A place I call home!

Ever Since I moved to Mumbai,since September 2011 yes Again relocated to Mumbai from Gurgaon...Again and this time for good ,leaving the past behind dig deep inside ,hidden somewhere but not trying to overlook the fact that whatever happened had to happen and I was not the one at fault ,I need to accept and Move on..Change of City that too From Delhi to Mumbai was definetly a big step but a step vital for my own development as an individual...

I moved three places and am now finally settled at Seabird,An apartment just off the Carter road 700 sqft shared between me and two other girls,Well As of now this is a place I call home !

I come back looking forward for the cooking and dinner ,yes I enjoy cooking ,grocery shopping and all after a day spent at recruitment,struggling from sourcing resumes via naukri and monster and tiring the mind in and out!

Not that I donot love my work,I do but at times 9 hours proves to be more than Enough !

Coming back to the Flat which I call home,The bedroom is done all in pink,yes Remember we girls live here :)

Lampshades and all including the choice of colors have been of Swati the owner of this place ! Excellent I must say...We both are into reading and what else than a bed full of books,It's looking a bit cluttered but then Nothing Like it!

This is my Wardrobe,yeah It's like stuffed...Even I get confused sometimes....The bonus is The Mirrors,Both side and Needless to say I love them........Mirrors all over and what else could I ask for ;)

And the Favorite place of mine-The Kitchen,Our refrigerator and our Kitchen has everything which We love to eat,Yes We make sure we have almost everything,You can demand a cream of mushroom and We can cook in 7 minutes ;)

And while We Cook ,Our guests can Actually sit and chat :)

Thats a portion of hall demarcated as sleeping Area,yes thats My bed :) with the derth of spaces in the flats this gives a whole spacious look to the Flat !

Yes this is the Sitting Area...............

As of Now this is my abode in Mumbai............

Bandra -Carter road,You name it you have it all..........Feel like Going out for a drink,you have garage pubs to sophisticated bars........Theres a Bagel Shop just behind our place and yeah Not to forget the Next lane .....We have CCD's just giving the splendid view of the Ocean and lines of Restaurants-Be it Kareem,An Open Affair or you want to have a quick bite there's Subway and a lot many more........

Not feeling like sitting inside a walk in the Promenade ........just walking Parallely to the expnase of ocean........I have heard Rains at Carter roads are not to be Missed.......

My New Life is colorful............and yes I have plants in the Kitchen which I never water,thats what my other flatmate makes sure She does........

Last but not the least,Its a place I call Home!

Million Dollar Smiles

This is How it Started........
My Moving to Carter Road Appt,sharing it with two girls and bonding So Well with One of the Girl........
Life is fun when you have someone to share your Moments..
When Actually you can plan your Shopping or Can make a List and Moreover Can actually Cook not just to eat but to Cherish the priceless Relaxed Hours in Kitchen..

Beautiful lines written by One of my bestest Friends-

कल रात हुई बरसात, साथ में हम भी बहे गए

तुम्हे बता देते ज़रूर मगर शायद कुछ सोचते रह गए..
ये सोचना ही तो शुरुआत है उन बादलों की जो काले से पड़ जाते हैं..
और फिर हम जैसे गरमजोश अपनी बातों पे अड़ जाते हैं..

दिल दुखाया है.. है अहसास इस बात का..हम नहीं करेंगे अब इंतज़ार किसी रात का..

क्योंकि पता है तुम हमसे खो चुकी हो..

न जाने क्यों ऐसा लगा जैसे धडकनें रुकी हो..

दर्द हमें भी हुआ है मगर ये पता है..

की जो दर्द तुमने सहा है वो सिर्फ हमारी खता है..

अब और दर्द नहीं सह पाएंगे तुम्हे दर्द देने का..

शायद यही सिला होता है गलत मायनों में मोहब्बत करने का..लेकिन आज भी बे-इन्तेहाँ मोहब्बत है.. बस अब इतना कहेंगे..

अबके जो बरसात हो तो नाम तुम्हारा लेकर.. फिर बहेंगे..........

Somehow I felt like Sharing this with everbody ,not because I am showing off,Its because I am proud to have known somebody like him......

Shopping Trips

When in Bandra you could not resist the Hill road footpaths and the Linking Road Markets......From the chic trendy Shops to the ethnic Boutique You name it and you have it all,But Again Being from Delhi,I mean Having a taste of Janpath and Sarojini Nagar One tends to miss them amidst the linking roads and hill roads,Well then there is Stark difference between Delhi and Mumbai ,Slowly And gradually it is seeping in my shopping too,mumbai shopping is way too different ,Still Shopping is just the best things which you would never want to say No to......So when I accompanied my flat mate for Diwali shopping I captured a whole lot of shades of the Bandra Markets............

there were lots of variety and lots of shades,Copper and bronze seemed to be in these days the Price ranged from 300Rs to 1000 rs but the Sparkle in them caught my eyes.......

