WakeUp Sid !!

We have seen CM Siddaramaiah doze off on various occasions like many a inauguration ceremonies and sometimes even in the legislative assembly. It was alright if the CM was found sleeping on some occasions, but the hard truth is the Siddaramaiah Government is  seen sleeping over many issues plaguing the state of Karnataka. Be  it the drought situation in 17 districts, farmer suicides , safety and security of school kids, garbage crisis to name a few. The government is rather reactive than a proactive one. It almost feels like the CM and his government is waiting for something to happen , so that some action could be taken.

This lackadaisical attitude was clearly evident in many companies leaving the State for greener pastures in AP lured by the high tech chief minister ChandraBabu Naidu. Hero Motors pulling out of the state due to lack of response from the state is a case in point. If the govt would have responded proactively, it would have provided job oppurtunities for many youth in the state. Recently, Chief  of Bocsh Dr.Stephen Berns openly chided the Sidaramaih govt for its lazy governance in the presence of top officials and Rural Development minister. He even went to the extent of warning to pull out all the  future investments from the state , if things did not improve. This shows the level of frustration among the industry heads in that state, especially this coming from a company that was one of the earliest to setup factories in the state. The same was the case with Infosys which warned of pulling out from building a Tech Park near Devanahalli. It complained that despite money being deposited with the govt for providing basic infrastructure like road,electricity and water, the govt seem to have done nothing for the past 5 years.

Take the 'Garbage Crisis' in Bengaluru which made global headlines. CM Siddaramaiah took the lead and said a long term solution would be found to the issue. But , look at what has been done till now. Where are the long term solutions that were being discussed ? People surrounding the Garbage processing units still have the bear the overflowing leach-ate, the foul smell and off course  the diseases that come with it.

The general feeling is there is no accountability in the govt. Remember the much criticized junket by the MLAs last year. When the CM was confronted the answer was ''I dont know. Ask some one else". Have you looked at the way the CM talks to the media persons when confronted with questions. There is an overwhelming sense of ego and ''I am not answerable to anyone" tone hidden in it. The issue of his convoy creating huge traffic jams in the city made headlines recently. And what was the answer - "I am the CM and people have to bear with it". These were his exact words.

CM Siddaramaih still believes in old style politics of freebies - Anna Bhagya, Shaadi Bhagya and what not. Off course , no one can deny the benefits of the Anna Bhagya scheme which is feeding lakhs of poor people. No one is criticizing him for the schemes, but he has to rise up to the 'Development politics''. People now expect to hear about his vision for the state of Karnataka, what are his views on the issues plaguing the state and how he plans to face them. He needs to learn the new style politics from his peers in high performing states. Otherwise people will loose faith in the government . This was clearly evident in the recent BBMP elections, where people voted for the incumbent BJP despite the scams and the rampant corruption, as one commentator said - "People voted for the BJP not beacuse they were good, but they voted because the Congress was bad" .

Rise Up. Rise Up. Wake Up Sid !!!

Good Samaritan Ibrahim

Last month i met with a small accident. It was like any other day, i started off from office at 7:30 PM, took the usual route back home on my 2 wheeler. I was passing through a deserted area with absolutely no street lights with no people in sight for kilometers. I was at my normal speed , when a black dog decided that it has to cross the road. It came directly under my front wheels. In panic i applied the front disc brakes and the bike came to a screeching halt, but threw me off to the front and was about to land on the ground head first. As a natural reaction, i extended both my hands to avoid getting hurt. The momentum was such that i slide with my hands still touching the ground for another 10-20 feet.

By the time i realized what had happened, i was in the middle of the road with the bike resting on my stretched left leg. I look at my palms to find that the outer skin had all peeled and the pain was unspeakable. An auto driver just behind me soon stopped the vehicle , lifted my bike ,took me to the side and offered water. I could not even take off my helmet to have a sip and neither could i  hold the bottle in my hands. It was then i realized that i had fractured both my hands. Already a group of 3-4 people had gathered around. Someone took off my helmet and made me drink water. Then a guy came forward , turned around my bike and said -"Sir. Sit down you are bleeding and i will take you to the hospital". I promptly sat down and went ahead. I was given first aid and told that both my hands were fractured. This did not come as a shock, as i already knew that it with the  pulsating pain that was going through my hands.

