So January blew past us and the blog was not updated. Quite unlike me, but there was nothing worthwhile to write about. No events captured my attention strong enough to warrant a post.
A trip to Chennai happened last week for work and it was the longest day I have had for a while going for massive stretches of time without sleep or rest. The traffic certainly added to the woes as heavy construction for a Metro rail line clogs much of the available space in the city. It will be at least a couple of years until we see lesser congestion on the streets of my actual "motherland". Mumbai needs to ramp up its Metro construction to cover a wider audience. So far, it is only the privileged few of Mumbai's western suburbs and SoBo folks who, once the construction is actually over, will get to experience the "experience".
A strange thing happened while I was in Chennai and it was all thanks for my name. You see, Rajesh Anantharaman definitely lights up some of the locals there. So I am in the cab and I start talking to the cab driver in my hinglish-accented Tamil and he sees me with bewilderment with a question like, you are from Mumbai, how are you talking Tamil? I actually have to tell him, I am an Anantharaman by birth and that I can manage a little bit of tootha-phoota Tamil. I did get a compliment that I would survive in TN with the Tamil skills that I have (my cup of joy was literally overflowing at this point).
That was it!! Another ho-hum day with no interesting news to share. None.
Heck, it is Valentine's Day and I do not have anything interesting to write.
Hell (sorry, poor choice of word), even the Pope resigned and I don't have anything interesting to write.
It's really a sorry case of a dry patch. I got to get over this dull phase.
2013 - I had great expectations from you!! You have disappointed. Make up for it.
A trip to Chennai happened last week for work and it was the longest day I have had for a while going for massive stretches of time without sleep or rest. The traffic certainly added to the woes as heavy construction for a Metro rail line clogs much of the available space in the city. It will be at least a couple of years until we see lesser congestion on the streets of my actual "motherland". Mumbai needs to ramp up its Metro construction to cover a wider audience. So far, it is only the privileged few of Mumbai's western suburbs and SoBo folks who, once the construction is actually over, will get to experience the "experience".
A strange thing happened while I was in Chennai and it was all thanks for my name. You see, Rajesh Anantharaman definitely lights up some of the locals there. So I am in the cab and I start talking to the cab driver in my hinglish-accented Tamil and he sees me with bewilderment with a question like, you are from Mumbai, how are you talking Tamil? I actually have to tell him, I am an Anantharaman by birth and that I can manage a little bit of tootha-phoota Tamil. I did get a compliment that I would survive in TN with the Tamil skills that I have (my cup of joy was literally overflowing at this point).
That was it!! Another ho-hum day with no interesting news to share. None.
Heck, it is Valentine's Day and I do not have anything interesting to write.
Hell (sorry, poor choice of word), even the Pope resigned and I don't have anything interesting to write.
It's really a sorry case of a dry patch. I got to get over this dull phase.
2013 - I had great expectations from you!! You have disappointed. Make up for it.
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