Life in Mumbai is just like that.... Get up early, prepare lunch, have tea, bath and go out for the job... sounds quite mechanical.. but its true...and believe me there are people who get up at 4:00 am in the morning and prepare the whole days meal for everyone in the house. There is only Sunday to enjoy that too goes by in household chores.
Makes me remind the good old days after our marriage!!!
Well... life was going just perfect for me and Sachin...We had completed a year of our marriage happily। I was also very happy as I was working in K-Bridge... Also to see SV working in that office was a dream come true for me... Life was set!
Suddenly all the plans crashed down with closing down of K-Bridge. I still remember Sachin’s birthday last year... he was quite upset as he had never ever thought about this day in his life. And now he had to face the struggle of job hunting!!!
Days went slow after that interviews, interviews and interviews.
Finally, SV joined Accenture on 15 Feb 2008 ... and it was a whole new world for him.. coming in Mumbai, all new people around him, new work culture, new technologies.... it was surely bit tough for him initially to stay away from home and Baroda....
He found a really very nice rented home for us in Kandivali- things went quite fast and I shifted in Mumbai on 5th March. The flat is a 1BHK, very compact but sufficient for both of us. We did feel a bit odd staying in the flat as we have big homes and many rooms with all the facilities at back home in Gujarat. :)
The area in which we are staying is really good and have all the necessary things around, so we both like the place.
Since I am born and brought up in Mumbai but still after long years this Mumbai was new. Still slowly slowly things started getting stable....SV also started getting busy in his work. Luckily I applied in Thakur college and was selected as management faculty.. I couldn’t have been happier...In the College around 300 students are around me... Mumbai students are smart and fast, teaching them various management subjects requires lot of homework at my my end. Yes not to forget, I have an excellent BMS Co-ordinator , jem of a person and a lady good at heart.
Yes staying alone... was a challenge as till now we had been staying with parents, with no household responsibilities. So it was a bundle of responsibilities on both of us, which we first learnt to manage step-by-step and touch black till now we haven’t made any major blunders....right Sachin?
We were thrilled when we bought the TV , DVD player etc..... I can tell for sure those were moments we really enjoyed. We also explored some of the place in Mumbai- Gateway of India, Siddhivinayk Temple, Juhu, Iskon Temple, Bandstand link road, Esselworld-waterkingdom...
Traffic is a killing problem in Mumbai.
Talking about safety in Mumbai I remember the 26/11 event which took place, I can say that it was a curfew like situation in Mumbai. All were scared of going out and stuck to their TV sets to get the latest updates. So one thing which is to be taken care is –Safety in Mumbai. Mumbai is unsafe as it is always the prime target. I am always worried for Sachin on this note, as his office is very far and he gets late sometimes. That worry always wanders in my mind.
Concluding, in year 2008, we went through many learning experiences...have seen thick and thin part of life... It has been year in which there were ups and downs but still all in all I can sum it up saying that the year turned out very positive for both of us. SV is doing good in his job and getting appreciations and I am having a wonderful time in my college. We have enjoyed a lot on the personal front and visited a handful of places too (Many more to go!). We have tried to fit ourselves in the Mumbai lifestyle and whenever we need a break we do visit Baroda and get fresh. Of course I do miss baroda a lot as I think it cannot be compared to life in Mumbai.
Lekin as the song goes: हर पल यहाँ जी भर जियो... जो है समा, कल हो ना हो....!!!
