So went into town today on a taxi with my coworkers today.  It was pretty crazy and almost like a safari or off road adventure.  There are paved roads and all but the driving here is just ridiculous and mad props to our taxi driver.  We headed to the Forum, a shopping area near MG Road (Mahatma Gandhi Road) and Brigade Road. It was pretty much like an American shopping mall to a certain degree.  Found some goodies there like Wall-e water bottle and some video games.  Video games in India are pretty cheap overall and are around 1000 Rupees, which is around  20 something usd.  I picked up Mass Effect and a few other goodies there.  After chilling around the mall for a bit, we went in a group to eat lunch at an Italian restaurant.  We got to eat beef and other good stuff there after being meat deprived for a while besides chicken.  It was pretty satisfying overall.  After lunch, we went to market street where there are a bunch of small shops all over and where there were tons of peddlers there.  It was a bit chaotic as we were in a large group and stuck out sorely.  I will probably go back sometime with a smaller group and a local.  We got to see a lot of people both rich and poor and some who are faking and taking advantage of travelers as well.  Some of the people hire babies and pose as being poor to peddle people for money and simply beg.  Others use their children to beg for money as well, which is pretty conflicting with people who may truly need help.

To answer some questions, my company Wipro is paying me while I am here for training and for food and providing me with a place to stay.  The main game tha is popular in India is cricket.  In some areas, football (soccer) is popular but cricket is the main sport in India.

I got a chance to check out the night life with my co workers and got a view of Bangalore from the 13th floor of a hotel.  It was pretty cool and chill place to see all the lights and sounds of the city.

Well hope you are all well and I will try to upload pictures when I get a chance.