Rains...

The rains are here in Mumbai…. With the heat seaming up to unbearable levels, the dark skies opened this weekend marking the onset of monsoon… Once again, the civic authorities are going to have a tough time facing the rains as well as the citizens… Within some time of heavy pouring, reports filled in TVs and newspapers about the water-logging of the roads, overfilled nullahs, the unfinished work etc etc.. Maybe yet again, year-after-year, the Mumbaikars would have to face the aftermath of the rains with their much-discussed “spirit”..

Perhaps, this is going to be the most horrible 3-4 months this year for the daily commuter with each day bringing in a new challenge of reaching the office and then returning back home!! For starters, today I missed out my contract-bus to office since I was trying to hold my umbrella and my office bag as the driver zoomed past me … Left with no other choice, I had to use the train to come to the “beautiful” Kurla station and reached the office wet and late!!

But still……

I love the rains… the coolness of the air.. the scent of the soil.. eating garam pakodas with tea.. watching the people on the streets with the umbrellas or wearing wind-cheaters/raincoats.. getting drenched in the rains as you maneuver the umbrella on the windy roads… simply magical .. and so romantic… reminds me of the eternal “Pyar hua Ikrar hua” song with Raj Kapoor and Nargis sharing the umbrella.. wowww !!

... eagerly awaiting some getaways to some serene places faraway from the city, witnessing the beautiful waterfalls, the lush greenery, being with family and friends, forgetting the daily hustle-bustle of the city..