Nov 3

3rd November, 2012

   The day pretty much started with a yell from the vendors below. I have learnt that the vendors would cycle around every single day, shouting out to everyone to indicate that he is willing to take in anything old, or he is selling certain goods. Apart from the vendors, some other creatures are also capable of being extremely noisy: the crows. One thing about Mumbai is not only it is densely populated by human beings, it also boasts thousands of crows which would be everywhere throughout the day. Unfortunately my sleep was disrupted by the vendors and the crows and so I woke up and got ready for the day. 

    The day rolled by quickly, with Big Bang Theory on TV, a sweet lime juice and a custard apple for breakfast.  Sweet lime and custard apples are fruits commonly found in India, with the sweet lime tasting slightly like oranges and the custard apple resembling a grenade, but tasting delightfully sweet. However, there are not much flesh inside but an awful lot of seeds, but it was a really interesting fruit.

    After a nice morning, me and my host Divina went to the Colaba Causeway, which is pretty much like Mongkok in Hong Kong. There's a great hustle all around the place and there's a lot of commotion. People were pushing all around and there are a lot of stalls and motorcycles all over the place. It is terribly crowded but there are a lot of goods sold at a good price--and we can even bargain! I bought a some bracelets, bangles, scarves for me and my mom, some ornaments and so forth. Along with these souvenirs, I also learnt more about the fine art of bargaining. Apart from stalls, there are also some branded shops like Nike, Reebok, Adidas and so on. Exclude all the people all over the place, the Causeway is a nice place to spend all your money. 

     We went to pick up some Indian foods at Camy, an Indian snack shop Camy is one of those shops that everyone knows in Mumbai; according to Divina it's been here for a long, long time. I bought some nice snacks like chakli (rice biscuits), banana wafers, chevea(corn chips) and a lot more. I'm starting to worry whether I can fit all of this stuff into my suitcase.

    So it has been a really fruitful day (literally) and hopefully I have enough space in my suitcase to put everything in. Sounds cliche, but time really flies. I really do not want to go back to Hong Kong so soon. 

Gladys :D