We came out of the hospital and the guy was ready again. "Sir. Where do you stay ? I will drop you off to your home. You are not in a position to drive". He also added -"Dont make a call home. They will unnecessarily get panicked". I simply nodded and sat down behind him. On the way home i thanked him and asked him his name . "Ibrahim" he said. "What do you do for living" i asked. "I work in a welding shop nearby" came the reply. Finally we reached home and he was hesitant to come inside.On asked further he said - "Sir. Previously i had taken home some one like you after he met with an accident. Soon after reaching home, his family thought that i was the one who had caused the accident and hit me". I was humbled and called him in. You know that emotions and the kind of reaction that you get in such situations. Even my family was very grateful to Ibrahim for his help.

It was finally time to go to the Hospital and get my hands checked from an orthopedic. " Ibrahim. Please share your mobile number with my mom. I will get in touch with you once things are settled"- i said. He simply nodded his head. On the way to the hospital, i reminded my mom who was back home to take down his mobile number, only to realize that he had already left and he declined to share his number. He had his own reasons for doing that.

After things settled down a bit, it was time for introspection. Fate had it that the dog had to cross the road, i had to fall off my bike and Ibrahim had to be passing by that area. If not him, i would be lying there on the side of the road in a deserted area in the dark, without any possibility of me calling up someone. I thanked god for not letting me in that situation, because i remember cases where we see someone who had just met with an accident and we just pass by thinking that some one else could come for help. What would happen if everyone thought the same way ?

Why did God help me then ? Is it because of the decision i had made, that if i see some accident/trouble, i would do everything in capacity to help ? Or is it my good deeds that saved me ? Some say the dog in fact saved me from a bigger trouble by making me fall and sacrificed itself by going under the wheels of a small truck that was coming from the opposite direction. I have no answers for that. All i know is that it takes a Good Human  to help another human in trouble, regardless of the religion, class and all the other distinctions that we make. All i know is a Good guy helped me out. A Good Samaritan Ibrahim.

PS : This is a real incident that happened to me some time back.

Road Safety : Why no one is talking about Bad Driving Habits ?

There has been a lot of talk about Road safety recently, especially after the death of Minister Gopinat Munde in a car crash in Delhi. India is said to be in the number one position when it comes to death on the roads due to accidents. According to some reports, 213000 people are killed every year in road accidents in India and millions of others are seriously injured. Why is it that we have so many accidents in the first place ?

Many factors are attributed for the accidents including poor road design, poor infrastructure, overcrowding, lack of enforcement of traffic laws , poor vehicle design and many more. But, the main factor that not many people are talking of is the Bad Driving behaviour. Bad driving is the root cause of all the accidents.It is an all encompassing reason for everything that happens on the roads.

Every day we see people drive like hell on the roads.They assume that driving on the road is a race that every other driver on the road is a competitor. There is no concern for the fellow driver. The overarching mindset is -” I should reach my destination by any means.Go to hell with others”. People are literally going to hell with this mindset. There is not a single journey on our roads when we do not pass by an accident that has just occurred. Some of them so bizarre, that you wonder how could this even happen.

One of the worst driving behaviour is absent minded driving. The driver is completely engrossed in his thoughts.He does not even realize that there is a huge pile up behind him.He does not even mind to look at the rear view mirror. This makes all the drivers lined up behind him start honking and try overtaking him, risking their own lives and the ones coming in the opposite direction. This idiotic behaviour by one driver causes all the other drivers violate the traffic rules and cause unnecessary stress. The same thing happens when one is busy talking on the mobile or to the co passenger.

Me First..Me First syndrome is another important behaviour that we get to see on the roads. People are not willing to wait for the others to pass. They want to have the right of the way.People do this while taking a turn in a busy intersection. Everyone wants to go first, creating a deadlock situation where none of them can move in any direction causing a huge pileup.

