All roads lead to....

A bridge... no ok, Srirangam. Well, its hard not to think of Trichy when planning for a weekend road trip from Chennai. That's exactly what we did, and Trichy's where we landed up, last Saturday.
We decided to take the much talked about NH45 to visit the temple town (well, in TN that means almost all towns, talking about Trichy here) from Chennai on an early Saturday morning. Thanks to the really good highway and well planned by-passes, our only delays came from figuring out which exit to take to reach transit stops when we wanted to stop for food during the drive.
Talking about Trichy, it is true on that old adage which says to the equivalent of all roads lead to Srirangam. Visiting the temple after a long time, forgot how big and special the temple was...
 There's one part of the travel that really is going to grate Trichy folks - coz I'm going to make sure I pass on this piece of info to everyone who's ever traveled to Trichy, if they haven't realized it themselves. Here's a Do-It-Yourself trivia if you ever visit Trichy. Ask for directions to any landmark/place in Trichy, this is what you can expect!
'There's a bridge that you have to cross straight ahead, after the bridge turn right/left.'
How many bridges are there?? This happened Every single time when we stopped for directions - five times! Go figure, And the best part is, there's no Cauvery water in town!! Everywhere we went, our inside joke was to ask for directions to a random stranger, and you would get the 'bridge/flyover' thrown in directions at least once, guaranteed!! :) If you already have visited Trichy, you know what I'm talking about... All roads lead to...

And again

I've typed a lot of blogs which has thankfully never been posted. One such blog which I remember writing about a year back, but screened it as inappropriate to blog (at that time) was this deal about having intent not the content. I vaguely remember it was a reasonably long blog, but don't remember anything else from it, except the reason why I chose not to post it, and, yeah, that I definitely remember.
Today, as I tried to sit down and think of some random ideas, I couldn't get into the right frame of mind. So I picked up my notes, some dated more than 5 years back, and I actually made some progress in terms of adding on to scribblings in an obscure CA notebook. Which brings me to this blog, and the reason to recycle this topic. Those days it seemed like all plans and no action... nowadays it seems like rehashing old plans into action, but no new plans - just can't think of any. Just the amount of progress that I have made in terms of some of my old plans is in itself a great achievement for me, giving me the much needed boost & belief (again!) that things have a way of taking care of themselves, if only we let it be.
Note to self: Just let it be!

Vetty season

My routine roughly goes like this (no particular order)
personal hygiene, eat, sleep, TV, books, email, iPhone, friends, games, sports, google, news, finance, radio, beach, travel, and maybe shopping.
Amid this hectic schedule, I've been postponing many un-important things which just didn't fit in my schedule.
I guess I will have time for those later, right now its vetty season. 

The week that was

Monday. Observed US Independence day. Had a hangover the next morning.
Tuesday. Picked up last few Mumbai memories. Catching up on old times in the evening.
Wednesday. First death anniversary of granddad. Hard to believe a year flew by. Caught up with uncles early morning, and had the big function lunch spread. Came back home after selling my house.
Thursday. Early morning catch up with sis and b-i-l. Memories of that day are checkered with silly discussions at insane hour, getting up late, anti-social coz of upset stomach, meeting friends.
Friday. More family & friends time. Went to the newly built express ave mall in royapettah. Picked up sis and family from blore.
Uncles visiting over weekends, outdoor baby sitting strategies (meaning mall again), unpacking, meeting new acquaintances, Beach walks and visits, Sunday Brunches, and finally world cup finals, which i slept through the crucial part of the match (thanks to the Brunch!).

Nephews were highlights of the week.

In Transit

July, the time for a new season, and for the much needed and long pending spring cleaning. For a journey which began soon after Boghi, it was ironical that the seeds of a new harvest were also planted around its anniversary. Eventually ensured smooth off-boarding from corporate career and transitioned into a quiet phase before the next set of challenges in life. Last week, I used my time to store some of my past memories, and also soaked in some unexpected moments of opportunities and challenges. Suddenly, everything seems to be a whole new deal which makes me wonder, have I buried my head in the sand for so long, or am I now burying my head in sand? As I look forward to finding out about differentiating real deals from raw deals, I'm eternally thankful for these choices & experiences which makes life richer. Or something like that.
But, before I leap into the future from the past, there's the present to deal with, which doesn't teach or promise anything. No expectations, just a permanent vacation!