This post will contain all my experiences with the infamous Mumbai rains. Already had one of a kind experience in the July 2005 showers. Let’s see what 2009 will bring.
Day One (25 Jun 09) - Left an umbrella in the auto rickshaw. May God provide shelter to a umbrella-less person.
Day Two (26 Jun 09) - The back up umbrella I have fails to keep me dry in the rain last Friday. Got drenched from head to toe in my walk from Jogeshwari to the WE highway. Incidentally, this umbrella was bought from Gurunath stores in IIT Madras. Evidently, umbrellas manufactured in Chennai cannot protect you in the Mumbai rain.
Day Three (29 Jun 09) - A new umbrella bought for 200 bucks. In the second use, the bottom handle of the umbrella goes flying into the air. Stuck with a half-broken umbrella. It seems the Rain Gods are determined to keep me wet through this monsoon.
Day Four (30 Jun 09) – A relatively dry day. Bandra Worli Sea Link (BWSL) takes up centrestage. Finally opened in 2009 (as opposed to a planned date in 2004) at a cost of around Rs 1600 crore (at around 5 times its original budget). And to think my boss cribs about my project running a month late. But I’m not complaining (about the BWSL). Mumbai needed a monument like this since a long time. Now the only thing to see is how the police manage to protect this structure.
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Hilarious !! Can imagine your tryst in search of a reliable umbrella !! He he
Hmm, maybe I should change my blog to “In search of a reliable Umbrella!”
Carry over from Day 2 to Day 3 Lesson: Umbrellas manufactured in Mumbai cannot protect you from Mumbai rain either
Mumbai rains defy Newton’s Laws of Motion. Thus no umbrella can protect you from Mumbai rain.
The rain gods are all set to have you drenched !!