EErie... Kodaikannal!!!

Hi folks,
From hot chennai.. now all of you are in Kodaikkannl.. if I am not wrong.. Totally different climate and landscape.. If there is no heavy rains in kodaikannl, you guys would surely enjoy the days there to the fullest.

ok... Kodaikannl is not a new place to you all.. as most of the Kollywood movies capture the places and scenery there.. Many will say that.. Kodaikaanal is rich in flora and fauna.. It has thickly wooded slopes, well laid out walking paths through picturesque locations, tumultuous waterfalls and steep rock outcrops. Apart from being a much sought after tourist resort, Kodai is also famous for its educational institutions which are globally renowned... BUT... Pls.. wait... there is something more interesting, exciting about this place ...in fact eerie about KODAIKANNAL..You may ask... WAT?... let me tell you.

There is a '' well -known'' place in kodai itself. It is known as the SUICIDE POINT.. Formerly it was known as Green Valley View.. but now its name has been changed after the suicides in recent years. It is about 5.5 km from the lake and very near to Golf club. It commands a beautiful view of the entire Vaigai Dam. As the valley is very deep and dangerous, this place is called "Suicide Point".


I am very sure.that this place is out of bounds to you ppl.. People who have accidently slipped into the valley.. barely have chance to survive.. For many years.. those tourists taking photos at that particular places.. have gone through weird experiences and strange photos too! The place is haunted.....hooooo.

Furthermore, the workers who are in charge of collecting the corpose from the forests which is near the valley.. suffer alot... Their personal experiences are so challenging and eerie..It was recently featured in Vijay Tv.. So locals avoid going to that area.. even though it is such a wonderful place.

Ok folks... i know that the halloween season is over... But just to create more anxiety ... i shared this info with you all.

And I am very sure that Kodai will give u guys and teachers the much needed relaxation and rejuvenation break after your stressful sch days. Wat else to come.!!!!!!!!!!.... beautiful sights to cool your eyes, cool breezes carrying the soothing fragrance of blooms and eucalyptus trees,and cool fabulous weather to freeze time and sumptuous food.

Truly Mother Nature will be at her very best, You folks will feel like breathing in a year’s supply of fresh oxygen to last us till next holiday !!!

Anyway Enjoy the days!!!!

from

kalai

Kollywood studio!!!!!!

Hey guys & gals,

Today is your 4th day in chennai.. till now you have gotten wonderful experiences travelling in and out of Chennai city.. Over crowded buses, motorists racing, yellow autos squeezng their way in and out of parked vehicles, unexpected rain are some of things that you are surprised to see...

But the most exciting thing you all gonna see today is kollywood movie studio. I am not sure which studio you all would be going. There are couple of studios where the money making brains work! If you are lucky enough, you may get to see ur drama artistes, directors, or movie stars!!! Inside a movie studio, editing, re recording music houses and drama sets are built. So from singers to stars... you can see them rushing from one buiding to another building in a studio itself..

If you got to see any foreign imported cars sailing into the studio.. u got the lucky charm.. that means some star is arriving into the studio. Some places inside the studio may look familiar to you because you might have seen them in songs or stunt sequences in movies.

Anyone aspire to be a film maker or want to own a production house.. this is your golden opportunity, Normally local people are not allowed into all premises except the tourists and the ppl working there.

So, get ready your autograph books... like what Mr Anbu said in meetings... No taking off shirts in excitement !!!!!!!!!!! ok... enjoy kids...

bye
kalai

Day 3 Photos

Some Day 3 photos: School visit at SBOA... you may read our students' post on their take about the school visit...i must say that i was extremely amazed by the various talents of the students.

3day

Helloo today is the 3rd day of our india trip. Today we had our first school vist to SBOA higher secondary school. We had a talk by the principle. then we proceeded to sit in their tamil class. It was a real diffrent experience, and I admit i was unable to understand half of what the teacher said. There was a lot of diffrence in the way the lesson was conducted. One obvious comparison was that we used more technology in our classroom then us. After that we were treated to a dance and song performance by the students. From interaction with them I learned that they were told to dance impromptu. That shocked me as I know for sure our students would complain and refuse to perform. So after the tiring day i'm in the comfort of my bed typing this.
Byeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee (:
From group 4
Poorathy,Nisha,Kassandra,Saha,Yoges

Group 2, Day 3, 3D

Day 3, we went to the science centre to enjoy the 3D animation show. We had a fantastic experiance and it was a superb entertainment. Not only it was fascinating, it was also a treat for our eyes and we were so engrossed with the show that we dint even realise that the show has ended. As a whole package, day 3 was a very splendid day mainly because of the 3D animation show!

Some of Day 2 photos for you...just returned to hotel for a quick change up...will be leaving for lunch followed by Birla Planetorium shortly.

Rabitha

An update

Hi again...

A short summary...

Day 1: went for a city tour (visited museums and some forts and did our shopping at spencer plaza)

Day 2: Visited Dakshin Chitra (a combination of the various types of houses built by the people from the different states of South India)

Day 3:

Today we are having a school visit at SBOA Matriculation School...we are really eager to learn how are the schools here in terms of the education system and so on.

After the school visit we will be visiting Birla Planetorium. Heard of tata birla? yes yes...this place had got to do something with them...we will check it out today.

I had a good rest last nite. Will be going for my breakfast shortly. Mdm Sheela is ready in her saree already...hehe...she is held up by me...haha.i better go now.

Hope all of you are fine...take care.

Due to the slow internet access, am taking a while to get the photos up. Hope you understand guys. I sincerely thank all of you for the heartwarming messages...

Rabitha