10 years ago

10 years ago

1. I was in 6th Standard

2. i sucked at math( i still do )

3. i had a huge crush on one ,,well two girls in my class.

4. I went to Cricket Coaching

5. I wanted to be a Doctor

6. I had seen 2-3 English Movies

7. I Couldnt Ride a Bicycle...Learnt after 3 months

8. I didnt have a Sibling

9. My Vacs would be Spent in Mumbai and Surat ---Its Ulta now, For Vacs i come down to Baroda.

10. I was a Part of an "Invention Group"...

Still Vividly Recall Those Days....Me,Divya,Priyesh, Ishaan, Dwij, Sagar ( Secret Meetings and all stuff, Password, all Inspired from Secret Seven i Guess !!)

11. I had Etched my name on a Tree...Opposite My Class in 5th-c .

That we used to call a "TREE"

12. I used to Write with Ink-Pen ( Provided by School.)

13. I Hated the Number 13( was superstitious)

14.

English teacher/ SS teacher- Bakshi sir ( He had Told Us To Do Two things:

a) Buy Two Story Books on Every birthday . So by 20 years u'll have Your Own Library ..

10 Years Have Passed and I have Hardly Read 10 Books...So Gotta Catch Up

Eventually Poornima Madam Replaced Him- She was a Perfect teacher. Very Devoted to her Job

b) Plant 1 tree every year .Didnt Get a Chance, But Did Plant Two Mango Trees which have grown Big and Yeah bear Fruits also.

Hindi teacher- Mayur sir ---Well, he would Make Us Laugh a Lot.

Science teacher- Shivani madam-- Class teacher.

She Actually Made The Transition Easy from 5th (junior section) to 6th (senior section) --Wonderful Teacher

Maths teacher- Tejashri Madam- I Was Afraid of Her ...ha ha

Computer Teacher- Chaturvedi Sir...Cant Believe used to work on Windows 95 then.

15. I had never been Online....Didnt have an Email id , Didnt have a Cellfone ( though of Internet as a Machine .....ha ha )

16. Used to Play Cricket All Day in Vacs.
3 shifts actually ( Ws good at Batting .Thought Myself As the Next Tendulkar in Waiting)

Early Morning 8-10

After Lunch

and Evenings(Coaching)

17. Played My first Cricket Match on Season ball ( It was 6th -C v/s 6th -B )

Venue: Akota Stadium

The Equation Still Remains in our Favour .We have won 37 and they 32( Correct me if I am wrong)

18. Had Watched Each and Every Match at WC-1999. and loved to see India thrash Pakistan

1999 also reminds me of Anil Kumble's 10 wkt Haul against Pakistan.

19. Took Part in a Inter House Drama- The Sheriff's Kitchen (Based on Robinhood- My role Was That of a Guard--Abhishek Shah was With me In This Drama) I felt i had Done a Great Job....Acting Hmmmm..

So This Is What Happened To Me 10 Years Ago. Let Me See If After Another 10 Years I Can Write Sumthing Once Again.

Words learnt in Mumbai

Mumbai has its own mix Hindi . Its influenced by all - The Gujaratis, Sindhis, Marathis, Christians, Muslims, Parsees, Jews( yes !!)

This makes it a truly Metrpolitian City .... If u come from outside Mumbai then u would be hearing majority of these words for the first time and would take time in infering the meaning

and then u would say " Err....excuse me ...what did u say ..You see i am new to this place....So cheers to Mumbai and Mumbaiya hindi ...

keeda karta hai-- causes problem/ pest

tujhe bahut keede hain- you have lots of ( dont know how to explain ..its keeda )

jhol-- problem

wandha --big problem

raada-- real big problem

taang mat dena  dont break ur promise

ye to latest hain --- sum new funny incident

aayla-- well this means oh my god ..or sort of ...mostly used wen surprised...aayla ...sachin ...( etymology: derived from hai allah)

ghanta-- in literal sense it means bell ....but often used as a slang ...

