The BEST Commute

30-9-2009
Best buses are so crowdd these days...
Its 29 sep n im returnn home frm ofice.i cud hv said returnn frm wrk.but it wudnt actuly sound right.nyway,its 1830 n d crowd is showin its directly proportionality.I stil remembr d ol days..where crowdd buses cud simply be left for anothr 1.But nw 1 wud b smart enuf 2 do oderwise.
I get no.40 goin 2 borivali..d bus wsnt packed..yet.1st thn u do is use ur instincts.ur mumbai jungle intusions.u unvoluntarily map d bus of where 2 stand.dis is crucial in order 2 avoid bone crushn pushes n flexes for d nxt hour or two evn.
D aim is 2 get 2 d prsn who is most likly of getn off.
Based on crtain charecteristics which i hv put down based on site scrutinization;
hands on handle
desprtly lukn out
odr hnd n foot movemnt.
4 advncd lvl
eye movemnt
face xpresions
clothing
if elder
student
bisnes guy
but 4 these clues 1 needs 2 hv a good knowldge regardn strategic locations about vry stop.
But 1 general fact is NO 1 ever asks where d odr is goin 2 get down..

So al dis is analyzd in split secs n u make a decision. Rest is if d big guy liles u

I ws gtn 2 options. So d only thng lft 2 do was ini mini minie moe.i chose 1 to d right. I parkd my bag on d rest hndle.nw ny 1 f dose 2 gets up, its by birthrite 2 sit there cz f d 20rs tickt i posesed.
15 mins passed i strikd a home run. I desrvd my seat.my skills paid off...i got d outer seat.d bus stil 2 get packed.
Unconventionaly best buses with 2 standee lines arnt termd packed.cz ders stil enuf space 2 move ur head n arms n d middle line cud b usd 2 move 2wrds d xit.So wat hapns in a packd bus der are three lines!outer most lines kickn in2 d leg room of d outr most seaters.But human flexibility stil permits extra room 4 dose who push ahead thru d 3 standee lines 2 get out of d presure cooker.
Wel my story wsnt all pleasnt,n it didmt take long..my gr8st fear are women.evn if im standing or siting.1 mst nvr be in 2-human beings radius frm dem!
Cz in a crowdd bus u get pushes n pass it on.its defnitly sm law of physics.but xpct nw u 2 hv super human powers n form a human shield againts such atacks.if u touch em..not d sick way but evn in a "damn it!" Way..dey luk at u like ur in prison servn time on counts f rape n homicide.If she wanted 2 get ahead she cud mow u down, like a bull dozer thru a cattle herd.Js throw u aside, stamp u wid their pointy footwear.. n without ny guilt or remorse.Plus if d seat ur guardn opens up,she may hv a good chnce f gtn it evn if shes 3 to 4 human body away. So must be away frm such vigilanties who put d law f equality amoung fellow citizns 2 d test..if ur sitn best thng 2 do is pretnd u ran in d marathon n desprtly tryn 2 get sum rest n shut eye.
If al goes well,d storm wil pass n ur shelter wil prevail.
Js mntionn, if u evr feel ny pity or compasion 2 d eldrly or mothrs wid babies -betr giv ur seat.y u shud?it wil make u luk gud.dats all.but dont thnk u wil hv a gud probability of getn 2 remain seatded. Ders a whooping 85% chance dat those standn wil direct these damsels 2 ur seat.so humanity wins.most of d time.
I was a victim of such a move.i was cornered!
2 women armed wid babies climd on.d bus ws stil hvn 2 standee lines.else dey wud hv prefrd wlkn home than riskn 2 get in d red transport. 1 went 4wd,d odr a seat ahead f mine.I fought my good will.
But just in betwn al dis gud n evil..d guy nxt 2 me ofrd 1 f dem a seat.i ws reliefd thnkn if i get go inside i may hv imunity frm d near dangers f loosn d seat.
But then i rembrd d 3 lime standees. They wud snap d babies spine.i let her go in.but wat nxt??d odr followd suit..d baby wid rich hopes of comfort n serenity.he wud hv been heart brokn if i didnt budge.
Humanity won.
I switchd sides.nw stndn xctly left.i didnt wana be nxt 2 them.for my safty.i didnt wana b d 3rd line standee who broke d babys arm.jst prhaps..by ny odds of dat happn..
I wrote most of this while standing.
But around 15 mins bck frm nw,1940 i got a seat.
Humanity lost.i won.
So finaly my second option workd out 4 me.though it wsnt d eagrly luking studnt who got up.
Nyway it adds up 2 anothr days lesson..
Its 1950 n im almost reachn my stop at thakur village.d bus has more breathing space nw.only d limited 19 standees all 2gthr.d so cald studnt got down at malad.he saw me typn since d past hour so js had 2 ask if i was msgn some one....