Bigger vehicle trying to intimidate the smaller ones is a common thing on the roads. People think that bigger vehicles always have a priority over the smaller ones.It is almost like an unwritten rule of the driving rule book. The smaller ones are always intimidated by coming way too close to the vehicle making him/her loose balance and composure.This is the resurgence of our animal instincts , i would say. When the roads are empty, people think they have to race at 80 KM even if it is a residential/School area.

Discrimination i.e treating a certain section of people in a bad way is seen on the roads as well. Pedestrians are second class citizens on the road. They have to wait until the “His Highnesses” pass through. They invariably have to hold their life in their hands and cross the roads and thank the god for not coming under the wheels of any vehicle for yet another day. Our treatment of women as being mere objects continues even on the roads. Women drivers are often given long stares in traffic signals. Women 2 wheeler riders are often chased by bastards with unsatisfied sexual cravings.

Basically, our driving behaviour highly reflects the society we are living in and level of civilized or uncivilized behaviour we have. The proposed Road Safety Bill proposes huge fines for traffic violations and bad vehicle design. It also talks of building world class infrastructure and high tech traffic management. But, it does not talk of doing anything about changing the Driving Behaviour/Mentality. There is no point in having a world class infrastructure , if we are exhibit this uncivilized and ghastly driving behaviour. As the old saying goes-”The dog will only shit, even if you make it sit on the throne”.

So, we need to sensitize people of showing courtesy and behave in a civilized way. This should be a part of curriculum while giving Driving Licenses. This skill should also be tested during the driving Tests. Passing a Driving Test should be as difficult as passing a matriculation exam. This is because , even if you fail in your matriculation exams you can take it again. But, you do not get this chance if you fail on the roads. It will either take the life of others or your own. Those not falling in line should be shamed and heavily penalized. At the end of the day people should take driving seriously.Driving is a skill that has to be improved over a period of time and not something that you acquire the skill and act foolish on the roads. Foolishness can cost lives you see and we cant be loosing 213000 people every year due to our foolishness. We will be the biggest bunch of fools in the world then.

Namaste London

I had not thought even in my wildest dreams that i would visit London one day.In fact it was not even on my list of cities to visit in Europe.I dont know, the fate had it or should i say -"London was Calling ", i visited the city.Infact i had a personal prejudice against this city , because it is the people from this land that ruled over us for over a century and did what not to keep our country under their reigns.It is the same people who looted our country and took back so many things to their land including our Kohinoor as war bounty.I already had some vague idea of how the city would be.Thanks to movies like DDLJ,London dreams,Namaste London and not to forget those Gurinder chadda films like It's a wonderfull AfterLife.After landing in London, i realised that London is definitely what it is shown to be in the movies.What i had seen in the films was not a glorified or hyped up version of London.This is how London is .A truly vibrant and modern city.

One of the things that strikes you the most after landing in London, is the the presence of a large Indian diaspora.Indians are everywhere .Right from the Taxi driver, the man at the ticketing counter in the Tubes,McDonalds to every other imaginable place.If you look around in the tube on a typical weekday rush hour, you will see atleast 4 in every 10 people is an indian.And, they have established themselves in the city in such a way that you instantly see that indian flavour and colour in it.Like keeping the fruits and vegetables for display in the footpaths in front of the stores and pukka Indian like Road rage.You will see people driving like hell like they do back in our country , without giving a damn to the traffic rules and pedestrians.Loved the masala dosa,vada,mysore masala dosa's from "Aaha Dosa"- a typical south indian restuarant in Hounslow suburb.Especially when i was seeing all these after quite a long time.

One of the experiences that anyone visiting London will have to go through (almost ritual like) is "The London Tube experience".What a huge and complicated network it has.You will be intimidated by the complex maps,colour codings and terms like picadally Line,district line,victoria line and what not.You will feel like scratching your head.But, this is only on the first day.The next day onwards you will comfortably interpret the Maps ,change stations and reach your destination in no time.One thing that i observed in the Tubes is that no one cares what the other person is doing or thinking about you.Everyone is immersed in his/her own world.You will see one person busy listening to his ipod, the other reading the newspaper and couples involved in a liplock in a crowded rush hour train.

