Those living in Bengaluru (erstwhile Bangalore!) need not be told about the problems of commuting in slow moving traffic. I, for one, have the previlege of travelling 21 kms, one way, from south end exit till the north exit right through the heart of the city. The travel time takes anywhere from 50 mins to 90 mins depending on time of the day.
Initially I used to get frustrated quite easily but then I learnt to accept the situation. Learnt to accept the inevitable. It ismy decision to continue in these circumstances. Hence, I guess, I am responsible for this. Soon after this slight attitude adjustment the whole thing started getting better. Life is not that bad after all.
I decided to listen to all my audio collection, one by one. Slowly the stock ran out! After all it is almost two to three hours of listening per day. And then I switched over to listening FM....which opened a whole new experience...and they also have interesting 'Traffic Updates!'
I was listening to Radio City. They have this fun tinge to the whole thing. The item was on twisting an existing proverb in a funny way... the proverb for the day was 'You cannot have the cake and eat it too.'... and within minutes the callers started getting back with SMS and calls with their versions on air. 'You cannot have the cake and run away', 'You cannot have the cake alone, got to share with me', etc, etc,
One girl called up to say " You cannot have your boy friend and have your husband too!" She went on to explain - A boy friend does not have any responsibility whereas a husband is responsible for himself as well as the wife. A husband needs to take much more responsibilities than a boy friend. A boy friend is there for the fun part."
Very interesting, indeed!
Initially I used to get frustrated quite easily but then I learnt to accept the situation. Learnt to accept the inevitable. It ismy decision to continue in these circumstances. Hence, I guess, I am responsible for this. Soon after this slight attitude adjustment the whole thing started getting better. Life is not that bad after all.
I decided to listen to all my audio collection, one by one. Slowly the stock ran out! After all it is almost two to three hours of listening per day. And then I switched over to listening FM....which opened a whole new experience...and they also have interesting 'Traffic Updates!'
I was listening to Radio City. They have this fun tinge to the whole thing. The item was on twisting an existing proverb in a funny way... the proverb for the day was 'You cannot have the cake and eat it too.'... and within minutes the callers started getting back with SMS and calls with their versions on air. 'You cannot have the cake and run away', 'You cannot have the cake alone, got to share with me', etc, etc,
One girl called up to say " You cannot have your boy friend and have your husband too!" She went on to explain - A boy friend does not have any responsibility whereas a husband is responsible for himself as well as the wife. A husband needs to take much more responsibilities than a boy friend. A boy friend is there for the fun part."
Very interesting, indeed!
4 comments:
Kudos to the girls. "One girl called up to say " You cannot have your boy friend and have your husband too!" She went on to explain - A boy friend does not have any responsibility whereas a husband is responsible for himself as well as the wife. A husband needs to take much more responsibilities than a boy friend. A boy friend is there for the fun part." This is a gem and a lesson too.
shiva: :)
Being at Bangalore, you should have lot of patience. ufff...it is unbearable for me to be in the traffic jam whenever i visit bangalore .Hats of to Bangalorians :)
Sowmya : Thanks for understanding. I call the traffic as "The Great Equalizer" It doesn't differentiate between the individuals or the cost of the vehicle! Everyone has to wait.
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