Chennai- an eventful two months..

Its been about 2 months since I got to Chennai..I had been to the city before on numerous occasions but never for an extended length of time..I had my reservations against the city.in fact quite a few of them..coming from Bangalore, I like most others from the garden city felt that Chennai wasn't cosmopolitan, was a bit too orthodox and steeped in tradition, the heat was a huge deterrent. Perhaps the biggest factor was the feeling that one had to know Tamil to be able to survive there...This fear of mine was rather not justified as I am a Tamilian but prefer to converse in English until I get to know a person well...

Initially I struggled in more than one way...managed to find a house after a couple of weeks in a great area Anna Nagar, one of the posh places in Chennai...I chose to stay there despite having about a hour's commute to work..I had a horrible time at the work place initially and did not like it one bit to converse in Tamil..but Chennai soon taught me one thing that there is nothing like 'being a Roman in Rome'!

Decided I had to join a gym to keep myself kinda active and fit..I Joined Talwalkars and its been a great time so far there..met lotsa people and ogled at loads of chicks..!..weekends have involved tennis and of late I did make it to couple of cafes mocha and amethyst, the latter being a personal favorite..spent a few quiet hours reading there..Time has passed and I have settled in real well at work..

visited coupla famous temples the kapaaleeshwara and parthasarathy temple and was a great experience..jus goin 2 mylapore made me appreciate the culture in Chennai...the greatest aspect of the city is its culture and its passion for Carnatic and Bharatnatyam..this is something I really respect..

apart from the dreaded autos which charge the most exorbitant fares, the share autos which make you cling on for dear life and the atrocious driving in crazy traffic...its still been a great experience so far and I do look forward to the days ahead!!