Re: Augmented Journey for a Personality - 2013 (for Social Cause)

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Re: Augmented Journey for a Personality - 2013 (for Social Cause)

That's quite a great initiative. How's the response from the college youth? I mean how do they react to words like safety on bike or like that?

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Hi,
[MENTION=25280]lockhrt999[/MENTION]: First of all many students will not have Motorbike. Though I go with different approach, like at the first I will ask about their percentage of love on their Father & Family. Everyone will say 100%. and I will ask like "Is your father wearing Helmet while Riding?" Students who raised their hands for 100% love will go down almost to 10%

and then I will ask

"If you have 100% love on your father and family then what is your percentage level of safety measures on them?"
"From heart, How many of you asked your Father, Uncle, Brother or Sister to wear Helmet while riding bike?"
"If you say you have Love and you are very concern about your family safety then its your duty to ask then wear Helmet."

And the above approach worked and many students asked their father, brothers and friends to wear Helmet.

Re: Augmented Journey for a Personality - 2013 (for Social Cause)

Good, not at all mainstream and extremely passion oriented. Inspiring for aspirants like me, bro!

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Journey starts on 27th Sep'13 to 6th Oct'13

25% of the day I will be in the college to do presentations. another 25% of the day I will be riding to the next destination, 25% of the day I will be taking photographs and remaining 25% of the day I will take rest. :-)

Route map and destinations:

Re: Augmented Journey for a Personality - 2013 (for Social Cause)

@tdjbiking - If you've time, try a different route from Kanyakumari to Pollachi. Something like this...

Kanyakumari - Kalakkad - Pathamadai - Cheranmahadevi - Kallidakurichi - Ambasamudram - Courtallam - Tenkasi - Ariyankavu - Thenmala - Punalur - Pathanamthitta - Mundakayam - Kattapana - Nedumkanam - Pupara - Munnar - Udumalaipettai - Pollachi

You should really have strong will power not to stop for photography enroute

Re: Augmented Journey for a Personality - 2013 (for Social Cause)

Nice... very nice...!!

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@aargee, Yes, It will be a wonderful route to cover. Me with friends have an another plan to cover full Kerala. That time sure will cover this route sir. Now mainly I planned according to the college schedule.

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On 28^th Sep: 5:00 PM evening I have started the journey towards Salem and the destination for the Day 1 was Chidambaram. Till Attur it was a pleasant ride on the highway then a diversion after Attur to Chidambaram was a two lane road and the road condition was pathetic. The worst part is Night ride. Due to opposite vehicle’s high beam, many patches and route is new to me so it made me NOT to go beyond 50 kmph for almost 100 kms. From Attur by connecting Virudhachellam with the total of 120 kms was a bitter experience on the first day itself. The road was Dark, too many patches, on the way many villages people were crossing the road without seeing the two sides of the road and super XL riders won’t consider the “Stop-Observe-Go” practice at all while crossing the road adding to that dust. In another opposite words “Awesome” it was. Actually started at 4 pm from Krishnagiri, we (Me, Dr.Sir and friends Stephen, Ashok, Praveen, Sunder brother) gathered at Krishnagiri HP petrol bunk for a short ride. Dr.Sir, Stephen, Ashok had given an accompanying ride till Dharmapuri. After having some chats talk at Ananda Bhavan, Dharmapuri Dr. Sir and friends went back to Krishnagiri. From 5 pm to 10:15 pm. It was nonstop ride without any break (No water, No piss, No pit stop) and the consequence was – my butt got burned. Yes, really my butt got burned little bit.

Brothers, never ever take Attur - Virudhachellam route to reach Chidambaram. But there is no other go. In that case, we have to do only day ride and avoid night ride. Due to night ride I couldn’t enjoy the road side scenarios, photography and also pit stops. Night ride is ok if we had already traveled in that route during day time. I have reached the destination at 10:00 pm.

On 29^th Sep: Usual get up, brush up, getting ready, breakfast, bike check and what else checking to route to visit the touring places in and around Chidambaram.

First: Thillai Natarajah Temple, Chidambaram "Chidambaram Thillai Natarajar-Koothan Kovil or Chidambaram temple is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva located in the town of Chidambaram, East-Central Tamil Nadu. The temple is known as the foremost of all temples (Kovil) to Salivates and has influenced worship, architecture, sculpture and performance art for over two millennium. The temple is referred to in all devotional literature as Bhooloka Kailasam, or Kailasam, The Lord Shiva's abode that manifests on earth. The Sangam classics list chief architect Viduvelvidugu Perumtaccan as directing an early renovation of the shrine”.

Second: Pichavaram "Pichavaram is located near Chidambaram in Cuddalore District, Tamil Nadu. Pichavaram (Mad Boon) has a well-developed mangrove forest. Pichavaram consists of a number of islands interspersing a vast expanse of water covered with green trees. The area is about 1100 Hectare and is separated from the sea by a sand bar. The Pichavaram mangrove biotope, consisting of rare species like Avicennia and Rhizophara presents a special attraction, with its peculiar topography and environmental condition. It supports the existence of many rare varieties of economically important shell and fin-fishes.
The Pichavaram mangroves attract an appreciable bird population of residents, local migrants and true migrants. Amongst others, one can view birds like Water snips, Cormorants, Egrets, Storks, Herons, Spoonbills and Pelicans. At the mangroves, so far, 177 species of birds belonging to 15 orders and 41 families have been recorded. The season for birds is from September to April every year."

After the local touring after 3 pm went back to the hotel to pack the luggage and started the journey to the next destination Perambalur.

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[MENTION=41098]tdjbiking[/MENTION] great initiative... I would like to meet you one day. Am a student at SRM University,Chennai doing my btech.


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