered at my door steps at 8:33 PM.

I wanted to check if the 30 mins or free works. So I told the person who delivered the pizza that I wont pay him as
its more than 45 mins. He did not even say a single word. He said “Yes Sir, Sure the Pizza is free for you” and then he walked off.

This is really cool. People will have to know that they take service very seriously. Customer satisifcation is getting improved in India. I m loving it.

Domino’s You are Simply Good. Thanks for the free Pizza :)

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This story dates back to the time of the year 2000, when i was graduating from IIT Bombay and I was the budding billionaire in the petri dish of the incubation center, business got serious during studies and we were looking for quality software engineers to help us hone our ideas and proto type and raise the second round of funding, we published the ad in the news paper, and we had the interview organized in Chennai, Mumbai and Delhi.

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I frequently visit Bangalore by train. The train timing of Bangalore express changed which now comes to Hyderabad Kacheguda station at 5:15 AM, previously it was 6:30 AM.

I felt quite happy that the traffic police was still taking the names of the passengers and their destination along with the auto number. It was quite impressive by their duty as they were up and working for the public early in the morning.

Hyderabad ensures saftey for people. Good Stuff.
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Incessant rains for the past couple of days(upto 130mm last night only in some places). Cold winds during the daytime. Sometimes I wonder if I am really in Hyderabad and not in the pacific north-west of US.

And we are still in July. I remember how it was last year this time. I just returned from abroad and its was muggy and hot for some weeks. There was water scarcity issues around the city.

It just feels so different. Drizzling for most of the day or threatening to rain. But I am not complaining :). Except for the fact that it takes a while for the clothes to dry :-S

Sounds wierd but if you are familiar with the general weather in India or Hyderabad, you will never need a dryer to dry the clothes. Its so sunny for the most part that one can hang his/her clothes dry in a few hours during the daytime. So its a common practice here of people buying just the Washing machine and no the dryer.

Of course there are exceptions and even the Washing machines are not very wide spread in India. But a big % of homes in urban India do have washing machines.

But these rains are really good for the farmers. Eventhough the Monsoons have officially arrived a month ago, there havent been many downpours in that period and the farmer folk around the region was getting worried. Though this would have pumped up their spirits a bit, I am not sure if we have enough facilities to store this water and not let it seep into the earth quickly.

Rain Rain! please keep our farmers happy :).

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I am really not sure.
From the comments, it looks like only the authors are visiting.
If so how do we move this forward and get people to come here?

Should be put this up in some free e-classifieds and other bulletin boards?

Authors >> Lets plan and do something. Should we post in other Hyderabad sites?

Visitors Please take a minute to comment, so we hear you :). And we know you. Your suggestions are always welcome!. And if you are interested in writing here, we can work out something!

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What will you do when you see a bag being dropped(probably slipped) from a scooter ahead of you? Particularly if you’re living in a sensitive city like Hyderabad!

Will you pickup the bag and hand it over to the scooterist thereby helping him?
Or
You simply go by your own way neglecting what had happened?

You must hesitate to say “yes” to the first option! Cause: There might be some explosives or ammunition or any dreaded weapons inside the bag..Or you may think you can get trapped Or something bad will happen.

Don’t get surprised! Most of the people here are thinking like that only and they are very scared and their helping nature is going to diminished…That could be due Mumbai blasts or whatevrer the past extremist activities happened here in Hyderabad or anywhere in the country.Police had beefed up security arrangements at key installations here, like Hitec City etc.And I’m not going to tell you about how sensitive the city has become now a days… But I’d like to share my feelings about how people’s attitude changed due to the mishappennings..New mindset of the people!! Not only people of Hyderabad but all those terror affected cities in the world….
Those mishappennings certainly have left a negative impact on public minds; which is, that the state set-up, whether it is being led by a popularly elected government, does not seem to provide them enough security. A feeling that forces people to be scared of moving outside at public spots, of travelling in public and private transport, including trains and buses, as nobody knows when a bomb hidden beneath a seat or in an abandoned suitcase or bag will suddenly explode.
This topic could be debated just depending on what your belief system and tolerance are. Is there such a thing as perfect balance with personal invasion with security measures? I don’t think there will ever be one. Who is to say what that line is?
We may not actually be safer. If someone is really intent on doing damage, they will find a way and do whatever it takes to get the job done. I mean we are dealing with people who are willing to die for their cause at any cost. How does one truly combat that type of mentality? Where do you begin?

