
As the curtain draws to a close on a turbulent, eventful, sometimes sad, sometimes jubilant and somewhat happening year 2008, MetroMela whizzes past all that was and all that could be as the last few pages of 2008 turn over and move into the New Year 2009...
For the latest best-sellers and attractive coffee table glossies in Vizag, you don’t need to make that far-fetched call to friends in either Chennai or Hyderabad anymore. The city now has some good bookshops that would get you a first copy, first-hand. And if the burgeoning crowd at these shops is anything to go by, MetroMela’s happy to say that Vizag’s literary bug is here to stay and prosper...
As dusk creeps in with its misty blanket, Vizag goes aglitter with star lanterns and twinkling lights that glow from all corners of the city. The colors green and red seem to pop up almost everywhere - at shops, at bazaars, at hotels and at homes. Need we say more? Well, it’s time to pull out those weather-worn stockings; time to powder off the dust from the old fir tree; time to go shopping and time to either bake or buy the most wonderful cakes and desserts. It’s Christmas...