There is a piece of history in every brick in London and that is what makes London stand out from the crowd.Take the London tube for example .It is one of the oldest underground railway in the world and also served as a shelter to the citizens of London during the world war 2 airstrikes on London.Another example is the the London bridge.It was completely destroyed in the late 18th century and was rebuilt again later.Another example is the Hyde park and Sherlock Holme's Bakers street,which you will find mentioned in many novels.

There is a sense of awe in most of the places you see in London.I was really awestruck seeing the Coronation throne in Westminister's abbey, after realizing the grandiose scale in which the coronation ceremony takes place.Another major attraction that cast a spell on me was the Kohinoor diamond in the Tower of London.I could not believe the fact that the world famous Kohinoor diamond was inches before my eyes.I was really ecstatic after seeing the kohinoor diamond.I wanted to tell the whole world that i had seen the famous stone.I felt as if i had accomplished something in life.

There is an air of romance in most of the places in London and no wonder couples have a great time wandering through the city at their own pace, without attracting eyeballs unlike our country.I have no words to describe my feelings walking the night on the Banks of river Thames, with London Eye completely lit up with blue lights on one side and the Parliament house and the Big Ben on the other.The song/dance ,silent street performances added up to the already lively atmosphere.Really wished i had a girlfriend by my side, so that we could hold hands and endlessly stroll the whole night ,obsorbing the romantic vibes and looking at the night sky.

There are so many facets of this city and so many experiences to be had, that you feel there is still so much more left to be discovered .This city has given me so many wonderfull memories that i will cherish for life.I really have to thank London for that.I am getting filmy now and i have to say this dialogue(modified a bit though) of Akshay Kumar from Namaste London-

"Coming from a Land of a 2000 year old civilization, we bow to you and thank you London with folded hands, as we think that we are not below or above anyone ".

"Namaste London !!!"

An Afternoon in Dublin(A Photo Blog)



Trinity College

 "Hello.I am not feeling well today.So ,will be on sick leave "-i said to my manager on phone while on a bus to Dublin.This is how i started my journey to Dublin on one fine weekday when every one else was toiling in office and here i was enjoying my sick leave.










After finishing some personal work i had, it was time to scan the city as much as possible in whetever little time i had.

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I started my lonely tour with Trinity College.

This is the college where great people like Jonthan swift roamed around the campus as students.

What a vast campus it has !!!

 Looking at the campus and the people from different cultures, i felt i should have gone for Higher education in a college like this.

 Right at the moment where i was going back to my college days, a girl walking from the opposite direction stopped before me and asked-"Do you know where the Berkley Library is ??".

I said-"Sorry.Even i am new here" , as if i was a new student there.

Felt good.

For a moment atleast , i was a College Student,not a Software Engineer.

 Came out of Trinity College to take a stroll on the  O 'Connell Street

Dublin is truly a cosmopolitan city.You get to see people of all nationalities, of all shapes,sizes,complexions, speaking different languages.Here and there  while travelling in the local buses, it felt good to hear hindi/tamil/telugu randomly.







 Serene Lippy river flowing through the heart of the city.

 It was 2 'O Clock.My stomach was completely empty.Just barged into SuperMacs and had a Burger Meal.

Felt really bad to spend 6 Euros for a Bun and finger chips, while i had spent 2 Euros to Travel 200 Kms.

 One of the many statues on O 'Connell Street

 The spire on O ' Connell Street

Waited for 10 minutes in the intersection just to take a snap of one of the High tech trams on O ' Connell Street.


The Trams reminded me of our very own trams in Kolkata.

Just barged into every other mall in one of the many shopping bylanes on O'Connell Street.


It was already 3:55 pm and had to run to catch my Bus at 4.

Sitting in the Bus back home, i promised myself that i would come back to Dublin again some day(as if it was impossible to get back to Dublin) and experience various aspects of this beatiful city-A city which truly made me feel that i was in Europe.

