Mumbai ........mm.....mmm .....the very word invokes images of bright lights , dynamic energy ,bustling lanes , popular corners, local trains and many more. And as it had to happen I did land in Mumbai and was immediately greeted by the heavy traffic and in the past one month there have been so many incidents that have forced me to salute the spirit of Mumbai and its people. Mumbai accepts everyone with open arms and once you land in its cradle , you see the wide variety of people cutting across all corners of India united by an invisible dying spirit. Mumbai has always picked itself up by its bootstraps and marched off to work after every big incident that threatened to mar that spirit.. It won't be wrong to say that one city that can give you an insight about the entire country is Mumbai (handsdown).
Even the Mumbai sea reverberates tales of the thousands of love hungry, high on testosterone couples, the righteous rebels of the city, the keepers of faith in that word called ‘LOVE’. The euphoric dance of the sea, the symphonic orchestration of the waves lends them an outlet to emote, to sing their songs without fear, gives them that inexplicable strength in the heart, coaxing them, cajoling them to keep the romance alive at least at that tender, confusing and insouciant age of helplessness. The quite and secretive exchange of the waves and the stars at the horizon, the gentle breeze, the glancing into nothingness infuses that tingling happy feeling deep in the pit of the stomach. The sea has witnessed the swaying of lovingly held hands, many a promises made, many vows broken, many a tear drop being shed on its wet face. People like my BADE and CHOTEY sharing their heart out in Marine Drive probably the best amongst them.
More than as a place, its the people of Mumbai who infuse that sense of spirit amongst you. In my case right from my roommates to the people at work , everyone has taken that extra care walked that extra mile to make me feel comfortable. Starting with roommates BADE,CHOTE,MOTE (the three musketeers apart from me) are unique in their own sense. Life just seems so dull when they are not around. Their noise is like music to ears, incidents like IRISH HOUSE and SEVEN HILLS which are etched in my memory for ever (with that scar on CHOTE's head ). In fact it will be wrong to say that if BADE stops taking Blender's Pride and CHOTE stops using TATA DOCOMO, both of these companies will go bankrupt . The way BADE sleeps in installments in weekends and CHOTEY eats at nights is quite unique.
People at work here are equally amazing. Manju maam like every lady so particular about cleanliness and taking care of everyone like MOM so much so that I dont even miss my MOM. RAJ sir or RATS sir (dont know what Manju maam calls him) is a workaholic which even puts us to shame. I think he should get a cot, mattress and pillow in office only. Both of them like my roomies always take care of me a lot and make me feel at home.
I know my stay in Mumbai is going to be quite short but I think that I have already had memories that will never FADE..
i could almost visualize what you were thinking while writing this up
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