Blog entry #15
One-day Treks | Ohri’s 70mm | OK Kanmani | Once bitten twice shy
One-day Treks
Once a year, Dad’s office organised one-day treks, and I joined him twice - once to Kothaligad Fort in Karjat, about 60 kms from Mumbai, and the other to Nanded Ghats. Not only was the expedition enjoyable, but also the dumb charades (Moment of truth: So this is what 'Dhamsharas' is actually spelt like!) played with Dad’s colleagues on the bus. My very first trek was 9kms up the mountain one way, I was in the 6th grade then. I was ecstatic, and the adrenaline pushed me to reach the summit before many others did, so on my way back down, I had a guide escort me back to the bus, while I waited for my Dad and the others to reach. Trekking is one fun activity to try out, if you haven’t already!
Ohri’s 70mm
This was a restaurant we’d go a group of friends, with more than one of us giving as combined treat, because it was listed as: $$$, aka "aukaat k bahar" (out of one’s league). This was my second theme-based restaurant in Hyderabad, this time the theme being: Bollywood - old and new. In this buffet-style restaurant, you can see framed movie posters on walls, photos on ceilings, and a few props here and there that symbolise a particular song. For instance, a black and white mannequin of Raj Kapoor and Nargis under an umbrella (song reference here). You know how you go to some places for the ambience more than the food? Well, this is one of such places.
OK Kanmani (Chennai)
O Kadhal Kanmani was the first of many DQ-Nithya movies I watched one after the other. I liked the light-hearted songs composed by AR Rahman for this movie, although the movie, not so much. But compared to Mani Ratnam’s usual style of movies like the terrorism trilogy, or other cathartic films, this was quite a shift in terms of its simplicity in romance and drama. If you’re not too picky about movies, like me, and would merely like an entertainer, you can give this a shot and you just might like it.
Once bitten twice shy
Twice, thrice, and always thereafter - that’s how Bangalore speed breakers are designed - to make you meek, to give in, to destroy your ego. Here, you’ll find both intentional and unintentional speed bumps. Calling them bumps is a total understatement - they are speed 'breakers' - they will break you, your speed, you confidence, and self-esteem (if you had one to begin with, that is). It is a shattering experience, especially for a car with low ground clearance, you will have to decelerate to 0 kmph and then go over it. Despite all this, it doesn’t deter those who prefer speeding from one speed breaker to the next. Who’s to tell them that that speed is just an illusion!
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