[nukkad] Re: B_O_M_B_A_Y

["Rohit Mansukhlal" <>]

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On 3/23/08, prakash khatiwala  wrote:
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>   *Bombay** has no bombs and is a harbour not a bay.
> Churchgate has neither a church nor a gate. It is a railway station.
> There is no darkness in Andheri.
> Lalbaag is neither red nor a garden.
> No king ever stayed at Kings Circle .
> Nor did Queen Victoria stay at Victoria Terminus.
> Nor is there any princess at Princess Street .
> Lower Parel is at the same level as Parel
> There are no marines or sailors at Marine Lines.
> The Mahalaxmi temple is at Haji Ali not at Mahalaxmi.
> There are no pigs traded at Dukar bazaar.
> Teen bati is a junction of 3 roads, not three lamps.
> Trams used to terminate at Kings circle not Dadar* Tram Terminus (Dadar
> T.T.).
> Breach Candy is not a sweetmeat market, but there is a Hospital.
> Safed Pool has the dirtiest and blackest water.
> You cannot buy coal at Kolsa street.
> There are no Iron smiths at Lohar chawl.
> There are no pot makers at Kumbhar wada.
> Lokhandwala complex is not an Iron and steel market.
> Null bazaar does not sell taps.
> You will not find ladyfingers at Bheendi Bazaar.
> Kalachowki does not have a black Police station.
> Hanging Gardens are not suspended.
> Mirchi Gully does not sell chillies.
> Figs do not grow in Anjir Wadi.
> Sitafals do not grow in Sitafal Wadi,
> Jackfruits do not grow at Fanaswadi.
> But it is true that you may get fleeced at Chor Bazaar! **
> **AMCHI MUMBAI**
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> **A City where everything is possible, especially the impossible **. **
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> Where telephone bills make a person ill, **
> **Where a person cannot sleep without a pill.** **
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> Where carbon-dioxide is more than oxygen, *
> *Where the road is considered to be a dustbin,
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> Where college canteens are full and classes empty,
> Where Adam teasing is also making an entry,
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> Where a cycle reaches faster than a car, *
> *Where everyone thinks himself to be a star,
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> Where sky scrapers overlook the slum, *
> *Where houses collapse as the monsoon comes,
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> Where people first act and then think, *
> *Where there is more water in the pen than ink,** **
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> Where the roads see-saw in monsoon, *
> *Where the beggars become rich soon,
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> Where the roads are leveled when the minister arrives,
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> Where college admission means hard cash,** *
> *Where cement is frequently mixed with ash.** **
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> This is Mumbai my dear, But don't fear, just cheer, come to Mumbai every
> year! *
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> *THINGS TO PROVE YOU'RE A BOMBAYITE** **
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> 1. You say 'town ' and expect everyone to know that this means south of
> Churchgate.
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> 2 You speak in a dialect of Hindi called 'Bambaiya Hindi', **
> **which only Bombayites can understand.
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> 3. Your door has more than three locks.
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> 4. Rs 500 worth of groceries fit in one paper bag.
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> 5. Train timings ( 9.27 , 10.49 etc) are really important events of life.
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> 6. You spend more time each month traveling than you spend at home.
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> 7. You call an 8' x 10' clustered room a Hall.
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> 8.. You're paying Rs 10,000 for a 1 room flat, the size
> of walk-in closet and you think it's a 'steal.'
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> 9. You have the following sets of friend: school friends, college friends,
> neighborhood friends, office friends and yes, train friends, a species
> unique only in Bombay. (REALLY TRUE)
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> 10. Cabbies and bus conductors think you are from Mars
> if you call the roads by their Indian name, **
> **they are more familiar with Warden Road, Peddar  Road, Altamount Road .
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> 11. Stock market quotes are the only other thing* besides cricket
> which you follow passionately.
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> 12. The first thing that you read in the Times of India is the
> ' Bombay Times' supplement.
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> 13. You take fashion seriously. **
> **You're suspicious of strangers who are actually nice to you.
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> **14. Hookers, beggars and the homeless are invisible.
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> 15. You compare Bombay to New York 's Manhattan instead of any other
> cities of India.
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> 16. The most frequently used part of your car is the horn.
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> 17. You insist on calling CST as VT, and Sahar and
> Santacruz airports instead of Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport.
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> 18. You consider eye contact an act of overt aggression.
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> 19. Your idea of personal space is no one actually standing on your toes.
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> 20. Being truly alone makes you nervous.
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> 21. You love wading through knee deep mucky water in the monsoons, and
> actually call it ''romantic'.
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> **22. Only in Bombay, you would get Chinese Dosa and
> Jain Chicken*
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> *Salaam Bombay...***
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> *\*
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> --
> Always!!! Keep!!! Smiling!!!
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> * * *
> When I Asked God for Strength
> He Gave Me Difficult Situations to Face
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> When I Asked God for Brain & Brown
> He Gave Me Puzzles in Life to Solve
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> When I Asked God for Happiness
> He Showed Me Some Unhappy People
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> When I Asked God for Wealth
> He Showed Me How to Work Hard
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> When I Asked God for Favors
> He Showed Me Opportunities to Work Hard
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> When I Asked God for Peace
> He Showed Me How to Help Others
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> God Gave Me Nothing I Wanted
> He Gave Me Everything I Needed
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