Aamchi Mumbai And Namma Chennai!

Mumbai, the land of dreams! Truly most of the people here when they have big dreams always plan to hit Mumbai... It’s considered as the land of opportunities. The very same picture has been shown in our very own bollywood to emphasize the same. Anyone dreaming big runs off to Mumbai!
But the biggest question I feel like asking is that once you’re in Mumbai where the hell do you get time to dream. I agree that the place is always running amok but free time is one rare thing in this land. Through the night I see people scurrying into buses, autos and taxis running all over the city as if it’s just a darker day… Believe it maybe possibly the only place in India where I could have encountered the following situations.
Situation 1: We call up for an electrician, newly moved into our home; hell did we need a lot of work to be done. That fellow then asks us for the time when he should arrive for work, we just think that afternoon hours being the most clear tell to be here around 11-12 and the reply came. Tonight right!! :o
Situation 2: as we didn’t have much of any plans for a Saturday morning we ask the driver to come at 12 or 1230 as we wanted to go out then, again he responds afternoon ya night??
Bet you people this is one place where you need to mention a.m. or p.m. in CAPS!! ;)
But then coming to this place after having living Chennai for like so many years has both its ups n downs!!
For one the auto and taxi drivers actually charge us based on the meter reading which is like ancient history in Chennai. I mean I feel happy to jus tell the auto driver the area and not mention any other details to get transported there without any questions or complaints. There are times when they don’t have like 1 or 2Rs change they’ll be like wait ma’am; they’ll run around and make sure we get our dues. Something never seen in Chennai where all transactions take place in multiples of 10 or preferably 20!
Both places have their own pretty charm which allures everyone to them. The charisma of both the places definitely is a difficult thing to let go off. Coming to college from there, was indeed a tough task. The glamour of Mumbai and the hospitality of Chennai are like the biggest thing amiss.
Kudos to them!:)

Auto's....no!!!!!

I’m sick, tired and irritated with these autowallas… Chennai is a nice place to live in, as long as you want to go somewhere and decide an auto to be your conveyance. Believe it just means hell breaking loose… this place has autowallas who just charge depending on the place you coming out from or way people have dressed… The way they charge is just terrible… these people always just seem to run at multiples of 20. Even if you want to go some meager 2kms they will be like “gimme at least 40rs!! ” what!!! And when you say its like very high they start of calling you names and saying about how the sky is falling correctly on their head… sad man. Seriously the state of the autos in this city is just pathetic… Trust me. They can go kms without any passenger but if you ask them to drop you somewhere nearby for a reasonable charge they’ll be like “price hike ma. Sorry” and demand for something like its double… I don’t know what they think but I guess they think all those who travel in an auto are some multi millionaires in some I-love-auotwallas-and-I’m-ready-to-give-them-anything game show….
Price hike has made everyone worry but its these people who know how to make hay while the sun shine or in better words how to make money while price hikes… its then their already skyrocketing prices are jus doubled… or guess if there is some hartal(Here most of them are hardly violent) and life proceeds as usual but its only and only if you hafta travel by an auto you realize… they take up the opportunity to rub us clean outta money…traveling by them in simple words means paying through your nose…
They should realize people go for other means as simply not everyone can afford an auto ride…It would be for their own good if they charged in a sane manner…
In every city I know.. even the metro’s like mumbai, banglore have proper auto services and they charge them by proper totally working meters!!
Almost every issue in this state is taken care of. But when will this problem be ever looked into!!! Why don’t we take up the cue and work to improve our present state…Will we be ever able to see a day when we can travel with a sane motor running and fare decently charged on it!! Guess I'm asking for too much…