This post is part of the blog tag titled, The CBC Tablog where CBC stands for Chennai Bloggers Club. About 35 bloggers from Chennai are participating in this blog tag; everyone will write about their favourite city Chennai and what it means to them. So here's my post for the CBC tablog titled, What Chennai Means To Me. Thanks for passing the baton to me Bhushavalli Natarajan!
Who said you have to like something only if it is perfect? In fact it is the imperfections that makes something all the more lovable. Chennai might not be the best city for others, but for me it will always remain special and close to my heart.
Chennai. My home. My heart.My world. Chennai has given me a life, a wonderful family, a job , a passion, memories and tonnes of happiness. What more could I ask for?
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| Sunset @ Marina, clicked by me. |
Here is Chennai from my perspective.
Anna Centenary Library
Beach (Marina/Bessy)
Chennai Super Kings
Dil Se Song.
Express Avenue
Filter Coffee
Greams Road Fruit Shop
Home :-), Higginbothams
Inox
Jilabis in Dhabbas
Kodambakkam
LandMark
Mainland China ,MAX
Nungambakkam's eateries
Ootta Vadai :-)
Parthasarathy Temple
Queues outside anywhere, specially Long ones. (ATM, Stores offering Sale and Discount, Billing Counters, Temples, Cafeteria, Boarding a Flight)
Rosary Matric, Santhome
Satyam Cinemas, Santhome Church
Taj Coromandel (Golden Dragon and Match Point)
Upma
Vanakkam with Both hands folded
Whistle
Xerox Shop (I spent half my engineering waiting there :-) )
Yoga
Zardozi silk sarees
I haven't been to Heaven but I know how it would be, because I live in Chennai :-)
Previous posts in the Tablog
Susan Deborah's post.
Anne John's post.
Aravind Kumar's post.
Bhushavalli Natrajan's post.
Awesome Ashwini! I think no one can do better! Hats off
ReplyDeleteThank you So much Jothi :-) Really happy to hear that you liked the post! :-)
DeleteWohoo, what a way to describe Chennai and that too so creatively. I was just about to wind up and sleep that I saw this and couldn't resist commenting. Three cheers.
ReplyDeleteI think you posted this just about when it turned 00: 00, in case the world ends. See you on the other side ;)
Joy always,
Susan
Ha ha. I clicked the button at the stroke of 12 I guess :-)
DeleteThank you so much Susan, so many words coming from you, makes my day even more special :-) Thanks a lot :-)
And see you :-)
Hi Ashwini,
ReplyDeleteGood job done. You've done the A-Z of Chennai from your eyes. Keep it up. :)
Regards
Jay
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I wanted to do something different. Glad it clicked. Thanks a lot Jay :-)
DeleteAshwini, it's gonna be difficult for the rest of us to write a better post... this is brilliant, succinct and enjoyable.
ReplyDeleteOh come on, you are talking about the Chennai Bloggers. Each one is definitely going to be at their best. Anyway thanks a lot for your compliment :-) Glad you liked it :-)
DeleteP for Parthasarathy... kalakitta po. Super ba.
ReplyDeleteThanks ba! :-)
DeleteLooks like all of us are awake :) Mayans or Ashwini's post?
ReplyDeleteYeah Susan I was just thinking of the same. I would like to believe that my post is keeping everyone awake :-)
DeleteSusan, only tomorrow we will know. Depends on whether Prasanna rambles :)
DeleteWell I rambled and you are alive to read the post :P.
DeleteHow lucky we all are :-)
Deletesuperbly written...and my favourite part of the post..."your description of xerox shop"... ;)
ReplyDeleteHe he :-) Thanks a lot for the compliment :-)
DeleteWoho !! The first survivor of the Mayan misprediction. Loved the A-Z idea !! And seriously, the xerox shop? Which college did you engineer out of?
ReplyDeleteOh yeah, the first survivor :-) and you haven't been to the xerox shop to take copies of notes? Seriously? Which college did you graduate from? ;-)
Deletesuperb :D Xerox shop and queues.. ootta vada made me laugh... A-Z idea rocked :D
ReplyDeleteHey thanks a lot :-) oota vadai is our speciality no? :-)
Deleteit was nice post..i could well understand the xerox shop thing:)Sathyam cinemas,anna centenary library , land mark ,EA are spots which have made my time pass for long hours in the past and present and the otta vadai and the filter coffee are one of my favourites...awesome post!!
