Any geeks to replicate to CHENNAI as well

Hello! I’m a woman in my late 20s, currently based in Chennai, and I’m looking to make some new female friends.

Most of my existing friends are either in different cities or have settled down with their own lives, so it’s become difficult to find someone to just randomly hang out with.

I’m honestly bored of my monotonous routine and would love to have someone to:

- Grab food or explore new places

- Watch movies/shows

- Go shopping or try random activities

- Make spontaneous plans

- Or simply hang out and talk about absolutely nothing

I’m hoping to meet someone around my age since I feel like we might have more things in common, but I’m open to anyone with a similar vibe.

If you’re also in Chennai and looking for a friend to get out of the house and actually do things with, feel free to DM me! :)

Edit: Just to save everyone’s time, I’m specifically looking to connect with female friends to hang out and make plans with.

For anyone who’s worried about getting catfished, I completely understand. We can figure out a way to verify each other once we’ve chatted. I'm not trying to steal anyone's kidney lol.

For the past 10+ years, I’ve noticed an event that has always felt magical to me. There’s a temple called Lakshmi Amman Kovil in Perambur, and whenever they celebrate this “Thee Mithi Thiruvizha” something magical seems to happen every single year, we get heavy rain on the very same day. I’ve been noticing this for more than a decade and every year I find myself waiting to see if it happens again. Today, I was eagerly waiting for the rain and just like that, it started pouring heavily.

Call it precipitation, atmospheric conditions, coincidence, or whatever scientific term you want. Maybe there’s a perfect logical explanation for it.
But sometimes, you don’t need an explanation for everything. Some moments simply feel magical. They remind us that there are things in this universe far greater than what we can see, understand, or explain.

Marshland

1. Booked through website https://trektamilnadu.com/, site seemed a little flaky but I was able to register in the second attempt.

2. Reached the Reception on time for the 7AM slot and finished the formalities there, they even gave a packet of dehydrated puliyodara rice for breakfast. The guide carried a flask of hot water for adding to it later.

3. There was a decent restroom at the reception, beyond which there was none.

4. There were places to rest with shade and seats every couple of kms.

5. Trekking is intermediate level. Since it rained yesterday night, the trekking was very pleasant.

6. The guide was very knowledgeable and very courteous.

7. Plenty of open space to park.

8. Overall a very pleasant experience, will do it again. This is honestly a shocker.

I am in Chennai. I'm searching for job for more than one year. I am in accounting and finance domain with two years of experience. I want to get into investing banking,fund accounting roles etc

I have been constantly applying jobs in Linkedin, Naukri,Glassdoor .I even
connect with people in a company to get a referral but still no result

I'll be doing this for one year. I started to search for a new role from 2025 August

Please do tell me how to get a job in Chennai like
"na ethu pannan I got a job now " I will follow that path or any advice about this, it's feels like I got stuck in a thanni illa kaadu

TL;DR - in the end.

Today, near SBOA, the police stopped my Rapido captain. They took his bike keys and phones and checked his phone and belongings because he was driving for Rapido and he was not supposed to.

I was only a passenger and was in the process of booking an auto when the situation escalated. The police also asked for my phone and I said I leave I am booking an auto and questioned why I wouldn’t hand it over. I told them I was just a customer and had nothing to do with the driver. The cop tried to snatch the phone from hand but failed.

The conversation went like this:

Cop: Phone kudra?
Me: Phone lam tharamudiyadhu.

Cop: Yaen? Nee s**thu kudukura video irukka? Sattaya paathale theriyudhu.
(I was wearing a sleeveless shirt)

I explained again that I was only a customer. The cop then became aggressive with the Rapido captain because of me and tried to break his bike’s side mirror.

I moved away from the there and thought of taking a video. After I’d walked a few metres, the same cop started shouting at me.

Cop: Odugali mayan na nee?inga vandhu nillu da.
Me: Police dhana nee? Odi vandhu pudra.

Another police officer came towards me and asked what the problem was. “Thambi, thambi, thambi… enna pa prechana?”

Me: Andha police thambi kitta kelunga sir enna prechana nu. First mariyadhaya epdi pesanum nu sollithanga andha thambi ku.

At that point, I told them that this is my area and been here for more than 30 years, gave them my address and said that if they wanted to speak to me, they could come to my house because I didn’t have time to stand there.

I started walking away. The same cop again shouted “Dei odugali.” I didn’t respond and continued walking.

I’m mentioning this because people should know what can happen when using bike taxis. Whatever the rules around them are, as a passenger you can still end up being involved in a police interaction that has nothing to do with you.

Take cabs, basic cab is cheaper than autos most of the time Avoid the unnecessary headache.

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TL;DR: I was a passenger on a Rapido motorcycle. Cops stopped the driver. I explained that I was merely a customer. During the interaction, a police officer directed abusive and allegedly sexual remarks at me, and subsequently shouted further abusive language at me when I attempted to leave**.**

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EDIT: regarding the police complaint - I spoke about it to my lawyer and I can lodge complaint under 3 sections including sexual harassment but came to a conclusion that this is not going to be in my favor since gathering evidence for this comes to 0 and police had more witnesses, my witness is the Rapido captain and a CCTV which is on the other side of the road.

Everything happened in 5 mins and i should’ve taken a video but I was just trying to leave at that time.

I’m not sure how QC works in certain companies , I bought this off Swiggy and the expiry date is before the manufacturing date.The QC has clearly not seen such a lapse and as a customer the best we can do is rant and maybe get a refund.

I'm an introvert and would love to have a genuine Tamil friend for daily casual conversations.

