Dewdrops

March, the beginning of Summer - the season of sun has come along with its warmth. The season of summer has its own beauty in announcing its arrival – the beautiful, red Gulmohur flowers with its own eye catching charm and the golden leaves and the beautiful birds singing along the welcome note not to mention the scorching heat and the heat waves. To crown it all… the exams. Most of us prefer the other side of the exams which means the vacation. In this season, the roads bordered with trees on both sides are strewn with golden leaves. The park benches beneath the trees sheltered in the shadow of the trees feels just like heaven. And sitting inside the college bus gives you an experience on how exactly a turkey feels when inside the microwave oven. Now let me tell you about Chennai and its summer. When you wake up in the morning from your bed, you’ll be actually wondering whether you are out of a swimming pool. Even at seven in the morning it gets sunny. As you walk along an empty street in the morning, you’ll feel as if you are a part of some landscape painting because everything around you will be so static. Not even a single leaf will move. You cannot survive without an air conditioner but the unfortunate thing is as you step out of your comfortable air conditioned room into the real weather you’ll be actually thinking whether you have been kidnapped over to the Sahara. At times, you’ll feel like stepping into some air conditioned shops just to avoid the sun. Sounds ridiculous? But I definitely appreciate the will power and the tolerance of the lovers who adorn the beaches every single day. Come whatever may, be it the scorching heat or the tsunami, they are never deterred. Like every other place on Earth, Chennai also has got its unique flavor and having lived in this city for about four years I’ve fallen in love with it. Something keeps happening here. Chennai is very special in its own way. Well…. I don’t wanna write a travelogue about this full of life, active, electrifying and bubbly city now. Coming to the point, I just wanted to say that I’m gonna be back in this city and I have missed it so much in the past few months.