Life in Mumbai-2

"Shoppers Paradise" is the word which can be very aptly given to Mumbai.."Mumbai=Shopping".Nothing can equal it.I had actually heard that it's just like Shopping Street as here in Bangalore.But when I went there,It was something more than Shopping Street..

Every area we go,there's are shopping malls and a shopping streets.There are uncountable no of shoppers who shop day and night in each and every area out there.There's no end!!!

Pic::A street in Linking Road

During the beginning days of our stay in Mumbai,we were in a very great josh to shop as our first
salary was just credited..Man!!!!Then we realised the importance of M factor,as it's very much
required out there in Mumbai.During the initial days we just shopped in Raghuleela Mall and Inorbit mall which were just opposite to our center..Later did we realise that there's something more in Mumbai..

So we were all waiting for our second month salary to be credited.No sonner did it get credited than we all set out to Bandra for shopping which can be actually called as Shoppers Paradise..We all litrelly went crazy seeing the shops in and around Linking Road and believe it or not shopped the whole day from morning till evening even without realising the time.

Each road in that area has a different thing to sell...If one road sells sandles,the other sells dresses and the other Bags and the list goes on.There's litrelly no end..We kept on drawing money and buying things.There was no end for it...Later did we realise that we had to get back as it was pretty late..We ll have to bargain for the things we purchase.At the beginning they state a very big price.We gotta take minimum of 2 ,be it sandles,dress or what ever.They themselves reduce the price by more than 200 bucks..The area is always crowded with shoppers from Morning till night..This was the Shoppers Paradise which I really felt was "the place" to shop after so many years...

With countless number of plastic bags filled with the stuffs we had bought for ourselves as well as for our families, we all returned back to the Railway station of Bandra tired and exhausted...We had to change 2 trains from Bandra to reach our place in Vashi..We all left Bandra and reached Wadala Road. As I already stated the local trains just stop for few seconds and departs,we all ran towards the platform and I got into the train thinking my gang had got in..No sooner did I get into the train did I realise that my friends havent got in...This was the first time that I travelled all alone in the Local Train to reach Vashi..Till then,I was all in a group....Dat was when I realised that these trains are safe and anyone can travel safely in the train...All my fear about the Mumbai local train vanished away from that instant of time...;)

My sincere advice to all people who crave for shopping is..If u go to Mumbai,please do not forget to go to Linking Road in Bandra West...It's a must visit place...:)Prices are pretty cheap when
bargained...

Life in Mumbai-1...

To continue my experiences in Mumbai from my previous post, I had to donno do what all..Basically no time.Weekdays just work ,get back home exhausted and rest..Even today the same thing happend...But thought it was a bit okay!!!!!
Know why...???..Water drops in the form of rains came down to reach the sand,making the land cool and the environment all around Bangalore was a bit lively and happy as every species craved for rains as the temperature raised to a high degree,making it difficult to survive...So in this due course I am a bit happy as I am not dat tired either....Happy enough!!!

Yeah getting back to those Mumbai days,I had already stated about Mumbai city...Now coming in detail..l would like to tell something about the people of Mumbai ie.the proud Mumbaikars...
People in Mumbai are so Independent and Hardworking..Everyone ie.every single individual has to earn their own bread to survive as the cost of living in Mumbai actually reaches the skies...So in the due course almost everyone works..May it be a small job or a big one.Everyone keep themselves pre occupied in one or the other thing and never ever waste time.I liked this quality of Mumabaikars a lot and this actually gave me a zeal to work and achieve greater heights in life.We actually realise the importance of work and the M-Factor ie(M=money) only here in Mumbai a lot...

Coming to the people,as I already told every human being is very hardworking..Adding on this quality is that they are pretty humble too...They help us when required and they do not interfere in our tasks..They all are upto themselves at all times unless and until asked for some help or guidance of route or something information which the local Mumbaikars know..They are pretty much understanding and helpful..

Not to forget the Local trains in Mumbai which is the nerve of the city.There is not even a single day when these local trains stops for a single moment.If it stops for a moment,then Mumbai comes to a standstill. This tells how inportant the local trains are to Mumbai..It's the fastest means of Transportation which any one can get in such a big city..No comparisons to any other means actually..Such is the greatness of the trains..The trains stops at every station for just a few seconds and starts moving.It does not even wait to see who got in and who got out!!!Kind of a thing like the buses...It's the best thing I have ever experienced and makes me realise how imporatant can time be..

Local trains in Mumbai are on one side the fastest mode of transportation..and on the other side its crowd..Man!!!!!!! Total count of the people cannot be taken at any point of time.People just rush into the train and rush out...It's like we need not step into the train during peak hours.People just push us inside the train and we get in and it happens the same way when we have to get down at our respective station.But at hrs other dan peak time..It's so nice to travel in those trains..It's one of best experience any one can get,if we travel in those local trains of Mumbai,which is the nerve of all activities. It's also said that "we cannot experience Mumbai and cannot get the feel of it unless and until travelled by the Local trains".I am proud that I used to travel each day during those peak hours and got what the real experience of what Mumbai
is...!!!!

In the compartments of the local trains,especially in the ladies compartments how much ever crowded the compartment might be,we can find people of all ages selling one thing or the other.Be it fruits to vegetables ,dresses, artificial jewellary,pens,boooks and what not...A shopping place for all kinds of people actually...wherein stuffs can be brought for cheapest rate possible and not to forget those juicy Oranges..Every other person would buy those oranges wherein each orange would cost just a Rupee,when eaten,.Man!!!It used to feel like heaven when had in that hot hot Sun...From School going Children to working people and aged people...Almost everyone travel in the Local train.

One of my experiences on a particular day when the train was litrelly full as it was a very peak time of travel was that,I was a bit scared as to how do I litrelly go out of the Train..When I asked a middle aged lady about the same,she told me " Hum logonko Dhakka marke andar aate hai,aur dhakka marke bahar jate hai!!!!"...Such is the way the train will be crowded..

Standing near the door of the Local train and travelling is literlly Fun.Just used to remember the movie "Saathiya" while travelling in the train each time...

So this is all about the Local trains out there in Mumbai,a lot more to tell about it though!!!!!!