Bloggers Meet @ Ciclo Cafe, Chennai (WriteupCafe.com)

WriteUpCafe, a social network for bloggers and authors, organized a bloggers meet @ bicycle-themed restaurant: Ciclo Cafe, Kotturpuram, Chennai. Since it was at 7:30 A.M., I was a bit hesitant to go. But the offer of free food/beverages/desserts and meeting fellow bloggers was too inviting, so I went

The day started with slow bicycle race. Since I don’t remember when I cycled last, I didn’t participate as I was not sure if I’ll even be able to balance the cycle now! That reminds me of the BSA SLR and Hercules MTB of my childhood days. How long I used to cycle for tutions and net browsing, back then.

Then we were given some cheese balls/nuggets while a few presenters took to the stage. First, Venkat from Tandora Networks spoke about how they are trying to connect artists/authors to the appropriate audience using big data technologies, among other things. Next, the team from Young India (a subsidiary of CII) gave a presentation on the benefits of joining their network and participating in their events/initiatives.

Then we were given a few slices of pizza and desserts. The cake was too good After that was the presentation by Siddharth Iyer of WriteUpCafe.com. It seems, we can join this network and share our blog posts, books, etc. There are also interest-based groups, if you are in the mood to socialize. Their latest venture is Muvi Cafe, a site about latest movies, news, etc.

That was followed by an introduction session for each blogger/author. I forgot to tell you, earlier in the day, we were given a small sticker and were asked to write our name and something describing us. My entry was: “Rajesh, Sustainable-Living enthusiast”

Don’t you think a bicycle-themed cafe is a good idea? This restaurant is a collaboration between TI Cycles and Absolute restaurant. So, you can eat/drink and buy cycles also. The cycles displayed here cost from 16K to a few lakhs! But un-geared cycles should cost less. I am inspired to buy a cycle myself — but not sure if I’ll use it regularly and maintain it Don’t you want to take up bicycle riding? It offers many benefits

Destination Infinity

Photo(s) credit: By Destination8infinity (Own work) [CC BY-SA 4.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...)], via Wikimedia Commons.