Bye Bye Bombay

In another day, I'll be moving out of Bombay... Its hard to put to words whats going on in my mind... I know the time is right, I know I should move, I know things have to change, but I still cant help feeling nostalgic and wish I could bring back time.

Bombay brought me the highest highs and the lowest lows of my life... I thought I'd already been through that phase in Banglore... But no, Bombay took me to a soaring high and also brought me to my knees... There are many indescribable feelings and moments associated with this city. At some points I felt like a foster child, but most times I felt like destiny's child... Like every place and every moment in life, the past three years have been associated with the people in my life... my friends, my family, my colleagues and sometimes even my bosses (yes, they all mattered and all of them made a difference.. for better or worse...)

In a city I never thought I'd get used to, I move around freely... far more freely that I could in any other city in India. I figured out its little quirks but never figured out its public transport. It made me feel safer than in any other city I could possibly ever imagine. I cant imagine driving alone at 3 am in any other city, losing my way and still feeling completely safe.

I've cursed the traffic, loved the nightlife, enjoyed the anonymity the city brings, hated the pretentiousness of its people and cursed the traffic again... but it is true... Bombay is Maximum City (I'm yet to read the book)... and it does grow on you...  I've fallen in love with the city... there are no other words for it

But my lifes little sojourn in Bombay has come to an end... and I go back to another city which I thoroughly enjoyed... I'm moving back to Bangalore...
Like every love affair that never truly reaches its end, there will always be comparisons...I'm sure every single thing I encounter in Bangalore will be compared with Bombay... and there will always be someone coming out better... But in the end, all I hope is to be happy... it doesnt matter which city... its always the people that matter... and without the people, no place holds a candle...