Homeless in Bombay!!!!!!

Doesn’t the title say it all? Well Yes!! This is a story of how I managed to get homeless in this Big Bad City called Bombay! (No offence Shivsainiks...you may read it as Mumbai) You see some numerologist told me someday that Mumbai isnt a lucky place for me and since I have landed here I prefer to call it Bombay. Not that the population, the area, the slums, the filmstars, the lifestyle, the seashores, the seldom delayed/mostly cancelled locals, the property rates, the shopping costs, the self proclaimed stars on streets, the dacoits- auto walas, the crowd or anything will change. All in all Its Bombay = Mumbai. But hey, doesn’t Bombay sound better and stylish eh? So with the onset of the new year (2009) I came to Bombay. I came here in a messed up situation (as expected). I didn’t come here because I wanted to come here but because I didn’t want to be where I was and like usual no preparations...I jus came here. Thank God!!! My company(C2) gave me a guesthouse for few days and I had a shelter. The place they gave was good enough. And thats where it went wrong. I thought this is how I should live! I deserve to live in a place like this! I have this typical spiritual mood which I normally use to justify my weird behavior. And this is how my mind went about it.....Dev why do you earn? You earn because you wan to live happily. How much will you save on housing cost? And for whom? For tomorrow...for your children....But didn’t all scholars say..live in today? I recollect a story where in it says man is selfish because he stores food in house...a bird finds food daily n eats it and doesn’t carry anything home. **here my other mind is trying hard to ignore the story of the Grasshopper and the ants*** Life is so short....Didn’t you see so many people die suddenly and what happened to their money? I mean they died without enjoying life. When you came to earth God didn’t put a burden on you for someone else. Each one comes here with a Destiny. I earn pretty good **again the definition of that changes with every story...here it was better to say I earn good**And I decided I don care how much I spend but I need to stay in a good area, in a good house. So where is a good area in Bombay? I work in Andheri...so I found that nearest good area was Andheri west. And my usual risky nature.....I put an add on sulekha and found lots of people searching for a roomie. Hey I literally live my life with help from the net. I search salons(mind you I am pretty even without a parlor), the dentists(I pay more than half of my salary to them), the buses, trains, places etc etc. Except friends. So I go to see the house. Here's my roomie. Let me describe her profile.
Kiran.
Zodiac------? Do Marsians have zodiac signs coz I am an Earthling and dont know much of Marsians.
Age---------? Now we have to consider it 2 ways...physically its 27 (although a marsian...she is a female and I am sure whichever planet a girl comes from she will lie about few things like relationship status, age, makeup etc etc)Considering a lot of factors(guys might judge it better) I assume it to be 27 only. Now comes the hardest part.....Mentally how old is she? Well have you heard of Sigmund Freud or someone like that?(Please google abt him. One of the guys I knew once told me that Freud thought everything we do is somehow related to sex)But for those...who have not yet googled it inspite of the X word in there..He is a Psycologist. And I read it somewhere he can understand the mentally disturbed ones better. Me being a poor normal IT Engineer, although weird but not yet out of mind, cant guess her age mentally.
Vital Stats -----? Well I am thin and hence for me anyone else is FAT. But in this case I must say she is good. Okaie so she works in the Industry. ...Hey are you thinking whats this industry now? Thats exactly what I was thinking when she had said those words to me. Well for all those illitrate unsophisticated people out there(including me) Film Industry is industry. But after knowing a couple of the industry folks in Bombay I think its better to abbreviate it to F industry. And F is exactly what you are thinking. If it wasn’t for meeting her...I wouldnt be bothered about the Vital stats..but that was one of the primary topic of discussion when Kiran is around. Education------? After being with her for a couple of days I wondered which school takes such special children? St. Xaviers!!! Hail Mary....My children shall run, skip, hop the streets illiterate but not go to St. Xaviers! Amen! Well but I so well remember the way she said "I am highly educated. I am a post graduate. I worked in the IT industry before this." If it wasnt for my pride that I asked more details...I would have quit the IT by now. She added that she was a ramp model since 19 and did 11 onwards education external (I agree...to the decision).She also has a lot of knowledge on Medical Science, Networking, History, Fashion etc etc. All I came to know is name a field and she has a degree in that. Well then I shall always remember the moment!! She took my hands and led me to a tinnnnieee winniieee book shelf made of cane. Thats where all her books were. The secret behind all her knowledge. I was instructed to hande all books carefully and it is "LIBRARY". Well in french a library is a place where you buy books but in English it is where you rent books. So I guess I fail to tell you which language she speaks coz neither of them fits in a tiny 3 rack cane shelf. After all due instructions I was also given the previlidged access to read some of the "Bed time stories" Well thats enugh abt the education and kiran ....coz whats the point in thinking of building a bridge between north n south pole....you know how impossible it is.
Relationship Status -----? Engaged about to be married...the only thing that varies here is "To Whom"? But thats okaie considering the other points in the profile ney? Well.....I am new to Bombay. The area is amongst one of the posh areas of Suburbs and rent is also good..deposit is fine. Plus a roomie from the "Industry" So I Take up the place.
----------------------------------Lunch Break------------------------- Might continue tomorrow or today post lunch ....Lemme know if you wanna read more.........