Shenoy Nagar BBQ or meat fest in Chennai

Last weekend after long time our grill was in use AGAIN... BBQ party!
3 meat experts ( MEN!) and me went hunting meat around chennai... when we entered the first meat shop... the smell, the look... then i decided i need to have a walk and went to get a drink... our "meat board" didnt approve this shop (im glad) and then we went all the way to spencers... where lot's of BEEF STEAKS and other meat fest got for the party!
everything was just great... lots of ppl- ppl i see every day, some ppl not that often, some ppl just see, some new ppl... there were ~ 25. there was one problem- RAIN.. and the main idea of hosting bbq was to enjoy it on our fabulous rooftop...

one memorialble episode: Pasha and Peter trying to ignite the fire and the coal...both blowing...then i brought my hair dryer and party was saved!

Thinking out of the box

few pieces of Chennai

This poster with 85 years old Chief minister of Tamil Nade ( guy with sun glasses) and some heroes...most probably from some indian movie:) ( Guindy railway station)

On the way home from the office. Train. ladies compartment

One of Chennai " rivers". Looks good on the map and even in this picture. Luckily photos cant capture the smell. This is sooo multifunctional: laundry, cooking, swiming cows, morning bath, garbage, etc

Sunday Sunset- Mahabs

google thinks LT:)

Chances

iNDIA! diverse, big, close and open, full of stereotypes and strangest troughts.
Beggars - stereotype and reality here. Stereotype- because we hear it a lot, but it's coming from ppl who are visitin touristic places...no wonder that beggars attacks happen... here in chennai there are no trourists ( coz here is nothing to see- hahaa:)) so amount of beggers on the street is pretty normal.
But i just love how ppl take their chances here- even today happpend to me. I m walking to the train and some old man is walking opposite direction, then he "spotted" me....and came with ususal line" maaa maaaa maaaaaaaaaaaaaa". after one sec i was continuing going my way, he was taking his way.

chance ilea

music & ring tones in India

The louder the better, usually singing along- that's the way of setting ring tones or just listening to the music in India....
Local songs from movies...for me sounds all the same, but here everybody knows the movie, the actors, knows how to dance all 5 dances from each movie and sing along... when it comes to the mobile phones - i think im extremly small minority who keeps cell phone on silent mode.

I've notices here in Chennai and in Sri Lanka Modern Talking is pretty famous these days...G. Michael, R. Martin and other last century heroes:)

One more very important and interesting detail- car revers tune! YES, when car is reversing some strangest noises ( mellodies) playing...among all these reverse tunes- even x-mas theme is here!:) imgaine my neighbours car every morning makes x-mas song tune. Of course, nobody can beat indian songs... but im not an expert in this area

enjoying my iPod!