Commuter...

A Friday morning... The very thought of arrival of yet an other weekend motivated me to get up gleefully!! As usual, I promised myself to compensate the left out sleep with an extended sleep tomorrow!!! :D Somehow this glee didn't last longer as I recalled of how the previous night I had decided to commute in BMTC!!! 

Per my mother, traveling in BMTC is one of the rarest decision I ever make, and she was very keen on listening to the reasons that I was about to cite!! :P The scooty brake had worn-out and the black beauty had turned grey!! [I now understand the difficulty of maintaining a black car :) And I am sure my sister is grinning after reading this statement of mine!! :D ;)]  

Above all, I just wanted to explore and experience public mode of transportation!!

The enthusiastic me decided to walk down the main bus-stop! [Its down-hill from my home :P] As I reached the bus-stop, I did see the Volvo passing by... But how can one expect a Lazy Libran to make an attempt to catch a running bus??? ;)  I was damn sure that the hefty traffic would seize the bus mobility! ;) I walked down a bit further, and the driver was generous enough to open the doors for me! :D

The posh AC volvo as usual didn't delight me. In addition to its jerks and jolts, the closed environment increased the suffocation, and made me nauseous!:( I was lucky enough to get a seat in rush hour...As I settled down, I began to compare the other means of commutation... :)

Company's Transport: 
Type: Suited for the people who belong to "Early to bed, early to rise" category ;)
Advantages: Stress free, On time to office [Even if not, it is acceptable at times], Sleep during the travel-time ;)
Disadvantages: Need to be on time, cannot customize the route as per your need

Public Transport:
Type: Suited for hard-workers who doesn't mind walking, running, standing, sweating!
Advantages: Low cost, Environmental friendly, kinda stress free!
Disadvantages: Travel time is more [The travel time is directly proportional to the size of the vehicle! ;)]

Four-wheeler:

Type: For people who have lots and lots of patience, and rich enough to bear the fuel expense!
Advantages: High comfort level
Disadvantages: Highly expensive 

Two-wheeler:

Type: Lazy, Impatient mortals
Advantages: Comparatively low cost, can sneak in between the vehicles irrespective of traffic!
Disadvantages: Risky during monsoon

Cycling:
Type: Environmentalist!
Advantages: Low cost, Low maintenance, Burns calorie at free of cost ;)
Disadvantages: No cycle lanes, not suitable for Indian weather, Need lot of motivation! :D 

Bottom Line...
As I got down from the bus and began to walk through the tech park [wondering why the company I join will be the last building in a tech park!!!] all that was in my mind was
"One should first witness and experience the various options that life offers because its only then you would be able to select the one that suits your interests!!!"

The Helmet...

Way back in 2006, when HELMET was made compulsory in Bangalore, I cribbed and cursed. It was like imposing a compulsory attendance rule for a student who is least bothered to attend the classes! :P I really felt that I would look like an alien. Slowly this thought of mine began to vanish as I saw many such aliens on road... :D I had also felt my head was inside a kiln, and it was a torture to bear additional weight! :D

In course of time, I began to enjoy the positive aspect of wearing the helmet. No doubt it protects from head injuries. But what I like the most is the privacy it offers! :) I could pull down the visor and laugh out loud at the RJ's sense of humor; sing and ride; talk over phone; and most importantly it would protect from all unwanted stares!
And of-course it protects one from sun, rain, wind and dust. I now cannot imagine myself traversing in the dusty outer ring road without a helmet...!

After extensively using helmet for almost six years, these crazy innovative ideas did flash me!

1. I wish there would be a sensor that beeps if you haven't fastened the helmet! ;) Something like, a sensor which make use of solar energy!!
2. What if the visor is fitted with a small wiper... sounds funny?? But will it not be of great help when itz raining??? LOL :D
3. A helmet with an inbuilt blue-tooth headset ;) I am sure most of us would go for it! We can pair it with our mobiles isn't?? :D
4. I know its too annoying when your talkative pillion rider's voice is not audible amidst the buzzing traffic...!I wish there is some wireless connectivity between two helmets so that the communication between the pillion rider and the rider is crystal clear! ;)

As of now the list ends, and I'm sure you may have some additions to it! ;)

ಎಲ್ಲಾದರೂ ಇರು ಎಂತಾದರು ಇರು, ಎಂದೆಂದಿಗೂ ನೀ ಕನ್ನಡವಾಗಿರು...

