Su is getting married!

Update on one of my previous posts: "Su wants to get married"

Su is getting married. which is a good thing because she is getting married to a person who truly loves her. Cynical that I am about marriages and relationships, I firmly believe that love and familiarity are the only right reasons to get married.

It was around 8 months back that she called to tell me that Wisdom had proposed to her. Wisdom had been the topic of quite a few of our animated conversations prior to this, so the date was something that was just waiting to happen. But the sudden proposal was totally unexpected and I remember being as excited as a teen girl watching Robert Pattinson in twilight when I heard the news. But the real confirmation was not going to come for a long long time and everyone, including Wisdom, waited for a good 6-7 months.

Now that the d-day is just 2 days away, I am feeling all emotional and genuinely happy. Quite opposite to me, Su has always loved marriages and kids and happy little families who sing and dance together. And I truly truly wish her dream comes true for her.

And I am not feeling bad like last time when my other friends got maried because after marriage Su will live closer to my house in Mumbai. Fun.

Mugged in Mumbai

Light coffee table banter in office with people from a different team. Normal conversation ensues when suddenly one fellow says

You know, I was mugged in Mumbai?

All my life, I have been shouting from rooftops that Mumbai is the safest city in India. So it was quite an embarrassment for me.

The story goes that the guy gets down at the domestic airport, doesnt take the pre-paid cab, gets into one random cab. The cab driver tells him it will take 45 minutes to reach the international airport (?? The distance is around 15 mins). Then in one alley, he stops the cab and asks this guy to pay up Rs.2500. When our guy says he doesnt have this kind of money they ask him to pay up in dollars (HAHA). And even the inside locks are disabled. Our guy throws the notes on the cab driver's face who is distracted by this. Our guy then pulls down the window, reaches for the handle on the outside and escapes.

Now, the twist. It seems there were 2 guys in the cab. WHY? I mean why would you ever sit in a cab which already has an extra person? Doesnt it smell fishy from the word go? Infact, when I came to Bangalore for the first time, even I took a regular cab. After I sat in the cab another guy came and sat with the driver. I opened the door and told him in no uncertain terms that there can be only one person (other than the driver) in this cab. The extra guy got out. Smart eh?

Reminds me, this was one of the earliest lessons that my mom taught us and drilled it into our heads. Wondering if it really saved me from mugging that day and wondering whether I would have behaved in the same way if this was not there in the back of my head.