The Alchemist

An old man without food and shelter showed me what really it means to believe in god.

We were in zoo enjoying the day with some school kids. We took them to a one-day outing to show the zoo. Of course the day was fantastic, we orders food for round about 250 people along with kids. At the end of the day we were left out of some food. The quantity was fair enough to serve 20 people. So me and my friend decided to walk around to find some people whom we can give.

This was Ramadan period. The Ramadan has just been started, we asked an auto driver where we can give. He took us to near by mosque where so many people were sitting in the entrance. We started giving food packets to the people.

There was pretty old man who came and asked whether he can get couple of packets. We were infact happy to give. The old man took the food and started to pack in a cover he had. I was wondering what he is doing. He didn’t even open the food packet we gave he just packaged it again.

Then I realized that I am standing in front of a mosque at Ramadan time. The man without food shelter still keeps fasting during the period. In spite of being served with good food he still waits for the fast to get over.

Though he doesn’t have anything still he keeps the faith in god. I just looked at myself, do I keep this much faith in god ? or how true I am to god ? the question still goes around my mind.

I was just looking at the old man walking away from me. I could just say him that he got an admirer, and say thanks to god for arranging the meeting.

Lunch at Kumarakom, Chennai

Its was sunday.. asusual dull day. We usually get up very late in sunday after the saturday nightout. that sat. we went to besant nager beach. Came home in mindnight drenching in rain. Infact that would be rare scneario in chennai.

After geeting up late we were hardly in mood to have breakfast. We were planning some kinda brunch. Then we switched on the television to see Jamesh bond speaking tamil in vijay TV. Then we gather strenth to have lunch. Kumarakom was a idle option since ot was near our place and would be a good place for lunch.

We went to Kumarakom at porur. No doubt the place was crowded as usaul since it was sunday. Sure half of chennai would not cook in weekends. The porur branch has been extended in recent days. We finally got a place to sit.

Its being long time i had rice and sambar. Reason i hardly get that in hyd and other was my diet reason. I have rice once i n a week in Hyd. I didnt make late in ordering meals. My freinds ordered various things. Then came huge bowl with sambarand a bowl full of rice.

First i made all the nakra and said i am in diet will not eat so much. The food was utlimate delicious i finished up all the sambar anfd rice. The side dish was amazing it was avial,payaru and papad. WOW what a lunch was the statement after that.

Kumarakom is amazing place if you like kerala side food. People you dont like coconut oil be away from the place. Sea food is waht you can look for and ofourse all other mallu food.

Final verdit i would say is that you should have a meal there

The Edge Resturant .. Chennai

It was rainly day when i tried out Edge in chennai. The climate was chill(In terms of chennai climate) me and my freind tried out edge for lunch.

We also had a problem when we got out for lunch or dinner. Non - veggi is a must for her and i am pure veggie guy. The Edge was a perfect option for us beacuse they have humpteem veg and no-veg dishes.

Ok lemme say few things about the abiance. it has dull light which will make you feel that you have come to some special places. The partions were work done in wood. Even and table and chairs was pretty well crafted in wood. There were numerous artifical and real indoor plant.

The seating arrangement is wonderful. In the sense you dont feel that you are not in resturant with too many people. Its added with the lighting effect too. The glass arangement for moctails was nice one too.

Then came the chinkis with menu card. Seeing then all over the place will influnce to try chinese dish. After going through the pages to menu card. We knew that we might not order anything in common. Then after some moe time we settled with sezhwan freinds rice - veggie one and she order chicken side dish and i setteled with dragon roll.

The dragon roll was the first one they served. it mostly served us for the starter purpose. The taste was infact pretty good. The sezhwan fried rice was served, The looks will make you feel that its not gonna be very spicy. The freid rice was very well made and it infact tasted sezhwan. My freind said that chicken also tasted good .

The final verdict i would like to give is a good place to try in a weekends esp people who love chinese. being located in shanthi colony in annagar is added advantage for edge.