Madras Musings

I had a really good day today. As I write this the sea spray is slowly seeping into my skin and the sand from Marina Beach is tickling my toes, but at the same time I have to write about today.

I'm in Chennai or Madras. At the risk of irking the ire of some stupid fundamentalist or the other,(oblique reference to the Wake Up Sid controversy where Mumbai was called Bombay and then Karan Johar apologised to the Thakrey Thugs blah di Blah blah..), i shall now continue to regale you with my Madras Musings.

The day began early at 3:30 a.m.I had to get up early. I had a plane to catch at 6:45 a.m. and I had no intention of being late. Thank fully the Taxi arrived on time bearing my colleague Ms.Sunshine and we got to the Airport in time to grab a coffee and cookies from Baker Street. I also got myself an Almond and Raisin Muffin which was actually teeming with roasted almonds and was worth every paisa.

We reached Madras at about 10:00 a.m. They say that Madras has three kinds of weather Hot, Hotter and Scorching. But thanks to the Judicious use of Airconditioning we were able to beat the trials of the inclement weather.

After a solid breakfast consisting of a perfect omlette and toast, I settled down for a F.R.I.E.N.D.S Marathon on Star world / Zee Cafe. I had lunch with Ms.Sunshine and her friend Ms.Rude and a senior colleague who later took us out in his Car.

Lunch does not bear mentioning. It was the kind of trash that you get when you put a Gujrati cook in to the kitchen and expect him to churn out a South Indian meal.

While S & R shopped in Nallis and then in the GRT gold shop I experimented with street food eating tiny onion filled samosas priced at a rupee each. I had about 15 of them. I then ate raw mango slices laced with chili and lemon. Yummy!And no I'm not pregnant :P

Eating continued to dominate. I had peanut chat and mixed veg pakoras at Mariuna beach and then the most amazing Mocha nut smoothie at FunkJazzz which is located bang opposite Marina Beach. FunkJazzz also has the most delectable doughnuts and a killer Banana Oat smoothie that is simply superb.

We finished off the day with Idlis, Vadas and Coffee at Murugan Idli Shop. R & S lost a little of their bitchiness by the end of the day and I am planning to get a thank you card for the senior colleague tomorrow. I'm also going to go and get another smoothie.

All in all today has been a great day.