My sister and I went to Marina beach today to see the sunrise. The first rays of sun appearing, the golden-orange sun and its reflection on water and sand, the sky in various hues of orange, pink, gray and blue were all so beautiful!
Here are some photos taken by us:
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There are only few roads that don’t have potholes and during the rains, it becomes all the more difficult for the drivers of the vehicles to avoid the potholes since they will be filled with rain water and you never know the existence of a pothole unless your vehicle hits it. Apart from those commuting by roads regularly, who else will know the where the potholes are present in a road? The only people who came to my mind are the Neel Metal Fanalca (for the uninitiated, they have taken over from Onyx, the garbage disposal in Chennai) workers. They will obviously know all the potholes in a road since they clean the roads everyday. So why not give them the additional task of informing some official about the potholes present in a road and that official can in turn, get some workers to atleast do a patchwork on the potholes ASAP?
I have no clue about how the Corporation currently monitors the potholes in a road or if we can inform anyone about the potholes in a road and get them to do a patchwork on it. In case you know, then please do let me know too. This was just an idea that I got and thought I will just write it down here.
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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