Skip to main content

Of Crows & Pigeons


Of late, worse than the pollution, population & politicians (elections are underway here where I stay); it has been crows and pigeons that have been giving me a heart ache! In a city where there isn't enough space for people to stay and more get pouring in everyday, it looks like things aren't much different for these birds as well.

When town was full & expensive, people moved to suburbs. When prices shot up in suburbs - hey there still were the outskirts to stretch and extend Mumbai further. When trees were full, there were poles & buildings. And now - these little funny creatures don't mind to procreate on our window ledges! People are generous of course. I have seen elevators in some Jain dominated buildings having stickers saying how you can wash away your sins by feeding them. Humbug!

So, every morning (especially weekend mornings) when you are having the best sleep of your life (at least the week!) - they simply can't stop moving round and making stupid noises! Their jumping around on the corrugated roofs seems like a herd of elephants passing by. Seriously. Any solutions? I really love my early morning sleep.

Labels:
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Saraswati to Laxmi!

 Image Courtesy: http://www.thehindu.com/ Now that MBA is over and I am considered an ounce wiser, being back home means work. There are so many pending things that are just waiting in the attic to be dusted and made to work again. One of them is the mammoth task of physical share transfer and dematerialization. Though stated in one pretty sentence, it takes months of effort and work. And of course, money!  My brother has been painfully going about the motions of this work for a couple of months now and nothing much yet seems to have resulted out of it. We struck a good deal with a certain Saraswati something shares. I asked, "How much would this one fetch us?". He replied, "Enough to recover the money you spent on your MBA degree". I exclaimed, "Really! Waoh! Even after they have been dormant for like 15 years??!". He quipped, in exasperation, "Weren't they supposed to teach you all this in B-School?" I did shut up and let him do this pain...
30 comments
Read more

Were you sleeping?

How irritating is it to get a phone call when you are in that last hour of your sleep on a Saturday morning? Worse, if it turns out to be your mobile service provider wanting to confirm if you would want to upgrade your 3G plan (which in any case sucks with most providers in India!) Even worse, what if it turns out to be someone important, like your boss? Now you don't want to sound totally sleepy - do you? What would he/she be thinking of you if he were to ask, "Were you sleeping?" at 11 am in the morning? (And, this is judgmental attitude is especially true of older white haired balding bosses!) Well, here are a few tips to sound all alert & morning crispy when actually you would have killed him for ruining your sleep on a Saturday morning. They have worked well for me, hope they would for you too! - Take a deep breath, let the phone ring for a few seconds so that you get a chance to clear your head (hope you did not have much alcohol last night). T...
16 comments
Read more

Randomized...25 times!

Taking the tag from Nikki , I go on stating 25 random things about me. I further tag Ramesh to continue this (please?). Here we go: 1. I am totally moody. And my mood swings should become a part of the legends. 2. I own only 1 pair of sports shoes at any point of time. Currently I have an Adidas pair which have started wearing off. I so hate it when I have to change my pair of sports shoes. 3. I don't like that not many people don't follow my blog, may be my PR isn't that good. 4. I would kill 2 people had it been in my hands. I really would. 5. I hate sycophants. 6. I think it is absolutely fine to be emotional - whether you are strong or weak shouldn't be judged by the tears you shed. 7. I hate it when people talk shit in the corridors of the hostel and disturb my sleep. I am sure if anyone of those read this, they will do so even more. [Then I would have no choice but remove this point.] 8. I am basically a nice fellow. I like to say this to people. And yes,...
8 comments
Read more