Thats the Copper Bracelet which was looking just too classy ,It could be worn over on Saree,or Even with Kurtis .......Its just how one carries I guess dressing is all about a Look as in how you want to Come Across..........
There this shop which I would specially like to name here - MELA It boasts of some lovely collections of garments handmade ,the materials are picked up from Bikaner /Jaislmer /Jaipur and the Designer recreates the ethnic magic.......

This is just a specimen of a Skirt which is again chic,Indian and in these days.......The Material is Silk and the Colors are so Indian !
Well How can I go out and Not Eat especially the Oh So Mumbai's the Aaloo Tikki's......

Nothing Like a good Chaat( We north Indians call it Chaat)...........

Dinner- and Again Dinner

The Few Last days have practically been super hectic..From hosting Dinner to attending Dinner...
Well for a Start We ( Me and my Lovely Flatmate ) decided to be a little social to our Neighbours as in Like Inviting ousrelf at their places,No No We never ask that You invite us Its just that Eventually We are :P
Jokes Apart,We had an invitation to a Dinner at home,thats the flat just below our appt,not exactly but yes the ground floor appt,and the tempting smell of Red Thai Fish Curry as I passed by the door while climbing upstairs(We donot have an elevator) Its not multistoreyed appt to justify this,But I guess most of the Bandra's Carter Road places are a bit like this only!Now yes back to the tempting smell of the curry I rushed upstairs to inform my Flat mate that The Dinner seems to be ready...This Neighbour considers himself from Pattaya(Thailand) Well He is very much Indian and Mumbaikar but According to him he has left India sme 10 years back...........Well long Story behind this Neighbour who was a film producer Now a jewellery manufaturer..Well He gave both of us rather a sweet pendant(Charm) .........
Now As The so called Neighbour has proudly proclaimed that he doesnt know Indian Cooking  We had offered to cook steamed rice at our place and When We go there We will take it along with it,So It was kind of We taking along the steamed rice instead of Wine( that gesture of ours saved us from all the trouble of buying a wine) Well ,Sharp 9pm We were at his Door Step with the steamed Rice and I was just too tempted  to eat the Dinner directly.You see travelling from Sion to Bandra is a pain and Well I was actually hungry.........But then We were served Glittering White Wine along with a fantabulous Salad,The theme was Thai and yes everything tasted super Awesome,The Music was my all time favorite classics,yeah I am big hindi oldie fan,I love the songs of S.D Burman and Manna dey...............Nothing like good food,good Music and Good Wine I must add .........
Dinner turned out to be a great affair as We ended up inviting another friend of ours to that dinner,the pretext was that this friend of ours is house hunting in Bandra,(yeah I know its kind worst thing that could happen to you,Finding a good place in Bandra! I had to undergo the trauma for a month but yes I ended up in a lovely Seabird,Carter road Appt........) and the Neigbour is leaving for his pseudo home Pattaya(Thailand) ,that is vacating the bandra appt ...Hence we though of acting the broker and saving this friend of ours a hefty brokerage.Yes the brokerage has always left me broke ,No doubt........
Now No more of cribbing :P I should be back to my Dinner's experience ,So Now a good Dinner followed by walk at 12 in the Night .........Thats the beauty of our place,We have this lovely carter road to ourselves..........and after 12 there is this Coffee,10rs each but the Sheer delight of sipping the coffee amidst the Walk and the Serenity of the Night........Sigh! Well Nothing like it! That was Just a Start,We never knew that the next day We will end up being the Host and the Day after We would dine at Bus Stop/Carter road,Yeah strange In Lemon Grass We had the starters and the Soup.......Though I am not a great fan of spinach dimsums and Sweet Corn Soup but I was way too happy to Complain,It was so that One of school friend has invited me for Dinner just to catch up and I took my flatmate along.......

Then as a sweet gesture We invited him the next day for Dinner and Now The Week only have 5 days,So Our calendars were blocked for dinner literally every day..Comes this Weekend,I find myself hanging out at TOTO's,Now That is an experience I would love to blog about in Detail,TOTO's is a pub -A garage pub but Nothing Like it Again............The Pakodas tastes super awesome and the Sheer Enthusiasm of the crowd.....Loud Music banging and you tend to enjoy the drink keeping all your thoughts aside.........I was not suitably dressed up I guess I was overly dressed up for a place like TOTO's but then I did notice appreciative glances..........