Last evening i got some good 1:1 time with my youngest cousin finally. He’s always been a bit of a aloof character and because of significant age difference between us, we don’t connect as cousins as much as I do with other older ones. He usually never comes out of his room, and if he does stays for a bit and hides away again. Yesterday I forced him out with me to the mall while visiting their family, and asked if he wanted to share a drink with me at the bar. We ended up spending a good chunk of time at the bar, and he finally seemed to open up about all the things in his life and his insecurities and things he wants to do. It was a such a refreshing change and I really felt we bonded for first time as actual adult cousins! I guess all I had to do was bring alcohol into the equation?
I think I am definitely past the age of raising toddlers. Did other people look at us and wonder how the fuck did we manage or i just had an angel kid? At this point it feels like even 6 people will be insufficient to raise the two kids in this household.
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The scale and size of these new restaurants / breweries / bars in Bangalore are quite something, and makes me feel like I am living in 1990s in America. The sad part is there is no way America can even pull these kind of places off coz they would be so goddamn expensive that they would not work. These places cater primarily to the tech crowd, and a couple of years in, techies make enough money that they can spend multiple nights a week at these places – it’s not wonder they are always full. For my part I am enjoying exploring these places! Great ambience, food, drinks – what’s not to love?
A break day tomorrow before meeting another friend Friday night where I will sleepover at his place. Tomorrow will be shopping! I am looking fwd to Friday – it’s a tradition at this pt that every-time we visit India we spend a night at my friend’s house.
A beautiful day to enjoy a nice summer cocktail 
A day spent in Bangalore metro and it was actually very pleasant and efficient. Most crowds were at Majestic terminus which is like Union station so expected, but otherwise very peaceful and runs frequently enough. This is the way, though knowing Bangalore any extensions now are probably decades away.
The difference between old Bangalore and new Bangalore is so quite stark.
Somehow the traffic is even more worse today than it was last two days. Joy o joy – glad to be taking the metro.
Unboxing a drink with papad on top (was terrific!) 