Random checking by Police!! Personally I don’t mind the searching of bags.. Is this practice of random searchings likley to extend to other areas of our lives? I’d bet on it. What if the next attack involves some suicide bomber in a cafeteria, hospital, elevator shaft … Are we going to start opening ourselves to random bag checkings wherever the cops want to be? How much are you willing to give up to feel safer? I would rather Police take some action rather then sit back and sit on their caboose. Sure maybe I might be late to my office, dinner, etc…but at least I would still get to my destination. We may not be able to stop them, but shoot…I want to make it as hard as possible to try something. This is where that search comes in.
In a perfect world we would have those x-ray machines like you see good ‘ol Arnold running through in Total Recall, but it’s not. I don’t know what a permanent solution would be, would it be Metal Detectors? Chemical Sensors? Perhaps video cameras on each train, car or bus? Transit police in all trains?
Ok..Fears about acts of terrorism have become prominent concerns in the lives of many individuals.
We are reminded regularly of terrorist attacks in other countries, especially in the Middle East. We are also reminded of the possibility of such attacks in the United States as terror alert levels are reported and warnings issued, and as we witness guards with machine guns not only at our airports but in our cities as well. Newspapers, magazines, and television broadcasts constantly highlight the reality.There is a growing literature defining the characteristics possessed by resilient people, what we refer to as a “resilient mindset.” Not only can we reinforce this mindset in our children, but there are steps we can take to cultivate this mindset within ourselves.
In our day-to-day lives there is little that the average citizen can do to prevent a terrorist act. This does not mean we cannot be more alert at airports or other sensitive locations, nor does it mean that we should deny or ignore possible danger. However, the reality is that most terrorists are not going to advertise their plans. As some experts have noted, terrorists thrive on disrupting one’s sense of security and safety and infusing anxiety into all parts of our lives. In some instances they have succeeded, leaving people less hopeful and more helpless about the present and the future. When this anxious, pessimistic state of mind prevails, the terrorists have accomplished part of their goal.We believe that even in the midst of the threat of terrorism,people can strive to develop a mindset and lifestyle that is rooted in the premise, “I am the author of my own life. There are many areas over which I have control and I must focus on these lest I be swept away by anxiety, sadness, helplessness, and hopelessness.”
The development and maintenance of a resilient mindset is one of the best measures we can take to assume a satisfying, joyful life and not succumb to the psychological assault of terrorism. We must do this for ourselves, our children, our neighbors, and for the future of our country.

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One of my close friends’uncle retired from government services in the last month.So I thought it would be a right time to discuss about the life of senior citizens after their retirement.Will these people have to end up all their activities and sit idle in the corner of the house? What are old people for?How Elders Will Save the World? Growing old doesn’t have to be about nursing homes and wheel chairs..

A saying runs that “talents are exhausted with the coming of old age” and our elders generally believe it…Whatever happens,they say,”old people must live in quiteness,we are old,we have no more ambition.It is upto our children to take charge of temporal affairs..we are nearing death,we need not be active any longer.” But they should not think like that..They have to take lead and encourage and impart their experiences to their children..

We live in a society now that is organized around the percept that adulthood lasts forever.That once you become a productive,independent adult there is no other aceptable way to live.You can ask any geriatrician who takes care of older people,and he can tell you that there are millions of people out there who are clinging on to the myth of independence because they’re afraid that if they lose their grip on independence they’ll be removed from community and placed in a nursing home.Our society looks at old age and sees one thing;and that is decline…And is, therefore,blind to some of the most miraculous things that old age has to offer…

Noe let me just say that the emotional life of older people in general is more positive,less negative,more resilient generally than the emotional life of younger people..The reason that’s often been true is that elders generally don’t lust after the latest mobile phone or any fancy car; they’re generally much more interested in the well-being of their family and the future well-being of their grand children and so on and so they have a different take on the environment very often than we people do…And the first and primary function of elderhood is grandparenting and it’s been a staggering success..

And part of reason I wrote this post was to help people see the potential for a new future where old age is truly respected and an honored part of our social fabric..

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Let us hunt them, kill them like insects, blow them to the bits. who are terrorists? who ever that terrorize the public ? what terrorizes common public. If you forget about certain metrics of about terror, not having a own vehicle terrorizes a low-earning common, not having a own house in the city terrorizes a little better common, how many of us marrying in time? how many of us are enjoying peaceful relations? car, bank balance, medical covers, kind of loans, relatives and friends, needy around, everything that breaks peace terrorizes the individual. who instilled this kind of fears into the people’s lives? if the definition of the real terrorists is applied in common daily life it happily fits in here too. then whom do we marginalize as terrorists ? governments are going and killing bunch of nomads, who never eat their food to satisfy their senses of taste and its delight. what is done to the people who killed innocents, in the name of elections, factions, curruption, money, greed, caste and creed, didnt they terrorize very means of amicable fraternity in the country. how many of us really feel comfortable with others, other castes, religions and social backgrounds, one always terrorises the other in one or the other form. we do we really do. we break the certainty and peace of others in one way or the other. Everything has its socia-economic angle, we only laud superior, we thrive to be superior, we feel consoled and confident of being superior, to make it prevail to prolong it we let all evil to prevail, thats meanest of means of human nature. Nobody is trying to eradicate this evil out of brains. Nobody is considerate about the fact that the imperfection is the part of the master plan. MAN, n. An animal so lost in rapturous contemplation of what he thinks he is as to overlook what he indubitably ought to be. His chief occupation is extermination of other animals and his own species, which, however, multiplies with such insistent rapidity as to infest the whole habitable earth (devil’s dictionary). Terrorists are every where in every form, within us. Curruptious politicians, contractors, real estate guys, people playing with economies, who ever doesnt think about the common good including governments are terrorists. Governments which cant control accumulation of wealth of nations at some corners of societies are always failed governments. Democracy being dictated by the market economies is never a democracy, it is a market dictatorship, a neo-dictatorship our generations to come are heading to.

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