The Jouney to a new life!
June 11th, 2008 | →
After 18 years of studies, more studies and then even more studies, this is what happens to the Anonydon on the first day to work!
I was up at sunrise; Forced out of my house by 7.15 for my 9.30 office! *** too early!
I was out in full formals, waiting for the sub-urban train at Perumbur; In came the train and I barged in through the over-flowing crowd, onto the only coach that din´t have people hanging for their dear lives, with just one foot in on the footboard!
2 minutes in and some random woman and an officer asked me for my tickets for verification! I showed her my tickets
she: sir this is first class coach! you have a 2nd class ticket; you will have to pay fine!
me: what*!? .. shit, I dint know that, you have to pardon me
she: dint you read that ¨First Class¨ sign on the coach?! you have to pay the fine amount
( I thought the fine would perhaps be 40 or 50 + she was making too much fuss, so
me: ok I ll pay the fine; how much is it?
she: it is 250+37; Rs 287!
me: what*?\!
me: no look! this my first time by these trains + plus it´s my first day to work; I dont want to be delayed! you have to pardon me, this once, please!
she: (the train arrives at basin bridge stop) ok, sir get down, you can pay the fine to the officers!
The lady and I got out and then I see this huge crowd getting out of train! Into the crowd, plunged the Anonydon!, with all hopes to get anonymous;) and then I quickly realize that there should be other fellows, checking on duty + hell! I was in full formals! What does it take to spot and nab a guy in a white shirt, black pants and a blue tie, in a mass of lungi clad coolie workers?!
I ran! somehow dodged the fellows collecting tickets at the exit! And that lady was thankfully looking for me in the other coaches!! I ran till I got an auto outside and made the escape safe!!