Yindia!!!!!!!!! Day 2 - Sound Horn Please!!

Although I was too tired to wake up for the sunrise... i did however manage to wake up early enough to take a short walk with my camera... Women took turns at the public taps and wells to collect water for the day.. Men getting their dose of original 'Teh Tarik'(Tea)before they head of to work... children playing in the streets but most were headed to school... People purchasing provisions from small provision shops... Most homes had kollums drawn outside... these are usually drawn by the women at dawn... didnt wake up early enough to see them draw it....















(this is a HDR composite of two photos)

Keelaputur was a mixture of middle class, below middle class, the poor, the really poor and the really really poor... You can see huts or shacks right next to three story houses... most houses where small...and the space was tight so most people built taller instead of bigger... and all houses had open roof tops... this is very common in India... many people sleep outside because of the heat... and the roof is perfect for that purpose... ofcos its an extra living space used for all kinds of other purposes.. I actually love the open roof top concept.... Oh and i noticed how windy Trichi was... it was really warm and the wind helped with the heat.......



While we were up on the roof father-in-law explained to us how it was and used to be... a lot has changed but a lot has not changed either... He vividly told us about his childhood... the hardships... the pains...the hopes and the joys... it was a real eye opener... looking around from the roof ..you do see the hardship... the poor... but you also see happiness and also content... hmmm i just dont know how to put it in words.. lah


(Cool dude and his 'cooling' glasses...)

Anyway... Day two's plan was to go to Coimbatore... which is to the west...almost to the border of Kerala and it is near Ooty.. Father-in-law's cousin sister lives there with her family... Their driver and her young son were suppose to pick us up at around 9.30am... but at 10am they were not there yet... this would be a taste of Indian timing... In Malaysia we always joked about it... but unfortunately it was true.. When somebody says "wer arre verry nearr verry nearr" "wOne hourr wonley"... that means two hours...

Although Coimbatore was about 300km from Trichi... it is about a good 5 to 6 hours away by road... like i said... the roads are bad... Here in Malaysia it would only take about 3 to 4 hours including a reststop for the same distances... But Father-in-law explained that it used to take longer... and that the roads have improved... So i guess it wasnt about Indian Timing but more about Time Estimation... So everyone knows it will take 5 hours but they seem to remain hopeful that they can make it in two hours.... kekekeke... im kidding im kidding...So anyway...the big hand on the clock swings two more times before they reach Keelaputur....

ooo i forgot to tell you that the Idle and Sambhar breakfast with two types of chutney was superb.... yum yum yummmmm... :P got to talk to Cooking Parti a bit more... yes yes.. we managed to have a conversation... in tamil... kekekeke


(Cooking Parti is the one on the left)

So ok ... back to our journey to Coimbatore.... which will take us towards the west, through the district of Karur and Erode...



From Trichi we drove along side the Cavary River (kaveri) and passed many villages fueled by the river...its alot greener than Trichi and there where many farmlands but after passing Karur Town i noticed that the land became more barren and more dusty... but it got a little green again near Palladam... and i was so surprised to find Wind Farms in India... im telling you... im convince theres nothing you can not find in Yindia!!!











As mentioned the roads were better for most parts... there were even segments of what looks like dual carriage highways but are still underconstruction... but the over taking ,... my god!!!.. There are cars and lorries overtaking cars and lorries which are over taking other cars and lorries...!!!! incredible...



Most commercial vehicles and a few cars have signs at the back which read "SOund Horn Please!" or "Horn OK"... i will find that i will get used to the sounds of all kinds of horns in India...

We all so exhausted by the time we reached Jeyanthi's house in Coimbatore... It was even more windy here... and when we got into the house i felt so cold... i looked around but didnt find an aircon...The weather in Coimbatore is really nice... i find out later in the car that it was around 24 degree's Celsius and about 21 to 22 at night... just nice...

After resting for a bit we went out to go shopping... for sarees of cos... :D



Walked around town to different shops... looked at different things and found that normal clothing and shoes are cheap .... sarees no need to say lah... damn cheap and so much of variety.... electronic goods are about the same price... pots and pans, stainless steel product all so cheap...really interesting lah...



Although the roads where a little better... the traffic was just as bad as Trichi... im not even talking about jams... im talking about the caos... arrrghhh...



One thing was really funny... where ever i went i always hear people saying Press!! Potograperr!! Press!!.. wooo Potograper!!!.. kekekekeke.... maybe i should have taken off the flash gun from my camera...

After we finished our shopping, Jeyanthi wanted take us for chinese food... I was like woah cool... chinese food in Yindia!!!... We went to a place called Shanghai... It was all decked in oriental deco and stuff but the staff were all Indian... Well in Malaysia nowadays Chinese restaurants all have workers from Myanmar or Bangladesh... so its ok... well i dont know what we ate but it sure wasnt chinese food... it was a good try i guess... Well i havent been to China so i cant really complain right.... cos all im comparing it too is Malaysian Chinese food...

But when in Yindia!!! just stick to wonderful Rawa Tosai with all the chunney and sambhar to match ...wokay!!!!




PRESS!!!.....