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Hi Everyone,

Wish you all a Happy New Year....2009! A Late wish, though the Latest from me...(Thalaivar paanila). 

Thanks Kasi for your timely blogs, A Finisher(2008) and a Opener(2009), both on the rocking style of your own!

Vanakkam...Namasthey...Ni hao!

Dont get puzzled! Ni hao = Hello/whats up? in chinese! 

Oru change venumla...! Evlavo panrom idha panna maatomaaa! 

OK OK... 

Before you close the page, I would like to say what I wish to...

Oops! As a matter of fact, I don't have anything to say. But I want to say something. 

Rombha confuse panren la....It happens, since I lost the blogging touch for a while. 

OK...Matterukku Varen!

I just got back from India (a month ago). So with the memories still very fresh in my mind, I was wondering why not to write a blog on something related to that...? 

So, Here we go...!

The moment I got down from the plane and entered the Airport, I screamed within myself "Namma Chennaaaaaiiii.." in great ecstasy. Manasukkulla Oru inampuriyaadha sandhosham. Engum Thamizh, Edhilum Thamizh..! A foggy winter morning greeted me with the sound of some kovil loud speaker. 

Andha Build up oda, I got into a car to go to Chromepet. Car kulla oduthu Aahaa FM. Thats new for me. I knew only Radio Mirchi and Suryan FM. So I got a small hint that things have changed a bit from the time I left. Another Big surprise was the completed flyover right in front of the Airport. When you reach the top of the flyover while driving, you get to see a nice scenic overview of the entire runway and all big beautiful planes waiting for the take off and Landing. It was great, but I was surprised/shocked to see how crazy people are to see flight operations? They stop their vehicle completely on the shoulder of the flyover, that too on right on top, and get down from the vehicle to watch the flights take-off and land as If they were on a view point of some tourist location. I am not exaggerating at all. I am describing just what I really saw. Police constables were standing on the flyover to prevent people from stopping on top of flyover causing accidents. 

Enna kodumai sir idhu?

Ok Nevermind. Back to the story....I was on the car listening to Aaha FM. As soon as I reached Chromepet, the first thing  that caught my attention was the beautiful & wide tar road of Radha Nagar Main Road. I have never seen it this wide at least in my recent memory. Next one to grab my attention was the "Vaishnava college Rail crossing". Railway gates still remain but people have found more than just one short way (Kurukku vazhi) to bypass the closed gate with Two-wheelers. That too nice and wide...You don't have to get down from your Bike to go past the Crossing. But the four-wheelers still remain cursed though waiting for their turn to squeeze in. 

Don't have to say much about the recent modernization of Chromepet with Supermarkets, Textile Showrooms, and Chain restaurants. But the people of Chromepet (Makkals) are waiting with great expectations for this One Big Supermarket.......Adhu dhaan nambha "Vendhan Supermarket" I don't know for sure whether its going to be named "Vendhan". But all I know was, that It is to be Opened by V.S.P. and it is going to replace the existing "palasarakku" provisional store. Unfortunately I could not stay long to see the Opening of the store. But I saw that excitement in people to see it open soon. Its on the base floor of the huge maaligai (Bungalow) of V.S.P. on Bharathi street. I was able to sneak through the name board cover to see the caption for the supermarket saying "We Serve Pure"! 

Some other important developments I noticed are these. Namma "Ramasubramanya Swami" Kovil (Ramasubramanya temple) was being remodelled and so it was closed. Some Kattumaana pani (building work) was going on the exterior. But the Big Talk was about the "Dosai/Idly maavu" kadai (Dosa/Idly batter shop) right opposite to the kovil that was making big business every day.  Even I went to that shop a couple of times during my stay and had to stand in a queue to get it. Just two guys and a Grinder and they work (Both the men and the machine) non stop. Heard from my brother that they have couple more shops to0 in and around Chromepet which was also making a similarly big business.

Appadi ippadi Chromepet eh suthi vandaachu......Now lets move on to the climax.

Its about none other than our own.....Namma "Naayar Bhajji Kadai". I went there just once and only one of those two guys still remain there. The person who makes bhajji was still there but there was a new person for sales and Marketing.....(Pottalam kattradhu and customers kooda pesardhu) Its all because of those great sales and marketing skills of the previous Naayar in that post, that the Bhajji kadai has become dear to so many Chromepet makkals. So its not a easy job. New guy still needs some more time to get all those skills I guess. Namma old naayar is still doing great standing in that hot zone talking to customers and cracking jokes. 

When I went there this time, I asked him about the other guy and his whereabouts. Naayar told me that they have opened a new branch in Nehru Nagar below the MIT flyover and it was taken care by the "Sales and Marketing" Naayar. Atlast they have expanded their business after so many years.....Adhaan "the special" news about "Naayar Bhajji Kadai" this time.

To sum it up, it was a great three weeks of time that I spent in Chromepet.....

Back with another interesting post soon......!

Until then,

Regards

Rajesh Subramanian