Good Bye Phyan !!!

The unusual occurrence of rain had definitely pleased the mumbaikars. The cloudy sky and sprinkling rain gave us the much awaited break from the scorching heat... Little did we know that this was just the silence before the storm.. the Phyan ...
Phyan derives its name from Myanmar, and the Burmese word means a cherry which has fallen off a tree. It seems, this time, it is a vicious fruit from the weather gods. After having brought a terrible destruction in Ratnagiri, when Phyan turned towards us... we finally thought that the Mahapralay of 2012 was to begin from Mumbai... Fear gripped our hearts !!!
The government got wise and immediately ordered all schools,colleges and offices to close down by 2.oo p.m. The unsuspected halfday was another add-on to the happiness of those who just love the way weather-gods play with us... Some of us returned home... many others crowded near Worli sea-face and other beaches to see the Cyclone themselves....
We waited.. and waited.. and waited a still more... and did manage to witness a few high-tides, but Phyan was not even in the distant visibility... Finally, the news was confirmed that Phyan had lost all its strength during its journey, and hence wont be appearing in Mumbai...
Hushhh... Thank God for that !!!
Well, those of us who look at things in a comical way kept saying... "Phyan was a good enough name.. But it was in Burmese... Hence it skipped mumbai.. fearing that some politicians might not allow a non-marathi cyclone to enter here... "
LOL !!!