Sunday, April 10, 2011

534.

It is the bus number, which I choose to be a driver for.

Although I feel a bit embarrassed but this is something which I had often thought about given the fact that I have been traveling by DTC buses since my school days. They are the prized catch for any one possessing a bus pass.

I would often dwell into the finer aspects of being a bus driver, as to which route would I love to drive on.

I kept 3-4 options like 542 (Seemapuri to Hauz Khaz), 534 (Anand Vihar to Mehrauli), 543 (Anand Vihar to Safdarjung), Outer Mudrika....After a considerable amount of brain storming I chose 534 because it was the bus I traveled through the most since it goes to my college. More so I loved its route as it passes through Patparganj, Yamuna Bridge, New Friends Colony, Saket etc.

As a child I developed a liking for some of these places and even dreamt about living somewhere in one of these places (barring the bridge).

I love driving but driving a bus, I thought was a much more exciting task. I thought that it was the most enjoyable job as one can listen to FM while driving through the city all day long. You don't have any targets to achieve or dead lines to meet and it was just all about sweeping through the roads taking pit stops at one bus adda or another.

Over the course of time I have picked up the slang of drivers who in the majority of cases are JAATs. With their peculiar tone they are witty to scold any one on the roads - "tanne laal batti na dikkhe hai ke?” -no matter even if they themselves were at fault.

With new buses on the roll, the job has got all the more attractive :P.

It is one of the craziest desires that I have since my college days.

9 comments:

  1. Thanks a lot for the appreciation.

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  2. kudos to us n 534...jamia staff...craziest post... :)

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  3. hey..I forgot Jamia Staff...thanx yr.

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  4. Driving a bus is an innovative idea!! hehe :D but its an adventurous one too!!! You never know what happens in the city roads!!!

    Above all, I liked this part,
    "You don't have any targets to achieve or dead lines to meet and it was just all about sweeping through the roads taking pit stops at one bus adda or another."

    Rightly said!! But atleast u need to follow the city/state bus timings!!! :(

    Gud one!!

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  5. Hahaha...Ya timings are to be met but i think it will be a nice reason to press the accelerator hard :P.
    Thank you Kally.

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  6. Haha....this was something different to read! ;)

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  7. Well! Give it a try, nothing like charting a different path :P
    It reminded me of my childhood dreams. The different unconventional things I wanted to do and be then.
    Keep it up!

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  8. Thank you very much Nehha and Sh@s.
    Sh@s, I think childhood dream should certainly be fulfilled, once you are through with your priorities :)).

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