Whats wid amdavadis?

Its been nearly two months..when i came to amdavad.. they just love calling it so..amdavad.

And i am amused to see so many people repeating just one phrase in the morning..as soon as i wake up,the milkman,the housemaid,my neighbour,the watchman,his wife,the grocer..all repeating.."kem chho?" without fail.the answer is funnier.."maja ma..".i mean in any other language,we have several phrases of stating this.."i m fine","i m good","all's well"..but amdavadis like to be"maja ma!"

There are worse situations once you are out of your house,trust me..the traffic is a mess..you have better chances of survival..if you keep moving.To gujratis Time is money..you need proof?..hit the road.

The Gujju boys are shy..they are one woman-men..or if we look at it this way..they have invested so much time on a girl,(and remember time is money!),they just dont want to do it again and again..But dont feel lucky to spot a handsome fellow at the bus stop,if you ask him,"what time is it?"he would answer,"12 past five.."and tear your heart,saying"..ben(sister)!"

Another amusing fact:amdavadis find their bahoos very saras!whenever they find anything pleasant..they'll go like.."bahu saras chhey!".

But even with all this and more..amdavad is fun loving,forgiving and celebrating..each day and every moment of it.The city has work for everyone who is willing to work.The streets are safe..and people rarely find time to quarrel..so to sum up...

I M LOVIN IT!

My diaries have always been my best friends .The written word is so much more constant than human beings . Honest too!”-Mranal Pandey.

“honestly..I dont know as to what a blog should contain..is it allowed the liberty of being boring..?
But one thing that I am excited about is that I have a place to put the pieces of my thoughts,without any hesitation…the kind of which one faces when he/she is communicating verbally..i.e. how would my words effect the listener’s outlook towards me..here you (reader) are free to give any reactions..and i wont be bound to face it..literally.
I have always been overwhelmed while giving a shape to my thoughts through written words..there is always something that remains unwritten due to it..because there are so many thoughts coming in from god knows where..but have only one way out..the force is extremely maddening..but I always try my best you see!
There are several facets of a writer..so he/she has to negotiate and come to a settlement as to which one should be allowed to prevail ..at that particular moment..I mean you can be angry with or tolerant of something at the same time..like my mother is with me..and that’s the way I am with my words..I give them enough liberty to be what they stand for..not more neither less!
And lastly.. i am happy that I am not a celebrity..coz my blogs will be read by only those who genuinely wish to know me.