Animals FACE OFF!!!

This is kinda insane but I have been interested in pitching various animals against each other just to see which one wins.

Like wouldn't you want to know who would win in a match between and crocodile and a shark, or a grizzly and a siberian tiger or a hippo against a lion.

Anyways after months of time pass googling and reading from several sources- I can say I am pretty well informed in this depatrment. So starting from today I am going to pitch one animal against the other and tell you how it is going to go.

Who knows may be we can make it a knock out tournament to see which animal is the best fighter.

Special thanks to Umar who helped me a lot with my research on the craazy nights in Trivandrum.

First off

Croc Vs the Hippo

Crocodiles

The salt-water crocs in Australia grow to a length of 21 ft and weigh an astonishing 1200 kgs. They have one of the most powerful bites in the animal kingdom. The hide is very very thick and the tail packs a powerful whack for those who think they can attack it from behind.

The can swim upto speeds of 25 kmph, but need to come to the surface to breathe.

Hippos

They are one of the most dangerous animals in the whole of Africa(lions included). They weigh about 1800-2000 kgs. They are very aggressive and extremely territorial. And they kill a lot of humans. Only that this happens in africa so its not a big deal.

The Battle-field: a swampy slow moving river with a bank for the loser to run for safety.

Result(Extremely surprising): The Hippo wins 10/10 times. The croc stands no chance. The hippos jaw will snap the croc in half and before he knows it he'l be a suitcase and a pair of boots.

If you don believe me check this out.

My ride to whitefield, Jugaad and why India is growing despite itself

Every day I ride to whitefield, and yes its very very tiring. But what choice do I have. Going by bus is not an option- it takes double the time and is extremely boring. So riding is the best option. But it still takes an hour.

But after going riding for about 2 weeks I started finding ways to make my journey shorter. I go through gullies, riding on the footpath on some occasions and occasionally during extreme jams. I also squeeze between cars and change lanes to make maximum use of the little pockets of free road.

Contrary to being indisciplined, I think it makes sense that some of us do this. It reduces the load on the already clogged road. When a few people do this, it reduces the jams and makes maximum use of the resources. Occasionally the odd amateur creates a bigger jam. But thats just a learning experience. Soon he finds ways to get home faster without delaying himself or others. I know this is not the ideal thing to do. But I am not riding on ideal roads.

I guess this applies to India as well. The resources are never adequate. So people start finding shortcuts to work around that and the system. Making most use of our precious resources is what has kept us growing.

India cannot be compared to the west were resources are in abundance. Here people need to be more innovative, creative and have to really think out of the box. And this happens at the lowest levels- from rural India to small traders and businesses.

Now back to whitefield, if everybody maintained a minimum of 2 feet distance between the vehicle in front of you- the jam would look orderly but would be a mile long.

So before you comment saying "See the west. Everything is so orderly"... remember at some level it is our disorderliness which is helping us grow- and right now at a tremendous pace.

I would also like to share this post which I read recently

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/columnists/swaminathan-s-a-aiyar/Jugaad-is-our-most-precious-resource/articleshow/6313513.cms

Best Dosa of Bengaluru!!!

I wanted to create a post about all the best dosa in namma Bengaluru. So here goes!!

Masala dosa-----> CTR.

Tried Vidyarthi Bhavan( was the undisputed winner till eating at CTR and Vidyarthi Bhavan on consecutive days proved it that CTR was by faaaar the better place for masala dosas). Though for the whole Dosa experience a lot more places come to mind.

Sid and I had an argument/discussion and these were our finalists

• CTR
• Vidyarthi Bhavan
• Dwaraka
• Janardhan
• Janatha hotel
• India Coffee house, Queen's road
• South Indies
• Dakshin
• Adigas
• Komala, Frazer town
• Empire, Church street (Dosa paneer butter masala combo)
• Pecos, Rest house road (Dosa and veg/chicken curry combo)
• New Krishna Bhavan, Balakpet
• Malabar, Balakpet
• MTR
• Jayanagar Dosa camp
• Food street, Sajjan Rao circle

If anybody has any other place to mention in the list, feel free to comment.

Also your mom's dosa doesn't count cuz I meant commercial joints.

The plan is to go eat a dosa at each place on separate days and rate the complete dosa experience. Who is in?