You know you are in Mumbai when....

This is my first and smallest effort in recognizing the true peculiarity that is exhibited by the people/society of Bombay fondly called as the land of dreams,crime,awesomeness,love,beggars,celebrity,money...and what not.

Any person who has been to mumbai or lives in this city would not take much time in noticing the subtle and frankly the wierdest possible things out here.

And Hence!!

You know you are from/in Mumbai when.....

--Your photo album is full of snapshots around The Marine Drive,Bandra,Juhu beach.

--Stock market quotes are the only other thing besides cricket which you follow passionately.

--You take fashion seriously.(Being Human,mini skirts,goggs,apparels)

--You spend more time travelling than you spend at home.

--9:47 fast, means something to you :P

--u think that delhi copied INDIA GATE frm mumbai's GATEWAY OF INDIA...

--You're suspicious of strangers who are actually nice to you.

--You consider eye contact as an act of overt aggression.

--Amitabh Bachhans,SRK,Salman Khan's house is a landmark

--When there's no place to breathe in the trains but there's place to play cards and sing bhajans!

--Where u see vada pav stalls earning more than a coffee chain does.

--when u miss the gol gappa after having the pani puri.

--Every three months you look at your street and say "Why're they digging the road again?"

--You actually pay for your rickshaws by the meter.

--"Gheun Tak" is your life ideology.

--You aren't surprised when somebody throws a water balloon at you while you're walking on the streets during March.

--You can only smile forgivingly about the size of any other city in the world.

--Every time you speak Hindi in front of a marathi guy they have the WTF expression on their face.

--When while giving directions you say "Right MARO aur wahan pe ek bridge GIREGA"

--You have hung on to dear life at the local train door.

--When you think everyone who lives to the south(Mumbai) of you is a snob and to the north of you sucks

--when u c movie names like "shootout at Lokhandwala" & 'Ek chalis ki last local" & don't have to ask what the name means

--you consider the local train "empty" when you find a spot for your two feet to stand on.

--when "chalta hai", "thamba thamba" is the most commonly used word

--Everything to the north of Mumbai is UP-Bihar and everything below is Madras

--if someone calls u "aap"-- u start laughing on their faces...

--when you call the BEST bus, BST, even though BEST is painted on every single public transport bus operational in Bombay

--It takes longer to get off from your house to the station than from one end of Mumbai to another by train.

--Being truly alone makes you nervous.

--Crorepati, Lakhpati, Hazarpati, Chillarpati all travel in local Trains daily-together!.

--You have learnt how to stand in a queue no matter what the ocassion or situation is.

--u treat mumbai as a country itself.

--when you actually see random people coming to help you when u have a problem

--u want to get into the train already that is already in motion & u have 5 hands taking u in..

--You are back to work next day after the city is bombed - Truly the spirit of Mumbai.

--When you allow complete strangers to spend the night in your house because its raining outside and half the city is submerged...

--When you are desperate and complacent for success in one go, you should not pinch yourself but say amchi mumbaikar ala re....

And finally, my most important observation-- Even 24 hours a day is not enough here...you always fall short of time for work.

30 small things that make your life a happier one!!

Hi Friends..
I am returning after a very long exile.Though tired yet aggressive, i have just compiled some of the life's events,instances,incidents that gives a hearty smile to our ever bothered soul.

These incidents have at one point or the other happened in all our lives.Many more are missing, I would love if u kindly enter some of your like wise encounters.

1.That fresh smell of earth soil after the first rains.
2.Finding money in pant pockets you have not worn for a really long time (especially when you are in kadkii).
3.When you are on the last page of that really good, long book.
4.That squishy feeling between your toes when you’re walking on wet beach sand.
5.That feeling while running your fingers through or the sensation of a breeze ruffling your hair, when you get your hair cut really short after having had long hair for a while.
6.Taking a long shower and feeling the full force of the water from the tap on the fingers of your feet.
7.The smell of freshly baked stuff.The smell of petrol/gas or wall paints. the biggest unsensual turn on.
8.That first time feeling when you saw a beach and the vast ocean beyond.
9.The feeling of writing with a good pen on a very good quality paper.
10.The fresh smell of that new book with new pages.
11.Putting on clothes and feeling the warmth that have been freshly pressed.
12.Smiling at something funny that someone says on the street and when they see you smiling.
13.Getting that extra Hajmola tablet in the sachet when there was supposed to be only six of them.
14.Going through the old pictures on your computer when you haven’t done so in a long time and smiling at the memories.
15.Going through the old scrapbook, yeah the one your friends scribbled in, from your school days.
16.Those butterflies in your stomach when you are watching a really close match.
17.Laying back and looking up at the clear sky and the stars.
18.Squeezing in that 20 minute nap when you have been really tired; and feeling amazingly fresh after it.
19.Helping a needy without even thinking once with a ride to place or a hefty sum.
20.A long conversation with a good friend.
21.Laughing at really funny jokes/situations, till your stomach aches.
22.That spongy feeling when you walk barefoot on grass.
23.Laughing hysterically when you’re at home by yourself.
24.When you finally overtake that slow moving, smoke spewing vehicle in front of you.
25.Tripping over something hilariously and realizing no one was there to see it happen.
26.That moment when you are trying really hard to sleep and you know you are going to fall asleep and then you do.
27.Happening as I write this, “the sting of the mosquito sitting right infront of your nose undittered by your mighty presence”
28.When you know, you can’t keep up with the deadline and then right at the last moment it is extended.(exam,client presentation)
29.Praying to God for the train to arrive soon and suddenly it appears and you are off to home for a long holiday.
30.Snuggling under a pile of blankets on a really cold day.

Many more to come....