Flavors of Mumbai
I'm at the airport departure terminal; having gone through security check and now waiting to board the aircraft; still have 30mins in hand.
The last two days in Mumbai have been a 'mental refresher' more than anything else...I love coming to bombay and am already missing it...hehe...having said that, i'll be out've bombay in only another hour, so might as well savor the time left :)
...like last evening...I was meant to catch the 8.50pm flight out - which got delayed to 9.30 - and I really wasn't looking forward to anymore delays...imagine staying the night at the airport! The last thing I needed given there's so much to do once I'm back in blore. So wisely enough, I chose to take the morning flight out - on my dad's advice, otherwise I would've taken the night flight anyway, cuz I was already in bangalore in my mind...thinking about work...
...and then I zoned back in..to my grandmothers' voice...she was talking about different people calling my mum cuz she had a bad fall a few days back.and how she'd been the one telling everyone! ...and how my mum had gone into the kitchen, despite the doctor advising strict bed rest for the next 3 weeks...
I realized, ''I'm not going to get to spend too many moments like this with her'' ...so it was important that I zoned back in :)...and I'm glad I took the morning flight, cuz I know it probably meant more to her that I stayed back...I love and miss her so much...wish she comes to bangalore soon...
I also met up with my cousin and my close friend while I was here...teased them a lot *grin* ...went to Zenzi, but there was some private party happening..that Rakshanda Khan was somewhere there, being interviewed by NDTV - she has such a gorgeous smile! *sigh* ...so we left and went to Seiyo...I'm sure you can guess how particularly exciting these places were on a monday night! ...which is exactly why I wanted to be here on the weekend - were it not for the rain gods having a PP (pissing party)
Eventually, we went to Soul Fry, this really chilled out karaoke bar in bandra...all the 'P3' crowd were there, including I think almost all the ad type models..so a little bit of 'eye candy' here and there ;) ...but there also ya...bloody professional singing in the name of karaoke (which is why I don't enjoy going to Opus that much anymore) ..but it was fun...jived with Carol Gracias hehehe...sang 'Satisfaction' with my buddy, in my rocksta 'gruff' voice - had a blast!
My cuz left...so the dude and myself went to the seaside off carter road....where in the midst of some deep drunk delving into our souls - we got hit on (i think) by two very 'happy' men...we didn't pay much attention - till these gentlemen decided to hover around somewhere with buttons coming off their shirts! Hehe
...eventually went home, had a long day yesterday with work...came home..spent time with amma and now in the bus, parked outside the plane...
What i really loved about being here and probably what i'll miss the most...is the taxi ride(i got fleeced!) from the airport, sitting at the back, stopping in dadar to buy flowers, and pastries and pav bhajji!! (yummm!!)....seeing all the giant 'Aap ka Suroor' hoardings with Himesh Reshammiya (with boils on his lips)..the strong breeze at the ocean shore....walking round dadar...buying kachoris from dayaram damodar...taking the train back from santa cruz to dadar after work - the station was weeettt and filthy..but it was a sight to see how people just kept walking...the Johnny Walker ads that say, ''Keep on Walking'', are a true testament to the 'mumbai spirit'....fuck dude...these people rock!!
..then there was my randomn chat with this entrepreneur on the flight back (back in blr and on my way to work)...got talking about life and work and the kinda stuff he and his brother have done despite being so young...truly inspiring stuff...good chat :) ....and this blr weather....its only when you go out've blr and get back in do you actually realize what the fuss is about hehe...its 10am and it looks like its 7 in the morning....fresh! ...bombay weather was a bit depressing comparatively...constant rains...
But great trip overall! ....have ton of things to do and I got back to find that my dad needs my car so I have to take the 'oto'...
Any other day...I would've got a little ticked off about it...but not today :) ...life is a beautiful thing..and I'm one've the fortunate few who can stop and notice the details without breaking my momentum...so its important to appreciate that...and to take life a little less seriously ;)
The last two days in Mumbai have been a 'mental refresher' more than anything else...I love coming to bombay and am already missing it...hehe...having said that, i'll be out've bombay in only another hour, so might as well savor the time left :)
...like last evening...I was meant to catch the 8.50pm flight out - which got delayed to 9.30 - and I really wasn't looking forward to anymore delays...imagine staying the night at the airport! The last thing I needed given there's so much to do once I'm back in blore. So wisely enough, I chose to take the morning flight out - on my dad's advice, otherwise I would've taken the night flight anyway, cuz I was already in bangalore in my mind...thinking about work...
...and then I zoned back in..to my grandmothers' voice...she was talking about different people calling my mum cuz she had a bad fall a few days back.and how she'd been the one telling everyone! ...and how my mum had gone into the kitchen, despite the doctor advising strict bed rest for the next 3 weeks...
I realized, ''I'm not going to get to spend too many moments like this with her'' ...so it was important that I zoned back in :)...and I'm glad I took the morning flight, cuz I know it probably meant more to her that I stayed back...I love and miss her so much...wish she comes to bangalore soon...
I also met up with my cousin and my close friend while I was here...teased them a lot *grin* ...went to Zenzi, but there was some private party happening..that Rakshanda Khan was somewhere there, being interviewed by NDTV - she has such a gorgeous smile! *sigh* ...so we left and went to Seiyo...I'm sure you can guess how particularly exciting these places were on a monday night! ...which is exactly why I wanted to be here on the weekend - were it not for the rain gods having a PP (pissing party)
Eventually, we went to Soul Fry, this really chilled out karaoke bar in bandra...all the 'P3' crowd were there, including I think almost all the ad type models..so a little bit of 'eye candy' here and there ;) ...but there also ya...bloody professional singing in the name of karaoke (which is why I don't enjoy going to Opus that much anymore) ..but it was fun...jived with Carol Gracias hehehe...sang 'Satisfaction' with my buddy, in my rocksta 'gruff' voice - had a blast!
My cuz left...so the dude and myself went to the seaside off carter road....where in the midst of some deep drunk delving into our souls - we got hit on (i think) by two very 'happy' men...we didn't pay much attention - till these gentlemen decided to hover around somewhere with buttons coming off their shirts! Hehe
...eventually went home, had a long day yesterday with work...came home..spent time with amma and now in the bus, parked outside the plane...
What i really loved about being here and probably what i'll miss the most...is the taxi ride(i got fleeced!) from the airport, sitting at the back, stopping in dadar to buy flowers, and pastries and pav bhajji!! (yummm!!)....seeing all the giant 'Aap ka Suroor' hoardings with Himesh Reshammiya (with boils on his lips)..the strong breeze at the ocean shore....walking round dadar...buying kachoris from dayaram damodar...taking the train back from santa cruz to dadar after work - the station was weeettt and filthy..but it was a sight to see how people just kept walking...the Johnny Walker ads that say, ''Keep on Walking'', are a true testament to the 'mumbai spirit'....fuck dude...these people rock!!
..then there was my randomn chat with this entrepreneur on the flight back (back in blr and on my way to work)...got talking about life and work and the kinda stuff he and his brother have done despite being so young...truly inspiring stuff...good chat :) ....and this blr weather....its only when you go out've blr and get back in do you actually realize what the fuss is about hehe...its 10am and it looks like its 7 in the morning....fresh! ...bombay weather was a bit depressing comparatively...constant rains...
But great trip overall! ....have ton of things to do and I got back to find that my dad needs my car so I have to take the 'oto'...
Any other day...I would've got a little ticked off about it...but not today :) ...life is a beautiful thing..and I'm one've the fortunate few who can stop and notice the details without breaking my momentum...so its important to appreciate that...and to take life a little less seriously ;)
