Missing Woodlands

Oh, it was a disappointed dawn the last Saturday, where dad waked me giving a shock that Woodlands was closed late night. Woodlands Drive-in is more than a restaurant to me and the second favorite place in Chennai next to beaches. Soon I hearing the voice, moments in mind passes as images before eyes, and can’t even imagine the closed gates of woodlands, which I have never seen, where the hotel operates everyday. I was visiting there from my childhood days where I could remember and even dad used to take me there when I am only 2 years, and we often spent our Saturday evenings at the playing space inside the drive-in. In centre of the city near the famous Anna Flyover with many huge trees and comfortable parking space, the restaurant operates with little calm inside with birds sending sweet noise.

Those days woodlands means great joy for me and bro who usual go there for playing at the swings, seesaw , spinning wheels and sidings. There was a horse ride also inside the Drive-in for children safari; where we could find a lazy horse or it was very old one moves slowly a round. I was the one to get fear of horse, and have gone on it ones, but my bro has went many rounds without fear and sometimes its hard to move him from riding. These are happened nearly 7-8 years back, and I never know the playing things are still working, but the horse riding is no more. Before, I wish to enjoy the comfort people having there food sitting inside there cars, but we were without car that time; today enjoyed the food as I wished, but could not spent in those playing space.

I couldn’t take it easily that my favorite place is closed now and the only restaurant I visit and could visit is no more and can’t hope it will be reopen, because of the government decision to create a big horticulture research center and a botanical garden like the Bangalore’s Lal Bagh in the18 acres of land. When ever I think about woodlands, I could be able to visit in a week or more days, but now I can only have memories and the thoughts will never exist. Last time I was there in February for meeting our blog friend Thooya; good time we haven’t get space inside the hotel, so we enjoy the moment under trees and special is footing in woodland after a long time and in my wheels. The only dish I like more is the plain dosai, which is my favorite dish too and it is the special I think about Woodlands. Really I miss more the pleasure this place gives me. Whether the land is occupied legally or illegally, it would be glad if the restaurant been allowed to continue there with parking. I know it will not going to happen, any wish will not take back the govt. decision. I wish the garden which is yet to come won’t destroy the trees.

Comely sky

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Just back inside blog, overcoming the typing problem… and will check everyone soon. On one weekday went to beach with cousin; there I had a beautiful sight of sunset which is here in pictures. This is something rarely I find the sky in colors, I don’t know whether it was the often sighted in evenings, where I come out watching sunset is not usual. Take care.

on off

Wish you all a Happier Tamil New Year

I am not going to be lost, but was losing myself in something, ever that could be a change. Some troubling time with my PC operation and of died UPS… letting for a change. Take care everybody, I will be on and off for sometime.

Scattering water

Hogenakkal protests spreads...
Drinking water project...
Tamil and Kannada film industries joins protest...

It was disturbing; the violence continues its boarder crossing hurting innocent people. The anger people in Karnataka still continue there inhuman acts which starts 4 days ago is getting stronger were dozens of buses where stoned and many passengers were hurt by fools yesterday showing there oppose for Hogenakkal drinking water project seems the human life is unsecured those entering Karnataka. I just worry ones the mad men are mindless to hurt the innocent people, much time will not take them to go beyond imagination. Damn! Those who are seeing distinguish within nation will not remain for unity, which is evident today where it feel the whole state (both states) is strong enough to support there community along language for what ever cost the matter.

What is happening currently made me think that the direction is turning somewhere from the true cost of the protest and opposition. The ongoing hunger strike by Tamil and kanada film industry is like just adding fuel to the burning fire, where both are just passing strong words and it is really gives an unfamiliar mood. Sometime it could burst more, the anger are flowing uncontrollable by both sides. The media’s live today is currently watching by many thousands of people who could get into negative thoughts about the protest. They must stop; the words are not like water to dry after sometimes, the issue is nothing related to cinema which is one of a powerful entertainment industry of India. It is parallel today without looking at any variation, so why should u hurt each other and distribute the friendly relation.

Language is to communicate and the states are separated by language to understand easier, but not to bring separation in united India. There is one common language, silence. Keep silence, think silently what is true. Think about India, we all are Indians and don’t use any language to separate ourselves. In today’s world people struggle for drinking water, here we have but mind lacks to give. I wish there is nothing to wait till some government to take responsible the karnataka, where they are also going to do the same creating some anger people against Tamil people. So we have only one option is to make all rivers national, which could be a long time solution, but to bury the violence now we are empty hands. People are looking above the central govt. for a temporary solution which is like an immoveable statue. It feels those who are not obeying the court order, are they going to agree with central government. If the police are not going to control the violence, then the president should call for army to save innocent people from politician and demons. Tamil or Kanada it is one in India. Pray for a peace.

Uneasy water

The relations between states are uneasy always, esp. when it comes water sharing. Feels the people of Karnataka are not against us or the Hogenakkal project; only the politician, who seeking for a profit for there political development and to earn peoples favor in upcoming general election. Is that nice to see people in Karnataka attacking and working against whatever linking with Tamil and people here does the same just destroying whichever is related to Kanada opposing there protest?

The problem is between both state governments and it is only there response to solve. It is to condemn they are allowing the local kanada organizations and local politicians to jump into violence and giving trouble to specifically people belong to Tamil and destroying their worth properties. Generally the first thing disturb in the neighbor state of Karnataka is the entertainment industries, where the screen of Tamil movies where torched by angry mobs and Tamil channels are banned to relay. Next is destroying the buses and burning something which is there favorite activities and stopping the crossover of citizens.

Tomorrow both the film industries are to join in opposing for each others agreement on the water project which will benefit for thousands of people in Tamil Nadu. Seems it’s not a friendly move, and the person who could be a central to make the matter smooth is just watching without any action and it doubts that it is looking for any positive thing to bring their party to rule the state. Truly no one has rights to ask Tamil Nadu govt. to stop going ahead with project where we have full rights to operate the system. Ones they released water from dams, it belong to this state boarder soon it enters and what we do with it is depend upon us. People know who the politicians are; it proved the harder minds of them just leaving the state into presidency rule without bringing unity in alliance and give and take policy. Only one thing I wish to tell is, don’t destroy the unity of varies people belong to one community, India. Let’ wish for a peaceful situation to stay along with people of both states.