Samuel Without His Manual

Life in the Aamchi. (Aamchi Mumbai = Our Mumbai) Living in Mumbai, the city that never sleeps, is something you have to experience firsthand to understand. This place literally never sleeps. And trust me I’ve tried looking for times it does. Living here is not for people who want a quiet, easy life, adrenaline junkies are the only ones who flourish here.  The majority of people who live here are in a constant state of stress, excitement, anger, enjoyment, confusion, focus, every emotion you can think of. People will swing through a minimum of 6 emotions a day. It’s like the roads that have 6 intersections. How that works is beyond me but everyone seems to find their place and life moves on. The mentality of Mumbai residents is also something no other place has. It is best described as that of a rickshaw driver. When trying to get a rickshaw you stand on the road and stick your hand out. If the rickshaw driver sees you and isn’t too distracted by his earphones, then he sizes you up....

When your English doesn’t english. Neurospicy is a fun, quirky way of describing people who have neurological problems like dyslexia, dyscalculia, sensory issues etc. It’s a way of saying ‘one of these is not like the others.’ Ever since I can remember, spelling, reading, writing, maths were hard. Textures, sounds, colours were also annoying to the point of crying from frustration. Let me tell you what I mean by spellings, reading etc. From my point of view. I don't know how you see words in books or signs but to me words move. Move! What do you mean by move? I know you might think that it doesn't make any sense but that's exactly my point. It doesn't. That is why it used to bring me to tears. I will try to give you an example. Let's take this sentence. “A cat is small and cute.” Now what I would see is, “Cat a cute small and”. If I closed my eyes and looked again I would see, “tac a sall and cute.” Now that was not a spelling mistake, it is just how I saw the words...