Bangalorean teenager in love?

Lucky you, low budget fun. Places to go & places to avoid.

If you're in love, consider it as some practice before adulthood. This is the age to find yourself, and what sort of person you would like as a mate, is part of finding out who you really are. The truth is, at your age people are deciding what sort of grown ups they are going to be. Remember, this also applies to the boy or girl you're seeing or planning to develop a relationship with.

Where do teens go to talk, eat, and hang out? Some cities in this country couldn't really offer much for the 12 to 18 age group. Bangalore has a public who leave people to themselves. So burger joints, pizza parlors, snack and juice bars are nice and safe 'addas' so to say. Since you're below 18 you can't really hang out in a pub. But there are other hot spots. Where you two, or a group can have fun in complete safety.

Been to Megabowl?
Besides that expensive game of marbles called bowling. You can go skiing, ride a bike like a stunt rider on steroids, shoot monsters, and lots more. This is virtual reality, a technology, which till a few years ago was available only to fighter pilots and other such highly trained professions. The games are low cost, and a reflex testing, wit sharpening experience.

Crazy Waters is good clean fun. With all that water, by the time you finish having fun, you're clean. Water rides, pool games, water slides, water, water, everywhere and plenty of Pepsi to drink.

Agni Aero sports to go para sailing. Strapped to a chute you run behind a vehicle till you're airborne. The vehicle is connected to your harness, it moves around in large circles keeping you airborne. Yup, you're like a kite and the driver of the vehicle below is like a boy, or girl, flying the kite. Fascinating thought isn't it?

Boys - if you're out with a girl, her safety is your responsibility. Yes, just like adulthood. Girls - never wander away alone, stay with the group. Or where there are plenty of people around.

Places to avoid, the city's gardens are danger spots, thanks to anti-social elements hanging around. The big parks are to be avoided. Highway dhabas after dark are best avoided. If you drive out to Nandi Hills make sure you start back by 4.30 pm, allowing for a breakdown that can leave you stranded or heavy traffic that can slow you down. The whole city after 11 in the night is best left to the men in khaki to play cops and robbers with. You don't have to become an adult to be responsible.