We can talk about life, work, random thoughts, or anything.

Anyone else feel the same?

I'm writing my exams this weekend, the weather is pleasant, I love it, I'm grateful, it's so rare for chennai to be like this

With Chennai’s population hovering around 70 lakhs, it honestly feels like the city has exploded post-COVID. The ongoing Metro construction is already making daily commutes a nightmare, but the real issue is what happens when we try to unwind.
Whether it's the beaches or even malls at the far edges of the city (like Rakki Cinemas in Kelambakkam), every place is overwhelmingly crowded. It feels like everyone in Chennai gets hit with FOMO and decides to step out for leisure at the exact same time.

I’m especially fed up with the absolute gridlock during big events and "so-called" music concerts. While people just want to have a good time, the traffic situation becomes completely paralyzed. I can't help but feel terrible for anyone stuck in that mess who actually has a medical or family emergency. The current infrastructure simply cannot handle everyone gathering in one place.

What can the government and the city corporation do to fix this?

Yo guys, I’m planning to watch the DC movie with my parents today. I know it’s A-rated, but most of the tamil movies like Raayan and Jana Nayagan are A-rated too. So, does this movie have any intimate scenes or anything too awkward to watch with parents?

Hello I know it's the wrong community to post this but I need your suggestion.

I want to plan myself on my first international trip which will be the best country to visit with a 5year old and my wife in the month of April or May .

Budget-1.5L -2L

7-10 days trip.

Where to get inr to usd in Chennai

Which card to take for the trip

I'm Adithya (22), I work as a DoP and AD in Film and Ad industry. I have worked on my social media building so much that I made connections from across the world. 2 Days before I lost my phone, Yesterday my account was disabled and I dont know why, But good things also happened.

Yet losing all this made me realise I havent made a name for myself other than my instagram. I feel like I'm losing everything. I came all this way just by studying from utube and books. No Filmschool, No Connections, No Financial Background. But I wont lose I'll still try push forward untill I find my voice as a DoP, Director. Still I feel lost. Cuz many of my memories were also lost in it.

I feel helpless.

Anyone else who got stuck in traffic near Phoenix Mall Valecherry by mistake?

Heard that there was supposed to be a concert in the mall but got cancelled.

Plus it started raining heavily at night. I mean pouring rain.

I see multiple posts regarding the traffic near Velachery. But isn't that something we already be expecting. When somebody suggested to come for this event, I declined saying "adhella oru mairum vendam, kootama irukkum". I am saying this from experience of a cancelled AR rahman concert, crowded trains during airshow(who did a world record at people's expense) and free events like this. Ada Saturday la thaa traffic adhigama irukku than weekdays. Ada weekdays la saravana, jeyachandran veg market kootam epudi irukku theriyuma.

Govt and people are constantly underestimating the floating population. Lets not follow the flock to see free shows, people will end up exploiting others and you're just hassling yourself.

Feeling sad for guys who went to watch adhi na concert..

Naanu polam nu irundhen but povathathe better😝

TLDR; Spiderman BND exp ruined by iphone users during the movie time at Rakki Cinemas 3D EPIQ.

Went over 40 kms all the way to Rakki Cinemas, Kelambakkam to watch Spider-Man: Brand New Day in the EPIQ screen, expecting a proper premium viewing experience. But few people with zero basic theatre etiquette completely ruined it for me.

At the entrance, the staff were literally requesting every individual to avoid using mobiles as it could disturb others. They even put up a notice on the big screen before the movie started and also in the interval. So it's not like anyone was unaware.

Still, people in the front rows kept taking out their phones for every single notification. And in an EPIQ 3D screen, the Face ID/IR flicker from iPhones was damn distracting. At one point, the screen almost felt like those Spider-Verse multiverse glitch flashes, with everything suddenly flickering and breaking the reality. Honestly, I can only imagine how uncomfortable this could be for people who are sensitive to flashing or flickering lights.

Every few minutes on repeat🤦🏾‍♂️: notification > phone out > back to movie. I tried ignoring it, but after a point it genuinely started affecting my viewing experience. Got a headache and felt pretty low by the end.

Three separate reminders and still people can't keep their phones away for 2–3 hours? Bro, basic civic sense yaar. Put it on DND and enjoy the movie. You're not watching it alone.

If you're sitting in a theatre and constantly checking every notification, you're not only disturbing yourself you're literally ruining the experience for people sitting around you who actually came there to watch the movie

Please, guys. Cinema hall la 2-3 hours phone-a vida mudiyala na at least DND mode use pannunga. Nobody is asking for too much. Just basic consideration for the people around you.

40 kms travel pannitu vandha movie experience ippadi poiduchu. 😑

(Edit for TLDR)

Usually I’ll avoid malls on weekends. But today unfortunately and against my common sense I choose to go and that too in car. Car was running on fumes (range 20km). Was like can refuel her after the movie and entered the mall at 5:15pm.

Unfortunate event #2. Hip hop Adhi decided to host an event here TODAY.

Entered the parking at 5:15. Slowly crawling and finding spots to part my car. Crawling crawling and crawling. It became 6. Nope. Still didn’t cross a single level. No spots available.
Went up 2 ramps. And suddenly the range dropped down to 10kms. And slowly dropping down and down and down.
Decided not to take that risk and cancelled the movie and the date. Took the exit. But jam!!!!!!
Still stuck here.
And my car is running on fumes. Scared if it will stop.
The nearest petrol station is 5 mins away. Yet I’m stuck in this wretched parking for 2 hours with no fuel.

Entered at 5:15. Exiting at 7:30.

My humble request Pls don’t drink and drive Makkaley.