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Saturday 27 October 2012

Bombay-- Now MUMBAI...!!!

B-O-M-B-A-Y now called "M-U-M-B-A-I"






Few Things About this City That Amazes me...:

Bombay has No Bombs and is a Harbour, Not a Bay.
Churchgate has Neither a Church Nor a Gate. It is a Railway Station.
There is No Darkness in Andheri.
Lalbaag is Neither Red Nor a Garden.
No King ever stayed at Kings Circle.
Nor did Queen Victoria stay at Victoria Terminus.
Nor is there any Princess at Princess Street .
Lower Parel is at the same level as Parel.
There are No marines or Sailors at Marine Lines.
The Mahalaxmi temple  is at Haji Ali, not at Mahalaxmi.
Teen bati is a Junction of 3 Roads, not 3 Lamps.
Trams used to terminate at Kings circle, not Dadar*TramTerminus. (Dadar T.T..).
Breach Candy is not a SweetMeat Market, but there is a Hospital.
There are no Ironsmiths at Lohar chawl.
There are no pot-makers or Potters at Kumbhar wada.
Lokhandwala complex is not an Iron and steel market.
Null bazaar does not sell taps.
You will not find ladyfingers at Bheendi Bazar... 





Yet its MUMBAI - A city of Dreams... Or shall I say - A city of Shattered Dreams..
Or short-term Dreams....!!! 
Where life is sooooo fast... That if U dont Cope up.. U r left behind even by Ur Near n Dear ones...
Where whateva U earn gets spent in that very city...
Where To Build Up Page-3 Reputation is much more important 
While Ur Family Life is Shattering or Either Most of the Time Under Construction...
Where People keep brooding in the Day about their funds and debts
And the same people enjoy the Night-Life to the Fullest...
Where the Sea gives Symapthy to Many Broken Hearts...
And same Sea is the witness of Public Displays of Affection...!!
Where the Rain is Praised at Nariman Point .....
And the same Rain is Cursed in Traffic Jams...!!
Where the Childhood is Spent in Essel-World
And The Adult Age in Hard-Rock Cafe...
The City that is Over-Crowded
But Still None has time for another or bothered about other...!!!
The City Where Celebrities Reside... Settle  
The City of Glamsham,,,, Where the Stars Sparkle
And the same City leaves them with a void and Darkness during their Downfall....
The City Where People Enter to Earn Name and Fame...
And after Few Decades Even their Words Sound Lame...!!
The City that is responsible for Economic Growth of the Country...
But just once visit -Dharavi and you will unfold your own myth.....
Still at the end of the Day -- Its AAMCHI MUMBAI...!!!
A city of Pride n Pleasure...!!!

Jay Hind...!! Jay Maharashtra....!!!! 

With a Cup of Starbucks Coffee ...Looking at the Sea-Face....
I still Remember a Song of Late. Rafi....
"Aye Dil Hai Mushkil Jeena Yahaan.....
Zara Hat ke... Zara Bachke ...
Yeh hai Mumbai Meri Jaaaan...!!! "




P.S.- No offense Meant...

14 comments:

  1. well written perkss.... yea zara hatke..zara bachke ye hai mumbai meri jaan ... <3

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  2. Is that a clear signal that you dont wanna get settled in Mumbai ever in life..??????? U never know what life has in store perkss....!!

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    1. Ya mom.. its a clear signal but even i dont know what has life has in store.. Let it unfold itself .. M ready for anything...!!May it b here or May it b Mumbai.. i am ME and gonna remain the same..So no worries mom... :)

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  3. well well.... a lovely post bout one of de gr8 cities in de world... i on a personal level love being in mumbai for about a week max... shop good food hawt men nice places to chill n amazingly lovely places to dance ...

    Mumbai the city .. ppl come here wid DREAMS .... wherein a lot of them come true but a lot more than that shatter too :( ... its always said ... it is an individual who MAKES it or BREAKS it... the city that he stays in has nothing to do with it...

    I hope to go to mumbai someday with u for a holiday ... personally we both can rock any place we go to ... but i am sure u ll enjoy to de fullest wid me in MUMBAI!

    as far as u gng to mumbai .... i FORBID u ... its not the place for a sweet emotional person like u ... <3 MVAAAH !

    For u apnu AMDAVAD is de best .... n even for me apnu AMDAVAD ROCKS !!!!!

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    1. lol... for sure v shall plan an outing there soon..!! Wud love too...Esp with u aashu.. And shall rock it..!! :D

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    2. i jus hope to take a holiday anywhr sooon !

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    3. Me tooooo....!! Even a weekend home-away wud work...!! Need to recuperate myself... :P

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  4. Well, tats true, nevertheless, I love the city.. it has a different charm to it... but the observations are really good..Mumbai in its fast life has never pondered over these things.. :)

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    1. Exactly...!! Thats where my point lies..!! Too fast to catch up..!! Howeva i too love it at times esp in Monsoon...!! :) ..Thank U Puneet for taking out the time and commenting over it... I appreciate it.. U made my day..!! :)

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  5. OMG...that was amazing..it just reminded me of all the times i spent in mumbai specified by the areas you mentioned.. mumbai is a lovely place..'if you dont cope up, u lose' thats well everywhere..its just mumbai is expensive enough that if you dont make it on your own..its worthless..nevertheless wonderful blogging..<3

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    1. Thank u so much Vishwa... Exactly make it on your own or leave... Do or die kinda situation.. Coz if u dont do u cant survive and survival of the fittest is the rule... M glad it made u nostalgic.. <3

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  6. SOON ... AMEN !!! NEW YEARS

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    1. Yaaa... May be ...!! Lets hope for d best...!!

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