As I said in an earlier entry, I decided, it was time to stop living out-of-the-suitcase. First move was to realize a long time dream of beach-house. And an obvious sequel was to go for a car. At first, I tossed with the idea of a second-hand car. Then after checking with the prices and financing options, I said, ‘Na! lets go for a new one!’. That’s when I deeply liked (little short of love), ‘Honda City’. With an add-on, it would definitely be a sports car. I kept imagining driving in a ruby-red Honda City on the long stretch of ECR. Lo! Honda has only one dealer in Chennai and their pre-sales service (note it, even the pre-sales) was so bad that I switched to Hyundai Accent. I should mention the polite and warm service from the charming Suresh Babu of Hyundai Motor Plaza. Though another dealer offered a huge cash discount, his prompt service made me to stay with HMP. Cutting the story short, I got the car delivered on Thursday. My colleagues Ramesh and Saran came along to pick-up the car.
On the next day (incidentally it was a Good Friday), I took the family to St. Thomas Mount Church. Man! how much life can change in a short period. In the past few months, I had been to this serene church almost every day with a broken heart and I would simply sit and weep for a long time. I am not a practicing Christian, but I did say a little prayer – ‘This place has seen me being crushed and cry; it should see me joyful and blessed’. Little did I know what was in store, but I already see things changing for the better.
Well, with the new car and the family being with me, it goes without saying that I drove a lot. Just now, I am back from dropping my sister and brother-in-law in the railway station. Though I’ve driven to my heart’s content in Belgium, this is different – its my own car and I am able to take my family. And notably driving through Chennai traffic needs eyes that could see 360° and other special skills. I’ll reserve those experiences for another entry. As of now, let me go and take some rest.
Before I forget, you can see some pictures at worldisround webpage.