Monday, September 08, 2008

The on-way entertainment

Traveling alone sometimes can be very boring especially if its a routine travel between your home and office. It requires even more time-killing-effort if you are not driving to work and taking a public transport like a common man (in the commonest sense). This is something I have observed over the last few months and sometimes even felt it.

Some people (mostly old ones including the middle-aged) just try to read newspapers in the buses as our ancestors used to do. Others (the modern generation like us) will either put the 2 wires in their ears and switch-ON the i-accessories and go deaf on the rest of the world OR they will just take out their phones, flip them open and dial a number while traveling in buses and all. Now, it may be very amusing for these people to talk to somebody to kill their journey time but just imagine, a guy sitting next to you and talking continuously to someone on the phone. I don't know about others but it can drive me crazy sometimes, especially if you can guess that the person is talking to his/her (to-be)-partner. In those kind of talks, all you can hear on your side are mostly yes's, no's and sounds like hmmmm..., ohhh, ehhh,, etc. etc. Most of the human-understandable language is cut-off considering the private nature of the talk, but then if the talk is really that private why the hell do you even want to have the conversation in the bus. Well, I think some people just don't get it.

Anyways, I have kind of accepted this reality as there is no better alternative and I definitely don't like those i-accessories. For me, the best time pass is to just look out for that one whom you can look on. Good thought right!! Just joking man!! This is just one thought that sometimes have crossed my mind when I observe other Desi's in the buses. But then we all need something to do in that boring hour of our journey. Hopefully, I will develop a good time-pass soon otherwise these other people will become my time-pass which may not be good to a common man's health. :) :)

1 Comments:

OpenID Sunny said...

Its actually very skillful to notice other humans, and remain un-noticed yourself. Plus I would recommend the i-accessories to your disliking. :)
You know.. if you try out the ancestral in-route entertainment, you might be pleased.. substitute the newspaper with some more interesting print material.. a mag or a novel for which u have long had a longing..!!!

11:37 PM  

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