A preview of my real life action adventure game for tourists - "live life like a Madras teenager":
- A visit to the TASMAC store to pick up cheap liquid courage -- For bonus points: this is done at around 6PM on a Friday or October 1st - A spicy "chicken" Biryani made of genuine 100% crow -- For bonus points one visits a political rally where one can accomplish the above two tasks for free -- Boss level: you don't get into a fight and return with all your teeth - An auto ride, with haggling and cheating included of course but where the auto driver is glad to be rid of you rather than the other way round - Watching the first day first show of a popular Tamil movie but _so_ not-optional, standing in line to buy the tickets on current booking -- bonus points: you dance in the aisles during the item number -- boss level: the police get called in because of you - Riding a city bus at peak hour on the foot board -- bonus points: you wait until the bus has picked up speed before attempting to board - A visit to some of the nicer sections of city, where one can witness fantastic entrepreneurial spirit in the sale of liberated auto parts - A visit to Ritchie street or seedy DVD shops in Parsn complex to pick up pirated DVDs -- for bonus points you demand to see their secret collection of porn On Wed, Feb 20, 2013 at 4:50 PM, Thaths <tha...@gmail.com> wrote: > An American friend of mine is going to be in Madras soon. He is interested > in a walking tour of Mylapore and/or George Town. I'm thinking of taking > him around myself. > > What are some of the stops in a walk around Mylapore and George Town that I > should not miss? > > Here is a tentative plan I have in mind: > > 1. Mylapore > Start at the San Thome bascilica > A walk around the temple tank > Inside Kapali Temple and explaining the hierarchy of Hindu gods and the > rituals > See the (scaffolded) temple chariot and explain the 63 Nayanmar festival > Rasi Silks > Giri Traders > Walk around Mada streets and see the market > Stop at Ambika Stores and Grand Sweets for an introduction to Indian > pickling (Ambika) and snacking (Grad Sweets) traditions > Perhaps a stop at R.K. Mutt > Dinner or tiffin at Karpagambal Mess or Simply South (next to RK Mutt) (or, > last choice Saravana Bhavan) > > 2. George Town > Start with some talk about the architecture of colonial buildings on drive > to George Town (point to Ripon Building, Central Station, Southern Railways > Building, etc. along the way) > An aside about the glories of Moore Market that used to exist > Start with a walk around the High Court. Emden bombing, indo sarcenic > architecture > Broadway and show the buildings where some law firms operate nearby > Parry's corner, Burma Bazaar, GPO > Walk around some of the side streets where businesses cluster together > Lunch or snack at Rambhavan or Ramakrishna Tiffin Home (or Agarwal Sweets) > > What are other places I could take him to? > > Thaths > -- > Homer: Hey, what does this job pay? > Carl: Nuthin'. > Homer: D'oh! > Carl: Unless you're crooked. > Homer: Woo-hoo! > Sudhakar Chandra Slacker Without Borders >
