The rat race

Clogged roads of Bangalore often make me wonder whether the roads are for the vehicles, pedestrians or the cows and dogs because all of them seem to be part of a rat race. Taking an auto to college has become a routine for the lot of us staying together even though its’ just a 15 minutes walk but I end up taking an auto to reach early and to get 5 minutes of extra sleep. But soon I realised its’ better to wake up early and walk rather than take an auto and get stuck in the jam for half an hour.

Jija

curse them all

In the scorching heat, on my scooty pep, in the middle of the road I am waiting for the traffic to move…I am inhaling the pollutants which are coming out from the auto directly on my face…the songs on my ipod also doesnt seem to please me either at this moment. On my right side there is a Honda civic with a driver and a girl sitting behind. On my left side there is an esteem with a young guy, probably working somehere, windows shut and listening to music. I look at them in disgust… wondering how comfortable they were at the moment as compared to poor me. No heat, no pollution. Sitting comfortably and alone.
I don’t want to start my day with a curse….but I just cant help it coz its' too late for me to reach on time for class now.
Rashida

The stuntman

Traffic- one of the issues we students have to deal with on a daily basis. We come across many incidents which actually make us sit back and think about what we can do. I want to share one such incident. While I was on my way to some place there was heavy traffic. I was so irritated. I saw a man maneuvering his way through other vehicles tilting his bike and doing all sort of stunts to get to the front. While doing so he titled his bike again and this time his bike slipped and hit a car with a loud thud. The owner of the car came out of it and starting shouting at that man. The man apologized and said that his mother was in the hospital and he had to reach on time as she was getting operated that day. This incident made me think how we think only about ourselves and keep cursing the traffic but we never seem to understand other people’s problems.

-Apoorva