God_Of_Death
10th March 2006, 02:58 PM
B_O_M_B_A_Y
>
>
> 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.
>
> 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
>
> A City where everything is possible, especially the impossible.
>
> Where lovers first love and then marry, Where there is place for every
> Tom,
> Dick and Harry
>
> Where telephone bills make a person ill, Where a person cannot sleep
> without
> a pill.
>
> Where carbon-dioxide is more than oxygen, Where the road is considered to
> be
> a dustbin,
>
> Where college canteens are full and classes empty, Where Adam teasing is
> also making an entry,
>
> Where a cycle reaches faster than a car, Where everyone thinks himself to
> be
> a star,
>
> Where sky scrapers overlook the slum, Where houses collapse as the monsoon
> comes,
>
> Where people first act and then think, Where there is more water in the
> pen
> than ink,
>
> Where the roads see-saw in monsoon, Where the beggars become rich soon,
>
> Where the roads are levelled when the minister arrives,
>
> Where college admission means hard cash, Where cement is frequently mixed
> with ash.
>
> This is Mumbai my dear, But don't fear, just cheer, come to Mumbai every
> year!
>
> THINGS TO PROVE YOU'RE A BOMBAYITE.
>
> 1. You say "town " and expect everyone to know that*this means south of
> Churchgate.
>
> 2 You speak in a dialect of Hindi called 'Bambaiya Hindi', which only
> Bombayites can understand.*
>
> 3. Your door has more than three locks.
>
> 4. Rs 500 worth of groceries fit in one paper bag.
>
> 5. Train timings (9.27, 10.49 etc) are really important events of life.
>
> 6. You spend more time each month traveling than you spend at home.
>
> 7. You call an 8' x 10' clustered room a Hall.
>
> 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."
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 11. Stock market quotes are the only other thing*besides cricket which you
> follow passionately.
>
> 12. The first thing that you read in the Times of India is the "Bombay
> Times" supplement.
>
> 13. You take fashion seriously. You're suspicious of strangers who are
> actually nice to you.
>
> 14. Hookers, beggars and the homeless are invisible.
>
> 15. You compare Bombay to New York's Manhattan instead of any other cities
> of India.
>
> 16. The most frequently used part of your car is the horn.
>
> 17. You insist on calling CST as VT, and Sahar and Santacruz airports
> instead of Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport.
>
> 18. You consider eye contact an act of overt aggression.
>
> 19. Your idea of personal space is no one actually standing on your toes.
>
> 20. Being truly alone makes you nervous.
>
> 21. You love wading through knee deep mucky water in the monsoons, and
> actually call it ''romantic'.
>
> 22. Only in Bombay, you would get Chinese Dosa and Jain Chicken.
>
>
> Whatever People say and think about Mumbai but the conclusion is Mumbai is
> the best city in the World. It has got its own recognition where you can
> experience everything you want. It has got its own charm. You name it and
> you get it. It is the fastest city in India and one of the fastest cities
> in
> the World. Be proud to be a Mumbaikar..and Be proud to be an Indian..!!!!!
>
>
> 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.
>
> 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
>
> A City where everything is possible, especially the impossible.
>
> Where lovers first love and then marry, Where there is place for every
> Tom,
> Dick and Harry
>
> Where telephone bills make a person ill, Where a person cannot sleep
> without
> a pill.
>
> Where carbon-dioxide is more than oxygen, Where the road is considered to
> be
> a dustbin,
>
> Where college canteens are full and classes empty, Where Adam teasing is
> also making an entry,
>
> Where a cycle reaches faster than a car, Where everyone thinks himself to
> be
> a star,
>
> Where sky scrapers overlook the slum, Where houses collapse as the monsoon
> comes,
>
> Where people first act and then think, Where there is more water in the
> pen
> than ink,
>
> Where the roads see-saw in monsoon, Where the beggars become rich soon,
>
> Where the roads are levelled when the minister arrives,
>
> Where college admission means hard cash, Where cement is frequently mixed
> with ash.
>
> This is Mumbai my dear, But don't fear, just cheer, come to Mumbai every
> year!
>
> THINGS TO PROVE YOU'RE A BOMBAYITE.
>
> 1. You say "town " and expect everyone to know that*this means south of
> Churchgate.
>
> 2 You speak in a dialect of Hindi called 'Bambaiya Hindi', which only
> Bombayites can understand.*
>
> 3. Your door has more than three locks.
>
> 4. Rs 500 worth of groceries fit in one paper bag.
>
> 5. Train timings (9.27, 10.49 etc) are really important events of life.
>
> 6. You spend more time each month traveling than you spend at home.
>
> 7. You call an 8' x 10' clustered room a Hall.
>
> 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."
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 11. Stock market quotes are the only other thing*besides cricket which you
> follow passionately.
>
> 12. The first thing that you read in the Times of India is the "Bombay
> Times" supplement.
>
> 13. You take fashion seriously. You're suspicious of strangers who are
> actually nice to you.
>
> 14. Hookers, beggars and the homeless are invisible.
>
> 15. You compare Bombay to New York's Manhattan instead of any other cities
> of India.
>
> 16. The most frequently used part of your car is the horn.
>
> 17. You insist on calling CST as VT, and Sahar and Santacruz airports
> instead of Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport.
>
> 18. You consider eye contact an act of overt aggression.
>
> 19. Your idea of personal space is no one actually standing on your toes.
>
> 20. Being truly alone makes you nervous.
>
> 21. You love wading through knee deep mucky water in the monsoons, and
> actually call it ''romantic'.
>
> 22. Only in Bombay, you would get Chinese Dosa and Jain Chicken.
>
>
> Whatever People say and think about Mumbai but the conclusion is Mumbai is
> the best city in the World. It has got its own recognition where you can
> experience everything you want. It has got its own charm. You name it and
> you get it. It is the fastest city in India and one of the fastest cities
> in
> the World. Be proud to be a Mumbaikar..and Be proud to be an Indian..!!!!!