Its the Journey, not the Destination that matters



Destination

We are obssesed with our dreams.We are always in a hurry to reach our destination.In this hurry-burry we tend to forget the path we traversed to reach our destination.We forget the people we met , the experiences we had, the lessons we learnt during our journey. These are the people whom we will meet again at some point of time and then we will realise how important they were and the role they played in you reaching your destination.The same is the case with the experiences both good and bad that we had during our journey.So, i would say that -"It is the journey, not the destination that matters". I literally  learnt the true meaning of this phrase yesterday.

We had planned for a small weekend picnic at a nearby place.We had to walk for about 6 kms to reach the place.Our plan to start at 11 got delayed due to various circumstances and finally we started at 3,knowing the fact that it would get dark in another 2 hours.The walk  was truly memorable, as this was the first time i was exploring a foreign country and that too on foot.The chill weather coupled with mist added even more colour to the atmosphere.Then started our photo sessions with each one of us posing in different ways looking in different directions.As we moved on, we started entering the uncharted teritorry with some lonely houses here and there, completely  decked up for christmas celebrations with little cowardly dogs barking at us intruders , who had spoilt the calm atmosphere with our continous chatter.

The roads started getting narrower and narrower with the light going dimmer and dimmer.Then came the graveyard with spooky trees all around .We tried to click some pictures there and got some smoky figures in the photo.Offcourse it was the fog, but it gave us a new topic to start using our imagination and weave some stories of paranormal activity.We also found some old deserted houses with no human being till kilometers ahead.Then there were crows sitting on the electric wires, which reminded me of the movie: Jeepers-Creepers.In doing all this we had almost forgotten that we had some destination to reach.But, it was too late as the sun had gone down completely and it was not safe to go ahead anymore.

We were not at all dissapointed that we could not reach our destination because we had so many sweet little memories all through our journey ,that the destination did not matter much.One of us was even of the opinion that we had already crossed our destination.We also had plans of telling everyone that we reached our destination and the walk was really good,but unfortunately that did not happen.Our long walk was worth it, even though we did not achieve what we had set out to.

The same is the case with our lives. We need to set our goals,but we should not be blind to the things that we come across while walking towards our goal.It is these people,experiences both good and bad that makes us realise the true meaning of achieving our goal. These are the ones that show us a different path, in case we dont reach our set goal.

So, i say it again-"It is the Journey, not the destination that matters".

Bye Bye Great Souls

(ನನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಯ ಅಜ್ಜಿ )

ಕಳೆದ ವಾರ ನಾನು ನನ್ನ ಪ್ರೀತಿಯ ಅಜ್ಜಿಯನ್ನು ಕಳಕೊಂಡೆ.ಅವರ ಕೊನೆಯ ಗಳಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಾನು ಅವರ ಹತ್ತಿರ ಇರಬೇಕಾಗಿತ್ತು ಅಂತ ಅಂತ ತುಂಬಾ ಅನಿಸುತಿದೆ. Atleast ಇಲ್ಲಿ ಬರೋಕೆ ಮುಂಚೆ ಅವರ ಜೊತೆ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಸಮಯ ಕಳದೆ ಅಂತ ಆದರು satisfaction ಇದೆ .
ನೆನ್ನೆ ತಾನೇ ನಮ್ ಜೊತೆ ಇದ್ದೋರು, ಇವತ್ತು ಇಲ್ಲ ಅಂದ್ರೆ ನಂಬೋಕೆ ಆಗ್ತಾ ಇಲ್ಲ.ಒಂದು ವಿಷಯ ನನ್ನನ ಕಾಡ್ತಾ ಇರೋದು ಅಂದ್ರೆ, ನಂಗೆ ತುಂಬಾ ಬೇಕಾದವರು ನನ್ನ ಅಗಲುವ ಮುಂಚೆ ನಾನು ಅವರನ್ನ ನೋಡಲಿಲ್ಲ, ಮಾತಡ್ಸ್ಲಿಲ್ಲ, ಅಂತ. ನನ್ನ ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ಅಜ್ಜಿ ಸತ್ಹಾಗಲು ಇದೆ ಥರ ಆಗಿತ್ತು.


