Mumbai Rains
Friday, May 21, 2010
, Posted by TJ at 9:00 PM
Mumbai is one of those rare cities in India that has two seasons in a year - Summer and Monsoon - both in their extreme states. Once in two-three years we get to experience winter for a few days. Summer is really bad here. The moment you step out, you are drenched in sweat even before you reach the main gate of your building. I am now used to this humidity so much that if I go in some other city and I do not perspire, I feel Somethings wrong with the city …..
But the season i really hated here was monsoon, until now. Reasons - how many of you have heard of 26th July floods in Mumbai? If not, then click here to see the photographs of that nightmare. Mumbai drainage system is the worst. Whenever there is a continuous heavy down pour for five hours or more, the trains stop as the railway tracks are flooded. You may find stand still traffic almost everywhere, a 30 km journey takes more than 3 hours, roads are muddy and dirty, if you travel in a local train or a bus, then people stamp your feet without any regret, your clothes will be wet unless of course you wear rain coats even in train/bus and soaks someone else’s, you have to be alert like a soldier coz while standing anywhere an unannounced umbrella wire may get poked in your eye and or any other body parts not mentionable here :) .
But the monsoon in Mumbai is at its best when you keep all the above factors away and behave like a child enjoying the rains. Just take a walk near sea side, water draws you in their beauty, while waves touch your soul deep inside ( Wow that was poetic :) ). Bhutta wala, chai wala, chana chor garam wala and such make their presence felt too. You cannot stop yourself from buying those things and relish on them while it's raining.
I never appreciated rains so much in my life until now. These days, suddenly I have started falling in love with the monsoon. The rain drops lift my spirits instantly. Like a child, I feel like going out there and get wet, play in the rains, make paper boats, take a long walk or a Drive.
Have you ever had garma garam Bajji with spicy garlic chatni while getting wet in rains? Try it out. Go out there and have an ice cream. It tastes ten times better. Just stand at Marine Drive and let the waves kiss your cheeks. You will never want to leave that place. Drive around on the link road or Western express highways at midnight, you will be the luckiest if it's drizzling. Go out there with your loved ones, family and friends. Live each moment, experience each rain drop, feel each wave. Trust me, it feels like heaven……….
Very nice ...