Chennai express - 1

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Believe it or not, i finally made it to Chennai. The bus i took was stuffed with drunken monks and i was at the fag end of the bus seated with a geek and a six footer guy who called himself Senthil, a very familiar name in these parts of the country. It was 10: 42 pm and the bus left the busy Majestic bus terminal, leaving me with no choice, but to close my eyes and dream about my 2 days stint in Chennai. after 6 long hours of strained back and heavy head, i could see the familiar sight of line of wine shops with dark enclosed sit outs. Felt at home and knew i was in the suburbs of Chennai.

The bus finally arrived at a Airport like terminus, which is called Koyembedu bus stand and legend has it that it's the largest bus stand in Asia. For my bit, i took my Witchcraft bag and started to walk to the nearby local bus stand , where in i was shocked to find that there are no buses running so early in the morning and then had to come to terms with the fact that i have now to bargain with one of the most notorious creed of guys - The auto drivers , who are like demi gods at this wee hours of morning.

I felt like decapitating him, this guy - a young auto wallah, stops the 3 wheeler on the way and tries to talk in half english - half tamil slang , saying that his meter is not working and it would be better to decide the price right now; after 20 minutes of arguing and 120 Rs later, i found myself at Thiruvanmiyur bus stand, the bus stand where i spent 4 years of my graduation days , waiting for the first plate of idly to be served before i caught my bus 1c.

Chennai express to continue........