Hmmm.. then it has been 2 weeks at Mumbai. I am back to office today after a lazy weekend. The bosses at the office are busy and I am here back to writing my heart out. Hopefully it will be a more regular effort from me this time.
The first week at Mumbai was fun. With PVR cinema hall just a 10 mins walk from our place, Varun and I went there every now and then for movies, food and fun. The second week seemed to remind us the fact that we quit our jobs sometime ago. Not knowing your destination at Mumbai can hit you hard and that's what happened last Monday morning when the auto guy took us all around the place and gave us a bill of Rs 80.( as supposed to the max Rs 50 bill that should have been the case). We decided to travel by bus but the bus-journey that evening was the torturous journey ever. The journey that would usually take 30-40 mins took 1.5 hours. The speed or rather the lack of it ( just like Rahul Dravid's batting today). I wondered how the drivers in Mumbai manage this day in and day out. But then I later realized that the traffic that day was courtesy Aamir Khan who visited the Oberoi Mall. Grrrr.. what a timing! Surprising though it might sound, we have started using the right bus ( 40) only since the last 2-3 days ( a good 1 week since we came here). The buses that we traveled so far go in a round about manner and finding the shortest route bus has been quite a relief.
Nothing in life bothers me so much as food does. And when food costs you a lot, it's a big loss for me. From our initial experience in Mumbai in the first 10 days , we haven't found had much success finding good and not so expensive food. 'Local experience' seems to be invaluable in such circumstances. Things have been better over this weekend as we have managed to find some pretty yummy yet affordable places to eat
After two weeks, I can't exactly say whether I like or dislike Mumbai. This is what I said when one of my seniors asked me the same.
OVL : So do you like Bombay?
Me: Getting used to it. Started appreciating Hyderabad more after coming here. Well, I don' t think I like it . at least for now. May be it will change over the next 2 months.
OVL: It doesn't :D
Me: I really don't mind :)
OVL: Neither will the Shiv Sainiks! :D
Me : :)
A smile was all that I could manage as a response at that moment and I guess it will remain so for some time to come :)
The first week at Mumbai was fun. With PVR cinema hall just a 10 mins walk from our place, Varun and I went there every now and then for movies, food and fun. The second week seemed to remind us the fact that we quit our jobs sometime ago. Not knowing your destination at Mumbai can hit you hard and that's what happened last Monday morning when the auto guy took us all around the place and gave us a bill of Rs 80.( as supposed to the max Rs 50 bill that should have been the case). We decided to travel by bus but the bus-journey that evening was the torturous journey ever. The journey that would usually take 30-40 mins took 1.5 hours. The speed or rather the lack of it ( just like Rahul Dravid's batting today). I wondered how the drivers in Mumbai manage this day in and day out. But then I later realized that the traffic that day was courtesy Aamir Khan who visited the Oberoi Mall. Grrrr.. what a timing! Surprising though it might sound, we have started using the right bus ( 40) only since the last 2-3 days ( a good 1 week since we came here). The buses that we traveled so far go in a round about manner and finding the shortest route bus has been quite a relief.
Nothing in life bothers me so much as food does. And when food costs you a lot, it's a big loss for me. From our initial experience in Mumbai in the first 10 days , we haven't found had much success finding good and not so expensive food. 'Local experience' seems to be invaluable in such circumstances. Things have been better over this weekend as we have managed to find some pretty yummy yet affordable places to eat
After two weeks, I can't exactly say whether I like or dislike Mumbai. This is what I said when one of my seniors asked me the same.
OVL : So do you like Bombay?
Me: Getting used to it. Started appreciating Hyderabad more after coming here. Well, I don' t think I like it . at least for now. May be it will change over the next 2 months.
OVL: It doesn't :D
Me: I really don't mind :)
OVL: Neither will the Shiv Sainiks! :D
Me : :)
A smile was all that I could manage as a response at that moment and I guess it will remain so for some time to come :)
