Top 7 Bangalore perils that I have faced:

1. The inhalation of hot and humid air that have challenged my temperature sensors.
2. The condensation of water vapour because the body is cooler than the surrounding air.
3. Frequent sudden tropical-like downpour in the evening that floods the roads and makes the drains overflow.
4. The lack of order on the roads leading to subdivisions a through c
a)The application of brakes every 10 seconds.
b)The perpetual boredom of moving at 3 centimetres per second.
c)The constant fear of being run over by larger vehicles, which happens more often than one would like.
5. The sardine-like packed public buses.
6. Wading through the flowing people-traffic on the footpaths (if there is one) or on the roads, which is the cleaner and safer place to walk. (To expand on this, there seems to be an untold policy in Bangalore that is not hard to notice – the pedestrians have taken to the roads, while two-wheelers and bicycles feel comfortable driving on the footpaths)
7.The sweet sound of honking by the magnanimous drivers that deserves to be ignored after a while.

Pragathi