ಚಿಕ್ಕ ವಯಸಿನಿಂದ್ಲು ನಾನು ಅವ್ರ ಜೊತೆಗೆ ಆತಡ್ಕೊಂಡು ಬೆಲ್ದೆ. ಮಗು ಆಗಿದಾಗ ನಾನು ಅವರ ಅಡುಗೆ ಮನೆಗೆ canteen ಅಂತ ಕರಿತಾ ಇದ್ದೆ. "ಅಜ್ಜಿ ನಿನ್  canteen ಆಯ್ತಾ??.ಮಲ್ಕೊಳೋಣ" ಅಂತ ಕೇಳ್ತಾ ಇದ್ದೆ. ಮಧ್ಯಾನ ಅವರ canteen ಮುಗಿದ ಮೇಲೆ ಒಂದು ಚಾಪೆ ಎಲೋಕೊಂದು ಬಂದು-"ಅಜ್ಜಿ ಬಾ ತಾಚೋಲನ" ಅಂತ ಇದ್ದೆ. ಇವ್ವತ್ತು ನಂಗೆ ಗ್ಯಪಕ ಇರೋದು ಅಂದ್ರೆ , ಅವರು ಅಡುಗೆ ಮಾಡ್ಬೇಕಾದ್ರೆ ಅಡುಗೆ ಕತ್ತೆ ಮೇಲೆ ಕೂತ್ಕೊಂಡು ಪುರಾಣ ಬಿಚ್ತ ಇದ್ದೆ. ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ವಿಷಯ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ಗ್ಯಪಕ ಇರೋದು ಅಂದ್ರೆ , ನಾನು ಯಾವಾಗ್ಲೂ ಪಕ್ಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಕೂತ್ಕೊಂಡು, ಅವರ  ಕ್ಯೆ ಬಲೆಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ಆತಾಡ್ತಿದ್ದೆ.ಅವರ soft soft  ಕ್ಯೆಗಳು ಇನ್ನ ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ಗ್ಯಪಕ ಇದೆ." ಅಜ್ಜಿ .ಕಥೆ ಹೇಳು" ಅಂತ ಅವರ ಕ್ಯೆಗೆ ಸುಧಾ magazine ನ ತಂಕೊಡ್ತಾ ಇದ್ದೆ.

ಹಬ್ಬ ಹರಿದಿನ ಅಂದ್ರೆ ನಮ್ಮಜ್ಜಿ ನೆ chief cook. ಅವರ ಸಾರಥ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಎಲ್ಲ ಸೊಸೆಯರು ಸೇರಿ ಅಡಿಗೆ ಮಾಡ್ತಾ ಇದ್ರೂ. ಅವರು ಮಾಡ್ತಾ ಇದ್ದ bisibele baath  ಇವಾಗ್ಲು ಬಾಯಲ್ಲಿ ನೀರು ತರುತ್ತೆ.ಹಾಲು ಬಾಯಿ , ಅವರು ಮಾಡುತಿದ್ದ ಮತ್ತೊಂದು special sweet.ಅವರಿಗೆ ಹೂವು ಮುದಿಯುವುದು ತುಂಬಾ ಇಷ್ಟ. ನಮ್ ತಾತ ಸತ್ತ ಮೇಲೆ , ಹೂವು ಮುದುಯುವ ಹಾಗಿಲ್ಲ ಅಂತ ತುಂಬಾ ಬೇಜಾರ್ ಮಾಡ್ಕೊಲೋರು.

