Last night we went to a big and shiny new mall for dinner and drinks with one of the teams from work. Of course the entrance is a mess of smashed concrete and dirt, but once inside it was really very nice, and would fit in anywhere in the US. I wouldn’t have minded walking around some, but we were basically still working. 3 Monkeys Brewpub is big and nice inside, with shiny brewing equipment displayed centrally.
There were at least a dozen of us, and I got a chance to talk to a few folks. I mentioned I like board and card games, and showed how to play No Thanks, though we couldn’t play since the ziplock that held the chips broke open and they got separated from the cards. But Shanib is a wizard with card tricks and impressed us all.
There were lots of spicy tapas dishes, a coordinated mix of veg and non-veg for those with various food restrictions. Also there were pitchers of a good IPA.
The ladies talked them into changing the music from pretty crappy 80’s music to dance music, and there was a little bit of dancing before we cleared out at the usual 11pm. David and I shared a tuktuk because we are both staying in Indiranagar and we ended up in a blinged out one with an LCD screen and stereo system.
When I got back I decided to wash the clothes I was wearing so that I’d have one more set for Saturday. I’ll have enough time after dinner friday night to go back to the hotel, shower and change for my long travel day, so I wanted one more fresh set of clothes.
This morning was Masala dosa, machine coffee and watermelon juice again. I took some videos on the commute to try to give an idea of what the roads are like. I just missed a picture of a guy on a scooter carrying 6 boxes of copier paper. David suggested we mount a gopro to someone’s scooter and turn it into a ride.
Time to get some work done.