coop

salt and pepper, coop, church street, bangalore, may 2012

india and coffee. india is famous for chai or tea, for spices, maybe also for its mangos. but for coffee?

the south of india is apparently famous for coffee. not like the north where you get powder cappuccino sold as real coffee. the coffee is still sweet, but filter coffee with lot of sugar, not coffee poweder with lot of sugar. at least.


this cafe is a coop. done by coffee farmers for coffee farmers, to get a better price for their coffee thriugh selling food. trying to support them. also they are selling coffee in their stores.


i doubt they are  earning that much with it. i am two times there. both time a lot of food customers who are drinking coffee, but not buying it.

waiting, coop, church street, bangalore, may 2012

serving, coop, church street, bangalore, may 2012

break, coop, church street, bangalore, may 2012

i am the first time there because of the meeting.

the mysterious meeting with some of the ugly idians member. i guess, at least he said so.

 we met on the streets because of the tailor, who shouted at him. ended up in the coop for a nice ice coffee, with lot of sugar of course.

the second time i came here because of myself. saw the food, dosa, idly, south indian food. hm.. yammi. and cheap. maybe 30 for a dosa.

breakfast, coop, church street, bangalore, may 2012

paying, coop, church street, bangalore, may 2012

after noticed: i buy coffee. for a friend in the uk. amazing idea, carry it all day log, put it in my lugguage, bring it to mumbai, pack it in again. very excited.

when i reach germany and recieve the lugague a distinctive smell comes along. coffee. coffee powder . the baggage smashed, all the coffee powder in between magzines and books, and clothes.

i love coffee but that's too much. since then the only thing i had in coffee was some milk with a tiny bit of coffee. no flavour involved.

finsihing, coop, church street, bangalore, may 2012

living in real...

outside, living builidng, jaagar, may 2012

plants, living builidng, jaagar, may 2012

backside, living builidng, jaagar, may 2012

a new way of travelling

track, metro, jpo nagar, bangalore may 2012

if we talk about traveling and bangalore i can just soigh and moan. at the same time.

bangalore has 7 million people. a fairly mall city for indian cities, but still. and for whatever reasons it feels big. incredible big.

people say there s no center.  people say it is the huge amount of people who came in in the last 10 years.

i do not care. moaning as we learned is out, action is in.

sign, metro, jpo nagar, bangalore may 2012

one action is the metro. the metro in bangalore. one way. from the one end to the other end. cut through, on the way mg road of course. that is the first metro. should be more. different wyas to go through the city. at the moment just this one.

warten, metro, jpo nagar, bangalore may 2012

wall, metro, jpo nagar, bangalore may 2012

it took me  half an hour to walk there. quite a while.  i think. from the lake , where i was to the subway or metro. plus also then the miss guidance of people.

this metro makes me think. how did the metro start in london, new york, in the rest of the world? the same?

It seems it takes them forever, the left over of the building work on the road, next to them high wood walls to keep the neighboring people rest in peace. a lot of dirt.

way there, metro, jpo nagar, bangalore may 2012

but it is also overland. huge. impressive. going up in the air and entering in a huge station. empty station. midday and empty.

i am wondering why. because of its newness, because of its farness.

maybe because of the rules. one of them:

 The Bangalore Metro Rail (Carriage and Ticket) Rules 2011 limit the weight of personal baggage to 15 kg. Rule 3 says: “No person shall, while traveling in metro railway, carry with him any goods other than a small baggage containing personal belongings not exceeding 60cm x 45cm x 25cm in size and 15kg in weight, except with the prior approval of the metro railway administration.”

ok at least now no problem. otherwise will be interesting cause people carry here things. i carry things, lugguage, shopping from mg road, camera equipment, going to the airport.

room, metro, jp nagar, bangalore, may2012

metro is not a new concept, but anew one in india. delhi has a fantastic one, mumbai a pretentious. if you can count railway along with that. calcotta had also one. sorry completely forgot about it. so sorry. so bangalore is a big behind, plus overland instead of underground. it took them almost 2 decades to get there. 2006 finally approved.

outside, metro, jp nagar, bangalore, may2012

the quest...

boys, block 3, koramangala, bangalore may 21st 2012

What do you do if you have to search for something but you actually do not wanna find it. Not really just kind of?

What do you do anyway if you have to find something but you have no clue?

