I have a weird relationship with Bangalore; somehow I never liked Bangalore (a probable reason for this might be that I was forced to relocate there the first time when I went there). So the bottom-line is that I hate Bangalore and the feeling is mutual, as in, Bangalore hates me in return. I tried to make my amends by selecting a Bangalore lady as my beloved WhyFee. But somehow Bangalore didn’t find that too entertaining either. So now I was left with a city that hates me and a family as my in-laws which take the slogan “Namma Bengaluru” a tad too seriously.
I generally fell ill with asthmatic allergy or viral infection in Bangalore and as soon as I touch the land of Bangalore it simply starts raining and weather would become unreasonably cold triggering my illness. You know multiple times the sequence of events are like this-
I would ask my WhyFee, how is the weather in Bangalore and what kind of warm clothes should I carry?
She would say it’s sunny and dry; you won’t need too many warm clothes. And thus I would arrive with only one sweater (Yes despite everything I know what a B**CH Bangalore becomes just seeing my face)
Then as soon as I walk out of the airplane towards the airport, it would start with a mild drizzle and that would only stop when I step back in the plane for my return journey. Then it would be back to dry and sunny weather.
So this time I went to Bangalore and it rained like cats & dogs all the time I was there, and somehow my in-laws also believed that I was the cause of the incessant rains all across Bangalore.
So the morning when I was all set to come back to Pune, my mother-in-law was going through the newspaper. She suddenly looked up and asked “Is your name Cyclone? You have been mentioned on the front page of Times in Bangalore.”
I took the newspaper and found myself staring into the headlines “Cyclone arrives in Bangalore, Causes Rains, Showers and Thunderstorm”. I silently agreed, “Yes mom, my name is cyclone”
Needless to say it has been all dry, sunny and pleasant since the day I have left Bangalore.

















Oh!! Some cities are not just meant for you!!
@Rush.Me: I know….
yeh ,some weird weather d state has….
@Neetika: True…
Awwwww….poor u. Hope BLR behaves better with you in future atleast.
@Pallavi: He he he
Now that my lady love is already in Bangalore… i think it would not have choice.
Would you please visit my side of the world. Our trees need watering
@Phoenixritu: Well You can entice me by Aloo ka Paranthas…
Bombay is facing acute water shortage. hope u wud grace the city wid u’r presence
@Reena: He he he I would be visiting the city soon… I hope it would be help you
aawee…:))…but ur stay in blore reminds me of OSO and JWM…:))…and diwali 2007..he he…:))…
@Deepti: Oh that was on helluva evening. Enjoyed it absolutely. Though I remember our time at Sikander more than the Diwali.
haha great post! I’ll call you when I m missing some rain
@Neha: He he he I thought you would leave the rains to Serendipity.
lol!! Mr. Cyclone!!! he he he he…that was a good one!!!
Some instances in life can never been explained!!
BTW when you update your blog I don’t get an update in my reader & neither does my blog roll gets updated. Any idea why?
@Smita: “Some instances in life can never been explained!!” – So Very True.
Your blog roll doesn’t gets because you still linked to my old blogger account (blog.prats.co.in)
I moved to self hosted WP (http://prats.co.in) around five months back.
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Frankly it is not you! the bangalore weather is always so unpredictable
besides it is still raining.. and not sunny at all!
@Winnie The Poohi: Yes, but somehow I generally met in Bangalore with heavy showers… Somehow thats how the luck has been with me.
hopped in from blogadda…haha… lovely… enjoyed reading it..
@Dido: Glad you loved it. Welcome to Ginger & Cardamom.
That was a hilarious post!
Being called Mr. Cyclone, you’re looked at being very powerful for sure
Some places simply aren’t meant for us.
Keep up the good work.
Cheers!!
@Chatterbox: Thanks and Welcome to Ginger & Cardamom.
Funny MIL
@Reema: Oh she has a great sense of humor and I counting heavily on her for many posts