Monday, June 20, 2005

Delta, Pondy, Cheeru, Dil, Maddy and myself celebrated Delta's recent success pertaining to a job change on some floor of the Hotel Aruna Inn in Nungambakkam. A place called Mainland China. I had been told its one of those places that maketh you appreciate Chinese cuisine even if you think it sux. Well, that's why we were all there.

It didn't change our opinion much about Chinese cuisine, except that if such food is to be relished, its best done at Mainland China. The place is very elegant. Its the quiet kinds, and we were just too loud for a sombre dinner.

I started off with a Vodka and Pineapple based Planters Punch. I don't know if it was the crushed ice, the oriental music, or just all of us together.. But this was quickly followed by another Vodka, this time with Blue Curacao, aptly called Blue Lagoon. We ordered Chicken Taipei for starters and it was delicious. There was another dish as well, but I liked the Taipei so much that I memorized the name. They also serve Cucumber in a sweet syrup. None of us quite figured out what that liquid was, but it boosted the cucumber consumption big time !

Moi also liked the Butter Garlic Noodles. They felt like Maggi. They almost looked like Maggi. Thank God, they didn't taste like Maggi. They were kinda prepared in some sauce that gave them the peppy flavour. And they were very good.

I liked the place overall. Except its kinda quiet. Maybe I was in the mood for something noisier. The ride back was fantabulous. It had rained in the evening. And I ripped thru a desolate Mount Road with the Speedo hovering around 80. Delta clung on at the rear. The entire week ahead is gonna be like this..

8 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Though, I always wanted to start a blog, but the whole process is so scary that I prefer to use "Musings from Chennai" Comment place as my little blog space. I sincerly hope that he will not delete it.

Yesterday night was an interesting experience. Me and Dil were on a scooter that was gliding past all Chennai buses with ease and then we stopped at a signal at Sterling Road. And that was the last time I was my own self.

We both spotted a tatoo, on a female.

I have no idea what kind of top she was wearing but it was a kind of short top which moves up when u sit anywhere be it the bike or the beach.

We followed the tatoo, improvisation at the last moment and as luck would have it, we and the tatooed female entered MainLand China.

I have faintest reminisence of what kind of tatoo it was but it was mesimerizing and was one of the major spoilsport in yesterday's treat.

The whole treat I was thinking..when others were under the impression that "Pondy" who believes that "Any thing that can be eaten will be eaten" was busy munching all the delicacies....I was thinking...

why a tatoo ?
why at that place ?
why is that tatoo killing me ?

Add to it the romanticism of the place and the fact that I will be with some of the most gorgeous girls in my life @mumbai, I was missing something..may be someone..

lets ditch that and come back to the tatoo on her.I would have loved a pink and orange flower on her belly button, Just something very small and delicate still searching.

Food was served well and was finished well.With every one leaving Chennai,this was the best that we could have come up with in such a short span of time.

And then the tatooed girl quit the ambience and dispersed throughout the city, with her little message, reminder, and omen partially-secreted away under her clothes.

I was still thinking.

Tue Jun 21, 12:14:00 am  
Blogger Mrs. Dalloway said...

Mainland China is an amazing place. Well, I went with some Chinese people and they assure me that the food served is almost chinese!

And I had Blue Lagoon...

Cognac sharaab nahin hothi hai!

Tue Jun 21, 02:03:00 am  
Blogger Amit Jain said...

Amazing pic man, seems the two (still young) school boys (apparently) are the soul mates!!!

Tue Jun 21, 02:23:00 am  
Blogger Amit Jain said...

Pondy,

Congrats on the first post. Am sure your posts (No matter in the comment secion) would bring doubly happiness to Just Me at the doubly rate of comments that gona follow in.

Regarding Tatoo,

You are a lucky bastard!

Tue Jun 21, 02:27:00 am  
Blogger Amit Jain said...

Just Me,

Can the post on Mainland China, be complete without mentioning peppery Lemon Soup?

Tue Jun 21, 02:30:00 am  
Blogger Just Me said...

Pondy: Very very deep. Now we know why you were so quiet last night.

PV: There was no Cognac in last night's drink. The Vodka made it bloody awesome.

Cheeru: That's another one with the Canon Powershot S1IS.

The peppery lemon soup was your dish. Best described on your blog. But, I loved the sip I took !

Tue Jun 21, 04:29:00 am  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

u guys are missing out chineese jalebi that we had as a desert ...
man .. it was awesome ...

Tue Jun 21, 01:18:00 pm  
Blogger Just Me said...

Delta: AFAIK, the only thing that EVERYBODY is missing - is the tattoo on that female.

Tue Jun 21, 01:40:00 pm  

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