dhaape chhe-- used wen sum1 is faking stories ...

woich to --- means "that only"

khunnas-- used throughout india now...means attitude

khunnas nikala--- take out grudge

jhakkas-- awesome

khopcha-- corner

yeda/ yedi hai  --- he/ she is a crackpot

baap hai -- mind rattling or awesome

full to -- full to bakwass ki

vaat-- i am in trouble

khali fukat main kaiko takleef mod lene ka-- why to take up problem unnecessarily

mandvali-- settling things down

BTM- behenji turned into Model

jugaad-- used all over india ( knack of getting things done ....by hook or crook)

dhakkan-- 

atrangi-- strange

shana hai re--used sarcastically

rappak--slap

mahim-matunga

vasai-virar

used for squints

buskya--dont take me granted

chindi giri mat kar---dont act cheap

shendi mat laga--- dont try to fool me

alibaug se aa ya hai kya---- r u insane

chaayla--- no meaning ...used casually

fatte-- awesome , cool

sab kaam sumdi mein hona chahiye--- no one must be able to know this

kaltii maar---- i am leaving/ get out of here

" arre listen , tera test to dhinchak gaya hoga" --just a typical mumbaiya lingo

dhasu --- good

teri faat gayi -- u were scared

abey to " hill" jayega --- doesnt mean going to a hill--- but u'll be shocked to hear this

pakka mat -- dont bug me

kya thakela hai re tu -- u sound too boring, unintresting

wantas ki gole le ke nikal--- i dont know what does it mean ...but still have heard it often

marathi words i have learnt after coming to mumbai

striyan sathi-- seat reserved for girls

pudhe chala-- the conductor shouts this in the bus " go ahead"

apanga sathi-- seat reserved for disabled

kisi bhi sthanakan par thamana nahi ----means the train is not goin to stop on these stations

Inference: I need to learn Marathi...

HATES

1. Waking Up Early in The Morning

2. Waiting For The Rickshaw/Bus/Train

3. People dont Respond to My Calls/SMS

4. It rains and I have to go to College

5. People take Stupid Quizzes on FB( its their choice,,,)

6. Get Emails Fwd saying " U'll win this"

7. Theres problem with the Internet wen I Have to do sum Imp wrk

8. I have to walk from NM to MPSTME alone or Vice-versa

9. Sumone Gets too Personal

10. Doesnt turn up after promising

11.Lizards

12. I see Desperation in people at the time of Submissions.

13. Sum1 knws that i do this thing Evryday and still forgets abt it

14. There are mosquitoes In NM Quad.

15. Sum1 forgets the House Key and i have to open it ( aalsi)

16. Sum1 sleeps on ma bed.

17. Sum1 laughs at my slip of tongues( have learnt to accept it)

18. Rickshaw wala says " Chutte Nahi Hai" and I have to Unnecessarily go to G.R.Jani(canteen) , buy sumthing and pay him, while I am already late for the class.

19. The team i support loses....badly;

20. Sum1 asks for Supplementary While I am wondering was this thing in the Syllabus and then the Inner-Self says " Gandu Padh Naa Chaiye Tha Yaar "

21. I have to give 2nd tests and Beg for the 3rd and give Xams with the Mindframe( Intenals Mein Lag Gai Hai.

22. While driving Mummy's commentary is on " See there is a Truck comin...See there is a cow in the middle...careful,,,,,joje ....Dheemen Chalav"

23. When Someone returns me by Headphones, Charger... all jumbled up and i have to Fiddle with the wire to get them straight

24. Mumbai Rains( Creepy )

25. Bland Messs Food, In Particular G.R.Jani

26. Poor Internet speed

27. Waiting outside the ATM esp in IRLA

28. Losing my pens

29. Non-Availability of books in Library( Cant blame others ...coz i ask for them just the day b4 test)

30. Ironing my Clothes ( Wish they never get Crumpled...)

31. And Lastly I Hate doing Nothing About the things Above.