Team building

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We did a lot today as a team. Gavin had us relive our childhood memories with markers and papers -- That is to show why I'm better off to be a Computer Science major and not Art.

After the lively team building exercise, we went to the New Woodlands hotel for lunch. We had thali - another very good Indian food, that ended with a lovely cup of ice cream and fresh fruit.

We then decided to walk to see a few temples as well as checking out more Chennai streets. On the way to Kapaleeswarar Temple, we saw a number of interesting things, including a spiral staircase that kids would have loved and parents to be nervous. The back of the temple was guarded by this lady who has a lei stand for offering, and shoe keeping business on the side.

As instructed by Martin, we walked around the temple's ground 3 times, clockwise. The temple has a number of interesting pagodas that remind me of Cham towers in the middle region of Vietnam (Nha Trang). The roofs were adorned with statues depicting the story of Lord Siva.

Some members of the team decided to return to the apartment while some of us proceeded to another temple, Sri Ramakrishna Math temple. Along the way, we spotted no less than 3 to 4 more Hindu temples. As mentioned by my Indian friends, Chennai has lots of temples -- good photo opportunities.

On the way back, I had my first rickshaw ride. Quite an adventure on 3 wheels. An inexpensive thrill ride without waiting in long lines at the amusement parks.

Later in the night, we met with Kabi, got phones, then headed out to the beach. Had coconut juice and corn -- that's good as dinner for me. So I went back early while the others went on with the night activities : dinner.

Slide show of the days: