Ages ! I know. I really thought I would be able to do some sort of justice with my blogs, but then, I failed ! Reason: well, too many to write here. Crux: when life is in mess, blogs don't come into picture anymore. Mess, here by the way, is being referred to 'Chennai'. City that I thought will be the theme of this blog. City, that made me what I am today. City, that I would hate to love yet would love to hate :P
And city, thats no more in picture, anymore :)
But then, there is a sort of respect, you need to pay to the city that made you capable enough to pay for your bread and butter ( idli n dosa, in this case :P )
On a serious note, I owe this city a lot. So much that this text box would be small for me to express all my feeling here. I guess a short n simple sign off, will do the trick though.
So, Chennai, A strange, simple and different city with its own pros and cons ofcourse. Its difficult to write if pros override cons or vice versa. Not that I dont know the answer, I am just learning to be a bit diplomatic now a days ;)
Ask about Chennai from any north Indian (or a non south Indian precisely) and you get a red alert on three things: food, language and weather :) my version of Chennai will be quite similar on these 3 things. But then, every bad thing comes with something good hand in hand :)
Well, my initial phase here, was a tough one. A real tough one rather. Language. You know you are in trouble when you see everyone talking in the rhythm, same flow of words, in quite an aggressive tone, all of which goes over your head anyways.Inge waa..something something ;) Sapad ingla maa..nandri nandri ;)
Well, that was just the beginning. There was more to go. Food. I know almost all of us know cooking by this stage. But then, if you have good taste buds, you feel like exploring different cuisines on weekends. I still wonder with the menu card though. Roti, chapati and phulka are three different things in Chennai. Difference, if you ask, is something still anonymous to me btw :)And how can I forget Chinese menu: chilly idli, chilli dosa, chilli vada ;) Yes, you read it right. That's Chinese for them :) But then, I guess we Indians, all of us, irrespective of region, are really good in this. We are capable of modifying any foreign cuisine according to our own needs, and calling it our very own 'Authentic' version :)) If they prepare rumali roti with dosa looks, we prepare sambhar in typical punjabi tadka maarke style ;)
Weather was not really a problem for me. I mean yes, its hot. But then, same goes for Delhi. And trust me, after september, its heaven :)
Now comes the good part. Chennai, I salute you for the way you show your sense of respect and responsibilities towards ladies and girls. I always felt , I am in safe hands, during my stay in Chennai. The way public transportation works in your city is truly commendable. Be it buses, trains or anything. Loved the beaches, and the areas around. Delhi is nowhere close when it comes to nature. Last but not the least, I salute your govt which has restricted movie tickets to Rs.120 ;)
As they say, if you have got good set of friends around, place is hardly a problem. True that is. I can count on some friends, who made this 3 years journey, a trip full of adventure, fun and frolic. Ujjawal, who was always there with his advices, humor and jokes :) Sushma, we both started the journey together and in between she landed somewhere in UK as Mrs. Birmingham :) Sushmitha, , Nitish, Nithya..office was fun with you guys. Dinesh, haha...when we both were into discussion, it started with blogs and books, reached music and used to end with it hierarchy, monarchy and anarchy :P In short: managers, used to get hiccups ;)
So, all in all, it was an experience. Both good and bad. But then, worth it. Needless to say, I do miss Chennai at times, but then, the fact is, I missed my parents more, and that's the reason, I am here and feel privileged about it. Will come up with more stuff, very soon. Till then: Good bye :)
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