A Rider's Voice

I was wondering how was it possible to make a road in a single day when there is a politician coming and at the same time it is so difficult to make a usual road.

The answer I got is "patch work".

I am seeing the chennai roads for more than 20 years and the scenario has not changed a lot to be frank. The roads are there but not in a proper form. Some places are really shabby for the past two decades.

There are some reasons (excuses) given by the authorities that the roads are made by contractors and the roads may get spoiled because of rains.

I have some questions in my mind and here they are;

Are the roads made properly?

Are they made up of quality products?

Is the process is quite fine?

If not what is the next plan we have?

If we notice the British period roads in Chennai, they are just fine. Then why not the new roads?

When there are some areas in the city have no issues on the roads, there are some areas where they hardly see a new road. Is it because of the VIP’s staying there?

Most of the road projects happens in the summer and they are getting spoiled in the rainy season. So shall we think of a new technology that will stand fine for all the seasons?

If the cost is the issue with the new technology implementation, isn’t it better to spend some more instead laying new roads every summer and patch working on every rainy season? As a result it will save money I guess!

I anticipate the new roads will be ready by February as the elections are approaching and the roads are going to be good as the elections are approaching.

Let us all think!

Its a rainy day!!!!!!

It was a Monday morning. It was raining so heavy but still had some work to be done. So got into my green rain coat and kick started my black panther (my regular readers know what it is). I was riding my bike on the road and I could notice that the roads are pretty much filled with vehicles and there were no school and college buses. It would have been amazing if it was a normal day without rains. But unfortunately it’s not.

The road had too much of damages and it was pretty much difficult to ride the bike. At the same time the traffic was relatively lesser. I was wondering why there is a need for holiday in schools and colleges on a heavy rain fall day.

· It is going to be really tough for the kids to commute as the roads are bad and the water is flooding everywhere.

· It is going to be unhealthy as there is a chance of decease spread across due to rain.

These are the two major reasons. Let us think the other way.

· If the roads are laid well then there is no problem for the kids

· If the waterways are maintained cleaner and stronger then the water will be flowing free and it will go to the respective destinations like sea, river, etc.

· If the city cleanliness is maintained properly then there is no need to worry about the deceases because of water blocks or heavy rains.

Will our Government bodies rethink on it?

Theme hotel

We all would have seen different theme based hotels around the world. And there is one in Kodambakkam which is very much thematic with the local flavour. The hotel is called,

"Hotel Town Bus".

Town Bus is the generic term used in the chennai sub-urban and the other smaller towns with rural flavours in TN. I dont know how many people came across this, but its a pretty much rural term here in TN.

As soon as we enter into the parking lot, there is a signal which looks like our usual "bus stop" signal says "veg stop".

Got pretty much interested about the hotel and there is a huge mock of a bus is there on top as elevation.

Check out at Arcot Road, Kodambakkam "Hotel Town Bus"!!!!

INTERNATIONAL FOOD DAY

I was reading the newspaper in the morning and realized that October 16th, 2010 is the International Food Day.

Let all of us take the oath on this great day saying that we will not waste the food as there are so many people starving around the world, and I would be really happy if the Government makes proper arrangements for storing and distributing the food grains.

Come, let us help ourselves by not wasting the food!

LIGHTSOUT 2010

MARG LIGHTSOUT! You people would have seen the advertisements for them in different mediums like print, radio, internet, etc. Are we going to participate?

It’s been a long time since I meet Mr. Nirmal, founder of EXNORA who are into environment care and I am really impressed by his passion. I remember my school days when I used to attend his meetings around the school I was studying.

MARG properties have tied up with EXNORA and doing a wonderful campaign to reduce global warming. On 10^th October 2010, exactly at 10 pm, they are requesting people to switch off the lights for ten minutes. It may look like a small task but when it is going to be executed at every one’s home and office, the carbon counts gets reduced a lot and that’s gonna be a great saving for the globe.

I was just thinking whether we could extend the campaign a little and switch off not only the lights but all the electrical gadgets. It might save even more.

Come, let us work towards helping ourselves and contribute our part in reducing the global warming! Switch off the electrical gadgets from 10 to 10.10 on 10.10.10.

I am going to do it. How about you?

Siru Paambu – The Tiny Snake

There are lots of categories in the snakes and I saw one rare close to my house. Its called 'Siru Paambu' in tamil which means ‘Tiny Snake’. It usually does not come out because of two reasons. 1. It cant survive in the hot sun. 2. The other bigger snakes like Cobra eat these as food (May be a Chinese snakethat love snakes food! He he).

It is too tiny to an extend that a fully grown snake will be of half a foot.

I shot it in my mobile camera and wanted to post it here.

JUST FUN FOR!

It was the day after my birthday and had an SMS from my friend, the great one and only Niru saying “Oy, Budday boy, gud afternoon.” The crazy spelling made me to smile a little and kindled my mind to go a little wild in English to add some more fun to it. Here is the conversation.

Niru : Oy, Budday boy, gud afternoon

Me : I am budday only last day. No curret day.

What lunch you eat this day? I no lunch this day. Only apple apple (I mean two apples)

Niru : haha… Appl apple. I had puliyodharai (one of her favourites)

Me : How much rice you was eat?

Niru : 1 tupperware square dabba

Me : Big square dabba? Or soppu dabba size?

Niru : 15 by 15 cm

Me : That much eat enough you for?

Niru : Rough size. Me v much enuf

Me : Ok. We meet next day (tomorrow) inside sandy?

Niru : Yessu. We meet 2mrw inside sandeeee

Me : I have one meeting alwarpet signer near. I finish that after then we meet?

Niru : Evening?

Me : S. Round 6.30

Niru : 6?

Me : I plan that like only but I not can push that person

Niru : Wokay. Isn’t eet better to meet during lunchtaim? Kaapi day near my office?

Me : I need come there two times. That reason only I telling. I planning his meeting at 5. After I finish meeting along with him I call you can. That ok on you side?

Niru : Where ur client place?

Me : Eldams Road

Niru : Um. Ok. Evening’s ok then. But, shall we meet @ Arun Unlimited instead?

Me : I no issue but no chocolate?

Niru : Chocolate icecream and fudge! Hehe

Me : I fix you fix. Quick fix.

Sorry English lovers!