DISNEYLAND OF ANNAMALAITES

This section is dedicated to the disneyland of Chidambaram - Mariappa Nagar. Its a residential area in south-east of chidambaram , or, to be more specific adjecent to the railway station/line down south of Engg faculty of Annamalai University. There are around 200-300 individual houses . Most of them (atleast 80%) are occupied by students, rest by staff and others. It is divided into two parts, North and South to make life easier for the postmen (even though they screw-up).

It was during my third year (2000) that I moved into this fairyland. Initially it was myself and my good old school friend called Kiccha (who was doin CSE). After hunt and incoming offers for/from possible room mates, the results were: 2 CSE fruits and 4 Accused Chemical Engineers.Our house was the in first north street overlooking a canal (vaika..as we call it).It was quite a big house ..big enough to fit 6 ppl. The rent was 1800 at that time. On the other side of the canal was a hut-settlement with 24/7 gaana songs , screaming kids and crying babies...well...describing it as "decibel-inferno" wud seem appropriate. There were a lot of things and stories which I wud like to share about our stay in mariappa.But let me give you all a first taste about the place , which ,infamously is known as the "Paradise of pathogens"

• Couple of Le "Mess"edions or hotels
• Mosquito population has overtaken China . If you are a smoker, then they dont quench their thirst on ur blood often.
• Aspiring athletes can practice sprinting when you see wriggling snakes on the road and inches away from your legs .
• Forgot to mention - Caninophobia and mysophobia is inevitable - Dogs and Pigs beware
• New bikes can test their shock absorbers in plethora of potholes
• Knowledge of swimming compulsory during rainy season
• Paracetamol and anacin are most favoured anti-virus softwares.
• pattai and kattai available at nominal rates and varieties.
• Frequent power cuts wud bring back those 18-19th century days . When I told about this to my friends, they gave the same suspicious look which the forest inspector gave in M Night Shyamalan's "VILLAGE" and asked me: "you...you live in there????"

Well despite these long... shortcomings, We had a great fun. I will post some interesting incidents which happend when we stayed there soon...