I love driving. I just love it. I like speed, but I am not a rash driver. I never made even a small scrach on any vehicles I have handled so far since I started driving them in 11th. 
Initially my parents were alarmed and would ask me to slow down at a rate of 5requests/minute. But I had my explanation. I am an eco friendly person. The faster I drive, the less fuel the car would consume. Hence I am saving petrol for my childern so that they too can drive around rather than travle in cycle. 
Anyway this story is not about my driving skills, this is about the roads I drive on. Presently I am at my home at Madurai for a few months. We often visit our native in Kerala which is 225km away. 10km of the journey is in Kerala and the rest 215 in Tamilnadu. We are forced to travel by car ever since the trains were stopped due to broadguaging work going on.
So the route we take is Madurai>Palani>Pollachi>Govindapuram>Native. Govindapuram is the border where we enter into kerala. A bridge divides Kerala and Tamilnadu. We travel in our Maruti Zen and its like a pet to me. The road between Madurai and Pollachi is excellent. You can driver on this road at around 100-110kmph. From pollachi you need to occasionaly slow down to 70-80kmph due to narrow roads at times. When you are within 10km to Govindapuram, the pothole begins. But being in the Tamilnadu side, its well patched.
Once you cross over the bridge, you are welcomed by the sign on the left side of the road “Welcome to Kerala”. DONT EVER TAKE OFF YOUR EYE EVEN FOR A SECOND TO READ THAT SIGN. Right below the sign is a very deep pothole which would severely damage the bottom of your car if you are not cautious enough. (plus you might kill the ducks playing in the pothole). I will post the pic of that the next time I travel, I am pretty sure they wouldnt have patched it. 
After all its Govt Of Kerala. Ok now that you are in Keala, start searching for road ahead. If you see ponds and kids playing in it, dont give it a second thought and drive right into it for you have finally found the road. The journey of 215km takes just about 10 litrs of petrol. (car has good milage ), but the next 10km takes 10 litres… ! @ #$%^&*(). I have to drive the rest 10 km in 2nd gear at 10kmph. Oh and the state govt says that those series of ponds are State Highway. We found that the private buses have stopped service on Govindapuram-Thrissur route (NH 47 and one of the busiest route) coz many of them broke axil. If I am right, the strike is still on coz the govt says they dont have money to repair the roads.
While returning back, story remains the same. But there is a ray of hope this time. The ray of hope is that anytime soon I will see a similar board as in the pic above
Tip: Its Malayalam)
Being a hindu, I have no idea why we dont celebrate Diwali. Most of the keralites dont and I have no idea why. My father says that in kerala people dont burst crackers for diwali, they wake up early, go to temple or whatever and thats it. I guess the main reason why there is no diwali in kerala is the fact that we have a different festival known as Vishu celebrated on April 14th.
