As I was reading Dandilsa’s post on why she wants to return to India, I realized how much I could relate to what she has written. Of course, I am already here. In fact, except for a few months of staying in another city, I have never been, forget about being away from India, been away from Madras itself. But, every time I am asked why I don’t want to leave Madras and go anywhere else, the reasons I give are quite similar to what she has written. This is the place where I have grown up and at this point of time in my life, there is only one thing that I am very clear about and it is that here is where I want to spend the rest of my life.
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The months of April-June seem to be the months of weddings what with one friend after another getting married! I don’t think I have ever gone for as many weddings as I have during the past couple of months! The one thing that is surely changing or rather has changed in Chennai is the popularity of silk sarees especially among youngsters.

Guys, you are most welcome to skip this post unless you want to read it for educational purposes like this person here. 😛
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I always enjoy going for a walk in Boat Club Road. The moment you enter Boat Club Road from Chamiers Road, you feel as though you are in another world what with the chirping of birds and the huge trees that do not let in much of sunlight and a very calm atmosphere. It’s just you, your thoughts and silence that are present (with the chirping of birds in the background 😉 ), with the silence occasionally broken by the sound of a vehicle passing by or by the sound of a few people (either those going for a walk or the watchmen/servants of the big bungalows) talking amongst themselves not so loudly. You need no music when you are in there 🙂 You just won’t have the heart to come back to the busy, noisy main road. 🙂

Yesterday, just as I started typing a post for Madras Day, there was a power cut. When it came back within 10 minutes, I started again when the current went off again! When the same thing happened for a third time ( 🙁 ), my Dad said, ‘Power cuts, bad roads, traffic jam, crappy ‘Hindu’ newspaper, Cooum River. This is Madras. You might as well write a post on that.’ But, I said, ‘There are two sides to every coin. 😛 ’
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