2 hrs before take off...

Its almost over , the 1 year hiatus from work. The coimby holiday wasn't too bad huh? I did eat lotsa masala dosas, worked out in patches and saw a few movies. Chennai i hear is facing some kinda heat wave .I seem to move to every city when it is at its hottest. Yesterday I saw how a lousy sales guy can screw up business.The sales person at the tile shop was so sloppy he lost a 50 K business . Man now i know why CRM and all the Customer jargon sells in b-schools and in the industry.

The Great Indian Road Trick: When you drive on Indian roads you see these individuals lurking by the sides eager to cross. Now the funny part is the way they signal to the driver.There are a few ways to do this. 1. Sprint like a looney almost saying hit me if you can.... 2. If its a highway then you do a few jumps to land on the divider...peek n do the same to cross over.This one need a triple jump specialist.Saw one in hyderabad a few months ago. 3. Take one step,the driver slows the vehicle,now you retaract ,the driver steps on the gas and then you sprint...This one is a prankster. Will need some ass whopping! I just did the second ,not on a highway but on a pretty busy road. I was quite good . The driver didnt honk !

The Mumbai trip was very different this time. Instead of running family errands I went restaraunt hopping in Colaba last week. Dipti almost did a Mumbai guide gig , took me to some non descipt places amidst a host of must visits food joints.The B-Skool network does help huh? Cafe Mondegar was pretty cool, it was good value for money in the heat.I loved the cartoons on the walls ,nice work. The Manglorean food at Mahesh Lunch Home is a must have if you like coconut loaded stuff. The effect of CNG were visible this time . The pollution in mumbai has come down by some measure.The cab rides from Bandra to borivali were choke free. The kids in the family have become quite a handful..there was one spiderman fan who kept jumping all over me screaming the spiderman song ...made me feel a couple of decades younger.There was one painter who taught me how to draw an flower vase. Talent and mischief its all there... And all this hoopla over wide roads and super freeways is no use in metros...the I

Hogenekkal was so hot .Luckily the waterfall ride and swimming helped to cool off a bit. Yercaud was really beautiful and the weather was just perfect. I visited the Monfort school thanks to Ashok who is an alumni of the school. The facilities in the campus are state of the art. The emphasis on all round development of a student was evident ,no wonder my engineering classmates from Monfort were good sportsmen. The tea kada experience in Rasipuram was awesome too. I must say you do get good tea and bun in these small shops. The road from Salem to Erode esp till Perundurai is a driver's nightmare. I sincerely feel this stretch must be declared an adventure zone , its been well dug up and tweaked ( thanks to the 4 lane work) to give adrenalin rushes to passengers! The trip to mumbai is an all family affair...lets see what the manjeri clan is upto on the west coast