ನೀವ್ ಎಳಿ ಅಬ್ಬನ ಎಂಗೆ ಹಾಚರಿಸಿದ್ರಿ ....

ಅಯ್ಯಯೋ!!! x-(  U2 ವಾಹಿನಿ ನಿರೂಪಕಿಯ ಈ ಸಂಭಾಷಣೆ ಕೇಳೋಕೆ ಆಗದೆ... ಮ್ಯೂಟ್ ಮಾಡಿ... ಮುಂದೆ ಯಾವ ಹಾಡು ಬರಬಹುದು ಅಂತ ಕಾಯ್ತಾ ಇದ್ದ ಹಾಗೇನೆ... ಬಂತು ನೋಡಿ ನಮ್ಮ ಪರಮಾತ್ಮ ಚಿತ್ರದ ಗೀತೆ... ;)

Examಉ Hallನಲ್ಲಿ ನನ್ನ ಪರಮಾತ್ಮ ..

Morning-ಉ Show-ಗೆ ಹೋಗು ಕಂದಾ ಅಂತಾನೆ ..

Class-ಅಲ್ಲಿ ನಾನು ಒಬ್ನೇ ಒಳ್ಳೆ ಪುಣ್ಯಾತ್ಮ ..

Answer-ಉ Sheet-ನಲ್ಲಿ ಬರೆದೆ Question-ಎ..

ಇದರ ಕೊನೆ ಸಾಲನ್ನ ಗಮನಿಸಿ..."ಬರೆದೆ" ಪದವನ್ನ ಬಿಟ್ಟ್ರೆ ಮಿಕ್ಕಿದೆಲ್ಲ ಅಪ್ಪಟ ಕಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್!!! :D ಆಂಗ್ಲ ಪದಗಳಿಗೆ ಕನ್ನಡದ ವಿಭಕ್ತಿ ಪ್ರತ್ಯಯ ಸೇರಿಸಿ ಹಾಡುಗಳನ್ನು ರಚಿಸುವ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನ ಯಾಕೆ??? ಇದನ್ನ ನಮ್ಮ ಯೋಗರಾಜ್ ಭಟ್ ರಚಿಸಿರೋದು ಅಂತ ಗೊತ್ತದ್ಮೆಲಂತೂ, ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯ, ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಹತಾಶೆ ಆಗಿದಂತು ನಿಜ!!!

ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಬಿಡಿ, ನಮ್ಮ ನಿತ್ಯ ಜೀವನದಲ್ಲಿ ಆಂಗ್ಲ ಪದಗಳಿಗೆ ಎಷ್ಟು ಮೊರೆ ಹೋಗ್ತಾ ಇದಿವಿ ಅಂದ್ರೆ...ಆಂಗ್ಲ ಪದಗಳನ್ನ ಬಳಸದೆ ಒಂದು ವಾಕ್ಯ ರಚಿಸೋದು ಕಷ್ಟ...ಇದು ಹೀಗೆ ಮುಂದುವರಿದ್ರೆ...ನಮ್ಮ ಮಾತೃಭಾಷೆ ಕಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್ ಅಂತ  ಹೇಳ್ಕೊಳೋ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ ಬಂದ್ರು ಬರಬಹುದು!!!

ಹೀಗೆ, ಒಂದು ಕಡೆ ಕಂಗ್ಲಿಷ್ ಗೆ ಮೊರೆ ಹೋಗುತಿರೋ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರಿದ್ದರೆ, ಮತ್ತೊಂದೆಡೆ ಆಂಗ್ಲ ನಾಮಫಲಕಗಳಿಗೆ ಮಸಿ ಬಳಿಯೋದರಿಂದ ಏನೂ ಪ್ರಯೋಜನ ಇಲ್ಲ! :(

