Blogger’s Meet With SG
Since SG who blogs at Shoot the Breeze is temporarily in Chennai, and I’ve been following his blog for more than 2 years, I thought why not meet him once. So we met at the GRT Grand Days hotel in Chennai last week. Actually, SG suggested the hotel, as he has been there once before. I was not aware of it, so I googled to check where it is. But then I found out that it is a Five Star hotel!! In my current situation I am not exactly looking forward to eat in five star hotels as the bill amount will be high. So I tried to convince him to meet at Coffee Day, but he once again suggested this place, so I accepted.
I went there ten minutes early and sent an sms to him from the lobby. A phone opposite to me buzzed, and then I realized he was sitting right opposite to me! We went into Copper Point restaurant in the ground floor.
The menu card was placed in front of us while we were talking and I was tensed even to look at the prices!! I ordered lassi – it was OK. Then I ordered fruit dosa. This is supposed to be a starter, but almost filled my stomach. It tastes very good though, so you might not want to miss this one if you go there. One plate (6 pieces) should be sufficient for three ppl.
Then we ordered butter naan and veg curry. I just ate one half and I was already full. Taste-wise, it was fine. North Indian restaurants and Punjabi Dhabas make this very well. Then we had a 1/2 kulfi as we were already full. In the end, they gave us a feedback form that was larger than Engineering entrance exam question paper!! 🙂
We spoke about a lot of things including blogging, bloggers we have met, posts, comments, etc. I was surprised that we were able to recollect some comments made before 2 years! I asked him who this superstar commenter ‘Who Says This’ was, and SG maintains that he is a friend in US 😉 SG paid the bill in the end, so thanks to him 🙂
I think we were there for about 2.5 hours and then I told him I had to leave for the Indian Biodiversity Congress expo at SRM college. When I reached SRM college, beyond Vandaloor zoo, I came to know that the expo was in the month of December, not November. Then why advertise it in the events section of the newspaper, in Nov.??! I had a  huge light bulb moment at the security office 😛
On my way back, since I didn’t want that travel to be wasted, I took the photo of the interesting Tumbler shaped IT park building I found near SRM/Vandalur that you saw in the beginning of this post.
All in all, an afternoon and evening eventfully spent 🙂
Destination Infinity
PS: I can meet others also in five star restaurants, but you should follow the (bill paying) example set by SG 😛
Glad you able to meet another blogger and i hope u had nice moment with him 🙂
Btw. Its seems so bright… i mean the bulb!
Yeah, the bright bulbs need to be replaced with efficient LEDs someday 🙂
Destination Infinity
it must be interesting to meet an online blogger friend. Sounds fun.
Good that you had a good time and the building looks good.
I am often surprised how, when we meet someone directly, all our conceptions and ideas about them were different!
Destination Infinity
yup. that happens a lot i guess. almost like how we find our favourite novel made into a story and it is so very different from how we imagined it to be.
sorry…its not story..a movie! 😛 typo
From your post you seem to be excited meeting an online friend. It is very natural.
Yes. But I’ve realized online connections are different from offline connections.
Destination Infinity
Yes, there is a difference between online and offline friends. Seems you enjoyed the meet.
There is also a difference between meeting friends online, and meeting the same friends offline.
Destination Infinity
That’s really nice to know that SG and you met… And a great time…
I believe that it would be great to meet blogger friends… Its like we have not met each other yet we know so much about each other…
I liked the PS…
PS: If we are ever meeting, it would be in CCD 😛
Even if we are ever meeting in CCD, you’d pay the bill 😛
Destination Infinity
Yes, it is nice to meet our blogger friends. I had been reading SG’s posts for a few years now. I was not here or else I too would have joined and met him. No, no, not for free food, but genuinely to meet him:)
I now think the best place to meet blogger friends is a park or a monument or beach. There is no question of who’s paying the bill in these locations 😛
Destination Infinity
That is really nice 🙂 Glad you had a great time … and fruit dosa sounds so interesting 😀
I love to meet my blogger friends too… it has been a while now though.
If you guys ever come to Kochi, do let me know ! 🙂
Fruit dosa is a must try if you visit this hotel. Blogger meets are ok with me anywhere, but the bill should be paid by the other person 😛
Destination Infinity
That is so much fun. It is really important to meet and network with other bloggers.
Yes, and it’s a pleasure 🙂
Destination Infinity
That’s wonderful that you met SG! It is great to meet the faces behind the words we read on the blogs in real life!
Yes. But I may not be able to meet everyone. You, for example, are far away! But if you come to Chennai, let me know 🙂
Destination Infinity