This post is a very delayed post. I have been waiting to write this post eversince I came back from Chennai. But thanks to my immense laziness, I could not do so. At least finally I have found the time to write. Better late than never right?
Well, visiting India has always been the first among my plans. And thanks to AirAsia it came true last December. After much persuasion, I managed to convince my dad, brother and sister to follow ( my mum is a hard one to convince). It was a six-days trip. Before leaving I made an extensive research on internet and managed to book the accommodation and prepared the itenary of our trip.
We took an early morning flight and guess who we met at the airport? It was none other than Dr. Burn the rapper. Apparently he was going to Chennai too and we were in the same flight. Dad was super excited boarding the flight as it was his first time on flight. However, the journey is not worth writing about as whoever travelled in AirAsia would know how ‘comfortable’ the journey is. It was early morning when the flight touched down Chennai.
The moment we collected our luggage and came out of the airport we bumped into Dharmendra and Esha Deol. It happened so fast that i couldn't click them. On a different note, i was definitely shocked at the sight outside of the airport as cab drivers were yelling and calling for passengers. It reminded me of our 'pasar malam'. We managed to get a cab and mind you that was my first time in an Ambassador and it felt cool. My Chennai trip taught me one two things about driving and the first and foremost lesson learned was the importance of horn. The moment the driver ignited the engine till he dropped us off, he didn't stop honking. He honked when he reversed, honk..turn left, honk..turn right, honk..went straight (!!??). And we were looking at each other in amazement and slight fear looking at the massively jammed roads. It's funny how they could understand each other perfectly and communicate through horns. One thing for sure, our Malaysians don't stand a chance. Our driver whom we hired on the next day said,
" Malaysian drivers don't drive like this right? We drive our cars as though they are bull carts. If our car get scratched or dented, we just stop , look at the car and shout at the person and drive away".
" Malaysian drivers don't drive like this right? We drive our cars as though they are bull carts. If our car get scratched or dented, we just stop , look at the car and shout at the person and drive away".
After checking into the hotel, we freshened up and waited for the driver. The first thing we told the driver was "Bring us to a good restaurant @hotel ". The driver brought us to Saravana Bhavan near the famous Shanti Theater. I was dying to taste the Indian coffee and tea as few of my friends had already mentioned to me about them endlessly. I loved the food especially the Briyani though i could never finish the serving. But still the Cheese Naan and Kesari are the dishes that i could still feel in my mouth. Despite that, after 3 days we were craving for Char Kuew Tiow and other Malaysian dishes;) Malaysians are blessed don't we:p
The next day was the Vellore-Kanchi Trip. Personally, i was looking forward for the trip as Kanchi Sari was too tempting to resist. We went to Sripuram Temple in Vellore and what do i say? What a temple and what a sight? Only few temples give a sense of peace and divinity and this temple is certainly in. We were not allowed to take any pictures in the premise and thus i'm uploading a picture from net. It was sheer luck that we reached the temple during the "tharshana" time. So, we took the VIP ticket (money brings you closer to God!) and sat in front of the 'karpagraham'. After few seconds, the curtain was opened and there she was! Such a pretty Narayani! I remember the moment we laid our eyes on her, dad whispered "I think my India visit has completed and i don't mind going back now". That was how serene we felt. After having our lunch, we went to Kanchipuram and that was a long journey. Once we reach Kanchipuram, we visited Kanchi Kamakshi temple and then went shopping. I was a happy lady that day as my mission was completed. For the first time in my life i bought few Kanchipuram saris and can't wait to adorn them and show off to my girlfriends :) After such tiring day, we came back to the hotel, showered and went for 'Nandalala' in Shanti and came back saying "mama..mama..enga amma yenga..." :p
2 comments:
waiting for part 2, sistu.. :)
The building opposite to marina beach that u captured here is my dad's former office. He's retired now from the same building. Its nice knowing about u r trip to Chennai.
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