An eye opener, that's how most of us felt when we arrived at Basavanagudi, a local middle school. The school had only 170 students. The school was very primitive but made use of every thing available(even empty carton boxes were used as teaching aids) to ensure that the kids were not deprived. Our hearts went out to the students of the school. However, we were glad that they were in school and not out in the streets as that was the only way for these kids to get out of the cycle of poverty. What we heard was that the famous Indian actor Rajinikanth had his humble beginnings in this school! Hmmm, we hope there will be more success stories like this.
A special moment was when we sang our school song in front of a class of pupils. The words in the school song was indeed very relevant. "To care and share, a helping hand for those who are in need."
After the school visit, we headed for lunch at a restaurant. The spread was good. It was the best meal so far. Nasi Briyani was yummy yummy yummy...
Our next stop was something close to home, the Information Technology Park Ltd (ITPL). Why is it close to home? The park was officially opened by our previous Prime Minister Mr Goh Chok Tong and it is managed by Ascendas - a Singapore based company. We got even excited when we saw that the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore had an office in the building!
This was the only development in Bangalore which had a dedicated power generation plant. Impressed? It also had a water recycling plant. Waste water collected was processed and used to water the plants and flush toilets.
The day ended with a brief but exciting shopping trip where we started to stock up essentials like biscuits, soft drinks for some, and even cup noodles... what a treat indeed after all this time...
A special moment was when we sang our school song in front of a class of pupils. The words in the school song was indeed very relevant. "To care and share, a helping hand for those who are in need."
After the school visit, we headed for lunch at a restaurant. The spread was good. It was the best meal so far. Nasi Briyani was yummy yummy yummy...
Our next stop was something close to home, the Information Technology Park Ltd (ITPL). Why is it close to home? The park was officially opened by our previous Prime Minister Mr Goh Chok Tong and it is managed by Ascendas - a Singapore based company. We got even excited when we saw that the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore had an office in the building!
This was the only development in Bangalore which had a dedicated power generation plant. Impressed? It also had a water recycling plant. Waste water collected was processed and used to water the plants and flush toilets.
The day ended with a brief but exciting shopping trip where we started to stock up essentials like biscuits, soft drinks for some, and even cup noodles... what a treat indeed after all this time...
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