Product Designer

Zero road sense Zombies

What's with this increasing number of people getting obsessed with watching content on their smartphones while driving on the road ? I'm seeing more and more people on BLR roads doing this, like it's the last day of their life and if they don't watch it while driving, something bad is gonna happen to them. Just why ? Why risk yourself and others around you with that distraction ? If driving to your destination is so damn boring, why drive ? Take a cab or some other form of road transportation to reach your destination. We already have chapri Ola's on road, driving with loud music. We don't need more competition on the road. Please 🙂. P.S. a guy crashed into my bike from behind while I was standing at a signal, as he was into some TV show that he was watching on his phone. He had his child in the back seat. He looked like an educated professional, in their 30s, but has this careless chapri habits sadly. Not good people. Not good.

Frustrated by civic/traffic sense!

Was riding back home from office. I was about to take a right turn, put my bike indicator on. The car infront of me suddenly took a right turn - no indicator. I looked at him & he was on a phone call. I just gestured him to put the phone down. He immediately followed me and was pushing my bike towards the divider. He got down and started abusing & threatening me. He said: Why are you showing hands to me (చెయ్యి ఎందుకు చూపిస్తున్నావు రా) Are you a traffic police (నువ్వేమన్నా ట్రాఫిక్ పోలీస్ ఆ) You're riding a bike, be like one. Will hit you with the car (బండోనివి బండోని లెక్క ఉండు, car ఎక్కించి పార దెంగుతా ఏం అనుకున్నవో) You can't do anything to me (నువ్వేం పీకలేవ్) I'm just wondering if it's my mistake to point & not let it go like others! Do you also get frustrated by people not following traffic rules or don't have some sense on roads?

I feel a bit casual tension with one of my colleague. 😭

I (in my mid 20s)have a female colleague (in her mid 30s) and we are good friends. We do bond sometimes over a cup of coffee/tea and talk about life ambitions/ career goals. Sometimes she vent about her husband and I rant about my ex. I also like her company because I definitely cannot bond with my guy friends over such things. At first I felt good to talk to someone and share our feelings. And although rarely, but she sometimes compliments me and tells me that I’m a nice guy. And honestly, I never thought otherwise until a few weeks back. We were at an office party. Both of us got pretty drunk. We danced a lot and smoked, had a really good time. And then later we realised that everyone else left and it was just the two of us. I was feeling dizzy and I’m pretty sure she must be feeling the same. But we could walk and were in our senses (maybe not 100%) But that day, I don’t know why, but I told her - ‘why did you get married. And maybe you should’ve waited. And I think I told her that I really like you’. And I might have also told her a few more things which I probably shouldn’t have. And honestly I don’t remember any of that now. But I do remember we were holding hands for some time and it didn’t feel awkward in the moment. The thing is, she also told me some things to me which I don’t remember at all, but I do know she said - ‘Maybe we should’ve met earlier, we met at the wrong time’. Or something like that. It’s very hazy in my head right now. Fortunately, nothing more happened that day. But as I said, that’s my memory of the night and it’s very blurry. Both of us never raised this topic after that day and we barely talk now. But it’s just killing me from the inside every damn day, thinking that what if my version of the story is not one hundred percent correct, and maybe I said or did something which I shouldn’t have. Maybe she handled the situation more maturely than me. I just either want to talk it out and clarify or I just want to move out of my job. Maybe switch to another one. I cannot do the first one, so I’m trying my best to do the latter. Kindly don’t judge me, I’m always super decent with all of my colleagues and I don’t encourage such things in a workplace. But I guess it was alcohol and we both said somethings which created a void. And I just hate myself for it. 😣