ಕನ್ನಡಕ್ಕೆ ಕನ್ನಡೇತರರಿಂದ ದ್ರೋಹ ಆಗುತ್ತಿದೆ ಅಂತ ದೂಷಿಸೋಕಿಂತ ಮುಂಚೆ ನಮ್ಮನ್ನ ನಾವು ಸರಿಪಡಿಸಿಕ್ಕೊಳೋಣ. ದಿನಕ್ಕೆ ಅರ್ಧ ಗಂಟೆ ಅಚ್ಚ ಹಾಗೂ ಶುದ್ಧ ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತಾಡೋಕೆ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸಿದರೆ ಹೇಗೆ ? ಇದರಿಂದ ನಮ್ಮ ಶಬ್ದ ಬಂಡಾರನು ವೃದ್ದಿ ಆಗುತ್ತೆ ಹಾಗೆ ಕನ್ನಡಾನ ಉಳಿಸೋಕೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಕಡೆ ಇಂದ ಒಂದು ಸಣ್ಣ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನವು ಸಹ ಆಗುತ್ತೆ...ಅಂತರ್ಜಾಲದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಿಗುವ ಕೆಲವು kan-eng ಮತ್ತು eng-kan ನಿಘಂಟುಗಳ ಇಲ್ಲಿವೆ ನೋಡಿ:  

http://www.baraha.com/kannada/index.php

http://www.kannadakasturi.com/kasturiEnglishKanDictionary/Searchword.asp

http://www.kannadakasturi.com/kasturiDictionary/start.asp

 

ಇನ್ನು ಬಾಷಾಭಿಮಾನದ ವಿಷಯಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದ್ರೆ, ನಮ್ಮ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರಿಗೆ ಬಾಷಾಭಿಮಾನ ಇಲ್ಲ ಅಂತಲ್ಲ, ಆದ್ರೆ ಯಾಕೊ ನಿರ್ಲಿಪ್ತ ಮನೋಭಾವ!!! ಸಾರ್ವಜನಿಕ ಸ್ಥಳಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ನಾವ್ಯಾಕೆ ಮಾತಾಡೋಲ್ಲ??? x-(  ನಮ್ಮ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರೇ ಕನ್ನಡಾನ  ಬಳಸದಿದ್ರೆ ಹೊರ ರಾಜ್ಯದವರಿಗೆ ಕನ್ನಡ ಕಲಿರಿ ಅಂತ ಹೇಳೋದ್ರಲ್ಲಿ ಅರ್ಥ ಇಲ್ಲ!! ಹೆಚ್ಚು-ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಕನ್ನಡ ಕಿವಿಗೆ ಬಿದ್ದಷ್ಟು ...ಬೇರೆ ಭಾಷಿಗರಿಗೆ ಕನ್ನಡ ಕಲಿಯುವ ಅನಿವಾರ್ಯತೆ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿ ಆಗುತ್ತೆ!

A revolution should begin from within ಅಂತ ಹೇಳ್ತಾರಲ್ಲ, ಹಾಗೆ ನಾನು ಕನ್ನಡಾನ ಹರಡೋಕೆ ಮಾಡುವ ಸಣ್ಣ-ಸಣ್ಣ ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಗಳು:

• ATM ಹಾಗೂ IVRSಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕಡ್ಡಾಯವಾಗಿ ಕನ್ನಡ ಬಳಸುತ್ತೀನಿ!  
• ಯಾವುದಾದರು website (ಮಿನ್ನೆಲೆ!!), ಕನ್ನಡ ಅವತರಿಣಿಕೆ ಇದ್ದರೆ ಅದನ್ನೇ ಬಳಸೋದು...ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗೆ ಗೂಗಲ್-ಕನ್ನಡ
• ನನ್ನ ಕನ್ನಡೇತರ ಸ್ನೇಹಿತರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಮಾತನಾಡುವಾಗ, ಆಗಾಗ ಕೆಲವು ಕನ್ನಡ ಪದಗಳನ್ನು ಬಳಸುತ್ತೀನಿ :p  ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗೆ, ಅಲ್ವಾ, ಹೌದು, ಇಲ್ಲ, ಮತ್ತೆ, ಸಖತ್, ಏನ್ ಸಮಾಚಾರ... ಹೀಗಾದ್ರು ಅವರಿಗೆ ಕನ್ನಡದ ಕೆಲವು ಪದಗಳು ಪರಿಚಯವಾಗಲಿ! 
• ಕನ್ನಡದ ಹಾಡುಗಳು ನನ್ನ ಮೊಬೈಲ್ ರಿಂಗ್ ಟೋನ್ !! ಕನ್ನಡೇತರರಿಗೆ ಕನ್ನಡ ಹಾಡುಗಳು ಪರಿಚಿತವಾಗಲಿ... ನನ್ನ ಪ್ರಸ್ತುತ ರಿಂಗ್ ಟೋನ್, ಪರಮಾತ್ಮ ಚಿತ್ರದ, "ಪರವಶನಾದೆನು...ಅರಿಯುವ ಮುನ್ನವೇ..." ;)
• ಅವಕಾಶ ಸಿಕ್ಕಾಗೆಲ್ಲ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಂಸ್ಕೃತಿ, ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ, ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯಗಾರರ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಪರಿಚಯಿಸೋದು! ಉದಾಹರಣೆಗೆ, ಕನ್ನಡೇತರರೊಂದಿಗೆ ಡಿ.ವಿ.ಜಿ ರಸ್ತೆ, ತಿ.ನಂ.ಶ್ರೀ ರಸ್ತೆ, ಅಥವಾ ನೃಪತುಂಗ ರಸ್ತೇಲಿ ಹೋಗ್ತಿದ್ರೆ ಅವರ ಸಣ್ಣ ಪರಿಚಯ ಮಾಡದೆ ಬಿಡೋಲ!! :p

ಒಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಕನ್ನಡಾಭಿಮಾನನ ಬರಿ ವರ್ಷದ ಹನ್ನೊ0ದನೆ ತಿಂಗಳಿಗೆ ಮೀಸಲಿಡದೆ...ವರ್ಷ ಪೂರ್ತಿ ಕನ್ನಡಾಭಿಮನವನ್ನ ವ್ಯಕ್ತ ಪಡಿಸುತ್ತಾ....ಕನ್ನಡವನ್ನು ಬೆಳಸಿ ಹಾಗೂ ಉಳಿಸಿ !!!

ನಮ್ಮದೇ ನಾಡಿನಲ್ಲೇ, ನಮ್ಮ ಜನರಿಗೆ....ನಮ್ಮ ಭಾಷೆನ ಉಳಿಸಿ, ಬೆಳೆಸಿ ಅಂತ ಮನವಿ ಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳೋ ಪರಿಸ್ಥಿತಿ!!! ಎಂಥ ವಿಪರ್ಯಾಸ ಅಲ್ವ???

PS: My SPECIAL thanks to two of my best friends - Manu and Shabna, who are non-kannadigas, and have not only learned Kannada, but also make an attempt to speak in Kannada in their day-to-day life... hats-off!!! :) 

ನಮ್ಮ Metro...

                    

Pyramid Valley

Meeting old friends is always exciting and eliciting. After a huge round of where and when discussions, we finally decided to visit "The Pyramid Valley". Thanks to Google for letting us know about the existence of pyramid in Namma BengaLooru!!! (Life without Google is really difficult, isn't it??? :P)


I must say we all met on time with just a delay of half-an-hour :P. As we drove ahead our thoughts swept through the good old college days, making the drive more pleasurable.


The pyramid valley is located around 30 km from Banashankari. The roads are great only after you cross the inner ring road-kanakapura junction and Thalaghattapura area. Look out for the sign boards just to ensure that you are on track. Once you take a left turn from NH-209 the road narrows, and test one's driving skill :P The situation worsens when a bullock cart/tractor approaches from the opposite side!!! :D

The pyramid valley is open from 6.00am to 10.00pm. The entry is free of cost. To my surprise, parking the black beauty did not seem to be a herculean task this time!! ;) Its not that I have mastered the art of parking, but, it's just that the parking space is abundant!!!:D


As you spot the pyramid amongst the lush greenery, you may not be awed, but still you will be curious enough to know whats within the pyramid.


You enter the pyramid, after a brief explanation about the meditation technique by one of the valley's volunteer. As you step inside, all of a sudden you feel someone has hit the mute button, and there you stand inside an unfathomed, sober, and super cool pyramid!!!


The base area of the pyramid is about 160ft x160ft and right at the center you see a spiral staircase which leads to the kings chamber. The kings chamber is said to be the most energetic spot of the pyramid and stands at a height of 34ft from the base area. The kings chamber is so silent that even your heartbeat seems to be annoying !!!:P


Photography is strictly prohibited and children below six years are not allowed inside the pyramid.


Upon exit, all that was in my mind was "The quieter you become, the more you can hear!" - one of the Zen principles!!

On an hindsight, "If you adore silence you ought to visit Pyramid Valley!!!"