ReplyDeleteThank you :-) Yea those are things which most chennaities would relate to :-)
DeleteThis seems fun.. a good initiative to look at the city from different eyes...
ReplyDeleteOh yes :-) its fun to read so many posts and so ,any people writing on a common topic. All thanks to our Susan, the mastermind behind this :-)
DeleteOh yeah! Pocket moneylaam photocopies edutha azhinjipochu! So did u study in Rosary Matric?
ReplyDeleteYea, I spent so much on those. And yes, I studied in Rosary Matric :-)
DeleteU know what, I almost studied there! My bro studied in St.Bede's and we were living in Santhome - so my parents thought it would be great if I studied in Rosary. I still remember the LKG school admission interview I attended - there was a Christmas tree and little trinkets hanging from it. The sisters pointed them out one by one and asked me what they were. I knew what they were but deliberately did not answer. Obviously I didn't get a seat ;-)
DeleteA-Z is a good idea. It requires a lot of thinking too. Publishing it at 12:00 AM is another creative idea. I would have liked to see Puliyodharai along with Parthasarathy Temple. They make awesome Puliyodharai over there and combined with the Otta Medhu Vadai, it's just a treat!!
ReplyDeleteDestination Infinity
Thank you so much :-). Somehow I am not that much in favour of the Puliyodharai there, coz my mom makes it even more spicy :-)
DeleteSo heavenly:)
ReplyDeleteThank you Sir :-)
DeleteFantastic way to portray Chennai Ashwini. Nice to know how much people love their city (like me and Mumbai).. On a side note, I now know why IPL started and became a huge success in the initial seasons! :)
ReplyDeletePS: Nice initiative guys!
Thank you Binu :-), And yes with people like us, anything that carries the name of our city will find supporters :-)
DeleteSuch a sweet presentation. Your heart, your home.. and you gave us a quick and refreshing glance into it!. loved it. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much :-)
DeleteFantastic stuff! Specially like the xerox center and long queues anywhere :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Deepa :-). Look around and we are bound to see queues just about anywhere. And xerox, what could I have done without that for 4 years?
DeleteLoved the ABC for chennai.. Have a few blogger friends in chennai now , including you.. So you guys got your work cut out .. when I land I want to see all of them :) he he he and NOW I have a list too.
ReplyDeleteBikram's
Thank you Bikram ;-), Oh Yes please let me know who your other friends our, We'll put forward a wonderful itenary for you :-)
DeleteThis is the sweetest thing you can say about your city, 'I haven't been to Heaven but I know how it would be, because I live in Chennai.'
ReplyDeleteIt was such a sweet post.
Thank you Saru ;-), Our city is indeed an abode of Heaven :-)
Deletethat was wonderful....i had been there many times and love to go there every time...:)
ReplyDeleteThank you Irfan ji :-) Glad to know you like this place too :-)
DeleteNever been to Chennai but have lots of frnds over there. Love the A to Z of Chennai specially C- Chennai Super Kings! My fav. IPL team after Mumbai Indians ( Sachin Tendulkar being the sole reason for liking it ) .. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Prasoon :-) and It's because of people like us who love our city more than anything that the IPL is a huge success :-)
DeleteA very sweet post about your beloved city. Absolutely loved it, Ash. And being a fellow Engineering student I can completely understand your xerox shop reference. :D
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Akshay :-) and yea,any engineering student would relate to that :-)
DeleteAwesome write-up. Loved the A-Z idea, very innovative indeed :) Anna Library, Filter Coffee, Parthasarathy temple, Marina, Whistle, Xerox shop etc are my favorites!
ReplyDeleteChennai is our beautiful home and the BEST!
Keep blogging, cheers! :)
Thanks a lot Sowmya :-)
DeleteAhaaaaa!!!! Enna oru list!!! Btw, how can you miss R for Ranganathan Street!!! :) :)
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Nice photo of sunset. Simple and yet creative post.
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