Commuter Diary: 21/09/06

Piping down the valleys wild
Piping songs of pleasant glee
On a cloud I saw a child,And he laughing said to me:

"Pipe a song about a Lamb!"
So I piped with merry cheer...

Piper, sit thee down and write
In a book, that all may read."
So he vanished from my sight,

And I plucked a hollow reed,
And I made a rural pen,
And I stained the water clear,
And I wrote my happy songs
Every child may joy to hear....
(William Blake :Songs of Innocence)


Today was not an ordinary day, there must have been a hole in the sky and with no plumbers available, we te muggles had to brave the brunt of it. The day began with overcast skies and as it progressed from the pitter-patter drizzle, we had to experience an annoying as well as agonising torrential rain.

I had to reach the university early today because there was to be an interview and I had to see to it that the candidates and the interviewers were seated in their proper places ..CU being a perfect bhulbhulaiya..people do need directions at every stage.

I got out of my home half an hour earlier than I usually do, but obviously if things had to be so smooth then where would I get the inspiration for my blogs :(

For starters, there were very few buses and when my beloved 219 arrived (today I was extra pleased to see it as I had been waiting for a long time) I jumped right into it.

There were three kids in the bus today..all returning from school and one of them particularly caught my attention (it takes a lot to get noticed and that too my notice). They were playing with cards and one of them, that is the talkative one...who caught my attention...he was constantly keeping up a lively chatter:

"dekh dekh...aamar card ta dekh...pokemoooooooonnnnnnnnnn ,tor ta dekhi..nahh besh baje,tor taye lyaj nei.." ( he was pointing to some card that had been distributed free with some candy..n that showed a Sukumar Royesque animal with two wobbly ears and one long tail.. )

The other kid was a quiet one, he mildly nodded his small head and said nothing...

" ki holo??chol aamar maarpit kheli...aamar card vs tor card"
"nahh..ami khelbo na"
"bhoy pelooooo..bhituuuuuuuu...accha tui Ritika keo bhoy paash na?"

and then he started laughing loudly leaving the other silent kid with cramoisy cheeks...The silent baccha's mom looked scandalised with the name of her dear little son being associated with a girl. But the smart kiddo was undeterred..

"ei baba..tui Ritika ke bhoy paash..bhitu bhitu bhitu ..."
" motei na,ami keno oke bhoy pabo?"
"kal je bolli o naki tor rubber niye ferot deyeni aar tui oke bhoy e jigesh o korishni"
"nahhh..ami eta bolini..tui mithye bolchis"
"ami na tui bolchis mithye.."

They had almost embarked upon a battle, a cute one at that but unfortunately the silent baccha's mom butt in unexpectedly....I was soooooooooooooo upset :(

The mom said :

"ei Ritika ta ke re? tor rubber niye niyeche?aar amake bolli je hariye geche...tui bari chol"

The smart guy kept on smiling smugly.....
The battle would have continued..but not in front of the public eye..bad for me

I would have loved to see what incurred at the chup-chap sa baccha's home( smile..sardonically..laugh...gleefully ...)