I rise at 6 in the morning occassionally..its 7am daily.., on some special occassion, when its 6am, I would call my roomie– subodh to accompany me, he also fond of taking the morning walk- he believes in the saying “BADE aur kamyab log aksar subah uttha karte hai..AUR samajdhar log subah kum uththe hai..” ,we walk around the galleys/muhallahs in Bangurnagar, rightly said..2 is a company..we have lot of topics to chat which hardly holds for 20 mins…then it’s back to pavilion..
M-8/1 is a luxurious 2 BHK flat.. in Manhattan..(Goregoan- WEST) rented by 3 angels ANGELS.?? Questions …?? Yes angels in Manhattan…? OR put it in other terms only rented to ANGELS..yes..very true…bcoz..angels cannot be billed.. they don’t work hard to keep their room clean & tidy…. simple..we are the most liked ppl in our locality…ppl who like us the most & miss us a lot us are… TV wala sardar (TV rented..), paper wala, dabbawala, cablewala, electricity wala exceptional– he will come for sure..d-day cant imagine the outcome ..neighbours we use them for housing our colddrinks.. call it ppl management….Who is the OWNER….? GOD ofcourse..What happened to him then – Mr. Joseph… He comes in during occasions.. festivals.. he believes rent should be paid only to remind him that the flat is owned by him and not by the angels. Nice man – no one ever saw him…but rent handsomely paid by angels……!!!
That’s how my day begins, at sharp 7.20am we get our news papers.. read it till i realize.. am getting late..for 7:45am bus, get ready in next 10-15 mins..rush out of Bhanumati society, catch a rick – tht too with a specific configuration – New Auto – with FM, commonly used lines by the localites are - Aiyye Autowale.. Station..& M-8’s say it loud..with a difference..Aiyee Auto wale..FM hai kya..?? thik hai..station…then ride to the station – goregoan, for me I practice wht I preach - take the road less chosen by – means even if you don’t have a ticket..which is required..take railway bridge..and not the fly over built next to the station.. I take the railway bridge – here I save time & I can have a birds eye on the bus.. this is really challenging.. really.. imagine.. you have 5 mins to cross over amidst commuters who get down from the 7:45am local – you need to fight your way out & make it to the other end of the station..thats your finishing line – yes and be aware you need to move out safely, without being caught by Railway authorities …with daily commuters blocking the way – slowing you down, with only hope to catch my the last bus which departs at 7.50am, Its test that I face each day..in the morning..i rises my spirits..finishing line is to somehow to get into the main road, yes – get into the sight of our driver…I know he is used to the daily last minute catch.. he drives through the busy lane – with a full packed bus with ease.. I think he feels proud when holds the steering in his hand, no one can do it as quick as he can wheel out the huge bus out of narrow busy lane into the RA colony, then comes the music.. chosen few songs.. ugliest thing to happen for the day, its 8.15am – the bus halts & then the routine starts…
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Swipe your cards & log your attendance… back to the same seat..same colleagues…
Few new faces…cud be the old birds came in lately…or the new ones looking for shelter.. a quick eye ball through the mail box.. good attachments downloaded without wasting time.. give a shell to all our pals.. is the rule you cannot miss… reply to imp. Mails.. not official ofcourse.. plan the day… brk for a T at quarter to 9. and then with colleagues.. share some light moments.. and then at 9.15am back to seat..start your routine.. look busy ..is extremely imp.. else they will come and grab you…wait for 11am… why..its T-Break again.. then show your pace.. shoot some mails here and there… and then at 12..your pals wont allow you to be on ur seat. Lunch time buddy..
Come back not before 1p.. wait for break at 3p.. then go slow till 4.30p… then speed up a little as you need to wind up by 6p… its 5.45p and you got the work – reason you looked relaxed…they had every reason to grab you.. now its 7.30p and still on… 8.30p..want to leave.. still on..finally..Roomies call …they are waiting for the dinner.. that’s the best thing of the day..come wht may we wait for all – and take the dinner together… and then go for a walk.. have desserts.. that too from a chosen store… we have an Uncle, we ensure he digs deep into his refrigerator for our fav. Desserts, he gets irritated.. another account in our books who gets irritated..but cant help..as we bring good business to him..
We wish him good night & we part to meet him again the next day….we three of us (Shirish, me & subodh) That’s how we conclude our day & return to our den…!!
