Way down upon the city streets, far far away....

For those people wondering about my where-abouts, I'm at Chennai.. Yes, and for the next question i still am employed at Cognizant..

This post is to primarily let you all know that i live at Perungudi, a suburb in Chennai.. Yes மக்களே .. I've shifted to Perungudi a couple of months back.. And living in this பெருங்குடி கிராமம் (Perungudi Village) i now realise how better it was at வேளச்சேரி டவுன்(Velachery Town) .. Gone are the days when i fretted and frowned being at வேளச்சேரி டவுன் compared to the luxury when i had been at the bustling and plush Adyar area at சென்னை நகரம் (Chennai City) (courtesy Anna University). Adyar is luxurious to me in terms of shopping and proximity to key areas.

Velachery was itself like a dump yard for me those days ( read 2 month back) .. I have no words how should i call Perungudi.. All my woes here solely attribute to my inability to house-hop or mindless shopping or freak out, and lets call them as the Real thing here.

Even if i plan to go until FabIndia at Besant Nagar, i have to get ready as if I'm onto a picnic. I've to decide if I should have my breakfast at home or if I can manage to grab a lunch in some restaurant there.. (cuz, the clock would strike 12 noon before i reach Besant Nagar.. i would start at 11 though!) in case I've to meet my friends residing at areas like Adyar and far beyond then it's like I've to have a planner diary next to me.

1. I've to make a note of the distance factor. The stretch from my house at Perungudi until Madhya Kailash covers a neat 10 km distance after which I've to start my real journey. I can manage or precisely my vandi, the resplendent Bajaj Spirit can manage 15 kms one-way journey . Else if I risk beyond that distance I'm sure to have a feel as if the engine has begun to melt away and tyres of the vehicle are rolling in front , leading me to hell.
2. The planner ME decides not to use two-wheeler. Then ?? Bus or Train. By default i have to take atleast 2 buses. cuz, the basic step in all my options is to reach the city first and then to plan the real thing next. so, the first step ideally eats up one bus. kewl!!
3. After the real thing has been done, I have to definitely kick start from the place latest by 6, so that I can avoid the deserted dark streets leading to my house and the dogs that begin ruling the area beyond 8 pm. Phew !
4. If the enthusistic ME has failed to make a note of the passage of time then, the ME has to look for a near-by friend's place or that benevolent friend's house that the ME is already in the name of house-hopping or get-together, to spend that night. And what follows the next day morning would be stretched until a brunch at their place, sometimes without having bath though the benevolent friend offers to give her dress for the day.

The only point that would dare to beat all the above points is that my house is 5 mins drive to office and 2 hours drive to Pondicherry , which is 30 to 45 mins minus the சென்னை நகரம்(Chennai City) traffic.

Why 5 mins drive to office seems so heavenly(?!?) or not-so-hellish (tat wud be the right usage) is because, I can lazily get up at 9.30 am(which i have now made into a routine) and manage to land into office by 10 am Sharrrrppp.. (or a bit late by half-an-hour avoiding those grumpy looks from my team-mates !!)

பெருங்குடி பேரூராட்சி தங்களை அன்புடன் வரவேற்கிறது :)))