True...VERY TRUE...but consider one thing...u expect bombayites to reply to everything that happens here...lol...look at where we are...the city that pays the highest taxes...makes the most money in india is neglected while ur beloved capital flourishes(in comparison to m'bai atleast)...we dont have the TIME girl..we leave it to our able leaders to decide what to do...let us live and work in piece...these small blockages will hapn...cheers :)

Okay, you are still taking the various colours of the city in, and perhaps are overwhelmed. And probably each one of us has this one feeling sitting deep down in our bellies of 'doing something' and another standing right above it of achieving and getting somewhere, of being somebody.

The day after the tragic event occured, Moose and me ended up ranting about the nation going to ruins and our need for doing something. We talked of how we're made to believe that alone one cannot do anything, and that reflects from our 'do we have a choice' rhetoric.

Wonder why don't we have a choice! Or why we feel to not have a choice. All it would take, I believe is an introspection -- the three fingers pointing toward us question -- what did I do about it? There wouldn't be dearth of ways how we can make a difference, come to think about it.

And I'm skeptic about the effectiveness of pouring kerosene on parasites too. While waging wars on terrors, and battering our egos, are we really striking where it is needed? Or this too, is another tit-for-tat deed they perform to make their own balance sheets heavier?

And how many of us really stand up and ask the questions to those who're supposedly 'able' to lead us through the ups and downs? The 'you go first and we'll back you up' game comes into play and everyone of us tends to look pervertly for that 'someone' to make the first move!

One can go on and on. But to end it here, lets start. At least I would be able to sleep peacefully, satisfied of having given something, done something - and I do not need to expect anything in return - the good things will follow. We'll do our bits, in our ways, and the smallest of the grains will make a heap. We may have more important things to do, but we could sure take out a few minutes of our day to make this place better. For life.

Situ thou name is sarcasm!! yes our beloved able leaders, who have parties that riot and destroy public property.. but whre is the peace or was 'piece' intended?

yeah i know. i feel the same way. I was out for a walk , my comp was on in my room. when i came back saw like 10 messages saying " r ur folks ok ? ", " have u heard ? "
i was totally freaked out, couldnt get in touch with home. finally thru situ and a few other people got in touch with my family. also heard from all my friends.
But i was just thinking it could so easily have been us. Finish college at 5 after blabbering in the moffis and take the train from churchgate. so so so easily could have been us.
I am still shocked... but like u said... there is hardly anytime for shock and grief. Pick up the bags and take the train again ...

its true.. no one has really got a choice. u've got to move on. if u if don't get off ur posterior and get back to the coal mines ur going to be the loser. and no one wants to lose. mumbai has always bounced back and all that, but as u said, wat else does one expect it to do??

look who's here!!