Finally I get down to blog, Lets see if I will be able to and for how long.
A small story, but it made my day after a very bad second half yesterday and a bad start to the morning today because of some phone call with someone.
My bike was giving me lot of issues and today morning I decided I will drop it off at a service station, I went to the service station told him all the problems abt the bike and then I thought I will take an auto to office, but first I thought I will wait for bus for 5 minutes, instead of paying lots for the auto. waited for 7 minutes, no Bus and stopped an Auto.
Me: C V Raman nagar ge barthira?
[will you come to C V Raman nagar?]
Auto Guy; C V Raman Nagar nalli elli sir?
[Where in C V Raman Nagar?]
I am saying to myself now, if I say Bagmane tech park, I knew he would ask, no actually demand lots from me. after a three seconds halt and thought, I told him.
Me: Sir, Bagmane tech park sir.
Auto Guy: 50 rupees sir.
What the **, 50 bucks to travel from tippasandra to office(max 2 KM). I got wild.
Me: Agalla, 20 rupees kodthini,
Some argument began, went on for a minute or so, I was not in a great mood, either, before I lost my temper, I was delighted to see a Vayu Vajra(Volvo) and it was promotional day and they were asking for just Re.1 to travel anywhere. I got that smile on my face,
Auto Guy: Ok, aythu, Final yestu kodthira,
[Ok, fine how much will you give me]
Me: One rupee, I showed him the one buck coin in my hand.
His face was worth looking at, before he could say anything more, I told.
Me: Nodi, nimma rear view mirror nodi
{just see at your rear view mirror]
I walked off from that place with some satisfaction towards a brighter day,
hopped on to the bus, was surprised to find a place to sit, Its One buck and its not crowded, I could not believe, took the ticket and sat down for a small Volvo ride.
At the next stop there was interesting thing waiting to happen,
Driver: Ba Ajji, elli hogabeku?
[Come inside, where you want to go?]
Ajji: C V Raman nagar, ninna bus bedappa, 15 rupees kelthiya ninu.
[C V Raman Nagar, No thanks, you charge 15 rupees]
Driver: Ninu ba ajji,
[Come, its Ok, You just give me one rupee]
Conductor: Kodu, 15 rupees kodu,
[Give 15 bucks]
Ajji: hun?, le, one rupee ashte, driver heliddhu.
[Hun? Driver told me its just one rupee]
Conductor: kuthkondre, 15 rupee, ninthkondre mathra, one rupee.
[If you sit, 15 bucks, stand, one rupee only]
She was stunned for a moment and then whole bus went to laughter, Now, how often do you get to see this in a public transport,
What followed was quite a laughter moment, Conductor in great mood. ppl on bus in a great mood. Ajji exchanging some jokes with others on the bus abt the driver, conductor and the bus, then laughter was seen outside the bus too, at the C V R Junction with a traffic police.
Traffic police to the Driver, Enappa,
{so, only one rupee hun?]
Driver: Howdu sir, Nevu banni, nimma pulsar gintha chennagide.
[Yeah, You too come in, its better than your Pulsar!]
Both laugh! And then after another 2 minutes ride, Most of the bus was empty, 90% ppl got off at
Then I said to myself, May be the one rupee thing/idea of the transport minister just has become a Super hit. May be, May be not, lets hope for the best.
What a day, 12th September, 2008. It made me finally write, I wrote once before, not officially on a blog, Whatever I wrote, it will be in here soon, and it was abt my trip to US, Which I wanted to share with all, Now I feel like writing, no matter who reads it, and how many reads them.
Sweet ajji, you made my day, and changed something today!.
I will cherish this day.
P.S: Grammar mistakes will surely improve, I am learning! Finally!
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