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 ...