Time out thoughts
After a gap of almost three and a half years I've taken a week off from work. My friends tell me its not something to be proud of. But now, I intend to take such time-outs more frequently in the future. The last time (which was, in fact, my first week off from work), our "gang" went to Ooty, Coonoor and surrounding places (including Bullshit falls!). This time though, I am stuck @ home, mostly intentionally. (I must add, most people in that "gang" are now busy with other pursuits.. no offense guys ;-)
Some more time-out facts:
- I haven't connected to office since last Friday. (Its now 6:20PM Wednesday).
- I don't miss the Bangalore traffic... Honest!
- I finished reading my FIRST Kannada novel - Nayi Neralu by S.L.Byrappa (book courtesy Sripathi). I am impressed with my Kannada reading speed. Given that its been 12+ years since having seriously studied/read Kannada (which is a pity :-( ), it'll surely improve over time.
On a different vein, it looks as though the Bangalore Traffic Police are to enforce the "tinted window" rule starting Jan 15, 2006. So, all you folks with tinted car windows (me included), be sure to get the film removed or replaced with "legal" films (A legal tint AFAIK, is one which has 70% transparency from the outside).
As is evident, there is no dearth of "rules" in our country, its just the enforcement that's lacking. Another rule that should be enforced is the "working" brake lights one; if properly enforced, this is sure to bring down the number of rear-ending traffic accidents by orders of magnitude. Anybody who has ridden/driven a vehicle will vouch that its that much harder to gauge that the vehicle in front (especially a big one, such as a bus/van) is slowing down or braking if its brake lights aren't functioning. The irony is, there is another "rule" that supposedly states that in case of collision from behind, its always the fault of the vehicle at the back... Go figure.
Now, authorities are quick to quote "Rule 100 of the Motor Vehicle Act states...", but I am yet to see a hard-copy, let alone an online version of the Indian Driver's manual (Dunno if its even called that). If anyone knows where its available (preferably online), do drop me a note.
Some more time-out facts:
- I haven't connected to office since last Friday. (Its now 6:20PM Wednesday).
- I don't miss the Bangalore traffic... Honest!
- I finished reading my FIRST Kannada novel - Nayi Neralu by S.L.Byrappa (book courtesy Sripathi). I am impressed with my Kannada reading speed. Given that its been 12+ years since having seriously studied/read Kannada (which is a pity :-( ), it'll surely improve over time.
On a different vein, it looks as though the Bangalore Traffic Police are to enforce the "tinted window" rule starting Jan 15, 2006. So, all you folks with tinted car windows (me included), be sure to get the film removed or replaced with "legal" films (A legal tint AFAIK, is one which has 70% transparency from the outside).
As is evident, there is no dearth of "rules" in our country, its just the enforcement that's lacking. Another rule that should be enforced is the "working" brake lights one; if properly enforced, this is sure to bring down the number of rear-ending traffic accidents by orders of magnitude. Anybody who has ridden/driven a vehicle will vouch that its that much harder to gauge that the vehicle in front (especially a big one, such as a bus/van) is slowing down or braking if its brake lights aren't functioning. The irony is, there is another "rule" that supposedly states that in case of collision from behind, its always the fault of the vehicle at the back... Go figure.
Now, authorities are quick to quote "Rule 100 of the Motor Vehicle Act states...", but I am yet to see a hard-copy, let alone an online version of the Indian Driver's manual (Dunno if its even called that). If anyone knows where its available (preferably online), do drop me a note.
posted by Ananth Narayan at
6:10 PM
1 Comments:
Not having connected to work till Wednesday is an achievement in itself. You won my challenge. Congrats!
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