It was the day when I had to choose a convenient bus route among the 43 available ones, for traveling all the way to college from my place, and that would be my bus for the next 4 years. I was really annoyed doing that because it was a hectic job for me, looking into each bus route and then finding that it would not suit me.
Then, it was my mother who took time to interpret it and convince me that it was “Brindavan Street ” and not Perthavan. As, the street is just parallel to mine, I was very much happy as it wouldn’t take time for me to walk to the stop, early in the morning as the bus time mentioned was 6.37 am.
After a few days of ragging, and well defined relationship with bus seniors, we had the Bus Treat! We were had to the Dhabba Express, Nungambakkam. A day not to be forgotten! By then all first years had developed very good comradeship and never even had enough time to exhaust all the energy to enjoy during the journey.
By the end of the year (2k8), study holidays had commenced for the seniors, and it was perhaps the perfect time for us to enjoy. And we did. Days before Diwali, we could reach home only by 8 in the night due to a human chain protest in Chennai, and each one of us still love to remember those “golden” days.
There has never been a day when we felt bored of the bus journey. Intriguing arguments are a common feature. Prominent ones are those arguments against Vijay, some related to studies, football (I am inert to it) Indian architecture, politics and what not….
At times, there would be great discussions on subject matters when each one would present his view very strongly. Very interesting it would be. I still remember the day when there was a discussion on network theorems and it had consumed the entire return journey. Dumb charades at times would also add to our glee.
On the whole, I am very lucky to be a part of Bus 26 with PJ, RamC, Venky, OG, AKJ, VSR and GV. Cheers mates!!! Cheers !!!!
-∫.∫rikrishnan