a rainy day

coming to work on time is a great task... esp on a rainy day... i experienced that today.. in a very special way.. this must be a common experience but then again i felt today was pretty different..

i had to travel from my home to manapakkam near chennai trade center.. best way to commute was to board a train up to guindy n then catch a share auto thereon...

wat a rain it was... it started lashing out soon after i reached the station.. the train itself was crowded n wet.. n finally wen guindy came..it was a mad rush.. as i climbed up the stairs i noticed tat the rain had picked up momemtum and it was truely pouring cats n dogs.. plp in chennai have so much belief on the meteorological dept tat not many had got an umbrella in hand... many stood at the foot of the stairs waiting for the rain to subside.. n i braved it wit my 3apples black umbre..

have u every seen GUINDY river??? well it was overflowing today... from teh railway station up to manapakkam... in the heavy downpour i waited at the banks of the river (a petrol bunk).. not even a single boat(auto) was empty... one fella said he'd ferry me across for Rs.150 (normal day share auto Rs.10).. i was shocked... i decided to hop on to any other boat... but in the entire process i was drenched fully despite the umbrella.. this is wat is called kudaikull mazhai...

i really wish i had taken swimming classes... cos i was holding on to dear life as my ferry was sailing thru rough waters... literally the roads were flooded with gushing water... under the guindy bridge over to butt road... it was a rocky ride... surely some ferry wud capsize on this stretch... mark my words plp...

finally i did reach my destination... wet n tired.. most of all..wondering... we all love the rains.. but then it wud be so wonderful if the rain tat lands vanishes underground immed... we are truely not built to handle these rivers...

all said and done... i still love the rain... waiting for my turn to sing my duet "pyaar hua ikraar hua"... or even "vaseegara...."..hehe... rain.... its best wen u in cozy comfort of ur home n looking at the dreamy drops falling from heaven to earth.... or else it feels like ur favourite ice cream all on ur dress....