2 plates Medu Wada - Rs. 28
1 ticket to V.T Station - Rs 8
1 call to Girlfriend- Rs 9
1 mammoth glass of Sugarcane juice- Rs 6
Bunking a GD/PI class where people talk nonsense and going to visit the Gateway of India and Victoria Memorial Meusem - Priceless
Sudden urge to simply break the grind took over my senses yesterday. As i was walking towards my class at around 9 . 45 am , i was seriously hating the fact that i had to sit for about 4 hours arguing with people on some lame topic. And then suddenly i had this urge to eat Medu Wada , so off i went to an Udipi restaurant and finished off two plates of hot and steamy Medu Wada. Now fully content and stomach full , i dropped the idea of going to class and felt that i want to go somewhere where there is less crowd and more space. So i decided that i shall go to V.T and have a nice long walk to Gateway as on sundays this area is nice , serene and very pictureresque...So i reached there and slowly walked down the empty lanes with a few hawkers here and there observing various murals on the old structures that make up this place. I noticed two faces on the VT station building, wonder who they belong too. there were loads of foreigners negotiating with hawkers, the weather was pleasant and with minimal traffic around the roads looked beautiful.
This walk was soo much better than geting cramped up in a small room having heated arguements with a bunch of people that would eventually lead no where. It was a nice way to relax and gather my thoughts as i have very important few weeks coming up. The sea looked good as usual when i reached Gateway but the sun had reached its afternoon peak by the time i reached there and there wasn't enough breeze blowing. so i decided to retreat to a cooler place. Kala Ghoda Art festival was on nearby but did not feel like visitng it as it is held on the streets and i wanted some shade. So decided to visit the Victoria Memorial Mueseum now known as Chatrapati Shivaji mueseum. Got myself a ticket and went in and thoroughly enjoyed the poace. Especially the Natural History section as i saw an embalmed King Cobra there. They do look majestic. Also saw the Kashmir stag which is taller than me and so was the Swamp deer. Also the Himalayan Bearded Vulture is the fiercest looking bird i have seen in my life. The Art gallery was closed so could see that but had a nice time checking out the weapons that are displayed there. The whole of Akbars armoury can be seen . I was trying to imagine the wars of those days where one to one combat was essential and the skills and the stenght of the warriors were put to test unlike the wars of the present age. We have such a rich history and culture but we are not able to respect it enough mostly due to the fact that hardly any one of us is aware of it other than the historians. I used to love reading History in school but used to hate writing the exams which required one to simply mug up and vomit. The subject needs to be treated in a much different manner where the student needs to understand the choices the various historical characters had and the reason they chose to behave in the way they did and what would have happened if they had taken some other option.
So i spent my time here till it was time to return home, observed a few paintings on the street put up by the Kala Ghoda people, some play was going on but looked boring so i wnet back to Churchgate station. On the way had this huge glass of sugarcane juice which i actually could not even finish and then had a nice train ride back home.
1 ticket to V.T Station - Rs 8
1 call to Girlfriend- Rs 9
1 mammoth glass of Sugarcane juice- Rs 6
Bunking a GD/PI class where people talk nonsense and going to visit the Gateway of India and Victoria Memorial Meusem - Priceless
Sudden urge to simply break the grind took over my senses yesterday. As i was walking towards my class at around 9 . 45 am , i was seriously hating the fact that i had to sit for about 4 hours arguing with people on some lame topic. And then suddenly i had this urge to eat Medu Wada , so off i went to an Udipi restaurant and finished off two plates of hot and steamy Medu Wada. Now fully content and stomach full , i dropped the idea of going to class and felt that i want to go somewhere where there is less crowd and more space. So i decided that i shall go to V.T and have a nice long walk to Gateway as on sundays this area is nice , serene and very pictureresque...So i reached there and slowly walked down the empty lanes with a few hawkers here and there observing various murals on the old structures that make up this place. I noticed two faces on the VT station building, wonder who they belong too. there were loads of foreigners negotiating with hawkers, the weather was pleasant and with minimal traffic around the roads looked beautiful.
This walk was soo much better than geting cramped up in a small room having heated arguements with a bunch of people that would eventually lead no where. It was a nice way to relax and gather my thoughts as i have very important few weeks coming up. The sea looked good as usual when i reached Gateway but the sun had reached its afternoon peak by the time i reached there and there wasn't enough breeze blowing. so i decided to retreat to a cooler place. Kala Ghoda Art festival was on nearby but did not feel like visitng it as it is held on the streets and i wanted some shade. So decided to visit the Victoria Memorial Mueseum now known as Chatrapati Shivaji mueseum. Got myself a ticket and went in and thoroughly enjoyed the poace. Especially the Natural History section as i saw an embalmed King Cobra there. They do look majestic. Also saw the Kashmir stag which is taller than me and so was the Swamp deer. Also the Himalayan Bearded Vulture is the fiercest looking bird i have seen in my life. The Art gallery was closed so could see that but had a nice time checking out the weapons that are displayed there. The whole of Akbars armoury can be seen . I was trying to imagine the wars of those days where one to one combat was essential and the skills and the stenght of the warriors were put to test unlike the wars of the present age. We have such a rich history and culture but we are not able to respect it enough mostly due to the fact that hardly any one of us is aware of it other than the historians. I used to love reading History in school but used to hate writing the exams which required one to simply mug up and vomit. The subject needs to be treated in a much different manner where the student needs to understand the choices the various historical characters had and the reason they chose to behave in the way they did and what would have happened if they had taken some other option.
So i spent my time here till it was time to return home, observed a few paintings on the street put up by the Kala Ghoda people, some play was going on but looked boring so i wnet back to Churchgate station. On the way had this huge glass of sugarcane juice which i actually could not even finish and then had a nice train ride back home.
3 comments:
Thats a nice day u had.
Thank you, i did thoroughly enjoy it
If you want all your days to be nice and relaxing- try Shimla!!!!!!!!!
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