Life in Mumbai

Life in Mumbai is weird!! Yes. That would be my first statement. It is weird in every sense of the word. I would say so cause am writing this one while I travel by a local train to work.

What a day it is. Its raining cats and dogs. That I would say is an understatement. It hasn't stopped raining in 2 days. But the spirit of Mumbai is not easy to kill. The tracks are full of water and the station, full of people. I can still see people going to work, women dressed in heavy sarees for some function, mother's getting their children back from school.
All of this brings a smile on my face. It makes me happy that people do not chose to sit at home because of the rain. With the amount of water logged on the tracks, you never know when the great Indian railways com to a standstill.

Some people might call it foolish moving out in a condition like this. But I really appreciate the people of Mumbai for their spirit. Nothing pulls them down. Floods, terror attacks, Bandh! We have faced it all and are ready for any number.

Keeping the fear of getting stranded aside, the weather I would say is beautiful. The plush green trees in the full bloom makes the scenery pretty. The fragrance of the wet sand and a bright building amidst it all. This pallet of nature is at its colourful best!

It's funny that I would dislike all of these things once I step out on the road with a heavy bag in one hand and an umbrella in the other. Dirty muddy water under my feet will then be smelly and no more a fragrance. 2 - 3 abuses at a guy zooming away in his classy car, splashing dirt on my freshly washed and ironed clothes.

But then all of it is a part and parcel of this race. Race that a Mumbaikar runs everyday of his / her life. The goal is unknown to many. But all of them are a part of it. Running to fulfill some desire... secretly!

To the spirit of Mumbai and Mumbaikars.... Cheers!!

I AM FAT

Have you come ever come across a person who is conventionally over weight yet happily goes around claiming that they are happy with the way they look? Well chances are that person is obviously lying and just saying that to make herself feel better.

So how do I know this for a fact? Well from my personal experience of course. Take it from a girl who has been "fat", "chubby", "moti", "healthy" her whole life. I have spent my entire life defending my excess weight. I have blamed it on everything from bad genes, bad timing and of course bad luck.

For 23 good years I have gotten away with it. But things are about to change. I have taken up Yoga (yet again!) Yes. I have sold my soul. Sorry but it was about time.

So why did I take the jump again when I know I won't continue? Mostly because of myself. Okay I'm lying. Partly because of myself. Mostly because of pressure from the world. When I say world I mean all the thin, skinny people....all the fat aunties...people who don't mean to call me fat but call me other nice names which ultimately mean fat.

I am FAT. I have known it my whole life. But how do I explain why I am fat. My whole life I have been healthy, not that I eat too much or just sit at home doing nothing. I don't understand where I went wrong?

The fact of the matter is that I need to lose weight. Whether it is to prove to myself and people that I can be svelte, whether it is to make people shut up, whether it is to fit in or be fit in general. No matter what the reason is, I need to do this.

I have been practicing Yoga since a week now. It was great. I was never more determined in my life to do this. I never accepted the fact that I need to loose weight etc. I was always happy with myself. Well things change, people change and mostly opinions change. So I think I have changed as have my opinions.

I am not very sure how long will this determination last. But I hope it does. Because now I think, its time I did something.

I am not saying this is going to be easy. In fact it will be difficult. But I'm not worried. I need to motivate myself. And I won't give up, no matter what you or anyone else thinks or says to me. Whether people help me through this or not is secondary. Now its time to fight. Fight the fat. Fight the haters. Fight the non believers. Sounds like I am going on a crusade. Well this is the ultimate battle for me and what I believe in. And am sure people are going to laugh when they read this. Because all of this, comes from a person like me. Someone who never cared!

Well I am hoping for the best. Encouragement will be appreciated. But I beg you, if you have nothing nice to say about this, then do not say nothing at all. Because the last thing you need is to mess with an over weight, opinionated, hormonal woman who is suffering from a quarter (almost mid) life crisis.

HOPEFULLY Fat Free Me

'All in the name of politics'

Hello,

I am very fond of writing. But I do this only when I write on a personal level. Many a times I write and then even tear it off. But then I just realised that i should bring things on a blog. Hence, I choose my first topic as 'all in the name of politics'

Dont you think everything that happens has a hidden interest in it? if you sit back and think a little off track... dont take people to be really good and genuine, you will realise that not everybody is as simple and as nice as they seem to be.

I know its not easy thinking crooked but in today's world, a person who thinks straight cannot really survive easily. A lot of people will not agree with me on this front, but I am talking out of experience here. I was teased a lot by my parents that 'nahi tujhe nahi samajh aata.... tu bohot seedhi hai!' . I suffered. But then now I have realised how mean and crude this world is. You need to stoop down to somebody's level sometimes to teach them certain things. a good example of this was seen in the movie Rajneeti.

Ranbir Kapoor - according to me, the lead actor of the movie, was studying abroad. He didnt want to get into politics at all ever. But then family relationships, 'politics' made him enter politics. He actually had to stoop down to the level of Manoj Bajpai and others to teach them a lesson. It all happens in the name of poiltics.

In actual politics as well the blame game is forever on. And it all happens in the name of politics. IPL controversies, Lalit Modi, Maharashtra CM, Dhoni and his leading men out of the Zimbabwe tour etc.


Anybody can be passed as innocent in the name of politics. A very good example of this is our country and the men running this country. Politicians are considered 'dirty' today why? Politician itself is a synonym of a corrupt man today. Why so? Hindi mein kehte hai naa.... logo ko shehh mil jaati hai aur bure kaam karne ke liye? That's the conditionof our country today. Raj Thakrey may have a lot of good intentions for a lot of people, but the way to get there?? All in the name of politics is what I can say dearies.....