COMMUTE WITH COMPOSURE

The flyover is under construction. Owing to a busy Chennai - Bangalore railway crossing, construction of a flyover became imperative. The road is dug around 1.5 feet and hence the starting trip of first 300m or so from the Kadugodi (an area in Bangalore) bus stop is highly jerky. Due to this the luxurious local volvo buses have stopped coming inside the bus stop and stand on the main road itself around 500m away. That fine evening, he was waiting for the volvo to reach the central railway station. Finally, after a meager wait of around 20 minutes the bus arrived. Happily, he jumped inside and grabbed a seat. But he had failed to realize that it is going to be damn crowded. It is the peak time, when all the giant corporate employees get released from their offices and make a move to their houses. Consequently, the traffic was so intense and what could be seen around were only vehicles stuck on those huge roads without any motion. At every stop people were pouring in huge amounts. The scene inside the bus was ridiculous. Some are reading novels with their Ipods/mp3 players plugged inside the ear. At one moment he suspected whether he is in the right bus, as the ambience seemed like a long distance bus. His eyes constantly stared the wall clock hanging behind the driver's chamber, with a thought when I am going to reach? The only thing that kept his temper and patience in the limits was the cozy environment, the pleasant music of Radio Mirchi on the air and the freezing a.c. channel right above the head. It took around three hours to complete a small distance of 30 km instead of the normal one hour and ten minutes.