படியில் பயணம் நொடியில் மரணம் (Footboard travel is fatal)

After reading the title, what do you think the post is about?

• Bus Travel in Chennai
  
• Foot-board in Bus
  
• Fatal Footboard
  

Nah… !! The title is just to tell people that I understand the ill effects of foot-boarding in bus. But I find it exciting… :)

I had to travel to my office by bus yesterday. The bus was crowded and since I had to get down at the next stop, I did not want to move into the bus. So, I got a wonderful chance to foot-board the bus. I LOVED IT. As the bus climbed the newly constructed bridge, I was as excited as a small kid in a candy shop. The rush of air in face as the bus was climbing on the bridge was exhilarating. (Of course, there were a few guys in the foot board testing my body parts. I think travelling in bus for long had just made me thick-skinned. :( So, I safely ignored them.)

A few years back, I was travelling in 47 from IIT Madras to Villivakkam at 9:00 PM. The bus had some repair and broke down near Annanagar roundtana. It was already 9:45 PM and I wanted to get back home as early as possible. I saw another 47 bus which was waiting at the signal. I decided to catch the bus. When I was about to catch the bus, the signal turned green and the bus started moving. I was in no mood to wait for another bus and got into a running bus… :) The conductor looked at me and reprimanded me in some native Tamil words. But I felt great. I had this look of achieving something which eluded me for years.

After that, there have been so many days when I have travelled in steps. Unfortunately, girls do not get a lot of opportunities. :)

Before you give me a lecture on how wrong it is, how it will take my life, how a girl is not supposed to do all these (I don't know why people say this), let me tell you I don't intend to do it every day. But I would not miss it if I get a chance once in a few months. And I tell you, travelling in foot board is much better than standing in the bus among a few ******* who think you as a public property.