Whether rains o' storms, whether blasts or floods…u can’t take away d spirit of Mumbai frm a Mumbaikar…after all ‘Yeh hai Mumbai meri jaan’ .. The city has surely molded & added its touch 2 ma personality. :P … And ever since I stepped in 2 d ‘TEENAGE PHASE ’ of lyf , I had made 1 thing very clear →‘‘ NO College OUT OF MUMBAI ” .. After studying hard during my junior college years,Leaving Mumbai was never given a Thought … But,der was something else written in my destiny.
I Got Admission in Pune n all those yrs of thinkin dat I won’t step out of Mumbai wer all gone in a second :( … So decided 2 move 2 pune - To explore Oxford of d east,wid Hopes & Xcitment abt the happening place called PUNE .. And so der it was ,‘‘I bcame A ‘PUNEKAR’ frm A ‘MUMBAIKAR’. ”
The initial days in Pune were total haze (now if I look back!) .. Anyway, d 1st thing i shud tel abt pune is d climate .. Yeah,d climate is cool n not @ all humid lyk mumbai .. But then..my problems started..with d new city soon….!!!
The Rickshaws in Pune r another story altogether & just as sum1 has written on d ‘Dabbawalas in Mumbai’ (In praise) , I wud definitely want 2 write on d ‘Rickshaw-walas in Pune’ (offcourse with all d hatred I can utter).
The 2 Wheeler Funda :- Being a Mumbaikar, der was never a need 2 learn d 2-wheeler, thanks 2 d Wonderful Public Transport System in Mumbai, but What 2 do, Pune is different frm Mumbai na! ’ :P here d scene was totally diff .. Every 2nd person byond d age of 18 was on 2-wheeler .. Every 2nd driver resembled a terrorist wid der faces covered byond recognition, wid only their eyes exposed (dat 2 covered wid sunglasses).
Another difficult aspect in Pune was gettin used 2 d “ Shuddha Marathi ” here .. I was quite familiar wid Marathi but here I was left speechless at der pure language .. I kept fumbling 4 words n den either shifted 2 English or Hindi.
The 3rd n d most difficult thing of Pune was d mentality of d people here, Wherever I went, d only sentence I heard was ‘U must understand dat Pune is different frm Mumbai’, LOL!!!
Moving On,The city was lyk a quiet place wid only limited options 2 hangout and enjoy …
Three roads are the heart and soul of this city(Considered :P)
1- MG Road
2- FC Road
3- JM Road…
But lemme tell .. u can find such places e1 in mumbai suburbs .. The shops shutter goes down as early as 8:45 or 9 pm. :( [Too Early,Isn't It ??? xD]
Getting Used to :
Getting used 2 all dis things, it’s nw almost been more dan 3 years since I left Mumbai. I do keep visiting Mumbai regularly & wen I do, d regular shopping places r yet visited e1 2 buy d smallest of small things whch u wud get e1 in Pune, but I guess, it’s juz a matter of gettin used 2 a city.
I got a bike .. so dat i dont need 2 face d “ KINGS ”(Auto Drivers :P)
The climate is very vel suited 2 me…I enjoy d winter here whch I was unable 2 do in mumbai coz of humidity(unlucky fellas)…The chilling nyts n roaming on bike … u vil b smoking widout a cigarette…Its AWESOME!!!
Finally, I stopped grunting on things whch i don’t find done in a mumbai way :P
After facin many such small problems ,i finally got accustomed to pune’s life style .. Life is so slow here .. I Get up late..Sleep late..Eat late..Work late..Break signals :P :D
Pune!!! Inspite of all its differences, has a lot dat I won’t get in Mumbai .. Every city has its Ups & Downs n though I hav been a Punekar 4 d last 3 years, I myt yet b very partial 2 Mumbai, but dis city n its lyfstyle has surely affected me and my life .. It is truly said that “ Home is where the heart is “ & Pune seems like a home now..!!!
Life gradually Changed from -- >
MUMBAI to PUNE,
Frankie to Kathi Rolls,
Cool blue to Cold Coffee,
Choco Shakes to CAD B,
BEST to PMT,
Cheese Toasts to Chocolate Toasts,
Locals to TamTams,
Pani kam Chai to Pani vali Coffee,
Malls to Mountains,
Orkut to Facebook,
McD to Burger King,
Chicks to Ghosts ...
Introduction to Evolution!!!!
No Matter for How Long & How Far I Stay Away from it,I Still MISS MUMBAI...!!!
