Dhwani’s uncle, Bhaveshbhai, his wife Simi, Dhwani’s mother
Tarula and again Tarula’s mother visited us to invite full Dodeja family for Kosha’s
wedding on 9th. Her wedding will be held at Gurudwara in Andheri
(East) at 11 O’clock, very convenient for us. She is marrying a Punjabi boy.
Inevitably, our talks with Shah’s shifted to Ghatkopar, Simi
is born and brought up in Ghatkopar and was student of Vinay Mandir and Somaiya
College. Ghatkopar being Guju area, the best element of Ghatkopar is snacks
eating outlets. There are plenty of them on every nook and corner, You can find
all varieties and types of food with road side hawkers, and believe me, they
are best. There were two ‘A’ grade restaurants, Pride of India and Stockhome,
both lasted for few years and have to close down!
I exchanged notes on current best outlets and was surprised
to find that ‘Achija’ has lost his number one status in Pav Bhaji, however Dosa
and Sandwich vendors are doing roaring business. Odean area is cleared of all
food stalls. The best food now is available at Vikrant Circle. So much has
changed in last 10 years. Many old buildings are demolished and rebuilt, Metro
is passing through west side, major brands have opened huge showrooms, roads
are filled with best cars.
And to top it, Shyam Uncle said, new project near Sindhuwadi
was announced on redevelopment plot @80,000/- i.e. 8.0 cr for 2BHK flat! Wow.
Of course that project is super luxurious project, but did we expect it?
Sindhu Baug, Sindhu Wadi areas [developed by Sindhi’s post
partition in 50’s] are all being considered for redevelopment. Once that
happens, our memories attached with those places will seem unreal, and section
of Ghatkopar which exclusively belonged to Sindhi’s will be no longer in existence.
Thu: New year arrived with cloudy, windy and chilly day. Akshay
– Muskan are heralding new year with Ankit and Palavi at some resort near
Sinhgadh. Kashyap and Dhwani are in Lonavala with Dhwani’s gang. Avi – Megha
are in Chennai celebrating new year and wedding anniversary. Lali and family
with Umesh and family are celebrating new year in most happening party of Pune
city. And we four, Mummy – Bindiya – Myself and Chinky, all representing three
different generations enjoyed excellent climate, Anjeer Burfi, Milk Cake,
Pastries, yummy food and sad TV programs. However, Big Boss – 8 this year is
saving grace, we all enjoy watching it, which we did.
No new resolutions for this year. I will try to complete
2014 resolutions, which I had made in 2013 but not completed. Those resolutions
were planned in 2012. Which actually were supposed to be completed in 2011!
This is how life takes its strides, at its own speed, which we sometimes find
very slow and sometimes, super fast, yesterday Lali said, 2014 is gone, just in
a blink!
One more twist in saga of Lulla Nagar Plot. Since 2007, we
are in process of finding its solution, the roller coaster ride provided by it
has being thrilling. What not has being planned for this plot? Outright sale,
JV with builders for Land against ‘R’ zone, tree plantations, business use
[like wedding lawn, play ground, jogging center], building small farm house, mortgage
ideas were floated.
In 2015, one more builder came out with more exciting offer
i.e. flats against land. New government wants to clear DP of Pune and we have
this window of 30-45 days to convert this new opportunity. Finally this matter has cornered eye balls of
big shots, MLA’s, and maybe CM. So chances are good for resolution. But will
all owners agree?
3rd Jan is my birthday, and before I say, ‘Happy
Birthday’, a thought came to my mind. If I was following Hindu Calender, when
was my birthday? Google told me, it was on 27th December 2014,
nearly one week back. So, moral of story is ‘Date’ is a simple calculation,
which can keep changing.
So why celebrate one particular day as birthday, why not
every day?
Neha celebrated Mahek’s birthday which falls on 4th,
in advance on 31st. So Mahek kept saying this year 4th
came before 1st, that is why we are celebrating my birthday.
See, again confusion regarding dates.
One principle we need to follow this year is:
Seek happiness through seeking
TRUTH, WISDOM & LOVE.
And not by chasing
Thrills, Wealth, Titles, or Fame.
by P G Dodeja
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