Thorn in my Heel Years later after I got married, had a kid, I prayed to lord Murugan to fast for days doing prayers, wearing holy beads on neck, being bare foot with a small black shawl on shoulders. Seeing me transformed everyone were agape. Some really cared to ask how I walk barefooted on the roads of Chennai when it is raining all the way. All I had to tell was a small story. A new place, new search for home, a heart filled with happiness of bagging a new job. I was at cloud nine after getting placed in a reputed Chennai based IT MNC as recruiter for a talent acquisition team. A small bit of mine ached to leave my hometown Kancheepuram. It was exciting to move and experience this phase of life all alone without parents. I couldn’t ask for more when I with my 5 friends found a lavish 3 BHK home in the heart of Mamallapuram for only INR 10,000 per month as rent. It was pure luck. Any day, for such a flat, the nominal rent was INR 40,000 per month. The house owners were old people wh...
Sohana, Gurgaon, Haryana, India Sohna - Wikipedia It hardly takes 2 hours to reach Sohna from New Delhi on car. # Google map from New Delhi to Sohna In the month of December, from Gurgaon to Sohna, there are umpteen mustard fields on the way. For someone who hasn’t seen the mustard fields before, it reminds the scene from Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge. Perfect for snaps. The yellow is awesome. # Mustard Fields on the way to Sohna No doubt why in winters people often have Sarson da Saag and Makki di roti. It really blends so well to satisfy your taste buds. # Sarson da Saag (Mustard leaf curry) & Makki di roti ( Corn Bread) There are many resorts on the way. One can look for a variety of fun activities. We chose paragliding. What we did miss was to check the wind. If its way too breezy, the glider can neither stay for long in the air nor does it fly at a higher altitude. I was enthralled to see the small box...
A cab back to home… I booked a cab back to home and started to speak with driver while making myself comfortable on the seat. Me: My OTP is XXX. Driver: Ma’am say it again XXX. Me: Its XXX Driver: Is it XXX Me: Yes, you are right… After a while I thought and blurted..oh I am really sorry. I knew the number in Hindi. I was saying in English. Driver: I am driver. How will I understand English immediately Ma’am. Still, I managed to learn the numbers. Me: I can understand He asked: Where are you from? No one here talks so politely. I am from Chennai. I love people from Chennai. How come? Have you been there? Let me tell you the story.. 10 years ago, I worked for a Ma’am who was just like you. I have never met such a kind person ever in my life. At that point in time, people paid roughly INR 8500 per month to a driver. Ma’am paid the same. As she learnt more about me. She started paying INR 16,000 per month. Almost for 2 years, she paid the same....
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