Plus in a city with 7 million people finding 1 of them. In 3 days, the only help you tube and Facebook and some ideas in my head.

stand, church street, bangalore, may 21st

police, stand, church street, bangalore, may 22nd s2012

 I start to walk. I guess if I am good in sth than in that. I am not good in a lot of things. Taking digital picture is one of them. Composition and getting the beauty of life out us nearly impossible. Need a lot of darks and lights. Artificial. Anyway I am dam good in walking.

I walked in bangladesh all the time. Everywhere. Learned it in Bristol where  the bus system is too unrealistic, the hills to much for cycling and having a car too expensive.

It is hot. I start walking in the heart of Bangalore. My heart cause there is no Center. Except that. Really. So I am there and where the ugly Indians were.

standw, church street, bangalore, may 22nd 2012

You know them. I told you about them. A couple of weeks ago. I am back to search for them. A totally random trial.

I ask people living working on the streets. Bbmp I headed a lot. Sometimes volunteers, never the ugh Indians.

People live in their every day life l. If your nose is not getting thrown against what's happen people can miss it. I think.

chairs and table, shopping center, koramangala, bangalore, 23rd may 2012

sand, hopping center, koramangala, bangalore, 23rd may 2012

chair, hopping center, koramangala, bangalore, 23rd may 2012

Still people did not know. Not on church street, not on the lake, not in the residential area, lot of the . But in between they did. Better than I thought.One time I met an ugly Indian who could or wanted not deny it. One time I am still sure I met three of them, who denied it.

What is fake what is real depends on the perspective, your perspective. Is it important. With them and the ugly Indians.

Ugly Indians are about the action. Initially. Then about the group and the intention. Than a lot of rules come along and then in some points the people.

toilet, hopping center, koramangala, bangalore, 23rd may 2012

The people are important. No question. Why? Why the damn they are spending time on that? Yes important but not them as an individual. If they like humor. Fish or rather meat or potato. I am not concerned. Does not have anything to do with the story. Unless a lot of them eat fish rather meat. But maybe not then relevant.

playground, mg road, bangalore, may 23rd 2012

bergamen lake,  bangalore, 23rd may 2012

bergamen lake2, bangalore, 23rd may 2012

topf,bangalore, 23rd may 2012

My point, here, is. It is relevant to know who they are. And if so or not. What is relevant and why?

Anyway that is when u find everything. What do you do if you do not find everything?

After three days I have a good amount of informations but not him, the person behind. But I know it is one person. Aguy ( why do I actually think iris a guy?) but not him. That's ok. Because it is not about him. Sorry. If it would be about him and not about the zeitgeist he maybe would be not recognised.

sahri, sahrishop, mg road, bangalore, 22nd may

,items  sahrishop, mg road, bangalore, 22nd may

smoking allowed

man 1, break between trainride, between bangalore and mumbai

man 2, break between trainride, between bangalore and mumbai

man 4, break between trainride, between bangalore and mumbai

man 6, break between trainride, between bangalore and mumbai

man 8, break between trainride, between bangalore and mumbai

man8, man 1, break between trainride, between bangalore and mumbai

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trees, between mumbai and bangalore, 20th may 2012

trees, between mumbai and bangalore, 20th may 2012

trees, between mumbai and bangalore, 20th may 2012

trees, between mumbai and bangalore, 20th may 2012

factory, trees, between mumbai and bangalore, 20th may 2012

lake, trees, between mumbai and bangalore, 20th may 2012

cows, trees, between mumbai and bangalore, 20th may 2012

cows, trees, between mumbai and bangalore, 20th may 2012

ladnscape,between mumbai and bangalore, 20th may 2012

outside the train, between mumbai and bangalore, 20th may 2012

sign, between mumbai and bangalore, 20th may 2012

birthday party

basket, between andheri and bandra, mumbai, 20th may 2012

it is my birthday. on a birthday i can wish whatever i want. that's the rule whereever i am.

for my birthday i wish a train wit powerplug and just a day full of writing and piece.

i got the ticket. trainride. 8 am till next day 8 am. perfect spend my birthday far away from internet and phone. i like it.

i never really liked birthdays. think no that many positive memories around it.

just small one, with my best friend, red allergic heads because of too much nervousness, lost voice etc etc. the list is long.

simple i am not interested and treat myself well.

i am in the train. just wanted to start writing. look at the  power plug system. it worked, with others. with me it worked at the begining. till something happen. not sure what but something happened. result: no charging of my lap top. instead my computer gave up his working, just out of the station in bangalore.

thanks for the present.  i am annoyed, just payed so much money for nothing.

bed, train, between mumbai and bangalore, 21st may 2012