one of our painters today told us that he was searching to buy a house in the jopad-patti areas (slums) of the western suburbs.. and guess what price he was asked to pay for a 120sq ft. room (12' X 10')
7 lacs! can u believe it..?
it is ridiculous how everyday more and more people like ME are moving to this over crowded, highly polluted and unhygienic metropolitan - "mumbai"
there are so many people already living here...
So, i have decided to start a "lets leave mumbai club" will come up with a better name i think..
ideally the "aim" should have been to make mumbai a better place..
but somehow i dont see myself doing that.
hence aim no.2 is - to try and relocate.. (run away from the problems)
escape..haha.
or at least the endeavour to leave ;-)
(slyly i have been thinking of relocating since past 2years)
i wonder who all can join..?
the non resident mumbaikars can join for sure
(if they care about making mumbai a better place...)
as of now i love living in Bombay and don't mind all the small problems here
(on good days i say that to myself...on bad days, i list down options of cities where i can relocate)
for example...
i pay rent which is exactly half of what i earn.. (ignore the "architects dont ever get paid well")
i have paid 1.35 lacs as rent in past 2years which is way beyond what we paid for 5years living & studying in vvnagar.
so much for the urban life..!
am i really enjoying it?
is it worth it? may be! otherwise, i would not have taken 2years to decide between bombay - no bombay..
as of now i feel i cannot live in a small town.
think i will always miss bombay if i move out.
(which is why i keep posponing the relocation plan... i feel all will be better next month..may be after that..)
but may be i will be happier and i'll have 2.5hours extra everyday to myself since i wont have to travel long distances. might save up some money to spend on other better things then paying huge rent & food bills..
anyways, i must go home now where i pay 200 bucks a nigh just to just crash and bathe.
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well said hp. now i must get back to buying groceries; for my hauriyaa friends to consume.
o-hp
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