ಕಳೆದ ವರ್ಷ ನಮ್ಮನ ಅಗಲಿದ ಮತೊಬ್ಬ ಅಜ್ಜಿಗೂ ನನ್ನ ಮನಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ವಿಶೇಷ ಜಾಗವಿದೆ.ಪ್ರೆಥಿಯಿಂದ ಗುಡ್ಡದಹಳ್ಳಿ ಅಜ್ಜಿ , ಅಂತ ಕರಿತ ಇದ್ದೆ.ತುಂಬಾ ಶಾಂತ ಸ್ವಭಾವದ,ಅದಮ್ಬರವಿಲ್ಲದ ಹೆಂಗ್ಗಸು.ಆಗಿನ ಕಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ 10th standard  ಓದಿದ್ದ ನನ್ ಅಜ್ಜಿ, ನಾನು 4th standard ನಲ್ಲೂ ಸಹ ನನಗೆ maths ಹೇಳಿಕೊಡುವಷ್ಟು ಬುದ್ಧಿವಂತೆ.ಮಗುವಗಿದಾಗ -"ಅಜ್ಜಿ..ಅಜ್ಜಿ ಎತ್ಕೋ..ದೋಸೆ ತೋರ್ಸು" ಅಂತ ಹೇಳಿ ಅವರ ಕ್ಯಲ್ಲಿ ಎತ್ತಿಸಿ ಕೊಂದು ಅವರು ದೋಸೆ ಬಿಡೋದು ನೋಡ್ತಾ ಇದ್ದೆ.ಅವರು ಮಾಡಿದ ದೋಸೆ ನಂಗೆ ತುಂಬಾ ಇಷ್ಟ.ಅಡ್ಡಕ್ಕೆ, ನಾನ್ Engineering ಓದುವಾಗಲು ಸಂಜೆ ಬಿಸಿ ಬಿಸಿ ದೋಸೆ ಬಿಟ್ಟು ನಮ್ ತಾತನ ಕ್ಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಲ್ಸ್ತ ಇದ್ರು.ಕೊನೆ ಗಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ Parkinsons ಇಂದ ಬಹಳ ನರಳಿದರು.
ಇನ್ನು ಮುಂದೆ ಅವರುಗಲ್ಲೆಲ್ಲರು ನನ್ನ ನೆನಪಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತ್ರ ಉಳಿಯುವರು.ಒಂದು point  ನಂಗೆ ಅನ್ಸೋದು ಅಂದ್ರೆ , ಇವರು ಬದುಕಿದ್ದಾಗ ಇವರ ಜೊತೆ ಎರಡು ನಿಮಿಷ ಕೂತು ಮಾತು ಕೂಡ ಆಡಲಿಲ್ಲ ನಾವು. ಚಿಕ್ಕ ವಯಸಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಬೇಕಾದ ಸೇವೆಯಲ್ಲ ಮಾಡಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು , ಅವರ ಕೊನೆಗಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರನ್ನ ಅಷ್ಟು neglect  ಮಾಡ್ತಿವಲ್ಲ ಅಂತ ಬೇಜಾರ್ ಆಗತ್ತೆ.ಪಾಪ ಪ್ರಜ್ಞೆ ಕಾಡುತ್ತೆ.

ಅದ್ದಕ್ಕೆ ಹೇಳ್ತೀನಿ, ನಿಮ್ ಅಜ್ಜಿ-ತಾತ ಯಾರಾದ್ರೂ ಇದ್ರೆ ಅವರ ಪಕ್ಕ ಕೂತು ಒಂದೆರಡು ಮಾತಾಡಿ.ನಿಮ್ಮನು ಎತ್ತಿ ಆಡಿಸಿದ ಆ ಹಿರಿಯ ಜೀವಗಳಿಗೆ ಪ್ರೀತಿ ಬೇಕೇ ಹೊರತು ದುಡ್ಡಲ್ಲ. ಅವರು ಇರುವ ವರೆಗಾದ್ರು ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ನೋಡ್ಕೊಳ್ಳಿ, ಇಲ್ಲದಿದ್ರೆ ಆಮೇಲೆ ತಿಥಿ ಮಾಡಿದ್ರು ಅಲ್ಲ, ಅವರ ಹೆಸರಲ್ಲಿ trust ಓಪನ್ ಮಾಡಿದ್ರು , ಏನು ಉಪಯೋಗ ಎಲ್ಲ..