I write !

Well , I was reading an article in Bangalore Mirror the other day where some person said that everyone should write at least 500 words in a week to keep himself/herself active and vent out his/her frustration/joy ,express feelings and stuff like that.

I’m writing this article because of the Colum in the newspaper and secondly because I’m terribly bored. I like reading Bangalore Mirror because it’s easy to read , light and fluffy , basically they give yummy crap and it’s addictive. As far as Bangalore is concerned , it’s growing beyond my imagination. Every time I travel , I discover new areas. Initially I used to think that Sunkadkatte is the only place I’ve never visited in Bangalore and after my recent bus journey towards indiranagar , I’ve discovered a plethora of areas. There’s Malleshpalya , Murgeshpalya , Michealpalya and the list never seems to end. Greater Bangalore is all set to spring up surprises , go the BBMP office and tell your maid servant’s name , they add a ‘Palya’ suffix and another area is born. The names of the new areas are really tacky and lack creativity . Another thing that’s as tacky as the names of new areas is the pulse polio campaign. The new pulse polio campaign is a remixed version of the title track of Kannada movie ‘Jackie’ where they sing ‘Polio Polio Polio’ instead of ‘Jackie Jackie’ and have suitably changed the lyrics . They hope to attract a lot of people in the pulse polio drive. Sorry to say this , but by any stretch of imagination the song hasn’t been able to provide that adrenaline rush in my body and even if I were eligible for that I wouldn’t go. Check out the latest ad of Dhan laxmi bank , it’s an amazing ad and the jingle is just perfect. Even if I went to that pulse polio drive I would want to be the first in the line of all those cry babies and want a celebrity to put those drops in to my mouth and it would make the headlines in the newspaper the next day. I don’t want to lead a simple , mediocre life. I want to do something that I like not what others do . I’ve thought of 3 things a) A script/screenplay writer b) Political editor c) Restaurateur . The last option is the one I like most . Like a pizza hut that specializes in pizzas or a Rolls corner that makes only Rolls , I’d like to start a restaurant in some hill station that serves everything with curd in it . Dahi Samosa , Dahi Cutlet , Aloo Paratha with dahi etc. The less adventurous and the not so experimental types can always order stuff plain and bland.

Moving ahead, I was browsing through some random website that conducted competitions during the valentine’s day time . The competition went on for nearly a week and people were asked to write love letters , letters of friendship and some breakup latter . The breakup letter was the most interesting thing because it expected you to write it in a loving , tactful and a smart manner without hurting the other person’s feeling. People wrote about their first meeting, first eye contact and a hell lot of horse manure and made it super senti citing reasons as family pressure and long distances that would make it hard to continue the relationship. Though I didn't take part as it wasn't something that I found interesting , I now take it up as a challenge to write that letter . Here it goes

Dear loved one
This letter marks the end of an era of an era of mutual admiration . An era where we gifted each other pieces of metal glued together or some chemical junk that fabricated beauty , had meaningless conversations over the phone and exchanged a hell lot of useless text messages providing a gala time for mobile phone operators , the florists , the novelty store guy. There’s absolutely no reason to worry because many more young couples will continue to make the same mistake as we’ve done, commerce will continue to flourish and the economy will continue to grow by leaps and bounds. Your electronic voice , manicured nails and the dimple on your left cheek had left me in a trance but as a responsible citizen of the nation , it’s time for the two of us to look beyond our personal interests and take keen interests in the scams that have rocked the nation in the recent past. Finally, I’ve managed to come out of my slumber , my sense organs have begun to work and I can feel the chill of the morning air , it brings with it a sense of hope . I also like the mornings because coffee is my favorite drink. I know it may be a little hard to cope with the breakup in the beginning but there are a hell lot of activities that we can indulge ourselves in – like checking if the numbers on the car number plate are divisible by 3 or not , or watching the water fill the compartments of the ice trays and many other intellectual activities. Also reality TV and the new comedy shows on cable television will help us remain glued to our sofas . The paparazzi isn’t going to come behind us because we were just 2 silly people . Okay then , take care
Bye forever

Uff , it’s take me nearly an hour and 15 minutes at a stretch and I’ve written 900 + words!!