Rapt In Nameless Reveries

For those who know me well and have heard me claim for the past 6 years of my life that I somehow seem to be romantically challenged, this topic might come as a bit of a shock!!! Its quite strange that I should think of HIM in the middle of the night as I listen to some Illayaraja music on TV! But then, who else could I think of.... He is the one - who patiently hears me out when I want to crib after a hard day at work, - who turns up at weird hours in the mornings and nights to safely escort me home, without my ever asking for it, - who glared guys down if they were found anywhere in my vicinity in a crowded bus, - who gifted me my first mobile phone, - who gives in to all my silly tantrums and fulfills all my unreasonable demands, - who sits on my bed admiring me sleep - who is always on my side in any argument irrespective of whether he knows what the argument is about or not - whose hands I proudly cling on to wherever we go - whose hands held my little fingers when I was a kid and...

I am again blogging about yet another landmark in Chennai - The Sathyam cineplex. The Sathyam theatre today is not what it was 15 years back- yes, it has kept pace with time. But at any point in time, it has been the best theater in that period. One of Sathyam's attractions for me has been that it's 10 minutes away from home in Chennai and used to be a 10 minute walk from school ;)... Incidentally, there are some 10 other schools situated around that area. So, end of a tensing round of exams would find a number of school uniform attired students in Sathyam. Much before people got into the habit of visiting malls on weekends and well before HBO and Star Movies had any viewership, Sathyam brought to the audience some quality cinema and in general improved the taste of audience.Situated in the centre of the city, in early days, movies in Sathyam were an expedition in the weekend for people living in the outskirts of Chennai. From the early James Bond movies to the first day first ...

When I first got invited to a wedding in this place Kodumudi, I would always pronounce it wrong and have my roommates laugh at me.I have heard a lot of their stories about the cows and the hens and the fields in these places and was quite excited about getting there.Our journey started in Bangalore at 10:30 in the night when we boarded the train to Erode. Along with us traveled a rat in the compartment a regular traveler on board the train - the TTR told us. We reached Erode in the wee hours of the morning, around 3:30.Walked to the bus stop to take a bus to Pasur, which was supposed to come at 4 to the bus stop and did in fact arrive sharp at 4. After another half an hour's travel in complete darkness, we reached our destination. After a short drive to my friend's house and a nice long sleep, I set out to explore the place. I was delighted by the cow and its calf and the hen in their yard. After a short round of these places, I got to take a look at their corn and turmeric fi...

After 2 long years in Bangalore, I suddenly started wondering why I haven't still visited most places here, don't have a sense of belonging here and still don't really like this place. No, its not loyalty to Chennai or plain unwillingness to fit in.. Nor is it the usual complaint of what a cold place Bangalore is..I infact love the weather here(lazybones like me are sure to love the wonderful sleepiness that blankets you every night and morning).. What else then is this strange pull towards Chennai which always makes me feel more at home there.... Consider landing in Chennai Central station on a Saturday morning.. You are surrounded by autowalas, trying to convince you that the place you live in has been moved a little farther away from the station in the official release of Indian Map. When you finally manage to convince them that you actually do not want an auto but there is someone coming to pick you up, the crowd immediately disperses.... You go home.. Call a few friend...