You guys won't believe this, my friends will definitely won't believe this. On Dec 31st till 11.30 pm I was actually working since some emergency task came up apart from my usual load ! Then I was heading to my home in my office cab thinking what could have possible gone right that day. Suddenly on seeing fireworks all along omr made me realise that am witnessing chennai's new year eve from my office cab. The cab drive which I thought will be a saddening one on a new year eve turned out to be an ultimate rejoice. At 00.30 Lb road was buzzing with traffic as if it was 10 o clock in the morning. The boys with their ridiculous bike speeds, Cars playing very loud music, strangers greeting strangers 'Haaapy New Year' ! Oh really good but the one which lifted my spirits - In Adyar bridge, A guy in a bike with his friend at his back directly rammed a metal road block and fell down. When the driver was lifting the bike three police men with their lattis sorrounded the guy and hit him like their lattis will break, his friend who fell down a few yards away on seeing this started running without having even a penny of thought that he should come to the rescue of his friend. A police man started chasing this guy but this person ran like Usain Bolt! not sure if both of them went together later. Then near Mylapore, never thought my own place mylapore will be rocking at midnight time. Group of twenty people drunk and the non drunk ones were doing kuthu shouting 'ho ho hoy oye' and were at their paravasa nilay! I bet not all of them know each other and more and more guys seeing this joined and the shouting and dancing were at its peak. I saw how common man celebrates new year's eve and ofcourse the filthy rich celebrating in Out of the roof price ranged clubs. So doing a retrospection - when strangers greet strangers, when people sing, shout and dance together, all in all, apart from the overspeed and drunk driving, and ofcourse the lathi charge (lol) all I saw was Unity and happiness among people.
Way to go Chennai !
Wish you all a very happy New Year :)
May all our wishes come true.
