I don’t think Mumbai will ever be the same again. I mean no one will ever dare to underestimate the power of her monsoons (I somehow like to think that cities & countries are females. They sound so cool). They say this is the heaviest rainfall in 100 years in Mumbai and I have sort of shrugged that claim altogether. Flooding in Mumbai is not uncommon and we all know that the amount of sewage waste this city produces in a day. I have said earlier that the lax administration has to be blamed for this present fate of Mumbai. For a start, mumbai needs to be ‘moisturized’ even further to make it look beautiful. Clearing the unauthorised slums is not the only solution but planting more greens all across the city is what is required. The administration needs to be given a lesson or two in lateral thinking (read De Bono’s 6 hats theory) to come out with innovative ideas about how to stop the flow of migrants into the city. Politicians and political parties need to look beyond their populist agendas and work together for a better Mumbai. Phew! I know this is easier said than done :(
I decided to stay indoors today and skipped office. I was not going to take any chances after my 2 day sojourn there. Not that the stay was boring but who wants to do the same thing twice :-) Instead I had a novel idea and somehow I had predicted this heavy downpour on Saturday itself. I managed to find an older version of Unreal Tournament lying somewhere in the house and installed it alongwith the updates and some Mod Packs. An older version meant that my PC will support it fully without any ego hassles. I play UT in 1280×1024 resolution!! Thanks to my ATI RADEON card :-) I have realised that games, no matter what the age, are timeless classics in their own way. :-|
Oh what would I have done without UT and the internet?…sigh!! ;-)
