Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Near Death Experience (NDE)

For software folks plying in share autos on OMR, NDE is an everyday affair. Being packaged into a rickety share auto with 8 other people, you only pray that you reach your destination in full shape as you boarded the auto. The auto carries 8 people at its back apart from 2 burly fellows on either side of the driver. The way the the driver runs through the traffic, with the poor condition of roads adding to the woes, only traffic signals provide you with some respite. But then, these people jump traffic signals too. With the twists and turns , you are squeezed so badly that even your clothes may become loose the next time you put them on. You heave a sigh of relief only when you get out of it. But then, you simply endure it to reach office in time. Thats an Indian for you who endures all this to reach office just because they charge you 5 bucks less than the regular autos.