The family went to Mysore yesterday. On the way, we realized that the kid was interested only in having a long journey by his favourite Rajahamsa and had no interest in the destination as such. For all he cared, we could've had a daylong trip in Bangalore itself as long as the bus was good and had twinkling lights inside. Considering that, I must say he bore the visits to Mysore palace and Chamundi Hills with quite a dignity!Both P and I have been to Mysore but it was long ago. I have been to both the palace and Chamundi Hills as part of a school trip but realized that I had no recollection of the palace whatsoever. I wish they could let us go upstairs where the ladies' rooms etc are there. Can't imagine why they don't let us go there. We had an elephant ride on Rishi's bidding but I didn't like it much. The poor beast was hungry and stopped to eat even the smallest leaves on the path. I must admit I was also scared a bit.
Actually I remember my school trip to Chamundi Hills quite well. I remember the monkeys, the bangle carts which are gone now and above all the Gopura which I used to think would fall off any minute. I stared at it hard this time but it was firm much to my disappointment. I was a kid then and may be the drifting clouds gave me that feeling...
People in the office ask me when we will buy a car. I tell them we don't have a real need for it because we've got used to public transport thanks to the kid's obsession with buses. I guess many go for a car just because of peer pressure and we've withstood that for so long. What disgusted me about the whole thing was when the Alto driving boss of mine made fun of a colleague who drives a Maruti 800! That really made me wonder what all this fuss about a car was. I mean, do you buy it for your convenience or for someone else? But I'm just wondering if the kid will succumb to it when he grows up - like asking us why we don't buy a car because all his classmates have it. Anyway, at the moment there is another important reason not to buy it; we don't have the money as we've invested quite a bit in the house.
Summer has set in but irregular power cuts are the order of the day. P says we'll soon have global warming and no fan. That's not going to be pleasant even in Bangalore where summer temperatures have seen a steady rise.
Talking of resources, people really don't care about them unless they are made to pay for it. It's a common misconception that illiterates are not civil and lack manners etc but educated and well-to-do people are highly irresponsible, socially. People wash hands with full tap on and don't even bother to close it fully. Toilet flush would be running, toilet rolls left to roll on the floor, napkins wasted. I don't think all these guys understand that there may be people who are dying somewhere because of lack of clean water. Whatever my shortcomings may be, I definitely feel proud of myself in this aspect ; I'm a responsible citizen. I want to become better; I want to tell people of their mistakes and make them better, at least around me. Hope I'll have the courage to do so.
Actually I remember my school trip to Chamundi Hills quite well. I remember the monkeys, the bangle carts which are gone now and above all the Gopura which I used to think would fall off any minute. I stared at it hard this time but it was firm much to my disappointment. I was a kid then and may be the drifting clouds gave me that feeling...
People in the office ask me when we will buy a car. I tell them we don't have a real need for it because we've got used to public transport thanks to the kid's obsession with buses. I guess many go for a car just because of peer pressure and we've withstood that for so long. What disgusted me about the whole thing was when the Alto driving boss of mine made fun of a colleague who drives a Maruti 800! That really made me wonder what all this fuss about a car was. I mean, do you buy it for your convenience or for someone else? But I'm just wondering if the kid will succumb to it when he grows up - like asking us why we don't buy a car because all his classmates have it. Anyway, at the moment there is another important reason not to buy it; we don't have the money as we've invested quite a bit in the house.
Summer has set in but irregular power cuts are the order of the day. P says we'll soon have global warming and no fan. That's not going to be pleasant even in Bangalore where summer temperatures have seen a steady rise.
Talking of resources, people really don't care about them unless they are made to pay for it. It's a common misconception that illiterates are not civil and lack manners etc but educated and well-to-do people are highly irresponsible, socially. People wash hands with full tap on and don't even bother to close it fully. Toilet flush would be running, toilet rolls left to roll on the floor, napkins wasted. I don't think all these guys understand that there may be people who are dying somewhere because of lack of clean water. Whatever my shortcomings may be, I definitely feel proud of myself in this aspect ; I'm a responsible citizen. I want to become better; I want to tell people of their mistakes and make them better, at least around me. Hope I'll have the courage to do so.
