View of Bangalore sky captured from our rooftop.Beautiful isn't it ...
Monday, September 22, 2008
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
hmm...
After a long hiatus (well ...not that long) I am back. I was home last week. The trip as always was refreshing. Even though i was very happy about it, it made me rue over what i was missing every single day. But things are good as they are .I have learned to take everything in a positive way. There is a single way to move and that is forward. So be it.
I prefer buses when i travel home as it drops me nearby home.Travelling by train is not that good an option as i have to take a 30 minutes bus ride from the railway station. Airlines are no longer an option as the new Bangalore Airport is miles away and the air fares are not affordable anymore.
The bus I was in broke down on the way. I got out .It was close to midnight and the bus was parked in some place along the highway. I got out because of a strong urge to take a leak. I went and used the toilet in a petrol pump nearby while the bus driver and others were trying to fix the vehicle. There was no light in the toilet. With the 5 Watt light from my cell phone for light, i did the needful and quickly exited.
Bus driver and co were trying to repair the bus .After a while they suddenly said there is nogo.They stopped another bus and asked the rest of passengers to board it .They said that as it was Friday & no buses were free and there is no point waiting. There were no seats in the new bus and the only option was to stand or sit in the empty space between seats till next main city is reached(it could easily take another 6 hrs).I did not see a single person raise voice and people started taking their bags and boarding the new bus. Imagine 64 people in a 32 seater bus and that too including women and children. Some of us protested and asked them to repair the bus or get an alternate. They did not comply saying the issue could be repaired 'only' by a mechanic from Bangalore. I decided enough was enough. I went to the Petrol bunk nearby and asked for Phone no of the local police station. I called the Polic Station. As usual they were non responsive. I managed to get the Sub Inspector's no. The SI was a lady who said not to worry and that she will be there soon. Just before the Police arrived the 2nd bus left with 26 passengers leaving us 6 behind. When the police came, we explained the situation and the Inspector asked them to get us an alternative and even took their vehicle registration papers and asked them to get it the next day . We thanked her and we managed to get another bus in due course of time. Bus i am sure all of them felt bad that no one supported us for the common and just cause. But i felt happy and contented that what we did could stop such things from happening again. We later came to know that all those people who had gone earlier had a tough time and reached after we did.
I prefer buses when i travel home as it drops me nearby home.Travelling by train is not that good an option as i have to take a 30 minutes bus ride from the railway station. Airlines are no longer an option as the new Bangalore Airport is miles away and the air fares are not affordable anymore.
The bus I was in broke down on the way. I got out .It was close to midnight and the bus was parked in some place along the highway. I got out because of a strong urge to take a leak. I went and used the toilet in a petrol pump nearby while the bus driver and others were trying to fix the vehicle. There was no light in the toilet. With the 5 Watt light from my cell phone for light, i did the needful and quickly exited.
Bus driver and co were trying to repair the bus .After a while they suddenly said there is nogo.They stopped another bus and asked the rest of passengers to board it .They said that as it was Friday & no buses were free and there is no point waiting. There were no seats in the new bus and the only option was to stand or sit in the empty space between seats till next main city is reached(it could easily take another 6 hrs).I did not see a single person raise voice and people started taking their bags and boarding the new bus. Imagine 64 people in a 32 seater bus and that too including women and children. Some of us protested and asked them to repair the bus or get an alternate. They did not comply saying the issue could be repaired 'only' by a mechanic from Bangalore. I decided enough was enough. I went to the Petrol bunk nearby and asked for Phone no of the local police station. I called the Polic Station. As usual they were non responsive. I managed to get the Sub Inspector's no. The SI was a lady who said not to worry and that she will be there soon. Just before the Police arrived the 2nd bus left with 26 passengers leaving us 6 behind. When the police came, we explained the situation and the Inspector asked them to get us an alternative and even took their vehicle registration papers and asked them to get it the next day . We thanked her and we managed to get another bus in due course of time. Bus i am sure all of them felt bad that no one supported us for the common and just cause. But i felt happy and contented that what we did could stop such things from happening again. We later came to know that all those people who had gone earlier had a tough time and reached after we did.
