Marina Musings....
Ki Ki Ki Ki Ki Ki Ki......aahh.. there goes my alarm.. rousing me from my peaceful deep sleep.... just one look from my window... too dark outside...looked at my cell phone...time is 4:55 AM.. wish I could snuggle back again and zzzzzzzzzz....ouch no...I need to shed some much unneeded weight.. so there goes my sleep.. with a rueful smile, I jump out of bed and message my sweetheart.. Time for him to wake up too.... oh yea.. we go for our morning walks together.. That way we get to meet atleast once in a day !!!
The morning duties done, I change into my tracks and go down and wait for him. Zooom... we are on our way to our own dear Marina... Park the bike near the lighthouse and start the walk.....this blog goes to describe the lot of interesting characters I ve come across so far in the beach...
There are people who come there genuinely to reduce weight, to keep fit and maintain themselves and there is this category of people who want to flaunt their cars and this other category of women who wanna make men ogle at them....
The first person that we normally see is actor Sivakumar... whoa what a man.. At this age, he even runs...I am sure he must be in his late 50s or even early 60s. Looks like a 40+ year old man. He still looks as young as he looked in Sindu Bhairavi...Kudos....
In contrast, Tennis star Ramesh Krishnan jogs with his protruding "thoppai". He has this amul dabba look, chubby cheeks, and gasps for breath every few meters.
Moving ahead, we catch up with CharuHaasan, the eldest brother in the Haasan family. He has this gang of 4 who normally accompany him with their morning gossips.
Then there is Chittaps...he resembles Sid's chittapa a lot so we ve nicknamed him Chittaps..
Another guy whom we regularly see is this person who zooms in different cars every day. Invariably these cars are Merc s. Trust me he doesnt look like a guy who owns these cars.. We are very vaguely guessing him to be either a car mechanic or a driver..LOL..However, this guy has this cheap look on his face as if he is a member of a smuggling gang.. He has been nicked Illegal Party...
Then there is "thoongu munji mama". He finishes his walks by 6:15 am and then off to sleep in one of the benches. God knows for how long he sleeps there ..(aathuku pona pondatti odhaippala nu engalukku theriyadhu...;-)
We also see lots of cute pups and ferocious dogs. There is one black, white and sand colored dog (pup ??) that sits under the net watching his master and master's friends play tennicoit.
An alsation comes with his master..damned lazy dog.. walks very slowly shaking his bums...looks cute though....This guy(dog) is not a regular and is usually late...
Couple of Dalmations with their masters... very naughty duo...
And also, there is Sher Singh..(gee that s our nick for the dog). His master is a Sardarji...that explains why he is called Sher Singh..
But our favorite is a black colored pomeranian that walks in a rhythmic fashion - he always goes - ching-linga-ling-ling ching-linga-ling-ling.....
As we walk past the Vivekanandar Illam and move ahead towards the MRTC, the beach is strewn with people, their home for the night is the beach and their bed is the soft sand. However, it doesnot speak good of our laws and government. From a distance, it looks like a battlefield that has its war just fought. Reminds me of JallianWala Bagh or the Battle of Troy.
We take an about turn and head back towards the light house.
On our way, we see this lady who is clad in a neat cotton sari, starched and ironed, with matching earrings, necklace and bangles. God knows if she s come to the beach for a walk or for a ramp show. She also wears 2 anklets on each foot, that makes this chalang-chalang sound. As you move past her, the smell of a cheap perfume makes you twitch your nose. She looks like a ladies club member who needs to show off even when she s on a morning walk. We ve nicked her "Jil Jil Ramamani...".
Oh how can I forget the loud speaker gang !!! 4 people who jabber continuously in "uchchasthaayi" that even people beyond the Bay of Bengal can hear them...Now these 4 dont come together for their walks. If 2 of them are already walking, and the other 2 meet them half way, then they all come back and start howling away to their glory, much to the irritation of others...
On our way back, near the Gandhi Statue, the laughing club is active.. Yes agreed Laughter is the best medicine... but you need to laugh with your heart not with your mouth... this laughter club has people whose antics only irritates others. Laughing with the mouth does not constitute medicine, instead just pains the mouth....They make odd sounds which just makes us wonder what these people are upto...I have heard this saying "vaai vittu sirithaal noi vittu pogum.." here vaai vittu sirithaal implies, not laughing with your mouth, but laughing heartily....
On the pavements, there are lots of outlets that sell fruits, arugampul juice, and some of those I have no clue what they sell.. The smell of fresh kothumalli is the only "feel-good" thing around that place....
Last but not the least, as we finish our walk and sit on the bench to relax ourselves, this ragged looking beggar appears out of nowhere and religiously asks all the jay-walkers for money... He doesnt budge, although people get irritated and move away...so when we spot him, ESCAPEEEE !!!!!!
