Ten on Tuesday - 2

Having born, brought up and educated in Chennai is more than enough a reason for me to miss this vibrant city!
  First time I realised this when I moved to Bangalore for work. Almost after 30 days of being in BLR, my first visit to chennai was kind of moment I had been longing for!  The moment I got down from Rajahamsa bus at CMBT Bus station, I touched the sand and smelt it! Believe me, I did that! That's when I realized that I missed Chennai so much!  I am going to write about top 10 things that I adore, which has made me home sick about this city!

1. Goes without saying, I miss my parents. Miss all the celebrations and fun we 3, now we 4 used to have!!

2. F.R.I.E.N.D.S:  Almost 90% of my friends live in Chennai. Saturdays and sundays have never been a boring affair! Always had someone coming to my house, or me going to their house, or just roaming around the city.

3.  Anna nagar: This is a residential area in chennai. Has been my home for almost a quarter century.  The familiar roads, trees, shops and shopwala's and Anna's.  I've always felt safe and secured even when I walk at 12 in the night!

4. Temples: Being in a same area for 25 years means a lot of attachment! Right? I have grown up visiting a small Ganesha temple just few yards away from my house.  That Ganesh alone knows how much I miss visiting him @ my favourite temple! I also visit Saibaba mandir, a beautiful place to meditate and Iyappan temple at Anna nagar, ofcourse with friends.

5. My scooty and the drives: Roaming around in your bike with friends has a different taste of enjoyment altogether! Riding on doubles, triples, and getting caught with the police uncle, trying to escape from him without paying any money..So many fond memories are attached to this!

6. Scorching sun! I was always fond of this. Considering my biological and physiological set up of my body, I was able to withstand any high degree of temperate climate, but could not manage a minuscule drop in them! I still wonder how I survived 2 years in Bangalore. I do get irrirated when it gets sultry or get sweat, but despite that, I apply loads of sunscreen lotion and roam in the scorching sun.  If there is a person who loves to visit a beach at 12 noon, it could be just me!

 7. How can I not miss beach.  Being a proud chennaiite to have the world's 2nd longest coastline means a lot! Post marriage gave me ample opportunities to go to beach due to its proximity.  It takes not more than 5 minutes to reach the beach from my in-laws place.  I enjoyed the 12 O' clock walks in the beach with S. For this very reason, I always wanted to go back to chennai!

8. Home food and restaurants: healthy tasty food has never been a problem in Chennai. Be it home made food or outside, we have varieties. From continental to mexican to thai to chinese to lebenese, to italian..Is there anything we don't get?? How much I bing on road side pani puri shops and beach sundal and bajjis!!

9. Crazy shopping: I shop like as if today is my last day! Some of my favourite shopping destinations have been Spencer, gazing around pondy bazaar and Ranganathan street. I envy when my friends say that they had a great time at the new malls!!

10. Pampering, pampering and more pampering:- My morning breakfast were always fed by my mom.  Until marriage, my breakfast has been the hot rice,ghee and dhaal mixed together, and it's a bliss to have them hot directly from mom's hands.